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30 MLB TEAMS, 30 BREAKOUT CANDIDATES
30 MLB TEAMS, 30 BREAKOUT CANDIDATES

Spring training is going strong and I've posted my minor league and draft prospect rankings, so now fans' attention has turned to potential major league sleepers.

Whether it's for the later stages of their fantasy drafts or the first to mention a name in your friend group, I've been inundated with requests for sleepers, with varied definitions of the term.

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THE 25 BEST MLB PLAYERS UNDER AGE 25 FOR THE 2025 SEASON
THE 25 BEST MLB PLAYERS UNDER AGE 25 FOR THE 2025 SEASON

Major League Baseball has never had as much talent as it does right now. Year after year, teams get better at evaluating and developing young potential, and players enter affiliated ball bigger, faster and stronger than their predecessors. And as the league continues to root out service time manipulation with mechanisms like the Prospect Promotion Incentive plan, teams are putting their best young players in the majors as soon as they think they’re ready.

As a result, the prevalence of young stars is at an all-time high. Entering the 2025 season, there’s an abundance of young players who are already household names (or close to it). So it feels like the right time to break out SI’s top 25 players under 25.

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DODGERS NO.1 PROSPECT RUSHING RECEIVES AWARD, IMMEDIATELY MASHES 2 HOMERS
DODGERS NO.1 PROSPECT RUSHING RECEIVES AWARD, IMMEDIATELY MASHES 2 HOMERS

Dalton Rushing stood on the Dodger Stadium field on Friday and waved to the cheering fans that he hopes to play in front of one day soon.

“That's pretty cool. The Dodgers fans and Dodger Stadium are just unbelievable, as it's one of the best atmospheres in sports, if not the best,” Rushing said. “I get recognized, and you hear all the die-hard Dodgers fans that know all the prospects, know all the players and they're screaming from the front row, ‘Go get dressed. Go get dressed. Go put on a uniform.’ It's pretty cool to hear those things.

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MINOR LEAGUER HICKLEN USING HIS POWER TO HELP COMMUNITY
MINOR LEAGUER HICKLEN USING HIS POWER TO HELP COMMUNITY

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nashville Sounds outfielder has always felt a tie to his hometown of Huntsville, Ala.

The 28-year-old has returned home nearly every offseason since the Royals drafted him in 2017 to hold a youth camp that has reached an attendance of 150. Heading into the 2024 season, he wanted to step up his charitable giving by starting a fundraiser for The Bullpen Foundation, a North Alabama-based organization benefiting youth sports participation.

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BROOKS LEE WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO BE A BALLPLAYER
BROOKS LEE WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO BE A BALLPLAYER

In another lifetime, Twins shortstop Brooks Lee wouldn't have been named for Orioles Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson. Instead, he would have been named after Cardinals basestealing legend Lou Brock. Only problem: Then he would be named Brock Lee ... you know, like the vegetable.

"Both great names, but I'm happy I'm not named Brock," Lee told Alanna Rizzo with a laugh recently. "I get called it from time to time."

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FITZGERALD HR MAKES ROOKIE HISTORY WITH A GIANTS FIRST SINCE BONDS
FITZGERALD HR MAKES ROOKIE HISTORY WITH A GIANTS FIRST SINCE BONDS

LOS ANGELES -- Perhaps nobody in baseball used the All-Star break downtime to their advantage like Giants rookie Tyler Fitzgerald, who now has a home run in five consecutive games for San Francisco.

Fitzgerald’s latest home run came in the second inning of Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, a drive to left field against another rookie in Los Angeles right-hander Landon Knack.

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HOW BASEBALL IN SOUTHERN UTAH SHAPED KY BUSH AND DREW THORPE INTO TWO THE WHITE SOX’S TOP PROSPECTS
HOW BASEBALL IN SOUTHERN UTAH SHAPED KY BUSH AND DREW THORPE INTO TWO THE WHITE SOX’S TOP PROSPECTS

CHICAGO - When Drew Thorpe took the mound for his big league debut with the White Sox against the Mariners, Jeff Scholzen saw a familiar scene.

The former MLB scout for the Brewers and Angels watched the pitcher, whom he knew since he was just a kid, take the mound in Seattle with a full mustache and armed with the dangerous changeup.

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WILL SMITH, DODGERS AGREE TO 10-YEAR EXTENSION
WILL SMITH, DODGERS AGREE TO 10-YEAR EXTENSION

LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers have a core in place, one they believe will lead them to multiple championships over the next decade. On Wednesday, they made sure star catcher Will Smith plays an integral part in that pursuit.

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A NO-LOOK, BETWEEN-THE-LEGS FLIP TO FIRST … AND IT’S ONLY SPRING!
A NO-LOOK, BETWEEN-THE-LEGS FLIP TO FIRST … AND IT’S ONLY SPRING!

Just a few days into camp and Craig Counsell has already lauded Nico Hoerner's defense and his ability to "make adjustments very quickly," but the first-year Cubs manager couldn't have imagined anything like this.

Leave it to a Gold Glover to turn what looked like a routine play into anything but.

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SWITCH-HITTING LEE SEEKS TO IMPROVE RIGHTY SWING AHEAD OF MLB DEBUT
SWITCH-HITTING LEE SEEKS TO IMPROVE RIGHTY SWING AHEAD OF MLB DEBUT

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Following Brooks Lee’s first full professional season, during which he catapulted all the way up to Triple-A and put himself in position to make his MLB debut in 2024, he went right back to San Luis Obispo, Calif., where he fell back into the easy routine of working alongside his dad at Cal Poly.

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ANGELS’ ALBERTO RIOS TRIES HAND AT NEW POSITION
ANGELS’ ALBERTO RIOS TRIES HAND AT NEW POSITION

If Alberto Rios fails to reach the big leagues, it won’t be for a lack of grit and determination.

Drafted as an outfielder out of Stanford in the third round last year, Rios focused on catcher at instructional league and will head into 2024 trying to make it at the position.

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THE FIRST IMMACULATE NON-IMMACULATE INNING IN BASEBALL HISTORY - IT’S OFFICIALLY A THING
THE FIRST IMMACULATE NON-IMMACULATE INNING IN BASEBALL HISTORY - IT’S OFFICIALLY A THING

So you think you know an immaculate inning when you see one, eh? Ha. We now live in a world where a guy can’t even be sure he knows an immaculate inning when he’s just thrown one.

Just ask Rays reliever Robert Stephenson. Oh, wait. I did that.

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DODGERS’ EVAN PHILLIPS BACK IN BALTIMORE, WHERE HE FOLLOWED ‘THE LINE’ TO SUCCESS
DODGERS’ EVAN PHILLIPS BACK IN BALTIMORE, WHERE HE FOLLOWED ‘THE LINE’ TO SUCCESS

BALTIMORE — When Evan Phillips walked into Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday, he took a moment to reflect. This was the ballpark he went to as a kid.

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GIANTS' MITCH HANIGER: DOUBLES TWICE IN BLOWOUT WIN
GIANTS' MITCH HANIGER: DOUBLES TWICE IN BLOWOUT WIN

Haniger went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 14-4 win over the Pirates.

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'THAT KID IS A STUD': LEE HAS TWINS GUSHING
'THAT KID IS A STUD': LEE HAS TWINS GUSHING

Sometimes, Brooks Lee still provides brief glimpses of the fact that he has only been a professional for just more than seven months now, with all of 31 Minor League games under his belt.

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THESE 30 PROSPECTS WILL BREAK OUT IN 2023
THESE 30 PROSPECTS WILL BREAK OUT IN 2023

The MLB Pipeline crew likes to start each new year by projecting prospects poised to break out in the upcoming season.

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PROSPECTS OF THE YEAR FOR EACH ORGANIZATION
PROSPECTS OF THE YEAR FOR EACH ORGANIZATION

These are our picks for Hitting and Pitching Prospects of the Year for each of the 30 Minor League organizations.

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