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Draft deadline passes with all 1st-rounders signed

August 1, 2024

The Draft signing deadline came and went at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday with very little drama. The final two unsigned first-rounders came to terms in the morning. East Carolina right-hander Trey Yesavage (No. 20 overall) agreed to a $4,177,500 deal with the Blue Jays and North Carolina outfielder Vance

2024 Draft first-round signings tracker

August 1, 2024

Below is a list of every player drafted in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft. Each club had until 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 1, to come to terms with its Draft selections. If a player has exhausted his collegiate eligibility, he can sign at any time

Draft Day 3: Most interesting picks from each round

@SamDykstraMiLB
July 16, 2024

After 315 players were selected over the first two days of the 2024 MLB Draft, 300 more players heard their names on Tuesday as the Draft concluded with Rounds 11-20. As a reminder, the late rounds can be more than just opportunities to fill out a farm system. This year’s

'24 Draftees who could be on the fast track to the bigs

July 16, 2024

The 2023 Draft class wasted no time getting players to the Majors. Nolan Schanuel joined the Angels last August, just 37 days after turning pro. Wyatt Langford became the third-fastest drafted position player to make an Opening Day roster, claiming a starting role with the defending World Series champion Rangers.

Next generation: Sox draft Big Papi's son, Angels take Ramirez's kid

@mollyburkhardt
July 17, 2024

BOSTON -- Could you imagine? It’s the question Baseball Hall of Famer and Boston legend David Ortiz asked three years ago when presented with the idea that one day his son D’Angelo might also end up wearing a Red Sox uniform. That once seemingly far-fetched dream took a big step

How Lyle Miller-Green became the 'Siberian Sultan of Swat'

July 16, 2024

BURKE, Va. -- When Stephanie Miller saw the baby boy, her heart melted. In an instant, all the pain and frustration Stephanie and her husband, Richard Green, had endured in their inability to conceive a child went away. Because there, on a VHS cassette sent along by an adoption agency,

The top 7 storylines from Day 1 of 2024 MLB Draft

July 14, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas -- At the Stockyards historic district, where the 2024 MLB Draft took place Sunday night, you could test your rodeo skills and ride a mechanical bull. And odds are, you would have had much better luck staying on that bucking, spinning, twisting steer for a full minute

Mariners take switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje with 15th pick

@Theo_DeRosa
July 14, 2024

SEATTLE -- The Mariners went bold with the first-round selection in the 2024 MLB Draft on Sunday, taking switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje out of Mississippi State University with their top pick at No. 15 overall. Yes, you read that right. And with their second-round pick, they selected high-school right-hander Ryan Sloan,

These 2024 Draft picks could become their team's No. 1 prospect

@SamDykstraMiLB
July 16, 2024

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Burgeoning baseball factory Wake Forest has trio of Top 10 picks

July 14, 2024

The Demons were out on Sunday night during the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft. Demon Deacons, that is. Three players from Wake Forest University were selected among the top 10 picks in Sunday’s Draft, making the Atlantic Coast Conference school only the second in history to have three

Guardians make Aussie star Bazzana No. 1 overall pick

July 15, 2024

If you’re trying to describe the type of hitter the Guardians prefer to have in their organization, you’ll probably think of a gritty, versatile player with elite contact ability, off-the-charts plate discipline and some potential for power. That’s why Travis Bazzana and Cleveland are a match made in heaven.

Ortiz, Ramirez, Caminiti among 2024 Draft picks with famous family ties

July 16, 2024

Baseball is certainly a family affair for some. That was especially evident during the 2024 MLB Draft, which saw a slew of relatives of former big-leaguers selected to begin professional careers that could someday result in a place on an MLB roster. Relatives of All-Stars, an MVP and even one

Here are 6 storylines to watch ahead of the '25 Draft

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Pipeline Podcast: Diving into the Top 150 Draft Prospects list

April 29, 2025

April showers bring May flowers and a growing sense of anticipation for the MLB Draft! The annual event may still be more than two months away, but MLB Pipeline is just getting into gear. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dive into the hot-off-the-presses Top 150 Draft Prospects list

NEW! Top 150 Draft Prospects: Major changes, big jumps highlight list

April 29, 2025

The Washington Nationals are on the clock. OK, not quite yet, but they do have the No. 1 pick in this year’s Draft, and MLB Pipeline has an updated and expanded Draft Top 150, ranking the players all 30 teams are criss-crossing the country to see to line up their

Here's how the Yanks landed Judge in '13 Draft

Slugger, scouts, coaches recount rise from awkward teen to powerful prospect
April 26, 2025

Aaron Judge, the AL home run king with 62, has become one of the biggest names in Major League Baseball, though his road to stardom was a long and winding one. From his time as a marginal prospect in high school to his selection by the Yankees in the first

Inbox: Which college prospects improved Draft stock most since high school?

April 25, 2025

The end of April is always an interesting time on the prospect calendar. Jim Callis and I are neck deep in finishing our Draft Top 150, which comes out next week. We've also had a slew of exciting callups to the big leagues since the season started, and while we're

Here's every team's 2025 Draft bonus pool and all pick values

April 23, 2025

The Nationals own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 Draft, which comes with a record assigned value. But the Mariners, who jumped from No. 15 to No. 3 in the Draft Lottery, own the largest overall bonus pool. MLB released the slot values and bonus pools to teams

Podcast: NCAA strikeout leader Liam Doyle joins the show

April 22, 2025

The promotion of Minor League home run leader and 2024 No. 4 overall pick Nick Kurtz (ATH No. 1) is just one of several recent big league callups that has baseball buzzing, so that's where Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and host Jason Ratliff turn their attention on the latest Pipeline

Inbox: Hernandez's '25 Draft floor on the rise

April 18, 2025

We're getting lots of questions about when we'll unveil our updated and expanded Draft Top 150. That will come out the evening of April 29, and we'll have a Top 200 in late May and a Top 250 in late June as well. Now for more of your queries and

This college home run robbery has some serious hang time

@thevandalorian
April 18, 2025

When the center-field wall towers over you, why not use it to your advantage? That's exactly what Cal State Monterey Bay's KW Quilici did Thursday.

Podcast: Reds' No. 1 prospect Burns shares his journey to pro ball

April 15, 2025

We are inching closer to the MLB Draft, so it only makes sense that this week's podcast kicks off with a deeper dive into how the landscape has changed of late. In particular, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and host Jason Ratliff examine the breakout performance of Seth Hernandez and discuss

Can this hurler become the first prep righty No. 1 overall pick?

April 14, 2025

For only the third time, USA Baseball crowned a non-California champion in the National High School Invitational last week, with Florida’s Venice High School the last team standing in the April 12 championship game. The NHSI is a team event, but it’s also become a huge scouting event since its

Inbox: How does this crop of HS shortstops measure up to previous Drafts?

April 10, 2025

With all four full-season Minor League affiliates now underway, and the amateur season (i.e. the 2025 Draft class) going full tilt for some time now, there’s plenty to talk about. This week’s MLB Pipeline Inbox takes a look at some top prospects in the Minors, the start of the lower

How the first 10 picks of the 2025 Draft could look

@RobTnova24
April 9, 2025

We are not only rolling on all cylinders in the Majors and the Minor Leagues right now, but the college baseball season as well. In December, MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis put out his first official mock draft for the 2025 class, but a lot has changed since then. The evaluation