This story was excerpted from MLB Pipeline’s newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The 2023 Top 100 Prospects list is out. If you haven’t caught it yet, put down this email for a few minutes, and go explore the full group of scouting reports, … Read more
Julio Rodríguez (best hitter) slashed .284/.345/.509 and became the fastest player ever to reach 25 homers and 25 steals (125 games) en route to winning American League Rookie of the Year honors. Runner-up Adley Rutschman (best defense) ranked in the upper quartile of catchers in terms of throwing and framing. Hunter Greene (best fastball) led … Read more
Every team has a star worth watching this year. But who will those top players be? Let’s take a look at the Steamer projections on FanGraphs to find each team’s No. 1 player for the upcoming season. Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (5.2 WAR) Vlad Jr. is projected for 39 home runs in 2023, tied … Read more
Scott Rolen was the only player voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) on Tuesday. He received 76.3 percent of the 389 votes cast in 2023 after missing out on induction last year with 63.2 percent of the 394 votes cast in 2022. Rolen made it into … Read more
By Katie Woo, C. Trent Rosecrans and Nick Groke Scott Rolen is a Hall of Famer. The veteran of 17 big league seasons was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA), the Hall of Fame announced Tuesday. Rolen was the only player to receive enough votes to … Read more
Don’t let this election fool you. The flow of players into the Hall of Fame is accelerating. Here are the number of players annually elected by the baseball writers to the Hall of Fame in my first six years voting 30 years ago: 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1. Voting was so tough that 324-game … Read more
MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2023 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 pm ET on Thursday, Jan. 26, 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 prospects at each position. Every year, the shortstop position is arguably the most loaded … Read more
MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2023 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 pm ET on Thursday, Jan. 26, 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 prospects at each position. There are a lot of changes to this year’s Top … Read more
MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2023 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 pm ET on Thursday, Jan. 26, 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 prospects at each position. There are a lot of changes to this year’s Top … Read more
MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2023 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 pm ET on Thursday, Jan. 26, 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 prospects at each position. Second base is one of the least useful positions. But … Read more