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,

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

1. Tyler Bremner (MLB No. 78), RHP -- Tri-City (High-A)
2. Nelson Rada, OF -- Salt Lake (Triple-A)
3. Johnny Slawinski, LHP -- Extended spring training
4. George Klassen, RHP -- Salt

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

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

1. Sal Stewart (MLB No. 20), INF -- Cincinnati (MLB)
2. Alfredo Duno (MLB No. 36), C -- Dayton (High-A)
3. Steele Hall (MLB No. 80), SS -- Extended spring training 4.

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

1. Colt Emerson (MLB No. 7), SS -- Tacoma (Triple-A)
2. Kade Anderson (MLB No. 19), LHP -- Arkansas (Double-A)
3. Ryan Sloan (MLB No. 31), RHP -- Arkansas (Double-A)
4. Lazaro

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

1. Nate George (MLB No. 93), OF -- Frederick (High-A)
2. Luis De León, LHP -- Chesapeake (Double-A)
3. Trey Gibson, RHP -- Norfolk (Triple-A)
4. Ike Irish, C/1B/OF -- Frederick (High-A)

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

1. Konnor Griffin (MLB No. 1), SS -- Indianapolis (Triple-A)
2. Bubba Chandler (MLB No. 9), RHP -- Pittsburgh (MLB)
3. Seth Hernandez (MLB No. 27), RHP -- Bradenton (Single-A)
4. Edward

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

1. Aidan Miller (MLB No. 21), SS -- Injured (back)
2. Andrew Painter (MLB No. 26), RHP -- Philadelphia (MLB)
3. Justin Crawford (MLB No. 51), OF -- Philadelphia (MLB)
4. Gage

Andrew Painter was supposed to be Exhibit A for pitching phenoms, not the poster boy for how non-linear baseball development can be. Yet here we are. After a 2022 season that saw him dominate three levels at age 19, Painter was the clear choice for MLB Pipeline Pitching Prospect of

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

1. Walker Jenkins (MLB No. 12), OF -- St. Paul (Triple-A)
2. Kaelen Culpepper (MLB No. 50), SS -- St. Paul (Triple-A)
3. Eduardo Tait (MLB No. 63), C -- Cedar Rapids

The Major Leaguers get to have their Opening Day fun on Wednesday and Thursday. Come Friday, it’ll be Triple-A ballplayers’ turn. The International and Pacific Coast League regular seasons both begin on March 27 this year, meaning MLB hopefuls from coast to coast will take their first throws and hacks

Is it possible for a prospect who is ranked No. 53 on the Top 100 to be considered underrated? How about if he’s a career .322 hitter with a .385 on-base percentage since being taken as a mid-first rounder in 2022? Or averaged 45 stolen bases per season over his

BRADENTON, Fla. – Having a highly-ranked farm system isn’t exactly something an organization will hang from the rafters, though there is evidence that points to showing up at or near the top of that kind of list does eventually point to big league success in the form of postseason baseball.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- There’s a real international flavor to the Red Sox farm system these days. They lead baseball with 15 members of their Top 30 list coming via the international market. It starts with No. 2 prospect Franklin Arias and continues with signings large and small from the