The old adage was "feed a cold, starve a fever." Not only is that bad medical advice, but we've definitely been feeding our Draft fever here at MLB Pipeline. Just this week, we have a new mock Draft, courtesy of Jim Callis. We spent a lot of time talking Draft

Another month of the 2026 season is in the books, and as the weather has warmed up, so have the bats in the Minor Leagues. The 30 hitters below, our selection for hottest hitter in May for each organization, have been swinging the bat better than most. There are a

If you haven't caught your breath yet from the excitement of the NCAA Regionals, take a moment now. This NCAA Tournament is off to a exhilarating start with walkoff thrillers, unfathomable upsets and unlikely heroes donning their capes when their clubs needed it most. With powerhouses UCLA (No. 1 overall

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Area scouts in the Pacific Northwest often also have western Canada to cover, and that’s a huge amount of miles to traverse to see everyone. So if there’s, say, a kid in Alberta with a strong commitment to the University of Michigan, you might see him early, but not get

As the calendar gets set to turn to June, Draft buzz is picking up exponentially. Scouts are scattered all over the country with NCAA Division I Regional play kicking off on Friday while also planning to see high schoolers in action for the last time in state playoffs. The Draft

We say it every year, and it bears repeating again: the Draft is hard. Front offices spend years scouting and analyzing a particular Draft class, but even the best baseball minds can’t predict what will happen with absolute certainty in the years after. Take the 2021 class ahead of its

The A’s have been riding a serious youth movement, moving guys aggressively to the big leagues and letting those young players help them land atop the AL West entering Tuesday’s games. Most of that effort has come on the offensive side of the ledger and they sport one of the

We’re all about synergy at MLB Pipeline. We recently ran a story when we picked a pleasant surprise for each team, so we made sure the first two questions in this week’s Inbox involve players featured in that piece. We’re also deep into Draft coverage, with our second mock draft

We’re less than two months away from the Draft now, with high school playoffs rolling on and colleges in conference tournament play. It might have been efficient to do this week’s mock draft in person at the SEC Tournament in Alabama, because it felt that pretty much every scouting director

This is the time of year when we like to look at pleasant developments in the early part of the Minor League schedule. When we did so a year ago, we spotlighted several prospects who were steaming toward MLB Pipeline's Top 100 list: A.J. Ewing, Carlos Lagrange, Joe Mack, Rainiel

When Colt Emerson signed an eight-year contract extension at the end of March, it was clear the Mariners thought their No. 1 prospect figured into their plans, both short- and long-term. He had competed all spring for a spot on the big league roster, posting an OPS of .828 over

There’s the well-worn adage that you can never have enough pitching. But you also need enough talent to catch those arms, and developing big league-caliber backstops can be challenging. The Pirates are doing everything they can to build depth at the most demanding position on the diamond, hoping quantity turns

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