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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 & breaking news in Minor League Baseball. From top prospects to scouting executives to farm directors, the MLB Pipeline is jam-packed with exclusive coverage of the minors you can't get anywhere else.

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Roman Anthony, the NL West and the Draft (Guest: Josue De Paula)

This week's MLB Pipeline Podcast starts off at the very top, as Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick things off by talking about the big league debut of No. 1 overall prospect Roman Anthony with the Red Sox. The guys welcome in Dodgers outfield prospect Josue De Paula to kick off this week's look at intriguing prospects in the NL West, then shift gears to look at the amateur game, highlighting top Draft prospects who will be playing in Omaha in the College World Series and previewing next week's MLB Draft Combine. They finish up with a Mailbag question about a pair of flame-throwing high school arms in this year's Draft class To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 15m
JUN 3

Cags, the NL Central and Super Regionals

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 4m
MAY 27

A Tour Of The NL East (Guest: Jonah Tong)

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 2m
MAY 20

AL West/On The Cusp

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). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 4m
MAY 13

AL Central Casting (Guest: Jac Caglianone)

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 22m
MAY 6

AL Eastbound (Guest: George Lombard Jr.)

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 19m
APR 30

The Draft Top 150 is here!

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 6m
APR 22

A Frenzy Of Callups & Prep Infielders (Guest: Liam Doyle)

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1h 16m

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Good content but where is the production?

06/20/2024

Tony Pumilia

I like to listen to this show but I feel like the billionaire MLB owners could find enough change in their couch cushions to pay someto make sure listeners can actually hear the hosts every episode.
Good, but…

May 13

Dad joke 4ever

Good content and knowledgeable hosts, but please, please fix the audio mixing… you have to turn the volume up to hear the hosts mumble over each other and then you get your eardrums blasted by an ad… seems like an easy fix but problem persists on.
The show is boring

11/22/2024

aaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

Dear guys sorry to be hard on you but besides some interesting infos here and there, you make baseball boooorinnngg. Please go to your production meeting and chance some aspects of the “show”.
Liven it up!

07/23/2024

Fan Since '69

Sleepiest host ever. He sounds like he should be on a sleep podcast. Callie and Mayo have good insights, but the pace is lethargic. Makes the listen a slog often. Pick the energy up, guys.

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 & breaking news in Minor League Baseball. From top prospects to scouting executives to farm directors, the MLB Pipeline is jam-packed with exclusive coverage of the minors you can't get anywhere else.