All-Time Baseball America No. 1 Prospects
Baseball America’s flagship ranking turned 35 years old in 2024. See the No. 1 prospect each season dating back to 1990.
Byron Buxton (b. 1993)
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Finally Healthy, Byron Buxton’s Tools Helped Him Reach His First All-Star Game At Age 28
Buxton’s journey to his first All-Star Game took a lot longer—and was a lot more difficult—than expected.
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Twins 2020 MLB Draft Preview: Minnesota Boasts Talent, System Depth
Examining the Twins’ organization strength and weaknesses entering the 2020 MLB Draft, plus recent trends and their best/worst picks of the decade.
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The 20 Most Interesting MLB Players In 2020
Five players who are key to their teams’ plans, plus 15 more potential difference-makers.
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The Most Iconic BA Draft Covers Of The Past 25 Years
From 1994 to Adley Rutschman this year, the cover of Baseball America tells the story of the draft with a single image.
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PODCAST: Should We Buy In On These Early Improvements?
Debating early-season improvements from names who slumped in 2018, then debuting ‘Fantasy Hipster.’
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Sheehan: The Twins Are The Sleeper Of 2019
Last year, the A’s stunned everyone and won 97 games. This year, Joe Sheehan thinks the Twins, teeming with upside, will deliver after a disappointing 2018 season.
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Sharpest Tools In The Shed
We asked major league managers, scouts and executives to identify the best players in a variety of categories.
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Twins Get Their Man Yunior Severino
The Twins made a run at signing the international amateur in 2017 but lost out to the Braves. One year later, Severino stars for the Twins.
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2012 MLB Mock Draft 2.0: May 25
Ten days before the 2012 MLB draft, the prospect picture is beginning to clear—not so much exact destinations for players, but how they’re lining up on draft boards.
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Where Unsigned Talent Would Fit In The Top 100
Where would Byron Buxton, Yoenis Cesdepes, Mark Appel and Jorge Soler rank among the top 100 prospects in baseball?
