Get to know top prep prospect Konnor Griffin
He's the top high school Draft prospect in the country, and for good reason. With the physical frame of a Major League slugger, the speed of a player who could steal 30 bases at the big league level and an arm that brings 96 mph from the mound, there's no
Get to know WVU hitting savant JJ Wetherholt
JJ Wetherholt is one of the best pure hitters to come through the college ranks in recent history. The West Virginia University infielder is coming off a Big 12 Player of the Year award and first-team All-American honors in 2023, vaulting himself into the conversation for a top-five selection in
Get to know Arkansas ace Hagen Smith
Unmatched strikeout stuff? A fastball that touches triple digits? A wipeout slider? Hagen Smith has it all. An elite left-handed pitching prospect in the 2024 Draft class, Smith has all the tools to be a top-flight starter in the Major Leagues. Here's what to know about MLB Pipeline's No. 6
All hail Smith! No. 6 Draft prospect becomes Arkansas' K king
Hagen Smith was already considered of the most dominant pitchers eligible for the 2024 Draft. Now he'll be cemented in Arkansas' record books as well. MLB's No. 6 Draft prospect notched his 346th career strikeout in the bottom of the fifth inning during Thursday's game against Texas A&M. And Smith
Mock draft: Big college bats stir things up at the top
With the 2024 Draft still two months away, there's not much hard intel on who's going where in the first round. That picture will become clearer as college and high school players start wrapping up their seasons in the next few weeks, and teams conduct interviews and get medical information
Pipeline Inbox: Toughest Top 100 prospect re-rank decisions
We recently updated our Top 100 Prospects list to reflect what we’ve seen over the first month or so of the 2024 season, and that generated a ton of questions this week. I’ve opted to focus on those for this week’s Inbox, but be sure to check out the latest
Another record for Bazzana: OSU's all-time hit mark
Travis Bazzana keeps rewriting the Oregon State record books. MLB Pipeline's No. 2 Draft prospect already claimed the program’s all-time and single-season home run records this season. Now he has set another major school mark. Bazzana became OSU’s all-time hits leader on Sunday, setting the school record with a run-scoring
Get to know Wake Forest slugger Nick Kurtz
When a college prospect draws comparisons to a Hall of Fame slugger, it's best to take notice. So pay attention to Nick Kurtz. Wake Forest's power-hitting lefty is the standout hitter on one of the best college teams in the country, a team that also happens to be stacked with
Get to know Chase Burns, Wake Forest's flame-throwing starter
Chase Burns boasts a triple-digit fastball and an elite slider, both of which have the possibility to play at the Major League level. Though the raw talent is clear, questions about his MLB potential have tempered his draft stock. But after a transfer and some changes to his mechanics, he's
Get to know MLB's No. 2 Draft prospect Travis Bazzana
Deep into his best and final college season at Oregon State, Travis Bazzana is MLB Pipeline’s No. 2 overall prospect eligible for the 2024 Draft. Here’s what you need to know about the highly touted second baseman before he goes pro. FAST FACTS Position: 2B Ht/Wt: 6-foot-0, 199 lbs B/T:
Get to know No. 3 Draft prospect, two-way sensation Jac Caglianone
When you draw comparisons to Shohei Ohtani, you're going to garner a high level of hype and attention. But the University of Florida's Jac Caglianone -- otherwise known as "Jactani" -- has lived up to the hype during his career with the Gators. Here's what you need to know about
No. 7 Draft prospect K's career-high 16, breaks Wake Forest's single-season record
After recording his career-high 16th strikeout Friday night, Wake Forest’s Chase Burns could barely contain his excitement. He bounded off the mound, fists flying every which way as the Clemson Tigers retreated to their dugout. "It just happens," Burns said. "It’s something we like to call 'flow,' that blackout state
Inbox: How close is Nats' Wood to The Show?
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Draft prospect Condon hits 34th HR, most in D1 since 2011
The top prospect in the 2024 Draft has solidified his status as the premier power in college baseball's bat-ball coefficient of restitution era. Georgia slugger Charlie Condon launched his 34th home run of the season in Thursday's 14-10 win over South Carolina, which marked the highest single-season total since the
Every No. 1 overall Draft pick in MLB history
The Pirates, winners of the inaugural MLB Draft lottery in December 2022, took LSU right-hander Paul Skenes with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. • Draft Central | Order | Tracker | Bonus pools and pick values | Top 250 Prospects With great power comes great
No. 2 Draft prospect Bazzana homers 5 times in 2 games
Travis Bazzana's power bat seemingly never takes a break -- even in the rare Monday college baseball game. Just one day after going deep three times and setting Oregon State's single-season home run record, the No. 2 Draft prospect knocked another two homers in the Beavers’ 20-12 win over Gonzaga.
Bazzana bonanza: Sets school HR record, and then clubs two more!
Travis Bazzana is the scariest leadoff hitter in America. In March, MLB Pipeline's No. 2 Draft prospect cranked leadoff homers in four consecutive games for Oregon State. Bazzana has spent the entire college season hitting above .400, reaching base more than half the time, and has hit more home runs
Top Draft prospect ties single-season homer record in BBCOR era
After breaking two records with one swing last weekend, Charlie Condon kept his power stroke alive in pursuit of his next historical milestone: the most home runs in the bat-ball coefficient of restitution (BBCOR) era.
No. 7 Draft prospect carves through lineup ... and bat?!
Nothing put out Chase Burns on Saturday … not even the rain. MLB’s No. 7 Draft prospect took the hill for his 12th start of the year for Wake Forest in the first of three games with Western Carolina, carving through a lineup and sawing a bat in half. Yes,
Inbox: Early favorites for AL and NL ROY
Our first mock draft of the spring is out and, as always, it has elicited many opinions. I wanted to make things easier for folks who haven’t weighed in yet and wanted to. For your copy/paste pleasure: There is no way the [INSERT TEAM NAME HERE] would ever take [INSERT
Mock draft: College prospects stack up Top 10
You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before
2025 Draft prospect knocks school record four home runs
The 2024 college baseball season has been highlighted by outstanding power performances. Charlie Condon (No. 1 Draft prospect) has homered in half his games for a D1-leading 30 roundtrippers, while Jac Caglianone (No. 3) went deep in nine straight. But the most outstanding single performance of the year has potentially
30! Draft's top prospect reaches home run milestone
Charlie Condon has homered again, and if you know anything about Charlie Condon, that’s no surprise. The No. 1 prospect in the 2024 MLB Draft, according to MLB Pipeline, launched his 30th homer of the 2024 season Tuesday, extending his NCAA Division I-leading total. Condon connected for a two-run shot
8 high risers who could land in the first round of the Draft
Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top
Redrafting the 2014 Draft class, 10 years later
There's a longtime scout who likes to say, "The Draft is hard." The 2014 Draft was very hard. It's just one of three Drafts where the No. 1 overall pick finished his career without reaching the Majors, and the only one where neither of the top two selections made it.