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Jim Callis is an MLB.com Draft and prospect expert. He has been covering the Draft and prospects since 1988.
 | Jim Callis comes up with a list of seven Minor League clubs which could be loaded with talent this season, and tackles much more in the Pipeline Inbox.
More»Correa, Appel on being the core of Astros' future |
 | After Twins center fielder Byron Buxton, the Astros' George Springer might have as much upside as any prospect in baseball. There isn't another player who can match his considerable power potential and all-around tools, all of which are solid or better.
More»Mayo, Callis debate top outfield prospects |
 | Michael Gettys may have better all-around tools than any prospect in the 2014 Draft. Ranked 10th on MLBPipeline.com's preseason Draft Top 50, the Gainesville (Ga.) High outfielder has bat speed and raw power, can run the 60-yard dash in 6.43 seconds and has been clocked at 100 mph on a throw from the outfield.
More» Michael Gettys, HS Outfielder |
 | Jordan Brink didn't throw a single pitch as a Fresno State freshman in 2012, and he split time between the outfield and the mound last season as a sophomore. Now he's a full-time pitcher, and he's working his way up the 2014 First-Year Player Draft boards with a dazzling beginning to his junior year.
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 | Orangewood Christian School (Maitland, Fla.) second baseman Forrest Wall, one of the best high school hitters in the Draft, separated his left shoulder Saturday night.
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 | It's more of a coincidence than anything, but many of baseball's very best position prospects could be headed for changes in defensive addresses. Twins slugger Miguel Sano is huge and not done adding strength, which could push him from third base to first base or an outfield corner position.
More»Mayo, Callis on positions for Sano and Baez |
 | Beavers outfielders Michael Conforto and Dylan Davis never really got untracked, combining to go 4-for-20, though Davis did homer against Michigan State. Neither made as strong an impression as Hoosiers catcher Kyle Schwarber, who could be the best all-around college bat available.
More» Kyle Schwarber, College Catcher |
 | East Carolina right-hander Jeff Hoffman, the No. 2 prospect on MLBPipeline.com's First-Year Player Draft board, took the mound against what is likely the best lineup he'll face all season. It was a mixed bag; he threw hard, but allowed two homers to Virginia's Brandon Downes.
More» Jeff Hoffman, College Pitcher |
 | Texas high schooler Tyler Kolek opened the game with a 97-mph fastball that hit the backstop, and threw 97 mph again in the sixth. Kolek didn't allow a hit in six innings, striking out 11 with one walk and two hit batters.
More» Tyler Kolek, HS Pitcher |
 | Right-hander Aaron Nola finished 2013 on a roll, pitching Louisiana State to the College World Series and ending his sophomore season without giving up an earned run in his final 26 2/3 innings. He has extended that streak to 40 2/3 innings after a pair of scoreless seven-inning starts this year, further establishing his reputation as the most refined college pitching prospect in this year's Draft.
More» Aaron Nola, College Pitcher |
 | After a long winter of terrible weather -- especially in my part of the country on the North Side of Chicago -- it's hard to believe that our first honest-to-goodness Spring Training games are less than a week away. Opening Day beckons a little more than a month in the future, and the First-Year Player Draft is only two months after that, and you guys have plenty of questions on both. Let's get to them.
More»Red Sox's Bogaerts ranked No. 2 prospect by MLB.com |
 | If second baseman Mookie Betts keeps producing like he did in 2013, the Red Sox will find a way to get him into their lineup. With his tools, there's no reason he can't.
More»Mayo, Callis debate top second base prospects |
 | Fortunately for the Twins, their future is considerably brighter than their recent past because they have one of the game's strongest farm systems. No organization has a better trio of prospects than Minnesota does in outfielder Byron Buxton, third baseman Miguel Sano and right-hander Alex Meyer.
More»Mayo, Callis debate top trio of prospects |
 | Jon Gray and Eddie Butler of the Rockies are the best two pitching prospects in the same organization, but with Mark Appel and Carlos Rodon, should the latter be this year's No. 1 Draft pick, the Astros would move ahead of Colorado in that regard.
More» Carlos Rodon, College Pitcher |
 | In right-handers Jon Gray and Eddie Butler, the Rockies have the best pair of pitching prospects in baseball. And no tandem is as crucial to its club's future success.
More»Mayo, Callis debate Minors' best pitching duo |
 | Not only are Astros shortstop Carlos Correa and right-hander Mark Appel the two most recent No. 1 overall Draft picks, they also form the best hitter/pitcher prospect tandem in baseball, edging out Minnesota's combo of Byron Buxton and Alex Meyer.
More»Mayo, Callis on the best hitter-pitcher combination |
 | MLBPipeline'com's Jim Callis breaks down the best tools among MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects, looking at the top-rated player for each tool, along with the three players who follow in the ratings.
More» Byron Buxton, OF, Twins |
 | Oscar Taveras is the best prospect to come through the Cardinals' system since Albert Pujols. He could be the best hitting prospect to come through the Minor Leagues since Pujols graduated to St. Louis in 2001.
More» Oscar Taveras, OF, Cardinals |
 | It says something about Jonathan Singleton that he could endure the worst season of his pro career and still rank as baseball's best first-base prospect. What it says is that he's expected to do plenty of damage with his bat once he arrives in the Major Leagues, which could happen as soon as Opening Day with the Astros.
More» Jonathan Singleton, 1B, Astros |
 | After two full pro seasons, right-hander Archie Bradley ranks as baseball's best right-handed pitching prospect and has a chance to make Arizona's Opening Day roster at age 21.
More» Archie Bradley, RHP, D-backs |
