It’s a little over two weeks before the start of the 2025 Draft, and the evaluation period is all but over. The College World Series is over. The Draft Combine has been completed. Sure, there are players to keep an eye on in the Draft League and Cape Cod League...

MLB's stars of tomorrow are becoming the stars of today in very short order these days. To wit, two dozen players who were selected in the previous two Draft classes have already made their Major League debut, including six players who were drafted just one year ago. On July 13-14...

Stillwater (Okla.) HS shortstop Ethan Holliday remains atop MLB Pipeline's updated and expanded Draft Top 250 Prospects list, in large part because he's the top power hitter available. Scouts consider Corona (Calif.) HS right-hander Seth Hernandez one of the best prep pitching prospects of the last decade because his fastball,...

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The Golden Spikes Award has been presented by USA Baseball to the best amateur player in the country each year since its inception in 1978. Past winners include Adley Rutschman (2019), Kris Bryant (2013), Bryce Harper (2010), Stephen Strasburg (2009), Buster Posey (2008), David Price (2007) and many others who...

Mason Estrada, a right-handed pitcher from MIT, showcases his pitches during the 2025 MLB Draft Combine

Learn a little more about some key names projected to be selected in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft on July 13-14 in Atlanta, GA

James Quinn-Irons, an outfielder from George Mason, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB draft

Brody Donay, a catcher from the University of Florida, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB draft

Griffin Stieg, a right-handed pitcher from Virginia Tech, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

I'm back from the Draft Combine, looking forward to the College World Series finals this weekend and can sort of see the light at the end of the Draft tunnel. In 23 days, we'll know who the Nationals will take with the No. 1 overall pick. Let's answer your questions,...

Between the Draft Combine and the Men's College World Series, the 2025 Draft is on everybody's mind this week. The MLB Pipeline Podcast crew is on site at Chase Field for the Combine as the best Draft-eligible prospects look to boost their respective stocks. Each week leading up to the...

PHOENIX – Brandon Compton had sat in the seats at Chase Field many times. Growing up in Buckeye, Ariz., less than an hour west of the D-backs’ home ballpark, the 21-year-old came to countless games, cheering on his hometown squad. But he had never stepped into the batter’s box and...

PHOENIX -- The Draft Combine continued with more pro-style workouts during Day 2 on Wednesday. Position players took batting practice and participated in defensive drills, while pitchers threw off the mound at Chase Field. On the heels of Tuesday's workout standouts, these players impressed today:...

There’s always an MLB Draft taking place beneath the MLB Draft -- a behind-the-scenes series of last-second phone calls and offers and life-altering decisions. Oregon slugging first baseman Jacob Walsh knows a bit about that. Coming out of high school in the Las Vegas area in 2021, he was a...

Joey Volini, a left-handed pitcher from Florida State University, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB draft

Nicholas Frusco, a left-handed pitcher from Miller Place, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Kelvyn Paulino, a third baseman from IMG Academy, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Boston Kellner, a third baseman from Hamilton HS, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Jase Mitchell, a catcher from Cape Henlopen HS, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

MLB's fifth annual Draft Combine gives teams the opportunity to gather more information on and off the field about several of the top talents in this year's crop. A total of 322 prospects accepted invitations to the event, which opens Tuesday and runs through Saturday at Chase Field in Phoenix....

You have to see how this MLB Draft prospect throws his breaking ball. Reid Worley is showcasing some crazy spin rates at the MLB Draft Combine this week -- and an even crazier pitch grip. The high school right-hander from Georgia was ripping off 3,000-plus rpm breaking balls on Tuesday...

The Iowa native left home, venturing, solo, into the real world to pursue his chosen career path. He was 14 years old. You’ve got to have a pretty strong belief in your abilities as a ballplayer to do what Sean Gamble did a few years back. It was, well, a...

PHOENIX -- The MLB Draft Combine gives high school and college players alike opportunities to impress all 30 teams in a variety of ways. Some just come to get their medicals done and have face-to-face meetings with front-office decision-makers. Many take advantage of the chance to provide glimpses of what...

With a 6-foot-6, wildly successful Hall of Famer as a father, Carsten Sabathia was bound to have the genes and the means to give baseball an earnest effort on the field if he chose. But what was not as much of a given was how much the oldest child of...

PHOENIX – Competition is rife at the 2025 MLB Draft Combine. Players are constantly in search of something to differentiate themselves from the pack. Daniel Pierce, MLB’s No. 18 Draft prospect, has a unique flex he can break out: LeBron James followed his dad, Paul Pierce, on X -- for...

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The Nationals still are evaluating 7-8 players for the No. 1 overall pick, a group that consists of most of the consensus upper-tier of talent: two high school shortstops (Ethan Holliday and Eli Willits), the best of the college arms (lefties Kade Anderson of Louisiana State, Jamie Arnold of Florida...

The big moment is merely a month away. On July 13, Nationals brass will call in the No. 1 pick and kick off the 2025 Draft. The best glimpse into this year’s talent pool is the MLB Draft Combine. Being held at Chase Field in Phoenix for the third consecutive...

For those of us who have covered the Draft, or those who have been in the scouting industry for that matter, for a long time, our body clocks haven’t quite adjusted to the Draft taking place in July. If we were still operating under the old system, we’d be doing...

Ryan DeSanto, a left-handed pitcher from Penn State, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Peter Kussow, a right-handed pitcher from Arrowhead High School, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Marcos Paz, a right-handed pitcher from Hebron High School, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Blaine Bullard, an outfielder from Klein Cain High School, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Steele Hall and Daniel Pierce are joined by Mark DeRosa and Bill Ripken as they break down their own video and fundamentals

Two of MLB.com's top 20 draft prospects, Daniel Pierce and Steele Hall, join MLB Central to discuss the pre-draft process and more

Diego Velazquez, a shortstop from Crespi Carmelite, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Bruin Agbayani, an outfielder from Iolani High School, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Ryan Weingartner, a shortstop from Penn State, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Gabe Craig, a right-handed pitcher from Baylor, is expected to be selected in the 2025 MLB Draft