Joshua Báez Tops This Week’s Hot Sheet

Baseball America’s Hot Sheet ranks the hottest prospects from the previous week while also identifying a weekly helium player to keep tabs on.

This week’s Hot Sheet is topped by Cardinals outfielder Joshua Báez, who after a strong May with 10 home runs, has has upped the ante in June by hitting another nine over 17 games while slashing .348/.377/.826. Last week, he went deep four times in a single game before homering again on Thursday and Sunday to finish the week with six total.

Join us at 2 p.m. ET on Monday for our weekly Hot Sheet prospect chat and be sure to watch the Hot Sheet show on Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on YouTube.

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New Top 50 HS Prospects For 2028

The summer circuit is here, and so are Baseball America’s new rankings of the top 50 high school players in the 2028 class.

There is a lot of talent in the 2028 class, but unlike most recent years, there is no clear No. 1 player yet. For now, the new No. 1 in the class is Grant Arnold, an outfielder/catcher from Florida who has been a high-level offensive performer for years, both in terms of getting on base and hitting for power. Overall, the top of the list as usual at this stage in the process is heavy on hitters, including seven shortstops in the top 12 spots.

Be sure to check our full rankings for the latest 2026, 2027 and 2028 lists.

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Héctor Rodríguez, George Lombard Jr. Headline 10 Statcast Standouts

Every Monday morning, Eli Ben-Porat highlights 10 players who stood out over the previous week based on underlying Statcast metrics, which often serve as early indicators of breakouts or players who might be ready for MLB roles. Highlights from this week’s list include:

• Héctor Rodríguez’s subtle, yet important leap

• George Lombard Jr. being good at everything

• A pair of older prospects with exciting stuff

• Henry Lalane looking healthy again

• Zac Veen as a post-hype sleeper

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10 Prospects Who Caught Our Attention In June Org Reports

Throughout the season, Baseball America publishes organization reports for each of the 30 MLB clubs.

These reports from our major league correspondents contain a trove of player development updates and spotlight traditional reporting. Click below for 10 updates we found to be especially enlightening from our June reports, many of them highlighting mechanical changes or spotlighting other relevant updates for some of the game’s most interesting prospects.

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