Baseball America

Baseball America has been bringing you the best baseball information in the game for more than 30 years, a must-have resource for fans as well as people who work in the game. Every issue features coverage of the majors, minors, college and high school baseball as well as prospects, prospects and more prospects. Whether you’re looking to win your fantasy league or stay on top of the game at all levels, Baseball America puts it all in your hands.

MAILBAG • Twice a month at BaseballAmerica.com, subscribers get exclusive access to BA writers to ask any question they want. Below are recent BA Mailbag excerpts.

INTRODUCING THE BASEBALL AMERICA PROSPECT WIRE! POWERED BY LOUISVILLE SLUGGER

The Jackson Era • The first name Jackson was uncommon for more than 100 years of MLB history. Now it is inescapable in the Top 100 Prospects.

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KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON • His role defined, Jeremy Affeldt became one of the best October relievers

Trap Toon

HIGH-FLYING BIRDS • Learning from past success and failure in Houston, Mike Elias and his united front office remade the Orioles into winners—and they got there ahead of schedule

O, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! • How the 2024 Orioles were built

TOP 100 PROSPECTS

Who has the best pitches among Top 100 Prospects?

Hall of Famers were almost always Top 100 Prospects

All-Helium Team • Here we present a lineup of players we expect to surge up the Top 100 Prospects ranking in 2024. Players are sorted to logical field positions to create a team.

15 players who just missed the Top 100

Five players who could be the No. 1 prospect in 2025

INTERNATIONAL TREASURES • Why MLB teams value foreign professionals more than ever

ALL ABOUT PPI • Outlining the qualification standards for the Prospect Promotion Incentive program, now in its third year

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL EAST

NL CENTRAL

NL WEST

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL EAST

AL CENTRAL

AL WEST

TOP 20 ROOKIES • The top first-year talent for 2024, taking both talent and opportunity into account

BREAKOUT PLAYERS • We choose 10 young players—five hitters and five pitchers—poised to break out in 2024

BA FANTASY

NO MORE SLACK IN THE SYSTEM • The new 165-player limit in domestic minor leagues creates consternation for farm directors

WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH NEW ROSTER LIMITS

ROOKIE COMPLEX LEAGUE SCHEDULES MOVE UP A MONTH

EIGHT STATESIDE DEBUTS WE’RE EXCITED TO SEE

ORGANIZATION TALENT RANKINGS

ORGANIZATION REPORTS

In Memoriam

NOBODY’S PERFECT • No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday has one flaw in an otherwise airtight profile