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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.

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(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

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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.

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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

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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.

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(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

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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)

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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.”

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(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

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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.

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(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

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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

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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.

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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.

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(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?

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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.

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(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

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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.

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(1:45) A star-studded matchup(6:45) Two less-than-heralded bullpens(16:50) Dodgers’ pitching situation(26:30) Picking a winner

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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.

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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.

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(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

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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.

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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?

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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.

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(1:05) Geoff Pontes names his early Arizona Fall League standouts(8:15) Tre Phelps joins(18:50) Ethan Salas joins

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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

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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.

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(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

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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.

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(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

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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

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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.

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(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?

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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.

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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)? 

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(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

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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

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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...

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(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

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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 coveringMinor League Pitchers With Traits To Targetwe 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

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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.

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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?

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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

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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.

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(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

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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

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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. 

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(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

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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.

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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.

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(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 

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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

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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.

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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).

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(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

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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 MooreBreak(29:00) Nick Kurtz(33:00) Hagen Smith vs Chase Burns(36:00) Trio of college bats

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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.

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(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.

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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.

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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).

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(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

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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.

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(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!

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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 3:00Jaison Chourio and Marcelo Mayer injury 15:00BREAKEmmanuel Rodriguez - 21:00Kristian Campbell 25:00Edgar Quero 29:00Roman Anthony 31;00Dalton Rushing 39:00Brandon Birdsell 41:00Quinn Mathews 46:00Caden Dana 49:00Bubba Chandler 51:00Kumar Rocker 54:00Sleepers 58:00

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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.

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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.

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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.

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(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

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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? 

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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?

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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

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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.

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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 decisionhere.

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(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

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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

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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 3:30Favorite trades of the deadline so far 3:30 to 7:00Mason Miller 7:00 - 10:00Potential Players Moving At the Deadline 10:00 - 13:00Franklin Arias 13:00 - 18:00Eduardo Beltre 18:00 - 23:30Leo De Vries 23:30 - 31:00Will Warren 31:00 - 34:00Logan Henderson 34:00 - 37:00Javier Sanoja 37:00 - 42:00

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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?

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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.

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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?

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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

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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.

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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.

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(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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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(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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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-radarWhat he provides with the batCan the next wave of Yankees youngsters make an impact?Why this is perfect timing for him

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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.

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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.

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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

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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 field8:30: Tennessee17:00 Florida State22:00 North Carolina28:00 Virginia33:00 Kentucky39:00 NC State46:00 Florida53:00 Controversy in Clemson65:00 Texas A&M

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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!

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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