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Ranking Taylor Ward, Nestor Cortes and the 25 Emerging Stars of the 2022 Season

Every MLB season sees a handful of stars emerge.

Last year, Cedric Mullins (Orioles), Austin Riley (Braves), Bryan Reynolds (Pirates), Carlos Rodon (White Sox), Logan Webb (Giants), Ty France (Mariners), Willy Adames (Brewers), Jonathan India (Reds), Freddy Peralta (Brewers), Trevor Rogers (Marlins), Jonathan Loaisiga (Yankees) and Garrett Whitlock were among the biggest breakout stars.

Now that we are roughly one quarter of the way into the 2022 campaign, it's time to take a look at whose stock is trending up.

Ahead we've ranked the 25 biggest emerging stars of 2022 based on their production relative to past performance, and narrowing the list to 25 was not an easy task.