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The most recent exciting top prospect callup is the Royals' Jac Caglianone, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss where Cags' prodigious pop ranks him among the best power-hitting prospects over the years to kick off this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast. From there, the guys then continue their tour of intriguing prospects by division, focusing this week on the stacked NL Central and phenoms such as shortstops Konnor Griffin (Pirates) and Luis Pena (Brewers). Attention then shifts to the college baseball postseason, with a preview of top Draft prospects competing in this weekend's NCAA Super Regionals before finishing up with a listener question about the odds of who will go No. 1 in the Draft in July. 

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This week's edition of the Pipeline Podcast features a look at some of the more intriguing prospects in the NL East, highlighted by an interview with bat-missing Mets right-hander Jonah Tong. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff also discuss several other NL East farmhands, including Marlins catcher Joe Mack, Braves righty J.R. Ritchie and Nationals righty Travis Sykora. The guys catch up on the latest Draft doings, including prospects who stood out in conference tournament action and top arms who will pitch in the NCAA tournament, before fielding a Draft-related question from the listener mailbag.

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Before continuing their division-by-division look at one intriguing prospect per organization (in the American League West), Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jason Ratliff discuss the slew of blue-chip prospects who are ready for the call to The Show, including Nos. 1 and 2 overall: Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony and Pirates right-hander Bubba Chandler. Sam then does a deep dive into the best pitches in Triple-A (a mix of famous arms like Chandler and Brewers righty Jacob Misiorowsi as well as some lesser-known names), and the guys wrap up the episode by discussing the importance of college conference tournaments for the Draft and by fielding a listener mailbag question about emerging prospects Mike Sirota (Dodgers) and Rainiel Rodriguez (Cardinals).

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The MLB Pipeline Podcast's division-by-division look at the game's prospects continued this week in the American League Central. Before that, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dove into the first "market corrections" of the Top 100 and looked at the revised top 15 (led by Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony), biggest risers (including shortstops George Lombard Jr. of the Yankees and Jesus Made of the Brewers) and new additions. Then the gang welcomed in one of the prospects who moved into the updated top 15, Royals slugger Jac Caglianone, before discussing other AL Central prospect standouts like White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery. The guys talked about some big-name callups to the big leagues -- the Cubs' Cade Horton and Moises Ballesteros as well as the D-backs' Jordan Lawlar -- before answering a Mailbag question about Mariners outfielder Jonny Farmelo.

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While Kenny Powers may not have been a guest, this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast was definitely Eastbound (but not down) as Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff began a division-by-division look at intriguing prospects at the start of the 2025 season. This week, the focus was on the AL East, with prospects like Blue Jays 2024 first-rounder Trey Yesavage and 18-year-old Red Sox slugger Justin Gonzales discussed. Jonathan caught up with one of the best prospects in the division, Yankees No. 1 George Lombard Jr., before he was promoted to Double-A, and then the guys turned their attention to the Draft and the early buzz in the first round as Jim prepared the first mock Draft of the season. The pod wrapped up with a Mailbag question about Andrew Painter.

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MLB Pipeline's new 2025 Draft Top 150 is live and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff slice and dice it on this week's episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast. They start by breaking down the top of the list and what the odds are for any player to go No. 1 overall to the Nationals, focusing mostly on the top three: Ethan Holliday, Seth Hernandez and Jamie Arnold. Then the guys look at some of the biggest risers in the class, including new top 10 prospects Kade Anderson and Liam Doyle, before giving grades to the four quadrants of draftable players (high school hitters, high school pitchers, college hitters, college pitchers) and the Draft as a whole. They switch gears to finish things off with a Mailbag question about Marlins lefty Robby Snellling.

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The promotion of Minor League home run leader and 2024 No. 4 overall pick Nick Kurtz is just one of several recent big league callups that has baseball buzzing, so that's where Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff turn their attention on the latest Pipeline Podcast. Besides the Athletics first baseman, they also break down fellow Top 100 Prospects Luke Keaschall (Twins) and Edgar Quero (White Sox), plus catcher Agustin Ramirez (Marlins), speedster Chandler Simpson (Rays) and reliever Craig Yoho (Brewers). After that the focus shifts to the Draft, as the guys interview Tennessee ace and NCAA Division I strikeout leader Liam Doyle before staging a 10-pick draft of high school infielders, which is the strength of this year's crop. Then they circle back to the callups as they answer a related question from the listener mailbag.

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Following Seth Hernandez's electric outing at the National High School Invitational, the latest Pipeline Podcast examines whether he can become the first prep right-hander ever to go No. 1 overall in the 60-year history of the Draft. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff talk about what sets Hernandez apart and the history of high school righties in the first round of the Draft. Jonathan interviews another hard-throwing right-hander, Chase Burns of the Reds, before the crew breaks down the latest additions to the Top 100 Prospects list as well as the Paul Skenes vs. Dylan Crews matchup, then answers a listener mailbag question about the Cincinnati farm system.

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The 2025 Draft is quite unsettled at this point, so Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff begin the latest Pipeline Podcast by trying to figure it out. Jim and Jonathan alternate making the first 10 picks purely based on talent, and there are plenty of surprises. Then the focus shifts to identifying the most prospect-packed rosters in the Minors, starting with Triple-A Iowa (Cubs) and High-A Everett (Mariners). The guys also discuss Rockies callups Chase Dollander and Zac Veen, the Angels promoting Ryan Johnson to the Majors for his pro debut and the Quinn Priester trade before taking a listener mailbag question about which Top 30 list they'd most like to write.

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