Jonathan Mayo

New tournament-style format coming to Spring Breakout in '27 Major League Baseball introduced Spring Breakout in 2024 and the prospect showcase games in Florida and Arizona were an immediate hit. Fans and front offices alike loved seeing all those future MLB st...

A fun change is coming to the Spring Breakout series in 2027 and 2028.

The prospect showcase is headed to a tournament format, beginning next year. More from @jonathanmayomlb.bsky.social:

Let's gooooooo

Did a quick (read: not thorough) check on this and it appears the answer is no -- some guys who weren't protected by teams and not taken, but still on top 30s, but that's it

Well, we do top 30s for all 30 teams... so that's 900..... (poor math by me since I'm not the one doing all 30 teams alone, but still)

Are you trying to kill us? :)

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Pipeline Podcast: College ball underway, spring storylines brewing With the college season underway and big league camps ramping up, Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis had plenty to dig into on the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast, starting with opening weekend standouts, like ...

Podcast: atmlb.com/4rptOH1
🎙️ College opening weekend standouts
🎙️ All-Prospect Teams for '26 Draft
🎙️ Breaking down Walcott injury
🎙️ Spring Training storylines

Inbox: Padres' Salas outlook, '25 draftee breakout looming and more Living in Pittsburgh, our winter has been harsher than usual. Huge snowstorm, subarctic temperatures. But I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the sun has come out, it’s warmed up and the snow has be...

New Inbox: atmlb.com/4aveIYX

📨 Outlook for Padres' Salas
📨 '25 draftee primed for breakout
📨 Bright spot(s) in Angels' system
📨 Prospect ready for comeback

One more call for MLB Pipeline Inbox questions. Send them in now!

What's up @bsky.app family? Anyone got a good prospect-related question? Send them in now and we'll answer (at least) one on the MLB Pipeline Podcast and I'll use for this week's Inbox as well!

From the baseball community on Reddit: MLB Pipeline AMA! MLB.com writers Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, and Sam Dykstra are here to answer your prospect questions at 2:30pm ET Explore this post and more from the baseball community

Doing a Reddit AMA with @jimcallis.bsky.social and @jonathanmayomlb.bsky.social about the MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects list today at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Some good questions already in the hopper. Add yours here:

Decided to hold off on MLB Pipeline Inbox until this week so I could field your questions about our new Top 100 prospects list. So send them in now... we'll answer one on this week's Pipeline Podcast, too!

No. 1 prospect Konnor Griffin's place in history When prospect rankings come out, they are based on long-range projection. The order is based on who is perceived to be the best big leaguers five, 10 years down the road. Over the years at MLB.com, th...

Konnor Griffin was a slam-dunk No. 1 overall prospect for us, and @jonathanmayomlb.bsky.social adds historical context on the Pirates shortstop:

All of our Top 10 by position lists are out and our Top 100 is coming tomorrow, so I figured it's a good time to throw out another ask for MLB Pipeline Inbox questions. Send them in now!

Get to know the prospects Milwaukee acquired in the Peralta deal The Brewers sure do like to keep the wheel turning. After developing Freddy Peralta into a No. 1 starter, the organization moved the 29-year-old right-hander along with fellow pitcher Tobias Myers to ...

My breakdown of the Brewers' return below.

The short of it: Milwaukee loves short, speedy players (Jett Williams, check). It also should like a pitcher who can throw six different pitch types, features good velocity and generates groundballs for its great infield defense (Brandon Sproat, check).

Here are the Top 10 outfield prospects for 2026 MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 23, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseb...

MLB's Top 10 outfield prospects have some LOUD tools.

Here's the brand-new list: atmlb.com/3NXUYph

Pipeline Podcast: Previewing the new Top 100 There are plenty of rankings to discuss on the latest Pipeline Podcast, as MLB Pipeline prepares to release its annual Top 100 Prospects list Friday at 8 p.m. ET on MLB Network and MLB.com.

The latest MLB Pipeline Podcast looks ahead to the NEW Top 100 rankings: atmlb.com/4pTT2vx

🎧 Top 10 by position
🎧 International signing period
🎧 #SFGiants up-and-comers

Here are the Top 10 third base prospects for 2026 MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top...

And today is the Top 10 3B prospect rankings. @jonathanmayomlb.bsky.social looks at that group here:

We're getting closer to the release of our new Top 100 prospects list! I'm hopeful that the Top 10 by position lists have led to some questions... so send them in now for this week's
MLB Pipeline Inbox and Podcast!

Checking Our Draft List Twice by MLB Pipeline Following the launch of the 2026 Draft Top 100, Jim Callis and Jason Ratliff take a close look at the players top of the list, highlighting the best hitters and pitchers in the class, starting with UC...

The latest MLB Pipeline Podcast dives into updated rankings: atmlb.com/4aYBWZE

🎧 McLean headlines top RHP
🎧 White leads LHP contingent
🎧 #Marlins acquisition of Caissie

Here are the Top 10 left-handed pitching prospects for 2026 MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 23, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseb...

The Top 10 LHP prospects list is out for 2026.

Let @jonathanmayomlb.bsky.social walk you through the southpaws:

Schedule of MLB Pipeline Top 10 prospect rankings. Jan. 12: RHP Jan. 13: LHP Jan. 14: C Jan. 15: International Signing Day Jan. 16: 1B Jan. 19: 2B Jan. 20: 3B Jan. 21: SS Jan. 22: OF Jan. 23: Top 100

Big couple weeks on deck.

Here are the Top 10 right-handed pitching prospects for 2026 MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list on Friday, Jan. 23, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 ...

Let's get this started.

Inbox: Which Top 100 infielders could crack Opening Day rosters? Some might think it’s too late to wish folks a Happy New Year (Larry David comes to mind), but since this is the first time I’m greeting all of you via the MLB Pipeline Inbox in 2026, I’m sending you ...

Inbox: atmlb.com/49cT4JQ

📨 Which Top 100 infielders could make MLB debut '26?
📨 Prospects @JonathanMayo wants to see live?
📨 Could the White Sox pass on Cholowsky?

Execs poll: Top system? Best at drafting? Best at trading for prospects? For the first three installments of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we asked front offices around baseball to focus on players. For our fourth and final report, we asked them to turn the spotlight on...

Who has the best farm system? What about when it comes to trades? Or the Draft?

Dive into the conclusion of the MLB Pipeline Executives Poll: atmlb.com/49HNDTj

Baseball execs reveal which prospects have the top tools If we had a dime for every time we’ve said or used the word “tools” at MLB Pipeline … we’d sure have a lot of dimes. Tools are, of course, the building blocks for prospects, and a lot of time is spent...

From best usable power to best secondary pitch, Part 3 of our MLB Pipeline Executives Poll focuses on top tools: atmlb.com/4jvdq4g

Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience Visual Arts Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Something Worth Saving: Asheville, Stories of Resilience is a narrative podcast that uncovers the heart of Asheville, North Carolina through the voices of thos...

The 4th and final episode of our podcast series “Asheville Stories of Resilience” is now live! It’s been an honor to tell these stories about the wonderful people of #Asheville

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Execs prospect poll: No. 1 prospect, top pitcher and more In Part I of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we took a look at the industry’s picks for Rookie of the Year in each league. This next installment will dig deeper into what front offices think about to...

The MLB Pipeline Executive Poll continues!
🗳️ No. 1 prospect
🗳️ Top pitching prospect
🗳️ Future closer
🗳️ Most underrated prospect

And more: atmlb.com/3Lz98MP

Actually, that shouldn't have been either Jackson. Chourio obviously didn't win ROY in the NL at same time as Skenes... meant to say that Chourio finished 3rd -- thanks for pointing out the error!

Who will win Rookie of the Year in '26? We polled baseball execs Welcome to the fourth annual MLB Pipeline Executive Poll. Starting before the 2023 season, we surveyed front offices across baseball -- from general managers to scouting directors, farm directors, ana...

Let's kick off the 2026 MLB Pipeline Executive Poll with Rookie of the Year!

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