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Recapping MLB Draft Signings & Looking Ahead To 2026 | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 65 29:48

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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 (…

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Reviewing EVERY 2025 MLB Draft Class | Future Projection Podcast 2:42:45

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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…

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Fantasy Podcast: Reviewing The 2025 Draft For Fantasy 46:44

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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) Future…

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Why The Nationals Drafted Eli Willits No. 1 Overall & More MLB Draft Reactions | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 64 29:09

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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 …

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Surprising Picks, Top Players & Day 1 MLB Draft Reactions 1:45:14

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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 Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA * Check out P…

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The Ultimate 2025 MLB Draft Preview Show 2:48:01

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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 …

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MLB Draft Stats To Know 45:18

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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…

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Prospect Podcast: True Sleeper Prospects To Know 38:35

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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…

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Nationals Fire Manager, GM Before 2025 MLB Draft & Staff Draft 3.0 | Hot Sheet Ep. 63 28:47

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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 mem…

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Baseball America Staff Draft 1:28:11

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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:…

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2025 Draft Prospects Who Could Move Quickly & Our Favorite Tools 37:18

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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 c…

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Fantasy Podcast: Buying & Selling Young Prospects In The Majors 47:26

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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…

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Who Will Be Baseball America's Next No. 1 Prospect? 53:39

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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 …

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Breaking Down MLB Mock Draft 5.0 & Top 500 Draft Prospects Update | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 62 32:37

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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…

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Fantasy Podcast: Chase Burns vs Jacob Misiorowski 39:42

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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:…

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AL East Prospect Check-Ins 1:07:38

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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) Bal…

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Orioles RHP Trey Gibson Joins, Chase Burns Ready For Debut & MLB Draft News| Hot Sheet Show Ep. 61 31:55

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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 d…

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College Podcast: Reviewing The 2025 Season & 2026 Predictions 52:30

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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…

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Rising, Falling MLB Farm Systems So Far In 2025 50:49

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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 pitch…

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Red Sox Trade Rafael Devers To The Giants | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 60 29:10

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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' per…

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Episode 60: Look Who's A Loser Now! - Tim Plays with the Double D's 1:41:35

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Tim wins a raffle be a special guest on the podcast. The Double D's attempt to convince him that board games aren't just for losers by picking the perfect game to play with him.

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College World Series Day 3 Reactions: Arizona Eliminated, Coastal One Win From Title Series 10:28

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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 (7:2…

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College World Series Day 2 Reactions: UCLA Freezes Murray State Run, Kade Anderson Dazzles 36:30

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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 …

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College World Series Day 1 Reactions: Oregon State, Coastal Carolina Open With Wins in Omaha 26:20

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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) Louisvi…

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Mock Draft 4.0: Uncertainty, Helium Names & Pool vs. Pick Capital 54:08

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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) Kad…

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Roman Anthony and Jacob Misiorowski Called Up, ACL Standouts and Red Sox Breaking Ball Usage 45:50

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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 B…

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College Podcast: College World Series Preview and Predictions with Chris Lemonis 51:34

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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 Lem…

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Roman Anthony Called Up, MLB Mock Draft 4.0 & Brody Hopkins Joins | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 59 33:53

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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 l…

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The 2025 Super Regionals Are Loaded With Draft Prospects 38:00

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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 c…

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Who's Moving Up In The June Top 100 Prospects Update? 38:44

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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 …

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College Podcast: Breaking Down Regionals, Super Regional Predictions 54:36

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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…

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Jac Caglianone, MLB Callups & NCAA Regionals Reactions | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 58 30:49

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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'…

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The Best Tools In The 2025 Draft Class 40:55

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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…

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Fantasy Podcast: Valuing Jac Caglianone For Fantasy And Early Roboscout Standouts 39:49

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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 targe…

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Breaking Down 2025 NCAA Tournament Winners & Losers| Hot Sheet Show Ep. 57 29:32

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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 predi…

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Prospects On The Verge Of The Big Leagues 46:45

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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 …

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College Podcast: 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament Bracket Breakdown 52:09

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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 p…

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Draft Prospects Who Could Elevate Their Stock In Postseason Play 33:12

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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 i…

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MLB Farm Systems That Have Stood Out So Far In 2025 41:09

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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 …

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Pitching Prospects Making Instant Impacts & Top 5 Prospects To Watch In 2025 | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 56 30:58

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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 h…

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Fantasy Podcast: Is It Time To Sell On These Slumping Dynasty Stars? 46:33

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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 hav…

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College Podcast: The NCAA Tournament Picture One Week From Selection Monday 59:04

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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 over…

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Draft Mailbag: Shortstop Defense, Draft Strategy, A Sleeper College Bat & More 43:38

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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 dra…

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Fantasy Podcast: Ten Players With Eye-Popping Data Per Roboscout 55:19

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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 …

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Prospect Podcast: Best Teenage Shortstops In The Game 43:53

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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 Jes…

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College Podcast: Can LSU Stick at No. 1, Picking Eight for Omaha 1:02:00

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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? …

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Breaking Down Baseball America's Mock Draft 3.0 & Top 100 Prospects | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 55 31:17

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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 (8:4…

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College Arms Rising MLB Draft Boards—But Where Are The Hitters? 45:53

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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 prais…

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Prospect Podcast: We've Updated Our Top 100 Prospect Rankings 38:31

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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 …

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College Podcast: How Georgia Rose to No. 1, Week 12's Postseason Picture Shakeup 44:55

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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 …