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Marlins No. 9 prospect lowers ERA to MiLB-best 1.06 with 12-K gem

Milbrandt has thrown 23 consecutive scoreless innings
7:29 AM PDT

The Marlins’ pitching pipeline was in need of some good news after the club lost No. 2 prospect Robby Snelling to left elbow surgery on Friday. Enter Karson Milbrandt, whose continued dominance for Double-A Pensacola has been a ray of light for the organization’s farm system in 2026.

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MLB's top prospect sets longest RBI streak of 2026 with ANOTHER homer

@JesseABorek
May 23, 2026

MLB Pipeline hands out prospect grades on the 20-80 scouting scale, projections of what players' tools might bring to the table at the big league level. Not among the five standard ones for position players is an unspoken and elusive one: the clutch gene. Unofficially, Jesús Made is beginning to

You're used to seeing Cijntje switch-pitch. Now he switches clubs, spins 6 scoreless

@allisonmast13
9:06 PM PDT

If there’s anything better than pitching six shutout innings, it might just be pitching six shutout innings against your former team. That’s what the switch-pitching Jurrangelo Cijntje did on Saturday night, tossing another strong start at Double-A. He led the Springfield Cardinals to a 6-0 win over the Arkansas Travelers

Twins No. 2 prospect Culpepper gets look at Royals ace Ragans -- and takes him deep

May 23, 2026

A new month brings new opportunities, and after getting off to a rough start in 2026, Kaelen Culpepper is inching closer to what seems like an inevitable big league debut in the not-too-distant future. Minnesota's No. 2 prospect clubbed a leadoff homer to keep his hot May rolling along for

Rockies top prospect Holliday (foot) sidelined

May 23, 2026

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

Watch FREE tonight as 2025 first-rounders Fien (WSH), Neyens (HOU) meet

@brendan_samson
May 23, 2026

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Phillies make major splash on int'l market, sign standout Korean RHP Park

@JesseABorek
May 23, 2026

An already stacked 2026 international signing class for the Phillies got even more robust Saturday with the addition of Korean right-hander Chan-Min Park. Park, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound 17-year-old, will land a signing bonus just north of $1.2 million, sources tell MLB.com, the highest for any pitcher among 2026 international signees.

'I didn't believe it at first': D-backs call up No. 4 prospect Troy

11:49 PM PDT

PHOENIX -- Tommy Troy suspected something was up. Late Friday night, the 24-year-old Diamondbacks prospect was in his hotel room winding down following Triple-A Reno’s 7-6 win at Oklahoma City. He had a heck of a game, going 2-for-5 with two RBIs, so it came as a bit of a

Home Run Trilogy: Yankees prospect slugs in style on Star Wars night

10:11 PM PDT

The force was strong in a standout game for Hans Montero on Saturday night. The Yankees prospect matched his season total in one night with a trio of home runs for Single-A Tampa. Montero swatted a pair of early solo shots against Clearwater left-hander Kevin Warunek (Phillies) in the third

NEW! Top 150 Draft prospects: Cholowsky still No. 1, but plenty of movement behind him

April 30, 2026

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

Alcántara returns to Cubs with goal to 'help in whatever is necessary'

May 23, 2026

CHICAGO – Kevin Alcántara has made the trip to Wrigley Field twice previously, but both of those promotions came in September. The outfield prospect got to check off some firsts as a big leaguer, learned the ropes and experienced a late-season playoff push. On Saturday morning, Alcántara was back at

Inbox: When could the Reds call up Top 100 prospect Arroyo? 

May 22, 2026

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

MLB's No. 1 LHP prospect wins battle of 2025 Top 5 picks at Double-A

May 23, 2026

Kade Anderson proved to be mortal in his start last week. On Friday night, he proved to be something far more important: resilient. Coming off the worst start of his pro career, Seattle's No. 2 prospect was back in total command, striking out seven over 4 2/3 innings to lead

Max Clark goes home-to-third on triple faster than any Tiger has since 2024

@allisonmast13
May 23, 2026

With a nickname like “Spark,” you better live up to it. On Friday, Max Clark did just that, showing off his 70-grade speed in Toledo’s 7-3 loss to Indianapolis at Fifth Third Field with an RBI triple you need to see to believe.

Padres 2024 first-rounder Mayfield leads High-A circuit in ERA, WHIP, more

May 22, 2026

The Padres have several interesting arms in their system off to strong starts in 2026, but none have been more impressive than Kash Mayfield. The dominant season for San Diego’s No. 4 prospect rolled along Friday night, with Mayfield putting together five shutout innings where he allowed just two hits,

After skipping a level, Phils' top pitching prospect K's 6 in Double-A debut

May 22, 2026

The most challenging leap for a developing Minor League player is traditionally viewed as the one between High-A and Double-A. The talent jump is more significant than any other promotion within the Minors, therefore, it's viewed as the most pivotal for a rising prospect with eyes on The Show. Gage

Wing, Cubs' No. 12 prospect, stars in Single-A debut

@jared_greenspan
May 23, 2026

Kaleb Wing's Single-A debut could not have gone any better. Wing -- the Cubs No. 12 prospect, per MLB Pipeline -- fired four scoreless innings in his first start for Single-A Myrtle Beach on Friday night. The 19-year-old right-hander allowed one hit while recording six strikeouts and did not walk

It's May 22 and the Red Sox top prospect already has a career high in this stat

May 22, 2026

The Franklin Arias power show just keeps growing in magnitude. The Red Sox's top prospect reached double-digit home runs in a season for the first time as a pro during a three-hit night for Double-A Portland in its 2-1 victory over Reading at Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field. Arias

Tong flashes dominance with hitless relief in season debut for Mets

May 23, 2026

MIAMI -- Jonah Tong sparkled in his season debut and Juan Soto continued to be red-hot at the plate with a long home run, but it was not enough in the Mets’ 2-1 loss to the Marlins at loanDepot park on Friday night. Tong, the Mets' No. 2 prospect who

What to expect from Cubs No. 2 prospect Ramírez in big leagues

May 22, 2026

Pedro Ramírez's breakout season just keeps getting better and better. After tearing up Triple-A and needing just 37 games to set a new career high for home runs, he got called to the big leagues for the first time today. After the Cubs placed Matt Shaw on the 10-day injured

Mock draft: Shift in the top five, after that, uncertainty abounds

May 21, 2026

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

Cubs recall No. 2 prospect Ramírez with Shaw (back tightness) going on IL

May 22, 2026

CHICAGO -- The Cubs made a notable roster move ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Astros, calling up infield prospect Pedro Ramírez from Triple-A Iowa while placing infielder Matt Shaw on the 10-day injured list with back tightness. Manager Craig Counsell said Shaw’s back issue first surfaced earlier this

Giants' No. 4 prospect doing his Level best when it comes to leaving the yard

May 22, 2026

Someone might be running out of levels for this gamer. In the midst of a scorching stretch, Jhonny Level recorded his second two-homer game in the past three days, powering Single-A San Jose to a 9-7 victory over Stockton on Thursday at Excite Ballpark. MLB's No. 64 prospect matched his

Future looks bright in hands of A's top prospects De Vries, Arnold at Double-A

May 21, 2026

Leo De Vries helped drive the offense at the plate and Jamie Arnold handled the rest on the mound Thursday night. It's a recipe for success the Athletics hope to see much more of in the coming years from two of their top prospects.

The Dodgers' farm is loaded with outfield talent -- perhaps more than any system has had in 20 years

May 22, 2026

Here's a scary thought for the other 29 teams in baseball: even if the Dodgers don't make another splashy free-agent signing in the foreseeable future, they still have a massive wave of talent coming. The organization boasts MLB's No. 2 farm system and a large part of that is the