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Cardinals Top Prospects Deep Dive Jan 28, 2026

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the Cardinals farm system on the newest edition of the Baseball America Prospect Podcast Deep Dives. There's a clear No. 1 prospect here, but the No. 2 and No. 3 prospects also wouldn't look out of place at No. 1.

(00:00) Looking at JJ Wetherholt at No. 1

(04:30) Examining Liam Doyle

(08:45) Is This System Better Or Worse Than Last Year?

(12:00) Who Could Be Next Year's No. 1?

(15:40) What Is This Org Good At Developing?

(18:00) How Will The Cardinals Avoid The Problems Of The Last Wave Of Prospects

(23:00) Cardinals Sleeper Prospects To Know

Cardinals Top Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2020-st-louis-cardinals/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason

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College Podcast: Coastal Carolina Analytics Director Matt Pepin Joins To Talk Cameron Flukey & Rising EVs Jan 27, 2026

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by Coastal Carolina director of analytics Matt Pepin to discuss the state of exit velocities in college baseball and whether or not it's time for the NCAA to look into the ball it uses. Rudner and Pepin also break down Coastal Carolina ace and top college pitching prospect Cameron Flukey from a data standpoint.

(1:56) Welcoming in Matt Pepin

(3:50) Digging deeper on college exit velocities

(7:09) Are some players hitting the ball harder than they should?

(9:35) Breaking EVs down by percentages

(11:23) Changing the ball

(17:17) What makes Cameron Flukey great?

(19:13) Taking a closer look at Flukey’s fastball

(20:49) Flukey’s curveball improvement

(21:23) Targeted areas of growth over the offseason

(22:28) Implementing data into development at Coastal

(25:22) What people miss when studying Flukey

(26:00) Flukey’s slider and changeup

(28:35) Coastal draft sleepers

(30:38) Team USA alums to watch

(31:42) Final thoughts

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Philadelphia Phillies Top Prospects Deep Dive Jan 27, 2026

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Geoff Pontes and Josh Norris are talking all about the Phillies farm system, which is led by shortstop Aidan Miller. Who are the names to know, and how does this system stack up against other farm systems? Find out in the latest Deep Dive.

(00:00) How Does The System Stack Up?

(01:30) How Easy Was It To Choose Aidan Miller at No. 1?

(08:50) Analyzing Andrew Painter's Development

(11:35) Is This System Better Or Worse Than Last Year?

(14:30) Who Could Be The System's No. 1 Prospect Next Year?

(18:00) What Is This System Good At Developing?

(20:00) Other Sleepers Outside The Top 10 To Watch

(23:40) Where Is This System Going?

Phillies Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2026-philadelphia-phillies-top-mlb-prospects/

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Rising Top 100 Prospects, Players To Watch In 2027 & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 91 Jan 26, 2026

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Ben Badler discuss the recently released Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list.

We talk about Top 100 players that have us excited for the future, potential risers, and candidates for No. 1 in 2027. We also break down the latest headline trades in MLB and take viewer questions

Also, please note that beginning next week, the Hot Sheet Show will be moving to 3 p.m. ET on Tuesdays. We'll seen you then!

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(0:00) Introduction
(1:00) Why Ben is excited about Mike Sirota
(3:15) Why Geoff is excited about Bryce Rainer
(6:00) How high can Tanner McDougal rise?
(7:45) Bo Davidon's unconventional path to the Top 100
(8:45) Who could be No. 1 in 2027?
(15:45) Breaking down the Freddy Peralta trade
(18:50) Projecting Brandon Sproat
(21:45) Breaking down the MacKenzie Gore trade

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Miami Marlins Top Prospects Deep Dive Jan 26, 2026

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Jacob Rudner and JJ Cooper are talking all about the Marlins farm system and the team's top prospects in the latest Prospect Podcast Deep Dive. The system keeps getting deeper.

(00:00) Jacob's First Top 30

(01:40) Why Thomas White Ranks No. 1 And Who Else Was Considered

(04:45) Is This System Better Or Worse Than This Time Last Year?

(10:00) How The Top Prospects Are Largely MLB Ready

(12:00) Who Could Be No. 1 A Year From Now?

(16:30) What Are The Marlins Good At Developing?

(20:00) Signs Of A Successful 2026

(27:00) What Is The Strength Of The System

(29:45) More Kevin DeFrank Talk, Plus Other DSL Names To Know

(34:00) Why The Marlins Latin America Prospect Push Makes Sense

Baseball America Marlins Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2026-miami-marlins-top-mlb-prospects/

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Top 100 Sleepers & Potential Risers Jan 23, 2026

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After we talked about the top of the 2026 Top 100 Prospects in our previous video, today we're focusing on prospects all through the list with discussions on 12 other Top 100 Prospects who are worth paying close attention to in 2026.

(00:30) Mike Sirota

(03:30) Braylon Doughty

(06:45) Joshua Baez

(10:45) Caden Scarborough

(14:30) Dax Kilby

(17:00) Ryan Sloan

(19:45) Jhonny Level

(23:30) Jamie Arnold

(26:15) Franklin Arias

(31:30) Kendry Chourio

(36:15) George Lombard Jr.

(40:45) Connor Prielipp

Baseball America Top 100: https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2026-top-100-prospects/

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Fantasy Podcast: Breaking Down 2026 Fantasy Baseball Redraft Rankings Jan 23, 2026

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Baseball podcast hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes break down all the recent moves in MLB. They discuss the Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette signings, the Luis Robert trade, the Mackenzie Gore trade and the Freddy Peralta trade. The second half of the show we dive into redraft strategy with our own NFBC expert Dylan White.

(1:30) Kyle Tucker Signs With The Dodgers.

(3:00) Bo Bichette Signs With The Mets.

(6:00) Breaking Down The Freddy Peralta Trade - How Do The Prospects Fit In Milwaukee?

(12:00) Mackenzie Gore Trade, Does This Kill His Sleeper Status?

(16:00) Luis Robert Trade - More Playing Time For Luisangel Acuna?

(21:00) High Level Redraft Strategy.

(23:00) Whats The Perfect Balance Of Hitters And Pitchers Through Round 10?

(25:00) Who Is A Must Have Hitter After Round Five?

(27:00) Who Is A Must Have Pitcher After Round Five?

(29:00) Prospects Dylan Is Targeting In Early Drafts.

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Drafting The Best High School Tools In The 2026 Class Jan 23, 2026

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Carlos and Jacob conduct the high school version of their best tools draft from a week ago. The two attempt to create the most impressive player possible by drafting the best tools in the prep class. The two each attempt to create the best possible hitters by drafting hit, power, run, field and arm tools. On the pitching side they each draft a fastball, curveball, slider, changeup and control.

Like before, the ground rules are that each player is only eligible for one category so once they’re picked they can’t be selected again. Let us know which hitter and pitcher you like best.

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Time Stamps

(2:40) Jacob’s hit
(4:00) Carlos’s control
(6:20) Jacob’s curveball
(8:30) Carlos’s fielding
(10:30) Jacob’s changeup
(13:00) Carlos’s fastball
(15:10) Jacob’s slider
(17:00) Carlos’s slider
(18:45) Jacob’s power
(20:30) Carlos’s run
(22:05) Jacob’s field
(23:00) Carlos’s arm
(26:30) Jacob’s arm
(30:30) Jacob’s control
(32:30) Carlos’s power
(33:50) Jacob’s fastball
(37:30) Carlos’s hit
(40:40) Jacob’s run
(45:00) Carlos’s curveball

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Analyzing The Top Of The Top 100 Prospects Rankings Jan 21, 2026

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It's Top 100 Prospects Day at Baseball America! To celebrate, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the top of the Top 100. We explain why our No. 1 prospect ranked at the top. How close our No. 2 prospect was to ranking No. 1 and examine five other prospects from the top of the rankings.

(00:00) The Top 100 Prospects rankings are here

(03:00) Scouting No. 1 Prospect Konnor Griffin

(10:30) Scouting No. 2 Prospect Kevin McGonigle

(16:10) Scouting No. 3 Prospect JJ Wetherholt

(21:30) Scouting No. 4 Prospect Jesus Made

(26:00) The Two Best Pitching Prospects In The Game

(30:00) The Most Surprising Prospect Near The Top Of The Rankings

(33:30) Evaluating The Strength Of This Year's Top 100

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2026 Houston Astros Top Prospects Deep Dive Jan 20, 2026

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are back for another Prospect Podcast Deep Dive. This time we take an in-depth look at the Houston Astros farm system, which was thinned out a bit recently in a trade that brought back MLB starting pitcher Mike Burrows.

(00:00) Looking At The Recent Burrows Trade

(04:30) How Tough Was The Decision To Rank Xavier Neyens No. 1 And Who Were The Other Candidates?

(14:00) How Is This System Better Or Worse Than Last Year?

(17:35) Who Could Rank No. 1 Next Year?

(21:45) What As The Astros Good At Developing?

(26:45) How Has Player Development Changed Under Dana Brown?

(35:00) Other Astros Sleepers To Watch

(40:30) Why Geoff Is Bullish On This Farm System

Astros Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2010-houston-astros/prospects/

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