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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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Nov 7, 2018 • 26min
11/7/18: Austin Listi on his big Fall Stars Game performance
MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis, along with MLB.com’s Tim McMaster, are joined by Phillies prospect Austin Listi, who starred in the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game with a three-run homer and four RBIs(:38). Listi talks about his big game and his big 2018 season, in which he made it to Double-A Reading. Then the guys talk about USA Baseball U18 National Team Director Matt Blood’s upcoming move to the professional ranks, where he’ll be the Texas Rangers’ farm director (19:15).
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Oct 31, 2018 • 29min
10/31/18: Fall Stars Game preview
MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis and MLB.com’s Tim McMaster take a look back at the Red Sox’s run to another championship and the homegrown core that made it happen (:27). Then they look ahead to Saturday’s Fall Stars Game and which players could spin Arizona Fall League success into great rookie campaigns in 2019 (11:01). Finally, Jim and Tim examine to direction of the Marlins in the aftermath of the Mesa brother signings (16:25).
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Oct 24, 2018 • 39min
10/24/18: Prospect Impact on the 2018 World Series
MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo examine the 2018 World Series rosters for the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. They first take a look at the many former top prospects who are playing in the Fall Classic (1:01) before talking about some of the players of humbler beginnings who are having a big impact on their teams (7:42). Later, Jim discusses how impactful the 2011 MLB Draft was on this current Red Sox team (30:12) before he and Jonathan give a final take on what the’ve seen in the Arizona Fall League (34:35).
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Oct 18, 2018 • 28min
10/18/18: Brady Singer from instructs, Fall League update
MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, along with MLB.com’s Tim McMaster, have the latest prospect news out of Arizona. First, Callis catches up with Royals first-round Draft pick Brady Singer at instructs (:47). Then the guys discuss who has stood out early on in the Fall League (13:42). Finally, they talk about the Marlins accumulating international bonus money in the hope of landing one or both of the Mesa brothers (21:32).
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Oct 11, 2018 • 25min
10/11/18: The Arizona Fall League is underway
MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo is in Arizona for the start of the 2018 Arizona Fall League season. He sat down with a slew of the game's top prospects including the Astros’ Forrest Whitley (1:27), the Blue Jays’ Cavin Biggio (5:11), the D-backs’ Jazz Chisholm (9:17), the Angels’ Jam Jones (15:19) and the Cubs’ Nico Horner (19:57).
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Oct 4, 2018 • 30min
10/4/18: Top 100 Market Corrections and reliving the first Pipeline prospect fantasy season
MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, along with MLB.com’s Tim McMaster, take a look at Pipeline’s latest Market Corrections – who were the biggest risers and fallers on the year-end Top 100 Prospects list? Then the guys take a look at some Arizona Fall League sleepers. The podcast finishes up with a recap of the first annual Pipeline prospect fantasy season.
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Sep 27, 2018 • 31min
9/27/18: Cole Winn returns to talk instructs, first pro season
MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis, along with MLB.com’s Tim McMaster, are joined by Rangers pitching prospect Cole Winn, who talks about his first pro summer and expectations for instructional league (:33). Then the guys look ahead to the postseason and which rookies will have the biggest impact (18:53). Finally, after the rapid turnarounds of the Braves and A’s this year: Which teams that could have a similar rise in 2019 (24:13)?
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Sep 21, 2018 • 41min
9/20/18: Buddy Reed on 2018, and his days as a multi-sports star; Jesse Sanchez on Victor Victor Mesa
MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, along with MLB.com’s Tim McMaster, are joined by Padres prospect Buddy Reed, who talks Gators baseball, cheering on teammates and playing eight sports (0:45). MLB.com national reporter Jesse Sanchez also joins the pod after spending the week in the Dominican Republic for MLB’s inaugural Trainer Partnership Program, a new international showcase (26:48). Jesse also talks about Cuban standout Victor Victor Mesa, who was recently declared eligible to sign with a Major League team (33:20).
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Sep 13, 2018 • 35min
9/13/18: Peter Alonso talks Mets, Gators and homers
MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis, along with MLB.com’s Tim McMaster, are joined by Mets prospect and Minor League home run co-champ Peter Alonso, who talks about his great 2018 campaign, the loaded Florida Gators teams he played for and dealing with playing in New York City (:45). Then the guys look into a crystal ball to predict MLB’s top 10 prospects a year from now (20:45). They also take a shot at a WAY-too-soon 2018 re-draft (30:17).
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Sep 6, 2018 • 39min
9/6/18: Taylor Trammell joins the pod to talk Arizona Fall League and more
MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, along with MLB.com’s Tim McMaster, are joined by Reds prospect Taylor Trammell, who talks playoff baseball, the Arizona Fall League and Georgia vs. Georgia Tech football (1:16). Trammell also fields some Twitter inquiries and, of course, our rapid-fire questions (15:38). Then the guys look back on the great seasons put together by Pipeline Hitter of the Year Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Pipeline Pitcher of the Year Dylan Cease (25:47).
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