Ben Spanier

Introducing the BP Top 101!

2026 Prospects: The Top 101 | Baseball Prospectus The Top 101 prospects, ranked.

we've released our Top 101 Prospect List over at @baseballprospectus.com today. It's free to read with a basic subscription (no $$ required)

we got like 8-10 out here, it’s wild. I’m in disbelief

the Luis Robert trade news is going to be so anticlimactic after like three years of rumors

2026 Prospects: New York Yankees Top Prospects | Baseball Prospectus Even without the depth that has lately become common, the Yankees' system offers plenty of intrigue.

as a reminder, our prices are going up on 1/1, which means you can lock in the current rate right now and get access to things like the Yankees top prospects list, from @mdonodeo.bsky.social, which we just published this morning:

Peyton Pallette is too too, I think that pick has some sneaky upside and I was surprised he was unprotected

Spencer Miles has barely pitched in years and pitched in the AFL so that's an AFL scouting pick

Cade Winquest is a depth SP

Zach McCambley is too too too and has some interesting metrics

2026 Prospects: Chicago White Sox Top Prospects | Baseball Prospectus A solid foundation, for an organization in need.

the White Sox top 10 is pretty solid this year, though it drops off a bit after that www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

2026 Prospects: Chicago White Sox Top Prospects | Baseball Prospectus A solid foundation, for an organization in need.

@bspan2.bsky.social takes lead on the White Sox while I chip in with some draftees and try to figure out what to do with Hagen Smith. It’s an interesting season but still not as deep as you’d have hoped by now. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

The Red Sox Share Their Password | Baseball Prospectus Meanwhile, the Reds look to keep the band together by re-signing their closer.

agree with Craig that Jhostynxon García is the sort of risk the Pirates should be taking as they try to make their offense viable. for me he would’ve been near the back of their top ten www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

thanks

come for the top three to top six players in the system, stay for my blurbs on a bunch of flawed but fun(?) players in the second half of the list

in search of residual Cardinals devil magic

this NFL game is actually great. unironically enjoying it

MLU: Rediscovering Rojas | Baseball Prospectus Philly's former center fielder is, for the moment, their current center fielder, and he's making his case in LIDOM.

winter ball ensures that the season never truly ends. Johan Rojas is always playing center field somewhere www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

glad to see the (East Carolina) Pirates dominating in the World Series

The Heat Check Prospect Podcast: Episode 29 Podcast Episode · The Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network · 10/28/2025 · 42m

The latest Heat Check podcast is up today. In it, @bspan2.bsky.social, Grant, and I discuss some of our favorite prospects from the past season and look forward to the upcoming prospect lists.
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warming up in the dugout

MLU: You Want Maximo? It'll Acosta | Baseball Prospectus The most notable performances from across the winter leagues over the weekend.

the thing everybody cares about today: there are actually lots of good prospects in the Arizona Fall League this year, and also Maximo Acosta having a good weekend in Venezuela www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

come on Victor Robles, do it for the late 2010s prospect rankings

come on George, do it for Elon (University)

with that base running play, Josh Naylor is now officially the Mr. October of this postseason

maybe if the Brewers win the World Series it will help fix some of the problems the Cubs caused by winning it in 2016

“what’re you looking at, blue??”

Tre’ Morgan one week and Lucy Dacus the next. only in the research triangle

MLU: Queremos Quero | Baseball Prospectus We're glad he's back this year, and we're looking forward to more.

today’s MLU, featuring some big-name prospects who are so close (yet so far) from the big leagues www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

A Dead Outfielder Speaks His Truth | Baseball Prospectus Whistling “Dixie” (and “Angel Eyes”) past the graveyard of civilizations.

A Dead Outfielder Speaks His Truth
by Steven Goldman (@stevengoldman.bsky.social)

MMTP: Prospects Facing Make or Break Seasons in 2026 | Baseball Prospectus Development isn't linear, but it does occasionally have deadlines.

one White Sox lefty and one Brewers first base prospect www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

The Call-Up: Trey Yesavage | Baseball Prospectus The Blue Jays are holding auditions. Prepare your monologue!

East Carolina -> Florida -> eventually Toronto www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

finally trying this beer (I’ve never had one at a game, for obvious reasons)

there's something mildly comforting about watching Martín Pérez finish out yet another effective but workmanlike outing