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It's officially prospect ranking season at Baseball America and the fantasy team is jumping into the mix with their Top Prospects For Fantasy list. Hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss the names their most excited about in 2025. (3:00) Sasaki finalists, how would each location impact his future value. (8:00) Roki Sasaki vs Roman Anthony vs Kristian Campbell (12:00) Prospects we must have...

Ben Badler and JJ Cooper discuss Roki Sasaki's decision, and especially what it has meant for the other international players who are planning to sign on Jan. 15. We've already seen a player switch what team they plan to sign with because of Sasaki-based delays, and Ben explains why we could see others. (00:00) Why this Is the craziest signing day of Badler's 18 years covering the inte...

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast for the first time in 2025 to talk about their experience at this year’s ABCA. The two talk about a love for I/O and a fun catch-and-throw talk by Vanderbilt coach Ty Blankmeyer, discuss some of their favorite defenders to watch and then talk about hitters at the top of the 2025 college class. There are some hitters who hammer the ball and some hitters who...

Dynasty rankings season comes to a close as we release the final list in the Dynasty Top 500. This list is a culmination of months of positional rankings by our fantasy team, so hosts Dylan and Geoff dive into their approach to the final rankings. Time Stamps (6:00) Dylan's process. (12:00) Geoff's process. (20:00) Combined Rankings. (23:00) How prospect value can swing wildly in season. (...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jacob Rudner, Carlos Collazo & Scott Braun welcome Kansas City Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone to the show. We also discuss changes that could be coming to college baseball, including shrinking rosters, ghost runners and sticky substance checks. Plus, we take a look Baseball America's 2025 Scout Survey to analyze the state of the industry...

The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns for one last show before the end of 2024. In this episode, Dylan White and Geoff Pontes dive into their final positional ranking of the offseason, as they break down the top 150 pitchers for dynasty baseball. But first, they get you up to date on all the recent signings and trades impacting dynasty rosters. Time Stamps (4:00) First base musical chairs a...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun welcome White Sox catching prospect Kyle Teel to the show. The guys also dive into the Phillies' trade for Jesús Luzardo and question the rudderless Marlins organization. Plus, we a look at future rule changes in college baseball, why the NCAA can’t ban the shift and the looming legislation with major elig...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes & Scott Braun weigh the returns of four big trades last week. Who did well and who could’ve gotten more? Plus, we take a look at winners & losers following last week’s MLB Draft Lottery with Carlos Collazo. Time Stamps (0:55) Red Sox/White Sox Garrett Crochet trade (7:15) Are catching prospects treated differently in trades? (10:...

Carlos and Peter break down the third annual draft lottery. They talk through the process, pick out a few winners and losers and then discuss the first, way-too-early complete first round mock draft of the 2025 cycle. Players to know up top, a strong trio of college catchers and then a few more split-camp names at the back of the first round who are interesting for various reasons.  — Time Stamps...

The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast is back with news from the Winter Meetings. Geoff is live in Dallas and Dylan is in cold in Canada but they bring you all the insight for fantasy on the players moved. We then finish off the show with some top names to target and some sleepers from our recently released Dynasty Outfielder Rankings. (2:30) Garrett Crochet Trade (9:00) Gimenez Trade (12:30) Max F...

Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at every pick in the 2024 MLB Rule 5 Draft and explain why they were chosen and their chances to stick on MLB rosters. But then we get a little crazy and ping pong back and forth on MiLB Rule 5 picks as well. 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Garrett Crochet Trade Quick Thoughts 04:00 Explaining The Rule 5 Draft 05:30 Geoff and JJ's Favorite Picks 08:00 Marlins Pi...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo & Scott Braun discuss the state of the Mets and Yankees following the big Juan Soto news. Do the Mets have players to properly surround Soto? How will the Yankees regroup? The guys also tip their caps to the Padres, who were named Baseball America's 2024 Organization of the Year, before Carlos takes us through a Ru...

Carlos and Peter complete their divisional draft review series of the 2024 draft class with the National League West. 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’re most excited about.  — Time Stamps (3:30) D-backs (13:00) Rockies  (30:45) Dodgers (39:00) Padres (53:...

This week on the Baseball America fantasy show hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes dig into the recent hot stove news as a handful of bigger names have new homes. While in the second half of the show they cover some targets and sleepers from the recently released Middle Infield Dynasty Rankings for 2025. (2:00) Blake Snell signing with Dodgers and looming Sasaki deal. (10:30) Jonathan India and Bra...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Blue Jays outfielder Joey Loperfido. The guys dive into the latest rumblings revolving around Japanese star Roki Sasaki’s possible MLB destination, and we take a look at dynasty fantasy baseball sleepers and early breakout rookies to watch in 2025. Time Stamps (1:00) Roki Sasaki's potential landing spots with B...

If you're a regular listener/reader of Baseball America content, you probably know that we love the Rule 5 Draft. JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes have Rule 5 Fever, which means we'll go in depth on what worked in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft, what doesn't usually work and also what players are catching our eyes for the 2024 Rule 5 Draft, set to be held on Dec. 11. 02:00 What Is The Rule 5 Draft 04...

Carlos and Peter continue their divisional draft review series of the 2024 draft class with the National League Central. 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’re most excited about.  — Time Stamps (3:00) Cubs (18:30) Reds (30:00) Brewers (41:00) Pirates (54:45)...

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...