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)

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Giants' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

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

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Rangers' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Sebastian Walcott (MLB No. 6), SS -- Frisco (Double-A) -- IL (internal brace surgery)
2. Caden Scarborough (MLB No. 99), RHP -- Extended spring training
3. AJ Russell, RHP --

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the White Sox Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Braden Montgomery (MLB No. 34), OF -- Birmingham (Double-A)
2. Noah Schultz (MLB No. 47), LHP -- Charlotte (Triple-A)
3. Caleb Bonemer (MLB No. 59), SS/3B -- Winston-Salem (High-A)

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Astros' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Kevin Alvarez, OF -- Fayetteville (Single-A)
2. Xavier Neyens, SS -- Fayetteville (Single-A)
3. Ethan Frey, OF -- Asheville (High-A)
4. Brice Matthews, 2B -- Houston (MLB)
5. Walker Janek,

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Yankees' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. George Lombard Jr. (MLB No. 30), INF -- Somerset (Double-A)
2. Carlos Lagrange (MLB No. 76), RHP -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A)
3. Elmer Rodríguez (MLB No. 79), RHP -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A)

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Marlins' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Dodgers' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Cubs' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start: 1. Moisés Ballesteros (MLB No. 53), C -- Chicago (MLB) 2. Jaxon Wiggins (MLB No. 56), RHP -- Iowa (Triple-A) 3. Ethan Conrad, OF -- Extended spring training (lower back) 4.

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Guardians' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Travis Bazzana (MLB Pipeline No. 18), 2B -- Columbus (Triple-A)
2. Chase DeLauter (No. 44), OF -- Cleveland (MLB)
3. Angel Genao (No. 64), SS -- Akron (Double-A)
4. Ralphy

The White Sox have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft, which comes with an assigned value of $11,350,600, the largest since the bonus-pool era began in 2012. Yet it's the Pirates who possess the largest overall pool at $19,130,700, another record. MLB informed the teams of the

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Red Sox's Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Payton Tolle (MLB Pipeline No. 17), LHP -- Worcester (Triple-A)
2. Franklin Arias (No. 29), SS -- Portland (Double-A)
3. Connelly Early (No. 54), LHP -- Boston (MLB) 4.

Happy Opening Day! Triple-A Opening Day, that is. And I hope you have enjoyed the first two days of the big league season. Not sure if I'm more excited about Chase DeLauter's debut or Kevin McGonigle's.

In an injury-free universe, Chase DeLauter might have made a run at the American League Rookie of the Year Award in 2024. He definitely would have a year ago. Instead, he'll settle for 2026, when he'll bring some much-needed power to the Guardians' outfield. Cleveland hasn't had an outfielder provide

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

MESA, Ariz. -- For almost the Athletics' entire history, ace left-handers have driven their greatest successes. Hall of Famers Eddie Plank and Rube Waddell delivered the franchise's first pennant in 1904, and Plank helped win four American League titles and three World Series championships from 1910-14. Arguably the best southpaw

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Angels haven't signed and developed an All-Star pitcher in nearly 20 years, not since giving Jordan Walden $1 million as a draft-and-folllow in 2007. That's one reason they haven't had a winning season since 2015 and have finished in the bottom five in the American League

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Even while winning the last two World Series, the Dodgers have had difficulty keeping pitchers healthy. Not including openers, they employed 11 different starters in 2024 and 14 last season. But bad news for the rest of baseball. Not only can Los Angeles run out four All-Stars

MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs system is going through a transition right now. Their stockpile of Top 100 Prospects has dwindled from seven a year ago to two: catcher Moisés Ballesteros and right-hander Jaxon Wiggins, who both should graduate to the Majors this season. Chicago also has slipped from No.

Fifty-four members from MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 are scheduled to play in the third edition of Spring Breakout, including shortstops Konnor Griffin (Pirates, No. 1), Jesús Made (Brewers, No. 3), Leo De Vries (Athletics, No. 4), JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals, No. 5), Colt Emerson (Mariners, No. 9) and outfielder Max Clark

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Guardians captured the American League Central title for the third time in four seasons in 2025. But they also ranked in the bottom three in the AL in home runs for the third time in four years and once again had difficulty generating enough offense to

The first two years of Spring Breakout have provided several memorable matchups. Baseball's best hitting prospect (Jackson Holliday) faced baseball's best pitching prospect (Paul Skenes) in 2024, resulting in a 102-mph fastball and a strikeout on a 92-mph slider. Four of the game's dozen top-rated prospects faced off in a