The MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects list is out for another season, and the 2026 edition – released Friday night – is topped by shortstops Konnor Griffin (Pirates), Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) and Jesús Made (Brewers). Twenty-nine of the 30 Major League farm systems have at least one representative on the

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ANAHEIM -- The Angels will have a familiar face at third base in 2026, as they have agreed to bring back Yoán Moncada on a one-year deal worth $4 million, according to a report from MLB Network insider Jon Heyman. The Angels have not officially announced the deal, which is

Could a golden era of shortstops be dawning? Konnor Griffin (Pirates) has the best tools in the Minors and is MLB Pipeline's reigning Hitting Prospect of the Year. Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) is the best pure hitting prospect in the game, with JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals) right behind. Jesús Made (Brewers) and

The Top 100 Players Right Now have been revealed by MLB Network, with the conclusion airing Thursday night. This year, all 30 teams were represented on the Top 100, which starts with a global, two-way phenom and ends with a pitcher who signed a big contract with a new team

Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced start times for its entire 2026 calendar of games, including the regular season, Spring Training and the third annual Spring Breakout.

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Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones have gone from center field to center stage. Beltrán and Jones were elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in results revealed Tuesday night on MLB Network. The game’s highest individual honor went to Beltrán in his

ANAHEIM -- The Angels again added a potential bounce-back candidate with past success in the Majors with their acquisition of Josh Lowe in a trade with the Rays last week, but now they have to figure out how he factors into a crowded outfield situation. Lowe, acquired for lefty reliever

The Angels have upgraded their outfield, acquiring Josh Lowe from the Rays as part of a three-team trade on Friday that includes the Halos sending left-hander Brock Burke to the Reds and Tampa Bay receiving infielder Gavin Lux from Cincinnati and Minor League right-hander Chris Clark from the Angels.

The last time the Angels landed a Top 10 international prospect, he went on to become a two-time American League MVP and arguably the premier player of his generation. While Shohei Ohtani (No. 1, 2017) is in a stratosphere all his own, the excitement is palpable around Jeyson Horton, the

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Following are the first workout dates, subject to change, for pitchers and catchers as well as full squads of the 30 Major League clubs for 2026 Spring Training.

If the eyes are a window to the soul, a baseball cap is a window to a town. Through lore, industry, animals and oftentimes food, Minor League hats in particular tell a story about the culture and history of the area the team represents. Past lists: 2018 | 2019 |

MLB's 2026 international signing period opens on Thursday, and its importance can't be understated. While the vast majority of players are teenagers years away from reaching the big leagues, history tells us that the impact some of them make once they get there will be enormous. In 2025, four players

The Angels will likely be heading to an arbitration hearing with left-hander Reid Detmers. While Jo Adell, Zach Neto, Brock Burke, Logan O’Hoppe and José Soriano agreed to one-year deals for the 2026 season ahead of Thursday’s deadline to exchange figures, Detmers and the Angels did not reach an agreement.

ANAHEIM -- The Angels and third baseman Anthony Rendon have agreed to restructure the last year of his contract and he won’t play in 2026, general manager Perry Minasian confirmed on Wednesday. Rendon, who signed a seven-year deal worth $245 million before the 2020 season, is owed $38 million in

For the first three installments of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we asked front offices around baseball to focus on players. For our fourth and final report, we asked them to turn the spotlight on each other. As we have since we started this series in 2023, we are wrapping

Right-handed reliever Kirby Yates and the Angels have agreed to terms on a one-year, $5 million contract, the club announced on Tuesday. Yates, 38, marks the latest veteran addition to the Angels' bullpen this offseason after they signed Jordan Romano and Drew Pomeranz to one-year deals on Dec. 16. Yates

ANAHEIM -- The last time the Angels changed their baseball cap, they won the World Series. The Angels have been using the same red hat with a red “A” encircled by a silver halo since 2002, the same year they won the only title in franchise history. It’s the team’s

If we had a dime for every time we’ve said or used the word “tools” at MLB Pipeline … we’d sure have a lot of dimes. Tools are, of course, the building blocks for prospects, and a lot of time is spent evaluating all of them to try to determine

The calendar has flipped over to 2026, and we already have year-end awards on our minds here at MLB Pipeline. In 2025, we picked two of the three American League Rookie of the Year finalists in the Athletics' Jacob Wilson and Roman Anthony of the Red Sox. And we singled

In Part I of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we took a look at the industry’s picks for Rookie of the Year in each league. This next installment will dig deeper into what front offices think about top prospects. The survey, filled out by more than 40 execs across nearly