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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun discuss a number of topics, including a pair of key AL East trades, new MLB homes for Munetaka Murakami and Song Sung-mun and Genei Sato's committment to Penn State . We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (0:45) Reacting to the Mets/A's Jeff McNeil trade (3:45) Shane Baz headed to the Orioles (8:15) Rays/Pirates/Astros three-team trade (12:30) Red Sox acquire Willson Contreras for three pitchers (15:30) Scouting Song Sung-mun (17:45) Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami signs with the White Sox (19:00) Genei Sato is headed to... Penn State? (21:00) How could can Sato be? (25:45) Don't forget to order your 2026 Prospect Handbook Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With the hot stove seemingly too cool at the moment, hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White bring some holiday heat with our latest installment in the dynasty positional ranking series. This week we breakdown a loaded outfield group with some of the top talents in the game. We talk you through the top 25 and some names to targets as sleepers. (2:30) Why Juan Soto over Corbin Carroll? (5:00) Why Julio Rodriguez over Aaron Judge? (7:30) Do you discount Jackson Chourio in OBP leagues? (10:30) Laying out Tatis, Acuna and Kyle Tucker (13:30) Who makes the biggest jump in 2026 between Wyatt Langford, James Wood and Roman Anthony? (17:00) Weighing risks with Yordan Alvarez, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Jackson Merrill (22:00) Ranking the power hitters (26:00) Aggressive ranking of Edward Florentino CashApp Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/hap8idx8 #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement . Direct deposit and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Prospect Podcast Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper go in-depth into explaining tools grades, BA grades and risk, adjusted grades and everything else about the Prospect Handbook. (00:00) Why We're A Day Late (04:30) What Is The Prospect Handbook (06:40) So What Is The 20-to-80 Scouting Scale And How Does It Work? (11:00) Looking At No. 1 Prospect Konnor Griffin's Tools Grades (14:30) Comparing Konnor Griffin's Tools To Bobby Witt Jr.'s Tools (17:15) Explaining BA Grades And Risk (23:00) Why Kevin McGonigle Has An 80 Hit Tool (24:30) What Adjusted Grades Are, And How We Use Them (32:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Astros OF Lucas Spence (35:20) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Tigers SS John Peck Order Your Prospect Handbook Here: https://baseballamerica.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/2026-baseball-america-prospect-handbook CashApp Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/hap8idx8 #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Direct deposit and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun discuss a number of topics, including candidates for the 1-1 spot in the 2026 MLB Draft , new tech restrictions in MiLB and Genei Sato coming to the U.S. from Japan . We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction & A's top 10 (2:00) Post-lottery mock draft (3:15) Could someone other than Roch Cholowsky go 1-1? (7:00) Top college arms in the draft (8:30) Could a transfer surprise? (11:45) Reacting to The Athletic's report on potential tech limits in the minors (22:45) Genei Sato headed to the United States Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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There's no position as deep as shortstop in dynasty as the rankings are bubbling over with major league talent and top prosects. This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we dive into this incredibly talented shortstop group. We open the show talking about some of the big name signings from the 2025 Winter Meetings before diving into Bobby Witt Jr., Elly De La Cruz, Gunnar Henderson, Konnor Griffin and more. (2:00) Pete Alonso signs with the Orioles. (5:00) Kyle Schwarber returns to the Phillies. (7:00) Edwin Diaz signs with the Dodgers (10:00) Bobby Witt Jr. best player in dynasty. (13:00) Elly De La Cruz vs Gunnar Henderson (15:00) How good is Konnor Griffin? (21:00) Neto over Lindor, why? (23:00) The old guard of Mookie Betts, Trea Turner and Corey Seager are aging. Is it time to fade? (26:00) Geraldo Perdomo broke out in 2025, can he repeat it? (28:00) Sleepers! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America's J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Jacob Rudner recap the major league phase of the 2025 Rule 5 Draft. They offer their favorite picks, players most likely to stick with their new organizations, biggest surprises and more. (1:40) General takeaways (6:47) How hard is it to nail hitters in the Rule 5 (10:12) Favorite picks (21:46) Surprises (27:02) Picks to stick and candidates to be returned (33:54) Standout MiLB phase picks (35:35) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty take one final look back at a busy fall to review training-season breakouts. They also look ahead at the spring and predict the nation's best performers, rotations and lineups. (3:35) What do we mean by fall all-stars? (4:48) How we gather feedback (10:28) Arkansas catcher Ryder Helfrick (16:19) Kansas first baseman Brady Ballinger (21:59) UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky (35:26) College star vs. Pro prospect (44:16) The Big Five College Arms (53:31) Sleeper rotations (58:58) Best rotations (1:03:48) Sleeper lineups (1:11:23) Best lineups Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Carlos Collazo, Ben Badler and Jacob Rudner preview the MLB Draft lottery and debate which teams would benefit the most from having the ping pong balls fall their way to be able to draft UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky . We also break down other top players in the 2026 draft class and react to the Mariners trading Harry Ford to the Nationals . We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (0:55) MLB Draft lottery: Odds for drafting Roch Cholowsky (4:30) Who was the last premier 1-1 prospect before Cholowsky? (6:30) Is the draft lottery food for baseball? (7:45) Other top draft names to watch after Cholowsky (10:10) Which teams stand to gain the most in the lottery? (14:15) The rise of need-based drafting (16:25) Standouts from the 2026 prep ranks (18:30) How does the 2026 draft class compare to last year? (21:35) Reacting to the Mariners trading Harry Ford to the Nationals Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk about the top four college pitchers in the 2026 draft class. The two dive deep on righthanders Liam Peterson, Cameron Flukey, Jackson Flora and Joey Volchko. They talk through their strengths, weaknesses and their overall development arcs ahead of the spring season. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (2:00) Our general thoughts on the college pitching (5:00) Liam Peterson (12:00) Cameron Flukey (19:00) Jackson Flora (28:00) Joey Volchko Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's episode of the Baseball America Fantasy podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White once again open the show with yet another Blue Jays free agent signing. We then discuss a few more hot stove topics before diving into the third baseman rankings for dynasty. (2:00) Cody Ponce signs with the Blue Jays (6:00) Devin Williams signs with the Mets. (9:00) Ryan Helsley signs with Orioles (13:00) Junior Caminero No. 1 and there's little conversation. (15:00) Is now the time to sell Jose Ramirez? (17:00) Can Austin Riley bounce back? (24:00) Third Base is very risky after the top 12. Your Holiday wardrobe awaits! Get 20% off @chubbies with the code foul at chubbiesshorts.com/foul #chubbiespod Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On the final episode of our "Fix It" Series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take on a big task, as we look at the Angels. What's gone wrong for the Angels, and how can it be turned around? (00:00) Why The Angels Have Been The Worst Over The Past Decade (04:00) What Are The Biggest Problems? (14:30) Drafts Need To Go Deeper (23:45) Slow Down Development (30:00) Depth Has Been A Problem (41:30) Farm System Update Your Holiday wardrobe awaits! Get 20% off @chubbies with the code foul at chubbiesshorts.com/foul #chubbiespod Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Josh Norris dissect the new Yankees Top 10 prospects list for 2026 , including a name knocking on the door for the top spot and the status of Spencer Jones . We also take a look at Arizona Fall League standouts and a big problem facing the winter league. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) BA's Cyber Monday Sale Ends TONIGHT—Last chance to save 40% (1:15) George Lombard Jr. tops our Yankees top 10 (6:00) The rise of Dax Kilby (11:30) Where does Spencer Jones rank? (17:05) How do Spencer Jones and Jasson Dominguez factor in the OF? (19:30) Could Jones continue to improve? (21:30) Dishing on the Arizona Fall League Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Christmas came early for our resident Blue Jays fan Dylan White as the team signed Dylan Cease. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan open the show discussing the Cease signing and the impact on fantasy for 2026. We follow with a discussion of the Sonny Gray trade and al the players moved in that deal. The majority of the show dives into our recently released second baseman rankings for 2026 dynasty baseball. (2:00) Dylan Cease signs with the Blue Jays. (4:00) Sonny Gray trade, how will Gray fair in Boston? Expectations for Richard Fitts and Brandon Clarke. (12:00) Jazz Chisholm keeping the seat warm for Kevin McGonigle? (16:00) Ketel Marte underrated? (20:00) Three man battle: Jackson Holliday vs Luke Keaschall vs Brice Turang. (24:00) Older players on the downswing vs the young bucks. (27:00) Chase Meidroth sleeper. (30:00) Otto Lopez sleeper. Take advantage of Ridge’s Biggest Sale of the Year and GET UP TO 47% OFF by going to Ridge.com/FOUL #Ridgepod Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the next episode of our Fix It series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the White Sox. The good news is the worst is now in the rear-view mirror. The bad news? There's still a lot of work to be done. (00:00) Rock Bottom Is Behind Them (05:00) The Last Rebuild Worked, But Not For Long Enough (07:30) What MLB Players Are Core For Future Success? (12:30) Comparing Colson Montgomery and a different young shortstop (15:00) What The Sox Farm System Has, And Where It's Still Lacking (19:00) White Sox Pitching Prospects, Good News But More Needed (25:00) The White Sox Prospect Who Could Crack The Top 10 In A Year (26:30) Other Hitters Who Could Help (31:00) How This Rebuild Could Stall Out (36:30) A Couple Of Other Hitters To Watch Download Cash App Today: capl.onelink.me/vFut/hap8idx8 #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Direct deposit and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty look ahead to the 2026 preseason and break down their process for putting together the Preseason Top 25. Rudner and Flaherty also take a closer look at the teams vying for top-five rankings in 2026 and Omaha sleepers. Time Stamps (4:55) Main considerations when putting together the Preseason Top 25 (11:06) The debate at No. 1 (21:23) Breaking down the top of the SEC (37:52) Our way too early top fives (40:10) Omaha sleepers Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Matt Eddy and Scott Braun discuss a variety of topics, including the Pirates' and Marlins' free agency plans, our Red Sox Top 10 Prospects list on and the state of the Mets' system. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Baseball America's Black Friday sale—Get 40% off any annual digital subscription (2:00) Reacting to The Athletic's story about the Pirates' potential FA spending (10:00) How the Marlins can improve, too (13:15) Red Sox Top 10 Prospects (19:00) View follow-up question on Pirates/Marlins (23:30) What's next for the Mets' system? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This year teams left more first-round players unprotected from the Rule 5 draft than we’ve seen in a decade. Carlos and Peter revisit some of the high-profile misses from the 2021 and 2022 drafts and what lessons we might be able to draw from them. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (3:00) Unprotected player talk begins (7:00) Frank Mozzicato (11:00) Gavin Cross (14:30) Benny Montgomery & toolsy players (20:00) 2022 college bats we missed on (28:00) A calibration for amateur tool grades (32:00) Did the covid ripple effect impact the hit rate? (36:30) Reggie Crawford (40:00) 2022 HS players who might be at risk Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Dynasty rankings season is in full swing at Baseball America, as hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White jump into their second positional ranking breakdown of the offseason. The open the show discussing the Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward trade before diving into the Top 10 first basemen. Time Stamps (1:00) Grayson Rodriguez/Taylor Ward trade reaction (9:30) Nick Kurtz reigns supreme across the first base landscape (12:30) Why Bryce Harper at No. 3? (15:00) Questions about Pete Alonso, Rafael Devers, Matt Olson & Freddie Freeman entering 2026 (20:00) The Josh Naylor problem (22:00) Why is Vinnie Pasquantino still underrated? (24:00) Is Michael Busch a top 10 first baseman? (27:00) Kyle Manzardo's sneaky 2025 Go to https://MeUndies.com/foul and enter promo code foul for up to 50% off! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We've got the Rule 5 fever. Geoff Pontes and J.J. Cooper are a day late with the Prospect Podcast this week, but it's for a good reason, as we've been busy working on the 40-man roster protection deadline and doing our early Rule 5 draft preview work. We talk about that and discuss the Orioles-Angels trade that saw Grayson Rodriguez and Taylor Ward swap coasts. Time Stamps (00:00) A Rule 5 name to watch (10:00) Explaining Rule 5 rules, as well as what the 40-man roster deadline is about (16:00) Trends we noticed in 40-man roster additions (19:00) Why the fireballing Class A pitcher doesn't get picked anymore (23:00) Traits to look for when trawling for Rule 5 picks (28:30) It was a bad year for first-round picks being protected, especially for one team (32:00) Two teams with perfect first-round protection records recently (34:00) A few sneaky things to look for in the Rule 5 draft (38:00) Analyzing the Grayson Rodriguez-Taylor Ward trade Rule 5 Draft Preview: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-rule-5-draft-preview-top-players-to-know/ Get 15% off The Perfect Jean with the code FOUL15 at https://theperfectjean.nyc/FOUL15 #theperfectjeanpod Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler and Geoff Pontes discuss a number of topics, including the Dodgers' new top 10 , Tuesday's 40-man roster deadline and the Brewers' unique strategy for finding value later in the MLB Draft. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:00) Digging into Ben's story on the Brewers' unorthodox draft strategy (12:00) 40-man roster deadline—what should we expect Tuesday? (15:45) Which traits will teams want to target in the Rule 5 draft? (20:00) Dodgers Top 10 Prospects—how does LA keep doing it? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss catchers in the first installment of their positional rankings. We also talk about a trio of talented NPB imports and their potential FYPD rankings. (2:00) Munetaka Murakami (11:00) Tatsuya Imai (21:00) Kazuma Okamoto (27:00) Cal Raleigh No.1 (29:00) Samuel Basallo and his aggressive ranking (31:00) Ben Rice full time at bats and the upside potential (34:00) Agustin Ramirez and the tale of two halves (36:00) Reasons behind the aggressive Rainiel Rodriguez ranking (37:00) Dylan's target of Francisco Alvarez (39:00) Geoff's target of Adley Rutschman (42:00) Why we're fading Hunter Goodman Check out square.com/go/FOUL and go support your favorite neighborhood spot to see what Square has been up to in your neck of the woods. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week in another edition of our Fix It series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the Pittsburgh Pirates. We are much more bullish about the Pirates turnaround, although we also get into why Pirates fans understandably are skeptical. (0:00) Have Any Fans Suffered More Than Pirates Fans? (5:00) Ownership Has To Do Better (7:00) Paul Skenes Is A Great Start For Any Team (9:00) Strengths And Weaknesses Of The MLB Team (13:00) With Bubba Chandler Arriving, This Rotation Is Stacked (18:00) Hitting Development Has To Take A Step Forward (21:30) What's Termarr Johnson's Potential? (27:00) Why We Are Optimistic (28:30) Konnor Griffin Can Be A Star (30:00) It's Hard To Not Win If You Have Two Stars (37:00) Trying To Figure Out The Rest Of The Lineup (39:00) Spend Some Money (45:00) Bold Predictions Check out square.com/go/FOUL and go support your favorite neighborhood spot to see what Square has been up to in your neck of the woods. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty break down National Signing Day, examining top classes and discussing potential last-second movement. (2:44) A look at the top classes (9:59) Are more top high school prospects making it to campus? (14:45) Examining Texas' class (19:24) Stanford looks to land another star (24:33) Deep class heading to Wake Forest (32:29) How will Tony Vitello's departure impact Tennessee? (34:49) Will Florida's class hold up through signing day (39:45) Our favorite classes Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun discuss scouting reports for star Japanese players being posted to MLB, including Munetaka Murakami , Kazuma Okamoto and Tatsuya Imai . Later, we talk about the Pirates Top 10 Prospects that debuted Monday and some Arizona Fall League players who have stood out this season in the desert. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:05) How will Munetaka Murakami translate to MLB? (4:10) Murakami's potential swing issues (6:00) Scouting Kazuma Okamoto (8:50) How much money will Tatsuya Imai will get? (14:30) Pirates Top 10 prospects for 2026: Depth behind Konnor Griffin & Termarr Johnson (22:45) Max Anderson's great AFL season (24:30) The return of Daniel Espino (26:00) More AFL pitchers who have stood out Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk about our annual draft report cards series and pick out a handful of players to know and teams who stood out through the process. — Time Stamps (0:00) World Series reactions (4:30) Intro to Draft Report Cards talk (9:00) Ethan Conrad (12:30) The Astros (16:00) Landyn Vidourek (21:15) Sam Horn (25:00) The Guardians (34:00) Lucas Kelly (35:00) Padres 10+ rounders Head to Superpower.com and use code TAKE20 at checkout for $20 off your membership. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week's episode kicks off the official beginning of our offseason fantasy content. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the release of the Dynasty Top 500 ranking for 2026 fantasy baseball. We open the show discussing our approach to ranking relievers, prospects and the concept of "three-year window" in dynasty leagues. (1:00) Approach to building the Top 500 list. (5:00) The approach to ranking relievers. (10:00) Looking at a three year window. (12:30) The biggest risers in the updated Top 500. (13:00) Nolan McLean. (15:00) Cade Smith (18:00) Trey Yesavage. (21:00) Cam Schlittler. (25:00) Biggest prospect movers. (32:00) All in on Aidan Miller Get Huel for 15% off for New Customers only with code FOUL at Huel.com/FOUL (Minimum $75 purchase) Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In the second of our Fix It series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at the Rockies' struggles as an organization. What can be done and how long will it take to turn this team around? (00:00) The Latest News Is Not Good (04:30) The Biggest Problem Is An Ownership Issue (13:30) The Rockies Need To Catch Up In Player Development (22:00) Colorado Needs To Start Over In Acquiring And Developing Pitchers (29:15) Stop Drafting So Many Power Corner Bats, Get Some Hit-First Middle Infielders Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Tigers prospect Max Anderson to the show. We also dive into Baseball America's new prospect grading system and the start of our rollout of Top 10 Prospect lists for 2026 beginning with the Mets . We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (0:30) Top 10 Prospect rollouts begin with the Mets (1:25) Explaining a tweak to BA's prospect grading system (10:00) Max Anderson joins (17:35) J.J.'s big picture World Series thought (19:45) WS effect for the Blue Jays (22:10) The value of defense (24:00) An even matchup (27:30) Vlad Guerrero Jr.'s rise this postseason (29:30) MLB season is over, but baseball is year-round Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns this week with an exuberant Dylan White as he's fresh off the Blue Jays game five victory. We open the show talking a little bit about the Blue Jays vs Dodgers World Series matchup before diving into this week's focus topic, the Tool Shed mock draft put on by Eric Cross. We talk through Geoff's picks in the first ten rounds and his logic on each. (1:00) Dylan's game one experience (10:00) Round one and two. (17:00) Round three and four (22:00) Should Trey Yesavage go top 10? (27:00) Round five and six (32:00) Round seven and eight (36:00) Round nine and ten (38:00) Favorite pick after pick 200? Arena Club Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the Washington Nationals' rebuild. It's failed so far, as Mike Rizzo is out and Paul Toboni is the new GM. What can the new leadership do, and where are some areas for quick improvements? We take a look. (00:00) We're Groggy, Blame The World Series (04:45) What Are The Nationals' Strengths? (12:20) Improving MLB Player Development (14:50) They Need To Draft More College Pitchers (19:45) Improve Contact Skills For MiLB Hitters (25:30) Can The Nats Develop Toolsy Hitters? (28:00) Spend More Money! (36:00) Why We'll Remember Game Three For Quite A While (43:00) Shohei Ohtani Could Break A Number Of Records BA's MiLB Stuff+ Pitching Rankings: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-farm-system-statcast-pitching-rankings/ BA's MiLB Hit+ Hitting Rankings: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-farm-system-statcast-hitting-rankings/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty recap the San Francisco Giants' historic hiring of former Tennessee coach Tony Vitello. Rudner and Flaherty discuss the development's potential impact on college baseball, how Tennessee will move forward and the ripple effect of the Volunteers' national coaching search. (1:48) What Tony Vitello joining the Giants means for college baseball (16:53) Tennessee's decision to promote Josh Elander to head coach (26:57) Florida State coach Link Jarrett earns new contract (31:05) Kevin Schnall's link to the Volunteers Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun welcome Guardians prospect Daniel Espino to discuss his career and Arizona Fall League experience so far. We also dish on next year’s eligible rookies—a list that includes Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage —and unpack Tennessee promoting Josh Elander to replace Tony Vitello. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:30) How does active service time work? (2:45) Trey Yesavage will retain rookie eligibility in 2026 (5:00) Will we see more young pitchers on the Yesavage plan? (8:00) And what about position players? (11:40) Rise of Cleveland decision makers (14:45) Daniel Espino joins (16:45) Daniel's rehab and return to pitching (18:00) How Daniel has evolved as a pitcher (21:15) On why Cleveland is successful developing pitchers (23:00) Daniel's AFL history (25:30) Tennessee promotes Josh Elander (27:00) Did Tennessee look outside the program? (28:15) Comparing Tennessee's situation to Texas A&M Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk through the most recent draft update for the 2026 class. Who’s moving up? Who’s moving down? What’s the state of the 2026 class after a key summer evaluation period and are there any real darkhorses who could challenge Roch Cholowsky for the 1-1 spot next summer? — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (3:30) 2026 Draft update talk begins (10:30) The difficulty of teaching pure hitting ability (16:00) Up arrow high school pitchers (23:00) Blake Bowen (30:30) Trevor Condon (36:00) A darkhorse 1-1 candidate Download Cash App Today: capl.onelink.me/vFut/hap8idx8 #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement . Direct deposit and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We have a special edition of the Baseball America podcast, as John Manuel, the long-time Editor-In-Chief of Baseball America, joins JJ Cooper. We've gotten the band back together for a special World Series Preview. (00:00) What's We've Seen In The Playoffs So Far (04:00) Is This Dodgers' Rotation Perfect For The Playoffs? (09:00) Why Big Spending Teams Now Have Two Rotations (22:00) What Do The Blue Jays Do With Bo Bichette? (30:00) How The Blue Jays Can Win Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we return to the topic of early NFBC Draft Champions drafts and prospect ADP. We talk through outfielders and pitchers on this episode after covering infielders and catchers last week. (1:00) Blue Jays ALCS Victory Lap For Dylan and Geoff. (7:00) Toolshed Mock Draft (11:00) Chase DeLauter (14:00) Dylan Beavers (16:00) Owen Caissie (17:00) Justin Crawford (20:00) Spencer Jones (25:00) Later round outfielders: Kevin Alcantara, Colby Thomas, Emmanuel Rodriguez and George Valera. (32:00) Nolan McLean vs Cam Schlittler (34:00) Pablo Lopez vs Jacob Misiorowsi (35:00) Hurston Waldrep before Chase Burns, Bubba Chandler and Trey Yesavage. (37:00) Lining up Connelly Early, Jonah Tong, Payton Tolle and Parker Messick. Arena Club Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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For a special edition of the Baseball America Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look back at some of the stars of this year's World Series and remember what they were like as prospects. (00:00) How many players on World Series rosters were Top 100 or team Top 30 prospects? (07:00) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has lived up to every expectation about his bat (18:40) Remembering Shohei Ohtani as a prospect and how he's exceeded expectations (36:30) The Dodgers have built a rotation to dominate the postseason (45:30) How the Blue Jays have improved their development (57:00) Our thoughts on the World Series matchup Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun welcome Orioles prospect Enrique Bradfield Jr. to the show. We also look into early standouts in the Arizona Fall League and offer up some reactions to reports that Tennessee coach Tony Vitello will be the next manager of the Giants . We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (0:40) Early standouts from the Arizona Fall League (2:25) Can Esmerlyn Valdez break the AFL single-season HR record? (4:00) Tony Blanco Jr.'s potential with the Pirates (9:50) Enrique Bradfield Jr. joins (11:05) Enrique's crazy catch (12:30) On playing with players from different teams (14:00) Enrique wants a job in Baltimore & his approach to the game (17:45) Who Enrique models his game after (22:15) Tony Vitello to the Giants? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We have a special emergency podcast today. As The Athletic first reported, the San Francisco Giants are expected to hire Tennessee Volunteers head coach Tony Vitello as the team's new manager. Jacob Rudner and JJ Cooper take a look at what this would mean for everyone involved. (00:00) What we know from our reporting (02:30) Why This May Make Sense (09:30) How college head coach jobs and MLB manager jobs are very different (14:00) Looking at Tony Vitello's strengths that could carry over to MLB managing (19:00) Why this could be a no-lose situation for Vitello. (25:00) Tony Vitello as a talent evaluator (30:00) How Tony Vitello could open doors for others (32:00) What do we expect Tennessee to do if Vitello leaves? (33:15) An important note of Tennessee players special transfer portal (35:00) Why this will be such a challenge for Tennessee's program (50:30) What we expected from Tennessee for 2026 before this news broke Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White review where prospects are being drafted in early NFBC Draft Champions leagues. We go player by player and discuss the prospects getting drafted at catcher and the infield positions. (8:00) Samuel Basallo (11:00) Carter Jensen (14:00) Joe Mack and Jeferson Quero (17:00) Sal Stewart (20:00) Bryce Eldridge (23:00) CJ Kayfus (26:00) Luke Keaschall (30:00) Travis Bazzana (33:00) JJ Wetherholt (37:00) Kevin McGonigle and Konnor Griffin (40:00) Remaining Shortstop prospects Surfshark Go to Surfshark.com/foul or use code FOUL at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and J.J. Cooper discuss the organizations stood out in our Hit+ and Stuff+ metrics. Using sourced pitch and hit tracking data from all levels of the minors, we've put together overall organization rankings from 1 to 30 in each category. (00:00) Explaining Hit+ and Stuff+ (13:35) Why the Dodgers rank so highly (21:30) The Orioles rank very high in pitching (31:15) What the Red Sox and Blue Jays are doing (32:00) The Mets' MiLB pitching is becoming a juggernaut (37:30) The Tigers' hitting has kept improving (40:00) How the Rockies and Nationals can improve Stuff+ Rankings: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-farm-system-statcast-pitching-rankings/ Hit+ Rankings: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-farm-system-statcast-hitting-rankings/ Go to OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide, plus an extra 20% off select favorites and more limited-time deals during their Early Black Friday Sale. Use Promo Code FOUL at checkout for an extra $35 off. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty recap an impressive weekend at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Florida, including their takeaways from watching 16-year-old phenom Striker Pence. Rudner and Flaherty also break down the latest intel from college fall workouts across the country. (4:30) Breaking down Striker Pence (10:55) Vanderbilt commit RJ Cope (13:22) Oregon State commit Blake Bowen (16:27) Tennessee commit Trevor Condon (20:35) Vanderbilt commit Sean Duncan (23:50) 2027 uncommitted righty Soren Etheridge (28:21) How much can you take away from these showcase events? (34:50) Vanderbilt fall intel (38:41) The latest on Coastal Carolina righty Cameron Flukey (41:45) Florida righty Liam Peterson adds to his arsenal (44:05) Could Kansas contend for the Big 12 Go to MeUndies.com/foul and enter promo code foul for up to 50% off! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Twins prospect Brandon Winokur to the show. We also dive into BA's recent farm system Statcast rankings. Can you guess which organization sits atop both the hitting and pitching lists? We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (0:30) Statcast farm system rankings—how does Hit+ work? (3:00) Dodgers rank No. 1 in our hitting ranks, plus other teams that stand out (9:00) When will Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark make their MLB debuts? (11:00) Brandon Winokur joins (12:45) Brandon's experience in the AFL (17:20) Big-bodied shortstops that Brandon looks up to (18:40) Describing his offensive approach this season (23:15) Dodgers rank No. 1 in our pitching ranks, plus other teams that stand out Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos picks Peter’s brain on what it’s been like so far at the 2025 Perfect Game WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla. Peter breaks down Canadian lefthander Sean Duncan, and then gushes about the look he got from 2028 flamethrowing righthander Striker Pence. Peter then highlights a few other notable players he’s looking forward to seeing — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (3:00) How do you scout Jupiter? (7:00) The volume of scouts and college coaches (10:30) Sean Duncan (14:30) Striker Pence (26:00) Other notable players Peter is looking forward to Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast JJ Cooper stands in for Dylan White, as our Canadian Co-Host recovers from the Jays victory party in Toronto. JJ and Geoff talk through a host of big name pitching prospects that impressed in their MLB debuts in 2025. We talk through Cam Schlittler, Trey Yesavage and others. In the second half of the show we discuss some 2025 breakout hitters in MLB and just how much we're buying into each heading into 2026. (4:00) Keeping McGonigle Hot (6:00) Standout Late Season Pitching Debuts. (7:00) Cam Schlittler (13:00) Trey Yesavage (17:30) Red Sox Starters Connelly Early and Payton Tolle. (31:00) Shea Langliers (35:00) Brice Turang (40:00) Colson Montgomery (46:00) Jakob Marsee Arena Club Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper talk a whole lot about pitchers' velocity. We discuss why it's the key to MLB success, and we look at which MiLB pitchers throw the hardest and have the nastiest stuff. (00:00) Why we love velocity (05:00) A new study finds MLB SPs who throw harder not only have more success, they also have longer careers (20:00) Looking at which MiLB pitchers threw 100 mph in 2025. (31:10) MiLB Stuff Leaders (44:00) Prospect Soapboxes Links: MiLB Stuff Leaders: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/top-150-minor-league-stuff-leaders-for-2025/ The MiLB Pitchers Who Threw 100 MPH In 2025: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/all-125-mlb-prospects-who-threw-100-mph-in-the-minor-leagues-in-2025/ MLB SPs Who Have Long Careers Throw Hard: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/to-have-a-lengthy-mlb-career-pitchers-need-to-throw-hard/ Go to Superpower.com to learn more and lock in the special $199 price while it lasts. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Scott Braun take an early look at the 2026 MLB Draft. We discuss Roch Cholowsky's 1-1 exciting profile, lottery odds and where Grady Emerson fits in. Plus, we answer a fan question about the Arizona Fall League. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:00) 2026 draft's high school class (3:30) Roch Cholowsky is the clear-cut No. 1 draft prospect (5:45) Cholowsky's draft profile (8:30) Where Grady Emerson fits in the draft picture (11:45) Draft lottery odds (15:10) The best case lottery scenario for the Pirates (17:00) Fast-moving draftees (20:40) Teams ready to improve through the draft (23:15) Who has the best Arizona Fall League roster? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dig into a host of underrated prospects. We talk about some hitters and pitchers with traits to target in fantasy baseball. We use their underlying data and our internal models to identify some sleepers for your offseason target lists. (1:00) Recapping our 2025 Fantasy Seasons (5:00) Playoffs under way (12:00) Ethan Frey (14:00) Juneiker Caceres (17:00) Wei-En Lin (22:00) Trey Gibson (25:00) Deniel Ortiz (29:00) Hendry Mendez Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Prospect Podcast, Jesús Cano and JJ Cooper talk about the Bridge League and the Instructional League, where MLB draft picks and top international prospects get intense instruction in a more relaxed environment. Jesús has been working the back fields for several months, and he highlights some of the prospects who have stood out. (00:00) Explaining Instructs and Bridge League (11:00) Rockies SS Ethan Holliday (16:00) White Sox SS Billy Carlson (18:30) Reds SS Steele Hall (20:45) Rangers Two-Way Player Josh Owens (24:45) Padres LHP Kruz Schoolcraft (27:15) White Sox OF Jaden Fauske (30:15) Giants SS Josuar Gonzalez (33:30) A's SS Edgar Montero (42:00) Angels C Gabriel Davalillo (44:45) Prospect Soapboxes Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty went back and forth to draft 2026 college baseball fantasy teams with four hitters, two starting pitchers and a reliever. Rudner and Flaherty also offered their analysis and insight on recent reporting that Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello could be a wild-card candidate to fill the San Francisco Giants' manager vacancy. (2:48) Tony Vitello's San Francisco candidacy (10:56) Explaining our fantasy draft rules (12:32) UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky (15:00)Oregon State righty Dax Whitney (17:52) TCU outfielder Sawyer Strosnider (19:49) Coastal Carolina righty Cameron Flukey (22:59) Virginia outfielder AJ Gracia (24:47) Georgia Tech outfielder Drew Burress (28:04) UC Santa Barbara righty Jackson Flora (32:00) Mississippi State third baseman Ace Reese (33:56) TCU righty Tommy LaPour (37:50) Houston outfielder Tre Broussard (40:58) Texas A&M righty MJ Bollinger (40:58) (44:30) LSU lefty Santiago Garcia (44:30) (47:52) Texas Tech outfielder Logan Hughes (50:35) Kentucky shortstop Tyler Bell Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun are joined by Diamondbacks prospect Ryan Waldschmidt , who ranks fourth in the team's Top 30 prospects list and was Arizona's MiLB Player of the Year . We also discuss the D-back's farm system grade and rookie pitchers getting ready for the bright lights of the MLB postseason. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (0:30) Preorder the 2026 prospect handbook (1:30) D-backs' farm system: reasons to be hopeful (4:45) D-backs' farm system: reasons to be concerned (6:15) Jordan Lawlar & Tommy Troy (9:00) How can the D-backs compete with the high-spending Dodgers? (13:35) Ryan Waldschmidt on his background (18:20) On becoming a first-round draft prospect (22:45) On feeling comfortable in pro ball (26:20) Rookie pitchers in the playoffs Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter spend the entire podcast getting into the weeds on UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky. He’s the No. 1 player in the class and both Peter and college writer Jacob Rudner picked Cholowsky as the “way too early” favorite to be the player of the year next season. How does he stack up with recent college prospects? Is he in a tier of his own for college shortstops? And are there any real holes in his game? — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (3:30) Roch Cholowsky as the PotY favorite (5:00) Is Cholowsky the best college SS prospect since Dansby Swanson? (10:00) Cholowsky as a defender (15:00) Comparing him to other top-10 4YR SSs (19:00) What are the concerns? (24:00) What tool grades would we put on him? (32:00) His improvements as a sophomore (35:00) Roch Cholowsky vs. Marek Houston as defenders Go to Superpower.com and use code FOUL to get $50 off your annual Superpower subscription. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America podcast Geoff Pontes is joined by Jacob Rudner to chat about Arizona Fall League rosters. We open the show covering the big names before diving into 10 prospects we think could breakout in AFL play. (4:00) Kevin McGonigle the best hitter in the AFL. (9:00) Josue De Paula (15:00) Karson Milbrandt (18:00) Marco Dinges (20:00) Sean Linan (23:00) Parks Harber (25:00) Jakob Wright (27:00) Esmerlyn Valdez (29:00) Hendry Mendez (31:00) Sam Petersen (33:00) Blake Mitchell (36:00) Nick Morabito Fair Harbor For 20% off your first purchase, head to http://FairHarborClothing.com/FOUL20 and use code FOUL20 . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Pirates SS Konnor Griffin is Baseball America's 2025 MiLB Player of the Year, as we announced on the Hot Sheet show. In today's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and J.J. Cooper try to explain what stands out about Konnor Griffin, and why he's the best prospect in baseball. Time Stamps (00:00) How fortunate we were to see Konnor Griffin play (02:45) How tough a decision was it? (08:45) What made Konnor Griffin's season special? (16:45) Our impressions of Konnor Griffin from watching him play (26:45) Does Griffin compare to past MiLB POYs like Gunnar Henderson and Bobby Witt Jr.? (36:30) The way too hot comp we're hesitant to bring up? (43:00) Prospect Soapboxes https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/konnor-griffin-baseball-americas-2025-minor-league-player-of-the-year/ https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-milb-player-of-the-year-race-presented-plenty-of-options/ https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/how-konnor-griffin-compares-to-every-baseball-america-milb-player-of-the-year-since-1981/ Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Red-Hot Sale Event and use Promo Code FOUL at checkout for an extra $35 off. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and and Scott Braun are joined by a very special guest: 2025 Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Konnor Griffin . We talk to the Pirates shortstop about his breakout 2025 campaign, swing changes, the potential for future success in Pittsburgh and a lot more. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (0:45) Kevin McGonigle didn't win POY... but he was still really good (7:30) The same goes for Jonah Tong (13:00) Answering a viewer question about Caleb Bonemer (15:40) 2025 MiLB Player of the Year Konnor Griffin joins the show (18:00) What adjustments did Griffin make to break out in 2025? (21:20) Spring training benefits and his position (25:20) Griffin's favorite player growing up (26:15) Griffin's relationship with Paul Skenes & the future in Pittsburgh Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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2025 Bowman Chrome drops next Tuesday. To celebrate, J.J. Cooper and Seth Mates joined WeTheHobby's latest podcast to break down this year's card set ranging from our favorite prospects to target, potential future DSL stars and our favorite teams in the checklist. You can check out the full show here . Looking to go even deeper? Here's BA's Bowman Chrome preview , exclusively for BA subscribers. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast Geoff Pontes, Dylan White and Jacob Rudner dive into the 2025 Rookie class with an eye toward next year and beyond. We go through some of the top names and discuss their potential value in 2026 leagues. (3:30) How high should Nick Kurtz go in a 16 team dynasty startup? (9:30) Roman Anthony vs Nick Kurtz the next five years. (13:00) Jacob Misiorowski vs Nolan McLean vs Chase Burns for 2026. (21:00) Marcelo Mayer going into 2026, is his stock up or down? (30:00) Owen Caissie expectations for 2026. (35:00) Moises Ballesteros value for 2026 and beyond. (41:00) Lightning Round: In or Out? Bubba Chandler Drake Baldwin Colson Montgomery, Matt Shaw, Luke Keaschall, Dylan Beavers, Sal Stewart. Surfshark Go to Surfshark.com/foul or use code FOUL at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are just back from the 2025 Under Armour Next All-American Game at Camden Yards. They take a look at some of the 2026 draft prospects who stood out at the event. (00:00) The capper on the summer showcase circuit (06:00) Genson Veras (10:00) Landon Thome (12:00) Jaxon Matthews (15:15) Ty Burnham (16:15) Coleton Brady (19:30) Mickey Gilligan (20:15) Sean Dunlap (23:45 Dominic Santarelli Go to https://MeUndies.com/Foul and enter promo code FOUL for up to 50% off! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Thankfully the vast majority of top players in the majors these days were Top 100 Prospects when they were minor leaguers, but not everyone was. Today on the Prospect Podcast, Jacob Rudner and JJ Cooper are taking a look at four prospects who didn't rank in the Top 100, but we wish had. We try to see what we missed and what lessons can be learned from each one. (00:00) Where BA staffers are on the road for the playoffs. (02:30) What we missed and what we can learn from C Cal Raleigh (14:55) What we missed and what we can learn from 3B Maikel Garcia (25:00) What we missed and what we can learn from LHP Cristopher Sanchez (33:40) What we missed and what we can learn from RHP Logan Webb (55:15) JJ's Prospect Soapbox is a Braves outfielder (57:15) Jacob's Prospect Soapbox is a Marlins pitcher Go to https://MeUndies.com/Foul and enter promo code FOUL for up to 50% off! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America college writer Jacob Rudner and national reporter Peter Flaherty break down underrated transfer portal classes, particularly at the mid-major level, and take a look ahead at the 2026 season with notable players to keep an eye on. (2:45) Underrated portal classes (11:45) How a portal class can change a mid-major's outlook (18:28) Incoming freshmen to watch (27:01) Sophomores to watch (39:25) Four juniors who excite us (49:10) Two seniors to keep tabs on Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to https://ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Jesús Cano discuss some exciting recent callups in the Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage and the Giants' Bryce Eldridge . We also discuss rookies that have stood out this season. Who are the rookie of the year candidates ? Which rookies will succeed long term? We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:05) Breaking down Trey Yesavage's callup to the Blue Jays (5:45) Can Yesavage factor into Toronto's postseason plans? (8:30) Breaking down Bryce Eldridge's callup to the Giants (11:30) Eldridge's mammoth power (15:50) Nick Kurtz's impressive rookie season (18:50) Cade Horton's overshadowed rookie production (22:10) Colson Montgomery's surprising showing in MLB (24:05) Connelly Early's dominant Red Sox debut Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos, Jacob and Peter review our preseason draft teams for the 2025 class. Who did well, who did poorly, which picks do we love and which do we regret with the benefit of hindsight? Perhaps more importantly, what are the lessons we can learn from this exercise and put towards the 2026 class? You can see each of the three teams drafted below, as well as the “best of the rest” of the highest draft bonus players who went unpicked. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (4:00) Macro team analysis (6:00) Biggest misses (9:00) The risks of HS pitchers in this exercise (14:00) Players who have leverage in the spring (18:00) Will Stanford continue to recruit like they have? (24:00) Long term view for Ben’s picks (26:00) Jacob’s picks he liked and picks he would take back (31:00) Carlos’s picks he liked and picks he would take back (35:20) How do agents influence this process? (37:00) Closing thoughts — Carlos’s Team C — Ike Irish, 4418400 CIF — Dean Curley, 1733905 CIF — Xavier Neyens, 4120000 MIF — Eli Willits, 8200000 MIF — Marek Houson, 4497500 OF — Nick Dumesnil, 214300 OF — Slater de Brun, 4000000 OF — Kane Kepley, 1400000 P — Jamie Arnold, 5985100 P — Seth Hernandez, 7250000 P — Landon Harmon, 2500000 P — Cameron Appenzeller, 0 UTL — Aiva Arquette, 7149900 Total Bonus Value: $51,469,105 Jacob’s Team C — Luke Stevenson, 2800000 CIF — Gavin Fien, 4800000 CIF — Boston Kellner, 0 MIF — Kayson Cunningham, 4581900 MIF — Brady Ebel, 2750000 OF — Devin Taylor, 2500000 OF — Henry Ford, 0 OF — Dean Moss, 1733905 P — Tyler Bremner, 7689525 P — Kruz Schoolcraft, 3606600 P — Kyson Witherspoon, 5000000 P — Cam Leiter, 1346600 UTL — Brandon Compton, 2000000 Total Bonus Value: $38,808,530 Ben’s team C — Caden Bodine, 3110800 CIF — Tre Phelps, 0 CIF — Ethan Holliday, 9000000 MIF — Billy Carlson, 6235900 MIF — Lucas Franco, 0 OF — Jace LaViolette, 4000000 OF — Cam Cannarella, 2277425 OF — Brendan Summerhill, 1997500 P — Matt Scott, 0 P — Justice De Jong, 0 P — Josh Hammond, 3197500 P — Angel Cervantes, 0 UTL — Brock Sell, 0 Total Bonus Value: $29,819,125 Best of the Rest C — Michael Oliveto, 2447500 CIF — Andrew Fischer, 3500000 CIF — Ethan Petry, 2090000 MIF — JoJo Parker, 6197500 MIF — Steele Hall, 5747500 OF — Sean Gamble, 3997500 OF — Ethan Conrad, 3563100 OF — Jaden Fauske, 2997500 P — Kade Anderson, 8800000 P — Liam Doyle, 7250000 P — Gage Wood, 3000000 P — Patrick Forbes, 3000000 UTL — Gavin Kilen, 5247500 Total Bonus Value: $57,838,100 — Go to https://surfshark.com/foul or use code FOUL at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Josh Norris and JJ Cooper analyze the just announced Arizona Fall League rosters. Who are the names to know and who is a surprise addition? We break it down. (00:00) Why we are excited (01:30) Who we are most excited to see (06:15) Which team has the best/most interesting roster (10:00) Why Kevin McGonigle's inclusion is unusual (17:30) Non-Top 100 Prospects in the AFL to watch Go to https://surfshark.com/foul or use code FOUL at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns this week with an in-depth discussion centered around how to target pitching prospects in fantasy. We dig into some of the recent promotions of pitching prospects and how late season promotions can propel you in deeper leagues down the stretch. In the second half of the show we dig into a handful of pitchers who added stuff and a few who saw diminished velocity and results in 2025. (4:00) Connelly Early debuts, impressions and thoughts. (15:00) Dax Kilby (18:00) Braden Montgomery and Noah Schultz done for the season. (21:00) Liam Doyle debuts (24:00) Robby Snelling and Thomas White (28:00) Christian Oppor (30:00) JR Ritchie (33:00) Tink Hence (35:00) Jaden Hamm (38:00) Sam Aldegheri Fair Harbor For 20% off your first purchase, head to https://FairHarborClothing.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some pitching myths that have been busted, and what teams know nowadays. (00:00) Geoff is working on a pitching project (06:00) Velocity can be taught and developed (16:00) JJ goes on a rant about how pitchers are throwing harder. It's not just the radar guns. (27:30) With changeups movement matters as much as velocity separation (34:00) Don't focus on individual pitch quality, focus on the quality of the entire arsenal. (41:00) Extension is a thing, but it's only some times a thing. (46:00) Learning to throw harder doesn't mean you will be wilder (55:30) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Rays RHP Brody Hopkins (59:45) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Mets 3B/1B Jacob Reimer Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Red-Hot Sale Event. And use Promo Code FOUL: at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun discuss a number of pitching prospects, including the Phillies' Andrew Painter and his struggles and the rise of arms in the Marlins' system. We also break down the transfer portal conundrum faced by today’s college baseball coaches. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:30) What's holding Andrew Painter back this season? (10:00) The rise of the Marlins' system (12:00) Robby Snelling's rebound & Thomas White's progress (15:00) Marlins' depth of pitching in the DSL (18:15) Portal tampering in college baseball Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper discuss Josh's travels to the Arizona, Florida and Dominican Summer Leagues. We try to explain what to look for in the lowest levels of the minors, but more importantly we talk about prospects who stood out at those levels. (00:00) Explaining the differences between the Complex Leagues and the upper levels (03:30) Why fans should care about the Complex Leagues (14:35) How the Florida And Arizona Complex Leagues compared this year (19:45) What you should pay attention to and what you shouldn't give too much weight from the Dominican Summer League. (26:30) Arizona Complex League prospects to know: Giants SS Jhonny Level, Dodgers 3B Chase Harlan. And why the Giants club stood out. (30:00) Florida Complex League prospects to know: Orioles RHP Esteban Mejia, Red Sox C Jorge Rodriguez. (33:40) Dominican Summer League prospects to know: Giants SS Josuar Gonzalez, Blue Jays 3B Juan Sanchez, Marlins RHP Kevin DeFrank and why the Marlins club stood out. (51:00) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Twins OF Gabriel Gonzalez. (54:15) Josh's Prospect Soapbox: Phillies RHP Ramon Marquez Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to https://ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun kick things off by chatting about some recent impact callups, including the Reds' Sal Stewart and the Mariners' Harry Ford . We also discuss young pitchers being thrown into the playoff push, such as Payton Tolle of the Red Sox and and Cam Schlittler of the Yankees. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:50) Sal Stewart's MLB debut (6:00) Harry Ford's impact on the Mariners (7:30) Carter Jensen's offensive profile for the Royals (9:45) Return of Jac Caglianone with KC (12:10) Mets pitching prospects (17:40) Payton Tolle in Boston's rotation (20:15) The road from college baseball (21:40) Cam Schlittler's rise with the Yankees (24:30) Christian Moore sent back down Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this episode of the Baseball America College Baseball Podcast, national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty take a look ahead at fall ball, breaking down teams to follow, possible breakout players and more. Rudner and Flaherty also revisit the topic of tampering, examine what to look for when finding fall breakout players and touch on the college baseball calendar. The different types of tampering (4:30) Fall ball format and changes we'd make to it (11:25) Peter's team to watch in the fall (17:40) Jacob's team to watch in the fall (22:31) Signs of a breakout to look for (32:06) Peter's player to watch in the fall (36:06) Jacob's player to watch in the fall (37:46) Two big questions heading into fall (41:52) Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at https://trueclassic.com/FOUL ! #trueclassicpod Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to https://ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about some standout Area Code Games performances—but before that the two break down Peter and Jacob’s top 25 college baseball jersey rankings. What makes a good jersey in the first place? Which were the hard calls? After that the two get a bit more serious and talk about a number of standout hitters and pitchers from the summer, think through separating the top shortstops in the class, wonder about the Stanford element with California SS Tyler Spangler and plenty more. — Time Stamps (2:30) College baseball uniforms (15:45) Area Codes pitching talk (29:00) Area Codes hitters (33:00) Separating the top shortstops in the class (36:00) Tyler Spangler and the Stanford element (46:30) Leo Nockley in the 2027 class For 20% off your first purchase, head to https://FairHarborClothing.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast we're talking prospects who have surged in the second half of the season. Host Geoff Pontes and Dylan White talk through a handful of standouts that Roboscout has identified as top names to know. (2:30) Jonah Tong called up. What are your expectations? (7:00) McLean continues to dominate. (12:00) Rank them for 2026 Jacob Misiorowski, Chase Burns, Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong. (18:00) Ralphy Velazquez (21:00) Rainiel Rodriguez (24:00) Dax Kilby small sample standout (28:00) Ryan Clifford (32:00) Sal Stewart Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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September callup season is almost upon us, so on this week’s prospect podcast, Geoff Pontes and Mark Chiarelli dive into their wish list of potential callups that could impact the 2025 postseason. The guys start with Tuesday’s news that the Mets are adding Jonah Tong into their rotation, then springboard into other coveted prospects they’d love to see, however unlikely it may be. The guys close out the show by looking at a pair of players, Kristian Campbell and Roki Sasaki, who ranked among the top five prospects in baseball entering the season, but are far from locks to impact October. (2:30) Jonah Tong, Mets (15:00) Payton Tolle, Red Sox (22:00) Kevin McGonigle & Max Clark, Tigers (38:00) Trey Yesavage, Blue Jays (46:00) Andrew Painter & Justin Crawford, Phillies (59:00) Kristian Campbell, Red Sox (1:10:00) Roki Sasaki, Dodgers For 20% off your first Fair Harbor purchase, head to FairHarborClothing.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Jacob Rudner welcome Rays No. 5 prospect Brody Hopkins . We also discuss which pitching prospects excite us ahead of possible September callups ad why Orioles prospect Samuel Basallo’s extension is a possible loophole MLB teams are exploiting. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Brody Hopkins joins (11:30) Unpacking the Samuel Basallo extension—is it trouble for MLB/MLBPA? (20:45) Could we see Jonah Tong called up this season? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter take an early—perhaps too early—look at who’s making noise in their pro debuts from the 2025 draft class. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (2:00) Lack of playing time for debut players (6:15) Marek Houston (9:00) Devin Taylor (14:50) Other hitters off to hot starts (24:00) Joey Volini and other arms Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Fantasy Podcast we welcome Jacob Rudner as our cohost with Dylan White on vacation. Don't worry, we put Jacob's college knowledge to good use looking forward to 2026 rookies from the last two college draft classes. (2:30) Bubba Chandler called up and the concerns we have. (16:00) Are there any 2025 draftees who could debut in 2026? Who are the potential difference makers? (25:00) Are there any second year pros who could impact fantasy in 2026? Next year's Jacob Wilson. (35:00) Kevin Defrank and Joshua Baez are names to target on the wire this week. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes, JJ Cooper and Mark Chiarelli take a look at some Top 100 hitting prospects who are extremely low risk, and some who have a flaw that could trip them up. And Mark takes a look at what's going on with Pirates RHP Bubba Chandler. Plus Prospect Soapboxes. (00:00) When we talk about risk with hitting prospects, what are we looking at? How Has It Changed? (04:00) Why Tigers SS Kevin McGonigle checks so many boxes as a prospect (16:25) Cardinals SS JJ Wetherholt has very few risk factors (18:00) Royals C Carter Jensen does a lot of things very well as a hitter (21:35) Tigers CF Max Clark has bat control, makes good swing decisions and hits the ball hard. (30:00) What makes a hitter a very risky prospect to develop? (37:00) Spencer Jones and Tony Blanco are examples of massive power with contact concerns (41:15) Jordan Lawlar is risky in a different way (44:00) New Minnesota Twin Eduardo Tait has one concerning flaw (47:20) What's going on with Pirates RHP Bubba Chandler? How has his prospect status changed? (55:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Cardinals OF Joshua Baez (59:50) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Marlins OF Luis Cova (1:01:55) Mark's Prospect Soapbox: A's SS Edgar Montero Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/foul ! #rulapod Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty review the best of summer ball action with players returning to campus from their summer assignments. Rudner and Flaherty also look ahead at some big fall storylines to follow. (2:42) The challenges of summer ball (9:50) Incoming freshmen summer standouts (15:02) Is summer performance a good predictor for spring? (17:01) Returning college players who stood out (35:48) Big fall story lines to follow Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at rula.com/foul ! #rulapod Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Mark Chiarelli, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun discuss Samuel Basallo’s big league debut. Just how good can the Orioles' top prospect be? We also break down the dominant start from Nolan McLean with the Mets this past weekend, explore BA's midseason farm system talent rankings and Konnor Griffin's promotion to Double-A. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:45) Rookie eligibility and callup timing (3:45) Samuel Basallo called up to Orioles—what should we expect? (7:30) Basallo's defense (9:45) Could Basallo play 1B? (13:10) Nolan McLean's future with the Mets (16:45) Brewers top midseason farm system rankings (21:00) Orioles reader question (22:00) Reds reader question (23:30) Konnor Griffin promoted to Double-A Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about the Cape Cod League and how it has evolved over the years. The two then talk about some of the up arrow college names to know from the summer and Carlos hits on a handful of high school names who impressed at the Area Code Games. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (2:30) Cape talk (7:30) What is the utility of the Cape these days? (12:30) Up arrow college names (21:00) Up arrow high school names Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We are a day late this week, but it's for a good reason. We waited to see could talk about the newly updated Top 100 Prospects rankings, Team Top 30 Prospect rankings and most importantly for this podcast/video, the farm system rankings based on those updated rankings. (00:00) Why JJ Wetherholt moved up? (07:30) What makes Jesus Made special (13:15) Why the Brewers are the No. 1 farm system (22:45) The Pirates are No. 2. We explain why. (28:20) The Dodgers have plenty of strengths, but there are some weaknesses (33:45) The Mets have a standout characteristic (41:45) The Giants system's lower-level talent is really interesting (46:40) Are we selling the Astros' short? (51:00) The Padres are the clear No. 30 (55:30) Geoff's prospect soapbox (1:05:00) JJ's prospect soapbox Get up to 10 FREE meals and a free item for life at HelloFresh.com/FT10FM . One item per box with active subscription. Free meals applied as a discount on the first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun discuss the latest updates to the Top 100 prospects list, including which big names rose and fell in the last major update during the 2025 season. We also dive into seeing 16-year-olds pitching with upper-90s velos and question the direction of pitching health in the sport before talking about the Mets' recent promotions. Time Stamp (0:30) The latest Top 100 Prospects update is here (10:40) Are teenage players throwing too hard? (21:15) Mets promote four players to Triple-A Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With the dust of the trade deadline long since past we return with a new episode of the Baseball America fantasy podcast. Host Geoff Pontes and Dylan White breakdown how all of the recent moves have impacted the upcoming Top 500 dynasty ranking. We dive into some players moving way up the list as well. (4:00) Nick Kurtz keeps climbing. (7:00) Kyle Stowers the breakout player of 2025. (10:00) Agustin Ramirez and the perfect situation of catching just enough (13:00) Jesus Sanchez getting a value bump in Houston. (15:00) First impressions of Ryan O'Hearn with the Padres. (18:00) Ramon Laureano propaganda (23:00) How do we value Cal Raleigh in the midst of a historic catcher season? (30:00) Expectations for Shane Bieber. (34:00) Does Ke'Bryan Hayes gain value moving to the Reds? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look at three teams that sold at the deadline. We peer into the crystal ball to look at their hopes for 2026 and beyond. (00:00) Analyzing The Baltimore Orioles (15:50) Analyzing The Minnesota Twins (31:30) Analyzing The Pittsburgh Pirates (46:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox (Victor Arias) (49:45) JJ's Prospect Soapbox (Bo Davidson) Earn points on rent and around your neighborhood, wherever you call home, by going to https://joinbilt.com/FOUL. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty tackle one of the biggest issues in college baseball: tampering. Rudner and Flaherty break down what exactly tampering involves, possible solutions and how it's impacting the mid-major level. They also explore what it takes to be successful in roster building and the evolution of the offseason coaching carousel. (1:49) What is tampering? (16:00) Successful roster building in the transfer portal era (28:30) The changing landscape of the coaching carousel For 20% off your first purchase, head to https://FairHarborClothing.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun discuss our favorite and most puzzling trade deadline hauls now that the dust has settled. That includes why the Padres, A's and Twins all did well, and two big-market contenders who didn't do enough. The guys then close by specifically dive deep on the A's and Giants' performances at the deadline, and the trajectory of both organizations. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk about the completion of the 2025 draft with the passing of this year’s signing deadline. The two talk about the picks that surprised us, the bonuses that stood out to us and the draft classes that made us think. After putting a bow on the 2025 class, the two give their general thoughts on the 2026 class as we look ahead to next year’s draft. — Time Stamps (2:30) Signing deadline (4:00) Players who didn’t sign (7:00) Bonuses that surprised us (8:20) Classes we liked & others that surprised (12:00) Nick Dumesnil’s fall (16:00) Arizona’s class (18:30) Baltimore’s class (20:45) Boston’s class (22:00) College value picks (28:30) The Nationals (31:00) Looking ahead to 2026 Go to https://Superpower.com and use code FOUL to get $50 off your annual Superpower subscription. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America managing editor JJ Cooper, prospect writer Geoff Pontes and national college reporter Jacob Rudner recap a thrilling 2025 MLB trade deadline. They talk winners and losers, react to the Padres-A's blockbuster that saw A's closer Mason Miller and San Diego top prospect Leodalis De Vries, among others, change uniforms, and much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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AJ Preller has done it again. The Padres landed A's closer Mason Miller and LHP JP Sears for a package of prospects headlined by Leo De Vries, the No. 5 prospect in baseball. J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and Jesús Cano jumped on YouTube to discuss the ramifications of the deal, including whether this was the best possible package De Vries could've netted, plus answered some fan questions. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Using the Baseball America Top 500 Draft Rankings, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take a look at what teams got great draft values with their picks, and which teams went in very different directions. Full story: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/the-best-worst-values-of-the-2025-mlb-draft/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at prospects who got off to awful starts, but have turned it around in the past two months. And we also look at prospects who were off to fast starts, but have seen their seasons start to get derailed in June and July. Prospects Who Are Turning It Around (01:00) Colson Montgomery, White Sox (07:40) George Wolkow, White Sox (14:30) Tyler Locklear, Mariners (21:30) Dante Nori, Phillies Prospects Who Have Started To Struggle (24:45) Arjun Nimmala, Blue Jays (30:20) Franklin Arias, Red Sox (34:30) Bryce Eldridge, Giants (38:45) Xavier Isaac, Rays Prospect Soapboxes (43:50) Forrest Whitley, Rays (48:20) Jaxon Wiggins, Cubs Go to https://Superpower.com and use code FOUL to get $50 off your annual Superpower subscription. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun talk all things MLB trade deadline. We discuss Spencer Jones' hot streak and wonder if he could be moved before Thursday's trade deadline . We also break down the latest Top 100 Prospects list update, which features Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin taking over the No. 1 spot. Time Stamps (1:00) Signing deadline for the MLB Draft (2:30) Spencer Jones (8:20) Thomas White's big-time performance (12:15) Top 100 updates and the new No. 1 prospect (20:30) Answering viewer questions about potential trades We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Dylan and Geoff welcome college writer Jacob Rudner to discuss the 2025 draft class. We debut our first FYPD ranking of the season, talking through a muddled top ten and much more. (5:00) Kade Anderson and the benefit of the for with the Mariners. (8:00) Liam Doyle's upside and question marks. (14:00) Is Aiva Arquette a safe bet? (20:00) Ethan Holliday has a chance to be a 30+ home run bat. (26:00) Steele Hall risk/reward. (35:00) Jojo Parker and Gavin Fien hit tool and power. (38:00) Seth Hernandez might have the highest upside in the draft? (42:00) Eli Willits better for real life than fantasy. (45:00) How fast could Kyson Witherspoon move? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some of the prospects, buyers and sellers that could make news over the next week and a half until the MLB Trade Deadline. (00:00) JJ feels bad for what he did last week (09:00) Will a Top 100 Prospect be traded? (11:30) Will A Top 25(ish) Prospect be traded? (16:00) Analyzing a viewer's Reds-Red Sox trade proposal (18:45) Why the Cubs should be aggressive (21:45) Do the Dodgers or Cubs have better trade ammo to land pitching? (26:30) A Dodgers pitching prospect to watch (28:00) Would you trade Yankees prospect Spencer Jones in a deal? (36:30) Would you trade Phillies prospect Justin Crawford in a deal? (43:00) What would you do if you were running the Mariners? (47:00) What would you do if you were running the Brewers? (55:30) Which AL East team will help themselves the most? (1:00:00) Analyzing a viewer's Rays-Guardians trade proposal (1:04:00) What would you do if you ran the Guardians? (1:09:15) What would you do if you ran the Braves? (1:19:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Jace LaViolette (1:27:00) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Nate George Try Huel with 15% OFF for New Customers today using code FOUL at https://huel.com/foul. Fuel your best performance with Huel today! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty review the 2025 college baseball offseason from MLB draft winners and losers to best and most-underrated transfer portal classes and more. Rudner and Flaherty also look way ahead at the 2026 season and talk early contenders. (2:10) Draft winners (11:27) Draft losers (19:07) Top portal players (26:00) Best portal classes (34:34) Most underrated portal classes (42:24) Adjusting the college baseball calendar (52:00) Summer ball snippets (56:41) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun look back on the 2025 MLB Draft and look ahead to the 2026 player crop . We also discuss which top prospects are blocked at the big league level and might be on the move at the trade deadline . Time Stamps (0:45) Draft picks that have signed already (4:30) Did the Nationals make the right pick at 1-1 (6:45) The Angels' Tyler Bremner pick (9:30) The Orioles' draft class (13:00) Will a 2025 draft pick make the big leagues in 2025? (16:00) The Braves' draft class (17:15) Looking ahead to 2026 (21:45) Do the Angels move pitchers quickly? (23:00) Blocked MLB prospects (27:15) Could a team trade for Jordan Lawlar? We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Future Projection pod goes deep on the 2025 MLB Draft. Check out each team below. Looking for more deep dives like this? Subscribe to Future Projection where you get your podcasts. Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Time Stamps: (12:00) Nationals (21:00) Angels (29:00) Mariners (34:00) Rockies (39:25) Cardinals (42:55) Pirates (47:30) Marlins (49:50) Blue Jays (52:30) Reds (57:00) White Sox (1:02:00) Athletics (1:05:00) Rangers (1:10:50) Giants (1:14:25) Rays (1:22:20) Red Sox (1:26:40) Twins (1:32:00) Cubs (1:38:20) Diamondbacks (1:35:30) Orioles (1:49:20) Brewers (1:53:30) Astros (1:56:20) Braves (2:02:15) Royals (2:05:50) Tigers (2:14:00) Padres (2:16:15) Phillies (2:21:00) Guardians (2:27:00) Mets (2:30:30) Yankees (2:33:20) Dodgers Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we dive into the Futures Game. As Geoff talks about the standouts from Futures Game Bp and other observations. We then jump directly into MLB draft talk in preparation for our first FYPD list of the season. We run through the Top 10 in the draft teasing our FYPD 1.0 rankings next week. (2:00) Futures Game recap (9:00) Draft review (11:00) Kade Anderson (13:00) Eli Willits (16:00) Tyler Bremner (19:00) Ethan Holliday (23:00) Liam Doyle (27:00) Seth Hernandez (32:00) Aiva Arquette (37:00) JoJo Parker (40:00) Steele Hall (44:00) Billy Carlson Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOUL Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Peter Flaherty and Scott Braun react to the 2025 MLB Draft . We share thoughts on a number of picks, including the Nationals' selection of Eli Willits in the 1-1 spot. Time Stamps (0:30) The state of the game—Futures Game & MLB Draft (10:20) Peter's favorite picks from Day 1 (13:20) Why the Nationals took Eli Willits 1-1 (18:00) How teams view draft prospects' ages (21:00) Tyler Bremner goes second overall to the Angels (23:30) Red Sox pitching haul (25:15) Nationals interim GM (27:30) More picks we like We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper, Prospect Writer Ben Badler, National Reporter Peter Flaherty and National College Reporter Jacob Rudner break down Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft, including a surprising first overall pick, intriguing selections and much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Ben and Carlos are joined by Peter Flaherty in a hybrid Future Projection/draft podcast for our annual draft preview episode. The three work down the draft board and talk about all the latest rumors, profiles and players attached to each team. The group talks through most of the players we expect to see early on the first day of the draft, discuss different draft strategies and work through player debates. Whether you’re a full-fledged draftnik or just want some insight on what your team might do, this podcast should have you covered for draft day. Also, BA listeners can try Huel with 15% OFF for New Customers today using code FOUL at https://huel.com/foul . Fuel your best performance with Huel today! Time Stamps: (2:10) Nationals (17:30) Angels (24:50) Mariners (32:30) Rockies (37:15) Cardinals (43:30) Pirates (50:00) Marlins (1:01:45) Reds (1:07:00) White Sox (1:13:30) A’s (1:15:00) Rangers (1:22:00) Giants (1:25:00) Rays (1:29:20) Red Sox (1:33:00) Twins (1:39:30) Cubs (1:44:00) D-backs (1:50:00) Orioles (1:57:30) Brewers (2:01:00) Braves (2:06:00) Royals (2:09:30) Tigers (2:12:00) Padres (2:16:30) Phillies (2:22:20) Guardians (2:30:25) Mets (2:35:00) Yankees (2:40:00) Dodgers Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Do you know which MLB team almost never drafts lefthanded pitchers? Are you aware there is a team that drafts almost entirely lefthanded and switch hitters? Want to know which teams focus on picking pitchers and which teams stick to draft hitters? On a special draft preview podcast, Pramana Labs CEO Corey Patton and Baseball America's JJ Cooper use Pramana's Shift AI tool to fuel their regular pre-draft stats bonanza to share insights and draft stats you probably didn't know. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Everyone's definition of a sleeper prospect is different. But we want to make sure when we talk about "sleepers" we aren't talking about prospects on the back half our Top 100 Prospects list. Having just updated our Top 30 Prospects rankings for all 30 MLB teams, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper discuss some sleeper prospects who are moving up on Top 30s. (03:00) An Astros Sleeper (05:45) A Rays Pitcher To Know (10:30) Keep An Eye On This Cardinals' Pitcher (15:15) A Pirates Outfielder Who's Mashing (17:45) A Cubs' Pitching Sleeper (21:15) A Speedy Orioles Outfielder (25:45) JJ's Prospect Soapbox (28:15) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox Baseball America Updated Top 30 Prospect Rankings For 30 MLB Teams: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-top-prospects-for-every-team/ Go to https://GreenChef.com/50TERRITORY and use code 50TERRITORY to get 50% off your first month, then 20% off for two months with free shipping. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show Carlos Collazo, Peter Flaherty and J.J. Cooper react to the Nationals dismissing Mike Rizzo and Dave Martinez a week before selecting first overall in the MLB Draft. We also discuss the Baseball America Staff Draft 3.0 published on Monday, the nastiest pitches in this 2025 class and what will make this year's draft memorable . Time Stamps (0:10) The rise of the MLB Draft (2:20) The Nationals fired their GM right before the draft—what will happen at 1-1 now? (9:40) Padres targets (11:00) LSU-committed draft prospects that won't make it campus (13:30) Staff Draft 3.0 (18:00) Giants targets (19:30) Strong player-team connections (20:30) Mariners connected to local high schoolers? (23:15) What will make this year's draft memorable? (25:00) Peter's pick to click (26:30) Will the Bluejays select another HS shortstop? We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With the 2025 MLB Draft just days away, Baseball America's staff held a mock draft with staff making the picks for the first 40 picks, at least one for each and every MLB team. We provide plenty of analysis as well, so this should be a very useful preview for the MLB Draft. (00:00) Setting The Stage (01:55) No. 1 Nationals (03:00) No. 2 Angels (05:15) No. 3 Mariners (06:30) No. 4 Rockies (08:15) No. 5 Cardinals (12:00) No. 6 Pirates (13:00) No. 7 Marlins (14:30) No. 8 Blue Jays (17:00) No. 9 Reds (19:30) No. 10 White Sox (21:20) No. 11 Athletics (22:20) No. 12 Rangers (24:15) No. 13 Giants (27:10) No. 14 Rays (29:00) No. 15 Red Sox (33:00) No. 16 Twins (34:00) No. 17 Cubs (35:45) No. 18 D'backs (37:20) No. 19 Orioles (39:30) No. 20 Brewers (41:30) No. 21 Astros (44:15) No. 22 Braves (46:10) No. 23 Royals (47:45) No. 24 Tigers (48:50) No. 25 Padres (50:30) No. 26 Phillies (52:35) No. 27 Guardians (54:20) No. 28 Royals (56:30) No. 29 D'backs (58:00) No. 30 Orioles (59:10) No. 31 Orioles (1:01:00) No. 32 Brewers (1:03:45) No. 33 Red Sox (1:04:45) No. 34 Tigers (1:06:50) No. 35 Mariners (1:07:40) No. 36 Twins (1:10:10) No. 37 Rays (1:11:45) No. 38 Mets (1:13:50) No. 39 Yankees (1:14:50) No. 40 Dodgers Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about players they’re now more excited about than they were before finalizing draft reports. They talk about a few names then pick out a few candidates to be the quickest to the majors. Finally the two go back and forth and talk about some of their favorite individual tools or player traits in the class. — Time Stamps (2:00) Players we are more excited about now (15:00) Our favorites to get to the majors first (20:00) Our favorite tools in the class Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Fantasy Podcast is back nestled in between Canada Day (Dylan) and the Fourth of July (Geoff) we bring you a patriotic rundown of the top happenings in dynasty baseball. The majority of the show is spent focusing on young prospects in the major leagues and whether they are a buy or sell. (2:30) Spencer Schwellenbach injury (5:00) Christian Moore Injured (7:30) Futures Game rosters Prospect Buy or Sell (14:00) Kyle Teel buy or sell? (16:00) Brady House (20:00) Mick Abel (24:00) Ronny Mauricio (27:00) Cade Horton (30:00) Cole Young (35:00) Colby Thomas (39:00) Marcelo Mayer (41:00) Alejandro Osuna (45:00) Jack Perkins Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Over at BaseballAmerica.com we have a new and fully updated Top 100 Prospects rankings. Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony remains the No. 1 prospect in the new rankings, but he is soon to graduate. With that in mind, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at who is the new No. 2 prospect, who will soon climb to become the new No. 1 prospect on this week's Prospect Podcast. (00:00) Futures Games Rosters Have Been Released (06:00) National League Futures Game Rosters (09:00) American League Futures Game Rosters (15:00) Explaining Our Top 100 Prospects Revamp (19:00) The Case For Brewers SS Jesús Made (21:45) The Case For Tigers SS Kevin McGonigle (27:45) The Case For Pirates SS Konnor Griffin (43:00) The Pitcher Who Climbed Into The Top 5 (47:00) What To Make Of Roki Sasaki Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show Carlos Collazo, Ben Badler and J.J. Cooper break down the latest Baseball America MLB mock draft that published on Monday. We discuss names to know, how we could see history atop this year’s draft and how players opting out of the draft thanks to new NIL opportunities will add a new wrinkle in the draft landscape. Time Stamps (0:55) Who's going 1-1 to the Nationals? (3:00) The Scott Boras effect (4:00) HS shortstop or college SP? (7:00) How many prep SS will go in the top 10? (9:45) Is Ryland Zaborowski a first-round pick? (10:30) Could Jack Bauer or Landon Harmon make it to campus? (12:15) How NIL incentives are impacting the draft (15:00) Other names who could eschew the draft for school (17:26) Could the Nationals go underslot at 1-1? (21:20) The logic of underslot deals (23:40) Will Quentin Young make it to campus? (24:30) Looking further down the draft board (26:30) Kayson Cunningham vs. Daniel Pierce (30:00) Potential Orioles pitcher targets? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we play "choose your fighter" between Jacob Misiorowski or Chase Burns. Dylan stumps for Burns while Geoff argues Misiorowski's merits. We dive into some of the recent injury news and discuss a pair of names Roboscout thinks you need to know. (3:00) Jacob Misiorowski vs Chase Burns (11:00) Corbin Carroll wrist injury (16:00) Chris Sale injury, is it time to sell? (23:00) Francisco Alvarez demoted (26:00) Adley Rutschman injury and lack of production the last few years (35:00) Gage Stanifer breakout (38:00) Esmerlyn Valdez should we buy in? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In the first of a six-week series on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the farm systems of the five AL East teams at the midpoint of the season. Who has taken steps forward? Who's backing up? (00:00) We're excited by the young pitching prospects reaching the majors (05:00) Chase Burns/Jacob Misiorowski talk (19:00) Baltimore Orioles farm system analysis (28:00) Boston Red Sox farm system analysis (38:40) New York Yankees farm system analysis (47:30) Tampa Bay Rays farm system analysis (55:00) Toronto Blue Jays farm system analysis (1:00:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Blue Jays LHP Johnny King (1:03:30) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Orioles RHP Trey Gibson Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo and Scott Braun welcome Orioles 10th-ranked prospect Trey Gibson to the show. We also break down Reds top prospect Chase Burns making his MLB debut on Tuesday and discuss the latest whispers surrounding the top of the MLB Draft. Time Stamps (0:50) Chase Burns set to make MLB debut on Tuesday (10:00) Orioles RHP Trey Gibson joins the show (23:30) Kade Anderson's draft buzz for SP1 (25:40) Gage Wood's late rise up boards (27:15) Who the Rays might draft (28:45) Who the Marlins might draft (30:45) Draft buzz to know Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America college baseball writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty convened to look back on the rollercoaster of the 2025 college baseball season, LSU's march to glory and Coastal Carolina's historic season. Rudner and Flaherty also broke down their final Top 25 of the season and made way-too-early predictions for the 2026 national title. (2:57) LSU's incredible run (13:50) What made Coastal great? Is it sustainable? (27:28) Non-Omaha teams that impressed (38:01) Final Top 25 breakdown (44:30) Way-to-early 2026 national championship predictions Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes take a look at three farm systems that have made strides in the first half of the season and one that's headed in the wrong direction. (00:00) JJ's back from a baseball vacation (03:15) The Blue Jays are better and deeper (09:00) The Tigers are rolling at every level (19:30) The Mets pitching development has made strides (24:30) It's been bleak for a while for the Angels, but it's getting worse (33:45) The best basestealer in the minors (37:00) The craziest hitting stat in MiLB (42:30) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox is a Red Sox's hitter (45:00) JJ's Prospect Soapbox is a look at at Tigers' bounce back Check out all the Top 30s rankings (just updated) and Top 100 at BaseballAmerica.com. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun unpack the Red Sox trading Rafael Devers to the Giants. Time Stamps (0:30) Initial reactions to the trade (7:45) Digging into the prospect return: James Tibbs & Jose Bello (13:15) Did the Red Sox get enough back in the deal? (17:50) Breaking down the trade from the Giants' perspective (21:10) How Devers fits with SF (24:00) Will the Sox sign their prospect core long-term now? (25:15) Will Boston make another move this season? (27:00) Aidan Miller We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner breaks down Day 3 of the College World Series from Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, where Louisville defeated Arizona 8-3 to eliminate the Wildcats and Coastal Carolina beat Oregon State 6-2 to advance to the semifinals. (1:34) Louisville vs. Arizona (4:04) Coastal Carolina vs. Oregon State (7:20) A look ahead at Day 4 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America college baseball writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty offer their reactions to the Day 2 action at the 2025 College World Series in Omaha, where UCLA defeated Murray State 6-4 and LSU beat Arkansas 4-1. (0:58) Day 2 in Review (4:13) UCLA vs. Murray State recap (8:43) Breaking down UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky (13:01) Answering viewer questions (18:21) Kade Anderson's dominance (23:06) Will LSU win it all? (26:14) Previewing Day 3 (30:24) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America college baseball writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down Day 1 action from the College World Series in Omaha. Oregon State and Coastal Carolina advanced to the winner's bracket with victories over Louisville and Arizona, respectively. (4:23) Coastal Carolina vs. Arizona (11:16) Oregon State vs. Louisville (18:08) Louisville outlook (20:37) Answering viewer questions (23:42) Looking ahead to Day 2 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about the fourth edition of the BA mock draft for the 2025 class. The two talk about the process, the players moving up, the challenging plates to place and a fun theoretical question about whether teams would prefer pick capital or bonus pool capital if they had the choice. — Time Stamps (4:00) Kade Anderson up top (6:30) The uncertainty of the mock (13:00) Ike Irish inside the top 10 (17:00) Brendan Summerhill’s well rounded profile (19:30) JoJo Parker helium (24:00) Would you rather have pool money or pick capital? (34:30) Gage Wood and the next tier of college arms (38:00) Caden Bodine; Luke Stevenson vs. Jace LaViolette (46:30) Orioles draft strategy (48:00) Surprising picks or players left out? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Prospect Podcast Geoff Pontes fills in for J.J. Cooper and is joined by fellow prospect writer Jesus Cano. The two discuss the recent promotions of Roman Anthony and Jacob Misiorowski, before diving into a trio of players that have the Arizona complexes buzzing. It's a packed show this week! (4:30) Roman Anthony callup (12:00) Is Bubba Chandler next? (14:00) Chase Burns ETA (16:00) Andrew Painter ETA (21:00) Brewers promote Jacob Misiorowski. (24:30) Aregnis Cayama (Giants) (30:00) Tyson Lewis (Reds) (35:00) Enyervert Perez (D-Backs) (39:00) Geoff's prospect soapbox, Red Sox heavy breaking ball usage (43:00) Jesus’ prospect soapbox on Sal Stewart Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty are joined by 2021 national champion head coach Chris Lemonis to break down super regional action and make College World Series prediction. Rudner, Flaherty and Lemonis talked the eight team field, scouting top draft prospects and much more. (0:35) Super regional review with Chris Lemonis (7:15) College World Series preview with Chris Lemonis (15:30) Scouting top draft prospects (24:24) The impact of NIL and portal (28:25) Are college exit velos out of control? (32:00) Chris Lemonis’ pick to win it all (33:00) Coastal vs. Arizona (34:33) Oregon State vs. Louisville (37:38) UCLA vs. Murray State (39:43) LSU vs. Arkansas (41:13) Flaherty and Rudner make picks to win it all (42:28) Picks to Click (47:50) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo, Jacob Rudner, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun welcome Rays pitching prospect Brody Hopkins. We also break down BA's Mock Draft 4.0 and explain why competing college pitchers still have room to improve their draft stocks during super regionals and the College World Series. Plus, we offer some live reaction to the Red Sox calling up baseball's top prospect, Roman Anthony. Time Stamps (0:40) What will the Nationals do with the 1-1 pick? (3:30) Who can use the CWS to make a draft board leap? (6:40) Bats catching Carlos' eye (8:30) This draft has good offensive depth (10:15) Rays RHP Brody Hopkins joins (23:45) Roman Anthony called up to Boston Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk about the insane quality and quantity of draft capital in this year’s super regional round of the NCAA tournament. The two talk about the matchups with the most talent, the best individual pitcher-batter matchups to keep an eye on and then discuss a number of different players who have performed or who have an opportunity to continue moving the needle in the postseason. — Time Stamps (2:00) The volume of prospects in the supers (7:30) Cinderella teams vs. prospect capital (10:00) Arkansas-Tennessee and Gage Wood (14:00) Kade Anderson surging? (18:00) Liam Doyle’s high-energy style (21:30) Jamie Arnold vs. Aiva Arquette (25:00) Ike Irish (28:00) The top catchers in the class Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We have the June update of the Baseball America Top 100 Prospects rankings up now at BaseballAmerica.com. Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper analyze some of the big movers in a great crop of young shortstop prospects on this week's Prospect Podcast. (00:00) It is a great time for teenage shortstop prospects (04:00) Why Blue Jays SS Arjun Nimmala is moving up (10:00) Comparing Pirates SS Konnor Griffin and Tigers SS Bryce Rainer (16:30) How good can Mariners SS/2B Cole Young be? (20:30) The Brewers have another exceptional teenage SS prospect (29:10) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox is a Cardinals power prospect (34:00) JJ's Prospect Soapbox is a versatile Twins hitter. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty offered their thoughts and reactions to the 2025 NCAA Tournament regional round and made super regional predictions. Rudner and Flaherty also discussed Mississippi State’s hiring of former Virginia coach Brian O’Connor, the transfer portal and picks to click. (2:35) The SEC’s big face plant (9:04) Vanderbilt and Texas make history (16:41) Dissecting Murray State and UTSA’s runs (24:24) The ACC makes a statement (27:25) The Ducks fall flat (31:15) Super regional overview (36:00) Super regional predictions (39:25) Brian O’Connor on the move (43:06) The portal opens up (44:36) Picks to Click (49:40) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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romoting top prospect Jac Caglianone to the big leagues, as well as two other callups from over the weekend in Cole Young and Jacob Melton. Plus, Jacob Rudner offers a look at how the SEC’s dominance heading into the tournament has already come undone. Time Stamps (0:40) When is the Super Two deadline? (3:00) Jac Caglianone called up KC (7:45) Jac's swing data (12:30) Cole Young called up Seattle (17:15) Jacob Melton called up to Houston (22:15) When will Roman Anthony be called up? (25:00) How shocked should we be about the SEC? We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast after a busy week on the site to talk about the recently dropped BA 500, the difficulty of putting together their Golden Spikes Award finalists vote and the NCAA tournament. Half the show is spent going through the best tools categories for the 2025 draft class and talking about the best options for each category along with a handful of other players with strong cases. — Time Stamps (3:30) Brief BA 500 thoughts (10:00) Prospects to watch in the NCAA tournament (14:00) Golden Spikes Award thoughts (20:00) Best Tools Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With domestic complex leagues in full swing and a solid sample of games at the four full-season levels of the minors Roboscout is honing in on some top names to target. We talk through some news early on in the show before we discuss how Jac Caglianone should be valued for fantasy. The show closes with five players Roboscout thinks you should target. (2:00) Jobe velocity was down on Wednesday, are we concerned? (5:00) Mayer is up following Bregman injury. How much longer for Roman Anthony? (12:00) Braxton Ashcraft called up. (15:00) Daylen Lile called up (21:00) How high should Jac Caglianone be ranked for fantasy? (24:00) Rainiel Rodriguez (30:00) Dauri Fernandez (33:00) Eduardo Quintero (35:00) Blaze Jordan (37:00) R.J. Schreck Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Peter Flaherty and Jacob Rudner recap Selection Monday. We discuss winners and losers and debate which teams are on upset alert in Regionals. Plus, we take a look at Texas A&M failing to make the tournament after being crowned preseason No. 1. Time Stamps (0:45) Baseball America's impressive bracket predictions (1:45) Winners from the bracket reveal (7:30) Will SEC dominance continue to grow? (10:40) Losers from the bracket reveal (15:10) Former No. 1 Texas A&M misses the tournament (17:55) Jace LaViolette's draft status (22:50) Regional hosts on upset watch (27:15) Viewer question Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In today's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper take in-depth looks at Royals 1B/OF Jac Caglianone and Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski. They have been two of the best prospects in the minors in the first two months of the season. What are their timetables and what more do they have to work on? (00:00) What we have been seeing in the minors this week (07:05) Breaking down Jac Caglianone (25:30) Scouting report on Jacob Misiorowski (37:00) JJ on Rays LHP Ian Seymour (38:10) Josh on Dodgers OF Eduardo Quintero (41:50) Geoff on Rockies SS Ryan Ritter Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty and Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper convened to break down the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket in the immediate aftermath of selection Monday, Rudner, Flaherty and Cooper discuss this year’s top-eight national seeds, the hosting picture, tournament snubs and more, plus offer their postseason picks to click. (0:50) Initial reactions to the Field of 64 (3:45) Did the Big East get snubbed? (9:36) Does Kentucky belong in the field? (13:42) How Vanderbilt reached the No. 1 overall seed (20:03) Oregon State gets the No. 8 seed (25:55) Southern Miss claims the last national seed (29:30) Nightmare two seeds (39:47) Three and four seeds with a plausible path (45:48) Picks to Click Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk about a handful of 2025 draft prospects who have opportunities to seriously boost their draft status. Pitchers like AJ Russell (Tennessee), Anthony Eyanson (LSU), JB Middleton (Southern Miss), Gage Wood (Arkansas) and James Ellwanger (DBU) could jump into a second-round vacuum of college starters. On the hitting side, Carlos is intrigued by the tools of Cincinnati outfielder Landyn Vidourek and Peter talks about the hitting chops of San Diego first baseman Jack Gurevitch. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (4:00) AJ Russell (11:00) Anthony Eyanson, JB Middleton (13:00) Gage Wood (17:00) Landyn Vidourek (24:00) James Ellwanger (29:20) Jack Gurevitch Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We're six weeks into the MiLB season, so it's time to look at which organizations are standing out (both for good and bad) so far on this week's Prospect Podcast with Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper. (02:00) The Twins Are Sneakily Impressive (09:45) The Mets Have Plenty Of Arms (16:00) The A's Have More Depth Than They've Had In A Long Time (20:30) Why the Orioles and Nationals Have Work To Do (30:15) JJ Sees What The Marlins Are Doing (36:15) Geoff Is Intrigued By Mike Sirota Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we talk about pitchers expected to make the biggest impacts in 2025 while picking some need-to-know players to keep an eye on. Time Stamps (1:20) Pitchers who can make an instant impact in 2025: Bubba Chandler, Joe Boyle & Jacob Misiorowski (11:25) How concerning is Noah Schultz's start to the season? (14:20) How to handle young pitchers' innings (16:45) Thoughts on Jonny Farmelo (19:20) Ben's top 5 prospects to watch (22:50) Geoff's top 5 prospects to watch (27:30) J.J.'s top 5 prospects to watch (29:30): Thoughts on Yairo Padilla Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Now that we're almost two full months into the season it's time to examine some of these slumping dynasty stars. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dive into ten names and give you their recommendation to sell or to hold. (1:00) Dalton Rushing debut and expectations. (6:00) Matt Shaw recalled by the Cubs (9:00) Jared Jones UCL injury, likely to have Tommy John surgery (12:00) Mick Abel looks phenomenal debut. (16:00) Acuna returns this weekend, expectations ROS (19:00) Michael Harris hold or sell? (22:00) Bryan Reynolds hold or sell? (25:00) Luis Robert hold or sell? (28:00) Ozzie Albies hold or sell? (31:00) Ryan Mountcastle hold or sell? (33:00) Luis Castillo hold or sell? (35:00) Aaron Nola hold or sell? (37:00) Bowden Francis hold or sell? (40:00) Taj Bradley hold or sell? (44:00) Tanner Bibee hold or sell? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty go in-depth on the Field of 64 picture one week out from Selection Monday, including their picks for top eight national seeding, the top projected two-seeds and an extensive look at the bubble, plus Picks to Click. (2:32) The race for a top eight national seed (7:06) Is the No. 1 overall seed battle still murky (13:49) The hosting bubble (21:08) Nightmare two-seeds that could wreck regionals (32:00) Bubble watch (48:00) Picks to Click (55:00) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to dig deeper into reader draft questions. What’s our degree of confidence in the top shortstops sticking at the position and how would we line them up? Which are our favorite prospects in each major demographic? Would a team tank on a top 10 pick this year to get one in the 2026 class? Will the Orioles draft a pitcher in the top 30? Should the Mariners draft a bat at No. 3? And which of the Indiana outfielders do we prefer? — Time Stamps (2:30) How do we line up first round SS defenders? (20:00) Who are our favorite prospects in each demographic? (27:10) Should teams tank a top 10 pick to get one next year? (29:00) Will the Orioles target arms up top? (34:00) Should the Mariners draft a bat at No. 3? (37:00) Indiana outfielders: Devin Taylor or Korbyn Dickerson? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Fantasy Podcast hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes return to talk about 10 players with outstanding data. They cover highly rated Top 100 Prospects to some under-the-radar sleepers to target on your waiver wires in deeper leagues. (2:00) How to handle Roki Sasaki for 2025 and beyond. (11:00) Moises Ballesteros called up, what does Roboscout think? (15:00) Cade Horton called up, initial impressions? (18:00) Jake Bloss out for the season after UCL surgery. (21:00) Marcelo Mayer potentially up soon? (22:00) Jordan Lawlar vs Marcelo Mayer (24:00) Grant Taylor getting work in relief to manage workload. Concerns for fantasy? (26:00) Leo De Vries (30:00) Jhostynxon Garcia (34:00) Andrew Salas (36:00) Victor Arias (39:00) Jacob Reimer (41:00) Drew Gilbert (43:00) Brock Wilken (45:00) Zyhir Hope (47:00) Jonah Tong (50:00) Robby Snelling Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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It's a great time for shortstop prospects, and today we're looking at the best of the best. There are three teenage shortstop prospects who have climbed into the top 10 of our Top 100 Prospects list, and all three have a case to be the No. 1 prospect in baseball next year. Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper take a deep dive into what makes Jesús Made, Leo De Vries and Sebastian Walcott stand out. (00:00) Does Great Lakes have the best outfield prospect group we've seen? (05:45) The Case for Jesús Made (18:45) The Case for Leo De Vries (24:45) The Case for Sebastian Walcott Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty discuss whether LSU can hold onto the No. 1 spot as the postseason nears. Rudner and Flaherty also picked eight teams to reach the College World Series, debated Texas A&M’s future and made their final Picks to Click of the 2025 regular season. (2:10) LSU’s rise to No. 1. Can it stay? (6:40) What’s ahead for Texas A&M (16:10) Picking eight for Omaha (43:10) Newcomer Report: UTSA (46:20) How many SEC teams will host (53:10) Picks to Click (57:10) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we dive into the latest Baseball America mock draft and discuss trends that are sticking out to us. Plus, we look at stocks rising and falling on the latest Top 100 Prospects update. Time Stamps (1:00) BA's mock draft 3.0 is here (5:20) More slot deals coming this year? (7:30) College arms at the top of the board (8:45) Pitchers can still make a name for themselves (12:00) Tyler Bremner (13:45) Jordan Lawlar called up to Arizona (17:45) Latest Top 100 Prospects update & young shortstops (23:50) Top 100 fallers (26:45) Konnor Griffin (29:00) Eduardo Quintero & Mike Sirota Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk about the updated BA 400 draft list, then spend a lot of time trying to parse a rising group of college pitchers that includes Kade Anderson, Kyson Witherspoon, Liam Doyle and Riley Quick. After that the two talk about how many Tennessee prospects could hear their names called, disagree about Andrew Fischer’s profile and praise the season that Arkansas shortstop Wehiwa Aloy has had. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (2:30) College arms tracking up (18:00) Riley Quick, Tyler Bremner (22:00) Will Tennessee have five first rounders? (34:00) Wehiwa Aloy’s strong season Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We have a full Top 100 Prospects update up at BaseballAmerica.com, so we have to talk about it in this week's Prospect Podcast. Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper discuss a new No. 1 and a lot of the movement within the rankings. (00:00) The top of this list has us excited about prospects (03:50) There's a new No. 1 prospect (10:00) A pitcher has leapt into the top 5 (17:00) A couple of hitters making big moves up in the rankings (24:45) Some prospects dropping off the Top 100 (31:40) Turning the spotlight to prospects joining the Top 100 Baseball America Top 100 Prospect Rankings: https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2025-top-100-prospects/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down Georgia’s rise to No. 1 in the Top 25 and how the BA staff arrived at its Week 13 top three. Rudner and Flaherty also discuss how a wild Week 12 impacted the postseason picture, including Cincinnati’s push into the field, UC Irvine’s disastrous weekend and where Notre Dame fits into the mix. (3:58) How we arrived at our Week 13 top three (11:58) Georgia’s rise to No. 1 (18:27) Can UC Irvine still host? (21:51) Breaking down the bubble (33:27) Picks to Click (39:45) Final Thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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It's a big week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast as we release the Dynasty Top 500 this week. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the movement on the list and key in on a few risers and fallers on this month's update. (3:00) Bubba Chandler predicting a callup. (8:00) Cade Horton callup coming? (15:00) Evan Carter recalled by the Rangers. Have you reset expectations? (18:00) Jake Burger demotion how should managers handle it? (21:00) The fallout from the Triston Casas injury (28:00) Trio of elite shortstop prospects (34:00) George Lombard Jr is surging (37:00) Hunter Brown is a big up arrow player (41:00) Bo Bichette is dropping, is it time to move on? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Geoff Pontes, Jacob Rudner, Peter Flaherty and Scott Braun discuss options at first base for the Red Sox with Triston Casas out for the season. Would Marcelo Mayer make sense as a fill-in? Plus, we also discuss rising names in Baseball America's upcoming Top 100 Prospects update and take a look at the college baseball landscape three weeks out from Selection Monday. Time Stamps (0:55) Could Roman Anthony or Marcelo Mayer fill in at 1B for the Red Sox? (7:05) Talking Leo De Vries (9:35) Talking Sebastian Walcott (11:30) Which top young prospect would lock up? (12:35): New Top 25 rankings (17:20) Teams to watch heading into Selection Monday (24:50) Sleeper draft picks on top 10 college teams Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking a look at the AL and NL cellars. Who is further away the Rockies or the White Sox? (00:00) Seeing Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer (again) (05:15) Which Rebuild Is Further Away the White Sox or Rockies? (07:30) How the Rockies Got Here (14:30) Looking at the Rockies and White Sox farm systems (18:00) Where are the Rockies' big bats? (22:30) Comparing the Rockies hitting prospects to other NL West teams (27:00) How worried are we about Colson Montgomery? (37:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Twins LHP Dasan Hill (41:45) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Mets RHP Raimon Gomez Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty react to the surprising in-season firing of Mississippi State head coach Chris Lemonis. Rudner and Flaherty also discuss whether its time to worry about Arkansas and Tennessee, NC State’s booming postseason stock and Picks to Click. (1:09) Reacting to Chris Lemonis’ firing (10:30) Just how good is No. 1 Texas (17:13) Is it time to worry about Tennessee (22:39) Arkansas’ cold spell (26:54) The craziness of Week 11 (30:43) Stock up: NC State (33:33) Stock down: Western Kentucky (39:30) Picks to Click (45:05) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With a month in the books, there are plenty of prospects who have raised their profile. This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White call out some names to target in your leagues who might be pushing their way onto the updated Top 100 Prospects for fantasy list. (2:00) Ronny Mauricio rehab, expectations for 2025 and 2026. (5:00) Eury Perez begins rehab assignment with Low-A Jupiter. (8:00) Ryan Weathers dominates in rehab outing. (10:00) Arjun Nimmala crushing High-A (16:00) Jarred Kelenic optioned. Is it time to call it? (20:00) Roman Anthony dealing with foot injury. (23:00) Agustin Ramirez is raking, are you buying? (26:00) Logan Evans makes his debut, impressions. (29:00) Austin Hays are you buying? (31:00) Ketel Marte returning Break (33) (35:00) Sean Linan (39:00) Andrew Salas (42:00) Caleb Bonemer (45:00) Adam Serwinowski Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler and Geoff Pontes discuss key names to know ahead of next week’s updated Top 100 Prospects update. We also debate differences between the NFL Draft and MLB Draft and explain why Shedeur Sanders’ unprecedented slide from potential top three pick to the fifth round wouldn’t happen in baseball. Time Stamps (0:50) Top 100 Prospects update coming soon (2:15) Hitters Geoff thinks could be on the Top 100 before long (4:30) Pitchers Ben thinks could be on the Top 100 before long (6:50) Do we value lefthanded hitters over righthanded hitters? (8:50) Stock watch: Bryce Rainer and Mike Sirota (11:25) An Off-the-radar player who could be on the Top 100 list one day (14:30) Best career of recent Top 100 graduates? (16:35) Shedeur Sanders and differences between NFL/MLB drafts (28:30) Thoughts on Charlee Soto We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast and talk briefly about their relationship to the NFL draft and discuss the recently released 2025 MLB draft bonus pools. After that the two preview the second staff draft of the season and talk through some of the more surprising picks, as well as Peter’s difficult decision picking out of the one spot in this edition. — Time Stamps (0:30) NFL draft talk (4:15) Slot and bonus pool values released (12:30) Staff draft talk begins (14:00) The pain of picking 1-1 (21:00) Jace LaViolette is back (27:00) Kade Anderson as college SP2? (29:00) Ethan Conrad going high despite injury? (31:30) Ike Irish barreling everything in the SEC (34:00) Notable names to end the draft Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns with a jam packed show digging deep on a ten pack of prospects to know in dynasty leagues. We go over the expectations for two of the biggest callups of the first month in Nick Kurtz and Chandler Simpson, as well as update you on news, notes and names to add. (2:00) Nick Kurtz is called up, what are the expectations? (6:00) Chandler Simpson called up (12:00) Brandon Young Orioles sleeper? (15:00) Current concern level with Luis Rengifo? (19:00) Current concern level with Christian Walker? (22:00) Gage Workman demoted, could be returned to Tigers. (25:00) Grayson Rodriguez lat injury, how much has his injury history impacted his value? (27:00) Blake Snell shutdown (29:00) Max Muncy (Athletics) demoted (31:00) Lucas Giolito due back May 1st (34:00) Francisco Alvarez returns Friday (37:00) Quinn Mathews set to return to throwing this week (38:00) Leo DeVries (40:00) Tyson Hardin (45:00) Javier Mogollon (48:00) Braylon Payne (51:00) William Bergolla (53:00) Caleb Bonemer (56:00) Connelly Early (58:00) Aroon Escobar (61:00) Wei-En Lin (63:00) Sean Linan Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking a deep dive into catching prospects. We have 13 catchers in the Baseball America Top 100. We try to figure out why we're swimming in backstops, the challenges in evaluating catchers and who to keep an eye on. (00:00) Welcome (01:30) Why Is It Hard To Evaluate Catchers? (06:30) Are You Looking For A Hitter Or A Glove First? (11:00) No Position Sees More Work And Improvement In Pro Ball (14:30) Who's The Best Defender? (15:15) Geoff's Catcher Pick To Click (20:20) Ethan Salas' Receiving Is Excellent (20:40) JJ's Catcher Pick To Click (21:10) Why Ethan Salas Is So Hard To Evaluate (25:20) Which Catching Prospect Has The Best Bat (28:20) Why Moises Ballesteros Impresses Us (33:25) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Rangers RHP David Davalillo (37:45) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: White Sox SS/3B Caleb Bonemer Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty preview the marquee matchup between No. 1 Texas and Texas A&M, which will pit Longhorns head coach Jim Schlossnagle against his former squad. Rudner and Flaherty also do a deep dive on teams with rising or falling postseason stock and take a closer look at conferences positioning themselves to steal at-large bids. (1:30) Previewing No. 1 Texas vs. Texas A&M (12:24) Vanderbilt’s meteoric pace (14:00) Can Clemson be a No. 1 national seed (16:21) Will Coastal Carolina host (20:20) West Virginia’s map to a top-16 national seed (23:20) Ole Miss falling out of host position (27:26) Is it time to worry about Georgia Tech (30:04) Where Wake Forest stands (37:20) The Southland Conference’s historic battle (41:17) Is there a path to a three-bid Big West (46:58) If not UTSA, then who from the AAC (49:45) Northeastern running the CAA (52:51) How many bids will the Big Ten occupy (55:22) Picks to Click (59:45) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jacob Rudner welcome Arkansas outfielder Charles Davalan to the show. We also dive into early-season struggles from a few NL Rookie of the Year candidates, some Brewers names to know and the Marlins calling up their No. 3 prospect Agustin Ramirez. Time Stamps (1:00) Is Roki Sasaki the favorite for NL Rookie of the Year? (3:20) Other NL ROY candidates (5:15) What team might produce the NL Rookie of the Year? (6:30) Viewer question: Is Braylon Payne as good as Jesus Made? (7:45) Craig Yoho coming up to Milwaukee (11:00) Agustin Ramirez called up to Marlins (12:30) Projecting minor league catchers (15:50) Viewer question: Where is Ernesto Martinez Jr.? (17:10) Arkansas OF Charles Davalan joins Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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A month after our last 2025 MLB Mock Draft, there's been a lot to shuffle the board. So Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are back to discuss our newest Mock Draft. (00:00) How the NHSI and everything else is shaping up the draft board. (03:00) Strengths and weaknesses of the draft class (07:30) Why the middle and the back of the first round looks good (11:30) 1. Washington Nationals (16:30) 2. Los Angeles Angels (21:20) 3. Seattle Mariners (23:00) 4. Colorado Rockies (24:45) 5. St. Louis Cardinals (28:30) 6. Pittsburgh Pirates (30:50) 7. Miami Marlins (33:35) 8. Toronto Blue Jays (37:00) 9. Cincinnati Reds (38:55) 10. Chicago White Sox (42:20) Where Jack Bauer fits into this first round (47:30) A rising FSU infielder who we have mocked to the Yankees Links: Mock Draft 2.0, picks for all 30 MLB teams: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-mock-draft-2-0-updated-first-round-picks-for-every-team/ Why Liam Doyle believe he has the draft's best fastball: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/why-tennessee-ace-liam-doyle-believes-he-has-the-best-fast-ball-in-the-country/ Is FSU Alex Lodise the draft's biggest riser: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/could-alex-lodises-career-year-make-the-florida-state-shortstop-a-first-round-mlb-draft-pick/ Draft Chat: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-draft-chat-with-carlos-collazo-4-16-25/ High School pitchers in the 100 mph club: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/these-2025-high-school-pitchers-have-joined-the-exclusive-100-mph-club/ Jack Bauer shows rare velocity: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/jack-bauers-102-mph-fastball-adds-to-deep-lefty-mlb-draft-class-draft-podcast/ Seth Hernandez impresses at NHSI: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/seth-hernandez-strengthens-mlb-draft-stock-with-impressive-performance-at-nhsi/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and J.J. Cooper look at which MiLB teams are the most watchable, led by a Brewers' club. We also wonder how worried the Cubs and Nationals should be by a pair of rookies slow starts before Geoff highlights a fire-breathing Red Sox lefthander. Finally, J.J. and Geoff get on their Prospect Soapboxes to praise a trio of prospects who seem to be putting past struggles behind them. Time Stamps (00:00) What We're Seeing Watching MiLB Games (05:00) Who's The Most Interesting Team To Watch In The Minors (05:15) Carolina Mudcats (10:00) Hillsboro Hops (10:45) Everett AquaSox (11:30) Akron RubberDucks (14:00) How Worried Should We Be About Matt Shaw And Dylan Crews? (23:30) A Red Sox Lefty Who Looked Phenomenal This Week (27:30) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Druw Jones and Tommy Troy Are Looking Better (35:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Phillies RHP Griff McGarry, Geoff just can't quit him. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty discuss the third in-season change at No. 1 in the Top 25 with Texas claiming the top spot in Week 10. Rudner and Flaherty also take a closer look at Georgia Tech’s excellent season to date, the state of the Big Ten and Top 25 newcomers Coastal Carolina and West Virginia, plus Week 10 Picks to Click. (3:00) Breaking down Texas’ path to No. 1 (8:17) Why Arkansas was ranked No. 4 (13:10) Georgia Tech’s outstanding season (18:25) Assessing the Big Ten (25:50) Unranked mid-majors making noise (32:00) Breaking down Western Kentucky's historic success (37:25) Could Coastal Carolina host? (41:54) Picks to Click (52:47) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Fantasy Podcast returns this week and hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are playing a game of buy or sell. We cover some of the hottest breakouts in MLB over the first few weeks of the season and dig into whether it's worth buying or selling high. (1:30) Matt Shaw struggles early (7:00) Kyren Paris breakout buying or selling? (13:00) Ben Rice buying or selling? (21:00) Spencer Torkelson buying or selling? (28:00) Geraldo Perdomo buying and selling? (34:00) Will Corbin Carroll be a top three pick in 2026? (39:00) Nick Kurtz callup date? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo, Jacob Rudner & Kelsey Wingert-Linch dive into Baseball America's latest MLB mock draft, which features high school righthander Seth Hernandez in the 1-1 slot. How does the success of other upper echelon prep pitching picks like Hunter Greene factor and Jackson Jobe into the Nationals' decision-making this summer? We also discuss the newest No. 1 in college baseball, Texas, while their in-state rivals and former top-ranked team, Texas A&M, have suddenly emerged as the postseason picture takes shape. Meanwhile, Pirates top prospect Bubba Chandler continues to shine. Time Stamps (1:35) Will Seth Hernandez be the pick at 1-1? (9:50) Is it finally time for a prep righty to go at the top of the draft? (13:10) Will the Tigers dip into the high school ranks again? (14:50) Player to watch: Bubba Chandler (20:00) Texas is the new No. 1 in college baseball (24:00) Can Texas A&M right the ship? (26:00) How many NCAA Tournament teams for the SEC? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome on Cam Lanzilli of Lanz Baseball. Cam has an extensive background as a player and coach at the college and professional level and runs a baseball training company with his brother Chris. We brought Cam on to discuss the process of working with pitchers on their offseason training programs as well as the concept of pronation vs supination dominant profiles. Cam explains why he thinks those rigid buckets are a myth as well as a variety of reasons why. This is a must listen episode for pitching nerds and those looking to learn more about the training methods in the game today. (1:00) Sandwich Question (6:00) Take it or leave it Northeast edition. (11:00) The translation from player to coach (15:00) Onboarding clients for pitching training. (24:00) Pronation vs Supination myth. (31:00) Can you improve extension? (38:00) Jamie Arnold and his unique fastball, how far can he take it? (46:00) The impact of ABS on pitching development. (53:00) Can hitting catch up to pitching? (59:00) What's up with kick changeup Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at trying to answer the question of who is the best pitching prospect still in the minors, now that Roki Sasaki, Jackson Jobe and Chase Dollander are all in the majors. (00:00) Yes, we're crazy...or how to watch four MiLB games at once. (04:30) Who is the best pitching prospect still in the minors? Looking at the top candidates. (28:00) Non-Top 100 Prospects who could work into the conversation (39:00) Answering a listener question about the Red Sox-Brewers trade. (48:00) Prospect Soapboxes: JJ on Chandler Simpson, Geoff on Caden Scarborough. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Peter and Carlos hop on the draft podcast and talk through Wake Forest outfielder Ethan Conrad’s season-ending shoulder surgery before getting into the weeds on pitchers. The two talk about arsenal changes, usage patterns and stuff jumps for a number of college arms who could go in the first few rounds of the draft, including a pair of LSU starters, a lefty reliever turned legitimate three-pitch starter and the latest Wake Forest transfer and success story. — Time Stamps (1:00) Wake Forest OF Ethan Conrad (9:00) Getting Arsenal Analysis (10:00) LSU RHP Anthony Eyanson (15:00) Wake Forest RHP Logan Lunceford (20:00) Texas LHP Jared Spencer (27:00) LSU LHP Kade Anderson Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty discuss the second in-season change at No. 1 in the Top 25 with Arkansas claiming the top spot in Week 9. Rudner and Flaherty also look back at their preseason award predictions and reassess the frontrunners at the midway point in the season. (1:48) Arkansas claims No. 1 (9:57) Where Florida State stands (16:23) Wake Forest’s big week and a critical injury (21:42) One big takeaway from the first half of the season (25:51) Re-picking national awards (39:00) ACC midseason awards (42:35) SEC midseason awards (45:20) Big 12 midseason awards (49:12) Big Ten midseason awards (53:13) Picks to Click (57:35) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns for another week and we're talking strategy this week on the show. Host Dylan White breaks down some important guidelines to follow for dynasty managers. We also talk all the news and notes of the last week in MLB and the minors. (1:00) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. contract reaction. (8:00) Chase Burns debut reaction (20:00) Nick Kurtz is on fire. (28:00) Chase Dollander debut (32:00) George Kirby timeline. (34:00) Thomas Saggese callup (41:00) Tyler Soderstrom breakout is this real? (45:00) Most important guidelines to follow in dynasty. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Jesús Cano react to Athletics No. 1 prospect Nick Kurtz mashing in Triple-A and the updated Top 100 Prospects list. Is Reds No. 2 prospect Chase Burns the best pitching prospect in the minor leagues? Plus, we grade today’s Red Sox/Brewers trade. Time Stamps (1:15) Nick Kurtz tops the Hot Sheet (10:30) April updates to the Top 100 Prospects list (16:30) Brewers trade Yophery Rodriguez to the Red Sox for Quinn Priester (22:45) Thoughts on Bryce Eldridge (23:20) Nestor German & J.T. Ginn (25:10) Geoff's thoughts on Chase Burns (28:20) Jesús' thoughts on Bubba Chandler Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft show to talk about all the latest movers and shakers in the 2025 draft. The two lament Texas outfielder Max Belyeu’s thumb injury, then get into how insane Illinois lefthander Jack Bauer’s velocity surge has been this spring. The two try and work their way through their lefty preferences on the board, then talk about the insane season that Florida State shortstop Alex Lodise is in the midst of, as well as other college risers like Kyle Lodise (Georgia Tech) and Charles Davalan (Arkansas). — Time Stamps (1:00) Max Belyeu injury (5:00) Jack Bauer (15:00) Continued LHP talk (28:00) Alex Lodise (32:00) Kyle Lodise (37:00) Charles Davalan Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We know you enjoyed the Prospect Deep Dives, so we're going to podcast about MLB Prospects every Wednesday. Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are back from spring training trips, so we can't wait to share what we saw. (00:00) What's news this week (Nick Kurtz, Roman Anthony) (13:08) Prospect Deep Dive On Pirates OF Konnor Griffin (23:30) Prospect Deep Dive on Royals 1B Jac Caglianone (30:30) JJ is excited by Reds RP Luis Mey (35:00) Geoff is excited about Blue Jays OF Alan Roden (39:00) What we're looking forward to prospect wise this week Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty take a closer look at No. 4 Georgia’s historic season, how injuries could impact No. 3 Texas and break down concerns about preseason-No. 7 Florida. Rudner and Flaherty also welcome No. 23 Kansas and No. 25 Virginia Tech to the rankings, breaking down each. (2:09) A closer look at No. 4 Georgia (11:35) What to make of No. 11 North Carolina (20:51) How might injuries impact No. 3 Texas (27:20) Concern about Florida (33:27) Virginia Tech’s path to the Top-25 (38:09) How Kansas reached the rankings (44:00) Picks to Click (48:47) Final thoughts and Hawaii news Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball is officially back which means we have actual games that mean something to talk about this week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss some of the news over baseball's opening weekend and dig into some early noteworthy performances and some overreactions. (2:00) Kristian Campbell settling in nicely. (6:00) Gleyber Torres injured (9:00) Josh Jung Injury (10:00) Reynaldo Lopez placed on IL for shoulder inflammation. (13:00) Jurickson Profar PED suspension. (15:00) Eury Perez ready to face hitters (17:00) Garrett Crochet signs six year $170 million. (19:00) Cash in your Drake Baldwin shares? Sean Murphy starts a rehab assignment this week. (21:00) Colton Cowser broken thumb out 6-8 weeks. (23:00) Crazy overreactions from the opening weekend. (24:00) Kristian Campbell is voted an AL All-Star (25:00) Cristopher Sanchez receives Cy Young votes. (26:00) Dylan Crews gets demoted to Triple-A at some point. (27:00) Kyle Manzardo finishes as top five first baseman. (30:00) Aaron Judge hits 70 home runs in 2025. (31:00) Bo Bichette lead the AL batting Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Carlos Collazo break down Baseball America's first Staff Draft of the 2025 cycle, which features righthander high school pitcher Seth Hernandez going No. 1 overall. Could a prep righty really go at the top? Which other candidates could go 1-1 with all the usual names scuffling? We also discuss Roki Sasaki's struggles to start his Dodgers career and Roman Anthony's hot start at Triple-A. Time Stamps (1:15) Could Seth Hernandez be the No. 1 overall pick? (8:30) Safest pick to go 1-1 (11:00) Other Staff Draft picks that stood out (12:30) Are we worried about Roki Sasaki? (19:35) Roman Anthony impresses early Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This past weekend, the Yankees hit nine home runs in a game against the Brewers. During the broadcast, the Yankees broadcast explained how several of the team's players were swinging bats with unusually-shaped barrels. Since that breakout game, more details on the Yankees' "torpedo bats" have come to light. Today on the 90th Percentile we discuss what we know and how they may not be as new as you think. (3:00) What are the Torpedo Bats? (6:00) Which players are using the torpedo bats on the Yankees? (8:00) Giancarlo Stanton's triumph and... pain? (13:00) Impacts on bat speed. (18:00) Is this the first sign of hitting evolving in the training and information space? (22:00) The impetus for adjustments by hitters Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter discuss the first in-season draft update for the 2025 class. Big picture takeaways, lefthanded pitching depth, up-the-middle defensive profiles and players who excite us beyond the top 50. — Time Stamps (3:30) Big picture takeaways on the update (6:00) Lefthanded pitching depth (9:00) Questions up top (11:00) Up-the-middle depth (14:00) Post top 50 names we’re excited about (28:00) Peter’s deep sleeper juco arm (32:00) Indiana OF Korbyn Dickerson (25:00) Southern Miss RHP JB Middleton Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the AL East. The guys explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2025. Time Stamps (0:00) -- Samuel Basallo, Orioles (9:00) -- Carson Williams, Rays (17:45) -- Ricky Tiedemann, Blue Jays (26:05) -- Jasson Dominguez, Yankees (33:30) -- Roman Anthony, Red Sox Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Lots of news to discuss this week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast as Kristian Campbell, Jackson Jobe, Cam Smith and Will Warren will all break camp with their respective clubs. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White breakdown each player's potential contributions for fantasy managers in 2025. We also dive into Geoff's recent two weeks in Florida, going over some names that stuck out on the backfields. (3:00) Kristian Campbell Breaks Camp With The Red Sox (7:30) Jackson Jobe included in Tigers rotation (10:00) Alan Roden makes Blue Jays (14:00) Will Warren in the Yankees rotation (16:00) Break (17:00) Shane McClanahan, Ryan Weathers and Jared Jones injured. (21:00) Kyle Harrison down Landen Roupp up... Birdsong in long role. (24:00) Nolan Jones makes his way back to the Guardians as Tyler Freeman heads to the Rockies. (27:00) Justin Martinez extension (29:00) Cam Smith has the most helium. (32:00) Konnor Griffin takeoff time. (35:00) Bryce Rainer moving up as well. (38:00) Payton Tolle making noise on the backfields. (42:00) George Lombard Jr. (44:00) Aroon Escobar is burning up. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty take a closer look at No. 3 Texas after its top-five series win over then-No. 2 LSU plus break down the rankings-risers in the West, including Oregon State, UC Irvine and UCLA. Rudner and Flaherty also preview aspects of their first in-season Field of 64 projection. (2:00) Examining Texas’ rise to No. 3 (7:25) Arkansas off to best start in program history (14:05) Checking in on independent Oregon State (18:48) What to make of Ole Miss so far (27:37) UC Irvine up to No. 17 after sweep of rival UCSB (32:35) Is it time to worry about the Gauchos (38:05) UCLA and Troy make their Top 25 debuts (43:45) Picks to Click (47:42) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun react to the Red Sox bringing their No. 2 prospect Kristian Campbell aboard to start the season. Which other top prospects are starting the season in the major leagues? We also discuss breakout candidates this upcoming MLB season and take a look at what a path to relevancy looks like for the rudderless Marlins. (0:35) Standout players from J.J. & Geoff's spring training visits (5:00) Kristian Campbell makes the Opening Day Red Sox roster (13:30) Top shortstops (15:15) Breakout pitchers for 2025 (19:20) The struggling Marlins Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's episode of the 90th Percentile hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome Tony Gilio of Operation Player Assist. Operation Player Assist helps teams and families supplement some of the high costs associated with travel ball. (2:00) Sandwich talk, best sandwich chain and Portillo's Italian Beefs. (7:00) Exposure Funnel's impact on opportunities (11:00) Rising costs of youth sports for coaches and players. (18:00) Operation Player Assist and what they provide. (24:00) Ramp up and lead time for the program. (29:00) Ease of the platform. (31:00) Success of the platform operationplayerassist.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk through four notable up-arrow players in the 2025 class who will climb our draft board significantly on our next update. That includes two North Carolina preps: Josh Hammond, who is increasingly interesting for his exploits as a hitter; and Briggs McKenzie, who continues a North Carolina high school lefty tradition. The two also talk about Friday night SEC lefthanders Zach Root (Arkansas) and Kade Anderson (LSU). — Time Stamps (1:00) Josh Hammond (8:00) Briggs McKenzie (15:00) Zach Root (21:00) Kade Anderson Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the AL Central. The guys explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2025. Time Stamps (0:00) -- Travis Bazzana, Guardians (9:10) -- Noah Schultz, White Sox (19:55) -- Jackson Jobe, Tigers (28:45) -- Walker Jenkins, Twins (37:30) -- Jac Caglianone, Royals Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down Texas A&M's fall from preseason No. 1 to unranked heading into Week 6. Rudner and Flaherty also take a closer look at No. 5 Texas, No. 14 Stanford, No. 15 Louisville, No. 17 Auburn and No. 25 West Virginia's early-season success. (3:27) Breaking down Texas A&M’s fall (14:00) Texas jumps up to No. 5 (19:00) Is Stanford back? (23:33) Louisville up to No. 15 after another big week (26:58) Auburn and West Virginia make their Top 25 debuts (29:03) How does Virginia avoid and A&M-like collapse (34:56) Rice hires former Texas head coach David Pierce (36:18) Week 6 matchups to watch (45:06) Picks to Click (49:13) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Carlos Collazo and Scott Braun dish on a number of topics, including Jackson Jobe's new offerings, Boston's "Big Three," Spring Breakout studs, Charlie Condon's wrist ailment and 2026 college recruiting. Time Stamps (0:50) Jackson Jobe's developing pitch mix (6:30) The timeline for Red Sox "Big Three" (12:20) Spring Breakout standouts (17:50) Charlie Condon injury woes (20:00) 2026 college recruiting rankings Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter discuss the first in-season mock draft of the 2025 cycle on today’s draft podcast. Peter gives his reactions to where players went, the two discuss the up/down movement of the class and talk through a few compelling positional battles, including a top-10 cluster of shortstops and a mid-round group of college pitchers. See the complete mock draft here: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-mock-draft-1-0-anonymous-scout-analyzes-top-40-picks/ — Time Stamps (3:00) Peter’s thoughts on the mock draft (4:30) Tyler Bremner going 2 and other options after Jamie Arnold (7:00) Trying to separate the shortstops in the top 10 (14:00) The first pick that surprised us (17:30) Xavier Neyens vs. Ethan Holliday (20:00) Steele Hall’s huge rise (25:00) Max Belyeu vs. Cam Cannarella (32:00) College pitchers on the rise Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper discuss the first in-season mock draft of 2025. Carlos did a mock with a MLB scout, and they alternated picks. We discuss the first 11 picks. (00:00) How this class shapes up (04:30) Pick #1, Washington Nationals (06:00) Pick # 2, Los Angeles Angels (07:10) Pick # 3, Seattle Mariners (11:00) Pick # 4, Colorado Rockies (13:30) Pick # 5, St. Louis Cardinals (15:00) Pick # 6, Pittsburgh Pirates (16:30) Pick # 7, Miami Marlins (18:00) Pick # 8, Toronto Blue Jays (21:00) Pick # 9, Cincinnati Reds (22:00) Pick #10, Chicago White Sox (24:30) Pick #11, Athletics Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Dynasty Top 500 underwent its first significant update of the season and hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are here to talk about it. On this week's show they discuss some of the risers and fallers on the list. As well as touching on lots of recent injury news bound to impact dynasty managers. (1:00) Backfield action in Florida (2:30) Gerrit Cole news (4:00) Will Warren breakout (6:00) Grayson Rodriguez and George Kirby Injuries. (7:30) Are Strider and Eury Perez trade targets? (11:00) Francisco Alvarez injury. (15:00) Matt Shaw Breaks Camp (16:00) Young players rising up the ranks. (19:00) Chandler Simpson (21:00) Cam Smith surging (24:00) The Drake Baldwin question (28:00) Marco Luciano and Noelvi Marte down arrow players (31:00) Pitching breakouts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the AL West. The guys explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2025. Time Stamps (0:00) -- Kumar Rocker, Rangers (9:10) -- Caden Dana, Angels (18:50) -- Cam Smith, Astros (30:50 -- Colt Emerson, Mariners (42:25) -- Nick Kurtz, Athletics Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty discuss the start of conference play, teams boosting their stock and Top 25 newcomers Stanford and Louisville. Rudner and Flaherty also take a closer look at what Virginia, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M need to do to get their seasons back on track. (2:20) Strength of Week 5 midweek schedule (4:46) Breaking down the top six (12:51) Big week ahead for No. 6 Florida (19:02) Breaking down North Carolina vs. Stanford (26:31) Welcoming Louisville to the Top 25 (31:48) Breaking down Virginia’s drop to No. 19 (36:22) It’s time to worry about Texas A&M (43:30) Why Oklahoma State fell out of the rankings (46:36) Picks to Click (50:41) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun react to BA's MLB mock draft of 2025 featuring big league scout analysis for every pick. Are scouts concerned with Jace LaViolette's slow start? Is there a clear-cut No. 1 pick? We also preview the Top 500 dynasty ranking update dropping on the BA site Tuesday to get you ready for your fantasy draft. The discussion includes how to manage the recent pitching injuries to key names and which players have in-season momentum thanks to solid spring training performances. Time Stamps (1:00) Carlos breaks down his new mock draft (2:45) Why this year's draft is hard to predict (5:30) This draft has good depth (8:35) Where will Jace LaViolette go? (15:40) Updating the top 500 dynasty list (17:20) Hitters Geoff is high on for 2025 (21:35) Pitchers Geoff is high on for 2025 (26:20) Injuries to big-name players Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about some notable performers through the first three weeks of the season, led by Tennessee (slugger?) Gavin Kilen and Michigan State lefthander Joseph Dzierwa. They touch on a few other risers to know, plus Peter gives us an early preview of how the 2026 college class is shaping up. — Time Stamps (1:00) Tennessee's Gavin Kilen (13:40) Michigan State's Joseph Dzierwa (19:00) Georgia's Brian Curley (26:00) Miami's Griffin Hugus (31:50) 2026 college class preview Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The 2025 Spring Breakout rosters have been announced, so Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper have gathered to help you get prepared for each and every game with looks at what top prospects and what lesser-know names you should pay attention to. (00:00) Which are the best Spring Breakout Games?/Rays-Red Sox and Reds-Brewers preview (06:13) Cubs-Dodgers Preview (08:45) Cardinals-Marlins Preview (12:40) Pirates-Phillies Preview (15:42) Nationals-Astros Preview (18:50) Padres-A's Preview (22:30) Mariners-Guardians Preview (25:40) Royals-D-Backs Preview (28:20) Twins-Blue Jays Preview (32:00) Yankees-Orioles Preview (35:00) Rangers-Giants Preview (38:40) Cubs-Angels Preview (41:40) Braves-Tigers Preview (44:50) Mets-Nationals Preview (47:20) Rockies-White Sox Preview (52:40) A little more Reds-Brewers talk (55:40) Other spring training thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We're a few weeks into spring training and the early signs of breakouts are beginning to bloom. This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Baseball podcast we discuss a few names hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are targeting heading into 2025. (2:00) Chase DeLauter out 8-12 weeks (5:00) Luis Gil Lat Injury (7:00) Matt Vierling's injury opens up playing time for Jace Jung (8:30) Ryan Weathers (11:00) Brayan Rocchio (15:00) Casey Mize (18:00) Cristopher Sanchez (20:00) Will Warren (24:00) Kyle Hart (26:00) Victor Robles Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the NL West. The guys explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2025. Time Stamps (0:00) -- Roki Saksaki, Dodgers (9:35) -- Bryce Eldridge, Giants (19:25) -- Jordan Lawlar, Diamondbacks (28:35) -- Leodalis De Vries, Padres (38:20) -- Chase Dollander, Rockies Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Taylor Blake Ward and JJ Cooper are talking in-depth about the Angels farm system in the latest MLB Prospects Deep Dive. With this post, all 30 teams are now live, so your favorite team is available, no matter which club you root for. (00:00) Caden Dana's a fast-rising, middle-of-the-rotation starting pitching prospect (11:30) Christian Moore is the latest fast-moving Angels position prospect. Is he big league ready? (22:00) Trying to parse why the Angels move their prospects so quickly. (26:00) Evaluating Nelson Rada, which is tricky considering how quickly he's been promoted (29:30) Two more pitchers to watch in the Top 10 (39:00) A non Top 10 Prospect to watch Angels Top 30 Prospects rankings: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2001-los-angeles-angels/prospects/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty discuss the first change at No. 1 in the Top 25 of the year with reigning national champion Tennessee returning to the top spot. Rudner and Flaherty also break down their concern level for former No. 1 Texas A&M, which dropped to No. 11 after a 1-3 week and 6-4 start to its season. (1:46) Is it time to sound the alarm on Texas A&M (10:06) Breaking down new No. 1, Tennessee (22:44) What to make of Duke and NC State falling from the rankings (34:33) Oklahoma’s rise from unranked to No. 10 (39:15) What Ole Miss did to reach the rankings (43:22) Southern Miss enters the Top 25 after weekend series win over TCU (47:15) Two teams we’re keeping a close eye on in Week 4 (49:48) Picks to Click (52:20) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Bill Mitchell and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at the Royals farm system in a new Baseball America Deep Dive. The Royals made the playoffs in 2024 and also added a new No. 1 prospect in Jac Caglianone. (00:00) Why Jac Caglianone is No. 1 and how good could he be? (10:00) The Royals have a pair of interesting catching prospects. Looking at Blake Mitchell and Carter Jensen. (15:30) Looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the system (24:30) Royals pitching prospects to watch (28:00) Non Top 10 Prospects to watch Royals Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2011-kansas-city-royals/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Red Sox Senior Director of Player Development Brian Abraham to discuss on the game’s top farm system. Plus, we share our reactions to the Roman Anthony defense criticism to illustrate broader points about player evaluation and writing scouting reports for budding prospects. (1:00) Responding to the criticism of Roman Anthony's defense on Boston radio waves (8:25) Brian Abraham joins (9:25) How having a large wave of top prospects helps player development (10:00) How the Red Sox see the infield shaking out (16:30) Player development vs. scouting (18:30) Breakout Red Sox prospects to watch for 2025 (22:45) Is it bittersweet to watch traded prospects develop for other teams? (25:00) When Boston knew this class of prospects was special Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Bill Mitchell and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the White Sox farm system with another Baseball America farm system Deep Dive. The White Sox have added a significant amount of young talent through trades, but we take a look at what the team still has to do to turn around the worst team in the major leagues. (00:00) Noah Schultz evokes some very lofty comparisons (08:00) Hagen Smith could give the White Sox a great 1-2 pitching pairing, but he has a big remaining to-do item. (13:30) What should we make of Colson Montgomery's struggles in 2024. (19:30) The deepest position in the White Sox system is catcher. (23:00) The Top 10 is really solid, but this system still needs more help. (25:30) Non Top 10 Prospects to watch, there are plenty. White Sox Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2027-chicago-white-sox/prospects/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Austin Yamada and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at a very deep Marlins farm system, although as our Deep Dive notes, it's one without a lot of Top 100-caliber prospects. (00:00) This system is bottom-heavy but Thomas White has taken the mantle of the next great Marlins pitching prospect. (07:00) What Noble Meyer needs to do to bounce back (12:00) The Marlins trade strategy (19:00) The Marlins pair of interesting catching prospects (25:00) Where the Marlins think the industry is underestimating P.J. Morlando (30:00) What to expect from Deyvison De Los Santos (34:00) A ton of non Top 10 Prospects to watch. Marlins Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/miami-marlins-2025-top-mlb-prospects/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Peter and Carlos hop on the draft podcast to talk about the SP1 battle at the top of the class between Jamie Arnold and Tyler Bremner. After that the two talk about top-of-the-class college hitters and why Jace LaViolette could be losing his grip on 1-1 status in the class and why a trio of college shortstops are hot on his heels. — Time Stamps (2:00) The Jamie Arnold vs. Tyler Bremner race (6:00) Liam Doyle’s fastball is insane (12:30) AJ Russell back on the mound (17:00) Any concerns for Tyler Bremner? (22:45) Peter doubles down on Patrick Forbes (24:00) Jace LaViolette losing his grip on 1-1? (31:00) College shortstops on the rise Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Austin Yamada and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at a very loaded Mariners farm system in the latest 2025 MLB Prospects Deep Dive. Austin explains how it was hard to line up everyone from No. 2 to No. 9, and why the team's first round pick couldn't crack the Top 10. (00:00) This is a very deep Top 10, here's what put Colt Emerson clearly at the top, and who he could end up comparing to. (10:00) Comparing infielders Cole Young and Michael Arroyo (22:00) Bridging the divide between the Mariners' MLB struggles and success in developing prospects. (27:00) Why Lazaro Montes could be a star, but why it's going to be a difficult path. (31:30) Raving about Ryan Sloan. (34:00) Non Top 10 Prospects to watch. Mariners Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2018-seattle-mariners/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Draft season is upon us and this week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White breakdown Geoff's 2025 Tout Wars draft. They go through his strategy in the 15 team alternative categories league. This league uses on-base percentage over batting average as well as innings pitched and saves/holds. You can view the draft board HERE . (5:00) Tout Wars draft (10:00) Top three round plan (15:00) Going Greene (20:00) Jared Jones steal (25:00) Mason Miller and the closer run (30:00) First catcher too late? (35:00) Reliever run rounds 18-23 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Savannah McCann and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the Nationals farm system in a new 2025 MLB Prospects Deep Dive. (00:00) Dylan Crews is the clear No. 1. What can be expected of him in 2025 and beyond. (10:00) Why Travis Sykora and Jarlin Susana are 2 and 2A (17:00) How do the rest of the top position prospects sort out? (24:00) Are the Nationals close to jumping from rebuilding to contending? (30:00) Non Top 10 Prospects to watch Nationals Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2013-washington-nationals/prospects/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down their Top 25 selection process and how it impacted Week 2 decisions. Rudner and Flaherty also take an in-depth look at a potential change at No. 1 with Tennessee surging and Texas A&M losing third baseman Gavin Grahovac to a season-ending shoulder injury and make their picks to click in Week 3. (1:55) Why we didn’t include Oklahoma in the Top 25 (7:09) What led to Alabama’s inclusion at No. 25 (10:51) Could there be a change at No. 1 this week (18:31) Texas A&M loses Gavin Grahovac (22:41) What to make of No. 8 Virginia’s start to the season (26:12) How we weight early-season bad weeks (34:15) Teams that could make their rankings debut soon (40:45) Picks to Click (45:53) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Nick Piecoro joins JJ Cooper to talk about the Diamondbacks farm system. Arizona is just two years removed from a World Series appearance, and it has a holdover at No. 1 thanks to injuries. (00:00) Jordan Lawlar needs a year of good health, but where does he fit in this D-Backs lineup? (10:00) Demetrio Crisantes had a breakout season in 2024. (17:00) Druw Jones was healthy in 2024. There was plenty of good, and some concerns. (26:30) Tommy Troy needs to bounce back (31:00) Adrian Del Castillo can hit, can he catch? (36:00) Looking at the big picture, where does Arizona stand? (47:00) A non Top 10 Prospect to watch. Arizona Diamondbacks Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/arizona-diamondbacks-2025-top-mlb-prospects/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun tease five outstanding prospects who could become baseball’s top prospect in 2026. Plus, we dive into some early spring observations and standout performers, including Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson and Royals slugger Jac Caglianone. (1:00) Who could be the No. 1 prospect in 2026? (16:00) Chandler Simpson's hot spring training start (20:35) Zebby Matthews' chances for a rotation spot (22:55) Jackson Jobe's upgraded arsenal (23:50) Jack Leiter's improved velocity (24:35) Jac Caglianone's power is already translating to pro ball (25:30) Answering a viewer question about Jarlin Susana Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Peter Flaherty and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at the Padres' farm system. This is a team that remains aggressive, and generally has some very high-ceiling prospects. That's true again this year at the top of the Padres Top 30 Prospects list. (00:00) Why Leodalis De Vries ranks at the top of the Padres' rankings and what he could become. (07:30) After a setback at the plate in 2024, Ethan Salas is looking to bounce back. (17:15) The Padres' all-or-nothing, aggressive approach does mean this is a thin system. (22:30) Why Cobb Hightower could be the next Padres' prospect to emerge. (25:30) Some non Top 10 prospects to watch (35:00) Why the Padres deserve plenty of credit Padres Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2017-san-diego-padres/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the NL Central. The guys explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2025. Time Stamps (0:00) -- JJ Wetherholt, Cardinals (10:00) -- Matt Shaw, Cubs (20:15) -- Jesus Made, Brewers (29:25) -- Bubba Chandler, Pirates (38:50) -- Rhett Lowder, Reds Enjoying our Prospect Profiles? A new one drops each day on our YouTube channel. You can see our Top 30s for each system here . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Josh Norris and JJ Cooper are talking about the San Francisco Giants farm system in another Deep Dive. This is a system led by one of the power hitting prospects in the game, but the depth of the system is a bigger question. (00:00) A new regime. (02:00) Bryce Eldridge flew through the minors in 2024. How far is he away now? (10:00) Can a position switch help Marco Luciano regain his prospect luster? (17:00) This Top 10 isn't great, and it will thin out pretty soon. (19:00) Some behind the scenes moves to watch with the Giants. (26:00) A recent signing to watch (29:00) Reggie Crawford is really talented, but can he stay healthy (33:00) Non Top 10 Prospects to watch Giants Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2019-san-francisco-giants/prospects/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to talk about a few of the buzziest draft prospects from the first weekend of college baseball, including Louisville RHP Patrick Forbes, Wake Forest SS Marek Houston and Tennessee LHP Liam Doyle, among others. — Time Stamps (4:30) Louisville RHP Patrick Forbes (12:30) Texas OF Max Belyeu (17:45) Clemson OF Cam Cannarella (24:30) Texas LHP Jared Spencer (27:00) Wake Forest SS Marek Houston (35:00) Tennessee LHP Liam Doyle (39:00) Vanderbilt OF RJ Austin Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Josh Norris and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the Phillies farm system and the state of the organization in the latest Farm System Deep Dive. (00:00) Andrew Painter could be really good (15:00) Aidan Miller's development in 2024 was a very positive step forward (21:30) What did the Phillies give up for Jesus Luzardo (25:00) Justin Crawford can hit, but he has one big skill to develop (32:00) A catcher to watch (38:00) Non Top-10 Prospects to watch Phillies Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2025-philadelphia-phillies/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On Monday Dylan White released his Roboscout Top 100, showing us how the model breaks down the top prospects in the game. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan discuss the list and some of the surprise names the Robot loves heading into the season. (3:00) Bregman signs and chaos ensues. (10:00) Art Imitates Life Roman Anthony No. 1 (13:00) Surprise at No. 2 (17:00) Top pitcher is not Jackson Jobe Break (23:00) Model Loves Adrian Del Castillo (26:00) The Robot likes Ryan Clifford (29:00) Matt Shaw down at No. 85, why? (32:00) Surprise names in the Top 50 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Ben Badler and JJ Cooper are talking all about the Brewers farm system in our new 2025 MLB Prospects Deep Dive. (00:00) Why Jesus Made is the No. 1 prospect before he plays a game in the U.S. (10:30) After a lost season, Jeferson Quero is worth remembering (14:30) Discussing Cooper Pratt's upside (19:30) Luis Pena is another DSL Prospect to watch (23:30) How do the Brewers remain playoff contenders (26:30) What Brewers pitchers could pop (35:10) Another Non-Top 10 Prospect to watch Brewers Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2030-milwaukee-brewers/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty dive into opening weekend and recap the biggest wins and losses from around the country. Rudner and Flaherty also take an in-depth look at their first in-season Top 25 and offer their Week 2 Picks to Click. (3:00) Opening weekend takeaways (13:41) Breaking down the Desert Classic and Shriners Children’s College Showdown (24:33) Top-25 thoughts and breakdown (38:05) Picks to Click (42:12) Final thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are back to discuss the Orioles farm system. It may not be as deep as it was when it ranked as our No. 1 system in back-to-back years, but the top of this system still compares favorably with most other teams. (00:00) Why systems drop down the farm system rankings (01:20) How good could Samuel Basallo be? (11:00) Why Coby Mayo's bat could be as good as Basallo's. (20:00) Are there pitchers ready to help? (25:00) Sorting out the Orioles outfield depth (32:00) The state of the organization overall (41:00) Non Top-10 Prospects to watch Orioles Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2003-baltimore-orioles/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo & Scott Braun dive into the Boston Red Sox conundrum: where to play Alex Bregman and how to avoid blocking the budding stars ready to burst onto the scene? Plus... (1:20) Is Kristian Campbell good enough to force Boston's hand? (13:00) The Orioles’ org depth might not be as good as you think (21:00) Exit velocities in college baseball are out of control Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to https://ArenaClub.com/foul and use code foul. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are talking about the Detroit Tigers farm system. The Tigers rank No. 2 in our current farm system talent rankings, which is the highest we have ever ranked the Tigers. (00:00) What's going right in Detroit (02:00) Digging into No. 1 prospect Jackson Jobe. What's his potential? (10:00) How difficult it was to pick between Max Clark and Kevin McGonigle at No. 2. (18:00) Catching is the strength of the system. Looking at Dillon Dingler and Thayron Liranzo (24:30) Does Josue Briceno have a chance to stick at catcher? (31:00) How the Tigers rebuilt (40:00) Three non-Top 10 Prospects to keep an eye on. Tigers Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2009-detroit-tigers/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the NL East. The guys explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2025. Time Stamps (0:00) -- Jett Williams, Mets (9:50) -- Thomas White, Marlins (19:30) -- Dylan Crews, Nationals (28:00) -- Andrew Painter, Phillies (37:40) -- Drake Baldwin, Braves Enjoying our Prospect Profiles? A new one drops each day on our YouTube channel. You can see our Top 30s for each system here . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are talking all about the Minnesota Twins. After winning a playoff series in 2023, the Twins took a step back in 2024. Could a couple of potential star prospects return Minnesota to the postseason? (00:00) Why Walker Jenkins is the Twins best prospect in over a decade. (10:00) Why Emmanuel Rodriguez has a shot to be even better than Jenkins. (19:00) The Twins prospect depth, especially in the infield, could be a secret weapon. (25:00) Looking at the pitching depth (30:00) How spending and then pulling back on spending hurt the Twins (38:00) Injuries could derail all of this (41:00) Two non Top 10 Prospects to watch https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2024-minnesota-twins/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Alex Speier joins JJ Cooper to discuss the Red Sox farm system. They go in depth on how Roman Anthony edged Kristian Campbell for the top spot in our top farm system, and then they go on to talk about what's going right with Red Sox hitting development as well as who else to keep an eye on. (00:00) A very tough call at No. 1. Making the case for Kristian Campbell, and also the case for Roman Anthony (10:00) Why Campbell might fit in Boston before Anthony (25:00) Marcelo Mayer is a really good No. 3 prospect (31:00) Why there may be the need for some patience (43:00) How Red Sox hitting development has changed. (49:00) Some lesser noticed development success stories. (50:00) What about the pitching? (55:00) Non-top 10 prospects to watch Red Sox Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-top-prospects-for-every-team/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Baseball America fantasy team of Geoff Pontes and Dylan White updated their Top 500 dynasty list earlier this week, and the hosts dive into some of the movement on the list. We explain our logic for the movement and the possible position battles brewing. (2:00) Jackson Jobe debuts a sinker and curveball (5:00) Kenley Jensen signs with the Angels (8:00) Rhett Lowder dealing with elbow soreness (11:00) Clayton Kershaw returns to the Dodgers (14:00) Red Sox closer battle Break (18:30) Dodgers reliever signings and the impact on the Top 500 (21:00) Cubs closer Ryan Pressly (24:00) Jeff Hoffman primary closer in Toronto (25:30) How does the Carlos Estevez impact Lucas Erceg's value (27:00) Chris Martin signs with Rangers, chances for saves this season? (28:30) Devin Williams trade impacts Luke Weaver's 2025 value (31:00) Braxton Garrett to miss all of 2025, could he be a good buy low for 2026 in dynasty? (33:00) Zach Neto to miss the beginning of the season. (35:00) Hyeseong Kim how many plate appearances can we expect? (37:00) Nathaniel Lowe jumps onto the list (40:30) Alex Bregman potential landing spots Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are talking all about the Cleveland Guardians farm system and top prospects in another Deep Dive. This is one of the deepest systems in baseball right now, with a ton of intriguing hitting prospects. (00:00) Why this system is so deep (03:00) Breaking down No. 1 prospect Travis Bazzana (10:30) A surprising number of first base prospects (14:00) Who could help in the outfield (21:00) There are fewer pitching prospects than normal (24:00) Can Tugboat help in Cleveland? (27:30) Other pitching prospects to watch Guardians Top 30 Prospects rankings, scouting reports and tools grades: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2007-cleveland-guardians/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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After a brief hiatus, The 90th Percentile podcast returns for season four. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak explore the recent dominance of Japanese baseball and Japanese born players in North America and ask; Has American baseball fallen behind? (0:00) Welcome to Season Four (4:00) Japan is dominating on an international front. (7:00) Who's the most fun American player? (9:00) What Makes Roki Sasaki Unique? (15:00) Impact of travel ball and showcases. (22:00) Do Japanese players play the game better? (26:00) Rintaro Sasaki pre-season Freshman Of The Year. (30:00) Dylan Crews The Last Of Dying Breed (34:00) How The Changing NCAA Landscape is Impacting Development (41:00) The Impact Of A Lack Of Youth Development Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty are joined by Jason Ratcliff to talk about BA’s new partnership with 64Analytics.com as well take a look ahead at under-the-radar teams and players entering the 2025 season. Rudner and Flaherty then dive into the best opening weekend matchups and offer their picks to click as the season gets started. (01:36) Introducing 64Analytics (04:10) Under-the-radar teams to keep an eye on (09:44) Under-the-radar players to watch (19:47) One big theme that excites us in 2025 (25:58) Our favorite opening weekend matchups (45:48) Picks to Click Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are talking about the Reds farm system in another MLB Prospects Deep Dive. The Reds have built a solid homegrown rotation, and the top three prospects in the system are all starting pitchers to add to that depth. (00:00) How hard was it to pick between Chase Burns and Rhett Lowder? (01:00) Why we ranked Lowder No. 1 (05:00) Making the case for why Burns could be a star (12:00) How the Reds have gotten to an enviable position as far as producing pitchers (15:30) Don't forget about Chase Petty (24:00) Digging into the hitting prospects (33:00) Two non-Top 10 prospects to watch Baseball America Top 100 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2025-top-100-prospects/ Baseball America Reds Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2006-cincinnati-reds/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the Astros farm system. Over the past decade, a steady stream of stars and solid contributors have kept Houston in playoff contention year after year. But is the system thinning out? We take a look. (00:00) How Cam Smith boosts the Astros' young talent. (03:30) What is Smith's most likely long-term position? (06:00) Lining up the hitting prospects behind Smith (10:00) What's the state of the organization at this point? (14:00) Why there's hope that the window isn't closing (18:00) Analyzing Jacob Melton, Zach Dezenzo and Brice Matthews (20:00) Where's the pitching? (27:00) Relying on later-round finds (31:00) Non top-10 prospects to watch Astros Top 30 Prospects With Scouting Reports: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2010-houston-astros/prospects/?season=2025&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America's Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are talking about our recently released 2025 Farm System Talent Rankings. The Boston Red Sox rank No. 1 for the first time in the nearly 40 years of our farm system rankings. We talk about them, the other teams in contention for the top spot, how we build out our rankings and the teams at the bottom of the rankings. (00:00) How tough was the decision of who ranked No. 1? (02:00) Why the Red Sox rank No. 1 (06:30) This is the best we've ever ranked the Tigers system (10:30) How much did Roki Sasaki push up the Dodgers' ranking? (14:00) Why did Roki Sasaki qualify for prospect rankings (20:00) Why the top of the Top 100 drives our rankings (22:00) Further explaining how valuations drive our rankings (28:00) Who are the deepest farm systems? (33:00) Looking at the back of the list, why the Astros avoided the basement (34:00) Examining the Angels farm system (39:00) Why the Braves rank near the bottom (43:00) Teams positioned to leap up the rankings in 2025 Links: Driveline's Prospect Valuation model: https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/2019/02/prospect-valuation-much-top-prospects-worth-professional-baseball-teams/ Our 2025 Farm System Rankings: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-farm-system-rankings-for-all-30-teams/ Top 30 Prospects for All 30 Organizations: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-top-prospects-for-every-team/ Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk through Baseball America’s top 200 draft update, give an overview of how the class is shaping up on the eve of college baseball kicking off and pick a few notable risers to talk about. After that, the two talk about the recently released preseason All-America teams and whether there are takeaways to be had from them. — Time Stamps (3:00) General thoughts on the class (6:00) How directors are viewing the class (9:30) Up arrow first round names on the update (14:50) This year’s shortstop capital (17:00) Other up arrow names to know (30:00) Preseason All-America team reactions Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Josh Norris and JJ Cooper are here to talk about the Rangers' farm system. Even after graduating Wyatt Langford and Evan Carter last year, the team still has a potent 1-2 prospect combo. ( 00:00 ) Why Kumar Rocker and Sebastian Walcott are 1A and 1B ( 02:00 ) Analyzing Sebastian Walcott ( 06:00 ) What Kumar Rocker needs to improve to have MLB success ( 13:00 ) Other Rangers pitchers who could contribute before long ( 21:00 ) Where does Jack Leiter stand now ( 24:00 ) Some Rangers hitters to watch ( 31:00 ) How the Rangers' depth puts them in a pretty good spot. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Baseball America fantasy podcast returns with news of a big star returning to the Mets and a cornucopia of breakout names to target in your dynasty leagues for 2025. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White talk in depth about some undervalued names you need to add to your watch list heading into the season. (2:00) Pete Alonso returns to the Mets. (4:00) Blue Jays always the bridesmaid and never the bride. (6:00) Welbyn Francisca (10:00) Nestor German (13:00) Payton Eeles (18:00) Break (18:00) Benny Montgomery (23:00) Connor Prielipp (26:00) Eriq Swan (28:00) Rainiel Rodriguez (32:00) Joseph Sullivan Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Matt Eddy and JJ Cooper are talking all about the Mets farm system in the latest 2025 MLB Prospects Deep Dive. This is an organization that doesn't have a top 25 prospect, but the overall depth of the system has improved significantly in recent years. (00:00) Have the Mets lived up to Steven Cohen's big plans? (02:00) The shape of the system (03:00) Why Jett Williams ranks No. 1 (07:30) Other bats to know (18:00) Brandon Sproat is the team's best pitching prospect (22:00) What's up with Jonah Tong? (27:00) Luisangel Acuna's rough and also great 2024 season (31:00) Two more non-top 10 prospects to know. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Mark Chiarelli and JJ Cooper are talking all about the Pirates farm system in a new MLB Prospects Deep Dive. (00:00) The pitching development is rolling, but this team could use some bats. (3:00) Analyzing No. 1 prospect Bubba Chandler. How quickly could he reach Pittsburgh? Where does he slot into the rotation? What has led to his prospect breakthrough? (11:40) Don't forget about Thomas Harrington (17:00) The Pirates have a lot of former prospects who haven't claimed full-time jobs (22:00) This team has a lot of second base prospects (24:30) Analyzing 2B prospect Termarr Johnson (32:20) Where does Billy Cook fit? (37:00) A missed opportunity to spend on a hitter? (42:00) Two non-top 10 prospects to watch. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty take an in-depth look at the 2025 Preseason Top-25, discuss the teams that just missed the preseason NCAA rankings and pick Omaha sleepers. (00:00) General overview of the top-25 process (06:30) Why Texas A&M landed at preseason No. 1 (12:25) Can Tennessee win back-to-back titles (19:55) A look at Oregon State as an independent (21:10) Standout teams from No. 10-25 (39:20) Omaha sleepers and teams that just missed the Top-25 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America Prospect Expert Josh Norris and Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper are back for another 2025 MLB Prospects Deep Dive. This time, they are talking about the Yankees farm system. Josh and JJ look at the team’s top prospects, why the team’s farm system may have been a bit better than you think, and some sleeper prospects to watch. (00:00) How could Jasson Dominguez be? What could hold him back? (10:00) Are Spencer Jones’ contact issues fixable? (19:00) A rough year for numerous Top 10 Yankees prospects (32:30) A non-Top 10 Prospect to keep an eye on. (34:00) Why Hudson Valley will be a team to watch Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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It's a busy time at Baseball America! The guys discuss their favorite candidates to rise the Top 100, preview our MLB farm system rankings dropping later this week, then build potential Dylan Cease trades for the Braves, Mets and Orioles. Then we close with Carlos Collazo's early look at the 2025 draft class as the season gets going later this month. Time Stamps (1:00) Potential Top 100 Risers, including Zyhir Hope & Sebastian Walcott (7:30) Previewing our MLB farm system rankings (12:30) Drawing up trade packages for Dylan Cease (22:30) Carlos Collazo previews the 2025 draft class If you enjoyed the show, subscribe to our YouTube channel! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America Prospect Writer Josh Norris and Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the Dodgers farm system, highlighting a number of prospects to know. (00:00) Why the Dodgers hit on picks despite drafting late. (03:00) Where does Dalton Rushing fit for the Dodgers? (10:00) A buffet of high-ceiling prospects to watch (19:00) Do we overrate Dodgers prospects? (29:00) Does the Dodgers' risk tolerance lead to injury issues? (32:00) A sleeper prospect to watch. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter break down nine players they are excited about for the upcoming draft who rank beyond the top 100 range on the current draft board. Peter highlights five college arms he’s excited about, while Carlos sticks to the high school ranks and picks out a pair of shortstops, one athletic righthander and a legitimate two-way player. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (4:30) Cade Crossland (6:30) Logan Dawson (10:20) Joe Ariola (15:00) CJ Gray (19:45) Griffin Stieg (25:00) CJ Hughes (29:40) Ben Jacobs (34:35) Brock Ketelsen (39:15) Cole Leaman Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper is joined by Prospect Maven Geoff Pontes to discuss the Blue Jays Top Prospects, led by lefthander Ricky Tiedemann. They talk about why this system may be a little better than you think, but also what's gone wrong over the past five years. (00:00) Everything about Ricky Tiedemann (12:30) Why Arjun Nimmala is on the cusp of the Top 100 (22:00) Other Top 10 Prospects to know (32:00) What's gone wrong over the past five years (41:00) A sleeper prospect to watch Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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JJ Cooper and Carlos Collazo are talking all about Rays prospects in the latest MLB Prospects Deep Dive. They discuss how hard it is to line up the Rays Top 10 (and beyond), why Carson Williams is the clear No. 1 prospect and the team's fascinating mix of high-ceiling talent and close-to-the-majors prospects. (00:00) Why was this Top 10 so hard to rank? (03:00) Sorting out high ceiling vs. safe bets (08:00) Why Braden Taylor ranks so high (14:30) Comparing Tre' Morgan vs. Xavier Isaac (22:00) Carson Williams, No. 1 prospect (34:00) Why the Rays rank in the top tier of farm systems year after year (40:00) Why Chandler Simpson is such a fascinating player Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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It was a very weird 2024 and it's sure to be an equally weird 2025 for the Athletics. On one hand, 2024 was a nightmare for A's fans, as the team played its final game in Oakland before heading to its temporary home in Sacramento for 2025. But 2024 did see the emergence of Brent Rooker, Lawrence Butler and a lineup that has made this a more respectable team. Mark Chiarelli and JJ Cooper discuss where the A's are now, and where they are going. (00:00) Are the Athletics nearing respectability on the field? (06:00) Is time already running short for Tyler Soderstrom? (10:00) How the rotation shapes up (12:00) Why the trades didn't work out (14:00) A team willing to take risks (17:00) Why Nick Kurtz was the clear No. 1 prospect (24:00) Jacob Wilson has some great skills, and one worrisome trait (29:00) Strength of the system (30:00) Weakness of the system (32:00) Two more lesser-known prospects to remember Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are talking all about the Rockies farm system and the team's chances for 2025, 2026 and beyond. After acknowledging how difficult the task of winning in the NL West is, Geoff and JJ take a look at what the Rockies do well as well as what they need to do better. They take in-depth looks at the team's top two prospects: Chase Dollander and Charlie Condon before also discussing some of the team's other prospects. (00:00) Are the Rockies stuck in the basement? (03:00) The nightmare that is the NL West (05:30) What do the Rockies do well? (09:30) Too many half measures? (13:00) When is a realistic hope for the next surge? (16:30) The Rockies’ best-ever pitching prospect? (18:30) Is Chase Dollander going to be able to survive Coors Field? (24:00) Charlie Condon’s worrisome pro debut (29:00) Where does Condon fit defensively? (31:00) Some things to like about the farm system (36:00) A sleeper name to know Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are excited to talk about the Chicago Cubs prospects. They look at what the Cubs have produced lately, who could be ready to help soon and some of the strengths and weaknesses of the system. (00:00) Is the rebuild that wasn't called a rebuild nearing an end? (04:00) Where does this farm system now rate compared to other teams? (08:00) Do they need another pitcher? (11:00) Is Cade Horton ready to help? (17:30) How does Matt Shaw fit? (23:00) James Triantos talk (24:00) Owen Caissie made improvements (26:00) Can Kevin Alcantara find a spot? (30:00) Why we like Moises Ballesteros (36:00) A lower-level name to know Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter go back and forth drafting the best high school tools among players in the 2025 class to create the best imaginary prospects possible. For hitters they have to pick the following: hit tool, raw power tool, running tool, fielding tool and arm tool. And for pitchers they have to assemble the following: fastball, slider, curveball, changeup and control/command. Which players do you like best? Let us know. — Time Stamps (0:00) Introducing the game (3:40) Peter’s fielding (5:33) Carlos’s hit (7:36) Peter’s changeup (9:30) Carlos’s control (11:40) Peter’s fastball (13:15) Carlos’s fielding (17:00) Peter’s slider (18:10) Carlos’s raw power (20:00) Peter’s hit (21:00) Carlos’s changeup (24:00) Peter’s run (25:30) Carlos’s arm (28:00) Peter’s arm (29:00) Carlos’s curveball (31:30) Peter’s raw power (33:30) Carlos’s slider (34:30) Peter’s control (36:00) Carlos’s run (37:45) Peter’s curveball (39:40) Carlos’s fastball (42:30) Overview Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Our first Top 100 Prospect video could only get through the Top 10 Prospects in 45 minutes. So we're back for Part II, and now, we're focused on everything other than the Top 10. Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper all pick multiple prospects they expect to break out in 2025, as well as looking at some prospects who got mixed reviews when we received feedback from industry sources. And they end with a look at some non-Top 100 Prospects who could rise into the rankings. BA subscribers can see the full list here: https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2025-top-100-prospects/ (00:00) Carlos Collazo's pick to pop is a Rangers shortstop (04:00) Geoff Pontes' breakout pick is a Brewers' teenager (08:00) JJ Cooper picks another Brewers' shortstop plus a Dodgers' slugger (11:00) Back to Geoff, who this time highlights an Astros third baseman (14:00) Carlos turns the spotlight to an A's first baseman (15:30) JJ's next pick to click is a Twins infielder (19:00) Looking at prospects outside the top 50, Geoff likes a Tigers' catcher (20:30) And Carlos is focused on a Braves catcher (23:00) JJ loves the best defensive first baseman in the minors, who can also hit (29:00) Switching to polarizing prospects, Carlos lays out the case for a Pirates pitcher (30:00) And Carlos also talks about a Royals slugger (31:00) Geoff wonders which Nationals prospect ends up as the better pitcher (33:00) JJ cheats briefly on the category by spotlighting a Yankees shortstop added to the Top 100 by near-unanimous positive feedback. (34:00) And then JJ returns to polarizing prospects with a Phillies outfielder (38:00) Why we ask you to read the scouting reports (41:00) Geoff's pick to click who isn't currently a Top 100 Prospect (43:00) Carlos' off-the-100 pick is a Reds first baseman (46:00) JJ finishes by talking about a pair of Rays prospects who could climb onto the Top 100. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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It's time! The Baseball America Top 100 Prospects rankings have been released, and Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are excited to talk about them. We had too much good stuff to fit into one show, so we're doing two. This first show dives into who is No. 1 and why, other candidates for No. 1. We also make the case for other Top 10 Prospects who could end up being the best of the group and how this is the year of the pitcher. (00:00) Why Roki Sasaki is No. 1 (11:00) Would Roman Anthony fit as a No. 1? (15:00) How does Roman Anthony compare to other recent No. 1s? (18:00) Who else in the top 10 could end up as the best player in the Top 100? (30:00) Is this top 10 thinner than normal? (35:00) Who is the most fascinating player in the Top 100? (37:00) Why Bubba Chandler has leapt up the rankings Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at the Cardinals farm system, what it's produced lately, where it's going and some of the prospects to watch. They also take a look at what Chaim Bloom will be tasked to do as St. Louis heads into the 2025 season. (00:00) What's gone wrong for a very successful franchise? (02:00) Self-evaluation has been a problem (05:00) The Cardinals Way and the advantages it gave St. Louis (06:30) What's happened with recent big league talent? (10:00) Is there a spot for Victor Scott II? (13:00) How Chaim Bloom's strengths fit what St. Louis needs (17:00) The Cardinals pitching approach is being adjusted (22:00) Where is the pitching going? (25:00) What are realistic goals for 2025? (27:00) How good is JJ Wetherholt? (29:00) Why third base is likely Wetherholt's home (31:00) A DSL prospect you need to know (34:00) Quinn Mathews' advantage over most young pitching prospects Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scout Braun welcome Orioles prospect Coby Mayo. We also dive into new Dodgers phenom Roki Sasaki's comparison to Shohei Ohtani and discuss why LA's reign may continue in an upcoming draft. Plus, we give a preview of the all-new Top 100 prospects list set to debut on Wednesday. Time Stamps (1:00) 2025 Top 100 prospects list debuts on Wednesday (1:40) Roki Sasaki joins the Dodgers and comparing him to Shohei Ohtani (12:30) Coby Mayo joins (23:10) Previewing the new Top 100 list Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In the first of 30 organizational deep dives, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at the Atlanta Braves farm system. They look at what the Braves have produced lately, why they are so pitching heavy, and what holes they can't fill internally. They also talk about some of the team's top prospects and a lesser-know prospect to keep an eye on. (00:00) What have the Braves produced lately (03:00) Why are the Braves so good at producing pitchers? (05:00) A subtle advantage to the Braves pitching development. (08:00) Even the Braves hitters were often quality pitching prospects (09:00) Catching Success (11:00) Is the window closing? (16:00) Who's next up among pitching prospects (17:00) Hurston Waldrep (19:00) A.J. Smith-Shawver (21:00) A little Ian Anderson talk (yes, he's not prospect eligible) (24:00) Drue Hackenberg (27:00) Cam Caminiti, J.R. Ritchie, Owen Murphy (31:00) The Braves willingness to embrace injury risk (37:00) Talking about catching prospect Drake Baldwin (47:00) A lesser-known prospect to remember Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter go back and forth drafting the best college tools among players in the 2025 draft class in an attempt to create the best imaginary prospects possible. For hitters they have to pick the following: hit tool, raw power tool, running tool, fielding tool and arm tool. And for pitchers they have to assemble the following: fastball, slider, curveball, changeup and control/command. Which players do you like best? Which tools should we have considered? Let us know. — Time Stamps (0:00) Explaining the game (4:00) Carlos’s fastball (8:40) Peter’s fielding (11:00) Carlos’s changeup (14:40) Peter’s hit (17:23) Carlos’s power (20:00) Peter’s slider (22:00) Carlos’s curveball (25:45) Peter’s control (27:30) Carlos’s speed (31:00) Peter’s arm (32:30) Carlos’s hit (34:00) Peter’s changeup (36:30) Carlos’s fielding (40:00) Peter’s power (42:00) Carlos’s slider (45:00) Peter’s curveball (47:00) Carlos’s control (48:30) Peter’s fastball (52:30) Carlos’s arm (56:00) Peter’s run (57:00) Overview Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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It's officially prospect ranking season at Baseball America and the fantasy team is jumping into the mix with their Top Prospects For Fantasy list. Hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss the names their most excited about in 2025. (3:00) Sasaki finalists, how would each location impact his future value. (8:00) Roki Sasaki vs Roman Anthony vs Kristian Campbell (12:00) Prospects we must have in 2025 (13:00) Emmanuel Rodriguez (16:00) Jesus Made (18:00) Bryce Eldridge (21:00) Bubba Chandler (25:00) Christian Moore (27:00) Jarlin Susana (29:00) Alejandro Rosario (31:00) Luis Perales Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Ben Badler and JJ Cooper discuss Roki Sasaki's decision, and especially what it has meant for the other international players who are planning to sign on Jan. 15. We've already seen a player switch what team they plan to sign with because of Sasaki-based delays, and Ben explains why we could see others. (00:00) Why this Is the craziest signing day of Badler's 18 years covering the international signing day. (05:00) "Darell Morel should be the biggest Roki Sasaki fan in the world." (07:00) The consolation prize for the Giants being eliminated--Josuar Gonzalez (09:00) How this Jan. 15 is different. (12:00) How teams can sweeten their offers for Sasaki. (15:00) How the timing on trades may be worth watching (22:00) The difficult decision Dodgers and Padres prospects face as they are asked to wait. (27:00) What to watch for on January 15. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast for the first time in 2025 to talk about their experience at this year’s ABCA. The two talk about a love for I/O and a fun catch-and-throw talk by Vanderbilt coach Ty Blankmeyer, discuss some of their favorite defenders to watch and then talk about hitters at the top of the 2025 college class. There are some hitters who hammer the ball and some hitters who make a ton of contact in this year’s elite college group, but few who do both at a high level—will that change after the full 2025 spring season? — Time Stamps (1:45) ABCA (10:00) A love for I/O (15:00) Defensive players who are fun to watch (26:00) The composition of hitters at the top of the class Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Dynasty rankings season comes to a close as we release the final list in the Dynasty Top 500. This list is a culmination of months of positional rankings by our fantasy team, so hosts Dylan and Geoff dive into their approach to the final rankings. Time Stamps (6:00) Dylan's process. (12:00) Geoff's process. (20:00) Combined Rankings. (23:00) How prospect value can swing wildly in season. (26:00) Valuing younger MLB players without full time jobs. (34:00) Big picture takeaways. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jacob Rudner, Carlos Collazo & Scott Braun welcome Kansas City Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone to the show. We also discuss changes that could be coming to college baseball, including shrinking rosters, ghost runners and sticky substance checks. Plus, we take a look Baseball America's 2025 Scout Survey to analyze the state of the industry and which teams are best at identifying talent. Time Stamps (0:50) J.J. Cooper's first-ever Hall of Fame vote (1:50) Rule changes coming to college baseball (9:25) Jac Caglianone joins (21:10) 2020 redraft (28:40) Scout Survey results Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns for one last show before the end of 2024. In this episode, Dylan White and Geoff Pontes dive into their final positional ranking of the offseason, as they break down the top 150 pitchers for dynasty baseball. But first, they get you up to date on all the recent signings and trades impacting dynasty rosters. Time Stamps (4:00) First base musical chairs and Pete Alonso is still standing (9:00) Christian Walker to the Astros (12:00) Josh Naylor to the D-backs (16:00) Paul Goldschmidt, Nate Lowe, Carlos Santana and Josh Bell—Who ya got? (18:00) Corbin Burnes to the D-Backs (21:00) Does Cody Bellinger get a value bump with the Yankees? (23:00) Is Gleyber Torres a good buy in 2025? (27:00) Top five pitchers for 2025 dynasty baseball (30:00) Top two pitching targets for Dylan and Geoff Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun welcome White Sox catching prospect Kyle Teel to the show. The guys also dive into the Phillies' trade for Jesús Luzardo and question the rudderless Marlins organization. Plus, we a look at future rule changes in college baseball, why the NCAA can’t ban the shift and the looming legislation with major eligibility ramifications. Time Stamps (0:45) 2025 Prospect Handbook Update (2:00) Jesús Luzardo goes to the Phillies for Starlyn Caba & more (8:30) Kyle Teel joins (21:30) Shift ban for college baseball? (24:20) Diego Pavia/JUCO ruling fallout for the NCAA Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes & Scott Braun weigh the returns of four big trades last week. Who did well and who could’ve gotten more? Plus, we take a look at winners & losers following last week’s MLB Draft Lottery with Carlos Collazo. Time Stamps (0:55) Red Sox/White Sox Garrett Crochet trade (7:15) Are catching prospects treated differently in trades? (10:50) Cubs/Astros Kyle Tucker trade (15:00) A's/Rays Jeffrey Springs trade (16:20) Yankees/Brewers Devin Williams trade (20:30) Carlos' thoughts on the lottery winners & losers Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter break down the third annual draft lottery. They talk through the process, pick out a few winners and losers and then discuss the first, way-too-early complete first round mock draft of the 2025 cycle. Players to know up top, a strong trio of college catchers and then a few more split-camp names at the back of the first round who are interesting for various reasons. — Time Stamps (3:00) General draft lottery thoughts (6:00) Winner & Losers (11:00) Cold comfort for White Sox and A’s? (14:00) Talking through the first full mock draft (22:00) A trio of college catchers (26:00) Back of the first round names Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast is back with news from the Winter Meetings. Geoff is live in Dallas and Dylan is in cold in Canada but they bring you all the insight for fantasy on the players moved. We then finish off the show with some top names to target and some sleepers from our recently released Dynasty Outfielder Rankings. (2:30) Garrett Crochet Trade (9:00) Gimenez Trade (12:30) Max Fried Signs With Yankees (15:30) Juan Soto Signs With Mets (19:00) Emmanuel Rodriguez (22:00) Ian Happ (26:00) Matt Wallner (28:00) Heliot Ramos Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at every pick in the 2024 MLB Rule 5 Draft and explain why they were chosen and their chances to stick on MLB rosters. But then we get a little crazy and ping pong back and forth on MiLB Rule 5 picks as well. 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Garrett Crochet Trade Quick Thoughts 04:00 Explaining The Rule 5 Draft 05:30 Geoff and JJ's Favorite Picks 08:00 Marlins Pick C Liam Hicks 10:00 Angels Pick LHP Garrett McDaniels 11:30 A's Pick RHP Noah Murdock 12:30 Nationals Pick RHP Evan Reifert 14:00 Blue Jays Pick RHP Angel Bastardo 18:30 Reds Select 2B/OF Cooper Bowman 22:00 Rays Select LHP Nathan Lavender 24:00 Twins Select RHP Eiberson Castellano 24:30 Cubs Select 3B Gage Workman 27:00 Braves Select RHP Anderson Pilar 28:30 Padres Select RHP Juan Nunez 30:00 Brewers Select LHP Connor Thomas 33:00 Rays Select RHP Mike Vasil 35:00 Braves Select SS Christian Cairo 37:00 MiLB Rule 5 Geoff And JJ Challenge Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo & Scott Braun discuss the state of the Mets and Yankees following the big Juan Soto news. Do the Mets have players to properly surround Soto? How will the Yankees regroup? The guys also tip their caps to the Padres, who were named Baseball America's 2024 Organization of the Year, before Carlos takes us through a Rule 5 draft and MLB draft lottery preview. Time Stamps (1:30) The Mets' farm system and getting help for Juan Soto (8:10) The fallout for the Yankees (12:30) Padres are BA's 2024 Org of the Year (16:30) MLB draft lottery preview (19:50) Prospects in next year's draft (24:50) Rule 5 draft Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter complete their divisional draft review series of the 2024 draft class with the National League West. The two talk through each team’s draft, pick out players to know, sleepers they are intrigued with, standout debut performers and then pick out which class of the division they’re most excited about. — Time Stamps (3:30) D-backs (13:00) Rockies (30:45) Dodgers (39:00) Padres (53:00) Giants (1:05:30) Which class do we like the best? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America fantasy show hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes dig into the recent hot stove news as a handful of bigger names have new homes. While in the second half of the show they cover some targets and sleepers from the recently released Middle Infield Dynasty Rankings for 2025. (2:00) Blake Snell signing with Dodgers and looming Sasaki deal. (10:30) Jonathan India and Brady Singer deal. The aftermath and fantasy impact of new home parks. (15:00) Hye-Seong Kim, what to expect (21:00) Kris Bubic return to the rotation. (24:00) Aroldis Chapman to the Red Sox (27:00) Kristian Campbell (30:00) Bo Bichette (36:00) Tyler Fitzgerald (40:00) Adael Amador Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Blue Jays outfielder Joey Loperfido. The guys dive into the latest rumblings revolving around Japanese star Roki Sasaki’s possible MLB destination, and we take a look at dynasty fantasy baseball sleepers and early breakout rookies to watch in 2025. Time Stamps (1:00) Roki Sasaki's potential landing spots with Ben Badler (4:35) Endorsement opportunities for Roki (7:45) How Sasaki's deal will differ from other international signees (9:35) Joey Loperfido joins (23:00) Dynasty baseball talk with Geoff Pontes Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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If you're a regular listener/reader of Baseball America content, you probably know that we love the Rule 5 Draft. JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes have Rule 5 Fever, which means we'll go in depth on what worked in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft, what doesn't usually work and also what players are catching our eyes for the 2024 Rule 5 Draft, set to be held on Dec. 11. 02:00 What Is The Rule 5 Draft 04:00 Explaining Who Is Eligible For The Rule 5 Draft 06:00 Why The Rule 5 Draft Eligibles List Has Taken A Hit 10:00 Should The Eligibility Rules Be Tweaked? 14:00 Which Teams/Players Stood Out From The 2023 Rule 5 19:00 What Are The Characteristics Of Successful Rule 5 Picks 24:00 A Few Players We Really Like For This Year's Rule 5 Draft Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter continue their divisional draft review series of the 2024 draft class with the National League Central. The two talk through each team’s draft, pick out players to know, sleepers they are intrigued with, standout debut performers and then pick out which class of the division they’re most excited about. — Time Stamps (3:00) Cubs (18:30) Reds (30:00) Brewers (41:00) Pirates (54:45) Cardinals (1:11:00) Our favorite draft classes Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes dive into the expanded First Year Player Draft rankings published this week. We break down changes and additions to the top 50 before calling out some names to target in deeper FYPD settings. (2:00) Angels moves (8:00) Updated top 50 in FYPD (17:00) Kale Fountain (20:00) Tytus Cissell (23:00) Daniel Eagen (25:00) Cole Hertzler (28:00) Potential future closers Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, JJ Cooper, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes & Scott Braun welcome Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Anthony Solometo. Plus, the guys discuss how Roki Sasaki is primed to disrupt the international signing market. Should MLB make a special exception for the Japanese phenom? We also explore players available for the Rule 5 draft and take look at fantasy baseball sleepers, including a former Hot Sheet guest who is worth targeting. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter continue their divisional draft review series of the 2024 draft class with the National League East. The two talk through each team’s draft, pick out players to know, sleepers they are intrigued with, standout debut performers and then pick out which class of the division they are most excited about. — Time Stamps (3:30) Braves (15:00) Marlins (26:00) Mets (36:45) Phillies (47:00) Nationals Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Rankings season has returned for the Baseball America fantasy team of Dylan White and Geoff Pontes. In our first installment of offseason dynasty rankings we cover first baseman, third baseman and catchers. (2:00) Introducing the 2025 Dynasty Rankings (5:00) No. 1 rankings (8:00) Is it time trade Jose Ramirez (11:00) Is an improving Red Sox lineup a boost for Devers fantasy value? (13:00) Bryce Harper versus Austin Riley (16:15) Break (17:00) Freddie Freeman ageless wonder? (22:00) Junior Caminero expectations in 2025 (24:00) Matt Olson bounce back candidate. (28:00) Pete Alonso's future (32:00) William Contreras vs Adley Rutschman (36:00) Sleepers in the Corner Infield Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we're joined by Rockies pitching prospect Chase Dollander while also recapping National Signing Day and discussing the non-tender deadline scheduled for 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Time Stamps (0:45) Peter Flaherty breaks down National Signing Day (8:30) Chase Dollander joins (14:15): Chase on transferring to Tennessee (15:45) Best players he's faced as a pro (16:50) On how he's changed as a pitcher since college (21:30) Chase on his "father figure" (24:00) Baseball America's top-ranked Rockies prospect (25:45) J.J. Cooper geeks out on the 40-man non-tender deadline (28:30) Thoughts on Rookie of the Year awards Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter are back to break down more 2024 draft classes in their third installment of this year’s series. This time it’s the AL West and plenty of college talk for a division that loaded up on four-year prospects. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (3:00) Astros (15:00) Angels (29:40) A’s (45:30) Mariners (56:20) Rangers (1:07:20) Which draft did we like best? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile we welcome back on Cardinals star Brendan Donovan. We discuss his offseason routines, how he maintains strength and stays "bouncy" throughout the season and much more. (4:00) How consistent is your sleep, eating, and body maintenance during the season? (9:00) How much of a differentiator are these routines in terms of: o advancing through amateur and professional baseball o being your best all season after the travel and grind takes it’s toll o Beating the guy in the opposite dugout (14:00) Current or former teammates you want to shout out for their discipline to their routines? (24:00) Using jump testing to track performance in-season and progression year over year. (38:00) Testing throughout the season to identify fatigue. (42:00) Homering at Rickwood Field and the missing Statcast Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun discuss Japanese superstar Roki Sasaki’s posting to MLB this offseason. Where does he rank among stateside pitching prospects, and why is he poised to upend the international prospect system? Plus, Brewers prospect Brock Wilken stops by fresh off his performance in the Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby before discussion turns to the latest Top 10 prospects for each NL Central team. Time Stamps (0:50) Roki Sasaki is coming to MLB (3:35) Sasaki & upending the international bonus pool system (5:40) Why can't Sasaki get paid big money now? (9:30) Teams breaking commitments to go after Sasaki (12:30) Brewers prospect Brock Wilken joins (24:45) Geoff Pontes joins to talk NL Central top 10s Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the exciting news of Roki Sasaki's forthcoming posting this winter. They breakdown his value in dynasty as well as redraft in 2025, before ranking out the updated FYPD Top 10. (2:00) Roki Sasaki Is Coming To MLB. (10:00) How To Value Sasaki in Redraft. (15:00) Value Of The No. 1 Pick. (18:00) Trading The No. 1 Pick For Top Prospects. (22:00) Who's No. 2 and No. 3? (26:00) Who's No. 4 and No. 5? (28:00) Where Does Chase Burns Rank? (32:00) Any Other International Starters. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America prospect maven Geoff Pontes and editor-in-chief JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at Roki Sasaki, the righthander whose posting has shaken up the offseason MLB free agent market. Geoff dives into the analytics to spot some noticeable trends in Sasaki's stuff. And the two debate where Sasaki will most likely go, as well as where he'd make the biggest impact. 00:00 Who Is Roki Sasaki 01:00 Why The Timing Of His Posting Matters 08:30 Just How Good Can Sasaki Be? 11:00 Scouting Report On Sasaki 13:00 What About His Velocity Dip? 16:00 Release Point Changes 21:00 Durability questions 23:00 Would Sasaki As a Dodger Be Bad For Baseball? 27:00 Sasaki's Control 28:00 Is He The Best Young Pitcher In The World? 33:00 Why Any Team's Fans Can Dream 34:00 Which Team Would Be Most Transformed By Adding Sasaki Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter continue their 2024 draft review series with the American League Central. Class breakdowns, sleeper picks, names to know and at the end of the show we give our picks for favorite of the division. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro/Banter (4:00) White Sox (8:00) White Sox high school picks (11:00) White Sox sleepers (13:30) Guardians (17:15) Braylon Doughty & Joey Oakie (20:00) Guardians sleepers (26:30) Tigers (29:30) Michael Massey (31:30) Tigers sleepers (36:30) Royals (40:00) Jac Caglianone’s approach (43:00) LP Langevin’s outlier FB (51:30) Twins (55:00) Billy Amick as a great value? (58:45) Twins sleepers (1:01:00) Our favorite classes Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast is back, and we're slowly creeping into rankings season on this week's episode. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White open the show with a discussion of Dylan's very early NFBC Draft Champions draft. We cover strategy and overall build before jumping into today's primary topic: redraft prospects. Often, the biggest difference-makers based on ADP return on top prospects can be the deciding factor between victory and a mediocre season. Dylan and Geoff cover who to target as we head into next year. (2:00) NFBC Draft Champions breakdown and strategy (6:00) Don't take a zero (9:00) Multi-position eligibility (12:00) Chandler Simpson lottery ticket? (17:00) Pitching (24:00) Top Pitching Prospects For Redraft (2025 only) (38:00) Top 10 Hitting Prospects For Redraft (2025 only) Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Phillies pitching prospect Griff McGarry to dish on his Arizona Fall League experience. Plus, we take look at fresh NL East Top 10 prospect lists being unveiled on the BA website this week before discussing Padres' Dominican prospect Cesar Altagracia’s age “mishap.” Time Stamps (0:40) Welcome to prospect season (1:30) NL East top 10 prospects (10:45) Phillies prospect Griff McGarry joins (22:00) Helium Spot: Andrew Painter (24:45) Padres prospect age falsification & fallout Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Now that we’re officially in the offseason, Carlos and Peter hop on the draft pod for the first of a six-part series looking back at 2024 draft classes. Up first, the American League East. The two give overviews on the class, talk through surprising picks, picks they like, dig into sleepers to know and highlight early pro performers from each class. — Time Stamps (1:00) Intro (5:00) Orioles (7:30) Austin Overn & Vance Honeycutt (12:00) Griff O’Ferrall (14:30) Orioles sleepers (17:30) Red Sox (20:00) Lots of big pure stuff (23:00) Red Sox sleepers (29:30) Yankees (37:00) Brendan Jones as a day three sleeper (40:00) Rays (42:00) Janzen Keisel & Nate Knowles (48:30) Emilien Pitre & late sleepers (53:00) Blue Jays (57:30) Hitters to keep an eye on (1:01:30) Blue Jays sleepers (1:04:00) Classes we liked most Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are giving the Dodgers their due. Los Angeles has won its second title in the past five seasons with its Game 5 win over the Yankees. We're talking about that and what's ahead for both teams. 0:01 What will you remember most from that five-run inning? 0:05 Freddie Freeman, what a World Series. 0:08 Who would be your other Dodgers stars of the Series? 14:30 What do the Dodgers do better than others? 17:00 The Dodgers pitching could get better 21:00 What tripped up the Yankees? 25:00 What about Juan Soto? 31:00 Was the NL just better than the AL this year? 36:00 What this Series means for baseball and its popularity Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome on Dr. Nick Serio of Velo U. We discuss Nick's work with pitchers and how they get exciting results through advanced training, arm care and the idea of disappearing projection. (1:00) Introducing Dr. Nick Serio of VeloU (4:00) Physical Assessment Process And Identifying Key Attributes. (9:00) Elements Of The Assessment (13:00) What Is The Training Process And How Long Are The Programs (18:00) Risks Of Injury? (23:00) The Disappearing Idea Of Projection (29:00) Impact Of College Recruiting Process (37:00) The Business Of Youth Baseball (42:00) Building Strength And The Benefits (44:00) Arm Care. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler & Scott Braun are joined by Red Sox pitching prospect Cooper Adams to discuss Boston's approach to pitching development, adjusting to pro ball and more. Plus, we discuss a big college commitment flip for the reigning national champs, and Ben dishes on his top international signing classes for 2024. Time Stamps (1:00) Billy Carlson's commitment flip & the college recruiting landscape (10:20) Cooper Adams joins (23:50) Ben's top international classes for 2024 (27:55) Roki Sasaki? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about Peter’s first experience at Jupiter. The standout players for him were the top-ranked high school players of the 2026 class: Grady Emerson and Jacob Lombard. What makes them so dynamic and exciting? After that Peter talks through a number of 2025 outfielders who impressed in some form or fashion before hitting on a few pitchers of note and the two close out the show with quick thoughts on the World Series. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (7:00) Jacob Lombard (14:45) Grady Emerson (21:00) 2025 hitters who stood out at Jupiter (31:00) 2025 pitchers who stood out at Jupiter (38:00) World Series thoughts Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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A clash of the titans has Baseball America's JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes excited. In our World Series preview, we look at how this is the matchup of heavyweights from the 2024 season, complete with lineups stuffed with MVP caliber players. We also take a look at how these bullpens were developed differently, why the Dodgers' lack of starting pitching may not be as much of a problem as expected and who we think is going to win it all. Time Stamps (1:45) A star-studded matchup (6:45) Two less-than-heralded bullpens (16:50) Dodgers’ pitching situation (26:30) Picking a winner Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Dylan just can't turn the robot off! This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss Dylan's first Draft Champions draft of the 2025 season. We walk through Dylan's prep, his early round strategy and overall roster building approach throughout the episode. (2:00) World Series Excitement. (8:00) AFL Breakouts Zyhir Hope and Josue Briceno. How do we value you them this offseason in fantasy. (11:00) Break. (12:00) Prepping for a DC early in the offseason. (15:00) First 6 Picks. (26:00) Spencer Schwellenbach. (29:00) Good run in rounds 7-10. (31:00) Kumar Rocker in the 19th round. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes & Scott Braun discuss how the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers built their organizations and manifested this World Series appearance. Plus, we look back at the LCS round and wonder if there is there a youth catching movement underway. Time Stamps (1:15) How the Yankees & Dodgers built their WS teams (11:35) Lessons learned from LCS teams (16:00) Is having two large-revenue teams in the WS bad for baseball? (26:00) Young catcher revolution Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field home saw its roof ripped off during landfall of Hurricane Milton. That leaves a lot of questions and very few clear answers about what's going to happen for the Rays for 2025 and beyond. To get a sense of what could happen, Baseball America's Matt Eddy and JJ Cooper talked with special guest Marc Topkin, BA's Rays correspondent and the beat writer for the Rays for the Tampa Bay Times. In this podcast, Topkin explains what happened, what are the remaining unknowns and the possible options for where the Rays could play. Topkin in his reporting has already spelled out that the Rays know they won't be back at the Trop for Opening Day 2025. To read more about this situation, here's Topkin's very detailed story . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile Geoff introduces a radical idea to remake the college sports system and create a new competitive landscape. Before we dive into this week's main topic we have a deep discussion about some of the standout meals from Geoff's recent AFL trip. (2:00) ALCS and NLCS. (13:00) Best Eats In The Arizona Fall League. (26:00) Should College Conferences go to a promotion/relegation system? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We have a pair of really fun conversations today. Ethan Salas, MLB's No. 17 prospect, joins us live from the Arizona Fall League to talk hitting, the Padres' playoff run and how he's preparing to one day join them. We also talk to Georgia star Tre Phelps, one of the better prospects in the 2025 draft, about the Bulldogs' stadium renovations, the longest home run he ever hit and why he thinks former teammate Charlie Condon is on a hall of fame trajectory. Time Stamps (1:05) Geoff Pontes names his early Arizona Fall League standouts (8:15) Tre Phelps joins (18:50) Ethan Salas joins Note: Our live show is moving to Monday! Subscribe to our YouTube channel and check in every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET throughout the offseason. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff and Dylan discuss Geoff's recent trip to the Arizona Fall League. They cover a handful of players trending upward who are worth your attention in fantasy, before discussing some pitchers Roboscout views as underrated. (3:00) Zyhir Hope (6:00) Kemp Alderman (10:00) Peyton Williams (14:00) Connor Phillips (20:00) Thayron Liranzo (23:00) Josue Briceno (26:00) Tre' Morgan (30:00) K.C. Hunt (33:00) Ben Shields Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk through one of the most exciting draft demographics there is: high school shortstops! There are plenty to talk about in the 2025 draft class compared to 2024. In today's episode the two break down the offensive and defensive profiles of seven potential first rounders. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (4:00) Billy Carlson (12:30) Kayson Cunningham (20:30) Eli Willits (27:30) Brady Ebel (33:00) Sean Gamble (38:00) Coy James (45:00) Lucas Franco Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week’s Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper and Ben Badler dished on the Guardians/Tigers series and how these AL Central teams built themselves for the postseason before welcoming a piece of the Guardians’ future as a guest in minor league catcher Cooper Ingle . After some really good, in-depth intel on catching and performance from Cooper, talk moves to the Arizona Fall League. Time Stamps (1:00) How Detroit built a playoff team (5:15) How Cleveland built a playoff team (6:45) Cooper Ingle joins the show (21:30) Arizona Fall League (27:00) Viewer question about the Angels’ AFL prospects Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Fantasy Podcast returns after a week off and we're diving into some fantasy season postmortem, some Arizona Fall League talk and a quick spotlight on Dylan's forthcoming Underrated Prospects Per Roboscout article. Lots of early offseason nuggets to digest heading into 2025 and more. (2:00) reviewing fantasy season (10:00) Mike Trout (12:30) ERA and WHIP strategy (15:00) Kerry Carpenter (18:00) Andrew Painter in AFL (20:00) Break (21:00) Jonathon Long (24:00) Max Acosta (27:00) Pablo Guerrero Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We've got some hardware to dish out, plus a great conversation with Tigers RHP Jaden Hamm. Aaron Judge and Paul Skenes took home coveted Baseball America awards this week. We explain why, chat with Hamm about his rise up Tigers farm system rankings, then close with a conversation on why more front offices than usual are cutting scouts, and why we feel that's a mistake. Time Stamps (1:30) Paul Skenes wins Rookie of the Year, graces October cover (6:15) Tigers RHP Jaden Hamm talks pitching development (17:20) Aaron Judge once again wins MLB Player of the Year (23:15) Why are MLB teams cutting scouts? If you enjoyed the show, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The NCAA baseball landscape is changing. The transfer portal, NIL and expanding scholarships is creating a backlog of players at top programs all throughout the country. One potential way to fix this would be to open up draft eligibility to all classes. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak discuss a radical idea in depth that could change the dynamic of college baseball and the MLB draft. (3:00) NHL, NBA and NFL draft (6:00) Expanding scholarships (12:00) Dylan Crews and Kumar Rocker Examples (15:00) Does college baseball forcing an extra one to two years on players stunt development? (20:00) Impact of age on models (26:00) NBA draft is more interesting and the college game benefits from turnover. (33:00) Junior College Option (40:00) Expanded scholarship and potential talent hoarding (43:00) Getting to free agency earlier (46:00) Reducing the risk of pitching injuries and building the best draft classes. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to give an overview of the current top five arms in the college class, each of whom is already or has a chance to be in consideration for the first round. How close is the argument for SP1 between Tyler Bremner and Jamie Arnold and what are the strengths and weaknesses of their profiles? How far behind that tier are pitchers like Matt Scott (Stanford), Kyson Witherspoon (Oklahoma) and Cam Leiter (FSU)? — Time Stamps (2:00) Overview of the top college arms (5:00) Tyler Bremner vs. Jamie Arnold (10:00) Bremner vs. Arnold fastballs (14:00) Jamie Arnold’s progression as a pitcher (19:00) Tyler Bremner’s calm mound presence (23:00) Matt Scott (30:00) Kyson Witherspoon (38:00) Cam Leiter Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Earlier today the Arizona Fall League rosters were released and there's plenty of exciting names on the circuit this season. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Josh Norris go over all six teams' rosters and who they're most excited to watch this fall. (2:30) Glendale (12:00) Mesa (16:00) Peoria (21:00) Break (22:00) Salt River (27:00) Scottsdale (31:00) Surprise Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Kristian Campbell and Quinn Mathews joined the show today to discuss their award-winning 2024 campaigns. Both players made significant strides from just a year ago, boosting their prospect stock in the process. They discuss what unlocked their success, including... Time Stamps (3:00) Campbell joins to discuss his bat speed training and Boston's incoming Big Four of prospects (11:45) Mathews talks his 200-strikeout season, adding velo over the offseason and his 156-pitch reputation at Stanford (27:30) 2025 Baseball America books are available for preorder! Here's what you need to know Enjoy the show? Check out our YouTube channe l for more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, host Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dive into the often scary world of pitching prospects. On the heels of Dylan’s tremendous article last week covering Minor League Pitchers With Traits To Target we go over a host of minor league names with an opportunity to impact your fantasy team in 2025. We cover five pitchers from the article and discuss each in depth. (4:00) Jackson Jobe Expectations (6:00) Tigers Surge (9:00) San Diego Padres (11:00) Corbin Carroll Break (14:00) Quinn Mathews (20:00) Chase Dollander and Sean Sullivan (29:00) K.C. Hunt (32:00) Ty Johnson Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Tigers announced Monday afternoon they are calling up Jackson Jobe, the No. 2 prospect in baseball, as they try to hang onto a playoff spot following their late-season surge. Here's everything you need to know about the prized righthander. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to break down this week’s top 100 update for the 2025 draft class. What’s the sense of the class at this point in the calendar? The two talk about the strength of the college outfield group, Peter gives a few picks to click on the board and they briefly touch on the shortstop capital of the college class before turning to the 1-1 debate. What is the gap between Jace LaViolette and Ethan Holliday for the top spot in the class? And who are the other players who could be vying for that spot on draft day? — Time Stamps (1:30) 2025 class overview (4:00) Does the 2025 class lack star power at the top? (7:00) A well-rounded draft class (11:40) Peter’s picks to shoot up the board (14:00) How’s the strength of college shortstops? (18:00) The 1-1 debate (24:00) Why Peter has gone from Cam Cannarella to Jace LaViolette (29:00) Steelmanning Ethan Holliday’s Case & Seth Hernandez as a darkhorse (33:00) Peter’s dark horse 1-1 candidate Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The 2024 White Sox are experiencing one of the worst offensive seasons in memory . But how should the team’s fans feel about the potential for pulling out of this nosedive and getting back to relevancy in the American League Central Division? On this week’s Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun kick things off by taking a look into the problems plaguing the White Sox, including what can only be described as an alarming lack of internal offensive prospects to build around in future seasons. Time Stamps (0:50) Intro (1:30) The struggling White Sox make plans for a head-scratching rebuilding strategy (6:35) Can Chicago get back to contending in the AL Central? (12:30) Dodgers pitching injuries (17:45) What causes injuries to pitchers and what can the Dodgers do about it? (23:00) The ascension of Rays SS Carson Williams (26:15) Yankees OF Spencer Jones sets a concerning record (30:45) Answering a reader question about JJ Wetherholt’s development timeline Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With lots of exciting fantasy contact publishing on the site over the last week hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dive into some high level takeaways from the Roboscout Top 120 Prospects and the annual Hitters With Traits to Target In Fantasy article. Over a dozen names of potential targets for fantasy managers this offseason are discussed. (0:00) intro (8:00) Leo De Vries (12:00) Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell (14:00) Michael Arroyo (18:00) Logan Henderson (24:00) Chase Meidroth break (30:00) Jesus Made (34:00) Zyhir Hope (37:00) Brice Matthews (39:00) Demetrio Cristanes Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about a trio of high-upside high school prospects to know for the 2025 class, led by Washington slugger Xavier Neyens. The two talk about his offensive profile, style and summer showcase circuit, and then dig into a pair of intriguing southpaws between Oregon lefty Kruz Schoolcraft and Illinois lefty Cameron Appenzeller. The two also briefly discuss a few of the prominent 2024 returners and where they could stack up in the draft for round two: Texas A&M LHP Ryan Prager, Texas SS Jalin Flores, Florida SS Colby Shelton and Virginia OF Harrison Didawick. — Time Stamps (1:00) Intro banter (3:30) The logistics of keeping up with the transfer portal (8:00) Xavier Neyens (19:15) General excitement for the 2025 class (23:00) Kruz Schoolcraft (30:00) Cameron Appenzeller (36:00) Ryan Prager, Jalin Flores, Colby Shelton, Harrison Didawick Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We've covered Kumar Rocker for years dating back to his time as one of the faces of college baseball at Vanderbilt. Is it fair to say Rocker's most recent stretch is the most dominant we've seen? Ben Badler thinks so. Ben, J.J. Cooper and Scott Braun detailed Rocker's ascension to the majors to open our latest Hot Sheet show. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We're thrilled to welcome Rays prospect Tre' Morgan back on the Hot Sheet show. We had a great chat with the former LSU star, and also discussed Kumar Rocker's impending debut, the 2024 MiLB playoffs and more. Time Stamps (0:45) Revisiting Kumar Rocker’s path to the Rangers, injury timeline and MLB expectations (4:10) How Rocker has turned back the clocks (9:00) Jack Leiter and Rocker have arrived. What is the Rangers’ outlook for 2025 and beyond? (14:40) Rays 1B Tre’ Morgan gets his first taste of the playoffs in pro ball (18:10) Morgan talks facing Kumar Rocker in college and the success of LSU alums in pro ball (22:00) Hitting behind Chandler Simpson, who stole 100 bases (25:00) Geoff Pontes jumps in to chat 2024 MiLB Playoffs FREE BREAKFAST FOR LIFE! Go to HelloFresh.com/FREEFT for one free breakfast item per box while subscription is active. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's Fantasy Baseball podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss a handful of pitchers traded at this year's deadline that have made changes post deadline. We discuss what has changed and if it makes them fantasy relevant targets in 2025. (1:00) Intro: Draft and Hold Formats (8:00) Jasson Dominguez (11:00) Kumar Rocker (16:30) FYPD Unsung Heroes (24:00) Break (25:00) Jackson Baumeister (28:00) Ty Johnson (33:00) Quinn Priester Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile Matt and Geoff discuss prep pitching prospects and their reported fastball velocity pre-draft. Do prep arms gain velocity in pro-ball? Does it stay the same? Or is there some inconsistency between what's reported and what's real? We examine a variety of prep pitchers taken between the 2020 and 2023 drafts to see how any prep pitchers have gained velocity in the years following their draft. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk through one of the most interesting up-arrow prospects from the 2023 draft class: Rangers righthander Alejandro Rosario. Who was Rosario as an amateur prospect and how has he changed after nearly a full season under his belt in pro ball? Is it stuff? Approach? Command? Mechanics? All of the above? And are there lessons to be learned from his excellent 2024 season? After that the two pivot to the 2025 draft class to talk about some of the top college hitters of the group, which is made up of plenty of outfielders: Jace Laviolette (Texas A&M), Cam Cannarella (Clemson), Devin Taylor (Indiana), Brandon Compton (Arizona State) and Nick Dumesnil (California Baptist). — Time Stamps (1:00) Alejandro Rosario (17:00) College pitch usage (21:00) The top three college bats in the class (31:00) Brandon Compton (34:00) Questions on misses vs. off-speed (36:00) Nick Dumesnil (38:00) 2025 vs. 2024 college outfielders Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With the fantasy season winding down it's time to look forward to next season and begin your offseason planning. With this in mind, we focused this week's show on recently released First Year Player Draft Rankings. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the logic behind their Top 10 rankings. (0:00) Intro (6:00) College Hitters Struggling (12:00) Travis Bazzana vs Charlie Condon (18:00) Ranking Wetherholt two (23:00) Christian Moore Break (29:00) Nick Kurtz (33:00) Hagen Smith vs Chase Burns (36:00) Trio of college bats Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Do the Red Sox have baseball's next top farm system? It's certainly possible, especially in light of our updated Top 100 this week, which features Roman Anthony's rise to No. 2 on the list. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes go in-depth on the Sox farm system, Chaim Bloom, other Top 100 movers, then we close with a fun game of picking the rookie we'd most like to build around. Time stamps (1:00) What's behind Roman Anthony's success? (4:50) Does Chaim Bloom deserve more credit? (10:40) Jarlin Susana takes a big step forward this year (15:00) Explaining how the PPI works and how it relates to Jasson Dominguez (17:30) The White Sox roster is...rough (23:30) If you could build a team around one graduated Top 100 prospect, who are you taking? If you enjoyed the show, check out our YouTube channel and tune in next week at 3 p.m. ET. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Our last significant in-season Top 100 update is here today, and you'll notice there's a new No. 1 prospect. Rays slugger Junior Caminero now headlines the list. Here's a quick primer on Caminero, including what you can expect for the rest of the 2024 season and long-term outlook. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about a medley of different draft topics and draft classes. The two talk about Rhett Lowder’s promotion to the majors and how his career has thus far panned out as expected and also talk through the recent heater that Cubs 2024 first-rounder Cam Smith has been on. The two then talk about lessons learned from previous drafts and draft prospects, including how to deal with anchoring biases and weighting performance, prospect fatigue and over- or under-reacting to changes in player performance and tools. The show closes with some conversation about a handful of the top 2025 prospects in the class, including South Carolina’s Ethan Petry and a 1-2 pitching punch of Tyler Bremner (UC Santa Barbara) and Jamie Arnold (Florida State). — Time Stamps (3:00) Rhett Lowder’s big league promotion (10:00) Cam Smith on a heater (18:30) Post-hype prospects & prospect fatigue (20:00) Adrian Del Castillo (25:00) Chase Dollander (29:00) Dylan Crews (34:00) Ethan Petry (39:00) Tyler Bremner vs. Jamie Arnold Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer likely won't finish a season healthy for the second consecutive year. Is this a long-term concern? Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes kick off the show talking Red Sox prospects before transitioning into September callups we'd like to see. Then Carlos Collazo joins the show to discuss early 2025 draft buzz, including a prep pitcher who has the potential to be better than any arm in the 2024 class. Time Stamps (1:00) How concerned are we with Marcelo Mayer’s injury history? (4:00)The Red Sox now have a Big Four. Who reaches Boston first? (7:15) What September callups do we most want to see? (11:30) Geoff details his recent conversation with top pick Travis Bazzana (16:45) Why Carlos is really excited about 2025 RHP Seth Hernandez in the draft (23:00) Answering fan questions! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Dylan returns to the fantasy baseball podcast after two weeks in a remote location learning the secrets of roto from fantasy zen masters. Upon his return Dylan shares in his enlightenment as he whispers the secrets he's learned. In reality we talk a bunch of recent news as well as some top names to know for keeper and redraft leagues in 2024. Dylan Crews and the Nationals future 3:00 Jaison Chourio and Marcelo Mayer injury 15:00 BREAK Emmanuel Rodriguez - 21:00 Kristian Campbell 25:00 Edgar Quero 29:00 Roman Anthony 31;00 Dalton Rushing 39:00 Brandon Birdsell 41:00 Quinn Mathews 46:00 Caden Dana 49:00 Bubba Chandler 51:00 Kumar Rocker 54:00 Sleepers 58:00 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Since the shrinking of the minor leagues post-2020, independent baseball leagues are playing a larger role in the development picture. We ask if a non-affiliated Independent minor league team would offer a benefit to the minor league structure. We draw from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League who played the 2023-24 season as an independent team prior to gaining afflation with the Carolina Hurricanes. We discuss how that would work and why it would offer players a viable showcase opportunity against affiliated players. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Nationals are planning to call up Dylan Crews, according to MLB Network Radio's Grant Paulsen. Crews is set to debut against the Yankees (and Juan Soto) on Monday. Here's a quick primer on everything you need to know about MLB's No. 4 prospect. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about notable early pro debuts from the 2024 draft class. Who’s been hotter than Christian Moore? Are we more excited about buying into a first base profile after what we’ve seen from Nick Kurtz? Can anyone slow down the Angels with their aggressive pushing of prospects? Are we concerned about Charlie Condon’s strikeouts? After that the two pivot towards college talk for the 2025 class. Peter breaks down some of the most impressive players he saw in the Cape Cod League and then talks about his Top 100 Transfer portal rankings. This leads to a discussion about college baseball’s added scholarships and then to close the show the two talk about notable high school standouts from the summer, specifically from the annual East Coast Pro. Time Stamps (2:00) Christian Moore and Nick Kurtz (9:00) David Mershon (11:00) Derek Clark (13:00) Charlie Condon struggles (16:30) Aiva Arquette (18:40) Nick Dumesnil (20:00) Ethan Conrad (21:00) What was the Cape’s talent level this year? (24:00) Joey Volchko as the top arm for 2026? (25:30) Brandon Compton (27:00) Murf Gray (29:00) Transfer Portal talk (33:00) College scholarships for players (42:00) High School standouts from this summer and the East Coast Pro Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Today's Hot Sheet Show dives deep on a pair of under-the-radar prospects in extremely smart organizations who could soon make big league impacts. We also welcome Matt Pajak of the 90th Percentile Podcast to explain the current crisis facing high school baseball seniors as college baseball's recruiting landscape transforms in an era of 34 scholarships and the transfer portal. (0:00) J.J. defends one-knee catching (3:15) Can Chandler Simpson steal 100 bases in the big leagues one day? (10:30) Brewers reliever Craig Yoho has a ridiculous changeup (16:00) Is this the worst time ever to be a senior high school baseball player? (20:00) How will teams allocate their transfer and NIL resources? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we welcome on Dan Greenberg to talk dynasty strategy heading into the last month of the season, as well as offseason planning. Dan is an experienced dynasty manger that loves to dive into strategy, and we pick his brain on some potential buys and sells heading into next season. Intro 0:00 - 1:45 Hunter Greene 1:45 - 4:00 Freddie Freeman 4:00 - 7:00 Austin Riley 7:00 - 10:00 Alex Bregman 10:00 - 13:00 Peter Fairbanks 13:00 - 17:00 Jared Jones 17:00 - 22:00 Tyler Glasnow 22:00 - 26:00 Jacob Wilson 26:00 - 30:00 Connor Norby 30:00 - 34:00 Break Older players to target late this season 35:00 - 40:00 Bounce back players coming off injury or poor performance 40:00 - 48:00 Young MLB players with playing time concerns 48:00 - 55:00 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile we lean heavily into host Matt Pajak's expertise and discuss evaluating top speed, athleticism and it's impact on tools as players age. Matt's work with Loden Sports has been at the forefront of evaluating athleticism and on this episode we dive into why athleticism and particularly the run tool is important. Introduction 0:00 - 4:00 Evaluating Speed: 4:00 - 7:00 60 Yard Dash and Home to First: 7:00 - 16:00 Top Speed and it's benefits 16:00 - 26:00 Break 26:00 X Axis of force velocity curve: 27:00 - 35:00 Top speed atrophies as players age: 35:00 - 44:00 The Nolan Arenado example: 44:00 - 49:00 What accelerates atrophy?: 49:00 - 52:00 Hit Tool Players vs. Size, Athleticism and Tools: 52:00 - 63:00 Colt Emerson vs. Walker Martin: 63:00 - 67:00 The Brent Rooker Example: 67:00 - 70:00 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are some farm system success stories to build around. (03:10) Arizona D-Backs (17:30) Colorado Rockies (31:00) Los Angeles Dodgers (49:30) San Diego Padres (59:59) San Francisco Giants Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Scott Braun, JJ Cooper & Ben Badler discuss what are reasonable expectations for Junior Caminero and Zebby Matthews now that they are big leaguers, and they talk with Rockies' first rounder and No. 1 prospect Charlie Condon about his arrival in pro ball and what to expect from the talented slugger. (1:30) What To Look For In The New Baseball America Magazine (2:30) What To Expect From Junior Caminero (4:45) Can Zebby Matthews Fit In Minnesota? (8:45) How Charlie Condon's Development Path Was Different From Most (12:00) Was Condon Surprised To Not Go 1-1? (14:00) Where Is Condon Most Comfortable Defensively? (15:30) Condon Explains His Swing And What He Looks To Do (23:00) How Jackson Holliday Is Rolling, What's Next On The Top 100? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are some farm system success stories to build around. (3:30) Chicago Cubs (16:30) Cincinnati Reds (29:30) Milwaukee Brewers (41:00) Pittsburgh Pirates (55:20) St. Louis Cardinals Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are some farm system success stories to build around. (2:00) Atlanta Braves (13:00) Miami Marlins (27:00) New York Mets (36:00) Philadelphia Phillies (43:00) Washington Nationals Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Rays top prospect 3B Junior Caminero is returning to the majors. Geoff Pontes, JJ Cooper and Scott Braun discuss what to expect as one of the best sluggers in the minors comes to the majors. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The game of college baseball is in a period of great transition in 2024, as so much has changed since 2021. The introduction of name, image and likeness deals alongside the opening up of the transfer portal has had a significant impact on roster building in recent seasons. The move to 34 full scholarships from the traditional 11.7 number this offseason will further shake the core of the college game. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak dive into what they believe will be the outcomes and consequences of the move. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are some farm system success stories to build around. (2:00) Houston Astros (12:30) Los Angeles Angels (25:00) Oakland A’s (36:00) Seattle Mariners (42:00) Texas Rangers Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Baseball Podcast Dylan and Geoff discuss each of their P1 ADP Mocks. Every year Chris Welsh puts together the P1 ADP mocks with the goal of getting a temperature on how prospects are valued by dynasty managers and experts. The hosts discuss pick by pick as well as some of the other options available at each pick. It's a good discussion of values and strategy in drafts. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are some farm system success stories to build around. (1:10) Chicago White Sox (15:50) Cleveland Guardians (22:35) Detroit Tigers (29:30) Kansas City Royals (37:00) Minnesota Twins Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Scott Braun, JJ Cooper & Geoff Pontes react to the Houston Astros calling up No. 5 prospect Zach Dezenzo. The guys also explore which big name prospects are also knocking at the door to the big leagues, including a sleeper in the Dodgers organization. (1:00) Did we expect Dezenzo's callup and what is the current state of Houston's system? (7:30) Preview of our impending farm system rankings (12:15) The Jacksons are settling into the majors (14:45) Who could be the next impact prospect to help a contender? (17:30) JJ's sleeper pick in the Dodgers system (20:30) Kevin McGonigle + Kristian Campbell are rising (23:15) What is the plan for Christian Moore? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are some farm system success stories to build around. (2:30) Baltimore Orioles (10:20) Boston Red Sox (18:30) New York Yankees (28:00) Tampa Bay Rays (36:00) Toronto Blue Jays Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The 90th Percentile is back this week as we dive into the impact of different metrics on induced vertical break. We discuss why you can't take IVB numbers at face value and the relationship between release height, vertical break and fastball plane to understand the on creating a true plus fastball. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to give their first thoughts on the 2024 draft and how things played out. Who were the surprising picks? Which teams had draft classes that excited us? Which draft classes are more confusing to us at this stage? Which picks were great values and which were perhaps a bit earlier than we expected? Here’s our pre-draft signing deadline breakdown of the class, with more to come in future weeks. This podcast was recorded before Rays supplemental second rounder Tyler Bell announced his intentions to reach campus at Kentucky. We have more on that decision here . Time Stamps (2:00) What were the big surprises? (4:30) Players we expected to go on day one who didn’t (8:00) Which were our favorite picks in the draft? (13:00) Getting excited about the Cardinals draft (16:00) The Rockies landing the top prospect at No. 3 (21:00) Did the Guardians execute as expected? (25:00) Thoughts on the Angels continued fast-moving strategy? (34:00) A surprising draft for the Brewers (39:00) Why we’re excited about the first few Nationals picks (47:00) The Yankees going pitcher-heavy early and often for the first time in a while Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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A special LIVE trade deadline edition of the Hot Sheet show delivered our initial takeaways right after the deadline ended. Among the highlights... (0:40) -- The Dodgers did a good job with the Jack Flaherty trade (4:00) -- Comparing the Flaherty return to the Kikuchi return (8:00) -- The Marlins tore it down to the studs (13:00) -- Are the Rays following a similar script? (19:30) -- J.J. doesn't understand what the Angels are doing (25:15) -- The Blue Jays & Pirates swing a nice, solid under-the-radar deal Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With the real trade deadline upon us and the fantasy trade deadline breathing down our necks, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes return with a brand new episode of the Fantasy Baseball Podcast. Intro 0:00 to 3:30 Favorite trades of the deadline so far 3:30 to 7:00 Mason Miller 7:00 - 10:00 Potential Players Moving At the Deadline 10:00 - 13:00 Franklin Arias 13:00 - 18:00 Eduardo Beltre 18:00 - 23:30 Leo De Vries 23:30 - 31:00 Will Warren 31:00 - 34:00 Logan Henderson 34:00 - 37:00 Javier Sanoja 37:00 - 42:00 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The trade deadline is only a week away. The guys take stock of which teams have the most to trade, remind listeners that the track record of prospects dealt at the deadline is spotty at best, then debate whether the Orioles would actually seriously consider trading Jackson Holliday by the deadline. Highlights include... (1:00) We added draft picks into the Top 100 today (4:45) Sizing up the type of return you should expect for a Garrett Crochet or Tarik Skubal, and wondering whether the Orioles, Dodgers or Phillies could get into the mix (10:30) How active will the Red Sox and Rays be? (15:00) The top prospects traded at the deadline over the last decade (19:00) What prospect package would it take to pull off a Crochet and Luis Robert package for the Dodgers? (22:00) Ethan Holliday is the face of today's Holliday Adventure (23:45) What's the status of Jackson Holliday and is there a chance he could get moved? If you enjoyed the show, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel. We stream live every Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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After a few weeks away, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are back with our first show of the second half. We start the show off with a breakdown of two former Cy Young winners returning in Clayton Kershaw and Robbie Ray. Before we discuss the Ozzie Albies injury fallout and Nacho Alvarez callup. The second half of the show we talk FYPD as we preview the potential first ten picks in this years FYPD rankings. Over a full hour of dynasty talk this week. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The dust has settled on the 2024 MLB Draft. Carlos Collazo, J.J. Cooper and Scott Braun go live from Arlington, Texas to discuss their biggest takeaways from the three days of the draft, including... (3:00) Who fell further than expected? (5:00) Why the Royals, Blue Jays should be thrilled with the first round (7:00) Bonus pool manipulation that caught our attention (11:15) Picks beyond round one that we liked + Intriguing overall draft classes (19:30) How did the Reds do after drafting Chase Burns? (22:00) Could we see draft pick trades in the future? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Another epic Prospect Pad presented by Louisville Slugger is in the books. We chatted with several Futures Game stars, plus Carlos Collazo joined late in the show to discuss his latest mock draft and what he's hearing on how the Guardians will approach 1-1. (0:30) Tre' Morgan talks Futures Game, his time at LSU with Paul Skenes & seeing CC Sabathia (11:40) Chandler Simpson on always having the green light, stealing bases & more (23:00) Yankees slugger Spencer Jones on Ben Rice, his two-way prowess in college and evolution in 2024 (38:20) Marcelo Mayer is healthy and performing, plus a funny Kyle Teel story (1:05:00) Carlos Collazo breaks down Mock Draft 6.0 and the biggest changes (1:14:00) Royals RHP Ben Kudrna on his time with Kansas City's player development Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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What's a normal return from a team's MLB Draft Class. How many hitters can you expect to see reach the majors? How many pitchers. Pramana Labs CEO Corey Patton and Baseball America's J.J. Cooper use the Shift tool to pull together the answers to these questions. They also look at great drafts and bad drafts of the 21st century. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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It’s almost draft day, and with that Ben and Carlos are joined by Peter Flaherty for a joint draft/Future Projection episode where the team does their best to break down round one for each team in the game. We go through every team in the first round and talk through their potential options for this year’s draft, talk through draft strategy, debate players, talk through team philosophies and much more. Buckle up, this is a long one and will hopefully get you ready for draft day. If you like this episode, consider subscribing to the Future Projection podcast. — Time Stamps (2:35) Guardians (11:30) Who would we take at 1? (17:30) Reds (19:00) Why is Jac Caglianone so polarizing for us? (25:00) Rockies (27:20) Which pitcher would you take at 3 for the Rockies? (31:00) A’s (37:00) White Sox (42:00) Royals (46:00) Cardinals (50:00) Angels (52:30) Trey Yesavage as a polished and fast-moving arm (56:00) Pirates (59:00) What’s the knock on Nick Kurtz? (1:04:00) Nationals (1:06:00) Bryce Rainer vs. Konnor Griffin (1:10:30) Tigers (1:13:00) Red Sox (1:18:00) What arms make sense for Boston if the top three are gone? (1:20:00) Giants (1:21:00) Cubs (1:25:00) Mariners (1:27:00) Jurrangelo Cijntje vs. Brody Brecht (1:31:00) Marlins (1:33:00) Brewers (1:38:00) Rays & Mets (1:40:00) Blue Jays &Twins (1:44:00) Orioles (1:45:00) Dodgers (1:48:00) Braves (1:53:00) Padres (1:55:30) Yankees (1:59:00) Phillies (2:01:00) Astros (2:03:00) D-backs (2:05:00) Rangers (2:07:00) Players we are higher and lower on — Do you have a question you want us to answer? Email us: futureprojection@baseballamerica.com Ben's Twitter: @BenBadler Carlos's Twitter: @CarlosACollazo Baseball America Website Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Welcome to our 2024 MLB Draft roundtable special! We're thrilled to welcome Keith Law from The Athletic and Shooter Hunt from Prep Baseball Report to a special edition of the Hot Sheet Show alongside our draft expert Carlos Collazo and host Scott Braun. The group goes DEEP on the 2024 draft, including... (1:15) -- Why Keith isn't a fan of this year's draft class (4:45) -- Finding some gems at the top of the draft class (8:45) -- What to do with Jac Caglianone? (13:30) -- How each expert builds out their draft rankings + where the top tier of the class ends (23:40) -- Why does it feel like Nick Kurtz is falling? (27:00) -- Players further down the first round each expert loves (34:30) -- Where will Brody Brecht end up? (38:30) -- The quickest movers to the majors (41:45) -- Favorite player comps If you enjoy the show, make sure to check out our YouTube channel. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Welcome to one of the best weeks of the year! Scott Braun, Carlos Collazo, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes cover a ton of ground in today's episode, including... (2:25) -- Carlos' latest intel + breaking down results of our last staff draft (6:00) -- What stands out at the end of the first round? (8:45) -- Do we like the draft lottery? (15:00) -- How teams feel about the top prep draft prospects (18:15) -- Is NIL impacting whether high school players get drafted? (22:30) -- Whether the Padres would dangle Leodalis De Vries in trade talks (26:00) -- James Wood vs. Jackson Holliday at No. 1 in the Top 100 If you enjoy the show, subscribe to our YouTube channel . We'll have special live streams on Wednesday (MLB Draft roundtable with Carlos, Keith Law and Shooter Hunt) plus streaming with Foul Territory from the Baseball America Prospect Pad at the Futures Game on Friday. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White talk some recent news impacting fantasy baseball and a handful of recent top performers before breaking down the American League and National League Futures Game rosters. They go through each pitching staff and position group calling out some top names who could impress this weekend. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America's Carlos Collazo and J.J. Cooper analyze Travis Bazzana, who has a legit 70-grade hit tool and top-of-the-draft buzz just over a week to go until the 2024 MLB Draft. Here's our latest scouting report on the Oregon State star, who may have the highest floor in the class. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In terms of pure talent, few players in the country stack up with two-way standout Jac Caglianone. The Florida star is one of the top prospects in the 2024 class. Baseball America's Carlos Collazo breaks down Caglianone's profile, including whether he thinks he sticks as a two-way player in the long run. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the show to talk through some of the early Cape Cod League standouts that Peter has seen so far this summer and break down the state of the 2024 draft class now that we’re less than two weeks from draft day. The two also talk about the chaotic nature of college baseball in the middle of transfer portal season, talk about NIL implications on the sport, talk through draft strategy ideas and then finish the show with some talk about college catching and shortstop profiles in the class. — Time Stamps (2:00) shifting focus to the Cape and transfer portal (4:00) transfer portal chaos (10:00) NIL costs and comparing to slots (14:00) Austin Overn (17:00) Donovan Zsak (19:00) Connor Wietgrefe (20:00) Merritt Beeker (22:00) Jon Jon Gazdar (24:30) Cody Bowker (26:00) Nick Dumesnil (28:00) Quality of the 2025 college class (31:00) state of the top of the class (33:00) Cleveland’s favorite up top (36:00) pivot points of the draft (40:00) where the catchers are going (45:00) dicey SS profiles in the college class Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's show hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the updated Top 500 Dynasty list and the biggest movers within the rankings. We focus in on a handful of players who made significant jumps up the rankings. We discuss James Wood's call up, Paul Skenes move up our rankings and the tremendous number of pitchers experiencing breakout seasons. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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We're inching closer to the draft. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo & Savannah McCann join today's show to cover a variety of topics, including... (1:00) -- Mock Draft 5.0 & comparing Travis Bazzana to JJ Wetherholt (8:00) -- Sam Houston State catcher Walker Janek, the No. 20 prospect in the 2024 draft, joins the show (19:30) -- Savannah was onsite for James Wood's debut We stream the show every Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. on YouTube . Keep your eyes peeled for more collabs coming soon in advance of the 2024 MLB Draft. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Nationals are expected to call up baseball's No. 3 prospect James Wood to make his MLB debut on Monday, according to several media reports. The Hot Sheet show breaks down Wood's monstrous power and what you can expect from him once he settles into the big leagues. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America's Carlos Collazo examined Charlie Condon's historic 2024 season on our latest Hot Sheet show. Hear why Condon's numbers were incredible, even in the current college run environment, plus why it's still an open question who goes No. 1 overall to the Guardians. Carlos also drops an interesting Condon comp at the end. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Ever wondered how a big leaguer reacts to reading their own scouting report? Todd Frazier joined us today for a super fun draft episode and broke down his own 2007 draft report. We admit we were a little low on the ranking. Today's show was loaded with good stuff, including... (1:00) No. 1 Tennessee deserves some love after winning the national title (5:00) 2024 draft prospect Sawyer Strosnider joins us (12:15) Todd Frazier reviews his 2007 draft scouting report (16:15) What's next for the MLB Draft? (23:40) Holliday adventure (26:00) What's the latest on Charlie Condon after his record-setting season, plus a Condon comp Did you enjoy the show? We stream live every Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the College World Series championship series matchup between Tennessee and Texas A&M. Both teams are undefeated in Omaha, but which one will dogpile this weekend? They also take a moment to look back at the six teams that have been eliminated from the CWS and talk about what they'll remember from their seasons. Time Stamps (1:00) Initial thoughts on the finals matchup (4:00) How the pitching is set up (9:00) Texas A&M's injuries (17:00) Tennessee's season to this point (24:30) X-factors this weekend (32:00) The SEC went 5-0 in Omaha against the ACC (37:00) Florida (42:00) Florida State (45:00) Kentucky (48:00) North Carolina (51:00) Virginia and NC State Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome on fellow Baseball America teammate J.J. Cooper. Last week J.J. released an excellent article on the college baseball home run explosion and explored several potential factors impacting the offensive explosion. One of the most interesting angles was growing playing time share of Seniors, which has reached an all-time high. Matt, Geoff and J.J. discuss the impact this had on development and talented underclassman who get to campus. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week's Hot Sheet show is loaded with good information. Carlos Collazo joins live from the MLB Draft Combine to discuss early prep players who impressed him, plus this week's brand new mock draft with a new No. 1. Then Geoff Pontes joins the show just after the 13:00 mark to dive into pro prospects, which includes a rash of injuries to notable prospects. Scott, Geoff and JJ also have a candid conversation about the current quality of baseball across the minors. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Yankees are giving C/1B prospect Ben Rice an opportunity to carve out a role in the wake of Anthony Rizzo's injury. Scott, Geoff and J.J. break down Rice's game, including... Why he's long flown under-the-radar What he provides with the bat Can the next wave of Yankees youngsters make an impact? Why this is perfect timing for him Enjoy today's prospect profile? Look out for more of these whenever top prospects get called up on our YouTube channel . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Humans, Robots and Bears, oh my! In this special episode of the Fantasy Podcast, Josh Norris pinch hits for Geoff Pontes and discusses a variety of prospects with Dylan White. Half of the show is dedicated to players in the Florida and Arizona Complex Leagues, while the other half is dedicated to players Josh has seen and liked in the full-season leagues. Drama ensues when Josh and RoboScout disagree, but time heals all wounds and robots don't have feelings anyway. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Peter and Carlos hop on the BA draft podcast to talk about the prospects to know in the college world series. How does this year’s field compare to a fantastic 2023 group and how much is there for a player like UNC’s Vance Honeycutt to gain or lose on the sport’s biggest stage? The two talk through why Honeycutt’s profile is so tricky, and think through the player development challenges that his hit tool questions create. After that the two talk through a few other CWS prospects, wonder how Braden Montgomery’s injury affects his stock (if it does at all) and talk about a pair of late-season draft risers to know—one high school shortstop and one college shortstop. — Time Stamps (3:00) The quality of the CWS prospects (6:00) How the bright lights of Omaha impact draft stock (7:00) Vance Honeycutt’s profile (14:00) How many big leaguers are guess hitters? (17:00) What can MLB teams in the swing (20:00) Vance Honeycutt vs. Seaver King (24:00) Kentucky’s Ryan Waldschmidt (29:00) Profiles that scare us (32:00) Braden Montgomery’s injury (36:00) A HS SS riser to know (40:00) A college SS riser to know Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty recap all the action from super regionals and look ahead to the College World Series. With the eight teams set to start play this weekend in Omaha, get ready with storylines to watch for each team and recaps of how they got here. Teddy and Peter also give their picks for the tournament. 1:00 Thoughts on the CWS field 8:30: Tennessee 17:00 Florida State 22:00 North Carolina 28:00 Virginia 33:00 Kentucky 39:00 NC State 46:00 Florida 53:00 Controversy in Clemson 65:00 Texas A&M Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Drew Thorpe, the No. 41 prospect in baseball, makes his White Sox debut Tuesday night against the Mariners. J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes dive into Thorpe's pitch mix to help explain what you should expect from one of the better arms in all of the upper minors so far in 2024. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The College World Series field is set! Ted Cahill joins this week's Hot Sheet Show to analyze the field and explains why Virginia is a dangerous team to watch. Teddy also follows up his report that South Carolina is expected to hire Paul Mainieri as its next head coach. J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes then dive into some prospect news, including Drew Thorpe's imminent debut, plus some reader/listener questions. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Lots of callups this week and the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast is here to breakdown six recent callups. Hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes rank out the six debutants for rest of season value as well as long term fantasy value. The second half of the show debates Marcelo Mayer vs Jordan Lawlar, before updating you on some recent upgrades to Roboscout. 0:00 - 3:00 - Introduction 3:00 - 12:00 - Breaking Down Six Recent Callups 12:00 - 13:00 Break 13:00 - 17:00 Marcelo Mayer vs Jordan Lawlar 17:00 - 21:00 - Roboscout Updates 21:00 - 31:00 - Roboscout Targets In Dynasty Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the action in the NCAA Tournament, looking back at regionals and previewing the super regional matchups. They run through each regional and make picks for super regionals, including a couple spicy upsets. Time Stamps (3:00) Knoxville Super Regional: Tennessee vs. Evansville (14:00) Tallahassee Super Regional: Florida State vs. UConn (27:00) Charlottesville Super Regional: Virginia vs. Kansas State (38:00) Chapel Hill Super Regional: North Carolina vs. West Virginia (56:01) Ad Break (56:20) Athens Super Regional: Georgia vs. NC State (63:00) Clemson Super Regional: Clemson vs. Florida (74:00) College Station Super Regional: Texas A&M vs. Oregon (81:30) Lexington Super Regional: Kentucky vs. Oregon State Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Bonus Hot Sheet! There's a new No. 1 prospect (for the time being) in the Baseball America Top 100. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes break down the biggest changes to the list, which includes Pirates star Paul Skenes ranking No. 1 and looking like an ace, a dozen new names and several prominent risers from notable orgs such as the Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Scott Braun, JJ Cooper, Carlos Collazo & Geoff Pontes welcome New York Mets prospect Jonah Tong to the show. They dive into Tong's breakout 2024 season, the Mets' new pitching lab, his toughest matchups and life as a minor leaguer in Brooklyn. Plus, the guys dive into the latest Mock Draft and decipher who the Cleveland Guardians will select with the number one pick. Scott, JJ & Geoff dive into the latest with Baltimore Orioles prospect Jackson Holliday and discuss the Detroit Tigers demoting Spencer Torkelson. Join the conversation - add your questions to the YouTube chat for our experts! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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After sharing 10 up-arrow hitters last week on the show, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes share 10 up-arrow pitchers to know. They discuss the rising value of pitching prospects in deeper dynasty leagues and the need for depth on your roster. Time Stamps (0:00-3:00) Opening (3:00-13:00) Are pitching prospects more valuable than ever in dynasty? Break (14:00-16:00) Luis Perales (16:00-19:00) Grant Taylor (19:00-22:00) Yilber Diaz (22:00-26:00) Quinn Matthews (26:00-29:00) Luichi Casilla (29:00-32:00) Bishop Letson (32:00-35:00) Alejandro Rosario (35:00-38:00) Nolan McLean (38:00-41:00) Brandon Sproat (41:00-43:00) Nolan Schultz Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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If you’re excited for the NCAA Tournament kicking off, you’re not alone. Peter and Carlos anticipate the games kicking off and dive into each and every single regional and talk about the most intriguing prospects to know about. Who are the headliners? Who are the sleepers? Who are prospects with things to prove? And how about a few underclass names to keep in mind as well? All that on today’s regional breakdown. — Time Stamps (0:00) Opening (4:00) Greenville (6:30) Tucson (9:30) Clemson (13:00) Chapel Hill (16:30) Stillwater (19:00) Knoxville (22:30) Raleigh (27:00) Tallahassee (29:30) Fayetteville (32:00) Corvallis (35:30) Athens (38:00) Charlottesville (40:30) Santa Barbara (42:30) Norman (45:30) College Station (47:00) Lexington Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Year after year, the discussion near the top of the draft involves players deemed "safe college hitters," but how often does it work out that way? This week on the 90th Percentile, hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak discuss the last 10 drafts and dig deeper into the success rate of first-round college hitters. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty get ready for the NCAA Tournament, breaking down the surprises and snubs from Selection Monday and looking ahead to regionals. They start with the surprises, like Arizona being awarded a home regional, and the snubs, like TCU getting left out of the tournament. They continue talking about the hardest regional draws and under-the-radar players to watch this weekend, including UC Santa Barbara's Tyler Bremner and Louisiana Tech's Ethan Bates. They hit on some of the No. 3 and 4 seeds to watch out for, like Florida and Grand Canyon. They close things out with their national championship picks. Time Stamps (2:00) Selection surprises (8:30) Selection snubs (17:00) Hardest regional draws (26:47) Ad break (27:00) Under the radar players to watch (38:00) No. 3 and 4 seeds must likely to spring an upset (46:30) National championship picks (61:00) Ranking the field 1-64 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Scott Braun, JJ Cooper, Teddy Cahill react to Selection Monday: how did the committee do? Plus, a tantalizing Super Regional and College World Series predictions. Geoff Pontes joins Scott & JJ to discuss Baltimore Orioles prospect Jackson Holliday struggling since returning to Triple-A Norfolk. He is part of a prospect logjam in Baltimore that won't budge. Following Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr.'s season-ending injury, the hosts weigh what prospects Atlanta could trade to replace the irreplaceable star. Enjoying the conversation? Join every Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on YouTube ! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast is back this week with a jam-packed show covering 10 must-add prospects in dynasty leagues with strong Roboscout scores and statcast data. Time Stamps (0:00-4:00) Intro (4:00-6:30) Acuna (6:30-8:30) James Wood BREAK (8:30-13:30) Angel Genoa, SS (13:30-18:00) Adrian Del Castillo (18:00-22:00) Alex Freeland (22:00-25:00) Agustin Ramirez (25:00-28:00) Matthew Lugo (28:00-32:00) Dalton Rushing (32:00-35:00) Samuel Zavala (35:00-38:00) Brailer Guerrero (38:00-42:00) Javier Sanoja (42:00-45:00) Franyerber Montilla Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Baseball America college expert Ted Cahill joins a special edition of the Hot Sheet show to help break down his latest NCAA Tournament bracket projection, give us a feel for potential College World Series favorites, plus his under-the-radar players and teams he's most looking forward to seeing in the postseason. The guys also end the conversation reacting to how the college baseball scholarship landscape could soon change in light of recent NCAA news. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about impact performers in the first few days of conference tournament action and also discuss the most recent news about ECU righthander Trey Yesavage’s health situation. After that, the two talk through a trio of prep pitchers who have stormed up draft boards this spring and debate those profiles vs. some of the college pitchers who could go off the board in a similar range. Next, the two talk about the flaws of the prospects in the middle of the first round and beyond and then pick out a few players who could go in the 10-25 range they feel most confident in—if they feel confident about any. The show closes with a discussion about how challenging it has been to line up the top college players in the class beyond Charlie Condon and Travis Bazzana. Seemingly every scout we talk to has a different order for lining up Chase Burns, Hagen Smith, Braden Montgomery, Nick Kurtz, JJ Wetherholt and Jac Caglianone. How do Carlos and Peter line them up? Depends on the day. — Time Stamps (2:20) Ryan Waldschmidt (3:30) Gage Jump (5:20) Luke Holman (7:50) Trey Yesavage health situation (14:00) Three prep pitchers storming up boards (22:00) College arms vs. high school arms at the back of the first (27:00) Everyone in the back of the first has flaws (30:30) Profiles we’re most convicted on in the 10-20 range (35:30) How difficult lining up players 3-8 on the board is Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down conference tournament action from around the country, as the race to Selection Monday hits a fever pitch. They start with the SEC, where the conference's bubble teams have worked to shore up their NCAA Tournament resumes. The opposite has happened in the ACC, where Georgia Tech, Louisville and Virginia Tech all started sluggishly. There's also plenty of action in the Big 12 and Pac-12. Teddy and Peter also outline why college baseball fans need to be paying attention to the American Athletic Conference and Big Ten Tournaments this week. Time Stamps Open: Why we love conference tournament week (2:00) The SEC bubble picture (13:00) Teddy is all in on LSU (18:58) Ad break (19:15) ACC bubble picture (25:00) ACC teams vying for a top-eight seed (30:00) Big 12 breakdown (36:00) Pac-12 breakdown (40:30) Big Ten breakdown Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Scott Braun, JJ Cooper & Ben Badler discuss the state of a broken MLB international signing system. Ben explains the current situation -- where teams are often agreeing to deals with players as young as 12 and 13 years old -- and why things haven't changed. The guys also discuss... Ways to fix it Whether we're headed toward an international draft The next wave of international prospects An early look at MiLB Player of the Year How the Angels can better develop prospects Like the show? Stream it every Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on our YouTube channel . We'll also have a special show this Friday at 3 p.m. ET ahead of the NCAA Tournament selection show. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Talent doesn't discriminate and that's a truth that bothers a lot of people, particularly in the youth baseball space. Geoff and Matt dive into the topic, discussing different combinations or talent, attitude and motivation. It's often not the hardest worker on the field. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter are joined by Geoff Pontes to discuss Baseball America’s second staff draft of the 2024 season. The trio talk through each of their picks and give their thoughts on how the draft is shaping up as we near the end of the college baseball season. — Time Stamps (4:00) Top of the board (6:00) Hagen Smith vs. Chase Burns (13:00) How Trey Yesavage stacks up with the top arms (15:00) A wide-open draft board after pick 11 (19:00) James Tibbs III trending up (25:00) Slade Caldwell’s well-rounded profile (28:00) Power bats with hit tool questions in the 20s (33:00) A mini run of high school righthanders (37:00) Ryan Waldschmidt a sleeper stud to know (43:00) Tommy White not in the first? (50:00) Closing thoughts on the draft, picks we liked, players we are surprised weren’t taken Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the conference title races and NCAA Tournament implications in every major conference going into the final weekend of college baseball's regular season. They start with the ACC, where half the league is in the mix to host regionals. Things are more settled in the Big 12, but the conference standings are jumbled at the top of the Big Ten. In the Pac-12, there's a title showdown between Arizona and Oregon State in Tucson. There's plenty on the line in the SEC, as Kentucky enters the weekend with a one-game lead in the standings. Time Stamps (2:00) Ivy League and Patriot League Tournament predictions (7:00) UNC has all but clinched the ACC title (12:00) NC State hosts Wake Forest in a critical series for the host race (16:20) Oklahoma won its first Big 12 title (24:00) Which Big 12 team will go the farthest in the NCAA Tournament? (31:10) Ad break (31:15) The top of the Big Ten standings are a jumble (38:15) The Pac-12 title comes down to Oregon State at Arizona (43:00) The NCAA Tournament cases for Cal, Oregon and Utah (47:10) Ad break (47:30) The SEC bubble picture (61:15) What's wrong with Texas A&M? (68:30) The SEC title race is coming down to a photo finish (81:00) Sun Belt bubble watch and around the country Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Paul Skenes' debut was a blast, right? Today's Hot Sheet show dives into Skenes' first big league start, and also zooms out to assess how the Pirates have fared on the player development side in recent years. Pittsburgh has enjoyed some recent wins on the pitching side, especially with Jared Jones, but has struggled to get the most out of some high-profile bats so far. The crew also discusses... Whether they'd take Skenes or Jones over the next 10 years What's going on with Termarr Johnson & Henry Davis? 90th percentile exit velocity standouts Wyatt Langford's impressive bat speed Enjoy the show? You can subscribe and watch every week on our YouTube channel at 3 p.m. ET. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes run through the week of news, injury updates and the stories impacting fantasy baseball before diving into this week's Roboscout update. Time Stamps (0-2:00) Open (2:00-4:00) Friedl (4:00-6:00) Bryan Woo (6:00 -12:00) Kjerstad and the next Orioles player up (12:00 - 16:00) Evan Carter injury (16:00-18:00) Jasson Domiguez (18:00 - 20:00) Austin Riley (20:00 - 22:30) Jung Hoo Lee injury (22:30 - 24:00) Joendry Vargas Break (24:00-38:00) Roboscout Discussion Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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After a Carlos-caused week-long hiatus, the draft team gets back on the podcast to talk about the state of the 1-1 race in the 2024 class. Peter makes his best case for Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana as most of the draft world falls further in love with Charlie Condon—but is Bazzana 1-1 as hot a take as you think? The two dig into their numbers a bit more and explore Condon’s unusual home/road splits and also get into a conversation about the importance of makeup. Peter wonders if Texas A&M outfielder Braden Montgomery would have a 1-1 case in any other year and the two then talk about whether or not Montgomery should keep switch hitting at the next level. After the top-of-the-class conversation dies down, the two move into a discussion about other players making moves (and not always up) on the draft board including Kentucky outfielder Ryan Waldschmidt, Bucknell third baseman Sean Keys, Austin Peay infielder and outfielder Jon Jon Gazdar, TCU shortstop Anthony Silva and Texas A&M lefthander Ryan Prager. – Time Stamps (2:30) Charlie Condon & Travis Bazzana heaters (6:30) Travis Bazzana track record (9:00) The importance of makeup (12:30) Charlie Condon home/road splits (17:30) Does Braden Mongtomery fit into the convo? (21:00) Should Montgomery stop switch hitting? (27:20) Ryan Waldschmidt (32:40) Sean Keys (39:00) Jon Jon Gazdar (42:00) Anthony Silva (47:00) Ryan Prager Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The 90th Percentile returns with Geoff and Matt diving into the topic of amateur collectibles and the new rules in the name, image and likeness environment. With Britt Ghiroli's recent article on The Athletic discussing Perfect Game's recent merchandising deal with Fanatics, it's a hot topic of discussion. We discuss the economics of the merchandise industry, the history of amateur players signing merchandise agreements and its evolution over the last decade-plus. We also touch on the supply and demand of autographed merchandise. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week 13 of the season. They start with a busy week in the SEC. Tennessee rose to No. 1 in the Top 25 after winning a series at Florida, while Texas A&M slipped after getting upset at LSU. Kentucky, meanwhile, remains in first place in the conference standings following a big series win against Arkansas. They also examine the Big 12, where Oklahoma appears to be on its way to a historic conference title, and the Big Ten, where the conference race is as jumbled as ever. They also answer the question of which ACC team will advance the furthest in the NCAA Tournament. (1:15) Kentucky's big weekend (14:00) Tennessee took down Florida (21:30) LSU upset Texas A&M (29:30) Tennessee and Vanderbilt meet in a rivalry series (34:30) Georgia on the rise (39:35) Ad break (40:00) Oklahoma in the Big 12 driver's seat (45:00) Texas took down Oklahoma State (52:00) Which ACC team will advance the farthest in the NCAA Tournament? (64:00) Looking ahead to Clemson's series at Wake Forest (69:45) Ad break (79:00) Around the Pac-12 (79:00) Around the Big Ten (88:00) Around the Sun Belt Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Pirates announced today that Paul Skenes will make his MLB debut on Saturday against the Cubs. In this prospect profile, Scott Braun, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes take a look at Paul Skenes, pitching prospect for the Pirates and the top draft pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. With a high-octane fastball that regularly passes triple digits, will he be one of MLB's best arms the moment he steps on the field? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Let's talk Top 100 MLB prospects . Today's show dives into the biggest risers and fallers from our most recent May update. The guys were also uninspired by the Marlins return in the Luis Arráez trade, discuss the Padres farm system, then close with an update on Charlie Condon's incredible college season at Georgia. Key discussions include... James Wood vs. Dylan Crews Jared Jones' rise A Cubs prospect who makes a huge surge Christian Scott's debut Cam Collier's impressive start Ricky Tiedemann concerns Scuffling Braves arms Enjoy the show? You can stream it every Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on our YouTube channel . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With one month in the books, there's plenty of information to dig into, as hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White cover 10 prospects with standout statcast data in the early part of the season. They each go over five players and provide some insights that can be used in both shallow and deep dynasty leagues. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week 12 of the season. They start with South Carolina's upset of Kentucky last weekend and Mississippi State's big win at Vanderbilt. They examine the fallout of Florida State's series win at Duke, as well as Oregon State's rivalry series win against Oregon. In another rivalry series, Texas took down Oklahoma. They break down what that meant for the Longhorns, Sooners and Big 12 title race. Finally, they preview this weekend's rivalry series between Indiana and Purdue, a battle for first place in the Big Ten. Time Stamps 1:45: South Carolina upsets Kentucky 9:30: Where the Wildcats stand in the NCAA Tournament picture 17:30: Arkansas' Peyton Holt's web gem 20:30: Mississippi State takes down Vanderbilt 29:30: Charlie Condon's home run chase and the Golden Spikes race 36:30: Ad break 36:35: Florida State beats Duke 49: Notre Dame upsets Wake Forest 53: Oregon State beats Oregon 59:15: A big finish coming for Utah 65:35: Ad break 65:45: Texas wins the rivalry series at Oklahoma 74:30: Around the Big 12 82:30: Purdue hosts Indiana with first place on the line 90:30: Around the Sun Belt Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Scott Braun, JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Ben Badler discuss the latest Prospect Profile spotlighting Colorado Rockies No. 4 prospect Jordan Beck's promotion. Iowa Hawkeyes ace Brody Brecht is ascending into first-round consideration given his recent pitching performances. Plus, pro prospects that pop as April concludes and which pitchers' stuff sticks out after the first month? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Rockies have promoted former first-round draft pick Jordan Beck who will join the Colorado outfield after posting a .999 OPS in the minor leagues in 2024. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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According to a report from Jon Morosi, the Brewers are set to call prospect Tyler Black to the big leagues. Black currently ranks No. 73 on the Top 100 and earns high marks for his hittability and speed, though his ultimate defensive home is questionable and his power might only be fringe-average once he reaches his peak. The 23-year-old lefty swinger has five home runs this season at Triple-A Nashville. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White cover some of the news of the last week to open before diving into a five round waiver wire draft. What's a waiver wire draft? Simple, Dylan and Geoff choose from all players with 10% or lower ownership on Fantrax and pick the best players from that group. It's a great exercise to introduce you to ten under-rostered players you should be looking to add. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Everyone is talking velocity and the injury epidemic, but on this week's episode we ask, "What's the alternative?" To discuss this far-reaching topic, we invited two friends of the show and high-level coaches to join us. First, old friend Matt Pierce of Kinkaid Baseball and then first-time guest and legendary Juco coach Mike Robbins of New Mexico JC. Mike shares insight into the recruiting process and the different philosophies he's implemented over the years. He identifies what works and what doesn't. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The recent run of significant elbow injuries among prominent MLB starters has everyone including us thinking and talking about pitching injuries. On today's podcast, JJ Cooper is joined by Alan Jaeger and Randy Sullivan, two experts who have worked with hundreds of pitchers, to talk about injury prevention as well as their free return to throwing program they have released that proposes a different way to return to throwing after Tommy John surgery. The return to throwing manual is available here. 00:00 What are Alan Jaeger and Randy Sullivan's backgrounds/credentials 12:15 Why ramping up is a time of significant risk 20:45 Is our current system actually reducing injury risk? 31:00 What's involved in this new return to throwing program after Tommy John surgery? 45:00 How will you all know if this is a better program, long-term? 52:00 How the new NCAA recruiting rules may help with injuries Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk through some of the most interesting players in the 2024 class from a data perspective. After the rollout of the top 400 draft list this week, the two go back and forth and trade information on prospects who analysts, or those big on batted ball data and stuff+ metrics, might fall in love with. The players include a few potential day one hitters, but the bulk of the conversation revolves around names who could be upside picks on the second day of the draft. There’s a hitter whose batted ball data fits with a handful of first rounders but is never mentioned in that range, a slugger with exit velocity data similar to Jac Caglianone, a pitcher with perhaps the best slider in the country and another pitcher who might quietly have the best fastball in the country among others. – Time Stamps (2:30) A well-rounded bat who fits with prominent first-round names (6:50) A deep cut prospect from the Patriot League (10:15) A day one slugger with elite EVs and strong contact (14:30) An outfielder with elite bat-to-ball skills (18:15) The freakiest sweeper in the class? (24:00) The best fastball in the class you haven’t heard of (30:00) A small school pitcher with unique usage (36:30) A righty with a big velo jump (41:00) A strong contact hitter with sneaky top-end EV data Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week 11 of the season. They start with last weekend's showdown between Tennessee and Kentucky, and look at how the Volunteers and Wildcats stack up as national contenders. They look at Wake Forest's surge in ACC play, which has the Deacons in the hosting conversation. They also look ahead to some big rivalry series this weekend, as Oregon visits Oregon State and Oklahoma hosts Texas. Both series have big stakes in conference title races and the NCAA Tournament picture. Time Stamps 1: Tennessee takes down Kentucky 11:30: Around the SEC 19:30: Ad break 19:40: Wake is back 25: Any concern about Florida State? 29:30 Around the ACC 38: Cal sweeps Oregon State 47: Oregon takes on Oregon State 52: Battle for first in the WCC 55:40: Ad break 56: Around the Big 12 61:30: Red River Rivalry on the diamond 71: Coastal beats Louisiana 77: Around the Sun Belt Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Welcome to the Hot Sheet Show, James Wood! Baseball's No. 8 prospect joined the show to discuss closing in on the majors for the Nationals, who he emulates his swing after, teaming up with Dylan Crews and more. Scott, Carlos and Peter also discuss Heston Kjerstad's callup to Baltimore, our latest mock draft, then Geoff Pontes joins to break down impressive players in this week's Hot Sheet. You can find the full run of show below. Intro Mock Draft version 2.0 Why Peter has Travis Bazzana 1.01 Do teams draft for need in the first round? James Wood joins the show (13:00) Orioles promote Heston Kjerstad How concerned are we with Jackson Holliday? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On the latest episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White run through the news of the week before going over six trade targets they're chasing after the first month. Time Stamps 0:00 - 2:00 - Opening 2:00 - 6:00 - Triston Casas and Francisco Alvarez injuries 6:00 - 9:00 - Jackson Holliday struggles 9:00 - 12:00 - Don't panic on Wyatt Langford 12:00 - 15:00 - Ricky Tiedemann injury 15:00 - 22:00 - Peter Fairbanks injury and Jason Adam 22:00 - 24:00 - Victor Scott sent down 24:00 - 27:00 - Heston Kjerstad promotion 27:00 - 30:00 - Andy Pages promotion 21:00 - 45:00 - Trade targets Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about the state of the top of the 2024 class. The two talk about how the top tier of players hasn’t changed significantly in the last few weeks and that the group seems pretty wide open after about pick 10 or so. The two talk about one of the more consistent up-arrow prep prospects in the class, Bryce Rainer, who the two previously loved as a pitching prospect, though they both are coming around to liking his toolset and hitting ability as a shortstop prospect. His NHSI performance does nothing to sway that opinion and has him a steady mover up draft boards. After that the two talk about Sam Houston State catcher Walker Janek, who is having a career year with the bat and also might just be the top defensive catcher in the class. How long will a profile like that last on draft day and what is our confidence in the catcher pecking order at this stage? Next the two talk about a unique hitter who profiles as both a first baseman and center fielder in Texas lefthanded hitter Jared Thomas, who like Janek is having a strong offensive season. After that the two break down a few Vanderbilt pitchers who, despite a rough last week against Texas A&M, could be poised to hear their names called on day one of the draft. – Time Stamps (0:00) State of the top of the class (7:00) Bryce Rainer (14:10) Walker Janek (21:40) Jared Thomas (29:00) Carter Holton (34:30) Bryce Cunningham Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week 10 of the season. They start with Texas A&M, college baseball's new top-ranked team, which is fresh off a sweep of Vanderbilt. They also talk about last weekend's big upsets, as Alabama felled Arkansas and N.C. State took down Clemson, and examine which series was more impactful. They then turn their attention to the weekend ahead, highlighted by a top-10 showdown between Kentucky and Tennessee and a first-place showdown in the Sun Belt between Louisiana and Coastal Carolina. Time Stamps 1: Texas A&M takes over at No. 1 8: The sweep’s impact on Vanderbilt 13: Arkansas and Clemson both lost their first series of the year. Which was more concerning? 20: Was Alabama or N.C. State’s upset more important? 27:40: Ad break 27:45: Kentucky and Tennessee meet for SEC East clash 34:30: Florida State takes on Wake Forest 40: North Carolina and N.C. State renew rivalry 46: Louisiana and Coastal meet in first-place Sun Belt showdown 54: Big 12 breakdown 67: Series to watch around the country Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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What a day for prospect news. Jack Leiter, Andy Pages and Forrest Whitley are on their way to the big leagues. Our latest Hot Sheet show breaks down what we expect from all three, and also takes a look at whether Nick Kurtz is homering his way back into No. 1 overall pick contention in this year's draft. The guys discuss... Jack Leiter's arrival in Texas (0:30) How Andy Pages can help the Dodgers lineup (10:20) #FreeMichaelBusch is going according to plan (18:30) Nick Kurtz's homer blitz (21:00) Comparing Kurtz to Jac Caglianone & how they stack up at the top of the draft (23:50) Forrest Whitley's long path to the majors (26:20) The Hot Sheet show airs weekly on YouTube at 3 p.m. ET. Subscribe here ! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Instant reaction time! We kicked off today's Hot Sheet show discussing Jack Leiter's imminent debut with the Rangers. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Ben Badler discuss... Immediate thoughts on the news Leiter's encouraging recent changes Leiter's intriguing fastball properties How he could fit into the Rangers' long-term plans For more Prospect Profiles (and to check out our weekly Hot Sheet show), head over to our YouTube channel . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss struggling stars and give a panic level for each. In other words, don't panic yet. We open up the show by talking about some news and notes before diving into our discussion around underperforming stars. We finish the show by talking about some Roboscout standouts for Triple-A and Double-A. 0:00 - 14:00 - Breaking down injuries and promotions 14:00 - 15:30 - Corbin Carroll 15:30-16:30 - Ronald Acuna 16:30 -19:30 Julio Rodriguez 19:30 - 22:00 - Francisco Lindor 22:00 - 24:00 - Jackson Holliday 24:00 - 26:00 - Kevin Gausman 26:00 - 27:00 - George Kirby 27:00 - 28:00 - Luis Castillo 28:00 - Roboscout standouts 29:30 - Triple-A Roboscout Standouts 35:00 - Double-A Roboscout Standouts 38:00 Ending Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop back on the draft podcast to talk about players up and down the board. They get things started by talking about JJ Wetherholt’s return to the lineup for West Virginia last weekend and try and think through where he fits on the draft board now. Is he fully back into the 1-1 mix that he started the season at or have players like Charlie Condon and Travis Bazzana created a gap? And how about Nick Kurtz? The Wake Forest slugger has gotten back to his power-hitting ways over the last two weeks and all of the sudden looks like the exact sort of hitter we expected to see. Can he rejoin the top-of-the-draft conversation as well and just how insane has his home run streak been? The two move further down the board to discuss another big power name, but one without the same refined offensive approach as Kurtz: Mississippi State outfielder Dakota Jordan. The two marvel at his bat speed, talk about his improvements this spring and dig into some of the details about his overall offensive approach and hit tool questions. Next the two talk about Texas shortstop Jalin Flores as a potential salve for the 2024 class' lack of impact shortstops and wonder about how real his loud spring performance is thus far. Finally the two close by talking about ECU righthander Trey Yesavage, who continues to post weekly, rack up strikeouts, limit his walks and deploy a deep pitch mix with impressive feel to command the baseball. — Time Stamps (3:45) JJ Wetherholt’s return to action (11:00) Are Wetherholt and Nick Kurtz back in the 1-1 convo? (14:30) Nick Kurtz’s home run streak (23:30) Mississippi State OF Dakota Jordan (31:30) Should we talk more about Texas SS Jalin Flores? (40:45) Trey Yesavage’s SP3 case in the class Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week nine of the season. They start in the SEC, discussing Missouri's upset of Florida and this weekend's top-five showdown between No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 5 Vanderbilt. They also break down all the action from the ever-intriguing Big 12, from Oklahoma State's rivalry series win to this weekend's showdown between UCF and West Virginia. Finally, they examine the Big East, which is having a moment this season. Could it become a multi-bid league in this year's NCAA Tournament? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss the epidemic of pitching injuries and how we're navigating it with our own fantasy teams. We released an updated Top 700 for Dynasty with a few major adjustments due to the injuries to Strider, Cole and Eury Perez. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Orioles plan to call up the No. 1 prospect in baseball. J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Scott Braun break down what fans can expect from Holliday, offer our latest scouting report and reflect on Holliday's impressive surge through the minor leagues. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Today's Hot Sheet show is LOADED. The guys are also joined by Orioles LHP prospect Cade Povich, one of 20 members of this week's Hot Sheet and a key piece of a loaded Norfolk Tides roster. Among the discussion topics this week... Ceddanne Rafaela's extension This week's ranking of the 20 hottest prospects Cade Povich's experience joining the O's system Could the Tides beat a MLB team in a series? How Povich approaches arm care in 2024 How BA factors injury risk into pitching rankings Peter Flaherty discusses our NCAA Top 25 Are teams like Florida and LSU in trouble? The show streams live on our YouTube channel each Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. Check it out here . Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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After last year's LSU versus Oakland Athletics debate, we revisit a similar conversation but this time swap LSU for the 2024 Norfolk Tides. The Orioles Triple-A team has laid waste to competition in 2024 and features a collection of Top 100 Prospects. Matt Pajak and Geoff Pontes debate each team's strengths and weaknesses. 0:00-5:30 - Introduction/Capriotti’s Review 5:30-8:30 - Reviewing The Norfolk Roster 8:30- 11:00 - Revisiting LSU vs Oakland debate 11:00-12:30 - Why Norfolk could win 12:30- 15:00 - Comparing signing bonuses numbers of each team. 15:00-17:00 - Norfolk’s ability to improve game to game. 17:00-19:00 - Is Oakland a third division MLB team? 19:00- 21:00- Oakland Rotation. 21:00- 22:00- Are the Athletics a historically bad sports team? 22:00- 24:00- Top of The Norfolk better than Oakland’s? 24:00 - 28:00- Comparing the two rotations and bullpens. 28:00 - 35:00- Comparing lineups 35:00 - 41:00 - Final thoughts, who wins? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the pod to talk draft. The two discuss the recently announced slot values and bonus pools for the 2024 draft. How does having more than $18 million dollars in pool money impact a team like the Guardians picking 1-1? Other teams like the D-backs have a relatively large amount of money to work with considering their first pick, while the Cardinals are on the other end of the spectrum with relatively little inside the top 10. After that the two talk through a staff draft that they did with JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Ben Badler. Which picks were surprises? What was our thought process for each of our individual picks? And how does the class seem to be shaping up now? Finally Peter gives a preview of the 2026 college class after dropping his first ranking of that group on the site this week. — Time Stamps 4:00 Bonus Pool overview 7:20 Why the D-backs are a team to watch at the back of the draft 11:15 How Cleveland and Cincinnati have operated differently with pool money 16:47 Staff draft conversation begins 18:00 Peter’s 1-1 rationale 19:24 Carlos’s 1-5 dilemma 24:40 The first high school player off the board at 10 33:10 Peter pops the first high school pitcher 46:20 Staff draft wrap and overall thoughts 48:20 Peter’s 2026 college class overview Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White cover some of their early regrets and reactions to the first week of play in Major League Baseball. They call out some potential breakouts from early-season performances like Garrett Crochet and Jared Jones. The second half of the show is focused on Dylan and Geoff's recently released Prospect Breakout Teams. Intro 0:00 - 3:00 Imanaga 3:00 - 6:30 Crochet: 6:30 -12:00 Jared Jones 12:00 - 15:00 Pirates future and Paul Skenes 15:00 - 18:00 Eury Perez Tommy John surgery reaction 18:00 - 22:00 Josh Jung injury reaction 22:00 - 26:00 BREAK 26:00 Logan Evans 26:00 - 28:00 Kyle Carr 28:00 - 30:00 Josue Briceno 30:00 - 33:00 Yophery Rodriguez 33:00 - 35:00 Brett Wichrowski 35:00 -36:00 Aiden Smith 36:00 - 38:00 Outro 40:00 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week eight of the season. They start with the parity filled Big 12, which has been a weekly roller coaster ride. This week's highlight is the last Bedlam Series between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. They also talk about impressive road sweeps last weekend by North Carolina and Kentucky and look ahead to a Big West showdown this weekend, as UC Irvine hosts UC Santa Barbara in a series with lots of postseason implications. 1:30: Big 12 5: Oklahoma 9:30 Oklahoma State 16: Texas 25: Assorted Big 12 31:07 ad break 31: UNC 38: Wake 44: Duke 48: Virginia 54:03 ad break 54: Arkansas 63: LSU 71: Kentucky 75: Assorted SEC 80: UC Irvine/UC Santa Barbara 85: Pac-12 Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Our first Hot Sheet show is here! We're thrilled to team up with Foul Territory to deliver a weekly show focused on introducing you to the stars of tomorrow before anyone else. You can stream the show LIVE each week on our YouTube channel at 3 p.m. ET . Today's episode features J.J. Cooper, Scott Braun, Ben Badler and Carlos Collazo to discuss... A preview of our Top 100 update coming later this week Justin Foscue's arrival in Texas Jared Jones' impressive start in Pittsburgh Charlie Condon's emergence as the No. 1 draft prospect New draft bonus pools Plus the guys answer reader questions as well. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Colton Cowser and Colt Keith could end up being two of the most impactful rookie bats in the American League. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Carlos Collazo explain what each brings to their respective lineups this year. Plus, the guys dive into how the Tigers seem to have adjusted their player development philosophy, and they also dive into why Cowser, not Jackson Holliday or Coby Mayo, gets first crack at a role in Baltimore. You can find all of our Prospect Profiles on the Baseball America YouTube channel. Watch them here ! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Two of the best rookies in baseball are HERE. Our new BA Prospect Profiles dive into the anticipated debuts for Wyatt Langford and Jackson Chourio. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Carlos Collazo examine Langford's fast rise through the minors -- including why he's in a great position to simply mash early in 2024 for the Rangers. Then they discuss why the Brewers feel Chourio is a future franchise cornerstone, plus why it's not crazy to draw some comparisons to Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr.'s early career arc. You can find all of our Prospect Profiles on the Baseball America YouTube channel. Watch them here ! Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Peter and Carlos hop on the pod to talk more about the 2024 draft, including a recent trip Carlos took to Baton Rouge to watch LSU take on Florida. The two dig into Jac Caglianone and Tommy White at the top of the shot, then marvel at righthander Luke Holman’s start to the season before getting into some players further down the draft board, including righthander Ryan Johnson, second baseman Christian Moore and Campbell catcher and righthander Grant Knipp—who is off to a sensational start to the season. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty get ready for another weekend of college baseball, looking back at Clemson's sweep of Florida State and ahead to LSU's big series at Arkansas. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With Opening Day just one day away, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes pick 12 players they believe will break out in 2024 and be drafted within the first 100 picks in re-draft next season. Lots of exciting names are covered with explanations for why we believe these players will move up rankings in 2024. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to talk about a big draft week, which included the first in-season mock draft of the year as well as our first in-season draft update—which also included an expansion to the top 300 players in the class. The two talk about the top of the board, talk through college third basemen, dig into how poor the high school class is shaping up to be and also talk through injuries to Nick Kurtz and JJ Wetherholt and how we should be handling them, among other topics. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the first weekend of SEC play and look ahead to this weekend's slate, highlighted by a national championship rematch and an ACC showdown. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Dylan White and Geoff Pontes return and discuss all the news and notes impacting fantasy baseball drafts. We talk a little draft strategy, as both Dylan and Geoff have run some NFBC Draft Champions drafts in the last few weeks. We finish the show talking about some of Geoff's live looks at the Spring Breakout games. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk about the massive movement occurring in real time as the two work on the first in-season draft ranking update of the year in a wild and wide-open 2024 draft class. The two recap a fun Wake-Duke series that featured at least five first-round talents, then move into some of the up-arrow names you should know about from both the prep and college ranks. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are tired but still buzzing after attending the first two Spring Breakout prospect games. Geoff dives deep into what it was like to see the Pirates' Paul Skenes battle the Orioles' Jackson Holliday in a moment to remember. JJ notes who stood out (and who stood tall) at the Reds-Rangers game. And they also take a look at a top prospect who seems slated to make the Opening Day roster. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Bill Mitchell and JJ Cooper discuss the Dylan Cease trade and talk about how the White Sox system has transformed over the past few years. They take a stab at how the White Sox Top 10 will re-order after the Cease trade, and they look at the job Chris Getz faces. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the start of conference play in the ACC and Big 12 and look ahead to the start of SEC play this weekend, including undefeated Texas A&M's trip to Florida. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff and Dylan dig in on some of the week's news. With high-value names going down with injuries, the show dives into the fallout from the Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge and Devin Williams injuries. We discuss the fallout of the Noelvi Marte suspension and much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With the NFL Combine taking place last week, hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome on Brian Hawkins, the scouting director of NextGen Prospect. Brian uses advanced data and measurements to identify amateur football prospects, and there are some interesting parallels to baseball. We discuss why the 40-yard dash is antiquated and the types of measurements teams are now factoring into evaluation. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk through the top of the draft class as it stands after the first three weeks of college baseball to try and get an understanding of how much movement and shuffling is actually happening. Plenty of movement was expected given this year’s wide-open draft class, so to try and see how much, the two go back and forth and attempt to draft the top 10 players in the class if the draft were to take place today. Who are you taking 1-1? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the action from week 3 of college baseball and look ahead to week 4, as conference play begins in the ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are back to analyze our ideal Spring Breakout rosters for the National League. Which NL teams rise to the top and who falls to the bottom? We also break down how the best of the NL would do against the Orioles' best AL roster. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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After running through four episodes of the Dynasty Summit Series in February, the standard Fantasy show returns with Dylan White and Geoff Pontes. The duo discuss the onslaught of recent news and how that impacts each player's value for 2024 redraft leagues and dynasty. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look division by division through the American League to examine all 15 teams' ideal Spring Breakout prospect rosters. Which teams would rise to the top? We dive in to every American League team's ideal roster. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to talk about some notable 2024 draft prospects after the first two weeks of the college season. A few prominent names are off to scorching starts, including Georgia slugger Charlie Condon, Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana and Arkansas lefthander Hagen Smith. Peter remains as excited about California catcher Caleb Lomavita as ever and Carlos was intrigued by the power of Tennessee third baseman Billy Amick and the two also talk through a few names who still have significant question marks. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile, Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak are joined by legendary California high school coach Benji Medure of Huntington Beach High School. Over his 20-plus year career, Medure has won over 400 games in one of the most competitive high school baseball leagues in the country. Benji shares his secrets for health, longevity and the stories behind building a national powerhouse at a public high school. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the top action from week 2 of college baseball, including a spectacular start from Arkansas' Hagen Smith, and look ahead to week 3, highlighted by the Astros Foundation Classic at Minute Maid Park. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On the final installment of the Dynasty Summit Series, Dylan White and Geoff Pontes are joined by Chris Blessing of Baseball HQ and Chris Clegg of Dynasty Dugout. We dive into how to utilize scouting reports and advanced data when building a prospect strategy in dynasty startup leagues. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down Opening Weekend action from around the country and look ahead to the second week of the season, highlighted by a Friday night showdown between Arkansas and Oregon State at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Host Geoff Pontes is joined by Taylor Blake Ward to discuss the Angels top prospects. They touch on the departure of Shohei Ohtani, Anthony Rendon's recent comments and the current homegrown talent on the roster. Geoff and Taylor cover Nolan Schanuel, Caden Dana and other notable names from the Angels Top 30 list. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The 90th Percentile stays topical this week as we dive into college baseball's opening weekend. Instead of focusing in on the big-name Power Five schools, we instead dive into some of the top performances by mid-majors in college baseball's opening week. We discuss some of the top mid-major programs in Division I and dive into what makes them noteworthy programs. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On the third installment of the Fantasy Summit Series, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White welcome on industry stalwarts Eric Cross (FTN Fantasy and Rotoballer) and Jesse Roche (Baseball Prospectus) to discuss dynasty startup strategy. We touch on early-round building, prospect strategy as well as how to utilize rankings in a startup draft. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes is joined by JJ Cooper to discuss the Detroit Tigers top prospects entering the 2024 season. After the previous rebuild stalled, the new Tigers front office has quickly changed the direction of the organization, as the Tigers find themselves ranked among the top farm systems in the game. JJ and Geoff discuss all the top names in the system including Clark, Jobe, Keith and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Teddy Cahill joins JJ Cooper to discuss the Guardians' farm system. Before diving into what to expect from Chase DeLauter, Daniel Espino and other top prospects, Teddy looks at the short- and long-term trajectory of the Guardians at the big league level. They also pick a further away prospect to keep a close eye on. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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College baseball's Opening Day is Friday, and Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty preview the action around the country, as well as breaking down the news of Rintaro Sasaki's commitment to Stanford. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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To open season three of the 90th Percentile, Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome Red Sox 2023 second-round pick Nazzan Zanetello to the show. We chat about food, sandwiches, Naz's connections to a few well-known Boston sports figures and his offseason. It's a raucous good time on the latest episode of the 90th Percentile. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In the second episode of the Fantasy Summit Series Dylan White and Geoff Pontes are joined by James Anderson of Rotowire. One of the most respected fantasy players and rankers in the industry, James shares insight into evolving dynasty strategy and how the youth movement in MLB has blurred the lines of dynasty and redraft leagues. Over an hour of insightful dynasty discussion. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes is joined by Josh Norris to discuss a talented Yankees farm system. They discuss how the Juan Soto trade impacted the system's depth, the talented top of the Yankees rankings and some standout prospects from the 2023 Florida Complex League. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the show to talk more about the draft. The two briefly touch on the updated 2025 college and high school class rankings that went live on the site this week, before getting into the weeds on our preseason all-American teams. Who are the surprise names? Who were locks? Which of the best tools category winners jumped out? All that and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes is joined by Josh Norris as they break down the defending world champion Texas Rangers farm system. They discuss some of the current prospect talent contributing in the major leagues, as well as debating Carter versus Langford, Sebastian Walcott's hit-tool development and some of the names to watch later in the list heading into 2024. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper dig into the Blue Jays farm system. They start by looking at where the Blue Jays big league club is and where it's going, but then they take a look at the team's top prospects as well as focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the system. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With college baseball's Opening Day less than two weeks away, Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the Preseason Top 25 and teams to watch in 2024. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On the first installment of the Fantasy Summit Series, J.J. Cooper hosts a discussion on the recently released Dynasty 700 with list creators Dylan White and Geoff Pontes. They dive into ranking philosophy, disagreements on rankings and more. During the recording, the Corbin Burnes trade broke and the trio provides live reaction. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the show to talk about our newly updated and expanded 2024 draft update. Why did JJ Wetherholt jump to No. 1? What’s the state of the first round? Who is Duncan Marsten and why did he jump up the board so much? And who are some deeper sleepers to keep an eye on? All that and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes is joined by Mark Chiarelli to discuss the Oakland Athletics Top Prospects list. They discuss Mason Miller's 2024 move to the bullpen and the top two positional prospects in Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson before diving into a pair of exciting young pitchers and some potential breakouts. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes is joined by J.J. Cooper to discuss the Minnesota Twins top prospects. They discuss the recent Jorge Polanco trade as well as where the two prospects acquired in the swap would rank. J.J. discusses the strength of the top-three position players at the top of the Twins rankings, as well as an interesting group of pitchers in the Top 10. The show finishes with talk of the best sleepers and breakout candidates in the system. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter are joined by Iowa pitching coach and player development analyst Sean McGrath to talk all things pitching. McGrath details his experience as a player and coach at the college and pro levels and breaks down his "Dominate the Zone" pitching philosophy. McGrath talks about analytics and data in the college game and how to leverage that for player development, the challenges of training stuff vs. velocity, the feedback loop implemented for pitchers at Iowa, progress with righthanders Brody Brecht and Marcus Morgan this offseason, pitch usage and much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper dive into the Rays' still impressive system. They take a look at where the big league club is now, explain why a crazy number on Junior Caminero's power may not be too crazy and pick out some deeper sleepers to discuss. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes take an in-depth look at the Astros farm system. They look at what the organization has produced recently, where the team is going and then dive into who are the top prospects, how they compare to the prospects the Astros traded away at the deadline and wrap up with a look at whether Forrest Whitley still has a shot at being a useful big leaguer. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Outfield is loaded! This week on the fantasy podcast, Dylan White and Geoff Pontes talk through their 2024 dynasty outfield rankings as they discuss the top 10 players at the position, as well as how Juan Soto's move to the Yankees will impact his value. We talk through some targets and sleepers outside the Top 10, including one outfielder Dylan feels could be a better version of Steven Kwan. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to get granular with the fastballs of some of the top college pitchers in the 2024 draft class. Brody Brecht’s fastball is harder than anyone else's, but how about its shape and effectiveness? Who has room for improvement? Whose fastballs are dialed in and extremely effective right now? All that and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Dylan and Geoff return for another week to dig into one of the deepest positions for dynasty baseball, shortstops. They discuss the nine players ranked inside the Top 50 overall as well as their top targets, sleepers and fades. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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J.J. Cooper is joined by Josh Norris, Carlos Collazo and Geoff Pontes as they discuss the release of the 2024 Top 100 Prospects list. The team discusses the No. 1 prospect, a loaded Top 10 prospects and where the list starts to thin. We discuss the biggest movers based on offseason feedback, the influx of talent from the 2023 draft class and the players we're most excited to see this season. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Alex Speier of the Boston Globe joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Red Sox and their farm system, including Craig Breslow's top priority as chief baseball officer, Marcelo Mayer's progress in the minors and what to expect from Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu following their major league debuts. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to talk about a few data darlings on the college hitting side and a few prospects to know from non-Power 5 conference schools. One name that makes both lists? College of Charleston first baseman Cole Mathis. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Jon Meoli of the Baltimore Banner joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Orioles farm system, including how Jackson Holliday improved in 2023, Samuel Basallo's rapid rise and how the organization's pitching depth has improved. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Josh Norris joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Giants organization and farm system, including Kyle Harrison's potential, Marco Luciano's hitting outlook and whether Reggie Crawford and Bryce Eldridge will continue as two-way players. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Third base is slowly becoming one of the more interesting positions for fantasy baseball, as an influx of young and exciting players has injected life into the rankings. Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss the top six of their recent third base rankings in-depth before going over some of their targets, sleepers and players to fade at the position for dynasty. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Josh Norris joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Pirates farm system, including first impressions of Paul Skenes' pro debut, Bubba Chandler's upside and how much longer until the Pirates rebuild results in a winning season. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Diamondbacks organization, including whether their World Series run is repeatable, if Jordan Lawlar will make an instant impact in 2024 and what to make of Druw Jones' difficult first full season. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Rockies farm system, including how the franchise is addressing its pitching troubles, Adael Amador's potential and whether Yanquiel Fernandez and Jordan Beck can conquer their strikeout issues. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast for the first time in 2024, with a look back at Carlos’s 2019 redraft piece and perhaps some potential lessons to learn from that, and also get excited for what’s ahead in 2024. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Dylan and Geoff return from holiday break with another dynasty rankings show, this time focusing on the top names at the second base position. The boys discuss Mookie Betts welcomed move to second base, Jose Altuve's second half, as well as the 2023 renaissance of Matt McLain. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Padres outlook, including the challenges facing the organization in 2024, timelines for top prospects Ethan Salas and Jackson Merrill and and reviews on Dylan Lesko's first season back from Tommy John surgery. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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J.J. Cooper joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Reds farm system and overall outlook, including whether to be worried about Elly De La Cruz's strikeout issues, what makes Noelvi Marte their No. 1 prospect and the future outlook for pitchers Connor Phillips and Chase Petty. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Kyle Glaser and Geoff Pontes break down the Dodgers wild offseason, including the addition of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, why Shohei Ohtani's contract sets them up so well, what big move they should make next and the state of their farm system. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On the final 90th Percentile of 2023, Geoff and Matt cover a wide range of topics from the best books they read in 2023 to the year's worst baseball trends. They wrap up the show by comparing five MLB stars to their sandwich doppelgänger. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Last week, we kicked off our dynasty baseball positional rankings podcasts with catchers. This week, we move to a talented first base position that boasts six players ranked inside our Top 50 overall. Dylan and Geoff talk through some targets, sleepers and fades as well as the general depth of the position. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Ben Badler joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Brewers farm system, including what makes Jackson Chourio so special, Jacob Misiorowski's future role and whether the Brewers are entering a transition period as a franchise. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter follow up on their college drafting experiment by trying to build the best possible theoretical players from the 2024 class. Each person has to build a hitter and a pitcher by drafting the best tools available from the high school demographic. Who wins? You tell us. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Savannah McCann and Kyle Glaser break down the Cubs farm system, including the organization's new success at developing pitchers, where it ranks among the game's best systems and why the Cubs are positioned for both short-term and long-term success. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Rankings season is upon us as Dylan and Geoff release their first positional ranking of the offseason. Up first are the top 50 catchers. The boys discuss Adley Rutschman, Will Smith and Francisco Alvarez at the top, as well as a few catchers Dylan and Geoff will be targeting in 2024 drafts. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Kyle Glaser and J.J. Cooper break down Shohei Ohtani's decision to sign with the Dodgers and record-breaking contract, including how Los Angeles always made sense from the start, why the Dodgers are likely to recoup their investment and why complaints about the size of the contract are misplaced. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on 90th Percentile, we bring on Matt Pierce for a return visit to talk hitting tech and more specifically bat sensors. There's been a tremendous amount of growth in the space with a variety of metrics that major league organizations, college teams and hitting coaches have found useful. However with bat sensor technology creeping into the youth space, we ask: is it a good thing? We discuss how bat sensor tech can help and hurt development. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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As the Winter Meetings start wrapping up, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper analyze the 2023 Rule 5 draft, but before that, we had to take a quick look at the Juan Soto trade, which wasn't fully official at the time of our recording, but seemed to be very close to being completed. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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After a quick break for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Baseball America fantasy podcast returns. With Dynasty Baseball Rankings season kicking off on the site, Dylan and Geoff discuss the release of their recent Top 50 Players For Dynasty list. They discuss Fernando Tatis Jr., Royce Lewis, Elly De La Cruz, Jordan Walker and many others. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper analyze the Braves-Mariners trade and preview the Rule 5 draft. After that, JJ dives into baseball tech as he talks with Katalyst CEO Bjoern Woltermann and strength and conditioning coach Joey Greany about the use of electrostimulation devices in training elite athletes. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Cardinals farm system, including if Masyn Winn is their long-term answer at shortstop, what to watch for after big seasons from Victor Scott and Thomas Saggese and why the Cardinals pitching solutions lie in free agency rather than the farm system. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter talk through the most recent draft update to the 2024 top 100 list. Which players made the biggest jumps up the board throughout the summer and fall evaluation periods, and which players further down the board do we think can make jumps next spring? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Josh Norris joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Phillies farm system, including Andrew Painter's post-Tommy John surgery outlook, the mechanical changes targeted for Mick Abel and why Starlyn Caba has the Phillies' player development staff buzzing. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile, Geoff and Matt welcome on Rylan Domingues of Tread Athletics to discuss his recent Twitter thread on "Why pitch grades matter... until they don't." We discuss the thread in greater detail, Rylan's work at Tread and get a better understanding of horizontal approach angle and the concept of a "bridge" pitch. We have a highly-informative episode this week from one of the top training groups in baseball. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Matt Eddy joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Mets farm system, including Jett Williams' potential, the early returns on the Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander trade and how long until the Mets are realistically World Series contenders. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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It’s a Thanksgiving edition of the draft podcast, and with that Carlos and Peter are drafting. First the two compete to create the best possible theoretical players by drafting the best tools in the 2024 college class, and after that the two go back and forth and try to outdo the other with the best possible Thanksgiving meal. Who created the best hitter? Who created the best pitcher? And most importantly, whose Thanksgiving meal comes out on top? Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos Collazo joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Braves farm system, including A.J. Smith-Shawver's next step after rocketing to the majors, why David McCabe is the system's top position player prospect and where the Braves international talent pipeline stands following the end of their signing restrictions. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Mock draft season is upon us, and Dylan and Geoff dive into their strategies in the ongoing Toolshed mock draft. Dylan took a win-now approach, and currently ranks as the top projected team through 16 rounds. Geoff is the opposite with one of the lowest projected scores for 2024, but a large contingent of young upside hitters. It's the dichotomy of startup dynasty drafts in action. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter break down five more 2024 draft prospects on today’s draft podcast, including Virginia shortstop Griff O’Ferrall, high school shortstops Brendan Lawson and Charlie Bates, Louisiana State righthander Thatcher Hurd and prep righthander Tegan Kuhns. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Peter Flaherty joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Marlins farm system, including whether Noble Meyer can be a top-of-the-rotation starter, Jacob Berry's outlook after a poor season and how the Marlins front office changes affect the franchise's future. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Savannah McCann joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Nationals farm system, including the debate between Dylan Crews and James Wood for No. 1 prospect, Brady House's outlook after a bounceback season and how concerned the team should be about Robert Hassell's and Elijah Green's struggles in 2023. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile, Geoff and Matt are joined by St. Louis Cardinals star Brendan Donovan to discuss a variety of topics. We revisit the concept of the exposure funnel in youth baseball, talk about Brendan’s experience in the recruiting process and how taking a ball to the throat in a showcase earned him an offer from South Alabama. From baseball to food to sea turtles, we run the gamut of topics on this episode. It is a must-listen for baseball and Cardinals fans alike. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With the protection deadline taking place on Tuesday evening, fantasy managers have an opportunity to read the tea leaves as teams pick and choose who to protect from the Rule 5 draft. This is one of the few times that teams give us a look at how they value players. For fantasy managers, it provides insight into potential ETAs for prospects they might be rostering on their teams. Throughout this episode, Dylan and Geoff discuss the takeaways for fantasy managers at different offseason deadlines. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter break down five more 2024 draft prospects on today’s draft podcast, including North Carolina State catcher Jacob Cozart, Texas Christian shortstop Anthony Silva, Duke lefthander Jonathan Santucci, Florida State third baseman Cam Smith and Texas high school catcher Cade Arrambide. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The conversation has raged on for years about the battle between analytics and scouting in baseball. Today on the 90th Percentile, we discuss how both analytics and scouting can work in harmony to produce more robust evaluations. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Fantasy Baseball Podcast, we took more listener questions. We discussed building a pitching staff in dynasty and which prospects could make the biggest jumps this offseason. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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It's more 2024 draft talk with Carlos and Peter, as the two break down five more potential first rounders. The two discuss power hitting college players like Stanford catcher Malcolm Moore and Georgia first baseman and outfielder Charlie Condon, a flame throwing lefthander with a vicious breaking ball in Arkansas southpaw Hagen Smith, a Division II standout to potential top 10 pick in Wake Forest's Seaver King and high-upside two-way high school player Bryce Rainer. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and Kyle Glaser wrap up the 2023 World Series, including why the Rangers turnaround is one of the greatest of all-time, how Texas built a team capable of winning its first title and whether the Rangers or D-backs are more likely to return to another World Series in the future. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Dylan returns to the show and we talk some Wyatt Langford, FYPD rankings and answer some listener questions. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Geoff Pontes and Kyle Glaser break down Game 3 of the 2023 World Series, including how the Rangers spending spree is paying off, the "first-date energy" inside of Chase Field, how the Rangers will replace Adolis Garcia and Max Scherzer and how Brandon Pfaadt reminds us to be extra patient with pitching prospects. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to talk more 2024 draft, this time breaking down high school players Derek Curiel, Owen Paino, PJ Morlando and Michael Mullinax, as well as Texas A&M outfielder and righthander Braden Montgomery. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In a special World Series–focused edition of the 90th Percentile, Geoff and Matt discuss the World Series matchup of the D-Backs and Rangers. They challenge the narrative around this matchup lacking compelling storylines and players, and discuss the D-Backs' trio of burgeoning 23-year-old stars. We mix in one of our signature sandwich discussions in the opening. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Kyle Glaser and Geoff Pontes go in-depth to break down the 2023 World Series between the Rangers and Diamondbacks. Why the series is more exciting than some might think, the keys for each team to win a title and our picks to win it all. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile, Matt and Geoff welcome on Matt Pierce of South Texas Sliders and Kinkaid Baseball to discuss the current state of youth baseball and his work as a coach. We further explore the exposure funnel and the early focus on winning over development. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With Dylan White off this week, Geoff Pontes is joined by Chris Clegg of the Dynasty Dugout. Chris is a long-time dynasty baseball writer with great insights on prospects and fantasy. On this week's episode, Geoff and Chris discuss some buzzworthy names from the Arizona Fall League as well as Baseball HQ's upcoming First Pitch Arizona event. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Kyle Glaser and Geoff Pontes break down the ALCS and NLCS, including whether Adolis Garcia's celebration and the Astros' response were out of line, Jose Leclerc's huge bounceback in Game 6, where Jose Altuve ranks among the all-time Astros greats and Zack Wheeler's emergence as a shutdown postseason starter. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Kyle Glaser and Geoff Pontes break down the ALCS and NLCS, including whether the Phillies are really "built" for October, the importance of Aaron Nola's resurgence, Bruce Bochy's masterclass in pitching management and the biggest key to watch in Game 4 between the Rangers and Astros. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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This week on the 90th Percentile, we welcome on DC Arendas, the Director of Player Development for Rice Baseball. DC is a former D1 player at South Carolina, a former minor league player and one of the more creative minds in youth baseball. DC talks to us about his journey and discusses how the Houston Baseball Initiative and Rice Academy are doing things differently at the youth level. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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With the upcoming release of our First-Year Player Draft list later this week, Dylan and Geoff walk you through their process for building the list. We talk about a handful of players, where our rankings deviate from the consensus as well as players Dylan and Geoff had split opinions on. Tune in this week and be on the lookout for the updated FYPD list later this week. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Josh Norris returns from two weeks in the Arizona Fall League to recap all the top names in early AFL play. We discuss the Blue Jays' Ricky Tiedemann, the Tigers' Jackson Jobe, the Guardians' slugging duo of Chase DeLauter and Kyle Manzardo as well as many others. We offer a firsthand look from the opening weeks of play. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to talk more 2024 draft, this time breaking down powerful but aggressive sluggers like LSU’s Tommy white and Florida two-way sensation Jac Caglianone, as well as high school toolshed Konnor Griffin, Wake Forest flamethrower Chase Burns and perhaps most interestingly Northeastern outfielder Mike Sirota—who checks a lot of boxes and has few red flags to speak of. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On this week's episode of the Fantasy Podcast, Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss their processes for evaluating players using statistics and data in the offseason. We walk you through the processes we follow and hope it will help listeners improve their own processes. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Kyle Glaser and Geoff Pontes break down the Division Series, including how the D-backs took down the Dodgers with a dominant sweep, what the Rangers exposed about the Orioles and the No. 1 key for the Braves to bounce back against the Phillies. Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy