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On the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo discuss prospects past, present and future. Jonathan revisits a 2004 story he did on a college pitching duel between Justin Verlander and Justin Orenduff and relates how Verlander presented him with a Gold Pass last weekend to celebrate Jonathan's 25 years with MLB. Then Sam discusses his recent visit with Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes, baseball's best pitching prospect, before we hear Sam interview Skenes about his overpowering repertoire. After that, the guys preview the imminent release of the Draft Top 150 by discussing how many legitimate No. 1 overall pick candidates there are, identifying the best prospect at each position and answering a related question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's so much going on in every aspect baseball right now and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff tried to cram discussion of it all into the latest Pipeline Podcast. They started by talking about scorching-hot rookies (Michael Busch, Mason Miller) and Minor Leaguers off to fast starts (including Astros outfielder Joey Loperfido and Rockies right-hander Chase Dollander) as well as two big-name prospects just called up to the Majors (Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages, Rangers righty Jack Leiter). Then they switched gears to look at the Draft, interviewing Texas A&M outfielder Braden Montgomery, to break down standouts at the recent National High School Invitational and to answer a listener mailbag question about which Draft prospects have boosted their stock the most this year. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The MLB Pipeline Podcast crew is back with another fantastic guest from the college hitter ranks. This week, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo welcome in Florida Gators two-way star Jac Caglianone. Jonathan and Jim also preview USA Baseball's National High School Invitational, with Jonathan at the National Training Complex to take in the big high school tournament. After all that Draft talk, the duo switch gears, discussing the top Minor League rosters across baseball this year, headlined by the Norfolk Tides, and how some other historically outstanding Minor League teams compare to the Orioles' current Triple-A squad. As usual, the pod wraps up with a question from the Mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff look at the slew of top prospects in Triple-A (Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday, Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes & Co.) and predict exactly when they will make it to the Majors this season. Then they interview Georgia slugger Charlie Condon, the potential No. 1 overall pick in July's Draft. After that, they discuss Ronel Blanco and the no-hitter no one saw coming and take a Draft question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sure, the MLB season officially got underway in Seoul last week, but things really get going this week and next in MLB Pipeline world, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff are here to tell you all about it. They kick things off by discussing some big prospects making Opening Day big league rosters, like Jackson Chourio and Wyatt Langford. There's a ton of talent starting in Triple-A, with that season beginning on Friday, and the trio look at the sheer volume of guys at the Minors' highest level, led by Jackson Holliday. Then the crew turns their sites to the Draft, welcoming in potential No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana from Oregon State (and Australia) to the pod before doing a top 10 draft chock full of college bats. They finish off, as always, with a question from the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLB staged its inaugural Spring Breakout event with 13 all-prospects showdowns over the weekend, and the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast reviews all the action. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff talk about all that transpired, from the much-anticipated Jackson Holliday vs. Paul Skenes matchup to standouts such as Spencer Jones and Brock Selvidge of the Yankees and Xavier Isaac of the Rays. Reds 2023 first-round pick Rhett Lowder joins Jim in an interview recorded prior to Spring Breakout before the guys discuss the prospects the White Sox received in the Dylan Cease trade, Jackson Merrill making the Padres' Opening Day roster as a center fielder and a Pirates-related question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's MLB Pipeline Podcast is brimming with buzz about the inaugural MLB Spring Breakout. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff can't contain their excitement about the debut of the prospect showcase this week and they break down everything from the top rosters to the best matchups. While in Arizona, Jonathan got to talk to top Mariners prospect Cole Young about Spring Training, the top hitters in the organization and, of course, his own excitement in playing in Seattle's Spring Breakout game. The trio breaks down the new farm system rankings after that and then finishes up with a Mailbag question about two young Angels prospects. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLB Pipeline is releasing Top 30 Prospects lists for all 30 organizations this week, so Jim Callis and Jason Ratliff open the latest Pipeline Podcast by breaking down the rankings in a variety of ways. Jonathan Mayo checks in from his Cactus League adventure with an interview with Padres left-hander Robby Snelling before Jim talks about the highlights of his recent Grapefruit League travels. Jim and Jason then preview next week's Spring Breakout spectacular before answering a listener mailbag question about which Top 100 Prospect Jim and Jonathan disagree about most.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff are abuzz with excitement over the start of Spring Training games and jump right in to early prospect performances in Grapefruit and Cactus League games while also taking a sneak peek at the upcoming Spring Breakout. One player they all hope will be playing in it is Tigers top prospect Max Clark, and he joined the pod to talk about his first Spring Training and who he wants to play with and against in a Spring Breakout game. From there, Jim and Jonathan draft power-hitting prospects to see which squad can hit the most long balls in 2024 and then answer a question from the Mailbag about a high schooler who could make a run at No. 1 overall pick. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spring Training is officially underway, the college baseball season also has begun and Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo couldn't be more excited on the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast. They begin by discussing prospects fighting for jobs in big league camp, including Jackson Holliday (Orioles), Wyatt Langford (Rangers) and Pete Crow-Armstrong (Cubs). Then they're joined by another, as Diamondbacks shortstop Jordan Lawlar talks about a big league debut that took him all the way to the World Series. Afterward, the guys break down how top Draft prospects fared in the first weekend of the NCAA Division I season and answer a related question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff go back to campus to preview the start of the 2024 college baseball season, especially important because so much of the top of the Draft class are college hitters. No. 1 Wake Forest's star-studded roster is discussed and they look ahead to the Desert Invitational, which Jim will be broadcasting. He also welcomed in one of Wake's best hitters, Seaver King, a potential top 10 pick, for a conversation about the start of his Draft year. The guys then discuss the story on predicting who will be the No. 1 prospect in each organization in 2026 before finishing up with a question from the mailbag about one of those prospects, Marlins right-hander Noble Meyer To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Newly elected Hall of Famer Joe Mauer was the first-ever No. 1 prospect when MLB.com started rankings back in 2004. On this week's edition of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff take a look at Mauer and the other 'greatest hits' from 20 years of rankings, while also looking at guys who were top prospects who didn't quite live up to billing. The guys are then joined by former long-time Twins general manager Terry Ryan for a look back at how Minnesota decided to draft Mauer No. 1 overall in 2001. Then talk turns to the others in this year's Cooperstown class, Todd Helton and Adrian Beltre, before the trio discusses recent trades involving Top 100 prospects Joey Ortiz and Gabriel Gonzalez and finishes up with a question from the Mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss the Top 100 Prospects list that MLB Pipeline unveiled last Friday. They discuss why Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday was a relatively easy choice for the No. 1 spot and the immediate impact of what could be a historic 2023 Draft class. Other topics included players who made huge jumps, picks to do the same this season and which teams had the most representation on the list. Then the guys answered 10 questions from listeners about prospects who did and didn't make the Top 100. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a special time of year as we near the release of a new Top 100 prospects list, and this week's episode helps get everyone ready. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff take a closer look at a quartet of Top 10 by Position lists (C, 1B, 2B, 3B), with Jim and Jonathan picking the player on each list who most intrigues them, as well as a sleeper pick from outside the top 10. Then Jim and Jonathan put their draft hats on to select a 10-man squad using only players on the Top 10 by Position lists before finishing up with a question from the Mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To celebrate the opening of the 2024 international signing period, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff welcome in international prospect guru Jesse Sanchez to this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast to break down the top players and all the signings. It's also the start of prospect ranking season, so the guys take a closer look at the first two Top 10 position lists, the right-handed and left-handed pitchers, before answering a Mailbag question about righty pitching prospects. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dive into MLB Pipeline's annual Executive Poll. They discuss industry insider opinions on a wide variety of subjects from 2024 Rookie of the Year predictions, the best hitting and pitching prospects in the game, top prospect tools, which organizations do the best job of developing prospects and much, much more. The guys also break down prospects with breakout potential in the upcoming season and answer a listener mailbag question about No. 1-rated international prospect Leo De Vries. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the newest addition of the Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jason Ratliff divided their attention between the year to come and the year just completed. First, they try to project when some of the most anticipated 2024 big league debuts will occur, including those of Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday, Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio and Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes. Then they break down six farm systems that improved most in 2023, highlighted by the Brewers and Cubs, before fielding a listener mailbag question about the most impressive pro debuts from members of the 2023 international class. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special year-end episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff take a look back at the predictions that were made for 2023, highlighted by correctly picking both Rookies of the Year. Jim and Jonathan also looked ahead to '24 to make a new set of predictions, from top rookies to who will be the Pipeline Hitting and Pitching prospects of the Year in the new season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the penultimate MLB Pipeline Podcast of 2023, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff bring a lot of 2024 Draft talk your way. The guys break down the newly minted Top 100 Draft Prospects list, which has an historic number of college hitters at the top, and are joined by the No. 1 player on the list, West Virginia infielder JJ Wetherholt. Then they turn their sights to MLB's exciting new Spring Breakout event, where the best prospects from each organization will square off against each other during Spring Training, before finishing up with a question from the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff give a sneak peek at the soon-to-be released 2024 Draft Top 100 list by breaking down each of the top tools from the list, from hit and power to fastball and control. The guys then take a look at the big Juan Soto trade as well as the deal the Dodgers made to clear 40-man space for Shohei Ohtani, with both deals involving the Yankees. From there, they turned their sights to last week's Rule 5 Draft, with Jim and Jonathan each making a "pick to stick" before finishing up with a question from the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest Pipeline Podcast comes on the heels of the second annual Draft Lottery, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff break down the results. In a stunning turn of events, the Guardians moved up from the No. 9 pick to No. 1 and the Reds jumped from No. 13 to No. 2. Jonathan sat down with Paul Gillispie, Cleveland's vice president of scouting, to discuss the ramifications of the first No. 1 overall choice in franchise history. There's also talk about the game's top two prospects (Orioles middle infielder Jackson Holliday, Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio) making news, a pair of trades that have happened at the Winter Meetings and a listener mailbag question about how the top three picks in the 2024 Draft could play out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The baseball world will descend on Nashville next week for the Winter Meetings and the MLB Pipeline Podcast gets you ready. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick off this Winter Meetings-focused episode by talking about the second Draft Lottery and how it will impact the 2024 Draft order. From there, they start previewing the Rule 5 Draft before welcoming in Cubs national crosschecker Marti Wolever, one of this year's Scouts of the Year who will be honored in Nashville. After that conversation, the trio look at teams with the prospect depth to pull off a big trade next week before answering a question in the Mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this Thanksgiving episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dish on all the 40-man roster/Rule 5 decisions made by teams, from the Top 100 prospects added to interesting decisions made by teams to protect or not to protect players. From there, the trio head back to the Arizona Fall League one last time, looking at players who faced Rule 5 decisions in the league to the ranking of the Top 25 prospects in the circuit. For dessert, the guys look at Jim's much-reviled long-term rookie rankings and answer a question from the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff put a bow on another Arizona Fall League season on this week's episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, but not before breaking down the 2023 Rookies of the Year, Gunnar Henderson and Corbin Carroll, and drafting potential 2024 ROY candidates. AFL Offensive Player of the Year James Triantos (Cubs) sat down with Jim in Arizona and then conversation turned to the championship game and all of the award winners, including MVP Jakob Marsee (Padres) and Pitcher of the Year Ricky Tiedemann (Blue Jays). They finished up, as always, with a question from the mailbag -- this one about Rockies flame-thrower Jaden Hill. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest edition of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo focus on the Arizona Fall League and its Fall Stars Game festivities from the past weekend. They discuss several standouts from the AFL's all-star game, including Top 100 Prospects Colson Montgomery (White Sox) and Kyle Manzardo (Guardians) and 2022 first-round pick Eric Brown (Brewers). Jonathan interviews Mariners catcher Harry Ford, who didn't participate in the Fall Stars Game but is one of the top prospects in the developmental circuit. After that, Jim and Jonathan credit the AFL for putting on a good show at its Home Run Derby, which was won by Twins outfielder Kala'i Rosario, before taking a question about Montgomery's ETA from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast features Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discussing the upcoming Fall Stars Game and looking ahead to the 2024 Draft. First, they talk some Arizona Fall League and players they hope to see in Sunday's all-star prospect showcase, including Top 100 Prospects Jace Jung (Tigers) and Kyle Manzardo (Guardians) as well as catcher Dominic Keegan (Rays) and outfielder Victor Scott (Cardinals). Then Jonathan sits down for an interview with shortstop Colson Montgomery (White Sox), another likely FSG participant. After that, it's on to the 2024 Draft as Jim and Jonathan discuss their top 20 college and high school prospects lists before participating in a 10-player draft and answering a related question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The World Series is upon us and we're halfway through the Arizona Fall League and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dig into all of it in this week's episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast. The guys start out by unpacking the latest postseason news, from Adolis García's unusual path to the big stage to rookie Brandon Pfaadt getting the ball in Game 7 of the NLCS for the D-backs. Sam Dykstra's conversation with Rockies prospect Benny Montgomery helps shift the discussion to the AFL, with the guys talking about who should get midseason awards. They finish up by answering a question from the Mailbag about Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If it's October, then the Pipeline Podcast must be discussing the postseason and the Arizona Fall League. Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo do just that, starting off by riffing on the Championship Series before discussing some early AFL standouts. Sam Dykstra contributes an interview with Fall Leaguer Eric Brown, the Brewers' 2022 first-round pick. Then Jim and Jonathan discuss how the Rangers landed Evan Carter when not many teams were on him in the 2020 Draft, break down some organization hitters and pitchers of the year and dive into the mailbag for a two-part question about the Orioles' future. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The leaves may be changing and thoughts of pumpkins are in the air, but there's still plenty of great baseball to talk about on the MLB Pipeline Podcast. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff start by breaking down the opening week of the Arizona Fall League, focusing on top performers like Padres outfielder Jakob Marsee and Blue Jays lefty Ricky Tiedemann. Jim sits down with Guardians Top 100 prospect Kyle Manzardo, who is also in the AFL, and then the trio takes time to admire the work of several rookies in the MLB postseason before answering a Fall League-related question about Rockies prospect Sterlin Thompson in the Mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Minor League season ending and the MLB postseason and the Arizona Fall League beginning, there's a lot for Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff to unpack in the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast. They start by recapping the first-ever MiLB Awards show, including Hitting Prospect of the Year Jackson Holliday (Orioles) and Pitching Prospect of the Year Drew Thorpe (Yankees). Then they dive into the AFL with an interview with Tigers second baseman Jace Jung and a discussion of Tigers right-hander Jackson Jobe's dominant first start. After that, they break down how the MLB playoff teams were built, talk about some rookies who have a chance to make an impact in October and answer a question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're less than a week away from the first MiLB Awards Show, and Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff continue taking a look at the nominees on this week's episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast. After discussing the Pitching Prospect of the Year finalists last week, it's time to examine some bats and the Hitting Prospects of the Year finalists: Michael Busch, Junior Caminero and Jackson Holliday. The trio also breaks down the Breakout Prospect of the Year and MiLB Debut of the Year Award contenders. From there, the pod turns its sights to the Arizona Fall League, which begins on Monday, and the remaining matchups in the Minor League playoffs before answering a mailbag question about the best relief pitching prospects in the game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast has plenty of speed. That's because Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff are joined by the Cardinals' Victor Scott II and the Rays' Chandler Simpson, who stole a combined 189 bags in 2023. The Pipeline trio also takes a look at the finalists for Pitching Prospect of the Year, discusses some intriguing promotions to Triple-A to close out the Minor League season, analyzes the most recent Rookie Power Rankings and answers a mailbag question about the top two on those rankings, Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big league teams keep promoting big-time prospects, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss the trend in the latest Pipeline Podcast. Elite prospects Jordan Lawlar (Diamondbacks), Evan Carter (Rangers) and Pete Crow-Armstrong (Cubs) have been promoted in the last few days, and the guys tell you what to expect and surmise why this seems to be happening more than ever. Then they talk to Twins outfielder Walker Jenkins, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2023 Draft, and about the latest addition to the Top 100 list (Yankees right-hander Drew Thorpe), as well as the upcoming Minor League Awards Show before answering a mailbag question about 2024 rookies. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the heels of Jackson Holliday's third promotion of the season (this one to Triple-A), Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff consider just how special the No. 1 prospect's first full season has been, comparing it to the best full-season debuts and age-19 seasons in recent memory. The trio then discusses the big league callups of Yankees outfielder Jasson Domínguez, Mets infielder Ronny Mauricio and Reds right-hander Connor Phillips before breaking down the most recent additions to the Top 100 Prospects list: Cubs shortstop Matt Shaw, D-backs shortstop Tommy Troy and Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel. And as usual, the crew wraps up the episode by answering a question from the Mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast, Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dig into the slew of top prospects making their big league debuts lately, with some (Kyle Harrison, Noelvi Marte and Ceddanne Rafaela) potentially impacting playoff races. The trio then looks into their collective crystal ball to predict the likelihood of other Top 100 prospects getting the call to help their teams' postseason hunt. The guys then break down the newest additions to the Top 100 list before answering a pair of questions about Padres catching phenom Ethan Salas To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLB Pipeline hosts Jonathan Mayo, Jim Callis, & guest-contributor Sam Dykstra drop-in for three in-depth interviews with college hitters from the 2023 Draft Class. Jim sits down with the Rangers 4th overall pick, Wyatt Langford. Jonathan chats with Nolan Schanuel, 11th overall pick for the Angels, and Sam talks with outfielder Chase Davis, first-rounder for the St. Louis Cardinals. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dig deep into the newly released rankings on this week's episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, starting with the top of the Top 100 list, looking at how the 2023 draftees fit in, just how unprecedented the top of the rankings is and where No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday fits in historically among all No. 1 prospects from rankings past. Jonathan sat down with Twins prospect Brooks Lee during a visit to St. Paul to talk about his climb from 2022 first-round pick to the top of the system. Speaking of farm systems, the trio then looks at the new ranking of all 30 of them, with the Orioles staying in the top spot for a fifth straight time, before wrapping up with a question from the Mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLB Pipeline's updated Top 100 Prospects list and organization Top 30s will be unveiled later this week, so Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff preview them in the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast. They start by discussing prospects who are soaring up the Top 100, including Padres catcher Ethan Salas and a trio of Brewers, and delve into some of the more interesting feedback they've gotten from baseball insiders. They also highlight players who are making moves up team Top 30 lists, such as 2022 Draft mid-round right-handers Chase Hampton (Yankees) and Cory Lewis (Twins), before answering a listener mailbag question about callups who could helps their clubs make the playoffs. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a frenzied Trade Deadline, but Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff have you covered on all the moves from a prospect perspective on this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast. They discussed the four members of the Top 100 Prospects list who were traded (to the Mets, Guardians and White Sox), along with some other prospects who made big jumps up the rankings with their new organizations. The trio also highlighted some sleepers who were dealt and looked at which teams fared the best in the prospect acquisition game before finishing up with a question from the Mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The MLB Pipeline crew is on high alert with both the Draft signing and Trade Deadlines coming within a week of each other. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff have you covered on both fronts on this week's episode, first breaking down which teams in playoff contention have the prospects to make a big splash on the trade market, and how likely they are to do so. The trio turns to the Draft signing deadline after that, focusing on the bonus records set in this year's class. Shifting gears, the guys dig into how new Hall of Famers Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff were scouted and signed ... and traded before finishing up, as always, with a question from the listener mailbag.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A week after the Draft ended, it still dominates discussion on the Pipeline Podcast with Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jason Ratliff. They break down notable deals from the first week of signings, look at the best performers from the 2022 Draft and look forward to the top prospects in next year's crop. They also discuss the recent wave of Top 100 Prospects called to the Majors, led by Tyler Soderstrom (Athletics) and Endy Rodriguez (Pirates), and the two latest additions to the list, Roman Anthony (Red Sox) and Kevin Alcantara (Cubs), before fielding a fun question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Straight from a Seattle Seahawks copy room at Lumen Field, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff wrap up the most chaotic week of the year by recapping the just concluded Draft and Futures Game. They break down what happened at the very top of the Draft, where LSU's Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews made history by going 1-2, and then delve into the rest of the first round before highlighting some of the teams they think did best as well as one pick in each of the top 10 rounds that they view as being the best value. Next, they recap the Futures Game, including the eye-popping performance by Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski, and the High School All-American Game and Home Run Derby, both of which saw 2024 Draft prospect PJ Morlando take top honors. And lastly, they answer a question about where the top pitchers in this year's Draft class will slot into the Top 100 Prospects list. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two of the biggest events on the MLB Pipeline calendar are fast approaching, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff have them covered on the latest Pipeline Podcast. First, the guys unveil the Number One Pick Odds Super Computer to calculate exact odds (and projected signing bonuses) for five players the Pirates could take with the top choice. One of those prospects, Indiana high school outfielder Max Clark, joins Jonathan for an interview before the crew breaks down the best individual tools in the Draft. Then it's time for our annual Futures Game home run derby draft as Jonathan and Jim pick the players they think will put on the best shows in batting practice before Jason tries to usurp them both with a squad of sluggers they passed over. As always, the podcast concludes with a listener mailbag question . . . which unsurprisingly relates to the Draft. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In reviewing changes to the top of both the Draft Top 250 and the pro Top 100 on this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff agree that "there's no wrong answer" when debating whether Paul Skenes or Dylan Crews belongs atop the Draft list and when discussing Jackson Holliday or Elly De La Cruz at No. 1 of the Top 100. The crew also breaks down the end of the College World Series and the Draft Combine before Jim talks to Kent State lefty Joe Whitman about his Combine experience. The trio also somehow finds time to talk about the Futures Game rosters before answering a question from the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Callis & Jason Ratliff are in Phoenix for the Draft Combine, which occupies most of their thoughts in the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast. They discuss how the event has evolved in its three years of existence and spotlight some of the standouts from the past, including Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski, who stops by for an interview. They focus on some players who could make an impression at this year's event, such as Vanderbilt left-hander Hunter Owen, Phoenix high school outfielder Duce Robinson and Minnesota righty George Klassen. After some College World Series talk and some musings about why Louisiana State righty Paul Skenes should be the No. 1 overall pick, they dip into the mailbag for a Draft question. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, and Jason Ratliff kick things off by looking at the upcoming College World Series and the elite-level draft talent still playing in it. They get a big assist in talking about the fantastic event in Omaha from Stephen Schoch, aka Big Donkey, former Virginia reliever and current co-host of The Schoch Factor podcast. The guys shift gears to the pro scene by discussing the newest addition to the Top 100, Braves right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver, and looking at the most recent Prospect Team of the Week before returning to the college game and answering a Mailbag question about Quinn Mathews throwing 156 pitches for Stanford. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recording minutes before the Reds officially called up phenom Elly Da La Cruz, the MLB Pipeline Podcast gang -- Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff -- were prescient in spending a considerable amount of time in this week's episode talking about the No. 4 overall prospect in the game, including answering a mailbag question that asked the group to compare De La Cruz to the top position players in this year's Draft class. That helped the trio come full circle as they began the pod looking at the top Draft prospects still playing in the NCAA postseason, including No. 1 prospect outfielder Dylan Crews, his LSU teammate, right-hander Paul Skenes, and Florida outfielder Wyatt Langford, the top three players on MLB Pipeline's Top 200 Draft prospects list. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the heels of releasing the new Top 200 Draft prospects list, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff break down the rankings on the latest episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast. They start by discussing the executive poll that kept Dylan Crews in the top spot followed closely by his LSU teammate Paul Skenes before discussing some of the biggest leapers up the list. After all the Draft talk, former No. 1 overall pick Royce Lewis joins the podcast to discuss his return from his second knee injury and to the big leagues. Then the trio discusses the Orioles' Coby Mayo hitting the Top 100 for the first time and Ben Joyce's big league debut with the Angels before looking at the Prospect Team of the Week, highlighted by Mariners first baseman Tyler Locklear and Dodgers right-hander Emmet Sheehan. And as always, they finish up with a question from the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As MLB Pipeline prepares to update and expand its Draft list to 200, the latest Pipeline Podcast kicks off with a discussion about the very top of those rankings. Should right-hander Paul Skenes move ahead of Louisiana State teammate/outfielder Dylan Crews for the No. 1 spot, and is Florida outfielder Wyatt Langford making a move on Crews as well? Other topics of discussion included new Top 100 Prospects Austin Wells (Yankees) and Jeferson Quero (Brewers), Dodgers right-hander Bobby Miller's big league debut, bargain prospect finds, Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday's never-ending hot streak and a listener question about how much injuries factor into prospect evaluation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following the recent update of the Top 100 Prospects list, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dig into the changes, looking at the top 15 prospects, the players who made the biggest jumps and falls and the new additions. They then discuss two recent big league callups: Marlins right-hander Eury Perez and Reds infielder Matt McLain. Jim and Jonathan highlight two players from the newest edition of the Prospect Team of the Week (Baltimore's Colton Cowser and Cleveland's Parker Messick) before discussing some of the latest Draft buzz. And they wrap up, as always, by answering a question from the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our Pipeline Podcast crew is fully immersed in the Draft these days, so that's the main focus of this edition. Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo begin with a detailed discussion of Pipeline's first full mock draft for 2023, with Louisiana State stars Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes standing out the most among a clear top five group of talents. Then they take a look back at the 2013 Draft and how it might play out a decade later, starting with clear retro No. 1 overall pick Aaron Judge. After that, they discuss how Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker and Reds shortstop Matt McLain are sending their stock surging with hot starts and answer a listener mailbag question about high school position players who may be flying a little under the radar. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2021 Draft is the unifying theme of the latest Pipeline Podcast, highlighted by Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff interviewing Marcelo Mayer, who went No. 4 overall to the Red Sox two years ago. The guys take a look at how the shortstop-heavy 2021 class has played out so far, including prospects who have seen their stock change the most for better or worse. They also discuss a recent wave of Top 100 Prospect callups (among them: 2021 draftees Tanner Bibee and Bryce Miller) as well as the latest Rookie Power Rankings and Prospect Team of the Week before dipping into the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff are clearly starting to catch some Draft fever, previewing the soon-to-be released Draft Top 150 prospects list. After discussing the biggest risers and fallers, Jim and Jonathan compare and contrast their personal top 10 lists. The trio turns its sights to the Minor Leagues to talk about some standouts on the Prospect Team of the Week before going back to the Draft to answer a question from the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff celebrate Zach Neto's rapid ascent to the Angels' big league lineup and talk about his future and how he fits in with other quick-to-the-Majors draftees in years past. From there, it's back to the Minors as the trio highlights some members of the first Prospect Team of the Week, including Neto and the Mets' Brett Baty, who was also promoted to the big leagues, before welcoming in five new members of the Top 100 list. The guys turn their attention to the Draft and the top of boards to preview the new Top 150 rankings coming next week before answering some listener mailbag queries about the Rangers' Evan Carter. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Minor League season in full swing, Jim Callis & Jonathan Mayo use the latest Pipeline Podcast to speculate on which prospects will be the next to get summoned to the big leagues -- and who might be the next to rank No. 1 on the Top 100 list. They agree that Mets third baseman Brett Baty and A's first baseman Tyler Soderstrom among those deserving of a call. With current No. 1 prospect Francisco Álvarez in New York and several other phenom set to graduate soon, Jim & Jonathan ponder the merits of Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio and several shortstops -- including the Orioles' Jackson Holliday, who joins the podcast -- as potential new No. 1 prospects. The guys also discuss the most recent additions to the Top 100 and answer a listener question about early-season standouts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff start by discussing how two of baseball's best prospects, Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker and Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, fared in their initial taste of the big leagues. After breaking down some Triple-A standouts, including Mets third baseman Brett Baty, they delve into standouts from the recent National High School Invitational, and Jonathan interviews the biggest of them all, Oregon prep right-hander Noble Meyer. Then they recap the duel between the two best pitching prospects in this year's Draft, Louisiana State's Paul Skenes and Tennessee's Chase Dollander, and ponder who might go No. 1 overall. Wrapping things up: a listener mailbag question about Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With MLB's Opening Day on March 30, Triple-A Opening Day on March 31 and the rest of the Minor League schedule getting underway on April 6, there was a lot of excitement for this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff took a look at top prospects set to make their big league debuts on Opening Day, led by two of the top five: the Cardinals' Jordan Walker and the Yankees' Anthony Volpe. Jim chatted with Rangers' No. 2 prospect Evan Carter and then the guys broke down the recently released farm system rankings before finishing things off with a listener mailbag question. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss a plethora of prospects who have stood out in big league camps, including outfielders Jasson Dominguez (Yankees) and Zac Veen (Rockies) and right-handers Brandon Pfaadt (Diamondbacks) and Gavin Stone (Dodgers). Righty Cade Horton, the No. 7 overall pick in last year's Draft, joins Jim for an interview at Cubs camp in Arizona. The guys also chat about some of the fastest phenoms in the game, including Top 100 Prospects Corbin Carroll (Diamondbacks) and Elly de la Cruz (Reds), and answer a listener mailbag question about which rookie infielders will be the most productive in 2023. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With many top prospects vying for Opening Day roster spots, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jason Ratliff look at some players who have either helped or hurt their chances with their Spring Training showings. They also discuss several young players who have impressed in the World Baseball Classic, including 21-year-old Nicaraguan pitcher Duque Hebbert, who was offered a Minor League contract on the spot after striking out three Dominican superstars. Guardians pitching prospect Tanner Bibee joins the show, and the guys highlight some of the best fastballs in the Minors before answering a mailbag question about Cardinals No. 1 prospect Jordan Walker. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Spring Training cranking full speed, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick off this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast by drafting lineups based on prospects who will be on big league rosters, including Rookie of the Year favorites like Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson. Jonathan talks with Angels 2022 first-round pick Zach Neto during his stop in their camp in Tempe, then the guys pick the top farm systems in the Central and West divisions now that all of the Top 30 lists are out before turning their sights to the best prospects heading to the World Baseball Classic. They finish up, as usual, with a question from the mailbag, this one about Yankees phenom Anthony Volpe. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In an episode that Jim Callis dubs the worst in MLB Pipeline Podcast history, he, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff break down the first of the 2023 organizational Top 30 Prospects lists. Against Jim's will, they do an impromptu -- and guaranteed-to-be-terrible -- ranking of the AL East and NL East farm systems, with the Orioles the clear No. 1 and the Nationals cited as the most improved. Jonathan has an interview with D-backs outfielder Druw Jones, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 Draft and the son of five-time All-Star Andruw Jones, that even Jim would have to admit is far from awful. And the guys mull which prospects qualify as both the best hitter and the best power hitter in their systems before tackling a listener mailbag question about which Top 100 Prospects Jim and Jonathan disagree about most. Terrible. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast with Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff centers around the start of the college season. They recap top prospects who performed well at MLB's Desert Invitational in Arizona, including Tennessee right-hander Chase Dollander and Grand Canyon shortstop Jacob Wilson, and other stars who got off to strong starts, such as LSU righty Paul Skenes. The top pitching prospect in this year's Draft, Dollander also sat down for an interview with Jim the day after pitching the Volunteers' opener. The guys then discuss prospects competing for jobs in Spring Training and answer a mailbag question about the top five Rookie of the Year candidates in each league. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2023 college baseball season starts this weekend and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff are all about it on this episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast. The trio previews the start of the season by looking at Major League Baseball's Desert Invitational, which is stacked with Top 100 Draft prospects, and by welcoming LSU ace Paul Skenes to the pod. From there, talk turns to the pro game with a discussion of who will be their organization's top prospects in 2025 before going back to the college game to answer a Mailbag question about Dylan Crews and Wyatt Langford. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dig into 10 of the best prospects who just missed the Top 100. Jonathan tals with Rockies pitching prospect Riley Pint and his decision to leave baseball before coming back. The guys review 2021 predictions about who would be the top prospects for each team in 2023 and how prescient (or not) we were and also discussed the Draft Combine, which will take place at Chase Field in June. They remembered longtime Twins scouting executive Mike Radcliff, who lost his battle with cancer last week, before wrapping up with a question from the Mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's MLB Pipeline Podcast is all about celebrating the release of our new Top 100 prospects list. Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff talk all things Top 100, breaking down the list in a number of ways, most notably with a draft of Top 100 players, with Sam, Jonathan, Jason and Jim Callis all picking players from the list at each position, based on long-term value. Jim talked with Astros right-hander Hunter Brown, a Top 100 prospect with a World Series ring! And the gang finished up, as always, with a couple of questions from the Mailbag about, you guessed it, the Top 100 list. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just a couple of days until the new Top 100 prospects list is unveiled, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff build more excitement for that list by continuing their breakdown of the Top 10 by position lists. This week, they look closely at all the position player lists: catcher, first, second, third base, shortstop and the outfield. They also interview the No. 1 prospect in the international class, Ethan Salas, who recently signed with the Padres, while finishing, as always, with a question from the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLB Pipeline's prospect lists are starting to arrive, so Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick off the latest Pipeline Podcast by breaking down the 10 best lefty and righty pitching prospects in the game. Jonathan discusses the time he spent at MLB's Dream Series and interviews former big league reliever LaTroy Hawkins, one of MLB's instructors at the event. The guys also recap where the top international prospects signed and answered a listener mailbag question about which righty will headline next year's Top 10. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest Pipeline Podcast is jam-packed with plenty of prospect talk from Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff. First, they bring on international expert Jesse Sanchez to discuss this year's class of amateur talent that can begin signing with teams starting on Sunday. Then they delve into Jonathan's survey of club executives on a wide array of prospect-related topics, from Rookie of the Year picks (Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson) to top pitching prospect (Andrew Painter). After that, they break down MLB Pipeline's All-Defense team of the top glovemen in the Minors and tackle a listener mailbag question. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first MLB Pipeline Podcast of the new year, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff look into their crystal balls to make predictions for the 2023 season. The prognosticators make their picks on everything from Rookies of the Year to Pipeline Hitter and Pitcher of the Year to which team will have the top farm system at the end of '23. Who will be the No. 1 prospect in baseball at the end of the year? Which prospect will make the biggest rise up the Top 100? Who will be this year's Jackson Chourio? Tune in to find out! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final MLB Pipeline Podcast episode of the year, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff stay focused on the Draft -- past, present and future. First they pick a Draft Team of the Decade, looking at the top player at each position based on their stock as Draft prospects, as well as which draftees from those classes have performed best in the big leagues, and projecting who might surpass them in the future. Then Max Clark, the top high school player in the 2023 Draft class, joins the pod before the pair hits the mailbag for a question about Jake and Zack Gelof. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who are the top players in the 2023 Draft class? Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dig into the new Top 100 list on this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast. They discuss the class as a whole (a 55 on the 20-80 scouting scale), the top 10 players on the list, a couple of two-way prospects and two intriguing names from the bottom half of the list. Then they break down the big three-team, nine-player trade that sent Sean Murphy to Atlanta, William Contreras to Milwaukee and a bevy of prospects to Oakland. And finally, as always, they wrap up by answering a question from the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Winter Meetings in San Diego coming to a close, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff recap all of the news that was in this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast. They discuss the first-ever Draft Lottery, with the Pirates getting the No. 1 overall pick. Then they broke down the other Draft -- the Rule 5 -- which took place on Wednesday and was highlighted by the Nationals taking Thad Ward with the No. 1 pick before analyzing the two trades of the week involving prospects. Jonathan talked with Midwest Scout of the Year Steve Williams of the Pirates before the trio came back together to answer a Rule 5-related question in the Mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The baseball world will descend on San Diego for the Winter Meetings next week and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff have you covered with everything you need to know to be ready from a prospect perspective. First, they look at some of the biggest prospect hauls in trades from past Winter Meetings, with Jim and Jonathan declaring a winner for each deal. After touching on the first-ever Draft Lottery, the trio previews the Rule 5 Draft by looking at the best picks made over the past decade. They're then joined by A's scouting director, and this year's West Coast Scout of the Year, Eric Kubota before wrapping up, as always, with questions from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff begin looking ahead to 2023 and trying to project next season's top rookies. Jim and Jonathan draft five prospects each based on where they think they'll finish in Rookie of the Year balloting, and they have Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson and Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll as the favorites in each league. Next up is a discussion of the decisions teams had to make finalizing their 40-man rosters, including surprises added or left off. They conclude by double-dipping into the listener mailbag, as they ponder where the Padres' Jackson Merrill ranks among shortstop prospects after an impressive Arizona Fall League, then identify their favorite prospects who aren't highly ranked. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff wrap up coverage of the Arizona Fall League by recapping the Championship game and analyzing the league's award winners and top performers before Jim sits down for an interview with Fall League MVP Heston Kjerstad of the Orioles. From there, the trio looked at Julio Rodriguez and Michael Harris II, the 2022 Rookies of the Year, and tough 40-man roster decisions facing each team before finishing up, as always, with a question from the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With another exciting Major League season in the books, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff examine the postseason through a prospect lens on this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast. That means a deep dive into the work of ALCS and World Series MVP Jeremy Peña, providing some historical perspective in terms of where his postseason measures up against other rookies and examining where he lands in terms of long-term value of the 2022 rookie class. The rest of the episode looks at the Arizona Fall League, with Twins prospect Austin Martin joining the pod and the trio recapping the Fall Stars Game and looking ahead to the final week of the AFL season before answering a mailbag question about Astros prospect Zach Daniels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra & Jason Ratliff discuss the ongoing Arizona Fall League and upcoming World Series in the latest Pipeline Podcast. AFL talk includes the recent top performers of the week (Blue Jays outfielder Zach Britton, Cardinals left-hander Connor Thomas), every game now being streamed live, the ball/strike challenge system that has been well received and an interview with Cubs first baseman Matt Mervis. Then the guys discuss how the Astros and Phillies built their World Series clubs and reminisce about which participants had the most prospect hype when they arrived in the big leagues. Finally, it's back to the AFL with a listener mailbag question about which players could make Opening Day rosters in 2023. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff focus on the Arizona Fall League. The developmental circuit featured a game Monday with a team hitting not one but two inside-the-park home runs, something that hasn't happened in the Majors since 1986. The guys discuss the prospects involved (Braves infielder Cal Conley, Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad) as well as the AFL's Hitter of the Week, Twins shortstop Austin Martin, and the Pitcher of the Week, Tigers left-hander Joey Wentz, who joins the show to discuss his season. They also talk about Cardinals lefty Connor Thomas' 10-strikeout game -- a rarity in the AFL -- and answer listener questions about infielders Jordan Lawlar (Diamondbacks) and Noelvi Marte (Reds). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Callis and Jason Ratliff just returned from the Arizona Fall League and Jonathan Mayo just got there, so the latest Pipeline Podcast centers on what transpired in the developmental circuit's first week. They discuss the first two starts by Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker and delve into several other prospects, including Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad, Giants outfielder Luis Matos and Brewers catcher Jeferson Quero. There's more AFL talk with an interview with Tigers outfielder Parker Meadows and a mailbag question about Blue Jays infielder Addison Barger, plus discussion of rookies who could make an impact in the Division Series. The guys also send their love to Sarah Langs and ask for help in her battle with ALS. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Ratliff and Jim Callis are on location during the opening week of the Arizona Fall League season and they're joined by Jonathan Mayo in discussing the start of the AFL's 30th year, including top performances and dust storms (haboobs). They then shift to talking about the top prospects from the 2022 season, as Jonathan interviewed the Phillies' Andrew Painter, MLB Pipeline's Pitching Prospect of the Year. Gunnar Henderson, our Hitting Prospect of the Year, was discussed along with some of the other bats who landed on the Pipeline Prospect Team of the Year. The trio finished off, as always, with a question in the mailbag, this time about Nick Gonzales' return engagement in the AFL. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Arizona Fall League season ready to start on Oct. 3, the latest Pipeline Podcast identifies several non-Top 100 Prospects who could make a name for themselves in the developmental circuit. Among the players tabbed by Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff: Athletics right-hander Ryan Cusick, Brewers right-hander Logan Henderson, Cubs first baseman Matt Mervis, Pirates catcher/outfielder Blake Sabol and Rangers outfielder Aaron Zavala. They also discuss candidates for MLB Pipeline's Prospect Team of the Year and 2022 draftees who made impressive pro debuts before delving into the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's all Arizona Fall League, all the time on this week's episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast. With AFL rosters released late last week, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff do a deep dive into the prospects who will be in action in a couple of weeks. The highest-ranked prospect headed to the desert, Cardinals slugger Jordan Walker, joins the show, and then Jim and Jonathan pick the player from each AFL team that they're most excited to see. The episode wraps up, as always, with a question from the Mailbag -- this one covering, you guessed it: the AFL, and what a strong performance there by Kumar Rocker could mean for his stock. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff are all together again for the first time in a while on the MLB Pipeline Podcast, and their focus this edition is on the top Minor League performers of 2022. They discuss a number of prospects who have had huge seasons, including outfielders Vaun Brown (Giants), Corbin Carroll (Diamondbacks) and Jackson Chourio (Brewers) and right-handers Andrew Painter (Phillies), Brandon Pfaadt (Diamondbacks), Gavin Stone (Dodgers) and Gavin Williams (Dodgers). Reds shortstop Elly de la Cruz is part of that contingent as well, and he joins us for a quick chat. Also covered: top high school and college prospects for the 2023 Draft, and a question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo kick off this week's MLB Pipeline podcast breaking down the latest big prospect callups to the Major Leagues, including Top 100 prospects like the Astros' Hunter Brown, the Yankees' Oswald Peraza and the Red Sox's Triston Casas. They then look far off into the future, unveiling who they think will be the top five overall prospects in the game at the start of the 2024 season. They pick out some top performers in the Florida and Arizona Complex Leagues before finishing off with a Mailbag question about how September callup production can impact rankings. Please let me know if you need anything else.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Arizona Fall League underway, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff talk about some of the early standouts, including the Mets' Brett Baty, Cardinals' Zach Thompson, Phillies' Bryson Stott, Nationals' Cole Henry and Rangers' Justin Foscue and Owen White. The Fall League's Week 1 home run leader joins the show, as Cardinals rookie outfielder Lars Nootbaar talks to Sam Dykstra. And Jim, Jonathan and Jason look back at some of their all-time favorite Fall League memories. Plus they discuss the Minor League housing situation and answer a couple of questions from the Mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo celebrate the callup and big league debut of No. 3 overall prospect Corbin Carroll of the D-backs. That leads to lots of September callup talk, including the duo participating in a five-player draft of potential impact players in the homestretch of the season. Sam and Jonathan look ahead to potential 2024 No. 1 prospects before finishing up with a question from the mailbag which, you guessed it, has to do with potential callup Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis & Jonathan Mayo delve into MLB Pipeline's newly released farm system rankings. The Orioles retain their No. 1 ranking despite graduating Adley Rutschman to the big leagues, and Baltimore farm director Matt Blood joins the podcast to talk about the waves of talent rising toward Camden Yards. The guys also discuss a number of other systems on the rise (including the Guardians, Reds and Rockies) and the White Sox' ambitious Project Birmingham, plus field a listener question about Guardians pitching prospect Tanner Bibee. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLB Pipeline just re-ranked all of its prospect lists, from the Top 100 to all 30 team Top 30 lists, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff waste no time digging into the new lists on this week's episode. Breaking down the decision who to put No. 1 overall (the Mets' Francisco Alvarez), looking at the 2022 draftees who made the list and discussing the biggest risers and fallers in and out of the Top 100. Jim and Jonathan highlighted a couple of favorites who are on the cusp of joining the list and the trio analyzed the makeup of the team top 30s by finishing up, as always, by answering a question from the mailbag.ho could help their teams down the stretch, including baseball's No. 1 overall prospect Francisco Alvarez, plus two Rays. two Yankees and two Dodgers. Next, they introduce the four most recent additions to the Top 100 list (Gordon Graceffo, Brandon Pfaadt, Grissom Vaughn and Bo Naylor), and then they turn their attention to the top of the list, discussing some candidates for the No. 1 spot on the upcoming Top 100 lre-rank. Lastly, as always, they answer a question from the mailbag -- this one about the Reds' wealth of shortstop prospects and where they'll all end up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we enter the dog days of August, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff look at some top prospects who could help their teams down the stretch, including baseball's No. 1 overall prospect Francisco Alvarez, plus two Rays. two Yankees and two Dodgers. Next, they introduce the four most recent additions to the Top 100 list (Gordon Graceffo, Brandon Pfaadt, Grissom Vaughn and Bo Naylor), and then they turn their attention to the top of the list, discussing some candidates for the No. 1 spot on the upcoming Top 100 lre-rank. Lastly, as always, they answer a question from the mailbag -- this one about the Reds' wealth of shortstop prospects and where they'll all end up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest Pipeline Podcast comes on the heels of the Trade Deadline, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff analyze all of the action. They begin by breaking down all of the nuances of the blockbuster deal that sent Juan Soto (and Josh Bell) to the Padres for five talented young players. Then they discuss all of the other deals involving Top 100 Prospects, as well as which farm system improved the most and some smaller moves of note before dipping into the listener mailbag for three trade-related questions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis and Jason Ratliff discuss a lot of deadlines. First, the impending Aug. 2 Trade Deadline, as they contemplate packages for Juan Soto and which contenders have the most prospect ammunition to swing deals. Then they turn to the upcoming Aug. 1 Draft signing deadline and break down the most notable bonus deals agreed to at this point. Finally, they discussing the ramifications of the MLB & MLBPA failing to agree on the details of an international draft by the July 25 deadline. As always, there's talk of the MiLB on MLB.tv schedule and a listener mailbag question as well. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The two biggest prospect events of the year are the Draft and the Futures Game, held on four consecutive days leading up to the All-Star Game. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff were on hand for all of it in Los Angeles and break down both events on the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast. They start with the top of the Draft, which began with the two best players (Jackson Holliday to the Orioles, Druw Jones to the Diamondbacks) before the Rangers dropped a Kumar Rocker bombshell at No. 3. From there, they delve into other first-round surprises, some notable Day Two picks and which players will arrive in the Majors the soonest. Then there's plenty of Futures Game talk centering on the standouts and Jim and Jonathan's now-annual unofficial batting practice home run derby competition. They wrap it up with a listener mailbag question about the Mets' Draft, which leads to some discussion of which organizations had the best efforts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just days away from the Futures Game and the Draft, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff preview the biggest weekend of the year in Prospectdom. They handicap the candidates to go No. 1 overall in the Draft and then discuss the various permutations of the top five picks based on who goes 1-1. Then they look at the best tools in the Draft class, highlighting the best power hitter, fastest runner, best fastball and more. Next, they turn their attention to the Futures Game, breaking down the rosters and talking to Pirates pitching prospect Mike Burrows, who is on the NL squad. Jim and Jonathan then make their picks in the second annual Unofficial Futures Game Batting Practice Home Run Derby draft. And finally, they answer the question "Should all Draft picks be tradable? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

July is always jam-packed with prospect happenings and the MLB Pipeline Podcast is as well. Jim Callis and Sam Dykstra kick off the latest edition by detailing the major revisions to the Top 100 Prospects list, which is now headlined by Tigers outfielder Riley Greene. Jonathan Mayo checks in from the PDP League in Cary, N.C., with an interview with arguably the two best prep prospects in the 2023 class, outfielders Max Clark and Walker Jenkins. Then Jim and Sam talk about which players they most want to see in the upcoming SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, the latest Draft buzz (including Kumar Rocker's health status) and the MiLB on MLB.TV lineup before answering a prospect-ranking question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This year's Draft is fast approaching and on the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss how Oklahoma RHP Cade Horton's stock is soaring after the College World Series and why taking sweet-swinging prep 2B Termarr Johnson could make a lot of sense for the Orioles at No. 1. Then they shift their attention to next year's Draft and the multitude of 2023 talent that will attend the PDP League, which begins this week. Also covered: the Rookie of the Year races, MiLB on MLB.TV and a Draft question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff recap the biggest names and top performers from the second annual MLB Draft Combine, including Termarr Johnson, switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje, fireballer Jacob MIsiorowski and Alabama lefty Connor Prielipp, who took time out to join the podcast. The crew also looked at how some top Draft prospects have helped themselves in the College World Series, recounted the electric season debut of Pirates' 6-foot-7 shortstop Oneil Cruz and previewed the MiLB games on MLB.TV this week, including a Max Scherzer rehab start. And they wrapped up by answering a mailbag question from @ballsandgutters. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss the 2022 Draft Combine on this week's edition of the MLB Pipeline Podcast. As many of the top Draft-eligible players gather in San Diego to meet with teams and show off their tools, the guys breakdown who’s there and how to watch. Last year's No. 1 overall pick, Pittsburgh Pirates catching prospect Henry Davis, joins the pod to talk about the impact his participation in last year's Combine on him becoming the top pick. We take a look at this week's upcoming set of minor league games on MLB.TV and then cap it off with an answer to a mailbag question - in the form of a draft of the Draft class' top outfield prospects. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dig into the NCAA postseason, with a Draft focus, on this week's edition of the MLB Pipeline Podcast. After looking at Draft prospects who may have helped themselves in Regional play, they look at players to watch in the upcoming Super Regionals. Then they broke down Kumar Rocker's reutrn to the mound and how it could alter the Draft landscape. From there, the trio turned attention to the Minor Leagues, talking with Orioles prospect Gunnar Henderson, looking at this week's slate of MiLB on MLB.TV and then answering a question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NCAA regional playoffs begin this weekend and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff put them in perspective with the upcoming Draft in the latest Pipeline Podcast. They discuss prospects who helped themselves in conference tournament action last weekend (Virginia Commonwealth 3B Tyler Locklear, Oregon State OF Jacob Melton), those who could boost their stock in the NCAA tournament (Stanford OF Brock Jones, Tennessee RHP Blade Tidwell) and the best hitter and pitcher whose college seasons have come to an end (Cal Poly SS Brooks Lee, Iowa RHP Adam Mazur). Additionally, Jim and Jonathan draft pitching prospects from the 2022 crop -- Michigan prepster Brock Porter goes No. 1 -- and the group previews the upcoming MiLB on MLB.TV schedule and answers a question from the listener mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices