2024 MLB Draft, MLB Draft
Prospects Live Staff
2024 MLB Mock Draft 2.0

Our second mock draft of the year starts college heavy and includes Charlie Condon, Travis Bazzana and others at the top.

2024 MLB Mock Draft 2.0
MLB Draft, 2024 MLB Draft
Prospects Live Staff
2024 MLB Draft: Top 200 Prospects

The Top 200 Prospects for the 2024 MLB Draft.

2024 MLB Draft: Top 200 Prospects
MLB, Top Prospect List
Prospects Live Staff
2024 Preseason Top 100 Prospects List

2024 Pre-Season Top 100 Prospects Led by SS Jackson Holliday

2024 Preseason Top 100 Prospects List
MLB, Sabermetrics
Dylan Drummey
The Creation of Predictive Stuff Metrics: ...

Introducing the pSTFERA Suite - a new set of predictive ERA-estimators based on the Stuff of a given pitch, put on an ERA scale.

The Creation of Predictive Stuff Metrics: Unveiling the pSTFERA Suite
2024 MLB Draft, MLB Draft
Prospects Live Staff
2024 MLB Draft: Top 100 College Prospects
2024 MLB Draft: Top 100 College Prospects

MiLB

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Fernando Cruz, Leodalis “Leo” De Vries and Jose Perdomo highlight MLB’s 2024 international amateur class

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Fernando Cruz, Leodalis “Leo” De Vries and Jose Perdomo highlight MLB’s 2024 international amateur class

Three players are expected to command large signing bonuses from the Cubs, Padres and Braves in the 2024 international signing period. Those three players are the consensus top players in the class.

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Fallout from Rookie of the Year voting for Mariners, Braves, Orioles, Guardians and Cardinals

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Fallout from Rookie of the Year voting for Mariners, Braves, Orioles, Guardians and Cardinals

The new CBA saw significant changes for teams and players. So what exactly does it mean for the Mariners and Braves, as well as the Orioles, Guardians, and Cardinals? Will anybody get another first round pick or an additional year of service time?

Really Good Minor League Breaking Balls

Really Good Minor League Breaking Balls

Breaking ball usage keeps on going up, and their quality is better every year. Breaking ball spam has slowly started to take over the league, and that is not something that will go away. There are a number of variants of breaking balls- but I’ve identified five of the most common and some minor leaguers who have dominant versions.

The Best Fastball Hitters in The Minors

The Best Fastball Hitters in The Minors

The Fastball is the most commonly used pitch so being able to hit is mandatory to find success in the major leagues. Here are five minor leaguers who demolish the fastball- and not just any fastball, but MLB caliber ones.

The Best Fastballs in the Minors

The Best Fastballs in the Minors

The Fastball is the most important pitch in a pitcher’s arsenal. How we define a good fastball today is not the same way we used too. Raw velocity is no longer enough. Here are five pitchers with truly elite fastballs that go beyond just velocity or movement, but truly do everything.

Rookie League Arms with Outlier Stuff

Rookie League Arms with Outlier Stuff

Every year we tend to ignore the most dominant rookie ball players to our detriment, or overvalue some for the wrong reasons. Here is five players in rookie league who deserve a lot more attention than they are getting because they have off the charts pitch traits.

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Is Jackson Merrill The #1 Prospect in Baseball?

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Is Jackson Merrill The #1 Prospect in Baseball?

The computer’s data based Top 1000 Prospects Ranking has Jackson Merrill as the best prospect in baseball. Is there any validity to that claim? How close is he to eventually claiming the top spot?

Introducing the *NEW* Prospect Hitter Comps Tool

Introducing the *NEW* Prospect Hitter Comps Tool

We’ve created a database of all players who accumulated 120 plate appearances at a MiLB level in any season since 2007. Using some calculations, the tool finds the closest results “match” (in descending order) from all players at the same minor league level and age.

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Evan Gates and The Leaning Tower of Pitches

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Evan Gates and The Leaning Tower of Pitches

Evan Gates dominated the minors in 2022 despite lacking impressive velocity, movement, or just general stuff. His command was also arguably below-average. So how is it that Evan Gates was so dominant for the Giants?

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Projecting the top 25 pitching prospects, with new aging curves and major league equivalencies

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Projecting the top 25 pitching prospects, with new aging curves and major league equivalencies

Grayson Rodriguez is one of the best, if not the best, pitching prospects in the game, regardless of whether you are using a scouting or stats-based approach!

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Demystifying Clutch: The Real Factors That Determine The Best Performers

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Demystifying Clutch: The Real Factors That Determine The Best Performers

Most people believe clutch is a myth, but it’s not one. Clutch hitting is a conscious choice for hitters. They get to choose what pitches to swing at, and swing decisions are everything.

Hooth's Under the Radar Watchlist Volume 2

Hooth's Under the Radar Watchlist Volume 2

Volume two of Trevor Hooth’s list of players under the radar to watch. It includes 33 players that caught his evaluation eye for one reason or another this season.

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Sifting for Diamonds: How Prelander Berroa can be an Ace

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Sifting for Diamonds: How Prelander Berroa can be an Ace

Prelander Berroa has ridiculous stuff that will make him a nightmare at the bullpen, but his command woes will keep him from starting games. Here is how I think he can become a front of the rotation starter.

Daniel Espino Has a Twin On The Seattle Mariners

Daniel Espino Has a Twin On The Seattle Mariners

Daniel Espino is a top 15 prospect for his generationally great fastball, and elite slider. There is another much less heralded pitching prospect with the same fastball and the same slider. Meet Daniel Espino’s secret twin, and one of the more underrated pitching prospects in the game.

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The Best of Both Worlds - Good Stuff and Good Tunnels

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The Best of Both Worlds - Good Stuff and Good Tunnels

Some pitchers have electric stuff that fails to perform. Others have great deception but are held back by lackluster stuff. However, there are some prospects who combine the best of both worlds and mix both stuff and deception to enviable results.

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Evan Phillips, The Most Underrated Pitcher in Major League Baseball

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Evan Phillips, The Most Underrated Pitcher in Major League Baseball

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been in the spotlight for the entirety of the 2022 season, as the organization is in the midst of one of the most historical stretches in the history of Major League Baseball. One of the main reasons for their success has been Evan Phillips.

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Live Looks: Triple-A International League, Nashville Sounds at Durham Bulls

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Live Looks: Triple-A International League, Nashville Sounds at Durham Bulls

The Nashville Sounds and Durham Bulls are both loaded with future big leaguers. They faced off Tuesday night for the first of six games, with Rays top prospect Taj Bradley on the mound.

BABIP is a Teachable Skill

BABIP is a Teachable Skill

A week ago we looked at how BABIP can be predicted and some players who project for a high one. This time we look at three players who project for a low BABIP and how they could change that projection.