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Jack Leiter’s MLB Success Will Depend On Fastball Location, Improved Secondaries
J.J. Cooper dives into Jack Leiter’s professional pitch data to see how he may approach hitters in the big leagues.
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10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention
We know it’s early, but these 10 prospects are all showing positive signs and some could even push into the Top 100 conversation.
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Future Projection Episode 85: MiLB Prospects Off To Strong Starts In 2024
Ben and Carlos talk through all kinds of early-season performances to start the season, but before getting into minor leaguers they start off with how…
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Four Young MLB Hitters Showing Encouraging Signs In 2024
It’s easier to react to pitching changes in small samples because there’s a natural window between starts and it’s quicker to see how “true talent…
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Colton Cowser, Heston Kjerstad Highlight Orioles’ Top-Of-The-Draft Strategy
Colton Cowser and Heston Kjerstad are off to red-hot starts. Both are great examples of how the Orioles approach the draft.
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2024 College Baseball Coverage
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MLB Mock Draft 2024 Version 2.0: Updated Picks For Every Team
Our latest first-round mock takes stock of changes this spring. Charlie Condon, Jac Caglianone & others headline once again.
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College Baseball Top 25 Rankings
Texas A&M remains No. 1 in our NCAA Top 25, plus two new teams enter the list following strong weekends.
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Nick Kurtz, Ryan Prager Highlight NCAA Week 9 Standouts (Hot Sheet)
Evaluating 20 top performers from college baseball’s ninth week of the regular season.
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Upsets By Alabama, NC State Highlight College Baseball’s Weekend (Off The Bat)
What a fun weekend across college baseball. Off The Bat dives into the biggest stories, including a bold Eight For Omaha pick.
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Arkansas Pitching Staff Stands Out Not Just For Quality, But Also Depth
Arkansas was locked in a pitchers’ duel at Auburn on March 21. The Razorbacks scored a run in the top of the first inning but…
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RoboScout’s MLB Prospects With Intriguing April Data
We don’t quite have enough data to roll out formal RoboScout rankings yet, but here’s an appetizer of prospects worth monitoring.
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Fantasy Podcast: Is It Time To Panic?
This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss struggling stars and give a panic level for each. In…
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Fantasy Baseball: RoboScout Early 2024 Teaser
Welcome to the RoboScout 2024 teaser. As Vlad Guerrero Jr. might say: the trailer before the movie. It’s only been a couple weeks in the…
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2024 Top 100 Prospects
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Who Could Be Baseball America’s No. 1 Prospect In 2025?
BA staffers give five players, including an outside the box wild card option, who could be No. 1 in the 2025 Top 100.
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9 Players Primed To Rise In Our 2024 Top 100 MLB Prospects Ranking
Here are nine players we think could make big moves up the Top 100 as the season plays out.
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The Jackson Era: Led By Holliday And Chourio, The ‘Jacksons’ Are Set To Take Over Baseball
Jackson Holliday and Jackson Chourio are ushering in the Jackson Era in baseball.
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20 Players Who Could Become 2025 Top 100 Prospects
From players who just missed this year’s list to deeper sleepers, J.J. Cooper explores potential risers.
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15 MLB Prospects Who Just Missed The 2024 Top 100
Highlighting a slew of players who could soon find themselves on the Top 100 once games start.
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Rare Bird: Jackson Holliday Speeds Through Minors To Win 2023 MiLB Player of the Year Award
Jackson Holliday and Orioles officials explain his Baseball America’s 2023 MiLB Player of the Year winning season.
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Orioles Draft Jackson Holliday No. 1; ‘He Was Our Favorite Choice’
After much deliberation, the Orioles got the player they wanted.
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Future Projection Episode 51: Is Jackson Holliday The Best Prospect In Baseball?
Ben Badler and Carlos Collazo make the case for Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday as the No. 1 prospect in baseball.
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2022 High School Player Of The Year: Jackson Holliday
Pursuit of hits record, scrutiny of scouts did not faze Stillwater’s Jackson Holliday, son of the program’s most famous baseball alum.
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Jackson Holliday of the Orioles Joins the Prospect Pad
The Orioles phenom had travel issues and couldn’t make our live broadcast — but we did get to interview him after we were off the air.
MLB Breakout Prospects To Watch In 2024
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MLB Breakout Prospects To Watch In 2024 For Every Team
Identifying at least two prospects ranked outside the Top 10 in each MLB system who could rise our rankings in 2024.
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New York Yankees Breakout MLB Prospects Entering 2024
Entering 2024, we’re examining multiple Yankees prospects on the verge of a breakout season. To qualify as a breakout prospect for this exercise, a player…
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New York Mets Breakout MLB Prospects Entering 2024
Entering 2024, we’re examining multiple Mets prospects on the verge of a breakout season. To qualify as a breakout prospect for this exercise, a player…
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Baltimore Orioles Breakout MLB Prospects Entering 2024
Entering 2024, we’re examining multiple Orioles prospects on the verge of a breakout season. To qualify as a breakout prospect for this exercise, a player…
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Atlanta Braves Breakout MLB Prospects Entering 2024
Entering 2024, we’re examining multiple Braves prospects on the verge of a breakout season. To qualify as a breakout prospect for this exercise, a player…
MLB Spring Breakout Series
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10 MLB Prospects Who Stood Out At Spring Breakout
These 10 prospects had the best showings from MLB’s Spring Breakout series, including Spencer Jones, Paul Skenes and more.
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Cooper: MLB Gets It Right With Spring Breakout Idea
After just two games, J.J. Cooper has seen enough. He writes Spring Breakout is now the best weekend of prospect watching all year.
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MLB Spring Breakout Series Schedule, Roster Analysis For Every Team
MLB’s Spring Breakout Series kicks off March 14. Here’s the full schedule, plus a look at every team’s roster.
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20 Up-Arrow MLB Prospects Who Could Solidify Their Stock At Spring Breakout
MLB’s Spring Breakout series provides a glimpse into the future and the arrow is pointing up on these 20 prospects.
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15 Lower-Level Prospects To Watch At MLB Spring Breakout
These lower-level prospects should all be on your radar in 2024 and could announce their presence at Spring Breakout.
Ben Badler’s International Coverage
Dive into international reviews for all 30 MLB organizations.
MLB Mock Draft
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2024 MLB Mock Draft 1.0: Charlie Condon, Jac Caglianone Make Strong Impressions
See which players have helped or hurt their draft stock a month in the 2024 season.
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Why Japanese Righthander Yoshinobu Yamamoto Is Coveted By MLB Teams
MLB teams have flocked to Japan to scout Yoshinobu Yamamoto for years. Here’s why he’s such a coveted arm.
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Breakout MLB Prospects That Lived Up To The Hype In 2023
These prospects impressed scouts in spring training and delivered on their potential in 2023.
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Better Than Babe: Shohei Ohtani Shatters Precedent As 2023 MLB Player Of The Year
For yet another transcendent and dominant season, Shohei Ohtani is the 2023 Major League Player of the Year.
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The Next Orion Kerkering? Here Are 8 MLB Draft Picks Who Could Reach Majors In 2024
We examine eight pitchers who were selected in the 2023 MLB Draft who we think could reach the majors in 2024.
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College Baseball Top 25 Recruiting Rankings For Class Of 2024
Ranking the 25 best recruiting classes in the country on signing day.
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From The Archives: Baseball America’s Scouting Dictionary
We present the Baseball America Scouting Dictionary, the first time all important scouting terms have been brought together in one handy-dandy, clip-and-save resource.
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Understanding Pitch Classification In The Pitch-Tracking Era
Geoff Pontes breaks down the different pitch types and subclassifications within each to gain a better understanding of each pitch type.
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Explaining The 20-80 Baseball Scouting Scale
Explaining how we—and most baseball scouts—determine the player grades you often read about on the scouting scale.
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Explaining The Rule 5 Draft
Frequently asked Rule 5 Draft questions, roster rules, and how players “stick” with their new teams.
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The Oral History Of The Baseball America Top 100 Prospects List
It was 25 years ago that Baseball America unveiled its first Top 100 Prospects list. Braves wunderkind lefty Steve Avery was the original No. 1…