Jonathan Mayo

No team ever wants to head into a new season with its starting catcher on the shelf, especially one who is a former All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner like Sean Murphy. Luckily for the Braves, they have top prospect Drake Baldwin ready, willing and able to step in until

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- In 2023, the Royals lost 106 games, winning just 56. They experienced a 30-game turnaround a year later and those 86 wins earned them a playoff spot for the first time since their 2015 run to a World Series title. That big league about-face has a trickle

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Guardians had one of the most impressive turnarounds of 2024 with 16 more victories than they had the previous year, winning the American League Central Division and advancing to the AL Championship Series. As has always been the case, they leaned heavily on homegrown players, using

JUPITER, Fla. -- Being hired during the offseason to take over a player development department can be a daunting task. That first Spring Training, when you’re still learning staff names -- not to mention putting hundreds of faces together with names on the backs of jerseys -- can be a

JUPITER, Fla. -- A year ago, there was an overhaul of the front office to adjust to in the Marlins' world of player development, with Peter Bendix coming in as the president of baseball operations following the 2023 season, followed quickly by Gabe Kapler as assistant general manager, Vinesh Kanthan

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The last time the Astros landed in the top 10 of MLB Pipeline’s farm system rankings was before the 2019 season. Since those rankings expanded to all 30 teams ahead of the 2020 season -- 11 lists in total -- they’ve never ranked higher than

When players are taken in the early rounds of the MLB Draft, it’s easy to dream about seeing them under the bright lights of the big leagues, but a common refrain has been that fans don't get to see those players for years after they're selected. Thanks to Spring Breakout,

PHOENIX – A farm system loses an elite-level prospect like Jackson Chourio, who was the No. 2 overall prospect in baseball at the start of the 2024 season, to the big leagues, it’s easy to understand that it would take a hit in this year’s farm system rankings. So don’t

MESA, Ariz. – It’s a testament to where a farm system is when a Top 100-caliber hitter gets traded away and there’s still a desire to tout the bats. The Cubs traded Cam Smith to the Astros in the Kyle Tucker deal, but they still have seven players on the