Baseball America

Description: Team USA begins training camp Monday ahead of next month’s 2020 Olympic qualifier. GM Eric Campbell joins the podcast to discuss the roster, which includes a number of Top 100 prospects. We talk about how willing MLB orgs were to allow top prospects to play, Noah Song’s selection and if his Navy background played a role, whether Clayton Andrews and Jake Cronenworth will be used as two...

It's a bombshell news day at Baseball America. J.J. Cooper joins Carlos Collazo on the podcast to discuss his story, which details MLBs proposal -- and we stress its still a proposal -- to dramatically change Minor League Baseball as we know it. The proposal includes eliminating more than 40 teams, reclassifying many others, moving the draft to August, increasing the salary of remaining player...

J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser take the temperature of both series' after a fun weekend. They start in Houston, where the Astros needed to win Game 2, and appreciate that Carlos Correa's season will be defined by more than simply another injury. Then they look at the NLCS and the Nats' impressive run so far, surmising that a potential path to a championship for Washington would be as impr...

Georgia shortstop Cam Shepherd joins Ted Cahill and Joe Healy to talk 2020 expectations and his decision to return for his senior year. Joe and Teddy also discuss other potential impact seniors in 2020. 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...

J.J. Cooper talks the end of Astros-Rays. He spends time discussing Tyler Glasnow's pitch-tipping, whether Tampa made a strategic miscue with how it deployed its pitching, credits Gerrit Cole for succeeding despite not having his best stuff, then recaps the Rays season as a whole and looks ahead to 2020, which may just include Wander Franco at some point. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp a...

J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser discuss a stunning night of baseball. Among the topics: The Dodgers and Braves take two very different paths to postseason pain, is Dave Roberts' bullpen management a fireable offense, and a look ahead to Rays/Astros ALDS Game 5. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Quince and us...

the continued dominance of the Yankees over the Twins, chat about big-time pitching performances from Max Scherzer and others, offer our predictions for Game 4 between the Astros and Rays 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 quince.com/ba2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince...

the continued dominance of the Yankees over the Twins, chat about big-time pitching performances from Max Scherzer and others, offer our predictions for Game 4 between the Astros and Rays 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 quince.com/ba2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince...

We talk about each playoff series as it stands on Monday morning, admire the excellent pitching performances of Gerrit Cole, Adam Wainwright and Mike Soroka, talk about the dominance of the Astros and Yankees to this point and the competitive nature of both National League series. Then we offer our predictions for all four of the games today. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code be...

The Braves-Cardinals game was crazy, yet Ronald Acuna Jr. has become the main storyline. J.J. Cooper and Carlos Collazo discuss the game, Acuna Jr.'s effort, the Cardinals comments postgame, and Paul Goldschmidt. Then they turn their attention to Dodgers-Nationals, where Walker Buehler proved he's an ace, Joc Pederson hit a bananas homer and more. They end with a brief preview of Friday&#3...

We've got a three-man booth on today's playoff pod. We start with A's-Rays, which was a microcosm of baseball in 2019. We give one positive Oakland can take from the loss (Jesus Luzardo), discuss the regular broadcast vs. the nerdcast, then jump over to the National League and predict both NLDS matchups, which start today. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp...

Sacramento State's Reggie Christiansen, one of the top coaching prospects in college baseball, joins the Baseball America college podcast. Then, the college team identifies some mid-majors who should make considerable noise this 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/...

Washington Nationals fans spent 2.5 hours in agony, then everything flipped on a dime. J.J. Cooper breaks down Tuesday night's thrilling NL Wild Card Game. Among the topics up for discussion: The Michael Taylor hit-by-pitch, Josh Hader loses his slider, Brandon Woodruff unleashes his velo, why Dodgers fans should be bummed by Tuesday's result, and lamenting the loss of Christian Yelich. Ou...

Kyle Glaser and J.J. Cooper talk both Wild Card games. Among the topics on the agenda: How can the A's get over the hump? Will the Nats vanquish their playoff demons? Then they give their picks for both games. 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: ht...

Kyle Glaser and Matt Eddy put a bow on the regular season by discussing who surprised us, what we got right (and wrong), and what we'll remember most about the 2019 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/ba2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Quin...

Frank Jagoda joins Carlos Collazo to discuss Team USA's 18U team, previewing a slew of names regarded as some of the top prep 2020 MLB Draft prospects. 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 qu...

Kyle Glaser and Josh Norris wrap up the 2019 Minor League Season. Among the highlights: The story of the year in the minors (the baseballs), the best players they saw, assessing the White Sox, Tigers, Padres and Reds rebuilds, plus they look ahead to the Arizona Fall League. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out...

Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are back! The guys break down the very best recruiting classes in college baseball now that students are back on campus, debut some new tunes, discuss our draft rankings and plenty 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 quince.com/ba2022 for a great deal: ht...

After winning our 2019 Minor League Player of the Year, J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser discuss Gavin Lux's surge into the highest echelon or prospects across baseball. They talk how we picked Lux, who narrowly edged out Luis Robert, his rise in LA's system and how the Dodgers continue to churn out top talent. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal...

J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser parse through Boston's decision to fire Dave Dombrowski, try to envision what a successor would need to do to *improve* on Dombrowski's run, and discuss what the future holds for the Red Sox. 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...

Carlos Collazo and J.J. Cooper team up to explain our updated High School and College Top 50 prospects lists, which feature a significant amount of changes following a summer of reporting on high school summer ball, the Cape Cod League 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 quince...

Discussing strongest/weakest teams, the players with something to prove and players worth the price of admission alone. 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 deal: ht...

J.J. Cooper spent two days taking in the Atlantic League, which is in the midst of implementing a slew of radical rule changes, including robo umps. He joins Kyle Glaser to discuss what he saw, and how it likely doesn't impact the casual fan as much as you'd think. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Q...

Fantasy Hipster, the podcast that dishes on podcasts to stash in fantasy *before* they're well-known, is back, focusing on the likes of Francisco Alvarez, Aaron Bracho and Alexander Ovalles. 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 prospect team discusses what ended up being a surprising end to the trade deadline, including rebuilt bullpens, the Greinke haul, prospects moved and plenty 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 quince.com/ba2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Quince and use...