New No. 1: Ohtani dominates Pipeline’s prospect lists

At the moment Shohei Ohtani officially signed his contract with the Angels, he became the best prospect on baseball. At MLBPipeline.com, we consider any rookie-eligible player a prospect unless he isn’t subject to MLB’s international bonus pools. Under the previous Collective Bargaining Agreement, anyone 23 or older was exempt from the signing restrictions, but that age threshold increased to 25 in the current CBA agreed upon last November. Ohtani turned 23 in July.