Two-homer games from Shaw, Eldridge headline Friday's top prospect performances
The weekend kicked off with a bang, led by baseball's top overall prospect Roman Anthony, who reached base five times. Fellow Top 100 denizens Matt Shaw, Bryce Eldridge, Aidan Miller and Cole Young all produced huge offensive performances, while a Rockies prospect rapped out five hits in a wild extra-inning
Blue Jays top pitching prospect Yesavage promoted to High-A
TORONTO -- It’s a good time to be a baseball fan in Vancouver. The Blue Jays are promoting No. 2 prospect Trey Yesavage (No. 71 on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 list) to the High-A Canadians, a source told MLB.com, along with No. 10 prospect Khal Stephen and Gage Stanifer, who
Mock draft: Top 5 shakeup, but Holliday still No. 1
Jim Callis officially ushered in mock draft season a little over a week ago. Now it’s my turn to take the wheel for the first time this spring. While we still have a long way to go and there’s a ton of uncertainty from top to bottom of this first
Inbox: Is Red Sox's Anthony unanimous No. 1?
It's not even Christmastime but there's plenty of list-making going on at MLB Pipeline. We just refreshed our Top 100 Prospects list, and we're working on rearranging and expanding our Draft Top 150 into a Draft Top 200 by the end of the month. On to your questions ...
Watch FREE: Mariners switch-pitcher Cijntje takes hill Sat. vs. Jays top prospect
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Guardians' Bazzana exits game, dealing with right side soreness
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A leadoff AND a walk-off homer? Cubs top prospect Shaw sizzles at Triple-A
Matt Shaw finished the game way he started it -- with a long ball. After the Triple-A Iowa Cubs won the opener of a Thursday doubleheader against St. Paul, 8-2, the nightcap was a much tighter ballgame, despite Chicago’s top prospect homering in the I-Cubs' first plate appearance. He delivered
Rehab of Reds No. 2 prospect Lowder moves to Triple-A
CINCINNATI -- Pitcher Rhett Lowder's rehab assignment has moved up a couple of levels. The Reds' No. 2 prospect's third start in the Minors was scheduled for Friday for Triple-A Louisville, but the scheduled contest at Indianapolis was postponed due to weather, moving Lowder's appearance to one of the games
103 mph! Brewers prospect Misiorowski turns up heat in latest gem
While the Brewers’ Major League rotation continues to have its depth tested, the organization’s top pitching prospect keeps proving why he’s MLB-ready. The latest two checked boxes for Jacob Misiorowski: the longest start of his professional career and the fastest Statcast-recorded pitch by a Triple-A Nashville hurler in the last
Did this player have the best college baseball game in history?
There are good days and there are GOOD DAYS. Justin Osterhouse had a GOOD DAY on Thursday. The Purdue Fort Wayne sophomore had what might be the greatest day ever produced on a baseball field: He collected five hits, clubbed four homers -- including a walk-off grand slam -- drove
What to expect from MLB's No. 15 overall prospect Rushing in Majors
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
Diamonds in the rough: 30 of the best prospect finds -- one for each team
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
5 intriguing prospects from the AL Central, 1 from each team
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
‘It was all worth it’: Rox prospect fulfills family dream
PHOENIX -- You can’t just tell someone they’re going to the big leagues. You have to make a whole thing of it. The call into the manager’s office is a special moment for a Minor Leaguer with big league dreams, and telling a young man his dream is about to
Nola (ankle) goes on IL; No. 8 prospect Abel to debut Sunday
PHILADELPHIA -- Nobody has pitched more innings in baseball than Aaron Nola since 2017. It speaks to his talents and durability.
Shoeless Mo? Cubs prospect swings out of his shoes (literally!) for 1st career RBI
Every successive milestone checked off by a brand new big leaguer is a hard-won result of years of hard work. That first Major League hit, home run or strikeout represents not just the achievement of an extraordinary goal but also the countless sacrifices that player had to make on his
Phillies' Moore, Fausnaught join Minor League podcast
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Two hits, poise highlight Rushing's debut with Dodgers: 'He's a strong kid'
LOS ANGELES -- Dalton Rushing had been dreaming of this day for as long as he could remember. Now that it was finally here, he knew that all he had to do was focus on what he knows best. “I think I was more nervous before the game, just to
Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors
Offense led the way on Thursday, but a pair of Top 100 prospects on the mound might have stolen the spotlight. Philadelphia's Andrew Painter accomplished something for the first time in more than two years while Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski continued to make his case for a big league promotion. Not
Why Ballesteros’ debut was so special for his family
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This Phils prospect is really wearing it ... and still raking
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Reddit AMA: Will Mayer or Anthony make it to the Majors first?
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Yankees Mag: Pinstriped Portent
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
Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors
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
MLB's No. 7 prospect Clark makes some noise during Indiana homecoming
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.