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What to expect from MLB's No. 15 overall prospect Rushing in Majors 

May 14, 2025

The defending World Series champion Dodgers own the best record in the National League (27-15) and look like a lock for their 13th consecutive playoff appearance. But that doesn't mean they can't get better. Los Angeles has gotten little production out of backup catcher Austin Barnes or their currently healthy

MLB's No. 7 prospect Clark makes some noise during Indiana homecoming

@WeintraubCole
1:56 AM EDT

Max Clark may not have been homecoming king in high school, but this week’s High-A road series has certainly been one to remember in the highly touted Tigers prospect's home state of Indiana.

Diamonds in the rough: 30 of the best prospect finds -- one for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 14, 2025

Talk to any scout and they’ll tell you some version of this axiom: Big leaguers come from everywhere. What that means is that for every Paul Skenes (No. 1 overall pick in 2023) or Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ($3.9 million bonus in July 2015), there can also be a Tarik Skubal

Why Ballesteros’ debut was so special for his family

10:18 AM EDT

This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian’s Cubs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

5 intriguing prospects from the AL Central, 1 from each team

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With more than six weeks of the Minor League season in the books, the sample sizes are swelling, and trends are beginning to emerge. It's time to start taking stock, which is what MLB Pipeline's recent market-corrected Top 100 Prospects list shakeup is all about. With that in mind, the

Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
2:10 AM EDT

A pair of Top 100 heavyweights led the charge on Wednesday, with Max Clark and Chase Burns lighting up the High-A Midwest League. But the star-studded performances didn't stop there. A pair of Texas prospects -- one an Astro, the other a Ranger -- enjoyed huge offensive afternoons before ending

Reddit AMA: Will Mayer or Anthony make it to the Majors first?

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This story was excerpted from Ian Browne’s Red Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Watch FREE: MLB's No. 5 prospect Painter headlines Phils-Mets Triple-A clash

@benweinrib
May 14, 2025

All season long, baseball fans will be able to watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and MLB app subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games are available on MiLB.TV, on the

5 intriguing prospects from the AL East, 1 from each team

May 14, 2025

With more than six weeks of the Minor League season in the books, the sample sizes are swelling, and trends are beginning to emerge. It's time to start taking stock, which is what MLB Pipeline's recent market-corrected Top 100 Prospects list shakeup is all about. With that in mind, the

This Phils prospect is really wearing it ... and still raking

9:28 AM EDT

This story was excerpted from Todd Zolecki’s Phillies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Redrafting the 2015 Draft class, 10 years later

May 14, 2025

The Astros found themselves with an unprecedented advantage in the 2015 Draft. Because they failed to sign No. 1 overall pick Brady Aiken the year before, they received the No. 2 choice as compensation. And after posting the fourth-worst MLB record in 2014, they also garnered the No. 5 selection.

Guardians' Chourio (shoulder) lands on IL, will miss next few weeks

11:16 AM EDT

Here is the latest on injuries and roster moves involving MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects:

Yankees Mag: Pinstriped Portent 

Yankees prospects Cam Schlittler and Rafael Flores hope to follow in the steps of previous Kevin Lawn Award winners and make their mark in the Bronx
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Long before Aaron Judge started collecting American League MVP Awards and Anthony Volpe became the first Yankees rookie to win a Gold Glove, each player got his start on the road to Major League stardom in the organization’s farm system. But even back then, before reaching the bright lights of

Dodgers call up top prospect Rushing, DFA Barnes

@sonjamchen
May 14, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- When Dalton Rushing's phone started buzzing around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, he was initially worried that something might be wrong. Then he saw that it was his manager, Scott Hennessy, calling. It didn't take Hennessy long to break the news: Rushing was getting his first call to

McDermott flashes potential in O's disappointing doubleheader

May 14, 2025

BALTIMORE -- Eighteen innings of baseball were played Wednesday at Camden Yards, where the Orioles’ tough start to the 2025 season continued. Baltimore couldn’t cool off red-hot Minnesota, which extended its winning streak to 10 by sweeping a doubleheader. The O’s took a 6-3 loss in the opener, then they

'Strike-thrower' Gordon ready for opportunity with Astros

May 14, 2025

This story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart’s Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Here are Tuesday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@thevandalorian and @brendan_samson and @MavalloneMiLB
May 14, 2025

A new week of baseball started out with plenty of fireworks at the plate and on the mound. A number of Top 100 prospects lived up to their billing, swatting homers, piling up the K's and coming through in the clutch. A pair of Astros teammates combined for a prodigious

'It's a fun battle': 2024 first-rounders Yesavage, Griffin show off strengths in Single-A duel

@benweinrib
May 14, 2025

It was exactly what you'd want from a marquee matchup between a pair of first-round picks. One delivered a career-high strikeouts. The other homered off him on the first pitch of the game. That's what happened when the Blue Jays' top pitching prospect Trey Yesavage met talented Pirates teen Konnor

Cubs call up No. 4 prospect Ballesteros, place Happ on IL

May 13, 2025

CHICAGO -- Moises Ballesteros was playing video games on Monday night when Triple-A Iowa manager Marty Pevey gave him a call. The highly-touted catching prospect was informed that he was being promoted to the Cubs. Fittingly, Ballesteros was playing MLB The Show when he got the news. “My emotions,” Ballesteros

White Sox to rest Hagen Smith, manage other top prospect loads

May 13, 2025

CINCINNATI -- Josh Barfield made it clear Tuesday that the White Sox are not about to take any shortcuts with their top prospects. The assistant general manager explained before the three-game series opener at Great American Ball Park why they are pulling back on the workload on pitchers Hagen Smith

Astros prospects make twice as much history in Double-A game

@RobTnova24
May 13, 2025

The Corpus Christi Hooks, the Astros' Double-A affiliate, notched seven hits -- including three home runs, a triple and two doubles -- 11 RBIs and seven runs scored ... and that was just from two players in the team's 20-14 shellacking of Frisco at Riders Field on Tuesday. Houston's outfield

No. 6 Blue Jays prospect Bloss to undergo UCL surgery

@KeeganMatheson
May 13, 2025

TORONTO -- Jake Bloss will undergo right elbow surgery to repair his ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), news that comes as a difficult blow to the promising 23-year-old and the Blue Jays’ rotation depth. Bloss is the Blue Jays’ No. 6 prospect and represented one of their best starting options in

These prospects could make big leaps on next Top 100 rerank

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 13, 2025

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What to expect from MLB's No. 61 overall prospect Ballesteros in bigs

May 13, 2025

Moises Ballesteros is one of the most precocious and gifted hitting prospects in the game, yet he also presents something of a development dilemma.

O's top prospect eager to get back behind dish

@benweinrib
May 13, 2025

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill’s Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. This version was written by MLB Pipeline reporter Ben Weinrib, who is based in Nashville, Tenn.