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On this week's episode of the Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff break down the newly unveiled Top 100 list that features 13 members of the 2020 Draft class. The trio discuss which teams now have the most players on the Top 100 and how that might impact their standing on the farm system rankings before looking at prospects -- both elite-level and lesser-known -- who have come up to make an impression in the big leagues during the early stages of the 2020 season.

On this week's Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff break down all things Major League debut-related, from Kyle Lewis' power output to Tyler Stephenson's home run in his first big league at-bat on the offensive side and from Brady Singer's first big league start for the Royals to what to expect from the Blue Jays' Nate Pearson on the mound. Stephenson's debut sparked a conversation about the difficulty in drafting and developing high school catching and the podcast also turned from guys who are on big league rosters to those who aren't, focusing on two Brendans in the Top 100: Brendan Rodgers of the Rockies and the Rays' Brendan McKay. Things wrapped up with Callis discussing his interview (now on MLB.com) with who he feels is the most interesting man in the 2020 Draft: Landon Knack.

With the 2020 season about to get started and summer camps winding down, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff spent most of this week's Pipeline Podcast talking about prospects in camp and their chances to impact the big leagues this year, starting with the news that National League Rookie of the Year favorite Gavin Lux will not start the year with the Dodgers. They discussed prospect who have impressed, like White Sox outfielder Luis Robert and Blue Jays right-hander Nate Pearson, and some who have gotten hurt, like Julio Rodriguez of the Mariners and A.J. Puk of the A's. The trio touched on where Draft signings stood before Jonathan interviewed Red Sox infield prospect Jeter Downs.

On this week's Pipeline Podcast Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff talked about prospects who could land on Opening Day rosters, candidates for Rookie of the Year and guys who have impressed in summer camp. They also looked ahead to who they'd like to see in the 2021 Futures Game before wrapping up with a look at the 2020 Draft signing landscape.

On this week's Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff start by talking about players they would've loved to see in this year's Futures Game had it taken place, along with who they would've been excited to watch in the PDP League and High School All-Star Game that became a part of All-Star Weekend last year in Cleveland. The trio provided an update on 2020 Draft signings, focusing on some intriguing off-the-radar high school signees by some teams. They broke down the recent Top 10 prospects draft held with colleague Mike Rosenbaum, looked at the farm system rankings Pipeline did according to left-handed and right-handed pitching and finished up by making 2020 Rookie of the Year predictions.

On this week's Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Mike Rosenbaum and Jason Ratliff discuss the cancelation of the Minor League season, prospects who were named to their teams' 60-man player pools, which 2020 Draft picks we'll see in the big leagues first and which farm systems have the most talent among their middle-infield prospects. They also look at baseball's best switch-hitting prospects -- a list led Tampa Bay's Wander Franco, Baltimore's Adley Rutschman and 17-year-old Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez - and a couple of record-breaking Draft signings.