Top 10 college bats in the Draft
Collegiate hitters make up the deepest pool of this year's Draft class. MLB Pipeline's experts have ranked the 10 best among the rich crop.
Charlie Condon discusses being named the 2024 Dick Howser Trophy winner for being the best player in College Baseball
Jonathan Mayo talks with the MLB Tonight crew to discuss the upcoming draft, top prospects, and much more
MLB Draft prospect and college baseball star Tommy White, aka Tommy Tanks, shows us around the LSU baseball facility
A look at the latest list of the Top 10 Draft Prospects ahead of the upcoming 2024 Draft
Bridger Holmes, a right-handed pitcher from Oregon State, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
The unquestionable strength of the 2024 Draft is college position players. They claim the first four spots on MLB Pipeline's Draft Top 200 list, seven could go in the first 10 picks and as many as 20 could land in the first round. It will be an upset if the...
The Men's College World Series begins Friday, and some of the top Draft prospects get another chance to solidify their Draft stocks. On this week’s edition of the Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss the prospects heading to Omaha and set their eyes on the MLB...
Tommy White isn't a perfect prospect. His average arm strength and agility give rise to questions about his ability to stick at third base. His 30-grade speed won't provide much value on the basepaths. But boy, can he hit. And hit. And hit. “He's one of my favorite non-top 11...
After his best and final college season at Oregon State, Travis Bazzana is MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect eligible for the 2024 Draft. Here’s what you need to know about the highly touted second baseman before he goes pro. FAST FACTS Position: 2B Ht/Wt: 6-foot-0, 199 lbs B/T: Left/right...
Dave Van Horn couldn’t believe it. At the start of the fall 2021 semester, the Arkansas head baseball coach looked on as a tall, slim left-hander threw his first bullpen session as a Razorback. Still shy of his 18th birthday, the southpaw was one of the youngest players ever to...
As we get deeper into the spring, two key baseball events are approaching, with the NCAA Tournament underway and the MLB Draft coming up in July. As such, another generation of ballplayers will be matriculating to the professional level, headlined by an absolutely stacked class of college hitters. This provides...
Braden Montgomery, who was projected to go fourth overall in the latest MLB Pipeline mock draft, exited Texas A&M's Super Regionals game against Oregon on Saturday with an injury to his right ankle that head coach Jim Schlossnagle confirmed postgame would likely keep the star outfielder on the sidelines for...
There are times when the stars align and the perfect player finds himself in the perfect scenario. That happened on Friday night at the Chapel Hill Super Regional when the Tar Heels’ all-time home run king came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth with the game tied....
He's got the genes and he's proving he's got the talent. Cam Caminiti, the cousin of former MLB All-Star third baseman Ken Caminiti, is one of the top high school prospects for the 2024 MLB Draft. Here's what to know about the hard-throwing left-handed pitcher:...
Jurrangelo Cijntje is for real. A rare switch-pitcher -- able to reach 95 mph with both arms -- the Mississippi State sophomore is no circus act. Cijntje is legitimately able to retire batters with both his left and right arm, and Draft evaluators have certainly taken notice. Here’s your guide...
Zach Swanson, a right-handed pitcher from Toutle Lake High School, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Nate Dohm, a right-handed pitcher from Mississippi State, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Luke Sinnard, a right-handed pitcher from Indiana University, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Josh Caron, a catcher from the University of Nebraska, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Aiden Harris, a third baseman from PDG Academy, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Just a few short years after he wasn’t recruited by a single Division I program, Seaver King is one of the top hitters in the 2024 MLB Draft crop. Here’s what you need to know about MLB Pipeline’s No. 13 overall Draft prospect and his unlikely journey toward a professional...
East Carolina's Trey Yesavage has gone from electric reliever to top-flight college starter in three years, climbing up prospect rankings while building on each successive season. With a well-developed four-pitch arsenal and ECU's recently earned reputation for developing intriguing arms, Yesavage has a real shot of going within the first...
Fresh off a remarkable career as a two-way player at a powerhouse California high school baseball program, Bryce Rainer is MLB Pipeline’s No. 10 overall prospect eligible for the 2024 Draft. Here’s what you need to know about the highly touted shortstop before he gets picked. FAST FACTS Position: SS...
A year ago, in our first MLB Pipeline Inbox for June, Jim Callis was all in on the Draft, with all four of the questions he answered having some connection to the Draft. He tried to compare Elly De La Cruz to last year’s talented top of the class and...
Five years ago, the Draft would have taken place this week and we'd already know which prospects were headed where. In 2024, it's still 38 days away. Most players have finished competing, though the three best prospects in the Draft and nine other potential first-rounders will compete in NCAA Super...
Aaron Judge, the new AL home run king with 62, has become one of the biggest names in Major League Baseball, though his road to stardom was a long and winding one. From his time as a marginal prospect in high school to his selection by the Yankees in the...
Super Regionals start on Friday and college baseball has reached the peak of postseason play. There are now 16 squads left, each loaded with elite talent, but what player is the best of the bunch? We are now closer than ever to getting that answer. On Wednesday, USA Baseball announced...
The NCAA regionals promised wall-to-wall baseball filled with eye-catching Draft prospect performances and they didn’t disappoint. In the 100 college baseball games that took place from Friday to Sunday, a number of players on the Top 200 Draft list proved their mettle on big stages. The Draft’s top two prospects...
A version of this story previously ran in June 2017. What happened in June 2002 is an illustration of just how fascinating the MLB Draft can be. That event 18 years ago provided seven first-rounders (Zack Greinke, Cole Hamels, Matt Cain, Denard Span, Prince Fielder, Scott Kazmir and Nick Swisher),...
Unmatched strikeout stuff? A fastball that touches triple digits? A wipeout slider? Hagen Smith has it all. An elite left-handed pitching prospect in the 2024 Draft class, Smith has all the tools to be a top-flight starter in the Major Leagues. Here's what to know about MLB Pipeline's No. 6...
Erik Parker, a shortstop from North Gwinnett High School, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB draft
Casey Cook, an outfielder from the University of North Carolina, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Derek Bender, a first baseman and catcher from Coastal Carolina, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Griffin Herring, a left-handed pitcher from Louisiana State, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Kyle Robinson, a right-handed pitcher from Texas Tech, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Drew Rerick, a right-handed pitcher from Davies High School, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Emilien Pitre, a second baseman from the University of Kentucky, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Khal Stephen, RHP, a right-handed pitcher from Mississippi State, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Luke Jewett, a right-handed pitcher from UCLA, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft
Dub Gleed, a third baseman from UC Irvine, is expected to be selected in the 2024 MLB Draft