Nico Hoerner with the Tennessee Smokies

Former Smokies Becoming Potential All-Stars

While signing and trading for big names to make powerhouse teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees have done for a long time is fun and exciting every year, die hard hometown fans also love to appreciate homegrown talent. Some of the faces of a franchise come from former minor league prospects who worked their way through the system and became great players on their lifelong team. Players like Ronald Acu&#x... Full Story