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Since the shrinking of the minor leagues post-2020, independent baseball leagues are playing a larger role in the development picture. We ask if a non-affiliated Independent minor league team would offer a benefit to the minor league structure. We draw from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League who played the 2023-24 season as an independent team prior to gaining afflation with the Caro...

The Nationals are planning to call up Dylan Crews, according to MLB Network Radio's Grant Paulsen. Crews is set to debut against the Yankees (and Juan Soto) on Monday. Here's a quick primer on everything you need to know about MLB's No. 4 prospect. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Quince and use...

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about notable early pro debuts from the 2024 draft class. Who’s been hotter than Christian Moore? Are we more excited about buying into a first base profile after what we’ve seen from Nick Kurtz? Can anyone slow down the Angels with their aggressive pushing of prospects? Are we concerned about Charlie Condon’s strikeouts? After that the two pivot t...

Today's Hot Sheet Show dives deep on a pair of under-the-radar prospects in extremely smart organizations who could soon make big league impacts. We also welcome Matt Pajak of the 90th Percentile Podcast to explain the current crisis facing high school baseball seniors as college baseball's recruiting landscape transforms in an era of 34 scholarships and the transfer portal. (0:00) J.J. de...

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we welcome on Dan Greenberg to talk dynasty strategy heading into the last month of the season, as well as offseason planning. Dan is an experienced dynasty manger that loves to dive into strategy, and we pick his brain on some potential buys and sells heading into next season. Intro 0:00 - 1:45 Hunter Greene 1:45 - 4:00 Freddie Freeman 4:00 - 7:00...

This week on the 90th Percentile we lean heavily into host Matt Pajak's expertise and discuss evaluating top speed, athleticism and it's impact on tools as players age. Matt's work with Loden Sports has been at the forefront of evaluating athleticism and on this episode we dive into why athleticism and particularly the run tool is important. Introduction 0:00 - 4:00 Evaluating Speed: 4...

Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are...

Scott Braun, JJ Cooper & Ben Badler discuss what are reasonable expectations for Junior Caminero and Zebby Matthews now that they are big leaguers, and they talk with Rockies' first rounder and No. 1 prospect Charlie Condon about his arrival in pro ball and what to expect from the talented slugger. (1:30) What To Look For In The New Baseball America Magazine (2:30) What To Expect From Juni...

Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are...

Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are...

The Rays top prospect 3B Junior Caminero is returning to the majors. Geoff Pontes, JJ Cooper and Scott Braun discuss what to expect as one of the best sluggers in the minors comes to the majors. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/ba2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.co...

The game of college baseball is in a period of great transition in 2024, as so much has changed since 2021. The introduction of name, image and likeness deals alongside the opening up of the transfer portal has had a significant impact on roster building in recent seasons. The move to 34 full scholarships from the traditional 11.7 number this offseason will further shake the core of the college ga...

Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are...

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Baseball Podcast Dylan and Geoff discuss each of their P1 ADP Mocks. Every year Chris Welsh puts together the P1 ADP mocks with the goal of getting a temperature on how prospects are valued by dynasty managers and experts. The hosts discuss pick by pick as well as some of the other options available at each pick. It's a good discussion of values and st...

Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are...

Scott Braun, JJ Cooper & Geoff Pontes react to the Houston Astros calling up No. 5 prospect Zach Dezenzo. The guys also explore which big name prospects are also knocking at the door to the big leagues, including a sleeper in the Dodgers organization. (1:00) Did we expect Dezenzo's callup and what is the current state of Houston's system? (7:30) Preview of our impending farm system ran...

Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are...

The 90th Percentile is back this week as we dive into the impact of different metrics on induced vertical break. We discuss why you can't take IVB numbers at face value and the relationship between release height, vertical break and fastball plane to understand the on creating a true plus fastball. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://ww...

Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to give their first thoughts on the 2024 draft and how things played out. Who were the surprising picks? Which teams had draft classes that excited us? Which draft classes are more confusing to us at this stage? Which picks were great values and which were perhaps a bit earlier than we expected? Here’s our pre-draft signing deadline breakdown of the class, with...

A special LIVE trade deadline edition of the Hot Sheet show delivered our initial takeaways right after the deadline ended. Among the highlights... (0:40) -- The Dodgers did a good job with the Jack Flaherty trade (4:00) -- Comparing the Flaherty return to the Kikuchi return (8:00) -- The Marlins tore it down to the studs (13:00) -- Are the Rays following a similar script? (19:30) -- J.J. doesn&#3...

With the real trade deadline upon us and the fantasy trade deadline breathing down our necks, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes return with a brand new episode of the Fantasy Baseball Podcast. Intro 0:00 to 3:30 Favorite trades of the deadline so far 3:30 to 7:00 Mason Miller 7:00 - 10:00 Potential Players Moving At the Deadline 10:00 - 13:00 Franklin Arias 13:00 - 18:00 Eduardo Beltre 18:00 - 23...

The trade deadline is only a week away. The guys take stock of which teams have the most to trade, remind listeners that the track record of prospects dealt at the deadline is spotty at best, then debate whether the Orioles would actually seriously consider trading Jackson Holliday by the deadline. Highlights include... (1:00) We added draft picks into the Top 100 today (4:45) Sizing up the type o...

After a few weeks away, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are back with our first show of the second half. We start the show off with a breakdown of two former Cy Young winners returning in Clayton Kershaw and Robbie Ray. Before we discuss the Ozzie Albies injury fallout and Nacho Alvarez callup. The second half of the show we talk FYPD as we preview the potential first ten picks in this years FYPD ran...

The dust has settled on the 2024 MLB Draft. Carlos Collazo, J.J. Cooper and Scott Braun go live from Arlington, Texas to discuss their biggest takeaways from the three days of the draft, including... (3:00) Who fell further than expected? (5:00) Why the Royals, Blue Jays should be thrilled with the first round (7:00) Bonus pool manipulation that caught our attention (11:15) Picks beyond round one...

Another epic Prospect Pad presented by Louisville Slugger is in the books. We chatted with several Futures Game stars, plus Carlos Collazo joined late in the show to discuss his latest mock draft and what he's hearing on how the Guardians will approach 1-1. (0:30) Tre' Morgan talks Futures Game, his time at LSU with Paul Skenes & seeing CC Sabathia (11:40) Chandler Simpson on always ha...