90th Percentile: Norfolk Tides vs. Oakland Athletics, Who Wins?
After last year's LSU versus Oakland Athletics debate, we revisit a similar conversation but this time swap LSU for the 2024 Norfolk Tides. The Orioles Triple-A team has laid waste to competition in 2024 and features a collection of Top 100 Prospects. Matt Pajak and Geoff Pontes debate each team's strengths and weaknesses. 0:00-5:30 - Introduction/Capriotti’s Review 5:30-8:30 - Reviewing The ...
46m Apr 08, 2024
46m
2024 Bonus Pool Talk + Walking Through Our First Staff Draft
Carlos and Peter hop on the pod to talk draft. The two discuss the recently announced slot values and bonus pools for the 2024 draft. How does having more than $18 million dollars in pool money impact a team like the Guardians picking 1-1? Other teams like the D-backs have a relatively large amount of money to work with considering their first pick, while the Cardinals are on the other end of ...
56m Apr 05, 2024
56m
Fantasy Podcast: Early Reactions To MLB and MILB Breakouts
This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast Geoff Pontes and Dylan White cover some of their early regrets and reactions to the first week of play in major league baseball. They call out some potential breakouts from early season performances like Garrett Crochet and Jared Jones. The second half of the show is focused on Dylan and Geoff's recently released Prospect Breakout Teams. Intro ...
41m Apr 04, 2024
41m
College Podcast: The Last Bedlam Series, Impressive Road Sweeps & More
Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week eight of the season. They start with the parity filled Big 12, which has been a weekly roller coaster ride. This week's highlight is the last Bedlam Series between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. They also talk about impressive road sweeps last weekend by North Carolina and Kentucky and l...
1hr 35m Apr 04, 2024
1hr 35m
Top 100 Prospects Update, Charlie Condon Draft Buzz & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 1
Our first Hot Sheet show is here! We're thrilled to team up with Foul Territory to deliver a weekly show focused on introducing you to the stars of tomorrow before anyone else. You can stream the show LIVE each week on our YouTube channel at 3 p.m. ET (http://www.youtube.com/@baseballamerica) . Today's episode features J.J. Cooper, Scott Braun, Ben Badler and Carlos Collazo to discuss... A pre...
40m Apr 02, 2024
40m
How Colton Cowser and Colt Keith Will Settle Into MLB Roles | BA Prospect Profiles
Colton Cowser and Colt Keith could end up being two of the most impactful rookie bats in the American League. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Carlos Collazo explain what each brings to their respective lineups this year. Plus, the guys dive into how the Tigers seem to have adjusted their player development philosophy, and they also dive into why Cowser, not Jackson Holliday or Coby Mayo, gets firs...
22m Apr 01, 2024
22m
Wyatt Langford and Jackson Chourio Have Arrived. Here's What You Should Expect | BA Prospect Profiles
Two of the best rookies in baseball are HERE. Our new BA Prospect Profiles dive into the anticipated debuts for Wyatt Langford and Jackson Chourio. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Carlos Collazo examine Langford's fast rise through the minors -- including why he's in a great position to simply mash early in 2024 for the Rangers. Then they discuss why the Brewers feel Chourio is a future franchise ...
20m Mar 29, 2024
20m
Digging Into Second Round Risers + An Intriguing Campbell Two-Way Player
Peter and Carlos hop on the pod to talk more about the 2024 draft, including a recent trip Carlos took to Baton Rouge to watch LSU take on Florida. The two dig into Jac Caglianone and Tommy White at the top of the shot, then marvel at righthander Luke Holman’s start to the season before getting into some players further down the draft board including RHP Ryan Johnson, 2B Christian Moore and Cam...
54m Mar 29, 2024
54m
College Podcast: Clemson's Sweep Of Florida State, LSU's Big Series At Arkansas
Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty get ready for another weekend of college baseball, looking back at Clemson's sweep of Florida State and ahead to LSU's big series at Arkansas. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcir...
1hr 16m Mar 28, 2024
1hr 16m
Fantasy Podcast: 2024 Breakout Player Draft
With Opening Day just one day away, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes pick 12 players they believe will breakout in 2024 and be drafted within the first 100 picks in re-draft next season. Lots of exciting names are covered with explanations for why we believe these players will move up rankings in 2024. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https:/...
47m Mar 27, 2024
47m
Talking Through Our Draft Update & First Mock Draft Of The Season
Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to talk about a big draft week, which included the first in-season mock draft of the year as well as our first in-season draft update—which also included an expansion to the top 300 players in the class. The two talk about the top of the board, talk through college third baseman, dig into how poor the high school class is shaping up to be and also talk throug...
55m Mar 22, 2024
55m
College Podcast: Breaking Down The First Weekend Of SEC Play And More
Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the first weekend of SEC play and look ahead to this weekend's slate, highlighted by a national championship rematch and an ACC showdown. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://...
1hr 34m Mar 21, 2024
1hr 34m
Fantasy Podcast - Backfield Vibes and More Injuries
Dylan White and Geoff Pontes return and discuss all the news and notes impacting fantasy baseball drafts. We talk a little draft strategy as both Dylan and Geoff have run some NFBC Draft Champions drafts in the last few weeks. We finish the show talking about some of Geoff's live looks at the spring breakout games. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great de...
40m Mar 19, 2024
40m
Popups & Risers In A Volatile 2024 Draft Class
Carlos and Peter talk about the massive movement occurring in real time as the two work on the first in-season draft ranking update of the year in a wild and wide open 2024 draft class. The two recap a fun Wake-Duke series that featured at least five first round talents, then move into some of the up-arrow names you should know about from both the prep and college ranks. Our Sponsors: * Check ...
58m Mar 15, 2024
58m
Reviewing Day 1 From Spring Breakout Games
Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are tired but still buzzing after attending the first two Spring Breakout prospect games. Geoff dives deep into what it was like to see the Pirates' Paul Skenes battle the Orioles' Jackson Holliday in a moment to remember. JJ notes who stood out (and who stood tall) at the Reds-Rangers game. And they also take a look at a top prospect who seems slated to make the Open...
34m Mar 15, 2024
34m
White Sox Top 10 Prospects Podcast
Bill Mitchell and JJ Cooper discuss the Dylan Cease trade and talk about how the White Sox system has transformed over the past few years. They take a stab at how the White Sox Top 10 will re-order after the Cease trade, and they look at the job Chris Getz faces. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ Support this podcast at ...
39m Mar 14, 2024
39m
College Podcast: Analyzing The Start Of Conference Play
Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the start of conference play in the ACC and Big 12 and look ahead to the start of SEC play this weekend, including undefeated Texas A&M's trip to Florida. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising In...
1hr 25m Mar 14, 2024
1hr 25m
Fantasy Podcast: Injuries, Suspension Highlight Dynasty Updates
This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff and Dylan dig in on some of the week's news. With high-value names going down with injuries, the show dives into the fallout from the Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge and Devin Williams injuries. We discuss the fallout of the Noelvi Marte suspension and much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal:...
44m Mar 13, 2024
44m
90th Percentile: Brian Hawkins Of NextGen Prospect
With the NFL combine taking place last week hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome on Brian Hawkins the scouting director of NextGen Prospect. Brian uses advanced data and measurements to identify amateur football prospects and there are some interesting parallels to baseball. We discuss why the 40 yard dash is antiquated and the types of measurements teams are now factoring into evaluation....
1hr 20m Mar 12, 2024
1hr 20m
Drafting The Top 10 Picks After 3 Weeks Of College Baseball
Carlos and Peter talk through the top of the draft class as it stands after the first three weeks of college baseball to try and get an understanding of how much movement and shuffling is actually happening. Plenty of movement was expected given this year’s wide open draft class, so to try and see how much the two go back and forth and attempt to draft the top 10 players in the class if the dra...
1hr 2m Mar 08, 2024
1hr 2m
College Podcast: Breaking Down Week 3 And Looking Ahead To Conference Play
Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the action from week 3 of college baseball and look ahead to week 4, as conference play begins in the ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.co...
1hr 35m Mar 07, 2024
1hr 35m
Ideal NL Spring Breakout Rosters Analysis And Who Wins It All?
Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are back to analyze our ideal Spring Breakout rosters for the National League. Which NL teams rise to the top and who falls to the bottom? We also break down how the best of the NL would do against the Orioles' best AL roster. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ Support this podcast at — https://...
1hr 10m Mar 06, 2024
1hr 10m
Fantasy Podcast: Early March News And Notes
After running through four episodes of the Dynasty Summit Series in February the standard Fantasy show returns with Dylan White and Geoff Pontes. The duo discusses the onslaught of recent news and how that impacts each players value for 2024 redraft leagues and dynasty. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ Support this podc...
48m Mar 06, 2024
48m
Ideal AL Spring Breakout Rosters Analysis
Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look division by division through the American League to examine all 15 team's ideal Spring Breakout prospect rosters. Which teams would rise to the top? We dive in to every American League team's ideal roster. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle...
1hr 2m Mar 04, 2024
1hr 2m
Draft Standouts & Headscratchers After The First Two Weeks Of College Baseball
Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to talk about some notable 2024 draft prospects after the first two weeks of the college season. A few prominent names are off to scorching starts, including Georgia slugger Charlie Condon, Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana and Arkansas lefthander Hagen Smith. Peter remains as excited about California catcher Caleb Lomavita as ever and Carlos was int...
56m Mar 01, 2024
56m
90th Percentile: Coach Benji Medure Of Huntington Beach High School Baseball
This week on the 90th Percentile, Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak are joined by legendary California high school coach Benji Medure of Huntington Beach High School. Over his 20-plus year career, Medure has won over 400 games in one of the most competitive high school baseball leagues in the country. Benji shares his secrets for health, longevity and the stories behind building a national powerhouse...
1hr 4m Feb 29, 2024
1hr 4m
College Podcast: Breaking Down Week 2 And Looking Ahead
Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the top action from week 2 of college baseball, including a spectacular start from Arkansas' Hagen Smith, and look ahead to week 3, highlighted by the Astros Foundation Classic at Minute Maid Park. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com...
1hr 28m Feb 29, 2024
1hr 28m
Fantasy Summit Series: Utilizing Scouting Reports and Data in Dynasty Startup Strategy with Chris Clegg of Dynasty Dugout and Chris Blessing of Baseball HQ
On the final installment of the Dynasty Summit Series Dylan White and Geoff Pontes are joined by Chris Blessing of Baseball HQ and Chris Clegg of Dynasty Dugout. We dive into how to utilize scouting reports and advanced data when building a prospect strategy in dynasty startups leagues. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ ...
1hr 4m Feb 28, 2024
1hr 4m
College Podcast: Breaking Down Opening Weekend And Looking Ahead
Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down Opening Weekend action from around the country and look ahead to the second week of the season, highlighted by a Friday night showdown between Arkansas and Oregon State at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ Support this podcast at — https://r...
1hr 13m Feb 22, 2024
1hr 13m
2024 Angels Top 10 Prospects Podcast
Host Geoff Pontes is joined by Taylor Blake Ward to discuss the Angels Top Prospects list. They touch on the departure of Shohei Ohtani, Anthony Rendon's recent comments and the current homegrown talent on the roster. Geoff and Taylor cover Nolan Schanuel, Caden Dana and other notable names from the Angels Top 30 list. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a grea...
43m Feb 22, 2024
43m
90th Percentile: Mid-Major Programs To Follow
The 90th Percentile stays topical this week as we dive into college baseball's opening weekend. Instead of focusing in on the big-name Power Five schools, we instead dive into some of the top performances by mid-majors in college baseball's opening week. We discuss some of the top mid-major programs in Division I and dive into what makes them noteworthy programs. Our Sponsors: * Check out Inde...
48m Feb 21, 2024
48m
Fantasy Summit Series: Dynasty Startup Strategy w/ Eric Cross and Jesse Roche
On the third installment of the Fantasy Summit Series Geoff Pontes and Dylan White welcome on industry stalwarts Eric Cross (FTN Fantasy and Rotoballer) and Jesse Roche (Baseball Prospectus) to discuss dynasty startup strategy. We touch on early round building, prospect strategy as well as how to utilize rankings in a startup draft. Our Sponsors: * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMER...
1hr 1m Feb 20, 2024
1hr 1m
2024 Tigers Top 10 Prospects Podcast
Geoff Pontes is joined by JJ Cooper to discuss the Detroit Tigers Top Prospects entering the 2024 season. After the previous rebuild stalled the new Tigers front office has quickly changed the direction of the organization as the Tigers find themselves ranked among the top farm systems in the game. JJ and Geoff discuss all the top names in the system including Clark, Jobe, Keith and more. Our ...
53m Feb 19, 2024
53m
Guardians Top 10 Prospects Podcast
Teddy Cahill joins JJ Cooper to discuss the Guardians' farm system. Before diving into what to expect from Chase DeLauter, Daniel Espino and other top prospects, Teddy looks at the short and long-term trajectory of the Guardians at the big league level. They also pick a further away prospect to keep a close eye on. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code ba2022pod50 for a great dea...
36m Feb 15, 2024
36m
College Podcast: Previewing Opening Weekend
College baseball's Opening Day is Friday, and Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty preview the action around the country, as well as breaking down the news of Rintaro Sasaki's commitment to Stanford. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code ba2022pod50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ ...
1hr 3m Feb 15, 2024
1hr 3m
90th Percentile: Nazzan Zanetello of the Red Sox
To open season three of the 90th Percentile Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome Red Sox 2023 second round pick Nazzan Zanetello to the show. We chat about food, sandwiches, Naz's connections to a few well known Boston sports figures and his offseason. It's a raucous good time on the latest episode of the 90th Percentile. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code ba2022pod50 for a gre...
50m Feb 14, 2024
50m
Fantasy Summit Series: James Anderson of Rotowire And Developing Dynasty Strategy
In the second episode of the Fantasy Summit Series Dylan White and Geoff Pontes are joined by James Anderson of Rotowire. One of the most respected fantasy players and rankers in the industry, James shares insight into evolving dynasty strategy and how the youth movement in MLB has blurred the lines of dynasty and redraft leagues. Over an hour of insightful dynasty discussion. Our Sponsors: * ...
1hr 14m Feb 13, 2024
1hr 14m
2024 Yankees Top 10 Prospects Podcast
Geoff Pontes is joined by Josh Norris is discuss a talented Yankees farm system. They discuss how the Juan Soto trade impacted the system's depth, the talented top of the Yankees rankings and some standout prospects from the 2023 Florida Complex League. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code ba2022pod50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Indeed and use my code...
31m Feb 12, 2024
31m
Breaking Down Our Preseason All-American Teams
Carlos and Peter hop on the show to talk more about the draft. The two briefly touch on the updated 2025 college and high school class rankings that went live on the site this week, before getting into the weeds on our preseason all-American teams. Who are the surprise names? Who were locks? Which of the best tools category winners jumped out? All that and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Facto...
39m Feb 09, 2024
39m
2024 Rangers Top 10 Prospects Podcast
Geoff Pontes is joined by Josh Norris as they breakdown the defending world champion Texas Rangers farm system. They discuss some of the current prospect talent contributing in the major leagues, as well as debating Carter versus Langford, Sebastian Walcott's hit tool development and some of the names to watch later in the list heading into 2024. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my ...
28m Feb 08, 2024
28m
Blue Jays Top Prospects Podcast
Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper did into the Blue Jays farm system. They start by looking at where the Blue Jays big league club is and where it's going, but then they take a look at the team's top prospects as well as focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the system. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code ba2022pod50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Indeed an...
35m Feb 06, 2024
35m
College Podcast: Breaking Down The Preseason Top 25
With college baseball's Opening Day less than two weeks away, Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the Preseason Top 25 and teams to watch in 2024. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code ba2022pod50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEBALLAMERICA for a great deal: https://www.indeed.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcir...
1hr 18m Feb 06, 2024
1hr 18m
Fantasy Summit Series: Dynasty Top 700 and Corbin Burnes Trade Reaction
On the first installment of the Fantasy Summit Series, J.J. Cooper hosts a discussion of the recently released Dynasty 700 with list creators Dylan White and Geoff Pontes. They dive into ranking philosophy, disagreements on rankings and more. During the recording the Corbin Burnes trade broke and the trio provides live reaction. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code ba2022pod50 f...
1hr 23m Feb 05, 2024
1hr 23m
A Top 200 Draft Update And Sleepers Who Just Missed
Carlos and Peter hop on the show to talk about our newly updated and expanded 2024 draft update. Why did JJ Wetherholt jump to No. 1? What’s the state of the first round? Who is Duncan Marsten and why did he jump up the board so much? And who are some deeper sleepers to keep an eye on? All that and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code ba2022pod50 for a great deal: https://...
54m Feb 02, 2024
54m
2024 Athletics Top 10 Prospects Podcast
Geoff Pontes is joined by Mark Chiarelli to discuss the Oakland Athletics Top Prospects list. They discuss Mason Miller's 2024 move to the bullpen, the top two positional prospects in Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson before diving into a pair of exciting young pitchers and some potential breakouts. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code ba2022pod50 for a great deal: https://www.f...
42m Feb 01, 2024
42m
2024 Twins Top 10 Prospects Podcast
Geoff Pontes is joined by J.J. Cooper to discuss the Minnesota Twins top prospects. They discuss the recent Jorge Polanco trade as well as where the two prospects acquired in the swap would rank. J.J. discusses the strength of the top-three position players at the top of the Twins rankings, as well as an interesting group of pitchers in the Top 10. The show finishes with talk of the best sleepe...
47m Jan 31, 2024
47m
How To Develop Elite College Pitchers With Iowa Coach Sean McGrath
Carlos and Peter are joined by Iowa pitching coach and player development analyst Sean McGrath to talk all things pitching. McGrath details his experience as a player and coach at the college and pro levels and breaks down his "Dominate the Zone" pitching philosophy. McGrath talks about analytics and data in the college game and how to leverage that for player development, the challenges of tra...
58m Jan 26, 2024
58m
2024 Rays Top 10 Podcast
Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper dive into the Rays' still impressive system. They take a look at where the big league club is now, explain why a crazy number on Junior Caminero's power may not be too crazy, and pick out some deeper sleepers to discuss. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor 75 and use my code ba2022pod50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ * Check out Indeed and use my code BASEB...
52m Jan 24, 2024
52m
2024 Astros Top 10 Podcast
JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes take an in-depth look at the Astros farm system. They look at what the organization has produced recently, where the team is going and then dive into who are the top prospects, how they compare to the prospects the Astros traded away at the deadline and wrap up with a look at whether Forrest Whitley still has a shot at being a useful big leaguer. Our Sponsors: * Chec...
45m Jan 23, 2024
45m
Fantasy Podcast: 2024 Dynasty Outfielders Rankings
Outfield is loaded! This week on the fantasy podcast Dylan White and Geoff Pontes talk through their 2024 dynasty outfield rankings as they discuss the top 10 players at the position, as well as how Juan Soto's move to the Yankees will impact his value. We talk through some targets and sleepers outside the Top 10, including one outfielder Dylan feels could be a better version of Steven Kwan. O...
49m Jan 23, 2024
49m