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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). Afterward, Jonathan interviews Diamondbacks second baseman Demetrio Crisantes, one of the best young hitters in the Minors. Then the guys project who will rank as baseball's best prospects on Opening Day 2028 -- they agree on No. 1 -- before answering a listener mailbag question about Pirates third-base prospect Murf Gray.
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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. Then they turn their attention to Top 100 Prospects, discussing what lies ahead for recent callups Lazaro Montes (Mariners) and Ethan Salas (Padres) and projecting who might join the list following some September graduations. They also delve into notable pro debuts by 2026 draftees before fielding a listener mailbag question about Angels prospects.
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Just when you thought there wasn't anything else left to rank, the MLB Pipeline gang surprises you. This week, they've been ranking farm systems by positions and that's where Sam Dykstra, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick off this week's Pipeline Podcast. They take a look at which organizations have the best assortment of infielders (Brewers), outfielders (Dodgers), pitchers (Marlins) and catchers (Twins). Then they welcome in top Angels prospect Arjun Nimmala to talk about getting traded at the deadline, his development and the opportunity to keep playing in the Arizona Fall League. That served as a perfect segue into a discussion about who the guys would like to see in this year's AFL before they turned their attention to Kade Anderson's big league debut and who from the "next up" list might be... next up. Things wrapped up nicely with a Mailbag question about which callup could have a Randy Arozorena-esque postseason run this year.
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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, starting with a shortstop-heavy top 10 headlined by Jesús Made (Brewers) and also discussing where the top 2026 draftees, highest-rated newcomers and biggest upward movers landed. They they dish on baseball's best farm systems, beginning with the Dodgers, Rays and Brewers. After marveling at Joshua Baez's historic big league debut with the Cardinals, they identify 10 Top 100 guys who might get their opportunity before season's end before dipping into the listener mailbag.
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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, with top prep players from the 2027 Draft class like Dylan Seward and Bryce Cunningham. After that long stop in the Hawkeye State, the guys turn their attention to creating an "All-Teen" prospect team in advance of the new Top 100 coming this week, headlined by Jesús Made of the Brewers and the A's Leo De Vries, then break down a trio of MLB debuts, all in the AL Central: the Twins' Kaelen Culpepper, the Guardians' Angel Genao and White Sox lefty Hagen Smith. They finish up with a question from the Mailbag asking to compare Minnesota top pick Vahn Lackey to its 2001 No. 1 overall selection, Joe Mauer.

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