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Breaking Down Our Top 200 Draft Update Feb 06, 2026

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Carlos and Jacob break down our latest draft board update on the cusp of the college season kicking off. Who are the names to know, the notable movers, the positional races we’re excited to watch and more.

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Time Stamps:

(0:00) Intro
(6:00) The race for SP1
(12:00) Jackson Flora pitch mix questions
(16:30) Our excitement for Eric Booth Jr.
(19:00) Ryder Helfrick vs. Vahn Lackey for C1
(25:00) High-confidence college hitters
(38:00) Notable down arrow movers
(45:00) Caden Bogenpohl’s batted ball profile
(47:10) Cole Carlon’s reliever questions

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Cleveland Guardians Top Prospects Deep Dive Feb 05, 2026

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JJ Cooper and Carlos Collazo are taking an in-depth look at a very deep Guardians farm system in the latest edition of the Prospect Podcast Deep Dive.

(00:00) The State Of The Guardians System

(04:00) Travis Bazzana Is The Clear No. 1—What Can Be Expected From Him In 2026?

(08:20) Chase DeLauter Is Healthy. Keep Your Fingers Crossed.

(11:00) Is The System Better Or Worse Than A Year Ago?

(13:30) Jace LaViolette Was A Fascinating Guardians Draft Pick

(16:00) Who Could Be Next Year's No. 1 Prospect?

(17:00) Parker Messick and Braylon Doughty Discussions

(22:15) What The Guardians Are Good At Developing

(25:00) More Guardians Sleepers To Know

(32:00) Khalil Watson's Fascinating Path

Guardians Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2007-cleveland-guardians/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason

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Atlanta Braves Top Prospects Deep Dive Feb 04, 2026

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Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the Braves farm system for the latest Prospect Podcast Deep Dive. This remains a very pitcher-heavy farm system, but we look at some hitters to know as well.

(00:00) Looking at the shape of this system

(02:30) Why Cam Caminiti Ranked No. 1

(09:00) JR Ritchie could make an MLB impact in 2026

(11:30) Are There Position Players Who Could Help This Year?

(13:30) Looking At The Three Shortstops The Braves Drafted In 2025

(18:45) Why Carlos Is Excited About Briggs McKenzie and Diego Tornes

(23:00) What Are The Braves Good At Developing?

(28:00) Braves Sleeper Prospects To Know

(37:00) Could The Braves Pitching Approach Change With New Coaching?

Braves Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2026-atlanta-braves/prospects/

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Breaking Down Top 200 MLB Draft Prospects & 2026 All-America Teams | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 92 Feb 03, 2026

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Jacob Rudner break down Baseball America's new top 200 draft rankings for 2026 and talk about our newly released college and high school All-America teams.

We also break down the three-team trade that sent key Mariners prospects to the Cardinals.

As a reminder, the Hot Sheet Show now airs live on the BA YouTube channel every week on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then!

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(0:00) Introduction
(1:00) A big riser in our top 200 draft rankings
(3:30) College pitching in the class
(7:15) How this high school class stacks up
(10:00) Preseason college All-America teams & breaking down Drew Burress
(18:35) Breaking down Mariners prospects heading to St. Louis

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College Podcast: Breaking Down 2026 Baseball America Preseason College All-America Teams Feb 03, 2026

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Carlos Collazo go over the 2026 Baseball America Preseason College All-America teams, which were voted on and selected by a panel of 18 MLB scouting directors. Rudner and Collazo also discuss BA's preseason national college award selections.

(3:18) How our preseason All-America teams are picked

(6:15) How we’d pick it

(11:57) Reading off the teams

(13:46) Surprises

(18:37) Potential breakouts on the teams

(22:30) Three unanimous selections

(24:21) Preseason Player of the Year

(29:44) Preseason Pitcher of the Year

(35:06) Preseason Freshman of the Year

(40:41) Sleeper award candidates

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Boston Red Sox Top Prospects Deep Dive Feb 03, 2026

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Alex Speier and JJ Cooper are here to talk about the Red Sox farm system in depth on the latest Prospect Podcast Deep Dive. We look at the close-to-the-majors pitching, as well as a number of further away but intriguing bats.

(00:00) The Red Sox Are Very Willing To Deal

(04:15) What Does Payton Tolle Still Need To Work On?

(08:30) Franklin Arias Has A Very High Floor, But What's His Ceiling?

(13:45) The Red Sox System Has Clearly Taken A Step Back, Here's Why

(19:00) Who Is Most Likely To Be No. 1 Next Year?

(23:15) What Is This Org Good At Developing?

(27:45) Red Sox Sleeper Prospects

(35:00) Why Prospects Are On The Move

(41:00) Will The Paul Toboni Departure Leave A Mark?

Red Sox Top Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2004-boston-red-sox/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason

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Toronto Blue Jays Top Prospects Deep Dive Feb 02, 2026

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The Toronto Blue Jays are looking for an even better encore to their AL pennant-winning 2025 season, and their No. 1 prospect, Trey Yesavage, should get a full year in the rotation. Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look at Yesavage and the rest of an improved Blue Jays prospects list in the new Prospect Podcast Deep Dive.

(00:00) What Can Be Expected Of Trey Yesavage Going Forward?

(05:30) How Close Was The Choice Of Who Was The No. 2 Prospect?

(12:20) Is This System Better Or Worse Than Last Year?

(15:00) Who Is The Pick To Be Next Year's No. 1?

(18:30) What Is This Org Good At Developing?

(21:30) Blue Jays Sleepers Outside The Top 10

(29:15) The Blue Jays Could Use More Pitchers With Stuff

Blue Jays Top Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2026-toronto-blue-jays-top-mlb-prospects/

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Fantasy Podcast: Prospects To Consider For Redraft, Dynasty Targets and FYPD Trends Jan 30, 2026

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes Geoff Pontes is joined by Jacob Rudner to talk 2026 sleepers, targets and trends.

We dive into Munetaka Murakami's wide range of values, then talk some top targets and FYPD trends we're seeing.

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(2:00) The Case For Munetaka Murakami
(15:30) Is Josh Baez A 2026 Redraft Sleeper?
(24:00) Marlins Outfield Sleeper Prospects
(26:00) Devin Fitz-Gerald—A Steal?
(33:00) Could Kyson Witherspoon Reach MLB In 2026?
(38:00) Jace LaViolette Bounce-Back Tour
(43:00) The Case For Nolan Schubart
(46:00) The Cam Leiter Value Proposition

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The First Big Injury Of The 2026 Draft Season & Sleeper Talk Jan 30, 2026

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Carlos and Jacob talk about the news that South Carolina lefthander Jake McCoy is going to miss the 2026 season and the draft implications for that. After that the two pick out a few of their favorite sleepers who are currently outside of the top-three round range but could see themselves jump up the board with strong spring seasons.

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Time Stamps:

(1:00) Jake McCoy injury
(5:00) How does this impact his draft stock?
(11:00) Sleeper talk begins
(15:00) Logan Reddemann
(19:55) Cal Randall
(22:00) Dominic Pellegrin
(27:00) Joe Tiroly
(31:00) Owen Hull
(37:25) Bo Rhudy

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Twins Top Prospects Deep Dive Jan 29, 2026

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Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the Twins farm system. It's led by No. 1 prospect Walker Jenkins, and after last season's trades, it's also significantly deeper.

(00:00) A Quick Note About Edouard Julien and Pierson Ohl's Trade

(03:00) Looking At No. 1 Prospect Walker Jenkins

(09:00) Emmanuel Rodriguez, Kaelen Culpepper Talk

(11:30) Is This System Better Than Last Year?

(15:00) Prospects Who Could Rank No. 1 Next Year

(19:30) How The Twins' Lack Of A Clear MLB Shortstop Could Affect Culpepper And Marek Houston

(24:30) What Do The Twins Develop Really Well?

(27:30) Looking At Twins Sleepers

(29:45) Are The Twins In A Rebuild?

(35:00) Why It's Worth Paying Attention To The Twins' DSL Group

Twins Top 30: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2024-minnesota-twins/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason

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