A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at the hottest hitting prospect in each organization. Now it’s time to check in on the pitchers. While many of the game’s top young arms are still building up and expanding their pitch counts and innings, there have been more than

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There may never have been, and there may never be, another international signing of a player as buzz-worthy and game-changing as when Shohei Ohtani signed with the Angels back in December 2017. But the A’s are hoping they can create their own Shotime with their two-way sensation signed for seven

We’re at an interesting point in the season, when we bid a fond farewell to a number of young players from the prospect rolls. Guys like Kevin McGonigle and JJ Wetherholt have already graduated because they surpassed the 130 at-bat rookie status plateau. Most other prospects who made Opening Day

The saying goes that relievers are failed starters. If you believe that, revisit how much the Padres gave up for Mason Miller at last year’s Trade Deadline, and then look at Miller’s dominance to begin his first full season in San Diego. After that, look at the three-year, $69 million

A week before making his Major League debut, Travis Bazzana was a guest on the MLB Pipeline Podcast. The Guardians' top prospect had actually come on the show previously, months before Cleveland drafted him first overall in 2024, and he was such a good interview that we had to bring

MLB Pipeline’s Draft Top 150 list is now out and we could spend days slicing it up and breaking it down. We’ll continue to analyze the Class of 2026 right up until the White Sox make the first pick in Philadelphia in July. On this week’s MLB Pipeline Podcast, we

As the calendar gets ready to turn to May, the Draft buzz is starting to grow louder. And we’re leaning into it with an updated and expanded Draft Top 150. With two-plus months left before the 2026 Draft gets underway in Philadelphia, there’s a ton of movement on every team’s

The first month of the Minor League season is in the books, and looking at each system's hottest hitter can be instructive. A year ago at this time, Konnor Griffin (Pirates) was showing why he had the highest ceiling in the 2024 Draft. Roman Anthony (Red Sox) and Moisés Ballesteros

At the end of next week, we will be unveiling our brand new Draft Top 150 Prospects list as the amateur season is in full swing and it’s even getting warmer in the cold-weather states. Scouts are zigzagging across the country to figure out who should go where, now less

Once upon a time in baseball, picking which pitchers had the best fastball was done solely based on how hard they threw. When the radar gun started being used in the 1970s, it was a quick and easy way to measure who had the best heater. But as the game

When the Braves had injury issues with their rotation at the start of Spring Training this year, it seemed surprising that JR Ritchie wasn’t being given a long look. He did his part, posting a 2.25 ERA with 14 K’s over 12 innings in the spring, but then was sent

Sometimes, the easiest way a rookie position player can impact the Major League club upon his first callup is by playing high-quality defense, and there’s evidence that prospects are more defensively ready in the bigs than they’ve ever been before. To wit, there have been 19 total rookies who have

There are officially less than three months until the MLB Draft, which is set to take place on July 11-12 in Philadelphia, and while there appears to be a clear-cut favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick in MLB's top Draft prospect Roch Cholowsky, the rest of the board

We at MLB Pipeline would like to issue a public health warning: Draft fever is spreading. It’s true. Now that the Minor League season is full swing, we’re keeping our eyes on the Minors … and the 2026 Draft class. We are now working feverishly (intended) on our new Draft

Can you feel it? We've hit that sweet-spot time of year. Spring has officially greeted us with those 'leave the jacket in the closet' temps, the Majors and the full-season Minor League levels are in full swing, and college baseball teams are gearing up for that final sprint to Omaha.

Not every star rookie makes an Opening Day roster. Take last year, for example. The most devastating rookie in baseball, Nick Kurtz, didn't join the Athletics until April 23 and slashed .290/.383/.619 with 36 homers in 117 games. Cade Horton arrived in May for the Cubs and posted a 2.67

The baseball season is back and 2026's Opening Weekend was certainly one for the books. There was no shortage of action, drama, and the introduction of the ABS challenge system still has the league buzzing. But, it was the rookies that stole the show. Chase DeLauter (CLE No. 2 prospect)

PITTSBURGH -- The spotlight was entirely on Konnor Griffin as the No. 1 prospect in baseball made his Major League debut on Friday for Pittsburgh's home opener in front of a packed house at PNC Park. But there were other players, in both the Pirates’ and Orioles’ dugouts, who understood

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the A’s Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Leo De Vries (MLB No. 4), SS -- Midland (Double-A)
2. Jamie Arnold (MLB No. 39), LHP -- Midland (Double-A)
3. Gage Jump (MLB No. 54), LHP -- Las Vegas (Triple-A)

PITTSBURGH -- Konnor Griffin had swung through two breaking balls, with a third one out of the zone sandwiched in between, in his first Major League at-bat. He fouled off slider number four in a row from Orioles right-hander Kyle Bradish. Surely, Bradish would challenge him with a heater at

When Konnor Griffin entered PNC Park for the first time on Friday for his Major League debut, he did so from Mazeroski Way. If he looked down the road toward the Allegheny River that flows by the ballpark, he’d have seen the statue that immortalizes the Pirates' Hall of Fame

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Braves’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Cam Caminiti (MLB No. 65), LHP -- Rome (High-A)
2. JR Ritchie (MLB No. 85), RHP -- Gwinnett (Triple-A)
3. Didier Fuentes (MLB No. 98), RHP -- Atlanta (MLB)
4. Tate

With games kicking off on Thursday at both levels of A ball as well as Double-A, and Triple-A entering its second week of play, the 2026 Minor League season is now fully underway. That means we can finally see all of our favorite prospects performing on the field. We know

The Konnor Griffin era is set to begin in Pittsburgh on Friday, and anyone who has seen him play at any level, going back to his amateur days, wouldn't be surprised that it's happened. That it has occurred so quickly? It's doubtful anyone, even the most bullish on his tools,