Prospect Pipeline

  1. 5 Top Prospects Who Will Go from Single-A All-Stars to MLB All-Stars

    There comes a point in every young baseball player's career where they, to steal an intentionally ambiguous line from Tony Soprano, get it. It is hard to pinpoint exactly when that moment comes, at least from the outside...

    Adam Wells Written by Adam Wells about 14 hours ago 1,868 reads 3 comments

  2. 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 1 day ago 2,052 reads 2 comments

  3. 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 1 day ago 4,247 reads 2 comments

  4. 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 2 days ago 88,306 reads 1 comments

  5. 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 2 days ago 4,449 reads 10 comments

  6. 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 6 days ago 5,229 reads 13 comments

  7. 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 7 days ago 6,533 reads 4 comments

  8. 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 8 days ago 2,195 reads 0 comments

  9. 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 8 days ago 3,134 reads 1 comments

  10. 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 9 days ago 11,542 reads 15 comments

  11. 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 10 days ago 234,242 reads 136 comments

  12. 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 11 days ago 86,504 reads 190 comments

  13. 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 11 days ago 118,503 reads 62 comments

  14. 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 11 days ago 70,924 reads 26 comments

  15. 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 12 days ago 61,116 reads 2 comments

  16. 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 12 days ago 5,628 reads 0 comments

  17. 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 13 days ago 95,072 reads 49 comments

  18. 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 13 days ago 27,170 reads 10 comments

  19. 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 14 days ago 22,159 reads 13 comments

  20. 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 14 days ago 68,463 reads 31 comments

  21. 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 14 days ago 48,972 reads 15 comments

  22. 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 15 days ago 3,359 reads 0 comments

  23. 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 15 days ago 15,520 reads 9 comments

  24. 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 15 days ago 2,817 reads 2 comments

  25. 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 16 days ago 9,577 reads 2 comments