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Top Prospects Who Are MLB's Future 5-Tool Superstars

A five-tool player is someone with above-average ability in all five MLB tool categories: hit, power, speed, arm and defense.

In today's game, that's generally someone who can bat around .300 while hitting 20-plus home runs and stealing 20-plus bases while also grading out from a metrics standpoint as an above-average defender.

Mike Trout and Mookie Betts are the best current examples at the MLB level, while someone like Paul Goldschmidt also qualifies despite not being the prototypical toolsy athlete.

Ahead, we take a look at seven top prospects who have the potential for a similarly elite collection of tools.