We’re making our way toward the 2026 season, and I’m beyond excited. It’s been fun to read through four of the industry’s premier top 100 prospect lists (ESPN, The Athletic, MLB Pipeline, Baseball America). In today’s piece, I’m going to dive into some of the names I saw on lists that I haven’t written up in depth on my own top 40 list.
Speaking of my top 40 pitching prospect list, I plan to do a soft update before the season starts where I re-rank and add some cool graphics (which you’ll see below, feedback appreciated). I will, however, leave much of the blurbs untouched. After a few months of the minor league season (mid/late June?), I’ll do fresh write-ups with fresh data. And then we’ll cap it off with an end-of-season rank as well.
I haven’t officially announced this, but my Substack will be converting to fully paid this season (still $5/mth or $30/year). There will still be a free component (I’m in the process of determining what that will be), but the only way to get my daily MLB pitcher notes in full once the season starts will be with a paid subscription. It’s a change from last year! But I’ve hit large enough scale on this newsletter (a huge thanks to everybody who reads and shares) that I want to make sure those paying to support this operation are getting more than their money’s worth.
Ranked 61st by The Athletic and 82nd by Baseball America
