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The Call Up | An MLB Prospect Podcast Just Baseball Media
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The Call Up is an MLB prospect podcast discussing everything from the biggest names in the Minor Leagues to the sleepers who should be on your radar.
Prospect analyst and Justbaseball.com Co-Founder Aram Leighton and Triple-A Broadcaster Jack McMullen interview some of the game's most notable prospects from all 30 teams, break down Just Baseball's latest prospect rankings and highlight biggest stories in the MiLB world.
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293 | Cubs Prospect Owen Caissie Joins the Show! Plus, an MiLB Heat Sheet
Aram and Jack talk about Aram's live looks in Indianapolis of Cubs prospects Moises Ballesteros and Owen Caissie and Pirates prospect Braxton Ashcraft before working through some hot performers in MiLB. Then, Aram sits down with Caissie, the top Cubs prospect and No. 20 overall prospect by justbaseball.com (29:08).
Moises Ballesteros Home Run Swing
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292 | Walter Pennington Joins the Show, Top Prospect Injury Updates
Aram and Jack catch up on injured prospects, some of which hitting the shelf, others on rehab before Royals pitching prospect Walter Pennington joins the show! Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2020, Pennington has been one of the best pitchers in Triple-A, sporting a 1.94 ERA and 29% strikeout rate. He discusses everything from arsenal tweaks, his journey from the Colorado School of Mines, the Royals improved pitching development and more!
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291 | Top June MiLB Performers
Aram asks Jack about his first-hand look at Braxton Ashcraft's Triple-A debut before getting into two prospects returning from injury and then highlighting the best performers at the plate and on the mound in June.
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290 | MiLB's Hottest Hitter Griffin Conine Joins the Show!
Marlins prospect and close friend of the program Griffin Conine joins the show to discuss his torrid stretch that has brought his OPS over .930 at the Triple-A level and what has clicked for him in the box.
Griffin dives deep into how pitchers attack hitters at the upper levels, how his approach has shifted, some mechanical cues that he has found and more. Also some discussion on Baseball Savant's bat tracking data and what it was like to face David Fletcher's knuckleball.
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289 | Amador, Thorpe and Waldrep Called Up, Other Notable Promotions
Aram and Jack discuss the surprising call up of Rockies prospect Adael Amador before getting into Drew Thorpe (White Sox), Hurston Waldrep (Braves), Tyler Locklear (Mariners) and Carlos Hernandez (Brewers). In the second part of the episode, the guys highlight prospect promotions including Aidan Miller and George Klassen of the Phillies.
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Intro: 0:00
Adael Amador: 2:30
Drew Thorpe: 13:35
Hurston Waldrep: 28:00
Tyler Locklear: 34:40
Carlos Rodriguez: 39:01
Notable Promotions: 43:20
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288 | Top 100 Update: Biggest Risers and Fallers, Prospect Promotions
Aram and Jack discuss the biggest risers and fallers in Just Baseball's Top 100 prospect update and explain the reasoning why. Also, a look at some prospect promotions and Cade Povich's debut.
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Intro: 0:00
Cade Povich: 0:45
Notable Promotions: 8:20
Biggest Risers: 22:50
Biggest Fallers: 53:20
Promotions: Greg Jones (MLB), Ben Joyce (MLB), Blake Dunn (MLB), Nick Yorke (AAA),
Risers: James Wood, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Xavier Isaac, Christian Scott, Noah Schultz/Drew Thorpe/Jairo Iriarte, Jefferson Rojas, Sebastian Walcott, Kevin McGonigle, Lazaro Montes, Addison Barger, Huston Waldrep
Fallers: Jackson Holliday, Brooks Lee, Adael Amador, Ricky Tiedemann, Dylan Lesko, Bubba Chandler, Mick Abel
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