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This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes dive into the expanded First Year Player Draft rankings published this week. We break down changes and additions to the top 50 before calling out some names to target in deeper FYPD settings. (2:00) Angels moves (8:00) Updated top 50 in FYPD (17:00) Kale Fountain (20:00) Tytus Cissell (23:00) Daniel Eagen (25:00)...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, JJ Cooper, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes & Scott Braun welcome Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Anthony Solometo. Plus, the guys discuss how Roki Sasaki is primed to disrupt the international signing market. Should MLB make a special exception for the Japanese phenom? We also explore players available for the Rule 5 draft and take look at fantasy baseball slee...

Carlos and Peter continue their divisional draft review series of the 2024 draft class with the National League East. The two talk through each team’s draft, pick out players to know, sleepers they are intrigued with, standout debut performers and then pick out which class of the division they are most excited about.  — Time Stamps (3:30) Braves (15:00) Marlins (26:00) Mets (36:45) Phillies (47:00...

Rankings season has returned for the Baseball America fantasy team of Dylan White and Geoff Pontes. In our first installment of offseason dynasty rankings we cover first baseman, third baseman and catchers. (2:00) Introducing the 2025 Dynasty Rankings  (5:00) No. 1 rankings  (8:00) Is it time trade Jose Ramirez (11:00) Is an improving Red Sox lineup a boost for Devers fantasy value? (13:00) Bryce...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we're joined by Rockies pitching prospect Chase Dollander while also recapping National Signing Day and discussing the non-tender deadline scheduled for 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Time Stamps (0:45) Peter Flaherty breaks down National Signing Day (8:30) Chase Dollander joins (14:15): Chase on transferring to Tennessee (15:45) Best players he's faced as a pro (...

Carlos and Peter are back to break down more 2024 draft classes in their third installment of this year’s series. This time it’s the AL West and plenty of college talk for a division that loaded up on four-year prospects. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (3:00) Astros (15:00) Angels (29:40) A’s (45:30) Mariners (56:20) Rangers (1:07:20) Which draft did we like best? Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp...

This week on the 90th Percentile we welcome back on Cardinals star Brendan Donovan. We discuss his offseason routines, how he maintains strength and stays "bouncy" throughout the season and much more. (4:00)       How consistent is your sleep, eating, and body maintenance during the season? (9:00) How much of a differentiator are these routines in terms of: o   advancing through amateur an...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun discuss Japanese superstar Roki Sasaki’s posting to MLB this offseason. Where does he rank among stateside pitching prospects, and why is he poised to upend the international prospect system? Plus, Brewers prospect Brock Wilken stops by fresh off his performance in the Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby before...

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the exciting news of Roki Sasaki's forthcoming posting this winter. They breakdown his value in dynasty as well as redraft in 2025, before ranking out the updated FYPD Top 10. (2:00) Roki Sasaki Is Coming To MLB. (10:00) How To Value Sasaki in Redraft. (15:00) Value Of The No. 1 Pick. (18:00) Trading T...

Baseball America prospect maven Geoff Pontes and editor-in-chief JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at Roki Sasaki, the righthander whose posting has shaken up the offseason MLB free agent market. Geoff dives into the analytics to spot some noticeable trends in Sasaki's stuff. And the two debate where Sasaki will most likely go, as well as where he'd make the biggest impact. 00:00 Who Is Roki...

Carlos and Peter continue their 2024 draft review series with the American League Central. Class breakdowns, sleeper picks, names to know and at the end of the show we give our picks for favorite of the division. — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro/Banter (4:00) White Sox (8:00) White Sox high school picks (11:00) White Sox sleepers (13:30) Guardians (17:15) Braylon Doughty & Joey Oakie (20:00) Guardia...

The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast is back, and we're slowly creeping into rankings season on this week's episode. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White open the show with a discussion of Dylan's very early NFBC Draft Champions draft. We cover strategy and overall build before jumping into today's primary topic: redraft prospects. Often, the biggest difference-makers based on ADP re...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Phillies pitching prospect Griff McGarry to dish on his Arizona Fall League experience. Plus, we take look at fresh NL East Top 10 prospect lists being unveiled on the BA website this week before discussing Padres' Dominican prospect Cesar Altagracia’s age “mishap.” Time Stamps (0:40) Welcome to prospect seaso...

Now that we’re officially in the offseason, Carlos and Peter hop on the draft pod for the first of a six-part series looking back at 2024 draft classes. Up first, the American League East. The two give overviews on the class, talk through surprising picks, picks they like, dig into sleepers to know and highlight early pro performers from each class. — Time Stamps (1:00) Intro (5:00) Orioles (7:30)...

Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are giving the Dodgers their due. Los Angeles has won its second title in the past five seasons with its Game 5 win over the Yankees. We're talking about that and what's ahead for both teams. 0:01 What will you remember most from that five-run inning? 0:05 Freddie Freeman, what a World Series. 0:08 Who would be your other Dodgers stars of the Series? 14:30 What d...

This week on the 90th Percentile Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome on Dr. Nick Serio of Velo U. We discuss Nick's work with pitchers and how they get exciting results through advanced training, arm care and the idea of disappearing projection. (1:00) Introducing Dr. Nick Serio of VeloU (4:00) Physical Assessment Process And Identifying Key Attributes. (9:00) Elements Of The Ass...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler & Scott Braun are joined by Red Sox pitching prospect Cooper Adams to discuss Boston's approach to pitching development, adjusting to pro ball and more. Plus, we discuss a big college commitment flip for the reigning national champs, and Ben dishes on his top international signing classes for 2024. Time Stamps (1:00) Billy Carlson&...

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about Peter’s first experience at Jupiter. The standout players for him were the top-ranked high school players of the 2026 class: Grady Emerson and Jacob Lombard. What makes them so dynamic and exciting?  After that Peter talks through a number of 2025 outfielders who impressed in some form or fashion before hitting on a few pitchers of note and t...

A clash of the titans has Baseball America's JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes excited. In our World Series preview, we look at how this is the matchup of heavyweights from the 2024 season, complete with lineups stuffed with MVP caliber players. We also take a look at how these bullpens were developed differently, why the Dodgers' lack of starting pitching may not be as much of a problem as expec...

Dylan just can't turn the robot off! This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss Dylan's first Draft Champions draft of the 2025 season. We walk through Dylan's prep, his early round strategy and overall roster building approach throughout the episode. (2:00) World Series Excitement. (8:00) AFL Breakouts Zyhir Hope and Josue Briceno. How...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes & Scott Braun discuss how the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers built their organizations and manifested this World Series appearance. Plus, we look back at the LCS round and wonder if there is there a youth catching movement underway. Time Stamps (1:15) How the Yankees & Dodgers built their WS teams (11:35) Lessons learned...

The Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field home saw its roof ripped off during landfall of Hurricane Milton. That leaves a lot of questions and very few clear answers about what's going to happen for the Rays for 2025 and beyond. To get a sense of what could happen, Baseball America's Matt Eddy and JJ Cooper talked with special guest Marc Topkin, BA's Rays correspondent and the beat writer for...

This week on the 90th Percentile Geoff introduces a radical idea to remake the college sports system and create a new competitive landscape. Before we dive into this week's main topic we have a deep discussion about some of the standout meals from Geoff's recent AFL trip. (2:00) ALCS and NLCS. (13:00) Best Eats In The Arizona Fall League. (26:00) Should College Conferences go to a promotio...

We have a pair of really fun conversations today. Ethan Salas, MLB's No. 17 prospect, joins us live from the Arizona Fall League to talk hitting, the Padres' playoff run and how he's preparing to one day join them. We also talk to Georgia star Tre Phelps, one of the better prospects in the 2025 draft, about the Bulldogs' stadium renovations, the longest home run he ever hit and why...

On this week's episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff and Dylan discuss Geoff's recent trip to the Arizona Fall League. They cover a handful of players trending upward who are worth your attention in fantasy, before discussing some pitchers Roboscout views as underrated. (3:00) Zyhir Hope (6:00) Kemp Alderman (10:00) Peyton Williams (14:00) Connor Phillips (20:00) Thayron L...