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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.

There just isn't enough room to fit all the worthy talents on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. We unveiled our latest rankings last Friday, and now we're going to spotlight the best prospect in each farm system who couldn't quite make the cut.

There just isn't enough room to fit all the worthy talents on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. We unveiled our latest rankings last Friday, and now we're going to spotlight the best prospect in each farm system who couldn't quite make the cut. We undertook the same exercise last year, and that just-missed list included several recognizable names. Twelve of them climbed onto the new Top 100: Padres shortstop Leodalis De Vries (No. 18), Tigers shortstop Kevin McGonigle (No. 28), Marlins left-hander Thomas White (No. 41), Mariners outfielder Lazaro Montes (No. 42), White Sox catcher Edgar Quero (No. 66),…

MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list and Top 10 prospects by Position lists have generated a lot of buzz, and with a month to go until the release of our Top 30 lists by organization (coming March 3-5), this feels like a good time to have a little fun. Inspired

We’re all about gazing into the crystal ball here at MLB Pipeline. That’s basically what prospecting is, right? We’re in the midst of updating our organizational Top 30s for the 2025 season, but you can already see who will top each farm system’s list by diving into our already-released Top

While our Top 100 list is now in the rearview mirror and work on our team Top 30s is underway in earnest (Coming to you March 3-5), we still like breaking down the big list and the players on it. That’s why in this week’s MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis and I drafted a lineup from our Top 10 by positions lists (We also answered a question about who could be this year’s version of Jackson Merrill in our Mailbag).

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