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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to break down this week’s top 100 update for the 2025 draft class. What’s the sense of the class at this point in the calendar? The two talk about the strength of the college outfield group, Peter gives a few picks to click on the board and they briefly touch on the shortstop capital of the college class before turning to the 1-1 debate. What is the gap between Jace LaViolette and Ethan Holliday for the top spot in the class? And who are the other players who could be vying for that spot on draft day?—Time Stamps(1:30) 2025 class overview(4:00) Does the 2025 class lack star power at the top?(7:00) A well-rounded draft class(11:40) Peter’s picks to shoot up the board(14:00) How’s the strength of college shortstops?(18:00) The 1-1 debate(24:00) Why Peter has gone from Cam Cannarella to Jace LaViolette(29:00) Steelmanning Ethan Holliday’s Case & Seth Hernandez as a darkhorse(33:00) Peter’s dark horse 1-1 candidateOur Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The 2024 White Sox are experiencing one of the worst offensive seasons in memory. But how should the team’s fans feel about the potential for pulling out of this nosedive and getting back to relevancy in the American League Central Division?On this week’s Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun kick things off by taking a look into the problems plaguing the White Sox, including what can only be described as an alarming lack of internal offensive prospects to build around in future seasons.Time Stamps(0:50) Intro(1:30) The struggling White Sox make plans for a head-scratching rebuilding strategy(6:35) Can Chicago get back to contending in the AL Central?(12:30) Dodgers pitching injuries(17:45) What causes injuries to pitchers and what can the Dodgers do about it?(23:00) The ascension of Rays SS Carson Williams(26:15) Yankees OF Spencer Jones sets a concerning record(30:45) Answering a reader question about JJ Wetherholt’s development timelineOur Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

With lots of exciting fantasy contact publishing on the site over the last week hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dive into some high level takeaways from the Roboscout Top 120 Prospects and the annual Hitters With Traits to Target In Fantasy article. Over a dozen names of potential targets for fantasy managers this offseason are discussed. (0:00) intro (8:00) Leo De Vries (12:00) Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell (14:00) Michael Arroyo (18:00) Logan Henderson (24:00) Chase Meidroth break (30:00) Jesus Made (34:00) Zyhir Hope (37:00) Brice Matthews (39:00) Demetrio CristanesOur Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about a trio of high-upside high school prospects to know for the 2025 class, led by Washington slugger Xavier Neyens. The two talk about his offensive profile, style and summer showcase circuit, and then dig into a pair of intriguing southpaws between Oregon lefty Kruz Schoolcraft and Illinois lefty Cameron Appenzeller. The two also briefly discuss a few of the prominent 2024 returners and where they could stack up in the draft for round two: Texas A&M LHP Ryan Prager, Texas SS Jalin Flores, Florida SS Colby Shelton and Virginia OF Harrison Didawick. —Time Stamps(1:00) Intro banter(3:30) The logistics of keeping up with the transfer portal(8:00) Xavier Neyens (19:15) General excitement for the 2025 class(23:00) Kruz Schoolcraft(30:00) Cameron Appenzeller(36:00) Ryan Prager, Jalin Flores, Colby Shelton, Harrison DidawickOur Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We've covered Kumar Rocker for years dating back to his time as one of the faces of college baseball at Vanderbilt. Is it fair to say Rocker's most recent stretch is the most dominant we've seen? Ben Badler thinks so. Ben, J.J. Cooper and Scott Braun detailed Rocker's ascension to the majors to open our latest Hot Sheet show. Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We're thrilled to welcome Rays prospect Tre' Morgan back on the Hot Sheet show. We had a great chat with the former LSU star, and also discussed Kumar Rocker's impending debut, the 2024 MiLB playoffs and more.Time Stamps(0:45) Revisiting Kumar Rocker’s path to the Rangers, injury timeline and MLB expectations(4:10) How Rocker has turned back the clocks (9:00) Jack Leiter and Rocker have arrived. What is the Rangers’ outlook for 2025 and beyond?(14:40) Rays 1B Tre’ Morgan gets his first taste of the playoffs in pro ball(18:10) Morgan talks facing Kumar Rocker in college and the success of LSU alums in pro ball(22:00) Hitting behind Chandler Simpson, who stole 100 bases (25:00) Geoff Pontes jumps in to chat 2024 MiLB Playoffs FREE BREAKFAST FOR LIFE! Go to HelloFresh.com/FREEFT for one free breakfast item per box while subscription is active.Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's Fantasy Baseball podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss a handful of pitchers traded at this year's deadline that have made changes post deadline. We discuss what has changed and if it makes them fantasy relevant targets in 2025. (1:00) Intro: Draft and Hold Formats(8:00) Jasson Dominguez(11:00) Kumar Rocker(16:30) FYPD Unsung Heroes(24:00) Break(25:00) Jackson Baumeister(28:00) Ty Johnson(33:00) Quinn PriesterOur Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on the 90th Percentile Matt and Geoff discuss prep pitching prospects and their reported fastball velocity pre-draft. Do prep arms gain velocity in pro-ball? Does it stay the same? Or is there some inconsistency between what's reported and what's real? We examine a variety of prep pitchers taken between the 2020 and 2023 drafts to see how any prep pitchers have gained velocity in the years following their draft. Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk through one of the most interesting up-arrow prospects from the 2023 draft class: Rangers righthander Alejandro Rosario. Who was Rosario as an amateur prospect and how has he changed after nearly a full season under his belt in pro ball? Is it stuff? Approach? Command? Mechanics? All of the above? And are there lessons to be learned from his excellent 2024 season?After that the two pivot to the 2025 draft class to talk about some of the top college hitters of the group, which is made up of plenty of outfielders: Jace Laviolette (Texas A&M), Cam Cannarella (Clemson), Devin Taylor (Indiana), Brandon Compton (Arizona State) and Nick Dumesnil (California Baptist).—Time Stamps(1:00) Alejandro Rosario(17:00) College pitch usage(21:00) The top three college bats in the class(31:00) Brandon Compton(34:00) Questions on misses vs. off-speed(36:00) Nick Dumesnil (38:00) 2025 vs. 2024 college outfieldersOur Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

With the fantasy season winding down it's time to look forward to next season and begin your offseason planning. With this in mind, we focused this week's show on recently released First Year Player Draft Rankings. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the logic behind their Top 10 rankings.(0:00) Intro(6:00) College Hitters Struggling(12:00) Travis Bazzana vs Charlie Condon(18:00) Ranking Wetherholt two(23:00) Christian MooreBreak(29:00) Nick Kurtz(33:00) Hagen Smith vs Chase Burns(36:00) Trio of college batsOur Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy