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This week on the Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss a handful of former top prospects who have encountered some struggles early this season in Gunnar Henderson and Grayson Rodriguez. Is it time to hold or sell on the two talented young Orioles? Later in the show, Dylan and Geoff discuss the three prospects in consideration for the No.1 spot in the forthcoming Fantasy Top 100 upd...

On this week's episode of the 90th Percentile, Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak discuss pitch velocity. They dig into why it matters, how it provides pitchers opportunities, the narrow windows for success with below-average velocity and the command-is-king versus velocity-is-king debate. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com...

Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast to talk about the draft, with the episode focusing on college pitchers who aren’t currently in first round consideration. It’s a muddled group of arms with plenty of question marks. Who are the players they like in this range, who are they more skeptical of and who has a chance to push up draft boards in the final weeks of the college season? Our Sponsors: * Che...

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty discuss the final weekend of the regular season and the state of conference title races around the country. 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 use my code quince.com/ba2022...

Geoff Pontes and Josh Norris of the prospect team return for another week of the Hot Sheet Podcast, as the duo explore the top players in minor league baseball from the last seven days. Elly De La Cruz's case for the top spot in prospect rankings, Jack Leiter's return to form and the curious case of Orelvis Martinez are all discussed in this week's episode. Our Sponsors: * Check out Be...

On this week’s fantasy podcast, Geoff and Dylan discuss Dylan’s recent upgrade to the Roboscout formula. Rolling in minor league statcast data saw some changes to the top of the Roboscout rankings and provided our hosts with more clarity into which performances have been truly legitimate in the early part of the season. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a grea...

In part two of Finding Your Fit, Geoff and Matt sit down with Arizona State's Nick McLain. The younger brother of Cincinnati Reds infielder Matt McLain, Nick discusses his move from UCLA to Arizona State, the portal, the impact of NIL and more. 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 qui...

Carlos and Peter talk about the most recent Baseball America mock draft and think about how crazy things could get in the middle of the first round this year.  After that, the two look into a few of the most polarizing profiles in the class and try and decide whether they are on the low end or the high end for those players—and why they feel how they do. Finally, the two check in on a trio of perf...

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty discuss Wake Forest as the No. 1 team in the country for the first time in BA rankings history and also look ahead to Week 13 of Division I baseball action. 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 * Ch...

After a few weeks of stand-ins, the Bear and Parrot return, as Josh Norris joins Geoff Pontes to break down this week’s Hot Sheet. Some of the top performers include Marcelo Mayer of the Red Sox, Eury Perez of the Marlins, Masyn Winn of the Cardinals, Hunter Goodman of the Rockies and many more. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.bette...

This week on the fantasy podcast, prospect writer Geoff Pontes and our lead fantasy analyst Dylan White discuss the news of the week, including Bryce Miller’s standout debut, promotions for a pair of strong performing prospects in the Astros organization and some unfortunate injuries to a pair of highly-touted pitching prospects. We finish up the week with a discussion on the top performers over t...

On the latest episode of 90th Percentile, we welcome Matt Pajak of Loden Sports as Geoff’s new co-host. In the first part of a three-part series called Finding Your Fit, we discuss the many pathways and options for amateur players looking to take the step to the next level. We bring on Garrett Martin, an outfielder at Austin Peay, to discuss his path and how he found his fit. Our Sponsors: * Check...

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty preview week 12 in college baseball, while also looking back at week 11 and ahead to postseason play in just a few weeks. 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 use my code quin...

J.J. Cooper is joined by Geoff Pontes to chat this week’s Hot Sheet standouts, including the Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand, the Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore, the Rockies' Sterlin Thompson and many others. 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...

There’s been lots of movement on the farm over the last few weeks with top pitching prospects Tanner Bibee, Bryce Miller and others seeing promotion to the major leagues. Prospect writer Geoff Pontes and our lead fantasy analyst Dylan White break it all down. We discuss Bryce Harper’s accelerated return, Jordan Walker and Taj Bradley’s demotions, as well as Kristian Robinson’s return. Plus, a post...

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty recap an outstanding week of college baseball and discuss what they expect in the week ahead. 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 use my code quince.com/ba2022 for a great de...

J.J. Cooper is joined by Geoff Pontes, the curator of this week's Hot Sheet, to discuss some of the top performers in minor league baseball over the last week. Much of the talk centers around the 2022 1st overall pick, Jackson Holliday. Not only did Holliday lead the Hot Sheet for this week, but the news of his promotion to High-A also broke just yesterday. Plenty of other players were discuss...

J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser go in-depth on the A's potential relocation to Las Vegas, including the odds of the team's success in the market and whether Las Vegas Ballpark is a suitable temporary home for an MLB team. Plus, a full breakdown of the early MLB season including Fernando Tatis' return, the Rays hot start, whether the Pirates, Rangers and Orioles can keep winning and more. O...

The Baseball America Dynasty Podcast returns as Prospect Writer Geoff Pontes and Lead Fantasy Analyst Dylan White talk the big news of the week, early Roboscout standouts and take your mailbag questions. We talk Fernando Tatis Jr.'s return, Taj Bradley, Mason Miller and Zach Neto callups as well as early standouts like Junior Caminero, Andrew Abbott, Evan Carter, Samuel Basallo and more. Our S...

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty look ahead to Week 10 of college baseball action and take a look back at the juicy week that was last week. 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 use my code quince.com/ba2022...

This week's No. 1 entry on the Prospect Hot Sheet is A's righthander Mason Miller. On today's Prospect Podcast, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper discuss why Miller is one of the most fascinating and higher variance prospects to reach the majors this month. Also, Josh talks about Red Sox outfield prospects and shares other insights from his early season travels. Our Sponsors: * Check out Bette...

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty discuss the disjointed week that was in college baseball last week and look ahead to the ninth week of action. 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 use my code quince.com/ba20...

Josh Norris and Geoff Pontes of Baseball America's Prospect Team return from their winter hibernation with the first Hot Sheet Podcast of the season. This week, Geoff and Josh discuss Matthew Liberatore's impressive opening week, as well as a handful of others featured on this week's Hot Sheet. The Bear and The Parrot have returned. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code...

The first week of the full MiLB schedule is in the books, and there's plenty to discuss in the world of fantasy baseball. In a week packed with injuries in the major leagues, prospect writer Geoff Pontes and lead fantasy analyst Dylan White have lots to cover. Who are the names to target as replacements and which prospects are getting early buzz? This week's show is chock full of early ris...

Geoff Pontes and Kyle Glaser break down the first week of MLB play, including early thoughts on the pitch clock, if there is such a thing as games being too short and which teams' hot (or cold) starts are for real. Plus, they look ahead to Opening Day at Double-A, High-A and Low-A and preview the players and storylines they're keeping a close eye on. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp an...