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2nd-rder Devin Taylor signs w/Athletics for $2.5 million (slot 48 value = $2,031,500). Indiana Baseball OF, one of best college bats in MLB Draft, potential plus hitter with power to match, school-record career 54 homers.

3rd-rder Kyle Lodise signs w/@WhiteSox for $925,000 (slot 76 value = $1,076,800). Georgia Tech Baseball SS, disciplined approach, hard contact all fields, high baseball IQ. MLB Draft

Updated top 30s!!

Guessing folks have questions about our Top 30 update. Send them in now - still time to get them into this week’s MLB Pipeline Inbox! The update: atmlb.com/419J930

4th rd MLB Draft pick Gavin Turley signed w/Athletics for $600K (pick 110 value=$694,600). Oregon State Baseball OF standout hit 20 HR in '25, power over hit profile, with solid all-around tools. A's have now signed every draft selection this year. Tracker: mlb.com/draft/tracker/…

Still thinking about how much fun the #moonmammoths game was Erie SeaWolves last week - outstanding job by John Oliver and Last Week Tonight … but it really struck me that without the amazing Minor League Baseball coverage by Benjamin Hill over the years, none of this would have happened.

Comp 2nd rd MLB Draft pick Will Hynes signs w/Cleveland Guardians for $950,000 (pick 70 value = $1,193,500). Canadian HS RHP was Wake Forest Baseball recruit, combo of projection and feel, FB up to 95, high-spin SL.

1st-rder Andrew Fischer signs w/Milwaukee Brewers for $3.5 million (slot value = $4,268,100). Tennessee Baseball 1B/3B, best hitting metrics among college players in MLB Draft, plus power (third in NCAA D-I w/25 HR) & good approach (fourth w/63 BB).

3rd-rder Taitn Gray signs w/@Raysbaseball for $920,800 (slot 86 value). Iowa prep C, switch-hitter w/huge power, put on a show at the MLB Draft Combine, also clocks plus times in 60-yard dash at 6-ft-4 & 220 pounds. Oregon recruit.

2nd-rder Ethan Petry signs w/Washington Nationals for $2.09 million (slot 49 value = $1,984,200). South Carolina OF, plus-plus raw power, 54 HR in three years w/Gamecocks, Cape League MVP in 2024. MLB Draft

With the Pittsburgh Pirates failing to sign 2nd-rder Angel Cervantes, they used their extra pool $ to sign two late-rounders. Minnesota prep OF Carter Gwost (17th rd) signs for $497,500 & Arkansas prep RHP McLane Moody (15th rd) inks for $463,100. MLB Draft

Jace Laviolette signs w/Cleveland Guardians for $4 million (slot 27 value = $3,382,600), biggest over-slot deal (one of three) in 1st rd. Texas A&M Baseball OF, impressive combination of physicality (6-6/230) & athleticism, huge raw power, solid speed & arm strength. MLB Draft

Dean Curley signs w/Cleveland Guardians for $1,773,905 (slot 64 value = $1,382,300). Tennessee Baseball SS, only freshman in 2024 College World Series championship lineup, at least solid raw power, one of the strongest arms in college crop, high baseball IQ. MLB Draft

ICYMI

Which top prospects could be on the move this week? Our experts examine the Top 100 talent most likely to be dealt by the Trade Deadline: atmlb.com/4l25Fly

Don’t be surprised if the Pirates find a new home for Taylor Rogers before the Deadline hits, as sources say there could be a market for him.

Full trade, sources tell MLB•com... • Mariners receive: 3B Eugenio Suárez • D-backs receive: 1B Tyler Locklear (Mariners’ No. 9 prospect by MLB Pipeline), RHP Hunter Cranton (No. 16), RHP Juan Burgos (No. 17)

RHP Kenya Huggins enters the #Reds' Top 30 Prospects list after Adam Serwinowski was traded as part of a three-team deal involving Zack Littell. Scouting report and more on the hard-throwing 2022 fourth-rounder: atmlb.com/3Hengcd