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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) Standout players from J.J. & Geoff's spring training visits (5:00) Kristian Campbell makes the Opening Day Red Sox roster (13:30) Top shortstops (15:15) Breakout pitchers for 2025 (19:20) The struggling MarlinsOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICASupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 coaches and players.(18:00) Operation Player Assist and what they provide.(24:00) Ramp up and lead time for the program.(29:00) Ease of the platform.(31:00) Success of the platformoperationplayerassist.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICASupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 Root (Arkansas) and Kade Anderson (LSU).—Time Stamps(1:00) Josh Hammond(8:00) Briggs McKenzie(15:00) Zach Root(21:00) Kade AndersonOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICASupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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, RoyalsOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICASupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 Stanford back?(23:33) Louisville up to No. 15 after another big week(26:58) Auburn and West Virginia make their Top 25 debuts(29:03) How does Virginia avoid and A&M-like collapse(34:56) Rice hires former Texas head coach David Pierce(36:18) Week 6 matchups to watch(45:06) Picks to Click(49:13) Final thoughtsOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICASupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 Condon injury woes(20:00) 2026 college recruiting rankingsOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICASupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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.com/stories/2025-mlb-mock-draft-1-0-anonymous-scout-analyzes-top-40-picks/—Time Stamps(3:00) Peter’s thoughts on the mock draft(4:30) Tyler Bremner going 2 and other options after Jamie Arnold(7:00) Trying to separate the shortstops in the top 10(14:00) The first pick that surprised us(17:30) Xavier Neyens vs. Ethan Holliday(20:00) Steele Hall’s huge rise(25:00) Max Belyeu vs. Cam Cannarella(32:00) College pitchers on the riseOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICASupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 # 6, Pittsburgh Pirates(16:30) Pick # 7, Miami Marlins(18:00) Pick # 8, Toronto Blue Jays(21:00) Pick # 9, Cincinnati Reds(22:00) Pick #10, Chicago White Sox(24:30) Pick #11, AthleticsOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICASupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Dynasty Top 500 underwent its 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 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) Grayson Rodriguez and George Kirby Injuries.(7:30) Are Strider and Eury Perez trade targets?(11:00) Francisco Alvarez injury.(15:00) Matt Shaw Breaks Camp(16:00) Young players rising up the ranks.(19:00) Chandler Simpson(21:00) Cam Smith surging(24:00) The Drake Baldwin question(28:00) Marco Luciano and Noelvi Marte down arrow players(31:00) Pitching breakoutsOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICASupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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, AthleticsOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICASupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy