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Carlos and Peter talk about the massive movement occurring in real time as the two work on the first in-season draft ranking update of the year in a wild and wide-open 2024 draft class. The two recap a fun Wake-Duke series that featured at least five first-round talents, then move into some of the up-arrow names you should know about from both the prep and college ranks. Our Sponsors: * Check out...

Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are tired but still buzzing after attending the first two Spring Breakout prospect games. Geoff dives deep into what it was like to see the Pirates' Paul Skenes battle the Orioles' Jackson Holliday in a moment to remember. JJ notes who stood out (and who stood tall) at the Reds-Rangers game. And they also take a look at a top prospect who seems slated to make the...

Bill Mitchell and JJ Cooper discuss the Dylan Cease trade and talk about how the White Sox system has transformed over the past few years. They take a stab at how the White Sox Top 10 will re-order after the Cease trade, and they look at the job Chris Getz faces. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Quince and...

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the start of conference play in the ACC and Big 12 and look ahead to the start of SEC play this weekend, including undefeated Texas A&M's trip to Florida. 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://ww...

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff and Dylan dig in on some of the week's news. With high-value names going down with injuries, the show dives into the fallout from the Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge and Devin Williams injuries. We discuss the fallout of the Noelvi Marte suspension and much more. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great de...

With the NFL Combine taking place last week, hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome on Brian Hawkins, the scouting director of NextGen Prospect. Brian uses advanced data and measurements to identify amateur football prospects, and there are some interesting parallels to baseball. We discuss why the 40-yard dash is antiquated and the types of measurements teams are now factoring into evaluation....

Carlos and Peter talk through the top of the draft class as it stands after the first three weeks of college baseball to try and get an understanding of how much movement and shuffling is actually happening. Plenty of movement was expected given this year’s wide-open draft class, so to try and see how much, the two go back and forth and attempt to draft the top 10 players in the class if the draft...

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the action from week 3 of college baseball and look ahead to week 4, as conference play begins in the ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12. 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.com * Check out Quince and u...

Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are back to analyze our ideal Spring Breakout rosters for the National League. Which NL teams rise to the top and who falls to the bottom? We also break down how the best of the NL would do against the Orioles' best AL roster. 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...

After running through four episodes of the Dynasty Summit Series in February, the standard Fantasy show returns with Dylan White and Geoff Pontes. The duo discuss the onslaught of recent news and how that impacts each player's value for 2024 redraft leagues and dynasty. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out...

Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look division by division through the American League to examine all 15 teams' ideal Spring Breakout prospect rosters. Which teams would rise to the top? We dive in to every American League team's ideal roster. 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...

Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to talk about some notable 2024 draft prospects after the first two weeks of the college season. A few prominent names are off to scorching starts, including Georgia slugger Charlie Condon, Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana and Arkansas lefthander Hagen Smith. Peter remains as excited about California catcher Caleb Lomavita as ever and Carlos was intrig...

This week on the 90th Percentile, Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak are joined by legendary California high school coach Benji Medure of Huntington Beach High School. Over his 20-plus year career, Medure has won over 400 games in one of the most competitive high school baseball leagues in the country. Benji shares his secrets for health, longevity and the stories behind building a national powerhouse at...

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the top action from week 2 of college baseball, including a spectacular start from Arkansas' Hagen Smith, and look ahead to week 3, highlighted by the Astros Foundation Classic at Minute Maid Park. 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....

On the final installment of the Dynasty Summit Series, Dylan White and Geoff Pontes are joined by Chris Blessing of Baseball HQ and Chris Clegg of Dynasty Dugout. We dive into how to utilize scouting reports and advanced data when building a prospect strategy in dynasty startup leagues. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com...

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down Opening Weekend action from around the country and look ahead to the second week of the season, highlighted by a Friday night showdown between Arkansas and Oregon State at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. 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...

Host Geoff Pontes is joined by Taylor Blake Ward to discuss the Angels top prospects. They touch on the departure of Shohei Ohtani, Anthony Rendon's recent comments and the current homegrown talent on the roster. Geoff and Taylor cover Nolan Schanuel, Caden Dana and other notable names from the Angels Top 30 list. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great...

The 90th Percentile stays topical this week as we dive into college baseball's opening weekend. Instead of focusing in on the big-name Power Five schools, we instead dive into some of the top performances by mid-majors in college baseball's opening week. We discuss some of the top mid-major programs in Division I and dive into what makes them noteworthy programs. Our Sponsors: * Check out...

On the third installment of the Fantasy Summit Series, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White welcome on industry stalwarts Eric Cross (FTN Fantasy and Rotoballer) and Jesse Roche (Baseball Prospectus) to discuss dynasty startup strategy. We touch on early-round building, prospect strategy as well as how to utilize rankings in a startup draft. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp....

Geoff Pontes is joined by JJ Cooper to discuss the Detroit Tigers top prospects entering the 2024 season. After the previous rebuild stalled, the new Tigers front office has quickly changed the direction of the organization, as the Tigers find themselves ranked among the top farm systems in the game. JJ and Geoff discuss all the top names in the system including Clark, Jobe, Keith and more. Our Sp...

Teddy Cahill joins JJ Cooper to discuss the Guardians' farm system. Before diving into what to expect from Chase DeLauter, Daniel Espino and other top prospects, Teddy looks at the short- and long-term trajectory of the Guardians at the big league level. They also pick a further away prospect to keep a close eye on. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a grea...

College baseball's Opening Day is Friday, and Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty preview the action around the country, as well as breaking down the news of Rintaro Sasaki's commitment to Stanford. 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.q...

To open season three of the 90th Percentile, Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome Red Sox 2023 second-round pick Nazzan Zanetello to the show. We chat about food, sandwiches, Naz's connections to a few well-known Boston sports figures and his offseason. It's a raucous good time on the latest episode of the 90th Percentile. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com...

In the second episode of the Fantasy Summit Series Dylan White and Geoff Pontes are joined by James Anderson of Rotowire. One of the most respected fantasy players and rankers in the industry, James shares insight into evolving dynasty strategy and how the youth movement in MLB has blurred the lines of dynasty and redraft leagues. Over an hour of insightful dynasty discussion. Our Sponsors: * Chec...

Geoff Pontes is joined by Josh Norris to discuss a talented Yankees farm system. They discuss how the Juan Soto trade impacted the system's depth, the talented top of the Yankees rankings and some standout prospects from the 2023 Florida Complex League. 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...