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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner breaks down Day 3 of the College World Series from Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, where Louisville defeated Arizona 8-3 to eliminate the Wildcats and Coastal Carolina beat Oregon State 6-2 to advance to the semifinals. (1:34) Louisville vs. Arizona (4:04) Coastal Carolina vs. Oregon State (7:20) A look ahead at Day 4 Our Sponsors: * Check out...

Baseball America college baseball writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty offer their reactions to the Day 2 action at the 2025 College World Series in Omaha, where UCLA defeated Murray State 6-4 and LSU beat Arkansas 4-1. (0:58) Day 2 in Review (4:13) UCLA vs. Murray State recap (8:43) Breaking down UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky (13:01) Answering viewer questions (18:21) Kade Anderson's domin...

Baseball America college baseball writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down Day 1 action from the College World Series in Omaha. Oregon State and Coastal Carolina advanced to the winner's bracket with victories over Louisville and Arizona, respectively. (4:23) Coastal Carolina vs. Arizona (11:16) Oregon State vs. Louisville (18:08) Louisville outlook (20:37) Answering viewer questions...

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about the fourth edition of the BA mock draft for the 2025 class. The two talk about the process, the players moving up, the challenging plates to place and a fun theoretical question about whether teams would prefer pick capital or bonus pool capital if they had the choice. — Time Stamps (4:00) Kade Anderson up top (6:30) The uncertainty of the mo...

This week on the Prospect Podcast Geoff Pontes fills in for J.J. Cooper and is joined by fellow prospect writer Jesus Cano. The two discuss the recent promotions of Roman Anthony and Jacob Misiorowski, before diving into a trio of players that have the Arizona complexes buzzing. It's a packed show this week! (4:30) Roman Anthony callup (12:00) Is Bubba Chandler next? (14:00) Chase Burns ETA (1...

Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty are joined by 2021 national champion head coach Chris Lemonis to break down super regional action and make College World Series prediction. Rudner, Flaherty and Lemonis talked the eight team field, scouting top draft prospects and much more.  (0:35) Super regional review with Chris Lemonis (7:15) College World Series preview with Chr...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo, Jacob Rudner, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun welcome Rays pitching prospect Brody Hopkins. We also break down BA's Mock Draft 4.0 and explain why competing college pitchers still have room to improve their draft stocks during super regionals and the College World Series. Plus, we offer some live reaction to the Red Sox calling up bas...

Carlos and Peter talk about the insane quality and quantity of draft capital in this year’s super regional round of the NCAA tournament. The two talk about the matchups with the most talent, the best individual pitcher-batter matchups to keep an eye on and then discuss a number of different players who have performed or who have an opportunity to continue moving the needle in the postseason.  — Ti...

We have the June update of the Baseball America Top 100 Prospects rankings up now at BaseballAmerica.com. Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper analyze some of the big movers in a great crop of young shortstop prospects on this week's Prospect Podcast. (00:00) It is a great time for teenage shortstop prospects (04:00) Why Blue Jays SS Arjun Nimmala is moving up (10:00) Comparing Pirates SS Konnor Griffin...

Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty offered their thoughts and reactions to the 2025 NCAA Tournament regional round and made super regional predictions. Rudner and Flaherty also discussed Mississippi State’s hiring of former Virginia coach Brian O’Connor, the transfer portal and picks to click. (2:35) The SEC’s big face plant (9:04) Vanderbilt and Texas make history (1...

romoting top prospect Jac Caglianone to the big leagues, as well as two other callups from over the weekend in Cole Young and Jacob Melton. Plus, Jacob Rudner offers a look at how the SEC’s dominance heading into the tournament has already come undone. Time Stamps (0:40) When is the Super Two deadline? (3:00) Jac Caglianone called up KC (7:45) Jac's swing data (12:30) Cole Young called up Seat...

Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast after a busy week on the site to talk about the recently dropped BA 500, the difficulty of putting together their Golden Spikes Award finalists vote and the NCAA tournament. Half the show is spent going through the best tools categories for the 2025 draft class and talking about the best options for each category along with a handful of other players with strong...

With domestic complex leagues in full swing and a solid sample of games at the four full-season levels of the minors Roboscout is honing in on some top names to target. We talk through some news early on in the show before we discuss how Jac Caglianone should be valued for fantasy. The show closes with five players Roboscout thinks you should target. (2:00) Jobe velocity was down on Wednesday, are...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Peter Flaherty and Jacob Rudner recap Selection Monday. We discuss winners and losers and debate which teams are on upset alert in Regionals. Plus, we take a look at Texas A&M failing to make the tournament after being crowned preseason No. 1. Time Stamps (0:45) Baseball America's impressive bracket predictions (1:45) Winners from the bracket...

In today's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper take in-depth looks at Royals 1B/OF Jac Caglianone and Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski. They have been two of the best prospects in the minors in the first two months of the season. What are their timetables and what more do they have to work on? (00:00) What we have been seeing in the minors this week (07:05) Breaking down Jac...

Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty and Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper convened to break down the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket in the immediate aftermath of selection Monday, Rudner, Flaherty and Cooper discuss this year’s top-eight national seeds, the hosting picture, tournament snubs and more, plus offer their postseason picks to click. (0:50) Initial reactions to the Fie...

Carlos and Peter talk about a handful of 2025 draft prospects who have opportunities to seriously boost their draft status. Pitchers like AJ Russell (Tennessee), Anthony Eyanson (LSU), JB Middleton (Southern Miss), Gage Wood (Arkansas) and James Ellwanger (DBU) could jump into a second-round vacuum of college starters. On the hitting side, Carlos is intrigued by the tools of Cincinnati outfielder...

We're six weeks into the MiLB season, so it's time to look at which organizations are standing out (both for good and bad) so far on this week's Prospect Podcast with Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper. (02:00) The Twins Are Sneakily Impressive (09:45) The Mets Have Plenty Of Arms (16:00) The A's Have More Depth Than They've Had In A Long Time (20:30) Why the Orioles and Nationals Have...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we talk about pitchers expected to make the biggest impacts in 2025 while picking some need-to-know players to keep an eye on. Time Stamps (1:20) Pitchers who can make an instant impact in 2025: Bubba Chandler, Joe Boyle & Jacob Misiorowski (11:25) How concerning is Noah Schultz's start to the season? (14:20) How to handle young pitchers' innings (16:...

Now that we're almost two full months into the season it's time to examine some of these slumping dynasty stars. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dive into ten names and give you their recommendation to sell or to hold. (1:00) Dalton Rushing debut and expectations. (6:00) Matt Shaw recalled by the Cubs (9:00) Jared Jones UCL injury, likely to have Tommy John surgery (12:00) Mick Abel loo...

Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty go in-depth on the Field of 64 picture one week out from Selection Monday, including their picks for top eight national seeding, the top projected two-seeds and an extensive look at the bubble, plus Picks to Click. (2:32) The race for a top eight national seed (7:06) Is the No. 1 overall seed battle still murky (13:49) The hosting bu...

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to dig deeper into reader draft questions. What’s our degree of confidence in the top shortstops sticking at the position and how would we line them up? Which are our favorite prospects in each major demographic? Would a team tank on a top 10 pick this year to get one in the 2026 class? Will the Orioles draft a pitcher in the top 30? Should the Mariners dr...

This week on the Fantasy Podcast hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes return to talk about 10 players with outstanding data. They cover highly rated Top 100 Prospects to some under-the-radar sleepers to target on your waiver wires in deeper leagues. (2:00) How to handle Roki Sasaki for 2025 and beyond. (11:00) Moises Ballesteros called up, what does Roboscout think? (15:00) Cade Horton called up, in...

It's a great time for shortstop prospects, and today we're looking at the best of the best. There are three teenage shortstop prospects who have climbed into the top 10 of our Top 100 Prospects list, and all three have a case to be the No. 1 prospect in baseball next year. Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper take a deep dive into what makes Jesús Made, Leo De Vries and Sebastian Walcot...

Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty discuss whether LSU can hold onto the No. 1 spot as the postseason nears. Rudner and Flaherty also picked eight teams to reach the College World Series, debated Texas A&M’s future and made their final Picks to Click of the 2025 regular season. (2:10) LSU’s rise to No. 1. Can it stay? (6:40) What’s ahead for Texas A&M (16:10)...