Where Are The Rays Going To Play
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...
1hr 4m Oct 17, 2024
1hr 4m
90th Percentile: Could A College Promotion/Relegation System Work?
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/...
45m Oct 17, 2024
45m
Ethan Salas, Tre Phelps Interviews; AFL Standouts | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 29
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 fo...
35m Oct 16, 2024
35m
Fantasy Podcast: Arizona Fall League Standouts And Underrated Roboscout Pitching Targets
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 L...
38m Oct 15, 2024
38m
A Smorgasbord Of Prep Shortstops In The 2025 Draft Class
Carlos and Peter talk through one of the most exciting draft demographics there is: high school shortstops! There are plenty to talk about in the 2025 draft class compared to 2024. In today's episode the two break down the offensive and defensive profiles of seven potential first rounders. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (4:00) Billy Carlson (12:30) Kayson Cunningham (20:30) Eli Willits (27:30) B...
55m Oct 11, 2024
55m
Cooper Ingle joins; Andrew Painter added to AFL | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 28
On this week’s Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper and Ben Badler dished on the Guardians/Tigers series and how these AL Central teams built themselves for the postseason before welcoming a piece of the Guardians’ future as a guest in minor league catcher Cooper Ingle. After some really good, in-depth intel on catching and performance from Cooper, talk moves to the Arizona Fall League. Time Stamps (...
29m Oct 08, 2024
29m
Fantasy Podcast: Underrated Prospects Per Roboscout
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 ...
33m Oct 08, 2024
33m
Jaden Hamm Joins; MLB Teams Lose By Cutting Scouts | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 27
We've got some hardware to dish out, plus a great conversation with Tigers RHP Jaden Hamm. Aaron Judge and Paul Skenes took home coveted Baseball America awards this week. We explain why, chat with Hamm about his rise up Tigers farm system rankings, then close with a conversation on why more front offices than usual are cutting scouts, and why we feel that's a mistake. Time Stamps (1:30) Paul...
31m Oct 02, 2024
31m
90th Percentile: Is It Time To Open Up Draft Eligibility For MLB?
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) ...
55m Oct 01, 2024
55m
The Top College Arms To Know In The 2025 Draft
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), ...
53m Sep 27, 2024
53m
Arizona Fall League Rosters Are Released
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 Support this podcast at — https://re...
41m Sep 25, 2024
41m
Kristian Campbell, Quinn Mathews Win BA MiLB Player, Pitcher Of The Year | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 26
Kristian Campbell and Quinn Mathews joined the show today to discuss their award-winning 2024 campaigns. Both players made significant strides from just a year ago, boosting their prospect stock in the process. They discuss what unlocked their success, including... Time Stamps (3:00) Campbell joins to discuss his bat speed training and Boston's incoming Big Four of prospects (11:45) Mathews t...
35m Sep 24, 2024
35m
Fantasy Podcast: Minor League Pitchers With Traits To Target
This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, host Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dive into the often scary world of pitching prospects. On the heels of Dylan’s tremendous article last week covering Minor League Pitchers With Traits To Target (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-pitchers-with-traits-to-target-in-fantasy-for-2025/) we go over a host of minor league names with...
40m Sep 24, 2024
40m
Jackson Jobe Joins The Tigers' Playoff Push | Prospect Profile
The Tigers announced Monday afternoon they are calling up Jackson Jobe, the No. 2 prospect in baseball, as they try to hang onto a playoff spot following their late-season surge. Here's everything you need to know about the prized righthander. Our Sponsors: * Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL * Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA * Check out Liquid IV and use my code...
14m Sep 23, 2024
14m
Breaking Down Our 2025 Draft Update & A 1-1 Discussion
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 ga...
47m Sep 20, 2024
47m
Do The White Sox Have A Plan? | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 25
The 2024 White Sox are experiencing one of the worst offensive seasons in memory (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/the-white-sox-offense-is-finishing-up-a-historically-awful-season-and-it-might-not-get-better-any-time-soon/) . 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...
39m Sep 17, 2024
39m
Fantasy Podcast: Roboscout Top 125 and Hitters with Traits To Target
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 Ant...
45m Sep 17, 2024
45m
A Slugger, a 6-foot-8 Prep Lefty & A Surging Arm To Know For The 2025 Draft
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 di...
52m Sep 13, 2024
52m
Kumar Rocker Looks Exceptional Entering Rangers Debut | Prospect Profile
We've covered Kumar Rocker for years dating back to his time as one of the faces of college baseball at Vanderbilt. Is it fair to say Rocker's most recent stretch is the most dominant we've seen? Ben Badler thinks so. Ben, J.J. Cooper and Scott Braun detailed Rocker's ascension to the majors to open our latest Hot Sheet show. Our Sponsors: * Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL ...
14m Sep 12, 2024
14m
Tre' Morgan Joins, Kumar Rocker Debut & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 24
We're thrilled to welcome Rays prospect Tre' Morgan back on the Hot Sheet show. We had a great chat with the former LSU star, and also discussed Kumar Rocker's impending debut, the 2024 MiLB playoffs and more. Time Stamps (0:45) Revisiting Kumar Rocker’s path to the Rangers, injury timeline and MLB expectations (4:10) How Rocker has turned back the clocks (9:00) Jack Leiter and Rocker have ar...
37m Sep 10, 2024
37m
Fantasy Podcast: Post Trade Deadline Developments
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 ...
44m Sep 10, 2024
44m
90th Percentile: Prep Pitching Gains Real Or Mirage?
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 ...
58m Sep 09, 2024
58m
A New & Improved Alejandro Rosario + The Top College Hitters In the 2025 Class
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 exc...
46m Sep 06, 2024
46m
Fantasy Podcast: First Year Player Draft Rankings
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) Ra...
44m Sep 05, 2024
44m
New Top 100, Roman Anthony's Rise | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 23
Do the Red Sox have baseball's next top farm system? It's certainly possible, especially in light of our updated Top 100 this week, which features Roman Anthony's rise to No. 2 on the list. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes go in-depth on the Sox farm system, Chaim Bloom, other Top 100 movers, then we close with a fun game of picking the rookie we'd most like to build around. Time stam...
35m Sep 04, 2024
35m
Junior Caminero Is MLB's New No. 1 Prospect | Prospect Profile
Our last significant in-season Top 100 update (https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2024-top-100-prospects/) is here today, and you'll notice there's a new No. 1 prospect. Rays slugger Junior Caminero now headlines the list. Here's a quick primer on Caminero, including what you can expect for the rest of the 2024 season and long-term outlook. Our Sponsors: * Check out Badlands Ranch: badla...
10m Sep 03, 2024
10m
Learning Lessons From Previous Drafts & Impact 2025 Arms To Know
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,...
54m Aug 30, 2024
54m
Marcelo Mayer Injury Concerns, Early 2025 Seth Hernandez Draft Buzz | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 22
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...
33m Aug 28, 2024
33m
Fantasy Podcast: Stashes And Targets For 2025 Keeper And Redraft
Dylan returns to the fantasy baseball podcast after two weeks in a remote location learning the secrets of roto from fantasy zen masters. Upon his return Dylan shares in his enlightenment as he whispers the secrets he's learned. In reality we talk a bunch of recent news as well as some top names to know for keeper and redraft leagues in 2024. Dylan Crews and the Nationals future 3:00 Jaison Ch...
1hr 7m Aug 27, 2024
1hr 7m
90th Percentile: An Expanded Relationship w/ Independent Leagues
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 C...
54m Aug 26, 2024
54m
Dylan Crews Set For MLB Debut Against The Yankees | Prospect Profile
The Nationals are planning to call up Dylan Crews, according to MLB Network Radio's Grant Paulsen. Crews is set to debut against the Yankees (and Juan Soto) on Monday. Here's a quick primer on everything you need to know about MLB's No. 4 prospect. Our Sponsors: * Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL * Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA * Check out Liquid IV and use my...
13m Aug 23, 2024
13m
Hot 2024 Draft Debuts + Summer Standouts For 2025
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 piv...
1hr 2m Aug 23, 2024
1hr 2m
College Baseball's Scholarship Conundrum, Chandler Simpson's Historic Year & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 21
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. defend...
34m Aug 20, 2024
34m
Fantasy Podcast: Talking Strategy W/ Dan Greenberg
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 ...
1hr Aug 20, 2024
1hr
90th Percentile: Evaluating Top Speed in MLB Draft Prospects
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...
1hr 16m Aug 16, 2024
1hr 16m
State of the Organization: NL West Teams
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 ...
1hr 20m Aug 15, 2024
1hr 20m
Junior Caminero, Zebby Matthews Are Major Leaguers; Charlie Condon Joins The Show | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 20
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 ...
32m Aug 14, 2024
32m
State of the Organization: NL Central Teams
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 ...
1hr 17m Aug 14, 2024
1hr 17m
State of the Organizations: NL East Teams
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 ...
1hr 2m Aug 13, 2024
1hr 2m
Junior Caminero Is Coming To The Majors. Here's What To Expect | Prospect Profile
The Rays top prospect 3B Junior Caminero is returning to the majors. Geoff Pontes, JJ Cooper and Scott Braun discuss what to expect as one of the best sluggers in the minors comes to the majors. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA * Check out Liquid IV and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-a...
14m Aug 13, 2024
14m
90th Percentile: The Impact Of Expanded Scholarships In College Baseball
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...
1hr 17m Aug 09, 2024
1hr 17m
State of the Organizations: AL West Teams
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 ...
57m Aug 08, 2024
57m
Fantasy Podcast: Reviewing The P1 ADP Prospect Mocks
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 str...
39m Aug 07, 2024
39m
State of the Organizations: AL Central Teams
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 ...
50m Aug 07, 2024
50m
Astros Call Up Zach Dezenzo, Plus Junior Caminero & Christian Moore Convos | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 19
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 ...
32m Aug 06, 2024
32m
State of the Organizations: AL East Teams
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 ...
52m Aug 06, 2024
52m
90th Percentile: Understanding How Pitch Metrics Interact
The 90th Percentile is back this week as we dive into the impact of different metrics on induced vertical break. We discuss why you can't take IVB numbers at face value and the relationship between release height, vertical break and fastball plane to understand the on creating a true plus fastball. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA * Check out Liquid IV and use my co...
50m Aug 02, 2024
50m
Big Picture Takeaways & Analysis Of The 2024 Draft
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, wi...
55m Aug 01, 2024
55m
Trade Deadline Reaction! Initial Takeaways On Buyers, Sellers & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 18
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. ...
34m Jul 31, 2024
34m
Fantasy Podcast: Roboscout Names To Target At Your Trade Deadline
With the real trade deadline upon us and the fantasy trade deadline breathing down our necks, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes return with a brand new episode of the Fantasy Baseball Podcast. Intro 0:00 to 3:30 Favorite trades of the deadline so far 3:30 to 7:00 Mason Miller 7:00 - 10:00 Potential Players Moving At the Deadline 10:00 - 13:00 Franklin Arias 13:00 - 18:00 Eduardo Beltre 18:00 ...
45m Jul 30, 2024
45m