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50 Prospects Scouts Are Buzzing About This Spring
We scoured spring training in Arizona and Florida for prospect standouts—here are the names scouts mentioned most often.
50 Prospects Impressing Scouts In 2026
After weeks of sourcing expert feedback from scouts spread across spring training backfields in Florida and Arizona, it’s time for one of Baseball America’s favorite annual features—Josh Norris’ exhaustive rundown of prospects who caught their attention heading into the new season.
After last year’s list identified early up-arrow stars like Konnor Griffin, Nolan McLean, Thomas White and Ryan Sloan, our latest edition once again features plenty of buzz-worthy names. From Top 100 Prospects to under-the-radar players we’re willing to bet won’t be so underrated this time next year, these are the names MLB scouts want you to know heading into 2026.
PREP NAMES TO KNOW
32 Standout Prep Prospects From NHSI
BA draft expert Carlos Collazo was recently on hand for one of the most important high school baseball events of the year—the National High School Invitational, which annually features some of the top draft prospects from around the country. Highlights from this year’s event include:
Five top 100 prospects from the 2026 class
Up-arrow names trending toward draft board updates
Names to know for 2027 and 2028
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NCAA TOURNAMENT
Field Of 64 Bracket Projections (April 1)
The early portion of bracket forecasting is often the most volatile, as the foundations for tournament resumes are still being laid. But with each passing week, the postseason picture becomes a little clearer.
The SEC leads our latest Field of 64 projection with 12 total bids followed by the ACC (10), Big 12 (6), Big Ten (5), Sun Belt (4), Conference USA (2) and the American (2). Check out the complete bracket below and stay tuned for weekly updates as the season rolls on toward the postseason.
NCAA DATA STANDOUTS
Gavin Kelly’s Barrel Show Rolls On At West Virginia | College Data Leaders
Each week during the college baseball season, Geoff Pontes will be digging into college performances from an analytical angle, looking at advanced data to identify pitchers, hitters and underclassmen making a splash.
For hitters, he’ll highlight exit velocity, barrels and other contact metrics. On the pitching side, he’ll discuss velocity, movement and arsenal depth. Here’s who stood out in Week 7, including the Division I leader in barrels by a wide margin.
MIDSEASON WATCH LISTS
BA’s Midseason NCAA Award Watch Lists
Earlier this year, BA published preseason watch lists featuring top names to follow for our biggest college baseball awards. Now, we’re updating those lists with players who have taken the nation by storm through the first two months of play.
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TRENDING NOW AT BASEBALL AMERICA
👀 ICYMI: Our first Statcast Standouts of 2026 went live on Monday.
💰️ J.J. Cooper wrote about how teams are valuing prospects via extensions.
⚾️ Jacob Rudner wrote his weekly column explaining our new Top 25 poll.
🏅 Here’s every player who made our College Team of the Week.
🏆️ Here are our first national high school team rankings for 2026.
🤩 We’re fans of the new ABS challenge system.
🎙️ Here are BA’s latest podcast episodes:
Future Projection: Lower-Level Prospects Ready To Make Noise
Prospect Podcast: Arizona Prospects Who Impressed Us
Hot Sheet Show: MiLB Season Preview
📖 Don’t forget to order your 2026 Prospect Handbook.
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