I talked with Kaelen Culpepper in Spring Training back in March, not long after he had been sent down to Minor League camp following 14 Grapefruit League games, wrapping things up with a simple question: “In a perfect world, your 2026 season ends how?” His answer was exactly what I

In case you weren’t scoring at home, there were a total of 83 prospects traded in the week leading up to the Trade Deadline, 62 of whom found new homes on Monday alone. A large number of those prospects are on their new team Top 30 Prospect lists -- 51

Just about all of the headline-grabbing trades in baseball involve bundles of prospects -- you can't have a blockbuster without a Top 100 prospect or two (or more) changing organizations. This got us at MLB Pipeline thinking about how different trade packages involving prospect returns stack up over the years.

From now until Monday at 6 p.m. ET, all of us at MLB Pipeline are basically on Trade Deadline call. For example, I woke up this Friday morning to news of the Mets/Twins trade that sent A.J. Minter to Minnesota in return for prospects Billy Amick and Bruin Agbayani. On

If there was ever a prospect that epitomizes the well-worn adage “don’t judge a book by its cover,” it’s Max Clark. Some of this the 21-year-old outfield phenom definitely brings on himself. The chains, the eye black, the huge social media following. A lot of it screams “LOOK AT ME,”

With the Trade Deadline quickly approaching on Monday, and rumors swirling around teams looking to make a deep run into October, we thought we would take a look back at the biggest Trade Deadline prospect deals of the past 10 years.

The Trade Deadline is approaching: Monday at 6 p.m. ET. Deals will be made and prospects will change addresses.

As teams prepare to make a splash in the playoff race at the Trade Deadline, which players could make up the prospect capital on the move? On the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo -- along with host Jason Ratliff -- examined which Top 100 prospects appear

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There were a lot of prospects on the move, in rankings, before some of them will be on the move, in trades. MLB Pipeline just refreshed all of its team Top 30 lists and there were some big movers up the rankings. Some were bigger than others, with many prospects

The Trade Deadline arrives at 6 p.m. ET on Aug. 3 this year, and before all the commotion that comes with a flurry of moves across the Major and Minor Leagues, we figured it was time to update the MLB Pipeline team Top 30 prospects lists. Truth be told, we’re

The Trade Deadline is quickly approaching and more teams than ever are in the hunt for a playoff spot. So, which organization is going to make that move, that not only grabs the headlines but puts their team in position for a run to the World Series? On the latest

Now that the 2026 Draft is in the books, the question becomes: When will we see these players in the big leagues? Timelines to the Majors can vary. No one from the 2025 class has reached The Show yet, but six players from the 2024 Draft debuted there before the

Well that was a crazy weekend, huh? Having the MLB Draft and the All-Star Futures Game at the same time is, well, a lot, but we have you covered. And not surprisingly, all of that prospect-related action left you with a ton of questions.

The 2026 Draft is officially over, and the conversation has shifted from prediction to analysis. The days following the event, which spanned 20 rounds (plus compensatory rounds) and 613 picks, serve as prime real estate to break down your favorite team’s picks and identify some of the best values from

Teams made 613 Draft picks on Saturday and Sunday, beginning with the White Sox taking UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky at No. 1 and finishing with the Dodgers popping Illinois left-hander Zach Bates. We've already provided instant analysis of the first 40 selections and predicted which teams grabbed the most talent.

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This story originally ran before Mulivai Levu was drafted with the No. 70 pick by the Reds.

PHILADELPHIA – The first day of the MLB Draft was expanded this year, through four rounds and 135 picks. And there was plenty to talk about. The day started with the White Sox selecting Roch Cholowsky with the No. 1 pick and ended with Jaxon Jelkin going to the Phillies

After finishing as the No. 2 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA baseball tournament, Georgia Tech saw its success carry over to the MLB Draft. The Yellow Jackets had two of the top picks when the Draft began on Saturday. Catcher Vahn Lackey was selected third overall by the Twins,

The world will find out whom the White Sox will take with the No. 1 overall pick shortly after 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday afternoon. And it sounds like they will be using every last minute to decide between two players. There is certainty about one thing: Chicago will add

Every team has had some huge success stories come out of the Draft. Let’s take a look at the single best Draft selection by all 30 organizations. Note that the purpose of this list is not to identify which players performed the best for the organization that drafted them. Rather,

The 2026 MLB Draft is officially just days away and you won't want to miss a second of the action. The weekend's festivities are set to kick off tomorrow with the High School Home Run Derby at 2 p.m. ET. MLB Pipeline's own Jonathan Mayo will be on the call

It’s always good to have a little perspective. The 2026 Draft -- set to begin Saturday in Philadelphia -- has fans and clubs alike dreaming of the future. But sometimes in order to understand the future best, we still must turn to the past. Within the last 10 years, clubs

It’s always good to have a little perspective. The 2026 Draft -- set to begin Saturday in Philadelphia -- has fans and clubs alike dreaming of the future. But sometimes in order to understand the future best, we still must turn to the past. Within the last 10 years, clubs