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New Top 30s, Updated NCAA Top 25 & Statcast Standouts
We updated Top 30 rankings for every MLB team. Here are notable new additions, plus data standouts from the previous week.
New Top 30s For Every MLB System
Our Top 30s have undergone their first significant update of the 2024 season.
We’ve updated prospect rankings for each MLB organization after roughly a month of action so far this season. Today’s update takes into account player performance, movement and injuries and comes on the heels of our May Top 100 MLB prospects update. And it features key new additions for several organizations including the Marlins, Dodgers, Cubs & more.
Baseball America subscribers can find scouting reports for all 900 players, tool grades, best tools in each system, plus a corresponding projected future lineup below.
15 NOTABLE ADDITIONS TO TOP 30 RANKINGS
Looking for the impactful new additions to today’s Top 30 update all in one place? We can help. Here are 15 players who have our attention after the first month of the minor league season. The list features some names that savvy Baseball America readers have seen plenty in April, plus some you may be learning about for the first time. Highlights include…
The Dodgers have three additions worth monitoring
A rising Orioles righty who continues to impress
Dillon Head’s addition to the Marlins system following the Luis Arraez trade
THERE’S A NEW NO. 1 IN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Tennessee Takes Over No. 1 Spot In Updated NCAA Top 25
Tennessee rises to No. 1 in the Baseball America College Baseball Top 25 after another SEC series win, its seventh straight.
The Volunteers are ranked No. 1 in the Baseball America Top 25 for the first time since the final rankings of the 2022 regular season. They have an impressively well-rounded team, as they average 9.88 runs per game and rank second in the nation in ERA at 3.84.
Texas A&M, which had ranked No. 1 for the last three weeks, falls to No. 2 after a series loss at LSU. Arkansas, Clemson and Florida State again round out the top five.
The ranking features several changes beyond just the top spot. Four new teams joined the Top 25, led by Charlie Condon and Georgia at No. 14. See all the updates below.
AROUND THE HORN
Here’s what’s trending at Baseball America…
Coby Mayo, James Wood headline this week’s 10 Statcast Standouts
RoboScout has the top 10 performers at every minor league level for fantasy players & prospect watchers alike
Off The Bat dives into the key college takeaways this weekend
J.J. Cooper writes that dramatically scaling back young pitchers’ workloads hasn’t kept them healthier
The NCAA is reportedly considering lifting its scholarship limit
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