The MLB Draft Combine takes center stage and serves as a backdrop for a discussion of the top prep position players on the latest Pipeline Podcast. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff talk about which players stood out most on the first day of Combine workouts, including UCLA first baseman Mulivai Levu and Rocco Maniscalco. That leads to talk of the high school bat class, including whether Grady Emerson is the top prospect in the entire Draft, and an interview with another talented prep shortstop in Jacob Lombard. If that's not enough, Jim and Jonathan do a joint mock draft where they project each club's top selection before fielding a listener mailbag question about Phillies right-hander Gage Wood.

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Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff begin a four-part series on each demographic of the 2026 Draft Class. After talking about the College World Series -- with Jim in Omaha for his favorite baseball event -- they kick the series off by analyzing the college pitching in the class. Santa Barbara's Jackson Flora tops the list of prospects in that  pool, and he joins the pod to talk about his outstanding season for the Gauchos, how much he learned from Santa Barbara's pitching factory and what he thinks about the next steps of his career. Then the guys preview Saturday's MLB Network Prospect Showcase between the Columbus Clippers and Scranton-Wilkes Barre RailRiders, a game that features six Top 100 prospects, headlined by Yankees No. 1 George Lombard Jr.. They close things out with a Mailbag question about whether the Giants should consider Flora with their pick at No. 4.

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With the College World Series field set, the latest Pipeline Podcast focused on the upcoming action in Omaha. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff broke down all eight teams, identifying their best prospects for the 2026 Draft -- and upcoming Drafts as well. They also discussed which players might be under the brightest Draft spotlights at the CWS and some more Draft intel before highlighting the two most recent Top 100 Prospects (Nationals SS Seaver King, Marlins RHP Karson Milbrandt) and another who was just promoted to the Majors (White Sox OF Braden Montgomery). As always, the guys finish with a question from the listener mailbag, this time about what trades they could concoct if first-round picks were in play.

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The calendar has flipped to June and Draft fever rages on for the MLB Pipeline crew. This week, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick their Draft chat off by digging into the newly-published Top 200 rankings, looking at the fairly static top of the list and the biggest risers on it a bit further down. From there, the guys turn the Draft lens on the recently completed NCAA Regionals -- where the top four ranked prospects in action were all sent home, leading to the pod's final Roch Watch -- followed by a preview of the top Draft prospects still competing in this weekend's Super Regionals. There's always time for pro prospect talk, with some discussion of a shortstop just added to the Top 100 in Felnin Celesten Mariners), and one just called up to the big leagues in Edwin Arroyo (Reds), before the pod wraps up with a Mailbag question about which college guys could catapult into first round talk with strong College World Series performances.

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Just ahead of expanding (to a Top 200!) and re-ranking the MLB Pipeline Draft prospects list, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff do a deep dive into NCAA postseason play through decidedly Draft-colored glasses on this week's Pipeline Podcast. They bring up storylines across all 16 Regionals, set to begin Friday, from top prospect Roch Cholowsky and UCLA to No. 3 Vahn Lackey and his powerful Georgia Tech lineup and on to top pitching prospect Jackson Flora and Santa Barbara on a bigger stage, this episode has you covered. There was still time to talk professional prospects, of course, with the guys breaking down the newest addition to the Top 100, Nationals infielder Devin Fitz-Gerald, and a pair of Top 100 players getting called up to the bigs for the first time in Pedro Ramirez (Cubs) and Gage Jump (A's). As always, the trio wrapped things up with a fun Mailbag question about where Lackey would rank on the last three Draft lists.

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MLB Pipeline has just refreshed its Top 100 Prospects list, and Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick off the latest Pipeline Podcast by hashing out all the changes. Brewers shortstop Jesús Made succeeds Konnor Griffin as the No. 1 prospect, holding off Athletics shortstop Leo De Vries, and the guys also discuss players making huge jumps (such as Padres catcher Ethan Salas) and joining the list for the first time (including Orioles outfielder/first baseman Ike Irish). There's the usual Draft Talk as well, including Golden Spikes finalists who are intriguing prospects and the weekly Roch Watch. The podcast concludes with the usual question from the listener mailbag, this time about Reds infielder Edwin Arroyo.

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We're fresh off the first "official" mock draft of the spring, and that's exactly where Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kicked things off on this week's Pipeline Podcast. They broke down what it looks like at the very top, discussing the probability that Roch Cholowsky, the No. 1 prospect in the class, goes No. 1 to the White Sox, before looking at how fluid the first round is after the first handful of picks. After examining Cholowsky's performance in the weekly Roch Watch segment, they turned their attention to pro prospects, starting with ones who have been promoted to the big leagues recently, like the Mets' AJ Ewing. There have been a slew of top prospects moving up levels in the Minors, and the guys give infielders George Lombard Jr. and Arjun Nimmala their flowers before finishing up with a look at MLB.com's first Rookie of the Year poll and how they voted in each league, capping things off with a Mailbag question about Pirates phenom Seth Hernandez.

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On the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo & Jason Ratliff break down the just-expanded and updated Draft Top 150 Prospects list. They discuss the players separating themselves at the top, starting with UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky and Texas prep shortstop Grady Emerson, before highlighting the biggest risers and top newcomers since the December rankings. Jonathan interviews Gio Rojas, the best high school pitching prospect in the Draft, before talk turns to callups (Joe Mack, Bryce Eldridge) and the latest Top 100 Prospect (Ethan Salas). The guys wrap it up with perhaps their longest answer to a listener mailbag question ever as they debate the merits of Yankees outfield prospect Spencer Jones.

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With the brand new Draft Top 150 dropping at the end of this week, it's clear the Pipeline Podcast crew has a serious case of Draft fever. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick off this episode by looking at the four quadrants of the class -- college hitters and pitchers, high school bats and arms -- putting a grade on and talking about some intriguing guys in each sector. After the weekly Roch Watch, Grady Emerson, one of the top overall players in the class, joins the show. The guys still have energy for the Minor League guys, and plenty of time is devoted to prospects who just got called up to the big leagues (like last week's guest, Travis Bazzana) as well as new additions to the Top 100 (Logan Henderson and Kevin Defrank) before answering a Mailbag question about the future of the Brewers infield.

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MLB Pipeline will release an expanded and updated Draft Top 150 Prospects list next week, so the latest Pipeline Podcast previews some of the biggest risers this spring. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff chat about Mississippi high school outfielder Eric Booth, UCLA right-hander Logan Reddemann and California prep two-way star Jared Grindlinger, among others, and also update the weekly Roch Watch. Guardians second baseman Travis Bazzana, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 Draft, joins the guys and cements his status as one of the best Pipeline Podcast guests ever during a wide-ranging interview. There's also discussion of new Top 100 Prospects additions River Ryan (Dodgers) and Roldy Brito (Rockies), the latest Prospect Team of the Week and a Draft question from the listener mailbag.

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