The excitement of not one but two Opening Days this week -- MLB on Thursday, Triple-A on Friday -- drives the discussion on the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff begin by talking about what they're most interested in about this season, from Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki coming to the Majors to top 2024 draftees playing their first full pro seasons to Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter returning to complete health. The guys also take a look at Top 100 Prospects who are beginning the year in the big leagues (such as Red Sox second baseman Kristian Campbell) and those who are waiting for the call from Triple-A (such as Pirates righty Bubba Chandler). They wrap up by talking about the prognosis for prospects who struggled in their first taste of the big leagues, including outfielders Dylan Crews (Nationals) and Jasson Dominguez (Yankees), before answering a listener mailbag question about the complex leagues.

The second edition of Spring Breakout is in the books and there were a ton of top prospect performances to recap. That's exactly what Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff did on this week's episode, reviewing standout moments across the four-day event. From four of MLB's top 12 prospects homering in the Red Sox-Rays opener to the dominant start of Pirates' Bubba Chandler to Jurrangelo Cjintje's switch-pitching for the Mariners and the Reds' Sal Stewart's 3-RBI game, the gang has you covered. Jonathan got to chat with A's prospect Nick Kurtz ahead of his Spring Breakout game as well, and the guys finished up with a question from the mailbag.

On this week's episode, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff do a deep dive and break down every matchup in the second year of Spring Breakout games that pit each team's best prospects against each other on one field at one time.

As MLB Pipeline releases the brand-new 2025 Top 30 Prospects lists for all 30 organizations this week, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff spend the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast breaking down the farm systems one by one.

The next couple of weeks will feature the release of MLB Pipeline's organization Top 30 Prospects rankings and the second edition of Spring Breakout games, so those events were the focus of the latest Pipeline Podcast. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff began by highlighting some lesser-known but interesting newcomers to the Top 30 lists, such as Cubs shortstop Juan Tomas and Reds outfielder Arnaldo Lantigua. Then they previewed the five Spring Breakout contests Jim and Jonathan will help broadcast on MLB Network, including premier showdowns between the Rays and Red Sox and the Cubs and Dodgers. After that, they shone the spotlight on some prospects making strong impressions in the first few days of exhibition games and answered a Draft-related question from the listener mailbag.

With Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo bemoaning the frigid temps in their home towns, they warm things up by talking Spring Training and college baseball. With Major League camps getting going, they start by looking at Top 100 prospects who might have a chance to make their Opening Day rosters. From there, they dig into one of those prospects, Kristian Campbell, and how hard it is to find a historic parallel to his ascension in 2024 before shifting focus to college baseball's opening weekend and highlighting a handful of standout performances. They finish up, as always, with a question from the Mailbag

With the college baseball season starting on Friday, the Pipeline Podcast turns its focus in that direction. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss the best teams and the best prospects in the nation before interviewing outfielder Jace LaViolette.

As work continues on team Top 30 rankings (coming the week of March 3!), there are still plenty of ways to slice and dice the already-released lists.

MLB Pipeline released its preseason Top 100 Prospects list late last week, so Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dedicate the Pipeline Podcast to breaking down the rankings. They start with the guy at the very top, Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki, and where he fits among past No. 1 prospects and the best pitching prospects in recent memory. They also discuss the top of the list, the teams with the most Top 100 dudes, which prospects made the biggest upward moves in 2024 and who could follow them in 2025. The podcast finishes with the usual dip into the listener mailbag, this time for six Top 100-related questions.

Nearing the launch of MLB Pipeline's new Top 100, the Pipeline Podcast crew gets you ready by looking at more of their Top 10 by Position lists. This week, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dig into four lists: second base, third base, shortstop and outfield. Then the guys bring in Jesse Borek to discuss how the international signing period has been going, as Jesse answers questions about Roki Sasaki and the rest of the 2025 class. As always, the pod closes with a question from the Mailbag, this one about prospects Jim and Jonathan think the other underrates.

The 2025 ranking season is underway and the MLB Pipeline Podcast wastes no time digging in to the first top 10 by position lists that have been published.

If it's a new year, it's time for Jonathan Mayo's annual MLB Pipeline Poll where he surveys dozens of front-office executives about several prospect-related topics.

In the final MLB Pipeline Podcast of 2024, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo take time to review the year that was as well as look ahead to what might be.

At MLB Pipeline, we're always in the future business, but this week's podcast episode had Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff really focusing on looking ahead to 2025 with what is now an annual "predictions pod." After reviewing how Jim and Jonathan fared with their 2024 predictions (not too badly, actually), they prognosticated about next year, picking everything from the 2025 Rookies of the Year to who will be the No. 1 pick in the Draft in July. Then the guys talked about the group of evaluators named Scouts of the Year, broke down the prospect returns in the Devin Williams and Kyle Tucker trades and finishing off with a question from the listener mailbag.

It was a busy Winter Meetings in Dallas, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss all of the action on the latest Pipeline Podcast. They start by discussing the Draft Lottery and Jim's subsequent projection of the entire first round, followed by Jonathan interviewing Danny Haas, vice president of amateur scouting for the Nationals, who came away with the No. 1 overall pick. Then they break down the flurry of trades highlighted by the blockbuster that sent Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox and four prospects (including Top 100 dudes Kyle Teel and Braden Montgomery) to the White Sox, discuss how the Rule 5 Draft went down and answer a listener mailbag question.

The MLB Morning Lineup podcast gets you up to date on all the biggest baseball news in under 10 minutes. Posting season starts Thursday, which means it shouldn't be long before KBO infielder Hyeseong Kim and NPB flamethrower Roki Sasaki join MLB clubs. MLB.com's Mandy Bell explains why they're such coveted players and what the signing process entails.

Major League Baseball's annual Winter Meetings start on Monday and the MLB Pipeline Podcast crew gets you ready for all of the potential prospect-related activity. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff start out by looking at teams who are most likely to trade prospects during this Hot Stove season and why. Then they move on on to looking at the Winter Meetings through Draft-colored glasses: first the Rule 5 Draft by picking out some intriguing possible selections, then the amateur Draft by discussing the Lottery and the upcoming Draft Top 100 list before finishing up with a 2025 Draft class-related Mailbag question.

In the wake of teams deciding which prospects to add to 40-man rosters, the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast focuses on those moves. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff highlight the most surprising omissions (such as Guardians left-hander Ryan Webb) and the most intriguing additions (including relievers Luis Mey of the Reds and Jack Dreyer of the Dodgers). Then they discuss some of Sam Dykstra's reasons why every farm system should be thankful, talk about winter league standouts such as Mets infielder Luisangel Acuña and field a mailbag question about which players they're looking forward to seeing in person for the first time next year.

On this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff put a bow on season No. 32 of the Arizona Fall League by discussing all of the AFL's award winners, from MVP Josue Briceno (Tigers) to Pitcher of the Year Andrew Painter (Phillies). That list also included Offensive Player of the Year Niko Kavadas (Angels), who sat down with Jim in Arizona. From there, the guys take a look at MLB awards, with this year's Rookie of the Year winners leading to a discussion about the top candidates for 2025 ROY. They wrap up, as always, with a question from the Mailbag, this one about the two-way future of Royals first-rounder Jac Caglianone.

We're in the Arizona Fall League homestretch and the MLB Pipeline Podcast crew has you covered. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff break down last weekend's AFL festivities, from the Home Run Derby to the Fall Stars Game, looking at top performers before hearing from one directly, with Jim sitting down with derby winner Garrett Martin

Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff celebrate this weekend's Fall Stars Game festivities on the latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast. They talk about which top prospects they're most excited about seeing play in Saturday's Arizona Fall League showcase and reveal which way they lean in the Final Two voting, which will add a prospect to each roster. Jim and Jonathan also draft teams from Friday's Home Run Derby field, with Jonathan grabbing Tigers slugger Josue Briceno with the No. 1 overall choice. In non-AFL matters, Jonathan interviews Phillies outfielder Justin Crawford, who's part of Team USA's roster for the upcoming Premier12 tournament, and the guys mull where Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki would land on the Top 100 Prospects list if he signs with an MLB club.

While the MLB Pipeline Podcast is dedicated to prospect talk, there's no denying that the World Series is the big thing in baseball right now, so that's where Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff begin this week's episode, talking about the Fall Classic. The rest of the episode is dedicated to the Arizona Fall League, from discussing the experimental check swing challenge to top performances from the likes of the Phillies' Andrew Painter and the Tigers' Josue Briceño. In his first day of AFL coverage, Jonathan also got to catch up with the ebullient Termarr Johnson of the Pirates before he leaves the Fall League to play for Team USA in the Premier 12 tournament. The pod finishes up, as always, with a question from the listener mailbag, this time about prospects who could see a position change in their future.

On this week's Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dig into what prospects are up to this "offseason," starting with a look at standouts from Week 2 of the Arizona Fall League. One of those AFL participants, D-backs infielder Tommy Troy, sits down for a conversation with Sam Dykstra before the guys turn their sights on prospects who will suit up for Team USA in the Premier12 Tournament and in various Winter Leagues. The guys wrap things up with looking at the World Series through prospect lenses, answering a Mailbag question about who would win an all-prospects Series between the Yankees and Dodgers.

The Arizona Fall League began play last week, so that's where Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff turn their focus on the latest Pipeline Podcast. They discuss early top performers such as Marlins outfielder Kemp Alderman, Mariners shortstop Colt Emerson and Reds right-hander Connor Phillips; interview Dodgers outfielder Zyhir Hope, who hit the longest homer and made the best defensive play of the first week; and answer a listener mailbag question about Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter. They also break down the highest risers on the Top 100 Prospects after some end-of-season tweaks, most notably Red Sox infielder/outfielder Kristian Campbell and Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker.

The 32nd season of the Arizona Fall League is underway and the MLB Pipeline Podcast crew is all over it. Jim Callis, who is out in the desert covering the opening week, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff get you ready for all of the AFL action.