Some things change, and some things stay the same. When the Twins went into "sell" mode at last year's Trade Deadline, the goal was to restock the system as much as they could. This year's Top 30 prospects list for the organization certainly reflects that. There are five members of

If you like young hitters, then the Reds farm system might be the one for you. It’s not a shocking new development: Since team rankings began on this site in 2011, making this the 16th edition of a Reds top prospect list, a hitter has now been at No. 1

You might not have noticed, but Konnor Griffin is creating some buzz this spring. Whether he breaks camp with the big league team or joins it later this year, it's been fun to see his tools on display right out of the gate in Grapefruit League play. If the Pirates'

The point of prospecting is to gaze into our collective crystal ball and predict who will be the best and most productive Major Leaguers years down the line. But every winter, we also take another tack: We gaze into that same crystal ball and predict who will be the best

Major League Baseball introduced Spring Breakout in 2024 and the prospect showcase games in Florida and Arizona were an immediate hit. Fans and front offices alike loved seeing all those future MLB stars on the field at one time. Now the concept is getting even better. Starting in 2027, the

The Braves missed the playoffs in 2025 and finished under .500 for the first time since 2017, unacceptable for a team used to competing annually for the NL East crown. All that winning in the past, along with a willingness to trade young players to help keep it going, has

When was the last time a team that annually competes to go to the World Series had two Top 100 prospects not just competing for a job, but expected to be on the Opening Day roster? That's what it looks like is going to happen in Philadelphia to kick off

Things look a little bit different down on the farm for the Orioles these days. After years of drafting early and loading up on bats, many of those hitters have graduated and/or been traded for other pieces. The shift is apparent because at the top of the new Orioles Top

With a roster made up almost entirely of American Jewish players, this will be Team Israel’s third World Baseball Classic appearance. Israel narrowly missed out on qualifying in 2012, for the third WBC held in 2013, but then did qualify in 2016 in time to play in 2017. Team Israel

Spring Training is in full swing and the college baseball season is well underway. It’s a good time to be a prospect fan, no? I got quite a few Draft-related questions this week, including one about comparing Roch Cholowsky to other past college shortstops who’ve gone at the top of

Power wins games. As MLB Network insider Tom Verducci has noted, the last six World Series champions have ranked first, third, fourth, third, third and second in regular-season home runs.

Can you feel it? Baseball is in the air! Spring Training games are in full swing, the calendar is about to flip to March and a pair of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects are already grabbing headlines -- Konnor Griffin (No. 1) and Travis Bazzana (No. 20) -- for launching

Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it’s time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker’s dozen of our current No. 1 prospects had yet to enter pro ball,

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Living in Pittsburgh, our winter has been harsher than usual. Huge snowstorm, subarctic temperatures. But I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the sun has come out, it’s warmed up and the snow has begun to melt right at the same time that Spring Training has begun.

Versions of this story previously appeared on MiLB.com. We present it here as Minor League Baseball and Major League Baseball celebrate Black History Month. As a member of the Newark Eagles in 1937, Ray Dandridge was part of what was known as the "Million Dollar Infield." Had he come into

Spring Training is going to be packed with top prospects this year -- but who will be able to use it as a springboard to Opening Day rosters? In all, 72 prospects from MLB Pipeline's overall Top 100 list are taking part in big league camp, including all but 2025

Stephen Strasburg won it. So did Kris Bryant and Adley Rutschman. More recently, guys like Dylan Crews and Charlie Condon took home the Golden Spikes Award before becoming top-of-the-first-round Draft picks. Last year’s winner, Wehiwa Aloy, went No. 31 overall in the Draft to the Orioles and is now a

Frosty weather may be gripping much of the nation, but Spring Training is right around the corner. Players start officially reporting to camps next week and the exhibition schedule kicks off with seven games on Feb. 20. To further whet your appetite, we're going to highlight an interesting prospect from

The Phillies were active on the international market when the 2026 signing period opened in January, headlined by the No. 3 prospect in the class, Francisco Renteria. After signing the outfielder for $4 million, the organizational buzz around him is already palpable. So MLB Pipeline talked to international scouting director

Nothing creates more opinions than new prospect rankings. And we like to hear them, and we have, when we released our new Top 100 Prospects list last week. We love hearing from all of you, and this week's MLB Pipeline Inbox is a collection of some of the questions we

A Top 100 list is never enough. Every year after we release a Top 100 prospect ranking -- as MLB Pipeline did last Friday -- we always get the simple two-word question from the public: who’s next? Let’s get you started on who could crack future editions of the Top

When prospect rankings come out, they are based on long-range projection. The order is based on who is perceived to be the best big leaguers five, 10 years down the road. Over the years at MLB.com, there have been top-ranked prospects with eye-popping tools and scouting grades to match. Each

The MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects list is out for another season, and the 2026 edition – released Friday night – is topped by shortstops Konnor Griffin (Pirates), Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) and Jesús Made (Brewers). Twenty-nine of the 30 Major League farm systems have at least one representative on the

Since 2004, MLB.com has been ranking prospects. Between our preseason rankings, and, more recently, midseason updates, we’ve had 23 different players rank as the No. 1 prospect in baseball. How would the best prospects rank amongst themselves? What would this tournament of champions, so to speak, look like? Measuring them