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Analyzing The Top College Arms In The 2026 Draft Class

05 Dec 2025

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Carlos and Peter talk about the top four college pitchers in the 2026 draft class. The two dive deep...

Fantasy Podcast: Top 40 Dynasty Third Baseman

04 Dec 2025

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On this week's episode of the Baseball America Fantasy podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan Whit...

How To Fix The Angels

03 Dec 2025

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On the final episode of our "Fix It" Series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take on a big task, ...

Yankees Top 10 Prospects & How Spencer Jones Fits Into New York's Future | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 84

01 Dec 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Josh Norris dissect the new Yankees...

Fantasy Podcast: Top 40 Dynasty Second Baseman

28 Nov 2025

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Christmas came early for our resident Blue Jays fan Dylan White as the team signed Dylan Cease. Host...

How Is The White Sox Rebuild Going?

26 Nov 2025

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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 Wh...

College Podcast: Breaking Down Our Preseason Top 25 Process

25 Nov 2025

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty look ahea...

Will The Pirates & Marlins Spend In MLB Free Agency? Plus Red Sox Top 10 Prospects & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 83

24 Nov 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Matt Eddy and Scott Braun discuss a va...

Revisiting Misses From The 2021 & 2022 Draft Classes

21 Nov 2025

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This year teams left more first-round players unprotected from the Rule 5 draft than we’ve seen in...

Fantasy Podcast: Top 40 Dynasty First Basemen

20 Nov 2025

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Dynasty rankings season is in full swing at Baseball America, as hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White ...

40-Man Protections And Rule 5 Draft Talk

20 Nov 2025

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We've got the Rule 5 fever. Geoff Pontes and J.J. Cooper are a day late with the Prospect Podcas...

Dodgers Top 10 Prospects, 40-Man Roster Decisions & Brewers' Unique Draft Strategy | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 82

17 Nov 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler and Geoff Pontes discuss a number of topi...

Fantasy Podcast: Top 40 Dynasty Catchers

13 Nov 2025

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss catcher...

Prospect Podcast: How Soon Can The Pirates Become A Playoff Team?

12 Nov 2025

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This week in another edition of our Fix It series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the Pit...

College Podcast: National Signing Day Preview

11 Nov 2025

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty break dow...

Japanese Stars Posted To MLB, Pirates Top 10 & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 81

10 Nov 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun discuss sc...

Notable Players & Teams From Our Draft Report Cards

07 Nov 2025

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Carlos and Peter talk about our annual draft report cards series and pick out a handful of players t...

Fantasy Podcast: Reviewing The 2026 Dynasty Top 500

06 Nov 2025

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This week's episode kicks off the official beginning of our offseason fantasy content. Hosts Geo...

Can The Rockies Be Fixed?

05 Nov 2025

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In the second of our Fix It series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at the Rockies&...

Top 10 Mets Prospects, BA's New Grading System & Max Anderson joins | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 80

03 Nov 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Tigers prospect...

Fantasy Podcast: Tool Shed Mock Draft Review

31 Oct 2025

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns this week with an exuberant Dylan White as he's fre...

Can The Nationals Rebuild Be Fixed?

29 Oct 2025

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the Washington Nation...

College Podcast: Recapping The Giants Hiring Of Tony Vitello

28 Oct 2025

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty recap the...

Daniel Espino, Tennessee Promotes Josh Elander & Trey Yesavage 2026 ROY? | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 79

27 Oct 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun welcome Gua...

Breaking Down Our Updated 2026 MLB Draft Rankings

24 Oct 2025

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Carlos and Peter talk through the most recent draft update for the 2026 class. Who’s moving up? Wh...

Dodgers-Blue Jays World Series Preview

23 Oct 2025

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We have a special edition of the Baseball America podcast, as John Manuel, the long-time Editor-In-C...

Fantasy Podcast: Way Too Early ADPs From NFBC Draft Champion Leagues Part Two

23 Oct 2025

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we return to the topic of early NFBC Draft Champio...

Prospect Podcast: Remembering This Year's World Series Stars As Prospects

22 Oct 2025

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For a special edition of the Baseball America Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look back...

Enrique Bradfield Jr. Joins, AFL Standouts & Tony Vitello | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 78

20 Oct 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun welcome Orio...

What Happens If The Giants Hire Tony Vitello?

18 Oct 2025

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We have a special emergency podcast today. As The Athletic first reported, the San Francisco Giants ...

Fantasy Podcast: Way Too Early ADPs From NFBC Draft Champion Leagues

16 Oct 2025

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White review where pr...

Prospect Podcast: Farm System Statcast Ranking Standouts

15 Oct 2025

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This week on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and J.J. Cooper discuss the organizations stood out ...

College Podcast: Fall Ball Intel, Reactions from Jupiter

14 Oct 2025

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty recap an ...

Twins Prospect Brandon Winokur Joins, Plus Statcast System Rankings | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 77

13 Oct 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Twins prospect ...

Jupiter And The Striker Pence Experience

10 Oct 2025

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Carlos picks Peter’s brain on what it’s been like so far at the 2025 Perfect Game WWBA World Cha...

Fantasy Podcast: Standout Late Season Pitching Debuts

09 Oct 2025

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast JJ Cooper stands in for Dylan White, as our Canadi...

Prospect Podcast: Why Throwing Hard Matters And Who Throws The Hardest

08 Oct 2025

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper talk a whole lot about pitchers'...

Roch Cholowsky, Grady Emerson & More MLB Draft Talk | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 76

06 Oct 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Scott Braun take an early look at...

Fantasy Podcast: Hitting And Pitching Prospects With Traits To Target

02 Oct 2025

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dig into a host...

Standouts From Instructional League Games

01 Oct 2025

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This week on the Prospect Podcast, Jesús Cano and JJ Cooper talk about the Bridge League and the In...

College Podcast: Drafting 2026 College Baseball Fantasy Teams

30 Sep 2025

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty went back...

Ryan Waldschmidt Joins, State Of The Diamondbacks' System & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 75

29 Sep 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun are joined by Diamondbac...

Digging Deep On No. 1 Draft Prospect Roch Cholowsky

26 Sep 2025

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Carlos and Peter spend the entire podcast getting into the weeds on UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky. H...

Fantasy Podcast: Previewing Potential AFL Breakouts

25 Sep 2025

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This week on the Baseball America podcast Geoff Pontes is joined by Jacob Rudner to chat about Arizo...

Just How Good Can Konnor Griffin Be?

24 Sep 2025

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Pirates SS Konnor Griffin is Baseball America's 2025 MiLB Player of the Year, as we announced on...

Konnor Griffin Joins To Discuss Being Named 2025 MiLB Player Of The Year | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 74

22 Sep 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and and Scott Braun are joined by a ver...

2025 Bowman Chrome Preview With WeTheHobby!

19 Sep 2025

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2025 Bowman Chrome drops next Tuesday. To celebrate, J.J. Cooper and Seth Mates joined WeTheHobby&#3...

Fantasy Podcast: Evaluating 2025 Rookies For 2026 Fantasy Baseball

18 Sep 2025

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast Geoff Pontes, Dylan White and Jacob Rudner dive in...

2026 MLB Draft Standouts At Under Armour All-America Game

17 Sep 2025

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Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are just back from the 2025 Under Armour Next All-American Game at Camd...

Prospect Rankings We'd Like To Do Over

17 Sep 2025

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Thankfully the vast majority of top players in the majors these days were Top 100 Prospects when the...

College Podcast: Underrated Portal Classes, Players To Watch In 2026

16 Sep 2025

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Baseball America college writer Jacob Rudner and national reporter Peter Flaherty break down underra...

Trey Yesavage, Bryce Eldridge Called Up To MLB | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 73

15 Sep 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Jesús Cano discuss some exciting r...

Reviewing 2025 Preseason Draft Teams

12 Sep 2025

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Carlos, Jacob and Peter review our preseason draft teams for the 2025 class. Who did well, who did p...

Arizona Fall League Roster Surprises

11 Sep 2025

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Josh Norris and JJ Cooper analyze the just announced Arizona Fall League rosters. Who are the names ...

Fantasy Podcast: Pitching Prospects Who Added And Lost Stuff In 2025

11 Sep 2025

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns this week with an in-depth discussion centered around h...

Busting Pitching Myths

10 Sep 2025

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This week on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some pitching myths tha...

Andrew Painter's Struggles, Marlins Pitching Prospects & Transfer Portal Tampering | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 72

08 Sep 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun discuss a...

Complex League Prospects To Know

03 Sep 2025

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper discuss Josh's travels to the Ari...

MLB Callups Making Impacts & Young Arms Affecting Playoff Races | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 71

02 Sep 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun kick things off by chat...

College Podcast: Fall Ball Teams To Watch, Potential Breakout Players

02 Sep 2025

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On this episode of the Baseball America College Baseball Podcast, national college reporter Jacob Ru...

Top College Uniforms & Area Codes Standouts

29 Aug 2025

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about some standout Area Code Games performances—...

Fantasy Podcast: Exploring Late Season Roboscout Standouts

28 Aug 2025

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This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast we're talking prospects who have surged in the...

7 Prospects We'd Love To See Impact Playoff Races

27 Aug 2025

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September callup season is almost upon us, so on this week’s prospect podcast, Geoff Pontes and Ma...

Rays No. 5 Prospect Brody Hopkins Joins, Plus We Talk Samuel Basallo & Jonah Tong | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 70

25 Aug 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Jacob Rudner welcome Rays No. 5 pro...

Early Looks At 2025 Draftee Pro Debuts

22 Aug 2025

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Carlos and Peter take an early—perhaps too early—look at who’s making noise in their pro debut...

Fantasy Podcast: Looking Forward To 2026 Top Rookies

21 Aug 2025

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This week on the Fantasy Podcast we welcome Jacob Rudner as our cohost with Dylan White on vacation....

Prospect Podcast: Low-Risk And High-Risk Top 100 Hitting Prospects

20 Aug 2025

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes, JJ Cooper and Mark Chiarelli take a look at some ...

College Podcast: Highlighting Summer Standouts, Looking Ahead At Fall Ball

19 Aug 2025

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty review th...

Samuel Basallo, Nolan McLean MLB Debuts, Farm System Rankings & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 69

18 Aug 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Mark Chiarelli, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun discuss...

The State of The Cape Cod League & Summer Standouts

15 Aug 2025

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about the Cape Cod League and how it has evolved o...

Midseason Farm System Talent Rankings

14 Aug 2025

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We are a day late this week, but it's for a good reason. We waited to see could talk about the n...

Top 100 Prospects Update, Mets Callups & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 68

11 Aug 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun discuss the latest updat...

Fantasy Podcast: August Dynasty Top 500 Up Arrow Players

07 Aug 2025

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With the dust of the trade deadline long since past we return with a new episode of the Baseball Ame...

How Quickly Can These Trade Deadline Sellers Bounce Back?

06 Aug 2025

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look at three teams that sold at the...

College Podcast: What We Know About Tampering

05 Aug 2025

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty tackle on...

Trade Deadline hauls, Leo De Vries & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 67

04 Aug 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun discuss our favorite an...

Reviewing The 2025 Draft Signing Deadline & Looking Ahead To 2026

01 Aug 2025

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Carlos and Peter talk about the completion of the 2025 draft with the passing of this year’s signi...

MLB Trade Deadline Reactions

31 Jul 2025

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Baseball America managing editor JJ Cooper, prospect writer Geoff Pontes and national college report...

Leo De Vries trade reaction! Breaking down the A's-Padres blockbuster

31 Jul 2025

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AJ Preller has done it again. The Padres landed A's closer Mason Miller and LHP JP Sears for a p...

Best, Worst Values From 2025 MLB Draft

31 Jul 2025

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Using the Baseball America Top 500 Draft Rankings, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take a look at what ...

Prospects Heating Up After Early Struggles (And Those Who Are Slumping)

30 Jul 2025

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at prospects who got off...

Breaking Down The 2025 MLB Trade Deadline & New No. 1 Prospect | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 66

28 Jul 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun talk all t...

Fantasy Podcast: First-Year Player Draft Rankings For 2025

24 Jul 2025

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Dylan and Geoff welcome college writer Jacob Rudn...

MLB Trade Deadline: Matching Fascinating Teams, Prospects

23 Jul 2025

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some of the prospects...

College Podcast: Best Portal Classes, Way Too Early 2026 Preview

22 Jul 2025

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Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty review the 2025 college baseball of...

Recapping MLB Draft Signings & Looking Ahead To 2026 | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 65

21 Jul 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott B...

Reviewing EVERY 2025 MLB Draft Class | Future Projection Podcast

19 Jul 2025

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The Future Projection pod goes deep on the 2025 MLB Draft. Check out each team below. Looking for mo...

Fantasy Podcast: Reviewing The 2025 Draft For Fantasy

18 Jul 2025

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we dive into the Futures Game. As Geoff talks abou...

Why The Nationals Drafted Eli Willits No. 1 Overall & More MLB Draft Reactions | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 64

14 Jul 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Peter Flaherty and Scott Braun react to the 2025 MLB...

Surprising Picks, Top Players & Day 1 MLB Draft Reactions

14 Jul 2025

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Baseball America Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper, Prospect Writer Ben Badler, National Reporter Peter Flah...

The Ultimate 2025 MLB Draft Preview Show

11 Jul 2025

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Ben and Carlos are joined by Peter Flaherty in a hybrid Future Projection/draft podcast for our annu...

MLB Draft Stats To Know

11 Jul 2025

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Do you know which MLB team almost never drafts lefthanded pitchers? Are you aware there is a team th...

Prospect Podcast: True Sleeper Prospects To Know

09 Jul 2025

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Everyone's definition of a sleeper prospect is different. But we want to make sure when we talk ...

Nationals Fire Manager, GM Before 2025 MLB Draft & Staff Draft 3.0 | Hot Sheet Ep. 63

07 Jul 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show Carlos Collazo, Peter Flaherty and J.J. Cooper react to the Nation...