But this is the era of vast new-issue wealth, and Babson did not want to alienate a hot prospect like DeMello.

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"Tom James is a hot prospect, but we wanted to make sure he came through the weekend's action before bringing him in, " Jenkins said.

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Consider Dylan Bundy, the Baltimore Orioles' 20-year-old, white-hot prospect.

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Provigil is a hot prospect.

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At age 18 Gattis was a hot college baseball prospect in his hometown of Forney, Texas.

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On a hot recent day at a Georgia truck stop, truckers were especially attracted by the prospect of burning less diesel.

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