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NewsJonathan Mayo is an MLB.com Draft and prospect expert. He has been a reporter for MLB.com since 1999.
 | Pirates fans will get their first glimpse of Austin Meadows once he is officially called up on Friday and Jonathan Mayo lets them know what to expect.
More»Mayo discusses Austin Meadows making his MLB debut |
 | Usually when the Draft is two weeks away, teams have some idea what the first round will look like. That hasn't really been the case this spring, with clubs picking later in the round saying they've expanded, rather than contracted, their pool of players.
More»Jonathan Mayo on his latest mock draft |
 | Soto recently vaulted up to No. 15 on the Top 100 Prospects list in MLB Pipeline's Market Corrections. He began the year in the Class A South Atlantic League, earned a promotion after 16 games, then was bumped up to Harrisburg just 15 games later, ahead of pretty much everyone's schedule.
More»Soto quickly moving through Nationals' system |
 | MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo sat down with Blue Jays prospects Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette to look at video and break down some of their recent at-bats.
More»Bo Bichette and Guerrero Jr. break down their at-bats |
 | Jonathan Mayo discusses the updated Top 100 Prospects list and several prospects who have seen their stock rise in this week's Inbox.
More»Top prospects who've improved their stock in '18 |
 | A couple of pitchers have moved up this week on the list of top fantasy prospects moving forward behind a repeat at No. 1.
More»Jonathan Mayo's Top 10 fantasy prospects of the week |
 | Draft season is certainly upon us. Scouts would laugh at that, as they've been working on this Draft for the past 10 months. But in terms of our coverage on MLB Pipeline? We're cranking it into high gear. Last week, we unveiled our Top 100 Prospects list, headlined by Auburn right-hander Casey Mize. Jim Callis followed that up with a breakdown of who the candidates to go No. 1 overall to the Tigers might be. And earlier this week, we had our first mock Draft, penned by yours truly.
More»Mayo compares the hit tools of Midrigal and Hiura |
 | Reds infield prospect Jeter Downs sits down to answer questions about his name, his journey and his progress with Cincinnati since being drafted.
More»Reds Prospect Jeter Downs on first season of pro ball |
 | Fernando Romeo had the kind of Spring Training that wins big league rotation spots. The right-hander tossed eight no-hit innings, walking just one and striking out eight. The Twins wanted Romero to get more work in Triple-A. Romero stayed on task and showed right from his first outing, five innings of shutout ball, that he'd be ready when the call to Minnesota came. It came this week, in time for Wednesday's start against the Blue Jays.
More» Fernando Romero, RHP, Twins |
 | When Mike Soroka makes his Major League debut on Tuesday night in Atlanta against the Mets, he'll be the youngest pitcher in the big leagues, and the second youngest player at that level, behind only his teammate Ronald Acuna Jr. He might only be 20 years old, but Soroka sure doesn't pitch like it, and there's no reason to expect anything less than the usual from the right-hander for however long he's in Atlanta.
More» Mike Soroka, RHP, Braves |
 | The calendar is just flipping to May and we're about five weeks away from the 2018 Draft. So it stands to reason that projecting the first round should be a piece of cake, right? Not so much.
More»Jonathan Mayo predicts the Draft's top three picks |
 | Head to a game in the ultra-competitive Southeastern Conference and you're almost guaranteed to see talented Draft prospects on display. Thursday night's Auburn-Florida game took it to a whole different level, with three of the top 10 from MLB Pipeline's newly released Top 100 Draft Prospects list in action.
More»Mayo discusses Top 10 Draft prospects Mize, Singer |
 | Scouting staffs are still criss-crossing the country, gathering as much information as possible to line up their Draft boards. MLB Pipeline's new Draft Top 100 prospects list reflects the latest opinions of the scouting industry. It's based on talent and perceived ceiling, not where players are expected to be selected (that will come with several mock drafts in the coming weeks).
More»Mayo talks Top 100 Draft prospects on MLB Central |
 | It was always a matter of when, not if, when it came to Ronald Acuna Jr.'s Major League debut. The answer to when came on Tuesday night, as it was reported the five-tool outfielder, No. 2 on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list, would join the Braves in Cincinnati for Wednesday's game.
More»Braves to promote Ronald Acuna to Majors |
 | MLB Pipeline's Prospect Team of the Week honors the best performances in the Minor Leagues from the previous week. Any player currently on an organization Top 30 Prospects list on our Prospect Watch is eligible.
More»Mayo breaks down MLB Pipeline's Team of the Week |
 | There have been some outstanding performances across the country by prospects, from the big leagues all the way down to this year's Draft class. This week's Inbox tries to reflect that.
More»Mayo on if Kelenic would be a reach for the Tigers |
 | Indians No. 7 prospect Will Benson is starting to show promising signs of improvement as he learns to solely focus on his baseball development.
More»Indians prospect Benson on his process this season |
 | Find out which prospects have the best chance of helping fantasy owners in 2018 and grab MLB's future studs now.
More»Mayo on MLB Pipeline's top fantasy prospects |
 | On Monday, Reds 2017 first-round pick Hunter Greene made his full-season debut at Class A, striking out eight and touching 100 mph. On Tuesday, he sat down with us to watch his outing and provide some first-person insight and analysis.
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 | Hunter Greene, the Reds' top pick in the 2017 Draft, made his 2018 debut with the Dayton Dragons in the Midwest League on Monday night a memorable one.
More»Greene discusses his impressive season debut |
