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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...

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast host Geoff Pontes is joined by Ian Cundall. They dive into ten names you need to be targeting in your dynasty leagues over the opening weeks of the season. (2:00) Connelly Early (4:00) Colt Emerson (7:00) Jose Fernandez (10:00) Tanner Franklin (14:00) Ike Irish (17:00) Juan Sanchez (21:00) James Tibbs (29:00) Fenwick Trimble (31:00) James Ellwanger...

On this week's Draft Podcast, JJ Cooper and Carlos Collazo cover a lot of ground. Konnor Griffin is a big leaguer less than two years after he was drafted out of high school. We saw a lot of draft prospects at the National High School Invitational and we look at the lack of top-tier SEC draft arms. Time Stamps (0:30) Anticipating Konnor Griffin’s debut (6:20) Bonus pools are out (13:25) NHSI t...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by prospect analyst Geoff Pontes to discuss BA's latest Field of 64 projection, Week 8 matchups that have their attention and mid-major teams making early cases for at-large consideration. (1:59) Resumes starting to take shape (16:11) How important is Georgia-Mississippi State? (22:31) No. 7 North Carolina hosts No. 21 Boston Co...

As the MiLB season near Opening Day, we have a look at prospects who caught our eye on the back fields in Arizona. Jesús Cano and Josh Norris join JJ Cooper to talk about some of the best prospects they saw this month. (01:45) Why the Mariners Ryan Sloan could be the best pitching prospect in the game (07:20) Comparing Sloan and Pirates RHP Seth Hernandez (09:25) Angels RHP Nate Sneed throws reall...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and Jesús Cano get together to preview the 2026 MiLB season, which gets underway across all levels beginning this week, big-time prospect contract extensions and more. 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 see you then! Time stamps (0:00) Introduct...

We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the NL Central. We explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2026. Time Stamps (0:00) — Moises Ballesteros, Cubs (8:25) — Sal Stewart, Reds (16:55) — JJ Wetherholt, Cardinals (25:55) — Jesús Made, Brewers (34:50) — Konnor Griffin, Pirates Our Spon...

The final week before the full slate of minor league games is upon us and we celebrate on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast with an NL West prospects preview. This is our final of the divisional prospect previews and with the loaded Giants and Dodgers systems in tow there's plenty to discuss as Geoff Pontes is joined by Ian Cundall. Los Angeles Dodgers (2:00) River Ryan  (3:00) Alex Freelan...

We just rolled out an update of our MLB Draft rankings as we expanded them to the Top 300 prospects. On this week's Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take a look at some of the players who moved up and down the most. (0:00) What’s the current perception of the class? (7:30) Vahn Lackey (10:30) Ace Reese & Chris Hacopian (13:20) Derek Curiel & Eric Becker (18:30) Kevin Roberts...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by editor-in-chief JJ Cooper to discuss South Carolina's early season firing of coach Paul Mainieri and what's next for the Gamecocks. Rudner and Cooper also take a deep dive on BA's Week 7 college baseball Top 25, one of the most predictive in-season polls of the year. Fifteen of the last 16 NCAA champions have been ran...

Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper have been all over the Florida backfields and Spring Breakout games, so this week they're sharing thoughts on prospects who impressed. (00:00) Eli Willits looks really polished for his age (05:45) Gavin Fien can hit, but we didn't see him field (09:45) Anthony Eyanson's velocity jump is notable (19:15) John Gil is a Braves hitter who could rise up our ranking...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, J.J. Cooper and Jacob Rudner welcome Nationals pitching prospect Miguel Sime Jr. joins to discuss his spring and lots more. We also talk about Spring Breakout , Kevin McGonigle making the Tigers and players rising in our upcoming 2026 draft rankings update . The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every week on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us...

We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the NL West. We explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2026. Time Stamps (0:00) — Bryce Eldridge, Giants (9:15) — Ryan Waldschmidt, Diamondbacks (18:00) — Ethan Holliday, Rockies (27:25) — Ethan Salas, Padres (35:30) — Eduardo Quintero, Dodgers...

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy podcast host Geoff Pontes is joined by Ian Cundall to discuss NL Central prospects. The most prospect loaded division in the game has plenty of names to dive into making for some exciting discussions. Milwaukee Brewers (5:00) Jett Williams  (8:00) Brandon Sproat (11:00) Jesus Made (13:00) Bishop Letson (14:00) Josh Adamczewski  (15:00) Brock Wilken Chicago...

JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes want to get you ready for the Spring Breakout games on the latest Baseball America Prospect Podcast. We take a look at less prominent prospects who are worth watching this week. (00:00) Why this week's podcast was delayed (01:00) Geoff's World Baseball Classic experience was amazing (07:40) Why these rosters are a bit disappointing (11:00) Games well worth watchi...

On this week's Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take a look at several prospects who will move up in our next draft rankings update. (0:00) Draft rankings process (4:10) Jake Brown (7:45) Hunter Dietz (11:35) Bo Holloway (15:45) Taj Marchand (19:00) Vahn Lackey BLUE CHEW Get 10% off your first month of BlueChew Gold with code FOUL at https://bluechew.com/ Our Sponsors: * Check out B...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by BA national writer Carlos Collazo to discuss reigning national champion LSU's stunning fall out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2024. Rudner and Collazo also give insights into how the Baseball America Top 25 is decided, break down at teams on the rise and look ahead to the draft. (3:19) What's happening to LSU (8:...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, Ben Badler and Carlos Collazo talk about prospects in the World Baseball Classic finals spotlight, Spring Breakout players to watch and the NCAA Top 25 . 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 see you then! Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (0:45) U.S. vs. Venezuela in the WB...

We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the NL East. We explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2026. Time Stamps (0:00) — Cam Caminiti, Braves (8:10) — Aidan Miller, Phillies (16:35) — Nolan McLean, Mets (27:05) — Thomas White, Marlins (35:25) — Eli Willits, Nationals Our Sponsors: *...

The Baseball America Fantasy podcast returns for the weekend with another divisional prospect preview. After running through the American League over the last three weeks, we jump to the National League and the talented NL West division. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White breakdown all the Phillies, Mets, Braves, Marlins and Nationals prospects to know for 2026 and beyond. Phillies (2:00) Justin C...

On this week's Draft Podcast Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at a pair of fascinating and famous college outfielders. LSU outfielder Derek Curiel and Georgia Tech's Drew Burress are the top two college outfielders on our draft rankings, but both draw varied responses from scouts and front office officials. We take a look at why. (0:00) Eric Booth Jr. vs. Kevin Roberts Jr...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and prospect writer Geoff Pontes look back at an upset-filled week in college baseball, including LSU's 1-4 showing that caused it to slide from the top 10. Rudner and Pontes also consider whether the SEC's grip on the top of college baseball has loosened. (1:49) LSU's big blunder (9:18) Florida drops back out of the top 20 (16:42...