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Reviewing 2025 Preseason Draft Teams Sep 12, 2025

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Carlos, Jacob and Peter review our preseason draft teams for the 2025 class. Who did well, who did poorly, which picks do we love and which do we regret with the benefit of hindsight? Perhaps more importantly, what are the lessons we can learn from this exercise and put towards the 2026 class?

You can see each of the three teams drafted below, as well as the “best of the rest” of the highest draft bonus players who went unpicked.

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Time Stamps

(0:00) Intro
(4:00) Macro team analysis
(6:00) Biggest misses
(9:00) The risks of HS pitchers in this exercise
(14:00) Players who have leverage in the spring
(18:00) Will Stanford continue to recruit like they have?
(24:00) Long term view for Ben’s picks
(26:00) Jacob’s picks he liked and picks he would take back
(31:00) Carlos’s picks he liked and picks he would take back
(35:20) How do agents influence this process?
(37:00) Closing thoughts

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Carlos’s Team

C — Ike Irish, 4418400
CIF — Dean Curley, 1733905
CIF — Xavier Neyens, 4120000
MIF — Eli Willits, 8200000
MIF — Marek Houson, 4497500
OF — Nick Dumesnil, 214300
OF — Slater de Brun, 4000000
OF — Kane Kepley, 1400000
P — Jamie Arnold, 5985100
P — Seth Hernandez, 7250000
P — Landon Harmon, 2500000
P — Cameron Appenzeller, 0
UTL — Aiva Arquette, 7149900

Total Bonus Value: $51,469,105

Jacob’s Team

C — Luke Stevenson, 2800000
CIF — Gavin Fien, 4800000
CIF — Boston Kellner, 0
MIF — Kayson Cunningham, 4581900
MIF — Brady Ebel, 2750000
OF — Devin Taylor, 2500000
OF — Henry Ford, 0
OF — Dean Moss, 1733905
P — Tyler Bremner, 7689525
P — Kruz Schoolcraft, 3606600
P — Kyson Witherspoon, 5000000
P — Cam Leiter, 1346600
UTL — Brandon Compton, 2000000

Total Bonus Value: $38,808,530

Ben’s team

C — Caden Bodine, 3110800
CIF — Tre Phelps, 0
CIF — Ethan Holliday, 9000000
MIF — Billy Carlson, 6235900
MIF — Lucas Franco, 0
OF — Jace LaViolette, 4000000
OF — Cam Cannarella, 2277425
OF — Brendan Summerhill, 1997500
P — Matt Scott, 0
P — Justice De Jong, 0
P — Josh Hammond, 3197500
P — Angel Cervantes, 0
UTL — Brock Sell, 0

Total Bonus Value: $29,819,125

Best of the Rest

C — Michael Oliveto, 2447500
CIF — Andrew Fischer, 3500000
CIF — Ethan Petry, 2090000
MIF — JoJo Parker, 6197500
MIF — Steele Hall, 5747500
OF — Sean Gamble, 3997500
OF — Ethan Conrad, 3563100
OF — Jaden Fauske, 2997500
P — Kade Anderson, 8800000
P — Liam Doyle, 7250000
P — Gage Wood, 3000000
P — Patrick Forbes, 3000000
UTL — Gavin Kilen, 5247500

Total Bonus Value: $57,838,100

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Arizona Fall League Roster Surprises Sep 11, 2025

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Josh Norris and JJ Cooper analyze the just announced Arizona Fall League rosters. Who are the names to know and who is a surprise addition? We break it down.

(00:00) Why we are excited

(01:30) Who we are most excited to see

(06:15) Which team has the best/most interesting roster

(10:00) Why Kevin McGonigle's inclusion is unusual

(17:30) Non-Top 100 Prospects in the AFL to watch

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Fantasy Podcast: Pitching Prospects Who Added And Lost Stuff In 2025 Sep 11, 2025

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns this week with an in-depth discussion centered around how to target pitching prospects in fantasy. We dig into some of the recent promotions of pitching prospects and how late season promotions can propel you in deeper leagues down the stretch. In the second half of the show we dig into a handful of pitchers who added stuff and a few who saw diminished velocity and results in 2025.

(4:00) Connelly Early debuts, impressions and thoughts.
(15:00) Dax Kilby
(18:00) Braden Montgomery and Noah Schultz done for the season.
(21:00) Liam Doyle debuts
(24:00) Robby Snelling and Thomas White
(28:00) Christian Oppor
(30:00) JR Ritchie
(33:00) Tink Hence
(35:00) Jaden Hamm
(38:00) Sam Aldegheri

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Busting Pitching Myths Sep 10, 2025

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This week on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some pitching myths that have been busted, and what teams know nowadays.

(00:00) Geoff is working on a pitching project

(06:00) Velocity can be taught and developed

(16:00) JJ goes on a rant about how pitchers are throwing harder. It's not just the radar guns.

(27:30) With changeups movement matters as much as velocity separation

(34:00) Don't focus on individual pitch quality, focus on the quality of the entire arsenal.

(41:00) Extension is a thing, but it's only some times a thing.

(46:00) Learning to throw harder doesn't mean you will be wilder

(55:30) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Rays RHP Brody Hopkins

(59:45) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Mets 3B/1B Jacob Reimer

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Andrew Painter's Struggles, Marlins Pitching Prospects & Transfer Portal Tampering | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 72 Sep 08, 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun discuss a number of pitching prospects, including the Phillies' Andrew Painter and his struggles and the rise of arms in the Marlins' system.

We also break down the transfer portal conundrum faced by today’s college baseball coaches.

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

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(0:30) What's holding Andrew Painter back this season?
(10:00) The rise of the Marlins' system
(12:00) Robby Snelling's rebound & Thomas White's progress
(15:00) Marlins' depth of pitching in the DSL
(18:15) Portal tampering in college baseball

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Complex League Prospects To Know Sep 03, 2025

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper discuss Josh's travels to the Arizona, Florida and Dominican Summer Leagues. We try to explain what to look for in the lowest levels of the minors, but more importantly we talk about prospects who stood out at those levels.

(00:00) Explaining the differences between the Complex Leagues and the upper levels

(03:30) Why fans should care about the Complex Leagues

(14:35) How the Florida And Arizona Complex Leagues compared this year

(19:45) What you should pay attention to and what you shouldn't give too much weight from the Dominican Summer League.

(26:30) Arizona Complex League prospects to know: Giants SS Jhonny Level, Dodgers 3B Chase Harlan. And why the Giants club stood out.

(30:00) Florida Complex League prospects to know: Orioles RHP Esteban Mejia, Red Sox C Jorge Rodriguez.

(33:40) Dominican Summer League prospects to know: Giants SS Josuar Gonzalez, Blue Jays 3B Juan Sanchez, Marlins RHP Kevin DeFrank and why the Marlins club stood out.

(51:00) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Twins OF Gabriel Gonzalez.

(54:15) Josh's Prospect Soapbox: Phillies RHP Ramon Marquez

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MLB Callups Making Impacts & Young Arms Affecting Playoff Races | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 71 Sep 02, 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun kick things off by chatting about some recent impact callups, including the Reds' Sal Stewart and the Mariners' Harry Ford.

We also discuss young pitchers being thrown into the playoff push, such as Payton Tolle of the Red Sox and and Cam Schlittler of the Yankees.

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

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(0:00) Introduction
(1:50) Sal Stewart's MLB debut
(6:00) Harry Ford's impact on the Mariners
(7:30) Carter Jensen's offensive profile for the Royals
(9:45) Return of Jac Caglianone with KC
(12:10) Mets pitching prospects
(17:40) Payton Tolle in Boston's rotation
(20:15) The road from college baseball
(21:40) Cam Schlittler's rise with the Yankees
(24:30) Christian Moore sent back down

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College Podcast: Fall Ball Teams To Watch, Potential Breakout Players Sep 02, 2025

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On this episode of the Baseball America College Baseball Podcast, national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty take a look ahead at fall ball, breaking down teams to follow, possible breakout players and more. Rudner and Flaherty also revisit the topic of tampering, examine what to look for when finding fall breakout players and touch on the college baseball calendar.

The different types of tampering (4:30)

Fall ball format and changes we'd make to it (11:25)

Peter's team to watch in the fall (17:40)

Jacob's team to watch in the fall (22:31)

Signs of a breakout to look for (32:06)

Peter's player to watch in the fall (36:06)

Jacob's player to watch in the fall (37:46)

Two big questions heading into fall (41:52)

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Top College Uniforms & Area Codes Standouts Aug 29, 2025

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about some standout Area Code Games performances—but before that the two break down Peter and Jacob’s top 25 college baseball jersey rankings. What makes a good jersey in the first place? Which were the hard calls? After that the two get a bit more serious and talk about a number of standout hitters and pitchers from the summer, think through separating the top shortstops in the class, wonder about the Stanford element with California SS Tyler Spangler and plenty more.

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(2:30) College baseball uniforms
(15:45) Area Codes pitching talk
(29:00) Area Codes hitters
(33:00) Separating the top shortstops in the class
(36:00) Tyler Spangler and the Stanford element
(46:30) Leo Nockley in the 2027 class

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Fantasy Podcast: Exploring Late Season Roboscout Standouts Aug 28, 2025

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This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast we're talking prospects who have surged in the second half of the season. Host Geoff Pontes and Dylan White talk through a handful of standouts that Roboscout has identified as top names to know.

(2:30) Jonah Tong called up. What are your expectations?
(7:00) McLean continues to dominate.
(12:00) Rank them for 2026 Jacob Misiorowski, Chase Burns, Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong.
(18:00) Ralphy Velazquez
(21:00) Rainiel Rodriguez
(24:00) Dax Kilby small sample standout
(28:00) Ryan Clifford
(32:00) Sal Stewart

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