Spring breakout is just around the corner, with all 30 teams setting their rosters ahead of showcase games March 14-17.
The first edition of Spring Breakout will feature hundreds of top players from around the league. The roster highlights his 71 players from MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list and nearly two-thirds of his 900 players from the team’s Top 30 list. Five teams (D-backs, Padres, Cardinals, Rockies, Mariners) each send a top-10 prospect, and Arizona each sends a top-16 prospect. Milwaukee and Kansas City are tied for having the highest percentage of their rosters filled with top-30 prospects (80%).
All 16 Breakout games will be played between the Grapefruit League and Cactus League and will be broadcast on MLB.com, MLB Network or regional sports networks. Click here for the complete schedule.
Here’s a team-by-team overview of each team, along with a ranking of stories and prospects to follow.
blue jays
Ricky Tiedemann will not participate in the spring breakout, but Toronto is using 10 other top-ranked prospects against the division rival Yankees. more “
orioles
Jackson Holiday should get a chance at a rematch with Paul Skeens. This matchup was already being talked about before the Spring Breakout on February 29th, but now we have a second round opportunity as two of the league’s best farm systems square off. more “
rays of light
Young contributors have been key for Tampa Bay over the past decade. He has four prospects listed on the MLB Pipeline Top 100, two of whom headline the organization’s participants in his breakout spring. more “
Red Sox
A tight-knit trio of Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony and Kyle Thiel lead Boston’s roster. Players at the top 100 positions offer a glimpse into the future potential of the Red Sox lineup against the Braves. more “
yankees
Spencer Jones has been hearing comparisons for more than a year, ever since the Yankees selected him 25th overall in the 2022 MLB Draft as the “left-handed Aaron Judge.” Now reassigned to minor league camp, Jones will have a chance to showcase those comparisons and tools on March 16th. detail “
guardian
Chase DeLauter is already enjoying a spring break. And now he’s heading to the uppercase version. MLB’s 31st-ranked prospect showed flashes offensively in the Cactus League and will look to continue that trend against other top farm hands. more “
royals
With the maximum number of players in place for a spring breakout, Kansas City did its best to face Milwaukee. Catcher Blake Mitchell (MLB No. 94), third baseman Cayden Wallace and right-handed pitcher Ben Kudorna lead the Royals’ 21 other ranked prospects into contention with the Brewers. . more “
tigers
Max Clark attracted attention last summer as one of the top high school players in the MLB draft, and after 23 games in his professional debut, Detroit’s top prospect will shine in the next stage. more “
twins
After mostly staying out of the spotlight, it’s Walker Jenkins’ turn to make his name even more famous. MLB’s No. 10 prospect will be joined by three other top-100 farm hands to face an American League opponent. more “
white socks
Colson Montgomery made it through the Arizona Fall League and let everyone know he was coming. The 22-year-old is now next in the spotlight as he looks to showcase his arsenal as he looks to bat for Southside. more “
angels
With Nolan Chanuel expected to start the season in the big leagues, Los Angeles’ No. 1 prospect likely won’t suit up for a spring breakout. But two-thirds of the Angels’ top 30 teams are off to play against the Dodgers’ best team. more “
as
Jacob Wilson, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, will be ready for Oakland on March 15th. The Athletics’ No. 1 prospect, who was just invited to major league camp, is a hit tool against their cross-bay rivals, the Giants, who are looking to show off their 65-year record. more “
astros
Just because the Astros don’t have a player on MLB Pipeline’s top 100 list doesn’t mean they can’t have top-tier talent in their spring breakout. Houston is set for his seventh consecutive ALCS appearance, and the following contributors will be in full force. more “
mariners
With major leaguers already competing for a divisional championship, Seattle could rely on a trio of top-100 prospects to help it reach that goal in the coming years. Cole Young, Harry Ford and Colt Emerson will all get a preview of their potential against the Padres. more “
rangers
Even after winning the World Series in 2023, Texas hasn’t run out of young talent. Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford are not on the Spring Breakout roster, but the Rangers still have two top-100 prospects on the Spring Breakout roster. more “
Braves
Nacho Alvarez Jr. and Drake Baldwin are both experiencing their first major league camp this year and have made strong impressions. Their talent will be in the spotlight as they team up with other Braves prospects to face a potential Red Sox team during MLB’s first spring breakout weekend. more “
marlins
Noble Meyer, the Marlins’ top prospect since being selected 10th overall in the MLB draft last July, made his pro debut, started in the minor league postseason and celebrated a Single-A championship. The 19-year-old will add taking part in a showcase of promising players to his expanding resume. more “
mets
When the Mets acquired three prospects at the 2023 trade deadline for Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, it may have been hard to imagine they’d get anything in return right away. That will get even closer on March 15, when outfielders Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford and infielder Luisangel Acuña are highlighted as spring breakout candidates for the Mets. . more “
nationals
The Nationals, who are in the midst of a rebuild, have developed three hitting prospects who rank in the top 50 overall. Dylan Cruz, James Wood and Brady House headline Washington’s strong spring breakout lineup. more “
phillies
The Phillies’ roster features 20 of the top 30 prospects, including recent first-round picks Mick Abel (No. 2), Aidan Miller (No. 3) and Justin Crawford. But there are plenty of other players scheduled to play on March 16th, such as Eduardo Tate, a 17-year-old catcher from Panama, who is less famous. more “
brewer
The Brewers will be one of the most loaded teams in the spring breakout. Led by 19-year-old genius outfielder Jackson Cholio, MLB’s No. 2 overall prospect, Milwaukee’s roster for the upcoming showcase is well-rounded in terms of both hitting and pitching. more “
cardinals
The Cardinals’ dedication to their farm system can be seen in how they handled MLB’s first spring breakout. They are one of five teams in MLB, the others being the D-backs, Padres, Rockies and Mariners, with all top 10 prospects playing. more “
cubs
Pete Crowe Armstrong and Michael Busch are competing for spots on the Cubs’ opening day roster and will not participate in the spring breakout. But don’t worry. The team still has five top-100 prospects playing for him, which is tied for the most in baseball. more “
pirate
The Pirates are the only team with four pitchers on MLB Pipeline’s top 100 prospects list. Three of these pitchers will suit up together on March 14 during Major League Baseball’s first spring breakout game, a foreshadowing of what the Pirates’ rotation will look like in the future. There is a possibility. more “
reds
Rhett Lowder didn’t pitch for the rest of the season after the Reds drafted him seventh overall last July. The right-hander will have a big shot at starting 2024 as the top member of Cincinnati’s spring breakout squad. more “
D back
The D-backs will have a solid roster for their spring breakout, and manager Tory Lovullo is especially excited to meet some of the organization’s top prospects who are not in major league camp. That group includes Tommy Troy and Jrue Jones, the team’s top draft picks the past two years. more “
dodgers
The Dodgers are fielding an impressive roster for their spring breakout, including 16 of the top 30 prospects. Thirteen of those players are hitters, led by top prospect Dalton Rushing and agile outfielder Jozu De Paula. more “
giants
After drafting him as a two-way player out of high school, the Giants recently announced that Bryce Eldridge would focus solely on hitting. Now he’ll have a great platform to showcase his newly focused profile, leading the Giants through their spring breakout. more “
padres
The Padres’ reloaded farm system, unsurprisingly, produced one of the most complete spring breakout rosters in baseball. The Padres’ five top 100 players are tied with the Cubs for the most in the sport. more “
rocky mountains
The Rockies’ contingent is better than ever, with all 10 of the team’s top prospects participating in the spring breakout. Seven of those 10 players play in the outfield, so there will be plenty of rotational talent beyond top-100 prospects Yankee Fernandez and Jordan Beck. more “
