It’s time to crown a new king. After a three-year run for the Orioles atop our preseason farm system rankings, they’ve stepped off the throne, making way for the Tigers. The O’s had slipped from the top spot in our 2024 midseason rankings as they’d graduated a number of prospects

TAMPA, Fla. -- George Lombard Jr.’s spring could have come with plenty of caveats. He’s the youngest player in Yankees camp, the only one with a 2005 birthdate. He hasn’t played above High-A Hudson Valley. As a non-roster invite, it would be more about the experience than the production. Even

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- One of the Reds’ top prospects, first baseman Cam Collier, will begin his 2025 season on the injured list because he needs left thumb surgery. Collier, who is ranked by MLB Pipeline as Cincinnati's No. 4 prospect and No. 90 overall, tore the ulnar collateral ligament in

The wait is finally over. Spring Training games are well underway and Spring Breakout is almost here. While the spring offers first glimpses at offseason additions on MLB rosters and what potential lineups will look like once the regular season arrives, it also gives fans the chance to watch the

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The last time Juan Soto played in a Minor League game was back in 2018, when in the span of 39 games at age 19 he went from A ball to High-A to Double-A and then to the big leagues with the Nationals and never

Spring Breakout is back, and top prospects across all 30 organizations will once again take center stage in Arizona and Florida. The second annual edition of Spring Breakout, which takes place March 13-16, features hundreds of the top prospects from around the league. The rosters are stacked, highlighted by 72

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Jackson Jobe came into Spring Training armed with an array of pitches, including a curveball and a sinker he added in the offseason, in an effort to win a spot in the Tigers’ rotation. Sometimes, though, he can still keep it simple and let the fastball eat.

Spring Breakout will soon offer the opportunity for the majority of baseball's top prospects to face off against each other for the second straight year. Fearsome sluggers against hard-throwing pitchers. Speedy baserunners against cannon-armed catchers. Well-rounded shortstops battling to prove who should be ranked higher. Full rosters for all 30

Everybody is going to Spring Breakout this year. Well, almost everyone.

MLB Pipeline released its Top 100 Prospects list in late January, but that didn't mark the end of rankings season. With Spring Training well underway, our team-by-team Top 30s have been unveiled. Our rollout began with the AL and NL East on Monday and the Central Divisions on Tuesday. We're

Here is the latest on injuries and roster moves involving MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects:

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Greetings from Arizona everyone. While my Spring Training coverage officially starts on Saturday, I arrived early enough on Friday to enjoy the …. 50 degree temps and rain? Maybe I’m still in Pittsburgh? Or maybe I’m just delirious after working to get out all of the Top

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The wind might’ve been blowing out at Sloan Park on Saturday afternoon, but make no mistake, the huge homers from Mariners prospects Colt Emerson and Harry Ford were no cheapies. “That was not a ballpark thing,” manager Dan Wilson said.

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LAS VEGAS -- When Nick Kurtz eventually makes his highly anticipated Major League debut with the Athletics, his road to The Show likely will have included a stop with the Las Vegas Aviators, the club’s Triple-A affiliate. Before officially playing a game for the Aviators, Kurtz -- rated the A’s

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Marlins made their second wave of cuts at big league camp on Saturday afternoon, highlighted by seven prospects on the organization’s MLB Pipeline Top 30 list. Corner infielder Deyvison De Los Santos (No. 12), right-hander Adam Mazur (No. 13) and middle infielder Max Acosta (No. 20)

SCOTTSDALE Ariz. -- Part of evaluating a pitcher who is going to be a big part of a team's future is seeing what happens when things go wrong. That means Saturday afternoon’s struggles of Rockies right-hander Chase Dollander, the No. 25 overall prospect per MLB Pipeline, provided information that could

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Shane Smith mowed down one of baseball’s most intimidating lineups. Not bad for a Rule 5 pick who has yet to make his big league debut. Smith struck out five in three innings of work in Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Dodgers, marking the 24-year-old’s second consecutive

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- It has been a very different Spring Training for Mike Burrows compared to a year ago. In 2024, he was still rehabbing back from Tommy John surgery with no chance to break camp with the club.

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This story was excerpted from Brian McTaggart's Astros Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Despite being on the same team with players like Jacob Melton, Cam Smith and Chase Jaworsky, 19-year-old Astros prospect

Heavy is the head that wears the crown -- or in this case, the pink “Daddy” hat. But the defending national champion Tennessee Volunteers have shown no signs of slowing down to start the season as they threw a combined no-hitter on Friday en route to a 12-0 victory over

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Rangers' matchup with the Rockies was canceled on Friday night due to inclement weather, pushing back the Cactus League debuts of both ace Jacob deGrom and second-year outfielder Wyatt Langford. The Rangers will return to the field on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. Arizona time against the