Inbox: Is Liranzo's future with Tigers behind the plate? Chandler in Bucs '25 rotation?
The Arizona Fall League is over, with tremendous prospects shutting things down for the offseason. All 30 teams have made their 40-man roster decisions, adding big-name prospects and some sleepers to keep an eye on. So whatĄŻs a prospect hound to do? Answer your questions, of course! We answered a
Here's the 2024 All-Arizona Fall League Team
Season No. 32 of the Arizona Fall League is in the books, with the Salt River Rafters beating the Surprise Saguaros, 3-2, in the Championship Game on Saturday. It was another fall full of top prospects and top performances. Below is the 2024 MLB Pipeline All-AFL Team. This is based
Abel among 3 pitchers added to Phillies' 40-man roster
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies added three starting pitchers to the 40-man roster on Tuesday night, protecting them from next monthĄŻs Rule 5 Draft: right-handers Mick Abel (PhilliesĄŻ No. 6 prospect), Jean Cabrera (No. 13) and Mois¨Śs Chace (No. 26). The Phillies are looking to create as much starting pitching depth
Here are the 2024 Fall League award winners
For six more weeks again this year, some of the best prospects in baseball shined in the Arizona Fall League, the gameĄŻs most elite prospect circuit. Now itĄŻs time to give out some hardware. The Fall League annually awards the Joe Black MVP Award to its top performer, and since
Phils' Painter named Arizona Fall League Pitcher of the Year
When youĄŻre as good as Andrew Painter can be on the mound, a rehab assignment can turn into an award-winning performance. After a two-year layoff following Tommy John surgery, the goal was for the No. 32 prospect in baseball to simply get his first competitive innings in the Arizona Fall
Painter leaves mark on AFL as comeback begins
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Painter aces test with 6 K's in final Fall League outing
SURPRISE, Ariz. ¨C Mission accomplished. Andrew Painter arrived in the Arizona Fall League six weeks ago, having not pitched in game action since he sprained his elbow during a Spring Training appearance on March 1, 2023. He tried to rehab the injury before having Tommy John surgery that July, and
Arizona Fall League Week 5 top performers
Here are the top performers from the fifth week of AFL action:
Pipeline Podcast: Justin Crawford interview, AFL Derby, Fall Stars, Roki Sasaki
With the Arizona Fall League's Home Run Derby and Fall Stars Game on tap for the weekend, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff open this week's podcast with a discussion of which top prospects they're most excited to see show out and dive into the choices on Final 2
Arizona Fall League Week 4 top performers
Here are the top performers from the fourth week of AFL action:
Painter dominates with all four of his pitches in latest sparkling fall start
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Andrew Painter comeback tour continued on Wednesday afternoon. The fourth Arizona Fall League start for the No. 32 prospect in baseball delivered similar results to the Phillies phenomĄŻs previous outing: three scoreless innings, three strikeouts, no walks and one step closer to being ready for a
Here are the Arizona Fall League's top Statcast performers
This fall, for the first time, the majority of Arizona Fall League stadiums are outfitted with Statcast technology. That enables us to peek under the hood and get a better sense of how some of the gameĄŻs best prospects are performing on the annual elite prospect circuit. With that in
Keep an eye on these Phillies prospects in 2025
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Painter gets a grip on Fall League competition with his new slider
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In many ways, GlendaleĄŻs starter Thursday was the old Andrew Painter, the one who posted a zero in 11 of his 22 appearances and finished with a 1.56 ERA across three levels during a legendary 2022 run. In other ways, it was a new Painter. Sure, heĄŻs
Phillies' talented defender Rincon focused on bat in Arizona Fall League
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- By now, Phillies infield prospect Bryan Rincon understands that fulfilling his dream of becoming a big leaguer isnĄŻt going to be a walk in the park, that sacrifices will have to be made. He committed to his first big one with his family in Venezuela a few
Arizona Fall League Week 2 top performers
Here are the top performers from the second week of AFL action:
Phils' Painter showing he can still light up the radar gun in Fall League
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Fifteen months removed from Tommy John surgery that cost Andrew Painter the entirety of his 2024 regular season, the velocity has returned in spades for MLBĄŻs No. 32 prospect.
Undrafted, Philly's No. 28 prospect making name for himself in Fall League
PEORIA, Ariz. ¨C Just beyond the outfield walls of Carroll B. Land Baseball Field, the home of Point Loma Nazarene University, sits the Pacific Ocean in all its cerulean splendor. While Otto Kemp's first two Arizona Fall League homers may not have splashed down into the water, they gave a
Arizona Fall League Week 1 top performers
The 32nd season of the Arizona Fall League is a week old, and already, there are top prospects standing out amid the field of, well, top prospects. Here are the top performers from the first week of AFL action:
Phils' Painter takes big step in TJ recovery, K's 2 in Fall League
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Sound the alarm, Andrew Painter is back on the hill. As PhiladelphiaĄŻs top-ranked pitching prospect took a deep breath and threw his warmup tosses ahead of his first game action since March 2023, an ambulance siren blared outside of Scottsdale Stadium -- a moment of levity amid
Phils top pitching prospect Painter takes big step toward 2025 rotation
NEW YORK -- The Phillies struggled to find a reliable No. 5 starter in the final months of the 2024 season. They hope it isnĄŻt an issue next year. The Phillies think Andrew Painter will be a candidate at some point. The 21-year-old is PhiladelphiaĄŻs No. 1 pitching prospect and
Here's how the 12 postseason teams were built
There is definitely more than one way to build a winning Major League team, and the 12 clubs headed to the postseason in 2024 prove that. On one hand, there are the Tigers and Guardians, the AL Central teams leading the way with 16 and 15 homegrown players on their
Watch the first episode of MiLB Big Inning for FREE
We here at MLB Pipeline can never get enough Minor League Baseball. If you're reading this, we're guessing the same can be said for yourself. Now we've made it easy for you to take in four games at a time and up to eight games total, all from the comfort
Road to The Show?: PhilliesĄŻ Miller
Each week, MiLB.com profiles an elite prospect by chronicling the steps he's taken toward achieving his Major League dream. Here's a look at top Phillies prospect Aidan Miller. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. The Phillies have not been shy about challenging their
Johnson's control eludes him as MLB debut goes sideways
MIAMI -- When Seth Johnson exited his Major League debut on Sunday afternoon, he and manager Rob Thomson had a long chat in the dugout. Johnson had been hit hard by the Marlins in the PhilsĄŻ 10-1 series-finale loss at loanDepot park, allowing nine runs on eight hits and three