2026 Prospects Thread

[D-train]

17 top INT signing KILLING it in the DR. Hitting .400 with a 1.227 OPS.

https://www.milb.com/player/gregory-pio-836609

[Donn Beach]

See this proposed league changes to the amateur draft system for the new labor agreement. Seems they want to create a model similar to football. Have colleges take on some of the development. I thought that was deemed illegal, why we have highschool NBA players. It also eliminate the huge international signing bonuses. Union isn't impressed.

The most pertinent elements of MLB's proposal, sources said, include:

• A minimum draft age of 20 for domestic players and raising the minimum age for international players from 16 to 18;

• The ability to trade all draft picks, but only for the following draft -- 2028 picks could not be dealt until the end of the 2027 draft -- with no dealing of back-to-back first-round choices;

• A maximum signing bonus of $10,000 for undrafted players -- with international players who make a full-season minor league affiliate receiving a $30,000 bonus and domestic players receiving a $30,000 bonus if teams want to remove them from eligibility for the Rule 5 draft after their second season;

• The reduction in the draft lottery from six picks to four;

• The elimination of competitive-balance picks, currently awarded annually to lower-revenue and smaller-market teams.

The league framed its proposal in the meeting as a response to evolving dynamics in college baseball and continued international corruption. "Over the last several years, college baseball has undergone a remarkable transformation," MLB said in a statement. "Expanded scholarships, NIL opportunities, revenue sharing, and significant investments in facilities and player development have made college baseball an increasingly important pathway that is producing major league-ready talent at an accelerated rate. Today's top programs provide players with resources, competition, and national exposure that were unimaginable a decade ago. Our proposal is designed to build on that momentum to benefit the game at the college, minor league and major league levels.

https://www.espn.ph/mlb/story/_/id/4910 ... try-system

[D-train]

See this proposed league changes to the amateur draft system for the new labor agreement. Seems they want to create a model similar to football. Have colleges take on some of the development. I thought that was deemed illegal, why we have highschool NBA players. It also eliminate the huge international signing bonuses. Union isn't impressed.

The most pertinent elements of MLB's proposal, sources said, include:

• A minimum draft age of 20 for domestic players and raising the minimum age for international players from 16 to 18;

• The ability to trade all draft picks, but only for the following draft -- 2028 picks could not be dealt until the end of the 2027 draft -- with no dealing of back-to-back first-round choices;

• A maximum signing bonus of $10,000 for undrafted players -- with international players who make a full-season minor league affiliate receiving a $30,000 bonus and domestic players receiving a $30,000 bonus if teams want to remove them from eligibility for the Rule 5 draft after their second season;

• The reduction in the draft lottery from six picks to four;

• The elimination of competitive-balance picks, currently awarded annually to lower-revenue and smaller-market teams.

The league framed its proposal in the meeting as a response to evolving dynamics in college baseball and continued international corruption. "Over the last several years, college baseball has undergone a remarkable transformation," MLB said in a statement. "Expanded scholarships, NIL opportunities, revenue sharing, and significant investments in facilities and player development have made college baseball an increasingly important pathway that is producing major league-ready talent at an accelerated rate. Today's top programs provide players with resources, competition, and national exposure that were unimaginable a decade ago. Our proposal is designed to build on that momentum to benefit the game at the college, minor league and major league levels.

https://www.espn.ph/mlb/story/_/id/4910 ... try-system

Just fucking gross scum bags.

[Donn Beach]

It makes sense I guess terms of taking advantage of college baseball. You could see the gears spinning in their brains, we could save money. What it would hammer is the minor league system. Wondering what the projected impact there would be.

[D-train]

It makes sense I guess terms of taking advantage of college baseball. You could see the gears spinning in their brains, we could save money. What it would hammer is the minor league system. Wondering what the projected impact there would be.

Wondering..............FFS I am taking my 87 yo father to a game Sunday for Father's day. Minor league baseball. Americana at its finest destroyed by rancid scumbags.

[GL_Storm]

Joe Doyle's thoughts on the owners' proposal for the draft: https://www.patreon.com/Overslot/posts/ ... 70?pr=true

This is unlocked.

[GL_Storm]

This is supposed to be unlocked as well, Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan on the owners' proposal: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/491 ... onuses-cut

[GL_Storm]

This is absurd. I've not seen anything like this In more than 25 years of following prospects.

[rockycola]

Travelers won big today. Montes with 2 HR's and a Double. Arroyo had a Triple and a HR. Arkansas stole 4 bases, too.
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Montes kicked ass today. So did Arroyo - 2026-06-25.png (95.12 KiB) Viewed 43 times

[GL_Storm]

Felnin Celesten hit for the cycle for Everett.