MLB Pipeline

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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