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17 prospects to watch for in the 2025 Rule 5 Draft

December 9, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Rule 5 Draft isn't taking place until Wednesday, and while early buzz at the Winter Meetings might be about things like where Kyle Tucker will sign, there are always early whispers about names who could go in the Rule 5 Draft. Teams haven't really started digging

White Sox win Lottery, earn No. 1 pick in 2026 Draft

Rays, Twins, Giants, Pirates round out the top five selections
December 9, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s been nearly 50 years since the Chicago White Sox had the No. 1 pick in the Draft. But the last time they did, that selection turned into a Hall of Famer. That was Harold Baines, and perhaps he brought No. 1 pick mojo to the organization

D-backs named recipient of second annual MiLB Sportsmanship Award

December 9, 2025

Minor League Baseball announced the Arizona Diamondbacks organization as the recipient of the second annual MiLB Sportsmanship Award. This award is presented to the Major League Baseball organization whose Minor League personnel best exemplify MiLB’s commitment to fostering a culture of sportsmanship and professionalism on the field. Four organizations were

Scout of the Year program honors Padres' retiring White, four others

December 9, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In an annual highlight of the Winter Meetings, the Scout of the Year program celebrates evaluators and administrators for their contributions to baseball. It did so again Tuesday evening here, with one of the honorees using the occasion to announce his retirement. Padres senior adviser and director

Top prospect Bazzana to fulfill dream of repping Australia in Classic

December 9, 2025

The World Baseball Classic may not begin until March, but you could be forgiven for thinking that it all kicked off in December. On Tuesday, managers, general managers, and team officials for all 20 teams participating in next year's tournament gathered at the Signia by Hilton Orlando for the 2026

Astros to sell 3 Minor League affiliates to Diamond Baseball Holdings

December 9, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Astros on Tuesday announced they had agreed to sell three of their Minor League affiliates -- Triple-A Sugar Land, Double-A Corpus Christi and Single-A Fayetteville -- to Diamond Baseball Holdings, which owns dozens of teams affiliated with Major League Baseball. The sale is not expected to

Everything to know about today's Rule 5 Draft (2 p.m. ET)

December 8, 2025

It's that time of year again. It's time for Rule 5. There is nothing else in baseball quite like the Rule 5 Draft, traditionally the final number of the annual Winter Meetings. Every year, Rule 5 sounds the closing bell on the Winter Meetings by providing big league opportunities for

Mets' Dick Scott, Reds' Pat Kelly win Bender, Coolbaugh Awards for player development service

December 8, 2025

Minor League Baseball announced the selection of longtime baseball executive, manager and coach Dick Scott as the 17th winner of the Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award and Cincinnati Reds Minor League manager Pat Kelly as the recipient of the 17th annual Mike Coolbaugh Award. The Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award is presented

The pitcher who was let out of jail, threw a complete game, then went back to jail

December 5, 2025

By 1931, the Marin County court system was sick of dealing with Tony Freitas. Sure, the young pitcher for the Pacific Coast League's Sacramento Senators was becoming a star. He went 19-6 with a 3.24 ERA for the Senators at just 22 years old the year prior. He had already

Here are 30 Rule 5 candidates -- one from each club

@JesseABorek and @SamDykstraMiLB
December 4, 2025

The Rule 5 Draft can be a fascinating, if imperfect, process, and you only need to look at last year’s edition to see why. On one hand, the White Sox selected Shane Smith from the Brewers and watched him blossom into an All-Star before finishing with a 3.81 ERA and

This Minor League team had its fans redecorate the ballpark ... with toilet paper

@BensBiz
December 5, 2025

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

MiLB podcast talks Quakes' new look, welcomes legendary 900-win skipper to the show

December 5, 2025

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other

These 10 teams have the prospects to swing a big trade at the Winter Meetings

December 2, 2025

The Winter Meetings begin Monday in Orlando, Fla., and prospects are certain to be on the shopping list for some clubs. Which team will get the best holiday-season deal? Who has the prospect capital to make that kind of deal happen?

Raudi Rodriguez Lin highlights

December 9, 2025

The 10 best Rule 5 Draft picks of the past decade

December 8, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Every year, teams try to find some big league help at the Winter Meetings via the Rule 5 Draft. This year’s edition takes place here at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday and will be streamed live on MLB.com. Three players taken in last year's Major League phase

Po-Chun Lin highlights

December 8, 2025

Which Dodgers prospect could be the next to join the Top 100?

@benweinrib
December 6, 2025

The Dodgers have become the most well-run machine in baseball -- not only as back-to-back World Series champions but also as the owners of the best farm system in the league. Through timely trades, smart drafting, excellent player development and more, Los Angeles has amassed envious depth and top-end talent.

These are the Yankees' Rule 5 Draft candidates

December 6, 2025

The Yankees added three prospects to the 40-man roster at the tender deadline last month, shielding Top 100 outfielder Spencer Jones (No. 4) and right-handers Elmer Rodríguez (No. 3) and Chase Hampton (No. 8) from Rule 5 Draft eligibility. But that still leaves a host of players in the system

Draft Inbox: College RHPs? Projection for No. 1 Cholowsky?

December 5, 2025

Our 2026 Draft Top 100 list is freshly minted and we don’t know about you, but we can’t wait for next year’s amateur season to start so we can see how all these talented Draft hopefuls perform. For now, though, we can answer your questions about them, about the list,

What to watch at Winter Meetings: Draft Lottery, Rule 5 and more

December 5, 2025

It’s time for the Winter Meetings to set Hot Stove season aflame. This weekend, the baseball world focuses its offseason gaze on Orlando as the Winter Meetings arrive in the Sunshine State on Sunday. While the focus of the Winter Meetings is usually on the Major League happenings, there will

These 6 prospects for the '26 Draft are on the rise

December 5, 2025

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3 Red Sox pitching prospects who could make jumps in the 2026 rankings

@benweinrib
December 5, 2025

Down on the farm, the 2025 season was full of breakout campaigns for Red Sox pitching prospects. Payton Tolle went from 16th on Boston's preseason rankings to becoming a Top 100 prospect and key part of the club's postseason run, alongside fellow southpaw Connelly Early (preseason No. 10, now No.

NEW: Top 100 Draft prospects for '26

December 4, 2025

It might only be December, but there’s a serious case of Draft fever ranging. The root cause is the release of MLB Pipeline’s new 2026 Top 100 Draft Prospects list. The fans are definitely aflame, though, by the upcoming MLB Draft Lottery, which will determine the order of who gets

Popular MiLB jersey takes center stage in All Elite Wrestling ring

@JesseABorek
December 3, 2025

Getting ready to talk trash to your opponent before a title fight? Rock a Trash Pandas jersey, naturally. Eddie Kingston has never been one to mince his words. But ahead of his AEW Men’s World Championship match against Samoa Joe next Wednesday night on All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite on TBS

With Competitive Balance rounds set, here's how the 2026 Draft order looks

December 3, 2025

The top of the 2026 Draft won’t be set until the MLB Draft Lottery plays out on Dec. 9. But the overall Draft order is beginning to take shape, now that the Competitive Balance rounds are set. Since 2017, Major League Baseball has used a formula that combines revenue, winning