2025 Top 100 Prospects  —  The Baseball America Top 100 Prospects rankings are our 36th edition of our flagship prospect ranking.  We view this ranking as the culmination of all of our work all year, as we attempt to show how prospects are perceived by the industry right now, as well as project who will produce in the future.

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner elected to Hall of Fame  —  Ichiro Suzuki, a veritable hits machine on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, became the first Japanese player to gain entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame when he was elected Tuesday to the Class …

Ex-Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. to launch hitting competition  —  PHILADELPHIA — Sluggball, a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., is expected to debut in May and tour minor league stadiums this season.

Dodgers finalizing deal for Kirby Yates, another huge addition for World Series champs  —  Having a tremendous amount of talent already on the roster doesn't seem to be stopping the Los Angeles Dodgers from adding even more.  —  After already striking a deal with free-agent left-handed …

What makes Ichiro a Hall of Famer, from teammates, opponents  —  Ichiro Suzuki became a Hall of Famer when the Baseball Writers' Association of America revealed its ballots Tuesday night.  Ichiro's stat line over more than two decades of excellence, first in Japan and then in MLB …

Twins-Padres trade talks have focused on Christian Vázquez: Sources  —  Two teams in the midst of quiet offseasons have discussed the idea of combining to create action.  —  The Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres have spoken about a potential trade that would send veteran catcher …

What we're hearing about the Cubs: Bullpen, Dansby Swanson, Pete Crow-Armstrong and more  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers can't sign every free agent.  There is, of course, more to the strategy behind the bullpen the Chicago Cubs are trying to build.  But in quick succession …

15 MLB Prospects Who Just Missed The 2025 Top 100  —  The 2025 Top 100 has been released, but there are far more than 100 prospects in consideration for the preseason ranking and the list is both malleable and volatile.  Plenty of players will graduate during the course of the season …

Jeff McNeil hopes Pete Alonso and the Mets can get a deal done  —  Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil has had a locker near Pete Alonso's at Citi Field for many years.  But even McNeil is wondering whether the free agent Alonso will be returning to that locker for this upcoming season.

Likelihood of Jimmy Butler trade to Suns increases following Phoenix-Utah deal: Source  —  The Phoenix Suns appear to be stocking up for a Jimmy Butler trade.  —  In the wake of the Suns' deal with the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, in which Phoenix tripled its lot of available first-round picks …

Detroit Tigers, Alex Bregman negotiations at standstill as spring training nears  —  Third baseman Alex Bregman — the consensus best position player remaining in free agency — is ready to sign a contract as spring training approaches.  —  The Detroit Tigers remain interested …

Bucs' Liam Coen emerging as strongest candidate for Jaguars job  —  Tampa Bay could be forced to start over with their fourth offensive coordinator in as many years.  —  TAMPA — When Baker Mayfield learned that Liam Coen was going to interview for the Jaguars head coaching job a couple weeks ago …