The Call Up | An MLB Prospect Podcast

289 | Amador, Thorpe and Waldrep Called Up, Other Notable Promotions

11 Jun 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the surprising call up of Rockies prospect Adael Amador before getting into Drew Thorpe (White Sox), Hurston Waldrep (Braves), T...

288 | Top 100 Update: Biggest Risers and Fallers, Prospect Promotions

08 Jun 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the biggest risers and fallers in Just Baseball's Top 100 prospect update and explain the reasoning why. Also, a look at som...

287 | Top 100 Update Mailbag!

05 Jun 2024

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Aram and Jack answer your questions on Just Baseball's Top 100 Prospect Update!Intro: 0:00Splits: 9:40Brewers: 14:30Mariners: 21:50Zac Veen: 30:10...

286 | Call Ups and Performers, Cubs Prospect Brennen Davis Joins the Show!

03 Jun 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the call ups of Adam Mazur and Connor Norby before getting into the top performers from last week. In the second half of the epi...

285 | Struggling Pitchers: How Concerned Should We Be?

31 May 2024

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Aram and Jack catch up on some MiLB headlines before discussing struggling pitching prospects and their level of concern with them.Subscribe to Bonus ...

284 | Struggling Hitters: How Concerned Should We Be?

29 May 2024

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Aram and Jack dive into prospect hitters who are off to a slow start this season and try to figure out what is going on before providing their level o...

283 | Hot Hitters/Pitchers and Promotions

28 May 2024

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Aram and Jack talk about some exciting promotions including Spencer Schwellenbach to the big leagues for the Braves before discussing the hottest hitt...

282 | Twins Top Prospects for 2024

22 May 2024

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Aram and Jack break down Just Baseball's Twins Top Prospects for 2024! While the system is headlined by Walker Jenkins, Emmanuel Rodriguez and Bro...

281 | Tigers Top Prospect Jackson Jobe Joins the Show!

20 May 2024

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Tigers top prospect and arguably the best pitching prospect in the Minor Leagues Jackson Jobe joins the show!Updates on his recovery from a his May 1s...

280 | Prospect Mailbag!

16 May 2024

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Aram and Jack answer your mailbag questions!What kind of package would it take to trade for Mason Miller? - @ShawBrian_ on XWhat’s your thoughts on ...

279 | Paul Skenes Debut, Promotions, Top Prospect Performers Thus Far

14 May 2024

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Aram and Jack break down the debut of Paul Skenes before updating you on a few exciting promotions and checking in on the top prospect performers so f...

278 | Mariners Top Prospects For 2024

10 May 2024

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Aram and Jack walk through Just Baseball's Mariners Top Prospects for 2024! Loaded with exciting bats thanks to prized IFA signings and a trio of ...

277 | Breaking Down the Luis Arraez Trade, Several Notable MLB Debuts

08 May 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the Luis Arraez return and take a look at each of the prospects HEADed over to Miami before recapping the MLB debut of Christian...

276 | Orioles Prospect Coby Mayo Joins the Show!

07 May 2024

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Orioles prospect and Just Baseball's No. 13 overall prospect Coby Mayo joins the show to talk about his red-hot start to the season, the incredibl...

275 | Christian Scott Called Up, Other Prospect Headlines

03 May 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the call up of Mets pitching prospect Christian Scott before touching on a handful of exciting prospect headlines.Subscribe to B...

274 | Buy or Sell Hot Starts (Hitters), Paul Skenes Dominates Again

01 May 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss Paul Skenes' impressive start as he is stretched out to six innings (as well as Alek Manoah's surprisingly strong start ...

273 | Big League Call Ups and Other Prospect Promotions

30 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the call up of Joey Loperfido and Addison Barger before discussing several other notable promotions. Also, when can we reasonabl...

272 | MLB Mock Draft 2.0

26 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack walk through Just Baseball's MLB Mock Draft 2.0. A new No. 1, a several new names in the top 10 and some players who have fallen out...

271 | Tigers Top Prospects for 2024

25 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the Detroit Tigers top prospects for 2024 and the overall state of the farm system!Intro: 0:00Names to Watch: 3:30Dillon Dingler...

270 | Jackson Holliday's Struggles, Imminent Big Leaguers

22 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack dive into Jackson Holliday's struggles before highlighting top prospects who can get called up soon.Jackson Holliday: 0:00Hitters: 1...

269 | Cardinals Prospect Thomas Saggese Joins the Show!

20 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack work through some notable pitching performances at the lower levels this week, including Atlanta's Owen Murphy, Kansas City's Be...

268 | Mets Top Prospects For 2024

18 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss Just Baseball's Mets top prospects list for 2024. The strongest the farm has looked in some time, what has changed from a dr...

267 | Top 100 Prospect Mailbag

15 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack answer your top 100 list related questions for April's mailbag!I know you guys have Colt Emerson at 46. Do you guys see him moving u...

266 | Early Season Prospect Performers

12 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the prospects who are off to hot starts across each level and the call up of Blue Jays IFA signing Yariel Rodriguez.Subscribe to...

265 | Paul Skenes Joins the Show! Plus, Jackson Holliday Gets the Call

10 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack open with the news that Just Baseball's No. 1 overall prospect, Jackson Holliday, got the call to join the Baltimore Orioles for his...

264 | Just Baseball's Top 100 Prospects: 10-1

09 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack dive into Just Baseball's top 10 prospects for 2024! What separates each of these extremely talented players when the gap may be raz...

263 | Conversations with Chase Dollander and Kumar Rocker

08 Apr 2024

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Rockies first rounder Chase Dollander and Rangers first rounder Kumar Rocker join the show!Dollander on what he worked on during the offseason to get ...

262 | The Most Loaded Minor League Rosters For 2024

05 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the top Minor League teams at each level for 2024. Which teams should you be tapped into and why?Subscribe to bonus Call Up Epis...

261 | Just Baseball's Top 100 Prospects 25-11

04 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the Norfolk Tides historic offensive start and the A's playing in Sacramento before diving into prospect 25-11 on Just Baseb...

260 | Just Baseball's Top 100 Prospects: 40-26

02 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack break down prospects 40-26 on Just Baseball's Top 100 Prospect list!Intro: 0:00Jett Williams: 5:09Colton Cowser: 12:06Emmanuel Rodri...

259 | Just Baseball's Top 100 Prospects: 55-41, Triple-A Opening Weekend Takeaways

01 Apr 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss their takeaways from Triple-A Opening Weekend including impressive outings from Paul Skenes in Jack Leiter (1:00) before breakin...

258 | Breakout Prospects For 2024

31 Mar 2024

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Intro: 0:00 Hitters: Braylin Tavera: 6:19, Cole Carrigg: 9:42, Walker Martin: 13:17, Ramon Ramirez: 18:10, Zyhir Hope: 20:27, Alfonsin Rosario: 23:18...

257 | Just Baseball's Top 100 Prospects: 70-56

29 Mar 2024

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Aram and Jack break down prospects 70-56 on Just Baseball's top 100 prospect list.Follow our new instagram! Intro: 0:00Jace Jung: 2:30Luis Lara: 8...

256 | Just Baseball's Top 100 Prospects: 85-71

27 Mar 2024

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Aram and Jack do a deep dive into prospects No. 85-71 on Just Baseball's Top 100 MLB Prospects For The 2024 Season.Intro/Plate Discipline Grade: 0...

255 | Just Baseball's Top 100 Prospects: 100-86

25 Mar 2024

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Aram and Jack walk through some notable Opening Day roster decisionsbefore their deep dive into No. 100-86 on Just Baseball's Top 100 MLBProspects...

254 | Conversations with Dalton Rushing, Harry Ford, and Brock Wilken

20 Mar 2024

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Aram got to sit down with three former first or second round picks on today's episode of The Call Up! All three conversations came at eBay and Ony...

253 | Jackson Merrill is Officially a Padre! Plus, Other Notable MLB Decisions on Prospects and Full Spring Breakout Recap

18 Mar 2024

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Aram and Jack sit down to talk about several notable decisions on prospects with legitimate big league implications. Then, they highlight the big perf...

252 | Pirates-O's Spring Breakout Recap, and Orioles Prospect Chayce McDermott Joins the Show!

15 Mar 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss their in-person experience at the first ever Spring Breakout game between the Pirates and Orioles, which featured Paul Skenes, J...

251 | Conversations with: Robby Snelling, Dylan Lesko and Matt Shaw

12 Mar 2024

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Aram sits down with the Padres top two pitching prospects, Dylan Lesko (10:00) and Robby Snelling (24:38) followed by Cubs 1st round pick Matt Shaw (3...

250 | Spring Breakout Preview, Spring Training Standouts

09 Mar 2024

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Aram and Jack preview some of the most exciting Spring Breakout rosters before checking in on some of the top prospects who are showing out in Spring ...

249 | Conversations With: Rhett Lowder, Reggie Crawford, Robert Gasser and Benny Montgomery

07 Mar 2024

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Aram sits down with Reds top pitching prospect Rhett Lowder (13:30), Giants 1st rounder Reggie Crawford (20:00), Brewers rotation candidate Robert Gas...

248 | Way Too Early Spring Training Takeaways

29 Feb 2024

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Aram and Jack dive into the storylines in the early parts of Spring Training. What can reasonably be taken away thus far from some of the game's t...

247 | Blue Jays Top Prospects For 2024

27 Feb 2024

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Aram and Jack break down the Toronto Blue Jays top prospects for 2024 and the names that should be on your radar!Subscribe to bonus Call Up episodes h...

246 | Early MLB Mock Draft 1.0

23 Feb 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss Just Baseball's first 2024 MLB mock draft of the year, diving into the top 20 picks and providing context on each player and...

245 | National League Prospect Storylines For Spring Training

21 Feb 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the most interesting prospect storylines for each National League team in Spring Training.Subscribe here for bonus Call Up episo...

244 | American League Prospect Storylines in Spring Training

19 Feb 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the most intriguing prospect storylines of each American League team as Spring Training gets under way.Sign Up For Four Bonus Ca...

243 | Tampa Bay Rays Top Prospects For 2024

16 Feb 2024

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Aram and Jack break down the Rays top prospects for 2025 and discuss what went into the rankings.What is Junior Caminero's ceiling?What does Carso...

242 | Twins RHP Prospect Matt Canterino Joins the Show!

15 Feb 2024

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Twins pitching prospect and former second round pick Matt Canterino joins the show to talk about his dominant Minor League career thus far and his pro...

241 | Preseason Top 10 Draft Prospects For 2024

13 Feb 2024

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Aram and Jack break into the way too early top 10 draft prospects for the 2024 MLB Draft ahead of college baseball opening day! Also some prospects wh...

240 | Yankees Top Prospects For 2024

09 Feb 2024

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Aram and Jack break down Just Baseball's Yankees Top Prospects For 2024! A system loaded with high upside talent and plenty of intrigue at the low...

239 | Tigers Prospect Justyn-Henry Malloy Joins the Show!

08 Feb 2024

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Fresh off of a fantastic Triple-A season and invite to big league spring training, Tigers prospect Justyn-Henry Malloy joins the show to talk about hi...

238 | Top Shortstop Prospects For 2024

05 Feb 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss Just Baseball's top shortstop prospects for 2024! With it being such a loaded position, how do some of the best prospects in...

237 | Corbin Burnes Trade Breakdown, What's the Price for Cease and Luzardo?

02 Feb 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the blockbuster Corbin Burnes trade that sent Joey Ortiz and DL Hall to Milwaukee. What can Brewers fans expect from the two tal...

236 | Jorge Polanco Trade, Colt Keith Extension, Other Prospect Extension Candidates

01 Feb 2024

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Aram and Jack break down the Twins return for Jorge Polanco before discussing the Colt Keith extension. Why the Mariners were okay moving well-regarde...

235 | Red Sox Top Prospects For 2024

29 Jan 2024

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Aram and Jack break down the top Red Sox prospects for 2024! Who is the better prospect? Marcelo Mayer or Roman Anthony? With thin pitchin depth, who ...

234 | Orioles Top 15 Prospects For 2024

24 Jan 2024

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Aram and Jack break down baseball's best farm system, the Orioles top prospects for 2024!Intro: 0:00-9:30Names to Watch: 9:30-23:59Jud Fabian: 23:...

233 | Brewers Hitting Coordinator Brenton Del Chiaro Joins the Show

19 Jan 2024

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Brewers hitting coordinator Brenton Del Chiaro joined the show to talk about the development of some of the organizations top prospects and young play...

232 | Pirates Top Prospects For 2024

16 Jan 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the underrated Pirates farm system that features ridiculous pitching depth beyond No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes.INTRO: 0:00-3:2...

231 | Cardinals Top Prospects For 2024, Michael Busch Traded

12 Jan 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the fascinating trade that sent Michael Busch and Yency Almonte from the Dodgers to the Cubs in exchange for Jackson Ferris and ...

230 | Top 3B Prospects For 2024

10 Jan 2024

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Aram and Jack discuss the top 3B prospects for 2024! From Junior Caminero to Sebastian Walcott, the position offers massive offensive upside and some ...

229 | Brewers Top Prospects For 2024

06 Jan 2024

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Aram and Jack break down Just Baseball's Brewers top prospect rankings for 2024! From Jackson Chourio and Jeferson Quero to Yophery Rodriguez and ...

228 | Top Second Base Prospects For 2024

03 Jan 2024

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A loaded position that features 10 prospects on the top 100, Aram and Jack discuss the top prospects at second base going into 2024!Support this podca...

227 | Cincinnati Reds Top Prospects For 2024

29 Dec 2023

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Aram and Jack break down Just Baseball's Reds Prospect Rankings for 2024! With so much talent graduating last season, how do some of the new faces...

226 | Top 10 Catcher Prospects For 2024

27 Dec 2023

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Aram and Jack discuss the top 10 prospects at the catcher position, as well as some honorable mentioned as we head into 2024.Get Your Just Baseball Me...

225 | Chicago Cubs Top Prospects For 2024

21 Dec 2023

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A loaded farm system that includes five top 100 prospects and several more knocking on the door, we probably could've spent 3 hours breaking down ...

224 | Checking in on Top Prospects in Winter Leagues

20 Dec 2023

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Aram checks in on the top prospects who are playing in winter leagues. Can Junior Caminero and Jackson Chourio break camp? How much stock should be pu...

223 | Jung-Hoo Lee to Giants, Top Prospects Moved Thus Far

14 Dec 2023

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Aram and Jack talk about the Giants big splash with KBO star Jung-Hoo Lee. Can he live up to the $100+ million contract and what can we reasonably exp...

222 | Los Angeles Dodgers Top Prospects for 2024

11 Dec 2023

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Aram and Jack break down Just Baseball's top Dodgers prospects for the 2024 season. How do Kyle Hurt, Gavin Stone, River Ryan and Nick Frasso stac...

221 | Rule 5 Draft Recap: Breaking Down Each Prospect Picked

09 Dec 2023

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Aram and Jack detail each prospect selected in the Rule 5 Draft from a production and underlying data standpoint before assessing their likelihood of ...

220 | Top 2024 MLB Draft Prospects with Baseball America's Peter Flaherty

06 Dec 2023

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Aram and Jack welcome on Peter Flaherty of Baseball America to break down the top 2024 MLB Draft prospects as of right now on the heels of the Draft L...

219 | Most Surprising Prospect Performances of 2023

04 Dec 2023

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Aram and Jack dive into their biggest prospect surprises of the 2023 season from both a positive and negative standpoint. They also dive into the surp...

218 | Top NPB and KBO Free Agents

30 Nov 2023

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Aram and Jack break down the top international free agents from the NPB and KBO who have either recently been posted or will be posted soon. Aram'...

217 | Prospect Mailbag, Top Autos in 2023 Bowman Draft

27 Nov 2023

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Aram and Jack answer your mailbag questions before diving into the best autographs to chase in 2023 Bowman Draft!1. Michael @mab121360Which low regard...

216 | Colorado Rockies Top Prospects

20 Nov 2023

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Aram and Jack break into Just Baseball's newly released Rockies farm system rankings. How does the system stack up with guys like Zac Veen and Ben...

215 | Top Rule 5 Draft Prospects

16 Nov 2023

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A look at some of the top prospects who were left unprotected ahead of the 40 man deadline. Which pitchers and hitters could be of intrigue and what a...

214 | AFL Prospects Who Improved Their Stock

15 Nov 2023

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Though it is important not to make sweeping judgements from a small AFL sample, there's some prospects in unique situations who may have helped bo...

213 | Top MiLB Free Agents and Underrated Upper Minor Leaguers

10 Nov 2023

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A look at some of the top Minor League free agents as well as underrated players in the upper levels. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.co...

212 | Cardinals Prospect Victor Scott II Joins the Show

07 Nov 2023

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MiLB stolen base king and one of the most exciting centerfield prospects in the game Victor Scott II joins the show to talk about the adjustments he m...

211 | Giants Top Prospects For 2024

07 Nov 2023

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Aram and Jack break down the San Francisco Giants farm system with Just Baseball's latest team top prospect list. You can read the complete write-...

210 | Our Favorite Breakout Prospects From 2023

02 Nov 2023

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Aram and Jack discuss some of their favorite breakout prospects from the 2023 season both at the plate and on the mound.Support this podcast at — ht...

209 | Takeaways From AFL Live Looks (Part 1)

31 Oct 2023

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Aram discusses his takeaways from his live looks at the Arizona Fall League so far. Prospects discussed include: Chase DeLauter, Carson Williams, Jame...

208 | AFL Check In, Creating the Best Prospect

25 Oct 2023

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Aram and Jack check in on the AFL and discuss who has been performing of late before creating their Prospect Frankenstein. They each draft five tools ...

207 | Padres Top Prospects for 2024

23 Oct 2023

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Our first team prospect ranking for 2024 is here! Aram and Jack break down Just Baseball's San Diego Padres Top Prospect list. A much improved sys...

206 | Just Baseball's Top 10 Prospects: Final Update

19 Oct 2023

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Aram and Jack break down the top 10 prospects on Just Baseball's Final 2023 Update. To Read: Arizona Fall League Check In: Who's Performing?Su...

205 | 2023 Top 100 Prospect Update: Biggest Risers/Fallers and Superlatives

18 Oct 2023

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Aram and Jack highlight the biggest climbers and fallers on Just Baseball's Top 100 Prospect Update before giving out superlative awards for the p...

204 | 2023 Top 100 Final Update: The New Faces

16 Oct 2023

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Aram and Jack breakdown the newcomers on Just Baseball's final top 100 prospect update for 2023. Who are the new names on the list, what did they ...

203 | Just Baseball's All MiLB Team

11 Oct 2023

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Aram and Jack run through Just Baseball's All MiLB Team! With so many prospects to pick from, who had the best years and what set them apart? Also...

202 | Checking in on the Rookies in MLB Playoffs

09 Oct 2023

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Aram and Jack highlight each of the notable rookies and notable prospects who are playing in the postseason and break down what they think you can exp...

201 | Ricky Tiedemann, Jackson Jobe and TK Roby Shine in AFL Debuts

06 Oct 2023

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Aram breaks down the impressive AFL debuts of Ricky Tiedemann (Jays), Jackson Jobe (Tigers) and TK Roby (Cardinals) with detail on their pitch mix and...

200 | Arizona Fall League Roster Preview (Part 2)

03 Oct 2023

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Aram and Jack highlight the prospects being sent to the Arizona Fall League by each MLB team! Aram's piece on Jackson Jobe. Support this podcast a...

199 | Arizona Fall League Roster Preview (Part 1)

02 Oct 2023

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Aram and Jack preview the extremely talented Arizona Fall League Rosters in part one of a two part episode! 0:00 Open 6:00 Red Sox 9:30 White Sox 11:5...

198 | Conversations With Colt Keith and Justyn-Henry Malloy (Tigers)

29 Sep 2023

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Tigers top prospects Colt Keith and Justyn-Henry Malloy join the show to discuss their fantastic 2023 seasons, what clicked for them, their goals for ...

198 | Notable Pitching Prospects Trending Up

19 Sep 2023

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Highlighting notable pitching prospects who are ending the season on a strong note and what has been clicking for them including: Jackson Jobe, Jack L...

197 | Quinn Priester Joins the Show + Top Prospects Who Are Red Hot

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Aram highlights some top prospects who are finishing the year on a high note before Jack sits down with Pirates pitching prospect Quinn Priester! Chec...

196 | Prospect Mailbag!

11 Sep 2023

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Aram and Jack answer your prospect questions submitted on Twitter (X) What is PCA going to mean for the Cubs? With Campusano is balling out now, who...

195 | Tigers Breakout Prospect Justice Bigbie Joins the Show!

06 Sep 2023

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One of the biggest breakout prospects in all of Minor League Baseball, Justice Bigbie joins the show to talk about what has clicked to the point that ...

194 | Hottest Hitters of August, More BIG Promotions

05 Sep 2023

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Aram and Jack discuss the hottest hitters of August in the Minor Leagues as well as several very notable promotions including the top overall prospect...

193 | Jasson Dominguez Called Up! + Notable Prospect Promotions

03 Sep 2023

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Aram and Jack start with the surprising call up of Jasson Dominguez and what he can provide for the short term and longterm in the Bronx along with ca...

192 | Blue Jays Rookie Sensation Davis Schneider Joins the Show!

01 Sep 2023

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Blue Jays Rookie Davis Schneider joins the show to discuss his historic start to his big league career, his incredible journey through professional ba...

191 | Kyle Harrison DOMINATES, September Call Up Candidates

29 Aug 2023

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Aram and Jack discuss Kyle Harrison's incredible home debut for the Giants before highlighting September call up candidates for all 30 MLB teams a...