Rintaro Sasaki & More College Freshmen To Know

Last month, we wrote about 10 incoming freshmen who are poised to have impactful roles in their first year on campus. Today, Peter Flaherty returns with five more newcomers who fit the same bill as part of Baseball America’s lead up to a definitive top 25 freshmen ranking that will be released in the coming weeks.

Heading up the new list? That would be Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki, who will be bringing his 70-grade power to Stanford in 2025.

CHANGES COMING TO NCAA?

5 College Baseball Rule Changes Set For Discussion At ABCA Convention

With the American Baseball Coaches Association Convention set to take place next month in Washington D.C., college baseball rule change proposals are on our mind.

To that end, Jacob Rudner spoke with ABCA executive director Craig Keilitz to get the skinny on five such potential rule changes, with interesting proposals ranging from expanded runner’s base usage and technology in the dugout to a crackdown on sticky stuff.

PITCHING INJURIES ON THE RISE

MLB Study On Injuries Highlights Youth Pitching Risks, Workload Management

It’s not exactly breaking news that pitching injuries seem to be on the rise. On Tuesday, MLB published a new study to help explain why that might be.

Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper dug into the 63-page report—which features insight from hundreds of coaches, players, trainers, doctors and front office officials—and came away with a pair of interesting takeaways:

• Youth Pitchers Are Throwing Harder & More Often Than Ever

• Workload Efforts To Limit Pitching Injuries May Be Counterproductive

TOP 10 PROSPECTS FOR ALL 30 TEAMS

It’s official: Our rollout of Top 10 prospects for 2025 is now complete!

Thanks to all who checked in each day as we published all-new scouting reports for the game’s best 300 prospects, as well as well projected 2028 lineups and team-specific chats for all 30 organizations.

If you missed any of our Top 10s or just want to revisit some of your favorite lists, be sure to check out the complete archive.

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