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With just one week left in the regular season for most teams, J.J. Cooper and Jacob Rudner are taking a look at who has the most to gain or the most to lose this week, but we also had to cover UCLA's nerve-racking comeback, the double/home run seen by no one in a fog and many other topics from this week in college baseball. (00:00) UCLA stays on top (05:45) Can Georgia Tech or Georgia bash the...

On this week’s Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take a look at the best tools in the 2026 MLB Draft. To do so, we hold a draft of our own to pick the best in a variety of important categories. (03:30) Picking Best Fastballs In The Class (11:30) Picking Best Secondary Pitches In The Class (16:45) Best Control and Command In The Class (23:15) Best Hit Tool In The Class (28:00) Best Power...

On this week's Prospect Podcast Josh Norris, Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper discuss our brand new Top 100 Prospects update. With the trio at the top of the rankings either graduated or about to graduate, we analyzed the next No. 1 prospect, as well as other prospects who made notable moves on the list. (00:00) Who Is Going To Be The Next No. 1 Prospect (10:45) Who Else Is In The No. 1 Prospect Disc...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and Jacob Rudner talk about Baseball America's upcoming Top 100 Prospects update and storylines to follow as the college baseball regular season winds down. The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then! Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:00) BA&#...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and prospect analyst Geoff Pontes offer their analysis and latest reporting on the SEC's decision to bring the ABS challenge system to its conference tournament this year. Plus, Rudner and Pontes talk about teams on the hosting bubble. (4:03) ABS is coming to college (14:42) Prospects who could be valuable with ABS (20:22) Arizona State&#...

The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns as hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White break down the updated Dynasty Top 500 list. They hone in on 10 names that have risen up the rankings over the first month of the season and why these players are hot targets in leagues of all sizes. (1:00) Return of the Roboscout (5:00) Sal Stewart (9:00) Chase DeLauter (15:00) Jose Soriano (18:00) Payton Tolle (20...

With the Baseball America MLB Draft Rankings expanded to 400 players, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are taking a look at who moved way up and explained why some other prospects are sliding down. (00:00) The Draft 400 Is Live (07:30) Where Is The Draft Demarcation Line (15:00) Where The Draft Went Wide Open (16:45) Will We Move Prep Picks Down Later? (21:00) Where Is Justin Lebron? (27:00) Two Pitch...

On this week's Prospect Podcast, Ian Cundall, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some of the most notable prospect performances of April. (00:00) Ian has been checking out the California League (07:30) Why we're even more optimistic about Franklin Arias (13:00) Three prospects making arguments for promotions (29:00) Why are MLB lefty rookie starters dominating right now? SEAT GEEK U...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ian Cundall and Geoff Pontes break down what the Guardians are getting in Travis Bazzana after his callup to Cleveland. Plus, we discuss other potential MLB debuts from recent draft classes. The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then! Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:00)...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and prospect writer Geoff Pontes take a closer look at teams with the most still to prove with three weeks left in the regular season. Rudner and Pontes also explain their process for Field of 64 projections and discuss the Kansas Jayhawks' historic season. (4:18) What we mean by 'most to prove' (4:49) UCLA aims for No. 1 national...

The Baseball America Podcast welcomes Dr. Nick Serio, founder and president of  VeloU , a baseball performance and pitching development company focused on improving velocity, mechanics, strength and arm health through data-driven instruction. Dr. Serio and J.J. Cooper discuss teenage Tommy John surgeries, the scary stats of what pitching injuries mean for future MLB success and what can be done to...

On this week's Baseball America Draft Podcast, JJ Cooper and Carlos Collazo are taking an in-depth look at Roch Cholowsky's 2026 season. Is he living up to expectations or falling a bit short? We dive in to explain what we're hearing. Time Stamps (00:00) Quick Look At How The Top Of The Draft Shapes Up (07:45) Looking At Roch Cholowsky's 2026 Season Compared To 2025 (13:40) Digging...

On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look at a trio of prospects off to great starts, plus we look at why the Nationals Class A teams are ones to watch. (00:00) Franklin Arias Is Hitting For Power (06:00) Colby Shelton Looks Like He's Combining Power And Contact (10:00) Seth Hernandez Is Must-See MiLB.TV (18:30) What Is Going Well For The Nationals, Including An Emer...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes shine a spotlight on early-season prospect performances that people should be watching . Are these players ready for the next step? With the NCAA Tournament also drawing nearer, we break down teams that might be left on the bubble. The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a s...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by prospect writer Geoff Pontes to take a detailed look at the teams vying for host positions through 10 weeks. Rudner is also joined by Georgia junior third baseman Tre Phelps to discuss Phelps' decision to return to school instead of turning pro in 2025, what led to his breakout success and more. (3:34) Can the Big Ten Produce...

The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns this week and hosts Geoff Pontes and Ian Cundall talk about six names to target in your dynasty leagues. These are players who are not only performing but they're impressing scouts and posting strong underlying data. (3:30) Taitn Gray (6:30) Ronny Cruz (12:30) Josiah Hartshorn (16:00) JT Quinn (21:00) Ben Jacobs (23:00) Mason Peters Our Sponsors: *...

This week on the Baseball America Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo, Jacob Rudner and JJ Cooper take a look at a 2026 MLB draft prospect each of us is intrigued by at three different levels: First Rounders, Top 100 Prospects and Non-Top 100 Prospects. (04:30) Why Tyler Spangler Intrigues Carlos (06:20) Why Logan Reddemann Intrigues Jacob (11:00) Why Tegan Kuhns Intrigues JJ (19:30) Why Ben Blair Intri...

This week on the Baseball America Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper invite you to a pair of drafts. We each drafted a team from current rookies, as then we drafted prospect teams. And to make it harder on ourselves, we limited each picker to one player per org, and only six Top 100 Prospects among the 14 player rosters. Time Stamps (00:00) A little early season prospect talk (07:00) Pic...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo and Jacob Rudner go all in on the 2026 MLB Draft, beginning with our latest 2.0 mock draft before answering a slew of viewer questions. We also break down Noah Schultz's highly anticipated MLB debut . The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every week on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll se...

Baseball America national college writer Jacob Rudner is joined by lead prospect analyst Geoff Pontes to discuss UCLA's historic 35-game start to the 2026 season and the milestones ahead for the Bruins. Rudner and Pontes also take a closer look at Florida's up-and-down season in the rankings, Oregon State's national championship hopes and more. (3:20) UCLA's historic campaign (12:2...

The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns with hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White. We're a few weeks into the season and Geoff and Dylan are hungry to share some of the top names they've been targeting as potential breakouts in the early going. We cover names from MLB all the way down to Low-A you should be targeting. (3:00) Andrew Salas (5:00) Juan Valera (9:00) Pedro Ramirez (12:00) N...

On this week's Baseball America Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper look ahead to the 2027 MLB Draft class, led by a truly special pitching prospect. (1:00) Why the college pitching in 27 is so special (4:00) Dax Whitney is the best MLB Draft pitching prospect since … (7:10) Why the industry prefers hitters early (9:00) How this group is moving faster than normal (14:00) Why Paul Skene...

This week on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some pitching prospects who could climb onto the Top 100 Prospects list this year. (00:00) How long do you need to wait to believe in early season performances? (06:45) A big Orioles pitcher to pay attention to (11:00) A Cardinals pitcher who is taking a step forward (18:15) A Dodgers pitcher who is healthy again (23:20)...

JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes, and Ian Cundall discuss the strong MLB debuts of this year's rookie class, including JJ Wetherholt and Kevin McGonigle, and thoughts on Konnor Griffin in his first week in the show. Of the three, who might put together the best season in 2026? Who will be the new number 1 prospect in baseball when this current class graduates next month? The hosts dive into their favor...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by lead prospect writer Geoff Pontes to discuss LSU's potential resurgence in the national picture after a three-week skid. Plus, Rudner and Pontes take an in-depth look at the Week 9 NCAA Tournament picture ahead of their next Field of 64 projection. (4:19) Florida’s big poll movement continues (6:38) Is LSU back? (15:19) The G...