History of Changes in the MLB, Impact on the Game, & Future Outlook

For over 155 years, there has been a form of organized baseball being played in the United States. Baseball Reference provides the public with league, team, and individual player stats back to 1871, and observing trends over time can reveal the impact of changes that occurred by direction of Major League Baseball, the geo-political landscape, […]

Roster Construction, 2023 Playoffs, & The Making Of a Winner

In the 21st century there are plenty of ways for teams to acquire players to fill up their 26-man & 40-man rosters. As time has gone on, teams are using more players throughout a season than in previous decades and there are essentially seven ways for a team to acquire players: Given budgetary constraints, managing […]

Top 100 prospects, trade value, & revisiting 2015

Each year MLB Pipeline evaluates all the prospects in baseball and publishes a ranked list of the top 100, top 10 by position, and top 30 by team. Heading into 2024, Jackson Holliday of the Baltimore Orioles leads the list. In 2023, the list was headlined by Gunnar Henderson at #1 & Corbin Carroll at […]

Stolen Bases & contributions to player value

In 2023, players across the league successfully stole 3,503 bases, the greatest total since 1987. Much of the increase can be attributed to rule changes that took place last season, limiting the number of times a pitcher can throw over to a base, and making the bases larger. Where this past season stands out in […]

Pitching in Japan, The NPB to MLB Index, & Future Stars

Baseball was first introduced to Japan in 1872, by professor Horace Wilson, who taught the game to students at Kaisei Academy in Arakawa, Tokyo. In 1934, an All Star Team of MLB legends, led by the likes of Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, and Jimmie Foxx went to Japan for an exhibition tour of Japan, where […]