Road to The Show?: PiratesĄŻ Chandler
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 Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler. For more stories about players on The Road to The Show, click here. It took two difficult career decisions for Bubba Chandler
Here's an early look at the top 2025 Rookie of the Year candidates
With Paul Skenes and Luis Gil taking home their leagues' respective 2024 Rookie of the Year Awards, it's time to turn our attention to 2025.
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
From 16 to 26, here is the best prospect at each age
With the World Series over and the Arizona Fall League wrapping up, now is a good time to take stock of an exciting year in prospectdom. In October, MLB Pipeline released its updated Top 100 Prospects list, which featured several big changes at the top, but we're going to take
These Fall League prospects are vying for 40-man spots
Call it a last-chance saloon in the middle of the desert. The Arizona Fall League provides more than just an opportunity to see some of the gameĄŻs top prospects in one spot. ItĄŻs also the final place certain Minor Leaguers can prove they are deserving of a 40-man roster spot
Arizona Fall League Week 5 top performers
Here are the top performers from the fifth week of AFL action:
Pirates outfield prospect's late-season tear not letting up in Fall League
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Players can be a stubborn sort, but Sammy Siani knew something had to change. The Pirates outfield prospect was entering his third season with High-A Greensboro and had hit just .217 over 2022 and ĄŽ23 combined with a 33.7 percent strikeout rate. When upward mobility is the
Doctors said he might not regain full use of his arm. Now he's pitching in the AFL
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The fact that Khristian Curtis is throwing from any mound at all is somewhat amazing. That heĄŻs doing it now in the Arizona Fall League is almost hard to fathom. But here he was on Monday night firing four shutout innings for Scottsdale in an eventual 3-1
These 3 prospects could make big impact with Bucs in '25
The strength of this Pirates organization currently is, without question, young starting pitching, ranging from Paul Skenes to Jared Jones, Luis Ortiz and more. ThereĄŻs more pitching on the way, too, with MLB Pipeline ranking the Pirates as the top farm system for starting pitching, including three right-handers on the
These Bucs prospects created a buzz in '24
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Bucs' No. 3 prospect among Pirates' Arizona Fall League crew
Baseball can be a humbling sport, and thereĄŻs no question Termarr Johnson has learned that over his two-plus years of pro ball since the Pirates took him No. 4 overall in the 2022 Draft. But thankfully, itĄŻs done nothing to dampen his confidence. Ą°I'm just trying to continue to do
Jones' HS coach says he was 'born for this'
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The making of Paul Skenes, a 'one in a decade' kind of pitcher
In the later part of the 2023 collegiate baseball season, the Pirates sent Dewey Robinson to Baton Rouge, La., on a scouting trip. A special advisor on pitching development, Robinson has more than 40 years of coaching experience under his belt and is one of the highest ranking members of
Best hitter in the world? Bucs prospect will do whatever it takes
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- One of the biggest names in the Arizona Fall League gave fans a thrill and a scare in his opening game Tuesday night. Termarr Johnson led off against right-hander Dylan Ray (Diamondbacks) by taking two called strikes and a ball before staying back perfectly on a changeup
Burrows gets 'W' in MLB debut in Bronx: 'That was awesome'
NEW YORK -- It was far from the first time Mike Burrows has been to Yankee Stadium. A Connecticut kid, he and his family made the trip to the home of the Yankees plenty of times, even if Burrows was a Red Sox fan growing up. But he had never
Bucs call up their No. 6 prospect Yorke for debut
ST. LOUIS -- Nick YorkeĄŻs No. 1 fan was the last to know. The Pirates on Monday selected the contract of the infielder/outfielder from Triple-A Indianapolis. Yorke, who was acquired from the Red Sox organization on July 29, is currently rated as PittsburghĄŻs No. 6 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline.
Barco could be on Major League radar in '25
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Meet the only Minor Leaguer from one of the worldĄŻs smallest nations
This is an excerpt from the latest edition of Michael Clair's International Beat Newsletter, bringing global baseball news to your inbox every month. Sign up for future installments HERE and check out the full newsletter HERE.
Chandler uses QB mentality in most dominant Triple-A start yet
Three years after playing high school football, Bubba Chandler remains a quarterback at heart. When MLB's No. 38 overall prospect watches live gridiron games, he can't help but break down defenses by watching safeties and identifying coverages. The two-sport high school star thinks through progressions while playing EA Sports College
The top 11 farm systems with the best pitching prospects?
Good pitching can be hard to find -- look at the flurry of activity at the Trade Deadline for evidence -- so clubs that can develop talents on the mound themselves can get a considerable leg up on the competition. Think of where the Phillies would be without homegrown talents
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
Here are the weirdest stats and plays from the past month in the Minors
Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The edition, rounding up the month of August, features RBI explosions, epic sweeps, same-named individuals and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get in
Amid whirlwind season, Cook's debut 'one to remember'
PITTSBURGH ¨C Billy Cook was playing Fortnite with former teammates in the OriolesĄŻ system Saturday night when he got a call from Triple-A Indianapolis manager Miguel P¨Śrez. He let it go to voicemail the first time so he could keep gaming, but the second time he called, Cook knew he
As he joins Top 100 list, RHP prospect ascending fast
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