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Bryce Harper is one of the best young players in baseball, and he's also bringing fresh style to the game. Fashion in the MLB doesn't take center stage the same way it does in the NBA, but that doesn't mean there aren't sharp-dressed players out there. 

Last season, I wrote a series of articles breaking down my position-by-position power rankings as the season progressed, and that will again be a staple in 2015.

My preseason rankings came out on March 3, with an updated version published on April 14.

The 2015 MLB All-Star Game is rapidly approaching, and a handful of surprising players are worthy of an All-Star nod. 

Over the next few slides, we'll touch on some of the unsung heroes of the 2015 season. The following players deserve to be recognized at the Midsummer Classic, despite coming out of nowhere to earn such praise.

Not everyone gets the Bryce Harper treatment.

While the Washington Nationals' right fielder has been generating all sorts of much-deserved buzz, there's also a slew of MLB players like Brian Dozier and Michael Wacha who have quietly carried their teams into postseason contention.

In the list that follows, there's room for one masher who's making a dark-horse run for MVP honors and a few starters who are making lots of noise in the Cy Young Award chases.

It may be hard to believe, but the second month of the 2015 Major League Baseball season is over already.

A lot happened in May that changed the landscape not only from April but also going forward into June and beyond.

What did this month mean, and what does the rest of the season hold? Let's review with the 10 biggest takeaways as May flips to June.

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The 2015 MLB season is nearly two months old and there have been plenty of shocking starts. 

Fans can debate all they want, but with almost 50 games of data to sift through, many of the surprising trends we've seen to begin the season may be here to stay.

Major League Baseball has been overrun with youth in recent years, and the barrage isn't letting up in 2015. So if you like high drama in your awards races, the Rookie of the Year is the one for you.

And with the first two months of the season just about over, it's time to check where things stand.

We're going to rank the top five Rookie of the Year contenders in the American and National League, respectively. Simple enough, but understand that there are two ground rules at play:

With the NCAA regionals set to begin on Friday, fans will soon have the opportunity to view some of the top draft prospects in the 2015 class, whether it is college shortstops Dansby Swanson and Alex Bregman, prep outfielder Daz Cameron, left-handed pitcher Tyler Jay or right-hander Carson Fulmer.

Every year in MLB, teams make moves in hopes of improving their respective ballclubs. While some of those transactions turn out to be underwhelming flops, many wind up being under-the-radar steals.

The 2015 season has had its share of bargain buys. Players like Shelby Miller, Josh Donaldson and Dee Gordon have settled into their new homes and performed at a high level.

From Johnny Cueto to Starlin Castro, there are all sorts of prominent big leaguers who could land on the MLB trade block in the next two months.

Not every team has an ace like Cueto or a promising shortstop like Castro to shop, but every club has at least one player who would be an extremely popular target if he ends up becoming available on the trade front this summer.