Even more rankings (Guest: Arjun Nimmala)

Even more rankings (Guest: Arjun Nimmala)

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Top 100 & Farm System Rankings

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

If you podcast it...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A doozy of a Deadline

The dust has barely settled on the 2026 Trade Deadline, but Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff mustered plenty of energy to talk about all of the wheeling and dealing from a prospect perspective on this week's Pipeline Podcast. They started out with the five Top 100 prospects who were dealt, headlined by new Tigers outfielder Zyhir Hope, which led to a spirited discussion about the overall return in the Tarik Skubal trade. After taking a look at some of the other top prospects who changed teams, the guys then examined teams that had the most impressive prospect hauls, topped by the Mets (11 total prospects acquired). They shifted gears for a minute to talk about the Yankees' callup of top prospect George Lombard Jr. as well as a sneak peak at the Field of Dreams Minor League and High School All-American games before returning to the Trade Deadline to answer a mailbag question comparing the returns for Kevin Gausman and Dustin May/JoJo Romero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Gearing Up For The Trade Deadline

With the Trade Deadline fast approaching, Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff spend much of the latest Pipeline Podcast discussing which top prospects might be on the move, including Dodgers outfielder Zyhir Hope and Yankees right-hander Elmer Rodriguez. They also discuss the recent Draft Signing Deadline, risers from our refreshing of our organization Top 30 Prospects lists and the Rookie of the Year races before circling back to the Trade Deadline with a question from the listener mailbag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]