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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft show to talk about all the latest movers and shakers in the 2025 draft. The two lament Texas outfielder Max Belyeu’s thumb injury, then get into how insane Illinois lefthander Jack Bauer’s velocity surge has been this spring. The two try and work their way through their lefty preferences on the board, then talk about the insane season that Florida State shortstop...

We know you enjoyed the Prospect Deep Dives, so we're going to podcast about MLB Prospects every Wednesday. Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are back from spring training trips, so we can't wait to share what we saw. (00:00) What's news this week (Nick Kurtz, Roman Anthony) (13:08) Prospect Deep Dive On Pirates OF Konnor Griffin (23:30) Prospect Deep Dive on Royals 1B Jac Caglianone (30:30) JJ is excite...

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty take a closer look at No. 4 Georgia’s historic season, how injuries could impact No. 3 Texas and break down concerns about preseason-No. 7 Florida. Rudner and Flaherty also welcome No. 23 Kansas and No. 25 Virginia Tech to the rankings, breaking down each. (2:09) A closer look at No. 4 Georgia (11:35) What to make of No. 11 North Car...

Baseball is officially back which means we have actual games that mean something to talk about this week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss some of the news over baseball's opening weekend and dig into some early noteworthy performances and some overreactions. (2:00) Kristian Campbell settling in nicely. (6:00) Gleyber Torres injured (9:00) Josh Jun...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Carlos Collazo break down Baseball America's first Staff Draft of the 2025 cycle, which features righthander high school pitcher Seth Hernandez going No. 1 overall. Could a prep righty really go at the top? Which other candidates could go 1-1 with all the usual names scuffling? We also discuss Roki Sasaki's struggles to start his Dodgers...

This past weekend, the Yankees hit nine home runs in a game against the Brewers. During the broadcast, the Yankees broadcast explained how several of the team's players were swinging bats with unusually-shaped barrels. Since that breakout game, more details on the Yankees' "torpedo bats" have come to light. Today on the 90th Percentile we discuss what we know and how they may not be as new as you...

Carlos and Peter discuss the first in-season draft update for the 2025 class. Big picture takeaways, lefthanded pitching depth, up-the-middle defensive profiles and players who excite us beyond the top 50. — Time Stamps (3:30) Big picture takeaways on the update (6:00) Lefthanded pitching depth (9:00) Questions up top (11:00) Up-the-middle depth (14:00) Post top 50 names we’re excited about (28:00...

We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the AL East. The guys explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2025. Time Stamps (0:00) -- Samuel Basallo, Orioles (9:00) -- Carson Williams, Rays (17:45) -- Ricky Tiedemann, Blue Jays (26:05) -- Jasson Dominguez, Yankees (33:30) -- Roman Anthony, Re...

Lots of news to discuss this week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast as Kristian Campbell, Jackson Jobe, Cam Smith and Will Warren will all break camp with their respective clubs. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White breakdown each player's potential contributions for fantasy managers in 2025. We also dive into Geoff's recent two weeks in Florida, going over some names that stuck out on the bac...

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty take a closer look at No. 3 Texas after its top-five series win over then-No. 2 LSU plus break down the rankings-risers in the West, including Oregon State, UC Irvine and UCLA. Rudner and Flaherty also preview aspects of their first in-season Field of 64 projection. (2:00) Examining Texas’ rise to No. 3 (7:25) Arkansas off to best st...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun react to the Red Sox bringing their No. 2 prospect Kristian Campbell aboard to start the season. Which other top prospects are starting the season in the major leagues? We also discuss breakout candidates this upcoming MLB season and take a look at what a path to relevancy looks like for the rudderless Marlins. (0:35) Standou...

On this week's episode of the 90th Percentile hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome Tony Gilio of Operation Player Assist. Operation Player Assist helps teams and families supplement some of the high costs associated with travel ball. (2:00) Sandwich talk, best sandwich chain and Portillo's Italian Beefs. (7:00) Exposure Funnel's impact on opportunities (11:00) Rising costs of youth sports for...

Carlos and Peter talk through four notable up-arrow players in the 2025 class who will climb our draft board significantly on our next update. That includes two North Carolina preps: Josh Hammond, who is increasingly interesting for his exploits as a hitter; and Briggs McKenzie, who continues a North Carolina high school lefty tradition. The two also talk about Friday night SEC lefthanders Zach Ro...

We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the AL Central. The guys explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2025. Time Stamps (0:00) -- Travis Bazzana, Guardians (9:10) -- Noah Schultz, White Sox (19:55) -- Jackson Jobe, Tigers (28:45) -- Walker Jenkins, Twins (37:30) -- Jac Caglianone, Roya...

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down Texas A&M's fall from preseason No. 1 to unranked heading into Week 6. Rudner and Flaherty also take a closer look at No. 5 Texas, No. 14 Stanford, No. 15 Louisville, No. 17 Auburn and No. 25 West Virginia's early-season success. (3:27) Breaking down Texas A&M’s fall (14:00) Texas jumps up to No. 5 (19:00) Is Stanf...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Carlos Collazo and Scott Braun dish on a number of topics, including Jackson Jobe's new offerings, Boston's "Big Three," Spring Breakout studs, Charlie Condon's wrist ailment and 2026 college recruiting. Time Stamps (0:50) Jackson Jobe's developing pitch mix (6:30) The timeline for Red Sox "Big Three" (12:20) Spring Breakout standouts (17:50) Charlie Cond...

Carlos and Peter discuss the first in-season mock draft of the 2025 cycle on today’s draft podcast. Peter gives his reactions to where players went, the two discuss the up/down movement of the class and talk through a few compelling positional battles, including a top-10 cluster of shortstops and a mid-round group of college pitchers.  See the complete mock draft here: https://www.baseballamerica....

Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper discuss the first in-season mock draft of 2025. Carlos did a mock with a MLB scout, and they alternated picks. We discuss the first 11 picks. (00:00) How this class shapes up (04:30) Pick #1, Washington Nationals (06:00) Pick # 2, Los Angeles Angels (07:10) Pick # 3, Seattle Mariners (11:00) Pick # 4, Colorado Rockies (13:30) Pick # 5, St. Louis Cardinals (15:00) Pick...

The Dynasty Top 500 underwent it's first significant update of the season and hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are here to talk about it. On this week's show they discuss some of the risers and fallers on the list. As well as touching on a lots of recent injury news bound to impact dynasty managers. (1:00) Backfield action in Florida (2:30) Gerrit Cole news (4:00) Will Warren breakout (6:00) Gra...

We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the AL West. The guys explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2025. Time Stamps (0:00) -- Kumar Rocker, Rangers (9:10) -- Caden Dana, Angels (18:50) -- Cam Smith, Astros (30:50 -- Colt Emerson, Mariners (42:25) -- Nick Kurtz, Athletics Support this...

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty discuss the start of conference play, teams boosting their stock and Top 25 newcomers Stanford and Louisville. Rudner and Flaherty also take a closer look at what Virginia, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M need to do to get their seasons back on track. (2:20) Strength of Week 5 midweek schedule (4:46) Breaking down the top six (12:51...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun react to BA's MLB mock draft of 2025 featuring big league scout analysis for every pick. Are scouts concerned with Jace LaViolette's slow start? Is there a clear-cut No. 1 pick? We also preview the Top 500 dynasty ranking update dropping on the BA site Tuesday to get you ready for your fantasy draft. The discu...

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about some notable performers through the first three weeks of the season, led by Tennessee (slugger?) Gavin Kilen and Michigan State lefthander Joseph Dzierwa. They touch on a few other risers to know, plus Peter gives us an early preview of how the 2026 college class is shaping up.  — Time Stamps (1:00) Tennessee's Gavin Kilen (13:40) Michigan St...

The 2025 Spring Breakout rosters have been announced, so Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper have gathered to help you get prepared for each and every game with looks at what top prospects and what lesser-know names you should pay attention to. (00:00) Which are the best Spring Breakout Games?/Rays-Red Sox and Reds-Brewers preview (06:13) Cubs-Dodgers Preview (08:45) Cardinals-Marlins Preview...

We're a few weeks into spring training and the early signs of breakouts are beginning to bloom. This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Baseball podcast we discuss a few names hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are targeting heading into 2025. (2:00) Chase DeLauter out 8-12 weeks (5:00) Luis Gil Lat Injury (7:00) Matt Vierling's injury opens up playing time for Jace Jung (8:30) Ryan Weathers (11...