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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Peter Flaherty and Scott Braun react to the 2025 MLB Draft . We share thoughts on a number of picks, including the Nationals' selection of Eli Willits in the 1-1 spot. Time Stamps (0:30) The state of the game—Futures Game & MLB Draft (10:20) Peter's favorite picks from Day 1 (13:20) Why the Nationals took Eli Willits 1-1 (18:00) How teams...

Baseball America Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper, Prospect Writer Ben Badler, National Reporter Peter Flaherty and National College Reporter Jacob Rudner break down Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft, including a surprising first overall pick, intriguing selections and much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Quince...

Ben and Carlos are joined by Peter Flaherty in a hybrid Future Projection/draft podcast for our annual draft preview episode. The three work down the draft board and talk about all the latest rumors, profiles and players attached to each team. The group talks through most of the players we expect to see early on the first day of the draft, discuss different draft strategies and work through player...

Do you know which MLB team almost never drafts lefthanded pitchers? Are you aware there is a team that drafts almost entirely lefthanded and switch hitters? Want to know which teams focus on picking pitchers and which teams stick to draft hitters? On a special draft preview podcast, Pramana Labs CEO Corey Patton and Baseball America's JJ Cooper use Pramana's Shift AI tool to fuel their reg...

Everyone's definition of a sleeper prospect is different. But we want to make sure when we talk about "sleepers" we aren't talking about prospects on the back half our Top 100 Prospects list. Having just updated our Top 30 Prospects rankings for all 30 MLB teams, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper discuss some sleeper prospects who are moving up on Top 30s. (03:00) An Astros Sleeper (05:45...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show Carlos Collazo, Peter Flaherty and J.J. Cooper react to the Nationals dismissing Mike Rizzo and Dave Martinez a week before selecting first overall in the MLB Draft. We also discuss the Baseball America Staff Draft 3.0 published on Monday, the nastiest pitches in this 2025 class and what will make this year's draft memorable . Time Stamps (0:10) The rise of th...

With the 2025 MLB Draft just days away, Baseball America's staff held a mock draft with staff making the picks for the first 40 picks, at least one for each and every MLB team. We provide plenty of analysis as well, so this should be a very useful preview for the MLB Draft. (00:00) Setting The Stage (01:55) No. 1 Nationals (03:00) No. 2 Angels (05:15) No. 3 Mariners (06:30) No. 4 Rockies (08:1...

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about players they’re now more excited about than they were before finalizing draft reports. They talk about a few names then pick out a few candidates to be the quickest to the majors. Finally the two go back and forth and talk about some of their favorite individual tools or player traits in the class. — Time Stamps (2:00) Players we are more exc...

The Fantasy Podcast is back nestled in between Canada Day (Dylan) and the Fourth of July (Geoff) we bring you a patriotic rundown of the top happenings in dynasty baseball. The majority of the show is spent focusing on young prospects in the major leagues and whether they are a buy or sell. (2:30) Spencer Schwellenbach injury (5:00) Christian Moore Injured (7:30) Futures Game rosters Prospect Buy...

Over at BaseballAmerica.com we have a new and fully updated Top 100 Prospects rankings. Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony remains the No. 1 prospect in the new rankings, but he is soon to graduate. With that in mind, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at who is the new No. 2 prospect, who will soon climb to become the new No. 1 prospect on this week's Prospect Podcast. (00:00) Futures Games...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show Carlos Collazo, Ben Badler and J.J. Cooper break down the latest Baseball America MLB mock draft that published on Monday. We discuss names to know, how we could see history atop this year’s draft and how players opting out of the draft thanks to new NIL opportunities will add a new wrinkle in the draft landscape. Time Stamps (0:55) Who's going 1-1 to the Nati...

On this week's episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we play "choose your fighter" between Jacob Misiorowski or Chase Burns. Dylan stumps for Burns while Geoff argues Misiorowski's merits. We dive into some of the recent injury news and discuss a pair of names Roboscout thinks you need to know. (3:00) Jacob Misiorowski vs Chase Burns (11:00) Corbin Carroll wrist injury (1...

In the first of a six-week series on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the farm systems of the five AL East teams at the midpoint of the season. Who has taken steps forward? Who's backing up? (00:00) We're excited by the young pitching prospects reaching the majors (05:00) Chase Burns/Jacob Misiorowski talk (19:00) Baltimore Orioles farm system analysis (28:00...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo and Scott Braun welcome Orioles 10th-ranked prospect Trey Gibson to the show. We also break down Reds top prospect Chase Burns making his MLB debut on Tuesday and discuss the latest whispers surrounding the top of the MLB Draft. Time Stamps (0:50) Chase Burns set to make MLB debut on Tuesday (10:00) Orioles RHP Trey Gibso...

Baseball America college baseball writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty convened to look back on the rollercoaster of the 2025 college baseball season, LSU's march to glory and Coastal Carolina's historic season. Rudner and Flaherty also broke down their final Top 25 of the season and made way-too-early predictions for the 2026 national title. (2:57) LSU's incredible run (13:50) What...

On this week's Prospect Podcast, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes take a look at three farm systems that have made strides in the first half of the season and one that's headed in the wrong direction. (00:00) JJ's back from a baseball vacation (03:15) The Blue Jays are better and deeper (09:00) The Tigers are rolling at every level (19:30) The Mets pitching development has made strides (24:3...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun unpack the Red Sox trading Rafael Devers to the Giants. Time Stamps (0:30) Initial reactions to the trade (7:45) Digging into the prospect return: James Tibbs & Jose Bello (13:15) Did the Red Sox get enough back in the deal? (17:50) Breaking down the trade from the Giants' perspective (21:10) How Devers fits with...

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...