Earlier this week, Mets beat writer Anthony DiComo outlined the team’s bullpen situation, sans Edwin Diaz, heading into Spring Training. There are a few names in the mix that might be less recognizable than some others, given all the young pitchers who have a chance to emerge from the Mets'

The Yankees have four prospects on MLB Pipeline's 2026 Top 100 Prospects list, released last week: shortstop George Lombard Jr. (No. 32), right-handers Carlos Lagrange (No. 79) and Elmer Rodríguez (No. 82) and shortstop Dax Kilby (No. 94). But prospect development is all about the future, so the logical question

The Cubs have two prospects on MLB Pipeline's 2026 Top 100 Prospects list, released last week: catcher Moisés Ballesteros (No. 55) and right-hander Jaxon Wiggins (No. 58). But prospect development is all about the future, and with Ballesteros set to graduate to the Majors early in 2026, the logical question

The Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI) was implemented in the 2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement as a way to encourage teams to promote their best young players to the big leagues as early as possible, and it's added an interesting new wrinkle, not only to the Draft, but to the way teams

The Phillies have three prospects on MLB Pipeline's 2026 Top 100 Prospects list, released last week: shortstop Aidan Miller (No. 23), right-hander Andrew Painter (No. 28) and outfielder Justin Crawford (No. 53). But prospect development is all about the future, and with Painter and Crawford especially set to graduate to

It's been a decade since a team from a Central division won the World Series -- and it happened in consecutive years, with the Kansas City Royals (AL) claiming the 2015 title and Chicago Cubs (NL) winning the 2016 Series. But might that drought be coming to an end? If

MLB Pipeline's 2026 rankings of the Top 10 prospects at each position are official, as is the overall 2026 Top 100 Prospects list.

It is both the most inviting target and the most iconic backdrop in all of baseball. It is also a singular landmark of the sport. Simply put, there is no Camden Yards without the B&O Warehouse looming high over the right-field fence at Oriole Park, providing a red-brick backdrop unlike

Over the years, some of baseball’s greatest players have called Baltimore home. That’s led to some incredible individual performances, stretched out over 162-game increments. It’s really a beautiful thing -- watching an elite player clicking on all cylinders for a full summer. Orioles fans have seen it more than a

If it seems like the Rays are always wheeling and dealing, that's because they are. Such is life for Tampa Bay, where combating the realities of playing in baseball's smallest market remains a constant challenge. That often means finding creative ways to churn the roster, mine others across the Majors

With Alex Bregman set to join Dansby Swanson on the left side of the Cubs infield, after reportedly agreeing to a five-year, $175 million free agent contract last week, it sets them up to become the fifth pair of teammates taken first and second in the same Draft. The D-backs

From bat-to-ball ability to speed, arm strength and defensive feel, the Red Sox farm system features prospects flashing loud tools that should give them a chance to impact games at the highest level. Here’s a look at the Red Sox prospects with the best individual tools in the system:

From bat-to-ball ability to speed, arm strength and defensive feel, the Mets' farm system features prospects flashing loud tools that should give them a chance to impact games at the highest level. Here’s a look at the Mets prospects with the best individual tools in the system:

From bat-to-ball ability to speed, arm strength and defensive feel, the Phillies' farm system features prospects flashing loud tools that should give them a chance to impact games at the highest level. Here’s a look at the Phillies prospects with the best individual tools in the system:

The new year is all about resolutions -- and, yes, predictions! Nobody knows what the future holds, but on the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo do their best to try figuring it out. Callis and Mayo whip out their crystal balls to project which prospects will

From bat-to-ball ability to speed, arm strength and defensive feel, the Yankees' farm system features prospects flashing loud tools that should give them a chance to impact games at the highest level. Here’s a look at the Yankees prospects with the best individual tools in the system:

One key to evaluating prospects is identifying the tools that can carry them to the Major Leagues. The Dodgers’ farm system is loaded with players who stand out for one defining skill that separates them from their peers. From bat-to-ball ability to speed, arm strength and defensive feel, these prospects

There is no other Major League park quite like Oriole Park at Camden Yards. This was true the day it opened in 1992, and it remains true today. From the generation of future stadiums it inspired to its iconic brick warehouse beyond the right-field fence, Baltimore’s jewel of a ballpark

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

With the 2025 regular season in the books and all 30 teams' records and winning percentages final, the '26 Draft order and lottery odds have begun to take shape. The MLB Draft Lottery -- ping pong balls and all -- has become a staple of the offseason. For the fourth

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

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

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

In the seven-plus decades the Orioles have called Maryland home, they’ve employed 29 players who do the same. Some spent their entire careers in the Charm City, some merely passed through on their way to other stops along the Major League circuit. All are part of an exclusive group; it’s

BALTIMORE -- For a team undergoing a rebuild -- like the Orioles did in the late 2010s and early '20s -- so many dreams are pinned on the MLB Draft. And so many of those dreams get tied up in team’s top picks, who historically result in disproportionate amounts of