On the heels of releasing the new Top 200 Draft prospects list, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff break down the rankings on the latest episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast. They start by discussing the executive poll that kept Dylan Crews in the top spot followed closely by his LSU teammate Paul Skenes before discussing some of the biggest leapers up the list. After all the Draft talk, former No. 1 overall pick Royce Lewis joins the podcast to discuss his return from his second knee injury and to the big leagues. Then the trio discusses the Orioles' Coby Mayo hitting the Top 100 for the first time and Ben Joyce's big league debut with the Angels before looking at the Prospect Team of the Week, highlighted by Mariners first baseman Tyler Locklear and Dodgers right-hander Emmet Sheehan. And as always, they finish up with a question from the mailbag.

As MLB Pipeline prepares to update and expand its Draft list to 200, the latest Pipeline Podcast kicks off with a discussion about the very top of those rankings. Should right-hander Paul Skenes move ahead of Louisiana State teammate/outfielder Dylan Crews for the No. 1 spot, and is Florida outfielder Wyatt Langford making a move on Crews as well? Other topics of discussion included new Top 100 Prospects Austin Wells (Yankees) and Jeferson Quero (Brewers), Dodgers right-hander Bobby Miller's big league debut, bargain prospect finds, Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday's never-ending hot streak and a listener question about how much injuries factor into prospect evaluation.

Following the recent update of the Top 100 Prospects list, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dig into the changes, looking at the top 15 prospects, the players who made the biggest jumps and falls and the new additions. They then discuss two recent big league callups: Marlins right-hander Eury Perez and Reds infielder Matt McLain. Jim and Jonathan highlight two players from the newest edition of the Prospect Team of the Week (Baltimore's Colton Cowser and Cleveland's Parker Messick) before discussing some of the latest Draft buzz. And they wrap up, as always, by answering a question from the mailbag.

Our Pipeline Podcast crew is fully immersed in the Draft these days, so that's the main focus of this edition. Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo begin with a detailed discussion of Pipeline's first full mock draft for 2023, with Louisiana State stars Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes standing out the most among a clear top five group of talents. Then they take a look back at the 2013 Draft and how it might play out a decade later, starting with clear retro No. 1 overall pick Aaron Judge. After that, they discuss how Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker and Reds shortstop Matt McLain are sending their stock surging with hot starts and answer a listener mailbag question about high school position players who may be flying a little under the radar.

The 2021 Draft is the unifying theme of the latest Pipeline Podcast, highlighted by Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff interviewing Marcelo Mayer, who went No. 4 overall to the Red Sox two years ago. The guys take a look at how the shortstop-heavy 2021 class has played out so far, including prospects who have seen their stock change the most for better or worse. They also discuss a recent wave of Top 100 Prospect callups (among them: 2021 draftees Tanner Bibee and Bryce Miller) as well as the latest Rookie Power Rankings and Prospect Team of the Week before dipping into the listener mailbag.

Previewing the soon-to-be released Draft Top 150 prospects list.

In this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff celebrate Zach Neto's rapid ascent to the Angels' big league lineup and talk about his future and how he fits in with other quick-to-the-Majors draftees in years past. From there, it's back to the Minors as the trio highlights some members of the first Prospect Team of the Week, including Neto and the Mets' Brett Baty, who was also promoted to the big leagues, before welcoming in five new members of the Top 100 list. The guys turn their attention to the Draft and the top of boards to preview the new Top 150 rankings coming next week before answering some listener mailbag queries about the Rangers' Evan Carter.

With the Minor League season in full swing, Jim Callis & Jonathan Mayo use the latest Pipeline Podcast to speculate on which prospects will be the next to get summoned to the big leagues -- and who might be the next to rank No. 1 on the Top 100 list. They agree that Mets third baseman Brett Baty and A's first baseman Tyler Soderstrom among those deserving of a call. With current No. 1 prospect Francisco Álvarez in New York and several other phenom set to graduate soon, Jim & Jonathan ponder the merits of Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio and several shortstops -- including the Orioles' Jackson Holliday, who joins the podcast -- as potential new No. 1 prospects. The guys also discuss the most recent additions to the Top 100 and answer a listener question about early-season standouts

On the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff start by discussing how two of baseball's best prospects, Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker and Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, fared in their initial taste of the big leagues.

With MLB's Opening Day on March 30, Triple-A Opening Day on March 31 and the rest of the Minor League schedule getting underway on April 6, there was a lot of excitement for this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast.

On the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss a plethora of prospects who have stood out in big league camps, including outfielders Jasson Dominguez (Yankees) and Zac Veen (Rockies) and right-handers Brandon Pfaadt (Diamondbacks) and Gavin Stone (Dodgers). Righty Cade Horton, the No. 7 overall pick in last year's Draft, joins Jim for an interview at Cubs camp in Arizona. The guys also chat about some of the fastest phenoms in the game, including Top 100 Prospects Corbin Carroll (Diamondbacks) and Elly de la Cruz (Reds), and answer a listener mailbag question about which rookie infielders will be the most productive in 2023.

With many top prospects vying for Opening Day roster spots, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jason Ratliff look at some players who have either helped or hurt their chances with their Spring Training showings.

With Spring Training cranking full speed, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick off this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast by drafting lineups based on prospects who will be on big league rosters, including Rookie of the Year favorites like Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson. Jonathan talks with Angels 2022 first-round pick Zach Neto during his stop in their camp in Tempe, then the guys pick the top farm systems in the Central and West divisions now that all of the Top 30 lists are out before turning their sights to the best prospects heading to the World Baseball Classic. They finish up, as usual, with a question from the mailbag, this one about Yankees phenom Anthony Volpe.

In an episode that Jim Callis dubs the worst in MLB Pipeline Podcast history, he, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff break down the first of the 2023 organizational Top 30 Prospects lists. Against Jim's will, they do an impromptu -- and guaranteed-to-be-terrible -- ranking of the AL East and NL East farm systems, with the Orioles the clear No. 1 and the Nationals cited as the most improved. Jonathan has an interview with D-backs outfielder Druw Jones, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 Draft and the son of five-time All-Star Andruw Jones, that even Jim would have to admit is far from awful. And the guys mull which prospects qualify as both the best hitter and the best power hitter in their systems before tackling a listener mailbag question about which Top 100 Prospects Jim and Jonathan disagree about most. Terrible.

The latest edition of the Pipeline Podcast with Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff centers around the start of the college baseball season.

The 2023 college baseball season starts this weekend and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff are all about it on this episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast.

In this week's episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dig into 10 of the best prospects who just missed the Top 100. Jonathan tals with Rockies pitching prospect Riley Pint and his decision to leave baseball before coming back. The guys review 2021 predictions about who would be the top prospects for each team in 2023 and how prescient (or not) we were and also discussed the Draft Combine, which will take place at Chase Field in June. They remembered longtime Twins scouting executive Mike Radcliff, who lost his battle with cancer last week, before wrapping up with a question from the Mailbag.

This week's MLB Pipeline Podcast is all about celebrating the release of our new Top 100 prospects list.

With just a couple of days until the new Top 100 prospects list is unveiled, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff build more excitement for that list by continuing their breakdown of the Top 10 by position lists.

MLB Pipeline's prospect lists are starting to arrive, so Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick off the latest Pipeline Podcast by breaking down the 10 best lefty and righty pitching prospects in the game.

The latest Pipeline Podcast is jam-packed with plenty of prospect talk from Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff.

In the first MLB Pipeline Podcast of the new year, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff look into their crystal balls to make predictions for the 2023 season.

In the final MLB Pipeline Podcast episode of the year, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff stay focused on the Draft -- past, present and future.

With the Winter Meetings in San Diego coming to a close, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff recap all of the news that was in this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast. They discuss the first-ever Draft Lottery, with the Pirates getting the No. 1 overall pick. Then they broke down the other Draft -- the Rule 5 -- which took place on Wednesday and was highlighted by the Nationals taking Thad Ward with the No. 1 pick before analyzing the two trades of the week involving prospects. Jonathan talked with Midwest Scout of the Year Steve Williams of the Pirates before the trio came back together to answer a Rule 5-related question in the Mailbag.