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The 2025 international signing period has been open less than a month, so there has already been a flurry of activity. We’ve talked plenty about the Top 50 international prospects (with links to each club’s key signings below), but it’s time we give shine to some other names worth keeping

ANAHEIM -- The Angels announced their list of non-roster invitees to Major League Spring Training on Tuesday, and it included top prospects such as Christian Moore, George Klassen and Nelson Rada, as well as veterans Tim Anderson and J.D. Davis. Overall, the Angels are inviting 26 non-roster players to Spring

The release of our Top 100 Prospects list is one of the most exciting times around MLB Pipeline. It's a moment to celebrate the best of the prospect world and project the future of the sport. MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Sam Dykstra went through multiple iterations after

The Pirates announced another batch of non-roster invites to Major League Spring Training Tuesday, including all four of their Top 100 prospects. Right-handers Bubba Chandler (No. 15 overall per MLB Pipeline, Pirates No. 1) and Thomas Harrington (No. 80 overall, Bucs No. 5), as well as infielders Konnor Griffin (No.

Since the Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI) was implemented under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, four players have earned their clubs extra Draft picks.

• PPI FAQ The PPI rewards teams for promoting their best prospects to the big leagues at the start of the season, enabling them to earn a

MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list is complete! Now it's on to overhauling all of our organization Top 30s. Those will go live in early March, in advance of the Spring Breakout games. Let's answer some questions ...

We’re just a few weeks into the 2025 international signing period and there have already been lots of pens put to paper. Yes, a vast majority of these players are several years away from the big leagues if all goes according to plan, but it’s Step 1 on the journey

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

MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his fastball as a 17-year-old in 2019, part of a 194-pitch, 12-inning, 21-strikeout complete game in the national summer Koshien tournament. When the Chiba Lotte Marines officially posted him in

He was one of the most sought-after talents this offseason, and he hadn’t even played stateside ball yet. Now, he can add another bullet point to his already lengthy baseball resume. Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki tops MLB Pipeline’s 2025 preseason ranking of the Top 100 prospects, followed by Red Sox

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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Rays will get a glimpse of their future in Spring Training. And that future may not be far away. The Rays announced on Thursday that 30 players on Minor League contracts have been invited to Major League camp. That group is headlined by top prospects Carson

CHICAGO – Baseball comparisons drawn between Mark Buehrle and the duo of Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith basically begin and end with all three being left-handed hurlers and having connections to the White Sox organization. It’s true at least at this point. Buehrle is happily enjoying retirement in Missouri with

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The Minor League Ballpark Guides series spotlights each stadium across baseball’s affiliated ranks. Each edition provides ballpark highlights, from concessions to seating options to in-game entertainment to mascots. Ballpark Guides also take travelers through each facility’s surrounding area, encompassing the best places in town to eat or drink, nearby tourist

There just isn't enough room to fit all the worthy talents on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. We unveiled our latest rankings last Friday, and now we're going to spotlight the best prospect in each farm system who couldn't quite make the cut. We undertook the same exercise last

MIAMI -- The Marlins on Monday announced 24 non-roster invitees to big league camp, headlined by five of their Top 30 prospects per MLB Pipeline's 2024 list: left-hander Robby Snelling (No. 6), catcher Joe Mack (No. 10), outfielders Andrew Pintar (No. 21) and Jakob Marsee (No. 22) and infielder Jacob

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MLB Pipeline's new Top 100 Prospects list was released late last week, crowning Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki as MLB's No. 1 prospect with Boston's Roman Anthony and the Twins' Walker Jenkins rounding out the top three.

The next wave of young Red Sox stars is about to arrive all at once, and you’ll get a sneak peak of the future this spring with Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer all invited to Major League Spring Training, the club announced on Tuesday. Boston’s top three prospects

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