Jonathan Mayo

He became obsessed with sports at around the age of 4. And the only way he could go to sleep was to hear a sports-themed story from his father. His older brother liked them, too, but was happy to hear one and call it a night. For him, though, it

This might be the easiest “what to expect” analysis we’ve ever written since we started regularly breaking down how Top 100 prospects might perform in their first taste of the big leagues. Jacob Wilson is going to make contact. A lot of it.

The Trade Deadline is one week away – July 30 at 6 p.m. ET, to be exact -- and organizations in the postseason race are looking for the best ways to address their squads’ needs. Headlining the flurry of trade candidates are Tigers pitchers Tarik Skubal and Jack Flaherty, White

This year’s Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching (July 30, 6 p.m. ET) and as of Tuesday’s games, there are 17 teams in or within four games of a playoff spot. That makes predicting which teams will be buyers trying to bring in Major League help and which will be sellers

SAN DIEGO – The fifth High School All-American Game hosted by Major League Baseball is in the books, and as has been the case since its inception in Cleveland in 2019, the prep class of 2025 showed off a whole lot of tools and stuff. Don’t worry if you missed

All farm systems, whether they’re at the top or the bottom of organizational rankings, have differing strengths. We’ve decided to dig deeper into a few of those talent buckets over the next few weeks. This week, we’ll take a look at the top farm systems based on infield prospects. Using

This week’s MLB Pipeline Inbox features questions about prospects who are all performing very well right now, all at the upper levels of their respective systems. I mention this only to point out that all of them are getting ever-closer to being big league ready, even though none of them

In last year’s Draft, a total of 10 high school players were taken in the first round. Only one, Konnor Griffin, went in the top 10 and he was joined by Bryce Rainer as the only prepsters in the top 15 picks. Just two of those 10 first-rounders were pitchers,

While we keep saying the game is getting younger and younger, there’s actually data to back up just how much of an impact rookies have had on the game. According to FanGraphs' calculations, 2024 rookie hitters amassed 60.7 WAR, third all-time in AL/NL history behind 2023 and 2015. And this

MESA, Ariz. -- The “local kid done good” plot is an age-old storyline that everyone loves. But it can be easier said than done, with the expectations coming with it being too much for a young player to shoulder. Carter Jensen doesn’t seem to mind it so much. A Kansas