Fantasy Podcast: Way Too Early ADPs From NFBC Draft Champion Leagues Part Two
This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we return to the topic of early NFBC Draft Champions drafts and prospect ADP. We talk through outfielders and pitchers on this episode after covering infielders and catchers last week. (1:00) Blue Jays ALCS Victory Lap For Dylan and Geoff. (7:00) Toolshed Mock Draft (11:00) Chase DeLauter (14:00) Dylan Beavers (16:00) Owen Caissie (17:00) Justi...
45m Oct 23, 2025
45m
Prospect Podcast: Remembering This Year's World Series Stars As Prospects
For a special edition of the Baseball America Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look back at some of the stars of this year's World Series and remember what they were like as prospects. (00:00) How many players on World Series rosters were top 100 or team Top 30 prospects? (07:00) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has lived up to every expectation about his bat (18:40) Remembering Shohei Ohta...
1hr 6m Oct 22, 2025
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Enrique Bradfield Jr. Joins, AFL Standouts & Tony Vitello | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 78
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun welcome Orioles prospect Enrique Bradfield Jr. (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8633-enrique-bradfield/) to the show. We also look into early standouts in the Arizona Fall League (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ranking-the-10-hottest-arizona-fall-league-prospects-hot-sheet-10-20-25/) and offer u...
32m Oct 20, 2025
32m
What Happens If The Giants Hire Tony Vitello?
We have a special emergency podcast today. As The Athletic first reported, the San Francisco Giants are expected to hire Tennessee Volunteers head coach Tony Vitello as the team's new manager. Jacob Rudner and JJ Cooper take a look at what this would mean for everyone involved. (00:00) What we know from our reporting (02:30) Why This May Make Sense (09:30) How college head coach jobs and MLB...
58m Oct 18, 2025
58m
Fantasy Podcast: Way Too Early ADPs From NFBC Draft Champion Leagues
This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White review where prospects are being drafted in early NFBC Draft Champions leagues. We go player by player and discuss the prospects getting drafted at catcher and the infield positions. (8:00) Samuel Basallo (11:00) Carter Jensen (14:00) Joe Mack and Jeferson Quero (17:00) Sal Stewart (20:00) Bryce Eldridge (23:0...
49m Oct 16, 2025
49m
Prospect Podcast: Org Analytical Standouts
This week on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper discuss which organizations stood out in our Hit+ and Stuff+ metrics. We have sourced the pitch and hit tracking data from all levels of the minors to put together the overall organization rankings from 1 to 30. (00:00) Explaining Hit+ and Stuff+ (13:35) Why the Dodgers rank so well (21:30) The Orioles rank very high in pitching s...
52m Oct 15, 2025
52m
College Podcast: Fall Ball Intel, Reactions from Jupiter
Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty recap an impressive weekend at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Florida, including their takeaways from watching 16-year-old phenom Striker Pence. Rudner and Flaherty also breakdown the latest intel from college fall workouts across the country. (4:30) Breaking down Striker Pence (10:55) Vanderbi...
50m Oct 14, 2025
50m
Twins Prospect Brandon Winokur Joins, Plus Statcast System Rankings | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 77
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Twins prospect Brandon Winokur (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/21415-brandon-winokur/) to the show. We also dive into BA's recent farm system Statcast rankings. Can you guess which organization sits atop both the hitting (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-farm-system-statcast-hitting-rankin...
28m Oct 13, 2025
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Jupiter And The Striker Pence Experience
Carlos picks Peter’s brain on what it’s been like so far at the 2025 Perfect Game WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla. Peter breaks down Canadian lefthander Sean Duncan, and then gushes about the look he got from 2028 flamethrowing righthander Striker Pence. Peter then highlights a few other notable players he’s looking forward to seeing — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (3:00) How do you scout...
32m Oct 10, 2025
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Fantasy Podcast: Standout Late Season Pitching Debuts
This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast JJ Cooper stands in for Dylan White, as our Canadian Co-Host recovers from the Jays victory party in Toronto. JJ and Geoff talk through a host of big name pitching prospects that impressed in their MLB debuts in 2025. We talk through Cam Schlittler, Trey Yesavage and others. In the second half of the show we discuss some 2025 breakout hitters in...
54m Oct 09, 2025
54m
Prospect Podcast: Why Throwing Hard Matters And Who Throws The Hardest
On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper talk a whole lot about pitcher's velocity. We discuss why it's the key to MLB success, and we look at which MiLB pitchers throw the hardest and have the nastiest stuff. (00:00) Why we love velocity (05:00) A new study finds MLB SPs who throw harder not only have more success, they also have longer careers (20:00) Looking at which Mi...
53m Oct 08, 2025
53m
Roch Cholowsky, Grady Emerson & More MLB Draft Talk | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 76
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Scott Braun take an early look at the 2026 MLB Draft. We discuss Roch Cholowsky's (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/21126-roch-cholowsky/) 1-1 exciting profile, lottery odds (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2026-mlb-draft-order-lottery-odds/) and where Grady Emerson (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/1354493-gr...
27m Oct 06, 2025
27m
Fantasy Podcast: Hitting And Pitching Prospects With Traits To Target
This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dig into a host of underrated prospects. We talk about some hitters and pitchers with traits to target in fantasy baseball. We use their underlying data and our internal models to identify some sleepers for your offseason target lists. (1:00) Recapping our 2025 Fantasy Seasons (5:00) Playoffs under way (12:00)...
33m Oct 02, 2025
33m
Standouts From Instructional League Games
This week on the Prospect Podcast, Jesús Cano and JJ Cooper talk about the Bridge League and the Instructional League, where MLB draft picks and top international prospects get intense instruction in a more relaxed environment. Jesús has been working the back fields for several months, and he highlights some of the prospects who have stood out. (00:00) Explaining Instructs and Bridge League (...
56m Oct 01, 2025
56m
College Podcast: Drafting 2026 College Baseball Fantasy Teams
Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty went back and forth to draft 2026 college baseball fantasy teams with four hitters, two starting pitchers and a reliever. Rudner and Flaherty also offered their analysis and insight on recent reporting that Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello could be a wild-card candidate to fill the San Francisco Giants' ...
58m Sep 30, 2025
58m
Ryan Waldschmidt Joins, State Of The Diamondbacks' System & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 75
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun are joined by Diamondbacks prospect Ryan Waldschmidt (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/21816-ryan-waldschmidt/) , who ranks fourth in the team's Top 30 prospects (https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2002-arizona-diamondbacks/prospects/) list and was Arizona's MiLB Player of the Year (https://www.baseballamerica.com/...
30m Sep 29, 2025
30m
Digging Deep On No. 1 Draft Prospect Roch Cholowsky
Carlos and Peter spend the entire podcast getting into the weeds on UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky. He’s the No. 1 player in the class and both Peter and college writer Jacob Rudner picked Cholowsky as the “way too early” favorite to be the player of the year next season. How does he stack up with recent college prospects? Is he in a tier of his own for college shortstops? And are there any real...
50m Sep 26, 2025
50m
Fantasy Podcast: Reviewing Potential AFL Breakouts
This week on the Baseball America podcast Geoff Pontes is joined by Jacob Rudner to chat about Arizona Fall League rosters. We open the show covering the big names before diving into 10 prospects we think could breakout in AFL play. (4:00) Kevin McGonigle the best hitter in the AFL. (9:00) Josue De Paula (15:00) Karson Milbrandt (18:00) Marco Dinges (20:00) Sean Linan (23:00) Parks Harber (25:...
40m Sep 25, 2025
40m
So How Good Could Our MiLB POY Konnor Griffin Be?
Pirates SS Konnor Griffin is Baseball America's 2025 MiLB Player of the Year, as we announced on the Hot Sheet show. But in today's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper try to explain what stands out about Konnor Griffin, and why he's the best prospect in baseball. (00:00) How fortunate we were to see Konnor Griffin play (02:45) How tough a decision was it? (08:45) What ...
54m Sep 24, 2025
54m
Konnor Griffin Joins To Discuss Being Named 2025 MiLB Player Of The Year | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 74
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and and Scott Braun are joined by a very special guest: 2025 Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Konnor Griffin (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/konnor-griffin-baseball-americas-2025-minor-league-player-of-the-year/) . We talk to the Pirates shortstop about his breakout 2025 campaign, swing changes, the potential for...
32m Sep 22, 2025
32m
2025 Bowman Chrome Preview With WeTheHobby!
2025 Bowman Chrome drops next Tuesday. To celebrate, J.J. Cooper and Seth Mates joined WeTheHobby's latest podcast to break down this year's card set ranging from our favorite prospects to target, potential future DSL stars and our favorite teams in the checklist. You can check out the full show here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3844s&v=0N8OKIMWYSM) . Looking to go even deeper? Here's BA's...
38m Sep 19, 2025
38m
Fantasy Podcast: Evaluating 2025 Rookies For 2026 Fantasy Baseball
This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast Geoff Pontes, Dylan White and Jacob Rudner dive into the 2025 Rookie class with an eye toward next year and beyond. We go through some of the top names and discuss their potential value in 2026 leagues. (3:30) How high should Nick Kurtz go in a 16 team dynasty startup? (9:30) Roman Anthony vs Nick Kurtz the next five years. (13:00) Jacob Misior...
54m Sep 18, 2025
54m
2026 MLB Draft Standouts At Under Armour All-America Game
Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are just back from the 2025 Under Armour Next All-American Game at Camden Yards. They take a look at some of the 2026 draft prospects who stood out at the event.(00:00) The capper on the summer showcase circuit (06:00) Genson Veras (10:00) Landon Thome (12:00) Jaxon Matthews (15:15) Ty Burnham (16:15) Coleton Brady (19:30) Mickey Gilligan (20:15) Sean Dunlap ...
32m Sep 17, 2025
32m
Prospect Rankings We'd Like To Do Over
Thankfully the vast majority of top players in the majors these days were Top 100 Prospects when they were minor leaguers, but not everyone was. Today on the Prospect Podcast, Jacob Rudner and JJ Cooper are taking a look at four prospects who didn't rank in the Top 100, but we wish had. We try to see what we missed and what lessons can be learned from each one. (00:00) Where BA staffers are on...
1hr 2m Sep 17, 2025
1hr 2m
College Podcast: Underrated Portal Classes, Players To Watch In 2026
Baseball America college writer Jacob Rudner and national reporter Peter Flaherty break down underrated transfer portal classes, particularly at the mid-major level, and take a look ahead at the 2026 season with notable players to keep an eye on. (2:45) Underrated portal classes (11:45) How a portal class can change a mid-major's outlook (18:28) Incoming freshmen to watch (27:01) Sophomores...
58m Sep 16, 2025
58m
Trey Yesavage, Bryce Eldridge Called Up To MLB | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 73
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Jesús Cano discuss some exciting recent callups in the Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/20967-trey-yesavage/) and the Giants' Bryce Eldridge (http://www.baseballamerica.com/players/21122-bryce-eldridge/) . We also discuss rookies that have stood out this season. Who are the rookie of the year candidat...
28m Sep 15, 2025
28m
Reviewing 2025 Preseason Draft Teams
Carlos, Jacob and Peter review our preseason draft teams for the 2025 class. Who did well, who did poorly, which picks do we love and which do we regret with the benefit of hindsight? Perhaps more importantly, what are the lessons we can learn from this exercise and put towards the 2026 class? You can see each of the three teams drafted below, as well as the “best of the rest” of the highest d...
53m Sep 12, 2025
53m
Arizona Fall League Roster Surprises
Josh Norris and JJ Cooper analyze the just announced Arizona Fall League rosters. Who are the names to know and who is a surprise addition? We break it down. (00:00) Why we are excited (01:30) Who we are most excited to see (06:15) Which team has the best/most interesting roster (10:00) Why Kevin McGonigle's inclusion is unusual (17:30) Non-Top 100 Prospects in the AFL to watch Go to http...
34m Sep 11, 2025
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Fantasy Podcast: Pitching Prospects Who Added And Lost Stuff In 2025
The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns this week with an in-depth discussion centered around how to target pitching prospects in fantasy. We dig into some of the recent promotions of pitching prospects and how late season promotions can propel you in deeper leagues down the stretch. In the second half of the show we dig into a handful of pitchers who added stuff and a few who saw diminish...
42m Sep 11, 2025
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Busting Pitching Myths
This week on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some pitching myths that have been busted, and what teams know nowadays. (00:00) Geoff is working on a pitching project (06:00) Velocity can be taught and developed (16:00) JJ goes on a rant about how pitchers are throwing harder. It's not just the radar guns. (27:30) With changeups movement matters as much as velo...
1hr 4m Sep 10, 2025
1hr 4m
Andrew Painter's Struggles, Marlins Pitching Prospects & Transfer Portal Tampering | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 72
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun discuss a number of pitching prospects, including the Phillies' Andrew Painter (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8658-andrew-painter/) and his struggles and the rise of arms in the Marlins' system. We also break down the transfer portal conundrum (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/tampering-defi...
27m Sep 08, 2025
27m
Complex League Prospects To Know
On this week's Prospect Podcast, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper discuss Josh's travels to the Arizona, Florida and Dominican Summer Leagues. We try to explain what to look for in the lowest levels of the minors, but more importantly we talk about prospects who stood out at those levels. (00:00) Explaining the differences between the Complex Leagues and the upper levels (03:30) Why fans should care...
59m Sep 03, 2025
59m
MLB Callups Making Impacts & Young Arms Affecting Playoff Races | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 71
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun kick things off by chatting about some recent impact callups, including the Reds' Sal Stewart (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/19979-sal-stewart/) and the Mariners' Harry Ford (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8677-harry-ford/) . We also discuss young pitchers being thrown into the playoff push, such as Pay...
30m Sep 02, 2025
30m
College Podcast: Fall Ball Teams To Watch, Potential Breakout Players
On this episode of the Baseball America College Baseball Podcast, national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty take a look ahead at fall ball, breaking down teams to follow, possible breakout players and more. Rudner and Flaherty also revisit the topic of tampering, examine what to look for when finding fall breakout players and touch on the college baseball calenda...
49m Sep 02, 2025
49m
Top College Uniforms & Area Codes Standouts
Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about some standout Area Code Games performances—but before that the two break down Peter and Jacob’s top 25 college baseball jersey rankings. What makes a good jersey in the first place? Which were the hard calls? After that the two get a bit more serious and talk about a number of standout hitters and pitchers from the summer, think through se...
54m Aug 29, 2025
54m
Fantasy Podcast: Exploring Late Season Roboscout Standouts
This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast we're talking prospects who have surged in the second half of the season. Host Geoff Pontes and Dylan White talk through a handful of standouts that Roboscout has identified as top names to know. (2:30) Jonah Tong called up. What are your expectations? (7:00) McLean continues to dominate. (12:00) Rank them for 2026 Jacob Misiorowski, Chase Burn...
38m Aug 28, 2025
38m
Prospect Podcast: Could These Prospects Impact Playoff Races?
September callup season is almost upon us, so on this week’s prospect podcast, Geoff Pontes and Mark Chiarelli dive into their wish list of potential callups that could impact the 2025 postseason. The guys start with Tuesday’s news that the Mets are adding Jonah Tong into their rotation, then springboard into other coveted prospects they’d love to see, however unlikely it may be. The guys close...
1hr 22m Aug 27, 2025
1hr 22m
Rays No. 5 Prospect Brody Hopkins Joins, Plus We Talk Samuel Basallo & Jonah Tong| Hot Sheet Show Ep. 70
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Jacob Rudner welcome Rays No. 5 prospect Brody Hopkins (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/369033-brody-hopkins/) . We also discuss which pitching prospects excite us ahead of possible September callups (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/20-mlb-september-callups-wed-love-to-see-in-2025/) ad why Orioles prospect Samuel Basa...
28m Aug 25, 2025
28m
Early Looks At 2025 Draftee Pro Debuts
Carlos and Peter take an early—perhaps too early—look at who’s making noise in their pro debuts from the 2025 draft class. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (2:00) Lack of playing time for debut players (6:15) Marek Houston (9:00) Devin Taylor (14:50) Other hitters off to hot starts (24:00) Joey Volini and other arms Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA * Check out ...
34m Aug 22, 2025
34m
Fantasy Podcast: Looking Forward To 2026 Top Rookies
This week on the Fantasy Podcast we welcome Jacob Rudner as our cohost with Dylan White on vacation. Don't worry, we put Jacob's college knowledge to good use looking forward to 2026 rookies from the last two college draft classes. (2:30) Bubba Chandler called up and the concerns we have. (16:00) Are there any 2025 draftees who could debut in 2026? Who are the potential difference makers? (25:...
44m Aug 21, 2025
44m
Prospect Podcast: Low-Risk And High-Risk Top 100 Hitting Prospects
On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes, JJ Cooper and Mark Chiarelli take a look at some Top 100 hitting prospects who are extremely low risk, and some who have a flaw that could trip them up. And Mark takes a look at what's going on with Pirates RHP Bubba Chandler. Plus Prospect Soapboxes. (00:00) When we talk about risk with hitting prospects, what are we looking at? How Has It Change...
1hr 6m Aug 20, 2025
1hr 6m
College Podcast: Highlighting Summer Standouts, Looking Ahead At Fall Ball
Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty review the best of summer ball action with players returning to campus from their summer assignments. Rudner and Flaherty also look ahead at some big fall storylines to follow. (2:42) The challenges of summer ball (9:50) Incoming freshmen summer standouts (15:02) Is summer performance a good predictor ...
53m Aug 19, 2025
53m
Samuel Basallo, Nolan McLean MLB Debuts, Farm System Rankings & More | Hot Sheet Show | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 69
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Mark Chiarelli, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun discuss Samuel Basallo’s (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8911-samuel-basallo/) big league debut. Just how good can the Orioles' top prospect be? We also break down the dominant start from Nolan McLean (https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8593-nolan-mclean/) with the Mets this past weekend, exp...
27m Aug 18, 2025
27m
The State of The Cape Cod League & Summer Standouts
Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about the Cape Cod League and how it has evolved over the years. The two then talk about some of the up arrow college names to know from the summer and Carlos hits on a handful of high school names who impressed at the Area Code Games. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (2:30) Cape talk (7:30) What is the utility of the Cape these days? (12:30) Up ar...
35m Aug 15, 2025
35m
Midseason Farm System Talent Rankings
We are a day late this week, but it's for a good reason. We waited to see could talk about the newly updated Top 100 Prospects rankings, Team Top 30 Prospect rankings and most importantly for this podcast/video, the farm system rankings based on those updated rankings. (00:00) Why JJ Wetherholt moved up? (07:30) What makes Jesus Made special (13:15) Why the Brewers are the No. 1 farm system ...
1hr 11m Aug 14, 2025
1hr 11m
Top 100 Prospects Update, Mets Callups & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 68
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun discuss the latest updates to the Top 100 prospects list, including which big names rose and fell in the last major update during the 2025 season. We also dive into seeing 16-year-olds pitching with upper-90s velos and question the direction of pitching health in the sport before talking about the Mets' recent promotions. ...
29m Aug 11, 2025
29m
Fantasy Podcast: August Dynasty Top 500 Up Arrow Players
With the dust of the trade deadline long since past we return with a new episode of the Baseball America fantasy podcast. Host Geoff Pontes and Dylan White breakdown how all of the recent moves have impacted the upcoming Top 500 dynasty ranking. We dive into some players moving way up the list as well. (4:00) Nick Kurtz keeps climbing. (7:00) Kyle Stowers the breakout player of 2025. (10:00) A...
38m Aug 07, 2025
38m
How Quickly Can These Trade Deadline Sellers Bounce Back?
On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look at three teams that sold at the deadline. We peer into the crystal ball to look at their hopes for 2026 and beyond. (00:00) Analysing The Baltimore Orioles (15:50) Analysing The Minnesota Twins (31:30) Analyzing The Pittsburgh Pirates (46:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox (Victor Arias) (49:45) JJ's Prospect Soapbox (Bo Davidson) ...
56m Aug 06, 2025
56m
College Podcast: What We Know About Tampering
Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty tackle one of the biggest issues in college baseball: tampering. Rudner and Flaherty break down what exactly tampering involves, possible solutions and how it's impacting the mid-major level. They also explore what it takes to be successful in roster building and the evolution of the offseason coaching ca...
46m Aug 05, 2025
46m
Trade Deadline hauls, Leo De Vries & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 67
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun discuss our favorite and most puzzling trade deadline hauls now that the dust has settled. That includes why the Padres, A's and Twins all did well, and two big-market contenders who didn't do enough. The guys then close by specifically dive deep on the A's and Giants' performances at the deadline, and the trajectory of bo...
27m Aug 04, 2025
27m