Prospects Who Just Missed Top 30s For Every Team

Plus: MLB's salary cap perception Problem & conference previews

February 07, 2025

Prospects Ranked No. 31-40 For Every Team

Building out Top 30 Prospects lists is one of Baseball America’s most rigorous exercises of the year.

Of course, each season there are prospects who just miss the cut for a variety of reasons. But don’t count these players out, as some go on to do big things. Prospects identified in our 31-40 ranks last year included the likes of Kristian Campbell, Zyhir Hope, Jesus Made, CJ Kayfus and Tyler Fitzgerald.

Click through below for team-by-team breakdowns of this year’s crop of players who just missed Top 30 lists:

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College Baseball Previews: Big 12 & Big Ten

Baseball America continues its ramp up to the start of college baseball season next week with a look at two more power conferences.

As Jacob Rudner writes, despite some big-time turnover, the Big 12 in 2025 “should be no less competitive and remains likely to rank third behind the SEC and ACC in total postseason bids.”

Meanwhile, over in the Big Ten, Peter Flaherty says the addition of Oregon, USC, UCLA and Washington “will help the conference in the long run, as at-large tournament bids figure to be more attainable given the increase in depth and talent.”

Without An MLB Salary Cap, Parity Falls Flat With Fans


In an offseason where the Dodgers’ dominance seems to have found another gear, the clamoring for an MLB salary cap has only gotten louder.

In reality, MLB has experienced the kind of championship parity that NFL and NBA fans can’t claim in their respective sports. But as J.J. Cooper writes in his latest column, without a true salary cap in place, the truth won’t matter to fans so long as perception is working against baseball.

🫂 Jacob Rudner wrote about the strong family ties of twin brothers Kyson and Malachi Witherspoon at Oklahoma.

⚾ Jacob also wrote about how former LSU coach Paul Mainieri is reinvigorated by his return to college baseball with South Carolina.

1️⃣1️⃣ Peter Flaherty dropped 11 more mid-major names to know for the draft.

👶 Brendan Tuma is back with his ideal rotation of 25-or-under arms.

🎙️ New episodes of Future Projection and the BA Draft Podcast premiered on Friday.

🃏 Panini is set to release a “Prospect Edition” line of cards this month.

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