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March 02, 2018 3/2/18: Prospect Injuries, Top 10 Organizational Rankings
MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo and MLB.com’s Tim McMaster dive into early Spring Training action. Among the topics: Serious injuries to Rays prospect Brent Honeywell and White Sox prospect Jake Burger (1:15), Tim’s recent conversations with prospects in the Grapefruit League (5:25), Jonathan’s upcoming trip to the Cactus league (10:15) and MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 organizational rankings (15:00).

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26 min
February 16, 2018 2/16/18: Questions from Cespedes Family BBQ
MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis take on questions from Cespedes Family Barbecue’s Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman regarding the Top 100 prospects. Among the topics: whether Tyler O’Neill can get time in the Cardinals outfield (2:25); which Rays prospect will break into the Majors first (4:10); if Francisco Mejia can develop into a catcher for the Indians (7:15); where Scott Kingery fits into the Phillies infield (11:45); if Willie Calhoun will hit enough to force his way into the Rangers lineup (17:45); whether Luiz Gohara will start the season in the Braves rotation (20:20); what Walker Buehler’s 2018 campaign could look like (24:25); and where White Sox phenom Luis Robert will play this season. (29:50).

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36 min
February 08, 2018 2/8/18: Sam Geaney Interview, Top 30 Look Ahead
MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, along with MLB.com’s Tim McMaster, chat with Padres Director of Player Development Sam Geaney about the loaded Padres system and how the club will handle prospects like MacKenzie Gore, Fernando Tatis Jr. and others. They also discuss the upcoming team Top 30 prospect lists and pick a five-man rotation made up of only the 2018 rookie class.

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37 min
February 01, 2018 2/1/18: 2018 Top 100 Prospect List
MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Mike Rosenbaum, along with MLB.com's Tim McMaster, discuss former No. 1 overall draft pick Mark Appel's decision to leave the game, and they explain how they assembled the latest Top 100 prospects list (6:05). They also break down the top 10 players on the list and the top farm systems (11:35), examine the biggest risers and fallers from the rankings (23:00) and talk about the most surprising prospects from the Top 100 (30:30).

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38 min
January 26, 2018 1/26/18: Mike Soroka Interview, Top 10 Position List Draft
MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, along with MLB.com's Tim McMaster, chat with Braves pitching prospect Mike Soroka to find out what he thinks about playing in Atlanta's organization, what he feels are his greatest strengths and what he stills needs to work on. They also discuss which teams have the best farm systems and they draft a team from the players on the Top 10 position lists.

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35 min
January 18, 2018 1/18/18: Pirates Reinforce Farm System
MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, along with MLB.com's Tim McMaster, break down the prospect haul that the Pirates received in the recent Gerrit Cole and Andrew McCutchen trades. They also discuss the Top 10 Prospects lists for right-handed pitchers (15:22), left-handed pitchers (21:45), and catchers (27:20).

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35 min
January 11, 2018 1/11/18: 2018 Top 100 Preview
MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, along with MLB.com's Tim McMaster, lead off this edition of the podcast by previewing their 2018 Top 100 Prospects list and Top 10 position lists, which will be revealed over the next two weeks. They also discuss which player baseball executives voted as baseball's best prospect and which non-Top 10 prospect will increase his profile the most this season. They also recap some of the best interviews from last week's Rookie Career Development Program.

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37 min
January 04, 2018 1/4/18: Top Candidates for No. 1 Ranking
MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, along with MLB.com's Tim McMaster, begin this week's show by taking a closer look at the Rookie Career Development Program and the players that they are most looking forward to talking to at this year's event. They also discuss the candidates for the No. 1 prospect in baseball and players who are ready to jump into the new Top 100 list.

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27 min
December 13, 2017 12/13/17: 2017 Winter Meetings
On this edition of the podcast, MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, along with MLB.com's Tim McMaster, break down the prospects going back to the Marlins in the Giancarlo Stanton trade (2:15), explore the news of Shohei Ohtani having a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow (6:45), preview the upcoming Rule 5 Draft (11:25) and discuss the MLB Scouts of the Year. (19:40)

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25 min
December 07, 2017 12/7/17: 2018 Top 50 Draft List
MLBPipeline.com's Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, along with MLB.com's Tim McMaster, break down the best prospects from the new 2018 Top 50 Draft List. University of Florida right-hander Brady Singer heads the rankings, followed by right-handed high school hurler Ethan Hankins and prep lefty Matthew Liberatore. The crew also discusses the Angels' signing of former Braves prospect Kevin Maitan and provides insight on next week's Winter Meetings.

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28 min

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Find out about the stars of tomorrow, from the guys who know today. Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) and Jonathan Mayo (@JonathanMayo) are your tour guides for this ride through the unfolding stories &…