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Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Orioles plan to call up the No. 1 prospect in baseball. J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Scott Braun break down what fans can expect from Holliday, offer our latest scouting report and reflect on Holliday's impressive surge through the minor leagues. Our 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

Today's Hot Sheet show is LOADED. The guys are also joined by Orioles LHP prospect Cade Povich, one of 20 members of this week's Hot Sheet and a key piece of a loaded Norfolk Tides roster. Among the discussion topics this week...Ceddanne Rafaela's extensionThis week's ranking of the 20 hottest prospectsCade Povich's experience joining the O's systemCould the Tides beat a MLB team in a series?How Povich approaches arm care in 2024How BA factors injury risk into pitching rankingsPeter Flaherty discusses our NCAA Top 25Are teams like Florida and LSU in trouble?The show streams live on our YouTube channel each Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. Check it out here.Our 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

After last year's LSU versus Oakland Athletics debate, we revisit a similar conversation but this time swap LSU for the 2024 Norfolk Tides. The Orioles Triple-A team has laid waste to competition in 2024 and features a collection of Top 100 Prospects. Matt Pajak and Geoff Pontes debate each team's strengths and weaknesses. 0:00-5:30 - Introduction/Capriotti’s Review 5:30-8:30 - Reviewing The Norfolk Roster 8:30- 11:00 - Revisiting LSU vs Oakland debate 11:00-12:30 - Why Norfolk could win12:30- 15:00 - Comparing signing bonuses numbers of each team. 15:00-17:00 - Norfolk’s ability to improve game to game. 17:00-19:00 - Is Oakland a third division MLB team? 19:00- 21:00- Oakland Rotation.21:00- 22:00- Are the Athletics a historically bad sports team?22:00- 24:00- Top of The Norfolk better than Oakland’s?24:00 - 28:00- Comparing the two rotations and bullpens. 28:00 - 35:00- Comparing lineups 35:00 - 41:00 - Final thoughts, who wins?Our 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 hop on the pod to talk draft.The two discuss the recently announced slot values and bonus pools for the 2024 draft. How does having more than $18 million dollars in pool money impact a team like the Guardians picking 1-1? Other teams like the D-backs have a relatively large amount of money to work with considering their first pick, while the Cardinals are on the other end of the spectrum with relatively little inside the top 10.After that the two talk through a staff draft that they did with JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Ben Badler. Which picks were surprises? What was our thought process for each of our individual picks? And how does the class seem to be shaping up now? Finally Peter gives a preview of the 2026 college class after dropping his first ranking of that group on the site this week.—Time Stamps4:00 Bonus Pool overview7:20 Why the D-backs are a team to watch at the back of the draft11:15 How Cleveland and Cincinnati have operated differently with pool money16:47 Staff draft conversation begins18:00 Peter’s 1-1 rationale19:24 Carlos’s 1-5 dilemma24:40 The first high school player off the board at 1033:10 Peter pops the first high school pitcher46:20 Staff draft wrap and overall thoughts48:20 Peter’s 2026 college class overviewOur 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

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White cover some of their early regrets and reactions to the first week of play in Major League Baseball. They call out some potential breakouts from early-season performances like Garrett Crochet and Jared Jones. The second half of the show is focused on Dylan and Geoff's recently released Prospect Breakout Teams.Intro 0:00 - 3:00Imanaga 3:00 - 6:30Crochet: 6:30 -12:00Jared Jones 12:00 - 15:00Pirates future and Paul Skenes 15:00 - 18:00Eury Perez Tommy John surgery reaction 18:00 - 22:00Josh Jung injury reaction 22:00 - 26:00BREAK 26:00Logan Evans 26:00 - 28:00Kyle Carr 28:00 - 30:00Josue Briceno 30:00 - 33:00Yophery Rodriguez 33:00 - 35:00Brett Wichrowski 35:00 -36:00Aiden Smith 36:00 - 38:00Outro 40:00Our 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

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week eight of the season. They start with the parity filled Big 12, which has been a weekly roller coaster ride. This week's highlight is the last Bedlam Series between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. They also talk about impressive road sweeps last weekend by North Carolina and Kentucky and look ahead to a Big West showdown this weekend, as UC Irvine hosts UC Santa Barbara in a series with lots of postseason implications.1:30: Big 125: Oklahoma9:30 Oklahoma State16: Texas25: Assorted Big 1231:07 ad break31: UNC38: Wake44: Duke48: Virginia54:03 ad break54: Arkansas63: LSU71: Kentucky75: Assorted SEC80: UC Irvine/UC Santa Barbara85: Pac-12Our 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

Our first Hot Sheet show is here! We're thrilled to team up with Foul Territory to deliver a weekly show focused on introducing you to the stars of tomorrow before anyone else. You can stream the show LIVE each week on our YouTube channel at 3 p.m. ET. Today's episode features J.J. Cooper, Scott Braun, Ben Badler and Carlos Collazo to discuss...A preview of our Top 100 update coming later this weekJustin Foscue's arrival in TexasJared Jones' impressive start in PittsburghCharlie Condon's emergence as the No. 1 draft prospectNew draft bonus pools Plus the guys answer reader questions as well. Our 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

Colton Cowser and Colt Keith could end up being two of the most impactful rookie bats in the American League. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Carlos Collazo explain what each brings to their respective lineups this year. Plus, the guys dive into how the Tigers seem to have adjusted their player development philosophy, and they also dive into why Cowser, not Jackson Holliday or Coby Mayo, gets first crack at a role in Baltimore. You can find all of our Prospect Profiles on the Baseball America YouTube channel. Watch them here!Our 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

Two of the best rookies in baseball are HERE. Our new BA Prospect Profiles dive into the anticipated debuts for Wyatt Langford and Jackson Chourio. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Carlos Collazo examine Langford's fast rise through the minors -- including why he's in a great position to simply mash early in 2024 for the Rangers. Then they discuss why the Brewers feel Chourio is a future franchise cornerstone, plus why it's not crazy to draw some comparisons to Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr.'s early career arc. You can find all of our Prospect Profiles on the Baseball America YouTube channel. Watch them here!Our 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

Peter and Carlos hop on the pod to talk more about the 2024 draft, including a recent trip Carlos took to Baton Rouge to watch LSU take on Florida. The two dig into Jac Caglianone and Tommy White at the top of the shot, then marvel at righthander Luke Holman’s start to the season before getting into some players further down the draft board, including righthander Ryan Johnson, second baseman Christian Moore and Campbell catcher and righthander Grant Knipp—who is off to a sensational start to the season.Our 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