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Jac Caglianone Joins, College Baseball Changes & Grim Scouting Survey | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 40 Jan 07, 2025

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jacob Rudner, Carlos Collazo & Scott Braun welcome Kansas City Royals top prospect Jac Caglianone to the show.

We also discuss changes that could be coming to college baseball, including shrinking rosters, ghost runners and sticky substance checks. Plus, we take a look Baseball America's 2025 Scout Survey to analyze the state of the industry and which teams are best at identifying talent.

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(0:50) J.J. Cooper's first-ever Hall of Fame vote
(1:50) Rule changes coming to college baseball
(9:25) Jac Caglianone joins
(21:10) 2020 redraft
(28:40) Scout Survey results

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Fantasy Podcast: Top 150 Pitcher Rankings For 2025 Dynasty Baseball Dec 31, 2024

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns for one last show before the end of 2024.

In this episode, Dylan White and Geoff Pontes dive into their final positional ranking of the offseason, as they break down the top 150 pitchers for dynasty baseball. But first, they get you up to date on all the recent signings and trades impacting dynasty rosters.

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(4:00) First base musical chairs and Pete Alonso is still standing
(9:00) Christian Walker to the Astros
(12:00) Josh Naylor to the D-backs
(16:00) Paul Goldschmidt, Nate Lowe, Carlos Santana and Josh Bell—Who ya got?
(18:00) Corbin Burnes to the D-Backs
(21:00) Does Cody Bellinger get a value bump with the Yankees?
(23:00) Is Gleyber Torres a good buy in 2025?
(27:00) Top five pitchers for 2025 dynasty baseball
(30:00) Top two pitching targets for Dylan and Geoff

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Kyle Teel Joins, Grading Phillies' Luzardo Trade & Ban The Shift In College Baseball? | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 39 Dec 23, 2024

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun welcome White Sox catching prospect Kyle Teel to the show.

The guys also dive into the Phillies' trade for Jesús Luzardo and question the rudderless Marlins organization. Plus, we a look at future rule changes in college baseball, why the NCAA can’t ban the shift and the looming legislation with major eligibility ramifications.

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(0:45) 2025 Prospect Handbook Update
(2:00) Jesús Luzardo goes to the Phillies for Starlyn Caba & more
(8:30) Kyle Teel joins
(21:30) Shift ban for college baseball?
(24:20) Diego Pavia/JUCO ruling fallout for the NCAA

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MLB Trade Breakdowns, MLB Draft Lottery Winners & Losers | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 38 Dec 16, 2024

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes & Scott Braun weigh the returns of four big trades last week. Who did well and who could’ve gotten more?

Plus, we take a look at winners & losers following last week’s MLB Draft Lottery with Carlos Collazo.

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(0:55) Red Sox/White Sox Garrett Crochet trade
(7:15) Are catching prospects treated differently in trades?
(10:50) Cubs/Astros Kyle Tucker trade
(15:00) A's/Rays Jeffrey Springs trade
(16:20) Yankees/Brewers Devin Williams trade
(20:30) Carlos' thoughts on the lottery winners & losers

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Reacting To The Draft Lottery + A Full First Round Mock Draft Dec 13, 2024

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Carlos and Peter break down the third annual draft lottery. They talk through the process, pick out a few winners and losers and then discuss the first, way-too-early complete first round mock draft of the 2025 cycle. Players to know up top, a strong trio of college catchers and then a few more split-camp names at the back of the first round who are interesting for various reasons.

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(3:00) General draft lottery thoughts
(6:00) Winner & Losers
(11:00) Cold comfort for White Sox and A’s?
(14:00) Talking through the first full mock draft
(22:00) A trio of college catchers
(26:00) Back of the first round names

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Fantasy Podcast: Outfielder Rankings For 2025 Dynasty Baseball Dec 12, 2024

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast is back with news from the Winter Meetings. Geoff is live in Dallas and Dylan is in cold in Canada but they bring you all the insight for fantasy on the players moved. We then finish off the show with some top names to target and some sleepers from our recently released Dynasty Outfielder Rankings.

(2:30) Garrett Crochet Trade
(9:00) Gimenez Trade
(12:30) Max Fried Signs With Yankees
(15:30) Juan Soto Signs With Mets
(19:00) Emmanuel Rodriguez
(22:00) Ian Happ
(26:00) Matt Wallner
(28:00) Heliot Ramos

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2024 Rule 5 Draft Wrap-Up Dec 12, 2024

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at every pick in the 2024 MLB Rule 5 Draft and explain why they were chosen and their chances to stick on MLB rosters. But then we get a little crazy and ping pong back and forth on MiLB Rule 5 picks as well.

00:00 Introduction

02:00 Garrett Crochet Trade Quick Thoughts

04:00 Explaining The Rule 5 Draft

05:30 Geoff and JJ's Favorite Picks

08:00 Marlins Pick C Liam Hicks

10:00 Angels Pick LHP Garrett McDaniels

11:30 A's Pick RHP Noah Murdock

12:30 Nationals Pick RHP Evan Reifert

14:00 Blue Jays Pick RHP Angel Bastardo

18:30 Reds Select 2B/OF Cooper Bowman

22:00 Rays Select LHP Nathan Lavender

24:00 Twins Select RHP Eiberson Castellano

24:30 Cubs Select 3B Gage Workman

27:00 Braves Select RHP Anderson Pilar

28:30 Padres Select RHP Juan Nunez

30:00 Brewers Select LHP Connor Thomas

33:00 Rays Select RHP Mike Vasil

35:00 Braves Select SS Christian Cairo

37:00 MiLB Rule 5 Geoff And JJ Challenge

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How Mets Can Surround Soto, Yankees Prospect Focus & Draft Lottery Preview | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 37 Dec 09, 2024

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo & Scott Braun discuss the state of the Mets and Yankees following the big Juan Soto news.

Do the Mets have players to properly surround Soto? How will the Yankees regroup?

The guys also tip their caps to the Padres, who were named Baseball America's 2024 Organization of the Year, before Carlos takes us through a Rule 5 draft and MLB draft lottery preview.

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(1:30) The Mets' farm system and getting help for Juan Soto
(8:10) The fallout for the Yankees
(12:30) Padres are BA's 2024 Org of the Year
(16:30) MLB draft lottery preview
(19:50) Prospects in next year's draft
(24:50) Rule 5 draft

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Reviewing 2024 NL West Draft Classes Dec 06, 2024

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Carlos and Peter complete their divisional draft review series of the 2024 draft class with the National League West. The two talk through each team’s draft, pick out players to know, sleepers they are intrigued with, standout debut performers and then pick out which class of the division they’re most excited about.

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(3:30) D-backs
(13:00) Rockies
(30:45) Dodgers
(39:00) Padres
(53:00) Giants
(1:05:30) Which class do we like the best?

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Fantasy Podcast: Middle Infield Rankings For 2025 Dynasty Baseball Dec 04, 2024

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This week on the Baseball America fantasy show hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes dig into the recent hot stove news as a handful of bigger names have new homes. While in the second half of the show they cover some targets and sleepers from the recently released Middle Infield Dynasty Rankings for 2025.

(2:00) Blake Snell signing with Dodgers and looming Sasaki deal.

(10:30) Jonathan India and Brady Singer deal. The aftermath and fantasy impact of new home parks.

(15:00) Hye-Seong Kim, what to expect

(21:00) Kris Bubic return to the rotation.

(24:00) Aroldis Chapman to the Red Sox

(27:00) Kristian Campbell

(30:00) Bo Bichette

(36:00) Tyler Fitzgerald

(40:00) Adael Amador

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