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New tournament-style format coming to Spring Breakout in '27

11:01 AM CST

Major League Baseball introduced Spring Breakout in 2024 and the prospect showcase games in Florida and Arizona were an immediate hit. Fans and front offices alike loved seeing all those future MLB stars on the field at one time. Now the concept is getting even better. Starting in 2027, the

Preseason Top 30 Prospects list reveals begin in the East

@benweinrib
8:42 AM CST

Prospect ranking season never ends around these parts. MLB Pipeline released its Top 100 Prospects list and positional Top 10 lists in January, and our team Top 30 Prospects lists are up next. We'll be rolling out these lists across three days with the American League and National League East

Here are the best potential prospect matchups at 2026 Spring Breakout

11:01 AM CST

The first two years of Spring Breakout have provided several memorable matchups. Baseball's best hitting prospect (Jackson Holliday) faced baseball's best pitching prospect (Paul Skenes) in 2024, resulting in a 102-mph fastball and a strikeout on a 92-mph slider. Four of the game's dozen top-rated prospects faced off in a

A's matchup with Padres a homecoming for No. 1 prospect De Vries 

6:27 PM CST

PEORIA, Ariz. -- During his daily pregame chat with media on Monday morning, Athletics manager Mark Kotsay paused mid-session when he spotted Leo De Vries as he was walking out to the field at Hohokam Stadium to warm up and yelled out to the 19-year-old shortstop in Spanish. “Leo! Listo

These 7 teams could be front-runners in '27 Spring Breakout tournament

@SamDykstraMiLB
11:01 AM CST

By now, you’ve heard the news. The Spring Breakout series is headed to a tournament format in 2027 and 2028. In its first two years, Spring Breakout has brought us memorable moments featuring baseball’s top prospects, like Paul Skenes’ strikeout of Jackson Holliday in 2024 or Roman Anthony’s long homer

This prospect could be 'playing tight end for somebody.' Instead he's ripping line drives

4:57 PM CST

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- A couple of hours before Monday’s Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays, the man rated No. 6 for the Red Sox in the freshly updated MLB Pipeline prospect rankings was easy to spot. As the team stood in the outfield prior to the pregame stretch, Justin

Konnor Griffin already doing things unprecedented for a teenager

@Theo_DeRosa
March 1, 2026

Konnor Griffin continues to prove he belongs. The 19-year-old Pirates phenom -- MLB Pipeline’s top overall prospect -- wasted no time in slugging his third home run of Spring Training in Sunday’s 6-1 win over the Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla. On just the second pitch he saw in his first

1 prospect making some noise in each spring camp

March 1, 2026

Spring Training is the perfect time for prospects to show what they can do, and a number of players have taken that opportunity and run with it so far in 2026. From elite prospects to unheralded young players, there's always someone putting on a show with the bat or the

McGonigle's defense earns high praise from Skubal (and high five from coach)

March 1, 2026

LAKELAND, Fla. -- A.J. Hinch didn’t want a discussion on defensive metrics for Kevin McGonigle on a Sunday morning. He wanted to see plays. “Watch him play,” the Tigers manager said. “And then watch him grow.”

Painter expected to make Phils’ OD rotation, and his 1st spring start showed why

March 1, 2026

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Andrew Painter wanted to treat Sunday like it was any other day. It wasn’t, of course. It had been exactly three years since he made his Grapefruit League debut as a 19-year-old Phillies phenom. His start that afternoon against Minnesota in Fort Myers was supposed to be

Marlins' White (oblique), Twins' Jenkins (hamstring) suffer Grade 1 strains

1:15 AM CST

Here is the latest on injuries and roster moves involving MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects:

'He's got fight': Santos impresses Skip without Cactus League appearance 

@kennlandry
4:30 PM CST

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- How does a 23-year-old prospect make an impression on a new manager without even appearing in a Cactus League game before being optioned? One Rangers prospect did just that.

Predicting each club's No. 1 prospect in 2028

@SamDykstraMiLB
3:51 PM CST

The point of prospecting is to gaze into our collective crystal ball and predict who will be the best and most productive Major Leaguers years down the line. But every winter, we also take another tack: We gaze into that same crystal ball and predict who will be the best

Mets' top 2 prospects were 2-way stars together in college. So who did it better?

2:40 PM CST

They are the Mets' top two prospects. They are former two-way college teammates and roommates at Oklahoma State who were drafted by New York a year apart and have very similarly colored locks. This year, they could be sharing the field together in the big leagues. Carson Benge and Nolan

Laz in his own words: Mariners prospect looks back on top highlights of '25

@JesseABorek
9:18 AM CST

Everything about Lazaro Montes is big. The smile. The height. The hype. In Major League camp for the second time as a 21-year-old, MLB Pipeline’s No. 43 overall prospect is part of the next wave of Mariners talent that’s quickly gaining ground in their quest to make an impact in

Here are the Mets' 2026 Top 30 prospects

@SamDykstraMiLB
8:39 AM CST

Nolan McLean might already be a household name around Queens. He was the Mets’ de facto ace down the stretch last year. Until the club acquired Freddy Peralta, it looked like he might lead the New York rotation again to begin 2026. He’s the only rookie on Team USA’s World

Here are the Braves' 2026 Top 30 prospects

8:38 AM CST

The Braves missed the playoffs in 2025 and finished under .500 for the first time since 2017, unacceptable for a team used to competing annually for the NL East crown. All that winning in the past, along with a willingness to trade young players to help keep it going, has

Here are the Phillies' 2026 Top 30 prospects

8:38 AM CST

When was the last time a team that annually competes to go to the World Series had two Top 100 prospects not just competing for a job, but expected to be on the Opening Day roster? That's what it looks like is going to happen in Philadelphia to kick off

Here are the Marlins' 2026 Top 30 prospects

@benweinrib
8:38 AM CST

The Marlins' farm system is ever evolving and looking stronger than it's been at any point in the past three years. Not only is there plenty of top-end talent, with five Top 100 prospects, but there's rare depth. Major acquisitions in the past 12 months have been a notable factor.

Here are the Nationals' 2026 Top 30 prospects

@SamDykstraMiLB
8:36 AM CST

Nationals prospects, meet … your fellow Nationals prospects. It’s no secret that Washington is undergoing a foundational rebuild under the guidance of new president of baseball operations Paul Toboni and a remade front office, and with that comes a lot of new faces on the club’s Top 30 prospects ranking,

Here are the Rays' 2026 Top 30 prospects

8:34 AM CST

In terms of star power, this may not be the best the Rays’ Minor League system has ever looked. They have only three players among MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects, none of them in the top half of the list. But make no mistake: Tampa Bay’s system is ridiculously deep,

Here are the Blue Jays' 2026 Top 30 prospects

8:34 AM CST

DUNEDIN -- The Blue Jays’ farm system is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do these days. Farm systems are ultimately meant to support the big-league roster, but that can happen in different ways. Developing potential superstars like Trey Yesavage is the obvious way to win, and Toronto’s player development

Here are the O's 2026 Top 30 prospects

8:34 AM CST

Things look a little bit different down on the farm for the Orioles these days. After years of drafting early and loading up on bats, many of those hitters have graduated and/or been traded for other pieces. The shift is apparent because at the top of the new Orioles Top

Here are the Yankees' 2026 Top 30 prospects

8:34 AM CST

No team has traded more prospects since the start of last year than the Yankees, who have parted with 17 players who appeared on organization Top 30 Prospects lists. And in December 2024, they dealt two guys who couldn't crack their Top 30 but went on to have strong rookie

Here are the Red Sox 2026 Top 30 prospects

8:33 AM CST

The Red Sox system looks much different than it did 12 months ago when it rated as the third-best in baseball. Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer, who all ranked among the game's top 12 prospects, have since graduated to Boston. So did Carlos Narváez, Hunter Dobbins and Richard