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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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  • Yesterday · 1 hr 9 min

    AFL Fall Stars Game...and More (Guest: Tod Johnson)

    The Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game offers the opportunity to see a ton of prospect talent on the field at one time, and the Pipeline Podcast gang is all about it. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, and Jason Ratliff dig into the recently released rosters for Saturday night's game, looking at the Top 100 prospects who'll be playing, like the Rangers' Sebastian Walcott and the Phillies' Aidan Miller, before Jim and Jonathan highlighted some other participants they can't wait to see. The guys then wel

  • October 27 · 1 hr 2 min

    Fall League standouts (Guest: Charles Davalan)

    We are just past the half-way point of the Arizona Fall League, a perfect time for Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff to check in on the top performers in the league to date on this week's Pipeline Podcast. They kick things off by looking at the leaderboard, examining performances by Rockies catcher Jack O'Dowd and Royals right-hander Justin Lamkin, among others. Sam Dykstra sits down with Dodgers prospect Charles Davalan before the guys look at the AFL statcast leaderboard, then using

  • October 20 · 1 hr 29 min

    Grading Our Predictions (Guest: Tate Southisene)

    Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo made predictions for a prospect in each farm system at the outset of the season, and Jason Ratliff evaluates all of those prognostications in the latest Pipeline Podcast. Some scored -- such as Brewers shortstop Jesús Made ranking as baseball's best prospect -- while others fell well wide of the mark. The guys also discuss the World Series and the Arizona Fall League, Sam interviews Braves shortstop Tate Southisene and they wrap it up with an AFL questio

  • October 6 · 52 min

    Rookie Roundup (Guest: Theo Gillen)

    With the MLB season just concluded and the playoffs in full swing, the latest Pipeline Podcast focuses on rookies. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo & Jason Ratliff break down the rookie standouts from the regular season, led by Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle, as well as from the postseason, including several members of the surprising White Sox.

  • September 29 · 1 hr 1 min

    So long MiLB, hello MLB postseason

    The 2026 Minor League season is officially in the books following last weekend's Triple-A Championship Game, but there's still so much to discuss

  • September 15 · 1 hr 19 min

    Arizona Fall League Rosters (Guest: Charlie Condon)

    The Arizona Fall League revealed its rosters for the upcoming season while the latest Pipeline Podcast was being recorded, giving Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo & Jason Ratliff plenty to talk about.

  • September 8 · 1 hr 4 min

    Playoff Fever In The Minors (Guest: Demetrio Crisantes)

    Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo preview the playoffs at the High-A and Single-A levels in the latest Pipeline Podcast, spotlighting such top prospects as Grady Emerson (Rays), Josuar Gonzalez (Giants), Josiah Hartshorn (Cubs) and JoJo Parker (Blue Jays).

  • September 1 · 1 hr 19 min

    Breakouts Galore!

    Jim Callis and Sam Dykstra focus on prospects who have enjoyed breakout seasons in the latest episode of the Pipeline Podcast, highlighting standouts such as Rays shortstop Cooper Flemming, Braves outfielder Eric Hartman and Brewers outfielder Braylon Payne.

  • August 18 · 1 hr 21 min

    Top 100 & Farm System Rankings

    The MLB Pipeline crew has been busy ranking all sorts of things this month, and that makes for plenty of fodder for the latest Pipeline Podcast. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff begin by breaking down the new Top 100 Prospects list

  • August 11 · 1 hr 1 min

    If you podcast it...

    This week's MLB Pipeline Podcast takes us to Iowa as much of Major League Baseball descends on the Field of Dreams this week. That includes the prospect world and Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick things off by previewing Tuesday night's Minor League game to be held in Dyersville between the St. Paul Saints (Twins) and Iowa Cubs, a contest featuring top prospects like the Twins' Walker Jenkins and the Cubs' Owen Ayers. Then, they look at Wednesday's High School All-American Game,

  • August 4 · 1 hr 7 min

    A doozy of a Deadline

    The dust has barely settled on the 2026 Trade Deadline, but Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff mustered plenty of energy to talk about all of the wheeling and dealing from a prospect perspective on this week's Pipeline Podcast. They started out with the five Top 100 prospects who were dealt, headlined by new Tigers outfielder Zyhir Hope, which led to a spirited discussion about the overall return in the Tarik Skubal trade. After taking a look at some of the other top prospects who chang

  • July 28 · 1 hr 7 min

    Gearing Up For The Trade Deadline

    With the Trade Deadline fast approaching, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff spend much of the latest Pipeline Podcast discussing which top prospects might be on the move, including Dodgers outfielder Zyhir Hope and Yankees right-hander Elmer Rodriguez. They also discuss the recent Draft Signing Deadline, risers from our refreshing of our organization Top 30 Prospects lists and the Rookie of the Year races before circling back to the Trade Deadline with a question from the listener mail

  • July 21 · 1 hr 15 min

    Deadlines are looming

    There are a couple of big deadlines on the baseball calendar ahead and with so many people focused on the Trade Deadline in terms of big leaguers who could change hands, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff looked a lot at the other side of that coin on this week's Pipeline Podcast: the prospects. They looked back: at blockbuster prospect deals of Deadlines past, headlined by the huge Juan Soto to the Padres trade in 2022, determining who won the biggest trades of the past decade. They al

  • July 14 · 1 hr 17 min

    The Newsiest Weekend Of The Year

    Fresh off of covering and broadcasting the Draft and the Futures Game last weekend, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff have plenty to discuss on the latest Pipeline Podcast.

  • June 30 · 1 hr 15 min

    Breaking down the Draft class: College hitters (Guest: Justin Lebron)

    Back from the MLB Draft Combine and heading full steam towards the Draft and Futures Game, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff come with tons of prospect info on this week's episode of the Pipeline Podcast. Before focusing on the Draft, the guys dig into the new "market corrections" for the Top 100 Prospects list, highlighting big jumpers like the Rays' Theo Gillen and the Dodgers' Mike Sirota. This week's installment of analyzing a Draft demographic looks at the college bats, starting o

  • June 24 · 1 hr 26 min

    Breaking down the Draft class: High school hitters (Guest: Jacob Lombard)

    The MLB Draft Combine takes center stage and serves as a backdrop for a discussion of the top prep position players on the latest Pipeline Podcast. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff talk about which players stood out most on the first day of Combine workouts, including UCLA first baseman Mulivai Levu and Rocco Maniscalco. That leads to talk of the high school bat class, including whether Grady Emerson is the top prospect in the entire Draft, and an interview with another talented prep

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