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Jacob Rudner and JJ Cooper are talking all about the Marlins farm system and the team's top prospects in the latest Prospect Podcast Deep Dive. The system keeps getting deeper. (00:00) Jacob's First Top 30 (01:40) Why Thomas White Ranks No. 1 And Who Else Was Considered (04:45) Is This System Better Or Worse Than This Time Last Year? (10:00) How The Top Prospects Are Largely MLB Ready (12:...

After we talked about the top of the 2026 Top 100 Prospects in our previous video, today we're focusing on prospects all through the list with discussions on 12 other Top 100 Prospects who are worth paying close attention to in 2026. (00:30) Mike Sirota (03:30) Braylon Doughty (06:45) Joshua Baez (10:45) Caden Scarborough (14:30) Dax Kilby (17:00) Ryan Sloan (19:45) Jhonny Level (23:30) Jamie...

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Baseball podcast hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes break down all the recent moves in MLB. They discuss the Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette signings, the Luis Robert trade, the Mackenzie Gore trade and the Freddy Peralta trade. The second half of the show we dive into redraft strategy with our own NFBC expert Dylan White. (1:30) Kyle Tucker Signs With The Dod...

Carlos and Jacob conduct the high school version of their best tools draft from a week ago. The two attempt to create the most impressive player possible by drafting the best tools in the prep class. The two each attempt to create the best possible hitters by drafting hit, power, run, field and arm tools. On the pitching side they each draft a fastball, curveball, slider, changeup and control. Lik...

It's Top 100 Prospects Day at Baseball America! To celebrate, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the top of the Top 100. We explain why our No. 1 prospect ranked at the top. How close our No. 2 prospect was to ranking No. 1 and examine five other prospects from the top of the rankings. (00:00) The Top 100 Prospects rankings are here (03:00) Scouting No. 1 Prospect Konnor...

Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are back for another Prospect Podcast Deep Dive. This time we take an in-depth look at the Houston Astros farm system, which was thinned out a bit recently in a trade that brought back MLB starting pitcher Mike Burrows. (00:00) Looking At The Recent Burrows Trade (04:30) How Tough Was The Decision To Rank Xavier Neyens No. 1 And Who Were The Other Candidates? (14:00) How...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Jacob Rudner discuss a number of exciting topics, including BA's latest Top 100 Prospects list set to drop this week, the new preseason college baseball Top 25 and the biggest NIL deals they've ever heard of . We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET  on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction 0:30) Preview...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by Penn State head coach Mike Gambino to go in-depth on the Nittany Lions' recruitment of Japanese righthander Genei Sato. Sato, whose fastball and splitter consistently drew reviews as plus offerings, is set to play at Penn State in 2027 and carries early first-round buzz. (2:06) Welcoming in Coach Gambino (4:52) When did Sato...

On the latest Baseball America Prospects Podcast Deep Dive, we're looking at the Tampa Bay Rays system. Coming into the offseason, this looked like a system that had taken a step back, but that was before a series of trades added a massive amount of prospect depth. (00:00) A whole lot has changed in the Rays farm system (06:00) What made Brody Hopkins the No. 1 prospect and who else was consid...

We return with another episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast in the midst of lots of action on the free agent and trade market. We open up by discussing Kyle Tucker just minutes before he signed with the Dodgers. We then discuss the Ranger Suarez and Alex Bregman signings. After that we jump into the First Year Player draft rankings, navigating through the first 30 or so picks. (2:00) Tu...

Carlos and Jacob hop on the podcast and attempt to create the most impressive “build-a-player” possible by drafting the best tools in the college class. The two each attempt to create the best possible hitters by drafting hit, power, run, field and arm tools. On the pitching side they each draft a fastball, curveball, slider, changeup and control. The ground rules: once a player is picked for any...

JJ Cooper and Jesús Cano are here for another Baseball America Prospects Deep Dive. Today we are looking at the Mariners farm system, led by shortstop Colt Emerson. (03:00) How difficult was the decision to rank Colt Emerson No. 1? (09:20) Is this farm system better or worse than last year? (14:00) Who is the bet to be No. 1 in this system next year? (16:30) What are the Mariners good at developin...

On today's Prospect Podcast Deep Dive, Geoff Pontes and Josh Norris take an in-depth look at the World Champions. The Dodgers' farm system had a fascinating quartet who all had cases to be the system's No. 1 prospect. (00:00) How Good Is The System? (02:00) How Tough Was The Choice To Pick Eduardo Quintero No. 1? (06:30) Is This System Better Or Worse Than Last Year? (10:15) Who Is You...

On the latest of our Prospect Deep Dives, Josh Norris and Geoff Pontes take a look at a much improved Giants farm system. Yes, Bryce Eldridge remains as the No. 1 prospect, but it's what has emerged behind him that has the system on the upswing. (01:00) Bryce Eldridge Is No. 1. How tough was this decision? (03:30) Is this system better or worse than last year? (09:30) Who is the best guess to...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes lead a packed show featuring a breakdown of the fallout for Matt Shaw and the Cubs after the Alex Bregman signing. We also welcome No. 2 Astros prospect Ethan Frey to the show before discussing our latest FYPD fantasy baseball rankings. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET  on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduc...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Carlos Collazo dive into the NCAA's new umpire selection process for the postseason and discuss other potential rule changes coming out of the American Baseball Coaches Association convention. Rudner and Collazo also go in-depth on where UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky stacks up compared to No. 1 overall draft prospects...

Geoff Pontes and Peter Flaherty are taking an in-depth look at the Padres farm system. San Diego is as aggressive as anyone at using the system to trade for big league stars, but how much is left after the Mason Miller trade? (00:00) Why this is Peter's last podcast for BA (04:10) How clearly was Ethan Salas the No. 1 prospect? (11:30) Is the Padres system better or worse than last year? (14:3...

After a holiday hiatus the Baseball America Fantasy podcast is back with our final positional ranking podcast of the offseason. We start the show discussing the trio of Japanese players that signed from NPB. We then discuss the Cubs and Marlins trade before diving into the top 200 pitchers. (3:00) Is the market reacting too much to Murakami's swing and miss concerns? (6:30) Tatsuya Imai ready...

It’s a bittersweet episode of the draft podcast, as Peter bids farewell to Baseball America and embarks on a new journey as a scout with the Nationals. Carlos and Peter reminisce on their time together covering the draft over the last few years, talk about what they’ve learned and how their processes have changed. As always on the draft pod, there is still player talk. The two express their excite...

On the second of our Prospect Deep Dives, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the Chicago Cubs farm system. It's perfect timing, as we get a chance to analyze the Cubs-Marlins Edward Cabrera/Owen Caissie trade. (01:00) Analyzing the Edward Cabrera trade. What did the Cubs give up? (09:00) No. 1 prospect Moises Ballesteros. How tough was the choice and who were the other candidates? (13:0...

Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are back to start our series of 30 MLB Farm System Deep Dives. We are beginning with the Cincinnati Reds, a team that has produced a lot of pitching, plus Elly De La Cruz, in recent years. What does the farm system have in store for 2026 and beyond? (02:00) Who is No. 1 and how easy was that choice? (10:25) How is this system better/worse than last year? (17:00) Who do w...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty examine the resumes of the top contenders for preseason No. 1 with the college baseball season nearing. Rudner and Flaherty also break down the rise of the Big 12 and the ACC's race against the SEC. (1:36) Peter Flaherty's personal news (4:41) UCLA's case for No. 1 (18:24) Can LSU repeat as champ...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler and Scott Braun discuss a number of topics, including the potential for an Edward Cabrera trade in Miami, Ben's latest international bonus board update and BA Hall of Fame ballots. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET  on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:20) Edward Cabrera on the move from Miami? (8:00)...

In last week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper talked about some of the best developments in 2025. Now we look into 2026 to predict who will be the No. 1 prospect in the game and which farm system will be the best a year from now. (02:30) Who Will Be The No. 1 Farm System Heading Into 2027 (06:30) Another No. 1 Farm System Candidate (10:00) Two other long shot but interesting cand...

On this week's Baseball America Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at which farm systems and which prospects were the most improved in 2025, and we also look at a couple of predictions we'd like to have back. (00:00) The Prospect Handbook Is Complete (02:30) The Most Improved Farm System In 2025 Is ... (08:00) The Most Improved Prospect In 2025 Is ... (16:30) The Pred...