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J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser break down all the latest playoff action, including what to make of the White Sox's and Brewers' early exits, what stands out about the Braves and Astros advancing and what to watch for in Game 5 between the Dodgers and Giants. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Quince and...

Kyle Glaser and JJ Cooper get back together to analyze the Giants' one-run, wind-blown victory of the Dodgers; the Red Sox's wild one-run walk-off series-ending win over the Rays and the disappearing Brewers offense in a Braves' shutout win. 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 cod...

Matt Eddy and JJ Cooper get together to discuss the wildest game of the postseason so far, Sunday's Red Sox's extra-inning win. Yes, we do talk about the Hunter Renfroe deflection that turned into a ground-rule double, but we spent more time looking at how the Red Sox bullpen use has neutralized some of the Rays platoon advantages so far. We also take a look at Monday's (Oct. 11) four-...

Kyle Glaser breaks down Game 1 of each ALDS series, including an underrated development that has fueled the Astros and Rays successes. Plus, a look ahead to a full slate of games on Friday, including the Game 1 of Brewers-Braves and Dodgers-Giants. 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...

J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser recap a thrilling NL Wild Card matchup between the Cardinals and Dodgers and look ahead to the first postseason matchup ever between the Giants and Dodgers. Plus, a preview of the ALDS beginning Thursday and our picks for White Sox-Astros and Red Sox-Rays. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com *...

J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser break down the AL Wild Card Game, including Nate Eovaldi's dominance, why there is no Gerrit Cole postseason "narrative" and what the Yankees need to do to become champions once again. 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 gre...

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski to discuss a breakthrough 2021 season for the Ducks and to look ahead to the 2022 season. 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/ba...

Kyle Glaser and J.J. Cooper recap the best moments and biggest surprises from the 2021 season and make their World Series predictions as the playoffs get set to begin. Plus, a dispersal draft where playoff team gets to pick one player each from a non-playoff team. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Quince and...

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy break down the top 25 ranking of the best transfer classes in college baseball, topped by Texas A&M, and discuss all of the recent news surrounding conference realignment. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Che...

J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser review the minor league rules changes put in place this year and what effect, if any, pitch clocks, shift restrictions, robo-umps and more had on the game. They discuss which rules are likely to come to the majors, and which are likely to be dropped. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check...

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy break down all of the activity in the transfer portal one last time in light of the recent release of the top 100 transfers list and the upcoming release of the top 25 incoming transfer classes. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.b...

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Notre Dame coach Link Jarrett to discuss his team's breakthrough 2021 season, expectations for next season and how things have changed about how Notre Dame baseball is discussed locally. Also, after the interview with Jarrett, they discuss the recent news of four teams joinin...

Braves crosschecker Alan Hull joins the podcast to discuss how he signed and scouted Joe Ryan as an area scout for the Rays. He also talks about signing his first big leaguer, Sammy Long, and how he got into scouting. 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...

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy discuss the recently-released final recruiting ranking of 2021 classes, topped by UCLA. Note that recruiting rankings take into account incoming freshmen and junior college transfers but do not include four-year transfers. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for...

On the latest Baseball America Podcast, JJ Cooper spoke with Jeremy Wolf, a former minor league player who is now the co-founder and director of outreach for More Than Baseball, a group that works to provide assistance, guidance and other help for minor league baseball players. They discuss the difficulties MiLB players face when it comes to securing in-season housing as well as a number of other...

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Matt Brown, proprietor of the Extra Points newsletter, which covers the business of college athletics, to discuss that topic and issues that might affect college baseball now or in the future. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: h...

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Mississippi State coach Chris Lemonis to look back on his team's national title in 2021, discuss the performances that made lifting the trophy possible and take a peek ahead at fall practice, which is just around the corner. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my cod...

Kyle Glaser and JJ Cooper discuss the top of the 2022 High School draft class, bounce over to which Olympic stars could see their way to the States in upcoming years, then look at the breakout prospects of 2021 and wrap up with a look at which teams had the best and worst trade deadlines, now that we have nearly a month of post-trade data. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code bette...

JJ Cooper and Matt Eddy get together to talk about our newly released midseason Organization Talent Rankings. We take a look at every team in our Top 5, and then look at some of the other notable rankings including the Rays, Marlins, Cubs, Astros and White Sox. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Quince and us...

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Louisiana Tech coach Lane Burroughs to discuss his team's breakout 2021 season, the opening of the new "Love Shack" in Ruston, fan support for the Bulldogs and where he'd like to see his program grow from here. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code...

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by new Cal State Fullerton coach Jason Dietrich to discuss his excitement about taking over a historic program, what he gained from the last two seasons spent at East Carolina, his history coaching under some of the great coaches in college baseball and his take on the strength of t...

Red Sox special assistant Justin Horowitz joins the podcast to talk about the process of scouting and signing Jarren Duran in 2018, and how Duran went from a light-hitting second baseman in college to a power-hitting center fielder as a professional. 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 q...

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy cover the MLB Draft signing deadline and the activity in the transfer portal, both events that will have bearing on what rosters look like for the 2022 season. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Quince an...

Kyle Glaser and J.J. Cooper jump all over the baseball map, discussing Team USA's extra-innings loss to Japan in the Olympics, why the Mets failing to sign Kumar Rocker isn't the fiasco it's been made out to be and which teams did best (and worst) at the trade deadline. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Ch...

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy discuss a whole host of topics in college baseball, including the first version of our offseason Top 25, breakout stars on the Cape, the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and the news of Texas and Oklahoma heading to the SEC. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp....