Prospect Pipeline

  1. MLB Prospects Update: Hottest, Coldest Pitchers at Every Minor League Level

    Selected by the Red Sox with the 39th overall pick in the 2011 draft, Anthony Ranaudo was expected to make a quick ascent to the major leagues...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 3 hours ago 281 reads 0 comments

  2. Each MLB Team's 'Hidden Gem' Prospect Fans May Not Know About

    Due to the amount of attention paid to each organization's top prospects and early-round draft picks, many of the game's underrated prospects are perpetually obscured...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 7 hours ago 1,455 reads 1 comments

  3. Stock Up, Stock Down on MLB's Top 10 Prospects After Week 11

    In the wake of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft in early June, I re-worked my preseason top 50 prospects rankings to include several of the top draft picks...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 1 day ago 87,416 reads 0 comments

  4. Full Predictions for the 2014 MLB Rookie Class

    Major League Baseball’s 2012 rookie class was easily the best in recent memory, as well as one of the best in the history of the sport...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 1 day ago 3,671 reads 10 comments

  5. Predicting the 2013 All-Star Futures Game Rosters 1 Month out

    The SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game will never generate as much excitement as the All-Star Game, but it absolutely should. Each year the event gives fans a preview of the sport’s top prospects, as 25 players are selected to play for the U...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 5 days ago 4,906 reads 13 comments

  6. MLB Prospects Update: Hottest, Coldest Hitters at Every Minor League Level

    Mastering the High-A Florida State League is usually a challenge for young hitters due to its pitcher-friendly parks and environment. However, somebody forgot to pass along that information to Miguel Sano ...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 6 days ago 6,294 reads 4 comments

  7. Scouting the Top 10 Prospects Playing in the College World Series

    North Carolina clinched a College World Series berth on Tuesday afternoon, as it defeated South Carolina, 5-4...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 7 days ago 2,100 reads 0 comments

  8. Predicting the 10 MLB Draftees Who Will Snag the Largest Signing Bonuses

    While it’s only been a few days since the conclusion of the 2013 First-Year Player draft, some teams have already announced the signing of their early-round selections...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 7 days ago 3,055 reads 1 comments

  9. Is Top Prospect Javier Baez's 4-Home Run Game a Sign of Superstar MLB Future?

    The Chicago Cubs , currently sitting in last place in the National League Central at 25-36, are enduring yet another bad season at the big league level...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 8 days ago 11,481 reads 15 comments

  10. Mike Rosenbaum's Updated Top 50 MLB Prospects After the 2013 MLB Draft

    With the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft now in the books and countless prospects having already reached the major leagues, the top 50 overall prospect rankings has a much different look than it did just a few months ago...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 9 days ago 233,515 reads 136 comments

  11. 2013 MLB Draft: Re-Ranking All 30 MLB Farm Systems Post-Draft

    With the Major League Baseball draft now in the rear-view mirror, it is as good a time as any to take a look at the state of the farm system of all 30 teams...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 10 days ago 85,534 reads 187 comments

  12. 2013 MLB Draft Results: Biggest Winners and Losers of the Entire Draft

    After three grueling days covering 40 rounds and 1,216 picks, the 2013 first-year player draft has finally come to an end. While some teams employed a consistent draft strategy across all three days, others were seemingly all over the place...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 10 days ago 118,315 reads 62 comments

  13. 2013 MLB Draft Grades: Final Report Cards for All 30 Teams

    After 40 rounds and over 1,200 players, it is time to reflect on what happened during the past three days in the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 10 days ago 70,398 reads 26 comments

  14. 2013 MLB Draft Grades: Full Day 2 Report Card

    As we head into the final day of the 2013 MLB first-year player draft—which once again begins at 1 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on MLB.com —it’s only appropriate that we reflect on Friday’s results...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 11 days ago 61,091 reads 2 comments

  15. 2013 MLB Draft: Top Day 1 Picks Answer Draft-Day Questions

    The opening night of the 2013 first-year player draft was full of surprises. While everyone expected Mark Appel , Jonathan Gray and Kris Bryant to be the first three players ...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 11 days ago 5,621 reads 0 comments

  16. MLB Draft 2013: Predicting the MLB ETA for Every 1st-Round Pick

    After the first day of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, we can start to make sense of the things we saw from the 28 teams that made a pick in the first round on Thursday night...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 12 days ago 94,186 reads 49 comments

  17. MLB Draft 2013: 7 Best Players Still on the Board After Day 1

    Even though the first two rounds and 73 picks are in the books, a number of highly-touted players remain in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft who figure to hear their names called at some point on Day 2...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 12 days ago 27,152 reads 10 comments

  18. 2013 MLB Draft Projections: Big League Comparisons for Top 25 Prospects

    In prospect evaluation, it's often necessary to compare a young player to a past or present major leaguer as a means of projecting his overall future potential...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 13 days ago 22,119 reads 13 comments

  19. MLB Mock Draft 2013: Mike Rosenbaum's Final 1st-Round Projections

    With the 2013 MLB Rule 4 draft set to commence on Thursday night, it’s time to take one final stab at predicting how the first round will unfold. For the second consecutive year, the Houston Astros have the No...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 13 days ago 68,415 reads 31 comments

  20. MLB Draft 2013: Ranking the Top 10 Prospects at Every Position

    The 2013 Major League Baseball draft is upon us, with several questions at the top and many more to follow after the Houston Astros make the first pick...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 13 days ago 48,910 reads 15 comments

  21. 2013 MLB Draft: 8 Buzzworthy Prospects to Watch on Draft Day

    As the final preparations are being made for the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, one of the most common terms that you will hear in mock drafts and predictions is "helium...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 13 days ago 3,351 reads 0 comments

  22. Top 2013 MLB Draft Prospects Who Are Relatives of Former Superstars

    In the 2012 MLB first-year players draft, the Baltimore Orioles selected local prep standout Ryan Ripken, otherwise known as the son of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 14 days ago 15,515 reads 9 comments

  23. Why Mark Appel Is Worth the No. 1 Pick and Huge Bonus Demands

    Mark Appel , the Stanford right-handed pitcher who passed up a $3.8 million bonus from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the No. 8 pick in last year's draft, appears to have made a smart business decision to return to school for his senior season in 2013...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 14 days ago 2,815 reads 2 comments

  24. 2013 MLB Draft Predictions: Which Prospects Have Highest Ceiling?

    The operative word in any Major League Baseball draft is ceiling. Players with a high ceiling, and some track record of performance, are going to be taken very early...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 15 days ago 9,568 reads 2 comments

  25. Mike Rosenbaum vs. Jonathan Mayo: Draft Experts Answer 2013's Burning Questions

    The 2013 MLB Rule IV Draft is set to begin Thursday night, but the ongoing uncertainty about who will be the No. 1 pick has led to widespread speculation as to how the first round will unfold...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 16 days ago 13,535 reads 13 comments