Jonathan Mayo

When Colt Emerson signed an eight-year contract extension at the end of March, it was clear the Mariners thought their No. 1 prospect figured into their plans, both short- and long-term. He had competed all spring for a spot on the big league roster, posting an OPS of .828 over

This is the time of year when we like to look at pleasant developments in the early part of the Minor League schedule. When we did so a year ago, we spotlighted several prospects who were steaming toward MLB Pipeline's Top 100 list: A.J. Ewing, Carlos Lagrange, Joe Mack, Rainiel

We’re less than two months away from the Draft now, with high school playoffs rolling on and colleges in conference tournament play. It might have been efficient to do this week’s mock draft in person at the SEC Tournament in Alabama, because it felt that pretty much every scouting director

We're less than two months away from the Draft now, with high school playoffs rolling on and colleges in conference tournament play. It might have been efficient to do this week's mock draft in person at the SEC Tournament in Alabama, because it felt that pretty much every scouting director I touched base with for this projection provided a response that included some version of, “Sorry it took me a while; I'm at the SEC Tourney.” While we are far from having a truly clear picture of the first round, one thing there appears to be consensus around the scouting…

We’re all about synergy at MLB Pipeline. We recently ran a story when we picked a pleasant surprise for each team, so we made sure the first two questions in this week’s Inbox involve players featured in that piece. We’re also deep into Draft coverage, with our second mock draft

The A’s have been riding a serious youth movement, moving guys aggressively to the big leagues and letting those young players help them land atop the AL West entering Tuesday’s games. Most of that effort has come on the offensive side of the ledger and they sport one of the

We say it every year, and it bears repeating again: the Draft is hard. Front offices spend years scouting and analyzing a particular Draft class, but even the best baseball minds can’t predict what will happen with absolute certainty in the years after. Take the 2021 class ahead of its

NEW Top 200 Draft Prospects list! Here are 7 key takeaways

Area scouts in the Pacific Northwest often also have western Canada to cover, and that’s a huge amount of miles to traverse to see everyone. So if there’s, say, a kid in Alberta with a strong commitment to the University of Michigan, you might see him early, but not get

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