Jonathan Mayo

Just how good are executives across Major League Baseball at predicting the future? That's what we aim to find out in our annual MLB Pipeline Poll. Two years ago , they were on the money, choosing Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson to win Rookie of the Year honors in 2023.

Our 2025 MLB Pipeline Poll kicked off with a look at Rookie of the Year favorites. In Part II, we take a deeper dive into what executives across all 30 MLB organizations think about the top prospects in the game.

In the first two parts of our MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we asked front offices about who they thought will be the 2025 Rookies of the Year, who the top prospects are and, of course, some Roki Sasaki questions.

It's a little bit the calm before the prospect storm at MLB Pipeline. We just finished publishing our four-part series based on our annual Executive Poll, something I'll refer to a few times in this week's MLB Pipeline Inbox. And next week (answering a question we're getting a lot), we kick off ranking season, beginning with our Top 10 by position lists and followed by our Top 100 ranking. So we're all feeling the anticipation building towards the 2025 season, an excitement I sensed in the questions that came in for this week's Inbox, so let's not waste any more…

The official dates and times of this year’s Spring Training prospect showcase were announced by Major League Baseball on Thursday. The Red Sox and Rays will begin this year’s edition on Thursday, March 13, in Port Charlotte, Fla., and the Reds and Brewers will close it out in Maryvale, Az., three days later.

Once upon a time, second base was not often seen as a position that would provide a ton of offensive impact. Boy, have times changed.

Once upon a time, second base was not often seen as a position that would provide a ton of offensive impact. Top 10 prospects by position: 1/14: C 1/16: 1B 1/17

Once upon a time, second base was not often seen as a position that would provide a ton of offensive impact. Top 10 prospects by position: 1/14: C 1/16: 1B 1/17: 2B 1/20: 3B 1/21: SS 1/22: OF 1/23: LHP 1/24: RHP 1/24: Top 100 At the big league level, there are MVP candidates like Ketel Marte with his 151 wRC+ and 36 homers. Marcus Semien and Jose Altuve hit at least 20 homers in 2024. Down on the farm, it's not much different. Eight of the prospects on this year's new Top 10 second basemen list have at least…

Last year, the right-hander we had at the top of this always-deep Top 10 prospects list went on to win the National League Rookie of the Year, as Pirates flamethrower Paul Skenes went from No. 1 pick in the 2023 Draft to top rookie in the NL a year later.

Friday is a huge day in the world of MLB Pipeline -- it's Top 100 Day! Hopefully, you've whetted your appetite with our Top 10 by position lists in advance of Friday's big reveal of the Top 100 prospects at 7 p.m. ET on MLB Network and MLB.com.