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How To Fix The Angels Dec 03, 2025

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On the final episode of our "Fix It" Series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take on a big task, as we look at the Angels. What's gone wrong for the Angels, and how can it be turned around?

(00:00) Why The Angels Have Been The Worst Over The Past Decade

(04:00) What Are The Biggest Problems?

(14:30) Drafts Need To Go Deeper

(23:45) Slow Down Development

(30:00) Depth Has Been A Problem

(41:30) Farm System Update

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Yankees Top 10 Prospects & How Spencer Jones Fits Into New York's Future | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 84 Dec 01, 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Josh Norris dissect the new Yankees Top 10 prospects list for 2026, including a name knocking on the door for the top spot and the status of Spencer Jones.

We also take a look at Arizona Fall League standouts and a big problem facing the winter league.

We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.

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(1:15) George Lombard Jr. tops our Yankees top 10
(6:00) The rise of Dax Kilby
(11:30) Where does Spencer Jones rank?
(17:05) How do Spencer Jones and Jasson Dominguez factor in the OF?
(19:30) Could Jones continue to improve?
(21:30) Dishing on the Arizona Fall League

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Fantasy Podcast: Top 40 Dynasty Second Baseman Nov 28, 2025

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Christmas came early for our resident Blue Jays fan Dylan White as the team signed Dylan Cease. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan open the show discussing the Cease signing and the impact on fantasy for 2026. We follow with a discussion of the Sonny Gray trade and al the players moved in that deal. The majority of the show dives into our recently released second baseman rankings for 2026 dynasty baseball.

(2:00) Dylan Cease signs with the Blue Jays.
(4:00) Sonny Gray trade, how will Gray fair in Boston? Expectations for Richard Fitts and Brandon Clarke.
(12:00) Jazz Chisholm keeping the seat warm for Kevin McGonigle?
(16:00) Ketel Marte underrated?
(20:00) Three man battle: Jackson Holliday vs Luke Keaschall vs Brice Turang.
(24:00) Older players on the downswing vs the young bucks.
(27:00) Chase Meidroth sleeper.
(30:00) Otto Lopez sleeper.

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How Is The White Sox Rebuild Going? Nov 26, 2025

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This week on the next episode of our Fix It series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the White Sox. The good news is the worst is now in the rear-view mirror. The bad news? There's still a lot of work to be done.

(00:00) Rock Bottom Is Behind Them

(05:00) The Last Rebuild Worked, But Not For Long Enough

(07:30) What MLB Players Are Core For Future Success?

(12:30) Comparing Colson Montgomery and a different young shortstop

(15:00) What The Sox Farm System Has, And Where It's Still Lacking

(19:00) White Sox Pitching Prospects, Good News But More Needed

(25:00) The White Sox Prospect Who Could Crack The Top 10 In A Year

(26:30) Other Hitters Who Could Help

(31:00) How This Rebuild Could Stall Out

(36:30) A Couple Of Other Hitters To Watch

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College Podcast: Who Will Be No. 1 In The 2026 Preseason Top 25? Nov 25, 2025

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty look ahead to the 2026 preseason and break down their process for putting together the Preseason Top 25. Rudner and Flaherty also take a closer look at the teams vying for top-five rankings in 2026 and Omaha sleepers.

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(4:55) Main considerations when putting together the Preseason Top 25

(11:06) The debate at No. 1

(21:23) Breaking down the top of the SEC

(37:52) Our way too early top fives

(40:10) Omaha sleepers

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Will The Pirates & Marlins Spend In MLB Free Agency? Plus Red Sox Top 10 Prospects & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 83 Nov 24, 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Matt Eddy and Scott Braun discuss a variety of topics, including the Pirates' and Marlins' free agency plans, our Red Sox Top 10 Prospects list on and the state of the Mets' system.

We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.

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(0:00) Baseball America's Black Friday sale—Get 40% off any annual digital subscription
(2:00) Reacting to The Athletic's story about the Pirates' potential FA spending
(10:00) How the Marlins can improve, too
(13:15) Red Sox Top 10 Prospects
(19:00) View follow-up question on Pirates/Marlins
(23:30) What's next for the Mets' system?

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Revisiting Misses From The 2021 & 2022 Draft Classes Nov 21, 2025

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This year teams left more first-round players unprotected from the Rule 5 draft than we’ve seen in a decade. Carlos and Peter revisit some of the high-profile misses from the 2021 and 2022 drafts and what lessons we might be able to draw from them.

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(0:00) Intro
(3:00) Unprotected player talk begins
(7:00) Frank Mozzicato
(11:00) Gavin Cross
(14:30) Benny Montgomery & toolsy players
(20:00) 2022 college bats we missed on
(28:00) A calibration for amateur tool grades
(32:00) Did the covid ripple effect impact the hit rate?
(36:30) Reggie Crawford
(40:00) 2022 HS players who might be at risk

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Fantasy Podcast: Top 40 Dynasty First Basemen Nov 20, 2025

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Dynasty rankings season is in full swing at Baseball America, as hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White jump into their second positional ranking breakdown of the offseason. The open the show discussing the Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward trade before diving into the Top 10 first basemen.

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(1:00) Grayson Rodriguez/Taylor Ward trade reaction
(9:30) Nick Kurtz reigns supreme across the first base landscape
(12:30) Why Bryce Harper at No. 3?
(15:00) Questions about Pete Alonso, Rafael Devers, Matt Olson & Freddie Freeman entering 2026
(20:00) The Josh Naylor problem
(22:00) Why is Vinnie Pasquantino still underrated?
(24:00) Is Michael Busch a top 10 first baseman?
(27:00) Kyle Manzardo's sneaky 2025

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40-Man Protections And Rule 5 Draft Talk Nov 20, 2025

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We've got the Rule 5 fever.

Geoff Pontes and J.J. Cooper are a day late with the Prospect Podcast this week, but it's for a good reason, as we've been busy working on the 40-man roster protection deadline and doing our early Rule 5 draft preview work. We talk about that and discuss the Orioles-Angels trade that saw Grayson Rodriguez and Taylor Ward swap coasts.

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(00:00) A Rule 5 name to watch

(10:00) Explaining Rule 5 rules, as well as what the 40-man roster deadline is about

(16:00) Trends we noticed in 40-man roster additions

(19:00) Why the fireballing Class A pitcher doesn't get picked anymore

(23:00) Traits to look for when trawling for Rule 5 picks

(28:30) It was a bad year for first-round picks being protected, especially for one team

(32:00) Two teams with perfect first-round protection records recently

(34:00) A few sneaky things to look for in the Rule 5 draft

(38:00) Analyzing the Grayson Rodriguez-Taylor Ward trade

Rule 5 Draft Preview: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-rule-5-draft-preview-top-players-to-know/

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Dodgers Top 10 Prospects, 40-Man Roster Decisions & Brewers' Unique Draft Strategy | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 82 Nov 17, 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler and Geoff Pontes discuss a number of topics, including the Dodgers' new top 10, Tuesday's 40-man roster deadline and the Brewers' unique strategy for finding value later in the MLB Draft.

We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.

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(0:00) Introduction
(1:00) Digging into Ben's story on the Brewers' unorthodox draft strategy
(12:00) 40-man roster deadline—what should we expect Tuesday?
(15:45) Which traits will teams want to target in the Rule 5 draft?
(20:00) Dodgers Top 10 Prospects—how does LA keep doing it?

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