Roman Anthony, the NL West and the Draft (Guest: Josue De Paula)
This week's MLB Pipeline Podcast starts off at the very top, as Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff kick things off by talking about the big league debut of No. 1 overall prospect Roman Anthony with the Red Sox. The guys welcome in Dodgers outfield prospect Josue De Paula to kick off this week's look at intriguing prospects in the NL West, then shift gears to look at the amateur game, highlighting top Draft prospects who will be playing in Omaha in the College World Series and previewing next week's MLB Draft Combine. They finish up with a Mailbag question about a pair of flame-throwing high school arms in this year's Draft class
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Cags, the NL Central and Super Regionals
The most recent exciting top prospect callup is the Royals' Jac Caglianone, and Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss where Cags' prodigious pop ranks him among the best power-hitting prospects over the years to kick off this week's MLB Pipeline Podcast. From there, the guys then continue their tour of intriguing prospects by division, focusing this week on the stacked NL Central and phenoms such as shortstops Konnor Griffin (Pirates) and Luis Pena (Brewers). Attention then shifts to the college baseball postseason, with a preview of top Draft prospects competing in this weekend's NCAA Super Regionals before finishing up with a listener question about the odds of who will go No. 1 in the Draft in July.
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A Tour Of The NL East (Guest: Jonah Tong)
This week's edition of the Pipeline Podcast features a look at some of the more intriguing prospects in the NL East, highlighted by an interview with bat-missing Mets right-hander Jonah Tong. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff also discuss several other NL East farmhands, including Marlins catcher Joe Mack, Braves righty J.R. Ritchie and Nationals righty Travis Sykora. The guys catch up on the latest Draft doings, including prospects who stood out in conference tournament action and top arms who will pitch in the NCAA tournament, before fielding a Draft-related question from the listener mailbag.
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AL West/On The Cusp
Before continuing their division-by-division look at one intriguing prospect per organization (in the American League West), Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jason Ratliff discuss the slew of blue-chip prospects who are ready for the call to The Show, including Nos. 1 and 2 overall: Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony and Pirates right-hander Bubba Chandler. Sam then does a deep dive into the best pitches in Triple-A (a mix of famous arms like Chandler and Brewers righty Jacob Misiorowsi as well as some lesser-known names), and the guys wrap up the episode by discussing the importance of college conference tournaments for the Draft and by fielding a listener mailbag question about emerging prospects Mike Sirota (Dodgers) and Rainiel Rodriguez (Cardinals).
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1:04:04
AL Central Casting (Guest: Jac Caglianone)
The MLB Pipeline Podcast's division-by-division look at the game's prospects continued this week in the American League Central. Before that, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff dove into the first "market corrections" of the Top 100 and looked at the revised top 15 (led by Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony), biggest risers (including shortstops George Lombard Jr. of the Yankees and Jesus Made of the Brewers) and new additions. Then the gang welcomed in one of the prospects who moved into the updated top 15, Royals slugger Jac Caglianone, before discussing other AL Central prospect standouts like White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery. The guys talked about some big-name callups to the big leagues -- the Cubs' Cade Horton and Moises Ballesteros as well as the D-backs' Jordan Lawlar -- before answering a Mailbag question about Mariners outfielder Jonny Farmelo.
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