Prospect Pipeline

  1. Each MLB Team's Top Prospect They Refuse to Trade

    If baseball fans have learned anything this offseason, it’s that there’s no such thing as an untouchable prospect...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 56,306 reads 29 comments

  2. Ranking the Top 10 MLB Prospects Traded This Offseason

    When a top-ranked prospect is traded during the offseason, it’s a big deal. When numerous top prospects are dealt, as has been the case this offseason, it’s essentially unprecedented...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 4,045 reads 3 comments

  3. Ranking the 5 Most Underrated Prospects in the New York Mets' Farm System

    It ain’t easy being a prospect in the New York Mets ’ farm system. After a fourth-place finish in the National League East for the fourth-consecutive season, the organization is in need of an infusion of young talent...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 6,736 reads 3 comments

  4. MLB Prospects Who Could Be the Next Barry Bonds

    Without launching into a long diatribe on the state of Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame and the lack of inductees from the 2013 class, I believe that Barry Bonds is a no-doubt Hall of Famer ...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 3,700 reads 6 comments

  5. 10 College Baseball Prospects with Tons of Big League Star Potential

    With the start of the college season edging closer each day, anticipation and excitement for the 2013 first-year player draft in June is growing steadily...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 4,428 reads 2 comments

  6. Ranking the 5 Best Power-Hitting Prospects for 2013

    Upon Bryce Harper’s graduation from the minor to major leagues, the prospect realm lost its most promising power hitter...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 6,737 reads 15 comments

  7. Biggest MLB Prospect Busts from the 2012 Draft Class

    Declaring a 2012 draft pick as a bust in less than a year is a bit unfair. As it goes in the prospect game, it’s difficult to project a player’s true ceiling in anything ...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 5,235 reads 5 comments

  8. Ranking the 5 Most Underrated Prospects in the Boston Red Sox's Farm System

    Just as it always seems to be with the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees, there’s essentially no such thing as an “underrated” prospect in Boston Red Sox’s farm system...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 8,869 reads 5 comments

  9. The Hottest/Coldest Pitching Prospects in the Offseason Winter Leagues

    Postseason play in all four offseason winter leagues continued this past week, as teams battle for a potential berth into the Caribbean Series in early February...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 1,444 reads 0 comments

  10. 10 Hitting Prospects Ready to Take the Largest Leaps in 2013

    Each season there are lower-level position prospects who turn in a breakout offense campaign, and as a result, narrow the gap between their present ability and future potential...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 6,859 reads 4 comments

  11. Each MLB Team's Biggest Sleeper Prospect for 2013

    Every prospect hound takes immense pride in identifying sleeper prospects—it’s just what we do. Luckily, due to the extensive nature of the amateur draft, there’s a countless supply of new, lower-level talent to evaluate each year...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 11,839 reads 6 comments

  12. Ranking the 5 Most Underrated Prospects in the San Francisco Giants' System

    When putting together my list of the top 10 prospects in the San Francisco Giants ’ farm system, their lack of projectable talent made the back end of the ranking somewhat of a crapshoot...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 6,389 reads 3 comments

  13. Ranking the 5 Most Underrated Prospects in the New York Yankees' Farm System

    As I highlighted in my ranking of the New York Yankees ’ top 10 prospects , the organization has numerous young, projectable players on the rise, but very few capable of contributing in the major leagues during the 2013 season...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 12,555 reads 31 comments

  14. MLB Teams That Would Benefit Most from Signing Cuban Prospect Aledmys Diaz

    The market for Cuban prospect Aledmys Diaz should begin to unfold this week in the wake of the shortstop’s 23rd birthday on Tuesday...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 4,220 reads 3 comments

  15. The Hottest Hitting Prospects in the Offseason Winter Leagues

    The playoffs are underway in all four factions of the offseason winter Leagues, with the winner of the Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican and Venezuelan leagues to represent their country in February’s Caribbean Series...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 2,672 reads 0 comments

  16. 10 Pitching Prospects Ready to Take the Largest Leaps in 2013

    Each year, there are lower-level pitching prospects who narrow the gap between their present abilities and future potential, and as a result emerge as a highly projected prospect...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 4,811 reads 9 comments

  17. Redrafting the 1st Round of the 2012 MLB Class

    Looking back at the 2012 draft, it’s easy to use hindsight to declare certain teams as either a winner or loser. However, the reality is that it will take several years to truly evaluate each organization’s first-round selection...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 4,872 reads 7 comments

  18. Ranking the Top 10 Prospects in the San Diego Padres' Farm System

    For the second straight season the San Diego Padres boast a top-five farm system thanks to a healthy mix of developing prospects and big-league-ready talent...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 6,108 reads 1 comments

  19. The Hottest Pitchers of the Offseason Winter Leagues

    The action in the Caribbean Winter Leagues (Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican and Venezuelan) this past week was limited, as the playoffs in each of the four leagues are now underway...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 4,673 reads 1 comments

  20. Ranking the Top 10 Prospects in the Minnesota Twins' Farm System

    Headed into the 2012 season, the Minnesota Twins ’ farm system was in poor shape and arguably among the worst in the game...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 7,911 reads 6 comments

  21. 5 MLB Prospects Who Are Glad to Have a Fresh Start in 2013

    For every prospect who's looking to build upon a breakout 2012 season, there are countless others hoping to right the ship and prove that their off-year was merely a fluke...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 1,413 reads 0 comments

  22. Ranking the Top 10 Prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' Farm System

    The Pittsburgh Pirates ’ farm system figured to rank among the best in the game heading into the 2012 season, especially with two potential front-line starters in Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 6,570 reads 12 comments

  23. 5 Prospects Who Could Be the Next David Price

    Selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, David Price enjoyed a meteoric rise to the major leagues after beginning his professional debut at High-A Vero Beach...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 4 months ago 20,333 reads 21 comments

  24. 2013 MLB Mock Draft: Fresh 1st-Round Predictions for the New Year

    With the spring season edging closer every day, draft talk is beginning to heat up as each organization quietly evaluates the top talent in the 2013 class...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 5 months ago 32,914 reads 29 comments

  25. Assembling a Mariners Giancarlo Stanton Trade Package the Marlins Would Accept

    The Miami Marlins are now willing to at least hear offers for Giancarlo Stanton , according to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com/Sirius XM . However, the organization is not actively shopping him...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 5 months ago 10,447 reads 69 comments