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This week's MLB Pipeline Podcast comes to you right in between the Trade Deadline and the Draft signing deadline and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff have you covered on both fronts. They kick things off by looking at the top prospects who changed teams and the sheer volume (90!) of prospects who changed hands. Then the guys broke down the biggest hauls by teams, highlighting the Marlins, Rays and Blue Jays. The trio pivoted from the Trade Deadline to the Draft signing deadline to talk about the remaining unsigned draftees, with four likely not to sign at the time of recording. The pod wrapped up with a question about the White Sox return in the Erick Fedde/Michael Kopech deal 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 Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff break down the upcoming Trade and Draft Signing deadlines and the midseason rerank. First, they rank the contenders that have the best combinations of desire to make a deal and the prospects to make it happen. Then they discuss some record-setting Draft signings and preview more to come. After that, the guys tease the upcoming overhaul of the Top 100 Prospects and organization Top 30 lists before answering a mailbag question about prospects who could make an impact in the postseason. 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 an action-packed week in Texas for All-Star festivities, the MLB Pipeline gang gathered together in person to wrap up all of the events. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff started off by breaking down the Draft, from surprises in the first round to the biggest steal in each round. From there, they reviewed the excitement of the 25th Futures Game and the first ever Futures Skills Showcase before answering an unprecedented five-part 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 biggest prospect week of the year is upon us, highlighted by the All-Star Futures Game and the start of the Draft, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff have you covered on the latest Pipeline Podcast. The guys offer prognostications on the Futures Game winner, final score and MVP before Jim and Jonathan make their annual picks for the Futures Game batting practice/unofficial home run derby. With the new Futures Skills Showcase this year, they draft participants in that as well, with Jonathan's No. 1 overall selection prompting Jim to nearly curse on air. After that, it's more predictions as they break down the percentage chances of various players getting selected by the Guardians with the No. 1 overall pick. Lastly, they dip into the listener mailbag for not one but two Draft-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

It's a very busy time in MLB Pipeline world these days and the Pipeline Podcast guys have it all for you. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff start off this episode breaking down the freshly minted Futures Game rosters that include 36 Top 100 Prospects and discuss the newly-created Futures Skills Challenge that will take place right afterward. From there, they talk Draft, which is less than two weeks away, starting with a conversation with Tennessee star and lock first-rounder Christian Moore and then moving to a discussion about a poll of scouting directors Jonathan conducted to see whom they thought the Guardians will take No. 1 overall. The trio shift back to Minor League prospect talk to analyze the newest Market Corrections for the Top 100 list before answering a Mailbag question about which prospects the Pirates should or should not be willing to trade. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choic

Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff try to make sense out of chaos on the latest Pipeline Podcast. They sort out who the Guardians may select with the No. 1 overall pick, putting percentages on various candidates, and try to determine who should be anointed the top game's pitching prospect now that Paul Skenes has officially graduated to the big leagues. The guys also interview Iowa right-hander Brody Brecht (a likely first-round pick next month), sort through the college pitching class, review the College World Series and answer a Draft-related 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

The MLB Pipeline crew is on the road this week, with Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff all in Phoenix for the fourth annual MLB Draft Combine. They take a look at the event and standouts from the first day of on-field workouts before talking to the top high school player from Alabama, Carter Johnson, who participated in those workouts. Then for this week's mock draft, Jim and Jonathan took turns making picks based on the latest intel and what they think each team would do before answering a mailbag question from a very familiar source. 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 College World Series about to begin, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff take a look at the top Draft prospects still playing in Omaha in this week's episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast. Staying Draft-focused, the guys shifted gears to preview next week's Draft Combine in Phoenix and dug into Jim's latest first round mock, which included some names moving up the board. Jim then talked to Konnor Griffin, the top-ranked high school player in the Draft, before conversation shifted to the Draft League and the arrival of Japanese teen sensation Rintaro Sasaki to play in it before heading to Stanford for college ball. As always, the pod wrapped up with a Mailbag question, this one about the biggest locks in the first round of 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

The College World Series and the Draft are on the horizon, and Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jason Ratliff discuss top prospects on tap for both events in the latest Pipeline Podcast. First, they talk about MLB Pipeline's recently released Draft Top 200 and what separates the best position players (Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana, Georgia outfielder/third baseman Charlie Condon) and the best pitchers (Wake Forest right-hander Chase Burns, Arkansas left-hander Hagen Smith). Then they break down the best prospects who advanced to NCAA Super Regional play, including Bazzana, Condon, Florida first baseman/left-hander Jac Caglianone and West Virginia shortstop JJ Wetherholt. After that, the guys discuss the new Futures Skills Showcase that will be part of the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in Texas and answer a Red Sox-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 choice

With the NCAA tournament set to begin this weekend, the latest Pipeline Podcast focuses on the top prospects vying for a College World Series championship. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss two dozen potential first-round picks who will compete in the 16 four-team regionals, as well as other prospects who could factor early in the Draft. Afterward, they consider who should be in the discussion for best pitching prospect in the Minors now that Paul Skenes has risen to Pittsburgh and answer a listener mailbag question about Twins outfielder Emmanuel Rodriguez. 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 the bats. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick things off with a ranking of the top 10 pure hitters in the Minors right now, a list still topped by No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday. He's followed closely by this week's guest, A's top prospect Jacob Wilson, who talks with Jonathan along with his dad, former MLB All-Star Jack Wilson. The guys turn their attention to the Draft after that, diving into Jim's latest mock and looking at some names rising up boards, before finishing with a Mailbag question about each top Draft prospect's odds of being taken No. 1 by the Guardians. 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 has refreshed its Top 100 Prospects list for the first time this season, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo & Jason Ratliff break down the changes on the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast. Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday and Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes claim the top two spots, Nationals outfielder James Wood enters the top five, Mets righty Christian Scott makes a huge leap and Mariners outfielder Lazaro Montes is the highest-ranked newcomer. Jonathan interviews Bucs righty Bubba Chandler, who moved from No. 83 to No. 67, before the guys discuss Skenes' big league debut and then answer a pair of Draft-related 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

This week's episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast starts off at the very top of the Top 100. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss the latest with No. 1 Jackson Holliday and his return to Triple-A and top pitching prospect (No. 3 overall) Paul Skenes and when the Pirates might call him up. From the peak of the Minors to the bottom, the guys switch gears and look at the top prospects in the complex leagues, which just got underway last weekend, highlighted by some of the top international signees from 2023 and this year who are making their U.S. debuts. Then they look at the top future closers in the Minors to date before answering multiple mailbag questions about Pirates rookie Jared Jones and the Marlins' return in the Luis Arraez trade. 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 releasing MLB Pipeline's updated and expanded Top 150 Draft Prospects list last week, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff break it all down on the latest Pipeline Podcast. They begin by talking about the players at the very top of the list, including new No. 1 Charlie Condon of Georgia, Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana and Florida first baseman/left-hander Jac Caglianone. After an interview with Arkansas left-hander Hagen Smith, the Draft's top pitching prospect, they identify the biggest risers and highest-ranked newcomers on the list and explain why they have helium. Then they wrap things up with a listener mailbag question about what the Guardians are thinking with the 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

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