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This week on the next episode of our Fix It series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the White Sox. The good news is the worst is now in the rear-view mirror. The bad news? There's still a lot of work to be done. (00:00) Rock Bottom Is Behind Them (05:00) The Last Rebuild Worked, But Not For Long Enough (07:30) What MLB Players Are Core For Future Success? (12:30) Comparing Colson Montgom...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Matt Eddy and Scott Braun discuss a variety of topics, including the Pirates' and Marlins' free agency plans, our Red Sox Top 10 Prospects list on and the state of the Mets' system. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET  on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Baseball America's Black Friday sale—Get 40% off any annual digital s...

This year teams left more first-round players unprotected from the Rule 5 draft than we’ve seen in a decade. Carlos and Peter revisit some of the high-profile misses from the 2021 and 2022 drafts and what lessons we might be able to draw from them.  — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (3:00) Unprotected player talk begins (7:00) Frank Mozzicato  (11:00) Gavin Cross (14:30) Benny Montgomery & toolsy pla...

Dynasty rankings season is in full swing at Baseball America, as hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White jump into their second positional ranking breakdown of the offseason. The open the show discussing the Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward trade before diving into the Top 10 first baseman. (1:00) Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward trade reaction. (9:30) Nick Kurtz reigns supreme across the first base...

We've got the Rule 5 Fever. Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are a day late this week, but it's for a good reason, as we were busy all day Tuesday working on the 40-man roster protection deadline and doing our early Rule 5 draft preview work. We talk about that and discuss the Orioles-Angels trade that saw Grayson Rodriguez and Taylor Ward swap coasts. (00:00) Jumping right in, a Rule 5 name to watch (1...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler and Geoff Pontes discuss a number of topics, including the Dodgers' new top 10 , Tuesday's 40-man roster deadline and the Brewers' unique strategy for finding value later in the MLB Draft. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET  on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:00) Digging into Ben's story on the Brewers' unor...

We're talking catcher talk today, the most exciting of fantasy position groups! Forgive our sarcasm font! This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White talk catchers in the first installment of their positional rankings. Before we get into catchers we talk a trio of talented NPB imports and their potential FYPD rankings. (2:00) Munetaka Murakami (11:00) Tatsu...

This week in another edition of our Fix It series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the Pittsburgh Pirates. We are much more bullish about the Pirates turnaround, although we also get into why Pirates fans understandable are skeptical. (0:00) Have Any Fans Suffered More Than Pirates Fans? (5:00) Ownership Has To Do Better (7:00) Paul Skenes Is A Great Start For Any Team (9:00) Strengths A...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty break down National Signing Day, examining top classes and discussing potential last-second movement. (2:44) A look at the top classes (9:59) Are more top high school prospects making it to campus? (14:45) Examining Texas' class (19:24) Stanford looks to land another star (24:33) Deep class heading to Wake F...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun discuss scouting reports for star Japanese players being posted to MLB, including Munetaka Murakami , Kazuma Okamoto and Tatsuya Imai . Later, we talk about the Pirates Top 10 Prospects that debuted Monday and some Arizona Fall League players who have stood out this season in the desert. We stream the Hot Sheet Sh...

Carlos and Peter talk about our annual draft report cards series and pick out a handful of players to know and teams who stood out through the process.  — Time Stamps (0:00) World Series reactions (4:30) Intro to Draft Report Cards talk (9:00) Ethan Conrad (12:30) The Astros (16:00) Landyn Vidourek (21:15) Sam Horn (25:00) The Guardians (34:00) Lucas Kelly (35:00) Padres 10+ rounders Head to  Supe...

This week's episode kicks off the official beginning of our offseason fantasy content. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the release of the Dynasty Top 500 ranking for 2026 fantasy baseball. We open the show discussing our approach to ranking relievers, prospects and the concept of "three-year window" in dynasty leagues. (1:00) Approach to building the Top 500 list. (5:00) The approach to...

In the second of our Fix It series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at the Rockies' struggles as an organization. What can be done and how long will it take to turn this team around? (00:00) The Latest News Is Not Good (04:30) The Biggest Problem Is An Ownership Issue (13:30) The Rockies Need To Catch Up In Player Development (22:00) Colorado Needs To Start Over In Acquiring And D...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Tigers prospect Max Anderson to the show. We also dive into Baseball America's new prospect grading system and the start of our rollout of Top 10 Prospect lists for 2026 beginning with the Mets . We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET  on YouTube . Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (0:30) Top 10 Prosp...

The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns this week with an exuberant Dylan White as he's fresh off the Blue Jays game five victory. We open the show talking a little bit about the Blue Jays vs Dodgers World Series matchup before diving into this week's focus topic, the Tool Shed mock draft put on by Eric Cross. We talk through Geoff's picks in the first ten rounds and his logic on each. (1:00)...

On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the Washington Nationals' rebuild. It's failed so far, as Mike Rizzo is out and Paul Toboni is the new GM. What can the new leadership do, and where are some areas for quick improvements? We take a look. (00:00) We're Groggy, Blame The World Series (04:45) What Are The Nationals' Strengths? (12:20) Improving MLB Player Deve...

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty recap the San Francisco Giants' historic hiring of former Tennessee coach Tony Vitello. Rudner and Flaherty discuss the development's potential impact on college baseball, how Tennessee will move forward and the ripple effect of the Volunteers' national coaching search. (1:48) What Tony Vitello joining the G...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun welcome Guardians prospect Daniel Espino to discuss his career and Arizona Fall League experience so far. We also dish on next year’s eligible rookies—a list that includes Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage —and unpack Tennessee promoting Josh Elander to replace Tony Vitello. We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday...

Carlos and Peter talk through the most recent draft update for the 2026 class. Who’s moving up? Who’s moving down? What’s the state of the 2026 class after a key summer evaluation period and are there any real darkhorses who could challenge Roch Cholowsky for the 1-1 spot next summer? — Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (3:30) 2026 Draft update talk begins (10:30) The difficulty of teaching pure hitting ab...

We have a special edition of the Baseball America podcast, as John Manuel, the long-time Editor-In-Chief of Baseball America, joins JJ Cooper. We've gotten the band back together for a special World Series Preview. (00:00) What's We've Seen In The Playoffs So Far (04:00) Is This Dodgers' Rotation Perfect For The Playoffs? (09:00) Why Big Spending Teams Now Have Two Rotations (22:00) What Do The Bl...

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we return to the topic of early NFBC Draft Champions drafts and prospect ADP. We talk through outfielders and pitchers on this episode after covering infielders and catchers last week. (1:00) Blue Jays ALCS Victory Lap For Dylan and Geoff. (7:00) Toolshed Mock Draft (11:00) Chase DeLauter (14:00) Dylan Beavers (16:00) Owen Caissie (17:00) Justin Cr...

For a special edition of the Baseball America Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look back at some of the stars of this year's World Series and remember what they were like as prospects. (00:00) How many players on World Series rosters were top 100 or team Top 30 prospects? (07:00) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has lived up to every expectation about his bat (18:40) Remembering Shohei Ohtani as...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun welcome Orioles prospect Enrique Bradfield Jr. to the show. We also look into early standouts in the Arizona Fall League and offer up some reactions to reports that Tennessee coach Tony Vitello will be the next manager of the Giants . We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET  on YouTube . Time Stamp...

We have a special emergency podcast today. As The Athletic first reported, the San Francisco Giants are expected to hire Tennessee Volunteers head coach Tony Vitello as the team's new manager. Jacob Rudner and JJ Cooper take a look at what this would mean for everyone involved. (00:00) What we know from our reporting (02:30) Why This May Make Sense (09:30) How college head coach jobs and MLB manag...

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White review where prospects are being drafted in early NFBC Draft Champions leagues. We go player by player and discuss the prospects getting drafted at catcher and the infield positions. (8:00) Samuel Basallo (11:00) Carter Jensen (14:00) Joe Mack and Jeferson Quero (17:00) Sal Stewart (20:00) Bryce Eldridge (23:00) C...