TUCSON, Ariz. -- It was Thomas Wolfe who popularized the claim that you can't go home again with his 1940 novel. Jon Bon Jovi argued against that thesis 65 years later with his song "Who Says You Can't Go Home?" The Arizona Fall League clearly falls in the New Jersey

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Peyton Prescott was arguably the hottest college reliever in the game, on the huge stage of a Super Regional, when it happened. He had gotten the win in Florida State's Regional opener against Bethune-Cookman, then picked up the save in Game 2 of the Super Regional to

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The life of a Minor Leaguer can be a transient one. Upward mobility is always a hope, and the possibility of being traded is always there. Mariners No. 13 prospect Boston Smith experienced all of that and then some in his first full year of pro ball.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A year ago, Phillies outfielder Dante Nori was here playing in the Arizona Fall League after a successful first full season of pro ball. There was some buzz that the 2024 first-round pick might use that stint –- delayed by two weeks by what was thought to

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- If things continue to develop as planned, the Pirates will have to decide which best friend will be their big league shortstop. Konnor Griffin might have the gig now, but his buddy Wyatt Sanford isn’t that far off from trying to lay claim to the premium position

Last week, MLB Pipeline revealed its selections for Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year and Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year during the 2026 MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network. Brewers corner infielder Andrew Fischer won hitting honors after swatting 48 homers, the most in the Minors since

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- For a while, it looked like Yasser Mercedes had become a full-time resident of Fort Myers, Florida. It’s true that most young prospects coming through the Twins system are bound to spend considerable time in the southwest Florida spot, given it is the organization’s Spring Training facility.

MESA, Ariz. -- Jake Casey had Tommy John surgery while at Kent State in 2024. He broke a hamate in his first game of the 2026 season after the Blue Jays took the Kent State product in the 15th round of the 2025 Draft. So getting off to a slow

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- We all know that players come up from the Minor Leagues as prospects to fill big league rosters. But sometimes it’s good to connect the dots from development to the Majors. More specifically, I’m talking about the direct line from the Arizona Fall League to the highest

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Playing in the Arizona Fall League two years in a row isn’t typically on a Minor League prospect’s bucket list. But given what transpired for Rockies outfielder Jared Thomas since he played for the Salt River Rafters in 2025, he had no issue with the return engagement.

MESA, Ariz. -- If someone told Cubs prospect Kade Snell he’d be playing professional baseball when he first embarked on his college career at Auburn, he’d have believed it. But if he knew it would be as an outfielder, he might have done a double take. “I would have asked

Action in the Arizona Fall League kicked off over the weekend with a full slate of games, with big names already turning heads. While a lot of attention is understandably given to the high-profile prospects -- the late additions of Sebastian Walcott, Aidan Miller and Angeibel Gomez created some fun

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Davis Diaz starred at Acalanes High School in California before heading to spend three years at Vanderbilt, moving around the infield throughout his Commodores career. So it was a little surprising when the A’s took him in the eighth round of the 2024 Draft and announced him

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The first pitcher Royals phenom Angeibel Gomez faced in his Arizona Fall League debut had big league time this season. Every hurler who tried to get him out was at least 24 years old. That wouldn't mean a whole lot if it weren't for the fact that

PEORIA, Ariz. –- Up until this point, Jake Munroe has had a habit of flying under the radar despite outstanding performances wherever he’s played. If Arjun Nimmala -- his Angels teammate and MLB's No. 34 prospect -- has anything to say about it, that will end during their time in

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- When Jarlin Susana is healthy and around the zone, he’s proven to be pretty unhittable. MLB's No. 66 prospect struggled with the former for much of the past two seasons, with an elbow sprain keeping him out for more than two months in 2025 followed by a

The release of the Arizona Fall League rosters always acts as a wonderful balm for prospect fans. The Minor League season is winding down with the postseason and the fear of not being able to track future stars until next season is assuaged with the knowledge that some of the

Greetings from the desert! I'm out in Arizona with the start of another exciting Arizona Fall League campaign coming with three games here on Saturday. We’ll have plenty of coverage, from Opening Day to the Championship Game on November 14, so come back early and often. Since I'm preparing to

There’s more than one way to build a winning baseball club. You can rely almost exclusively on homegrown talent, like the Guardians are doing this year with 16 players on their projected postseason roster coming from the Draft or international signing processes. You can be active traders like the Rays

Now in its 34th season, the Arizona Fall League consistently features a mother lode of talent. The developmental circuit had a future Hall of Famer in Mike Piazza in its inaugural year in 1992 and has sent more than 3,000 players to Majors, including three more Cooperstown immortals in Roy

We have been naming a Hitting and Pitching Prospect of the Year every season there’s been Minor League Baseball since 2013. Over the years, many of these prospects have gone on to appear in MLB All-Star Games and win Rookie of the Year, MVP and Cy Young Awards. Here’s a

The 2026 Minor League season has concluded, and the annual MiLB Awards show is here! The fourth edition of the program will air on MLB Network on 8 p.m. ET tonight and stream at the top of this article, as the best performers in the Minor Leagues are awarded for

As the Minor League season continues to wind down, it's time to turn our attention to one of the premiere prospect showcases of the year -- the Arizona Fall League. With the release of the AFL rosters this week, it was only fitting that that was the topic on everyone's

We live for breakouts here at MLB Pipeline. They’re proof of many things in baseball. For example, players aren’t robots and can improve their standing in the game, and when we say player development isn’t linear, it also means that unforeseen leaps in value are included. The sport’s beauty is

We’re hitting the stretch run, with Minor League playoffs going on and top prospects like Josue De Paula still getting called up. And Arizona Fall League rosters are just around the corner! Folks still had plenty of good questions prospect-wise (we answered one about Murf Gray on this week’s MLB