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Prospect Podcast: We've Updated Our Top 100 Prospect Rankings May 07, 2025

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We have a full Top 100 Prospects update up at BaseballAmerica.com, so we have to talk about it in this week's Prospect Podcast. Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper discuss a new No. 1 and a lot of the movement within the rankings.

(00:00) The top of this list has us excited about prospects

(03:50) There's a new No. 1 prospect

(10:00) A pitcher has leapt into the top 5

(17:00) A couple of hitters making big moves up in the rankings

(24:45) Some prospects dropping off the Top 100

(31:40) Turning the spotlight to prospects joining the Top 100

Baseball America Top 100 Prospect Rankings: https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2025-top-100-prospects/

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College Podcast: How Georgia Rose to No. 1, Week 12's Postseason Picture Shakeup May 06, 2025

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down Georgia’s rise to No. 1 in the Top 25 and how the BA staff arrived at its Week 13 top three. Rudner and Flaherty also discuss how a wild Week 12 impacted the postseason picture, including Cincinnati’s push into the field, UC Irvine’s disastrous weekend and where Notre Dame fits into the mix.

(3:58) How we arrived at our Week 13 top three

(11:58) Georgia’s rise to No. 1

(18:27) Can UC Irvine still host?

(21:51) Breaking down the bubble

(33:27) Picks to Click

(39:45) Final Thoughts

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Fantasy Podcast: May Dynasty Top 500 Update May 06, 2025

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It's a big week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast as we release the Dynasty Top 500 this week. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the movement on the list and key in on a few risers and fallers on this month's update.

(3:00) Bubba Chandler predicting a callup.
(8:00) Cade Horton callup coming?
(15:00) Evan Carter recalled by the Rangers. Have you reset expectations?
(18:00) Jake Burger demotion how should managers handle it?
(21:00) The fallout from the Triston Casas injury
(28:00) Trio of elite shortstop prospects
(34:00) George Lombard Jr is surging
(37:00) Hunter Brown is a big up arrow player
(41:00) Bo Bichette is dropping, is it time to move on?

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Top 100 Prospects Update, Red Sox 1B Options & Countdown To Selection Monday| Hot Sheet Show Ep. 54 May 05, 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Geoff Pontes, Jacob Rudner, Peter Flaherty and Scott Braun discuss options at first base for the Red Sox with Triston Casas out for the season. Would Marcelo Mayer make sense as a fill-in?

Plus, we also discuss rising names in Baseball America's upcoming Top 100 Prospects update and take a look at the college baseball landscape three weeks out from Selection Monday.

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(0:55) Could Roman Anthony or Marcelo Mayer fill in at 1B for the Red Sox?

(7:05) Talking Leo De Vries

(9:35) Talking Sebastian Walcott

(11:30) Which top young prospect would lock up?

(12:35): New Top 25 rankings

(17:20) Teams to watch heading into Selection Monday

(24:50) Sleeper draft picks on top 10 college teams

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Prospect Podcast: Is The Rockies Rebuild Bleaker Than The White Sox? Apr 30, 2025

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In this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking a look at the AL and NL cellars. Who is further away the Rockies or the White Sox?

(00:00) Seeing Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer (again)

(05:15) Which Rebuild Is Further Away the White Sox or Rockies?

(07:30) How the Rockies Got Here

(14:30) Looking at the Rockies and White Sox farm systems

(18:00) Where are the Rockies' big bats?

(22:30) Comparing the Rockies hitting prospects to other NL West teams

(27:00) How worried are we about Colson Montgomery?

(37:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Twins LHP Dasan Hill

(41:45) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Mets RHP Raimon Gomez

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College Podcast: Reacting to Chris Lemonis' Firing at Mississippi State Apr 29, 2025

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty react to the surprising in-season firing of Mississippi State head coach Chris Lemonis. Rudner and Flaherty also discuss whether its time to worry about Arkansas and Tennessee, NC State’s booming postseason stock and Picks to Click.

(1:09) Reacting to Chris Lemonis’ firing

(10:30) Just how good is No. 1 Texas

(17:13) Is it time to worry about Tennessee

(22:39) Arkansas’ cold spell

(26:54) The craziness of Week 11

(30:43) Stock up: NC State

(33:33) Stock down: Western Kentucky

(39:30) Picks to Click

(45:05) Final thoughts

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Fantasy Podcast: Prospects With Fantasy Top 100 Potential Apr 29, 2025

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With a month in the books, there are plenty of prospects who have raised their profile.

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White call out some names to target in your leagues who might be pushing their way onto the updated Top 100 Prospects for fantasy list.

(2:00) Ronny Mauricio rehab, expectations for 2025 and 2026.
(5:00) Eury Perez begins rehab assignment with Low-A Jupiter.
(8:00) Ryan Weathers dominates in rehab outing.
(10:00) Arjun Nimmala crushing High-A
(16:00) Jarred Kelenic optioned. Is it time to call it?
(20:00) Roman Anthony dealing with foot injury.
(23:00) Agustin Ramirez is raking, are you buying?
(26:00) Logan Evans makes his debut, impressions.
(29:00) Austin Hays are you buying?
(31:00) Ketel Marte returning
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(35:00) Sean Linan
(39:00) Andrew Salas
(42:00) Caleb Bonemer
(45:00) Adam Serwinowski

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Why Shedeur Sanders' Draft Slide Would Not Happen In MLB Draft | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 53 Apr 28, 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler and Geoff Pontes discuss key names to know ahead of next week’s updated Top 100 Prospects update.

We also debate differences between the NFL Draft and MLB Draft and explain why Shedeur Sanders’ unprecedented slide from potential top three pick to the fifth round wouldn’t happen in baseball.

Time Stamps

(0:50) Top 100 Prospects update coming soon
(2:15) Hitters Geoff thinks could be on the Top 100 before long
(4:30) Pitchers Ben thinks could be on the Top 100 before long
(6:50) Do we value lefthanded hitters over righthanded hitters?
(8:50) Stock watch: Bryce Rainer and Mike Sirota
(11:25) An Off-the-radar player who could be on the Top 100 list one day
(14:30) Best career of recent Top 100 graduates?
(16:35) Shedeur Sanders and differences between NFL/MLB drafts
(28:30) Thoughts on Charlee Soto

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

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The Most Surprising Picks In Our Latest Staff Mock Draft Apr 25, 2025

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast and talk briefly about their relationship to the NFL draft and discuss the recently released 2025 MLB draft bonus pools. After that the two preview the second staff draft of the season and talk through some of the more surprising picks, as well as Peter’s difficult decision picking out of the one spot in this edition.

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(0:30) NFL draft talk
(4:15) Slot and bonus pool values released
(12:30) Staff draft talk begins
(14:00) The pain of picking 1-1
(21:00) Jace LaViolette is back
(27:00) Kade Anderson as college SP2?
(29:00) Ethan Conrad going high despite injury?
(31:30) Ike Irish barreling everything in the SEC
(34:00) Notable names to end the draft

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Fantasy Podcast: Ten Prospects To Know For Dynasty Apr 24, 2025

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns with a jam packed show digging deep on a ten pack of prospects to know in dynasty leagues. We go over the expectations for two of the biggest callups of the first month in Nick Kurtz and Chandler Simpson, as well as update you on news, notes and names to add.

(2:00) Nick Kurtz is called up, what are the expectations?

(6:00) Chandler Simpson called up

(12:00) Brandon Young Orioles sleeper?

(15:00) Current concern level with Luis Rengifo?

(19:00) Current concern level with Christian Walker?

(22:00) Gage Workman demoted, could be returned to Tigers.

(25:00) Grayson Rodriguez lat injury, how much has his injury history impacted his value?

(27:00) Blake Snell shutdown

(29:00) Max Muncy (Athletics) demoted

(31:00) Lucas Giolito due back May 1st

(34:00) Francisco Alvarez returns Friday

(37:00) Quinn Mathews set to return to throwing this week

(38:00) Leo DeVries

(40:00) Tyson Hardin

(45:00) Javier Mogollon

(48:00) Braylon Payne

(51:00) William Bergolla

(53:00) Caleb Bonemer

(56:00) Connelly Early

(58:00) Aroon Escobar

(61:00) Wei-En Lin

(63:00) Sean Linan

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