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Roki Sasaki Landing Spots, Joey Loperfido Joins & Fantasy Sleepers| Hot Sheet Show Ep. 36 Dec 02, 2024

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Blue Jays outfielder Joey Loperfido. The guys dive into the latest rumblings revolving around Japanese star Roki Sasaki’s possible MLB destination, and we take a look at dynasty fantasy baseball sleepers and early breakout rookies to watch in 2025.

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(1:00) Roki Sasaki's potential landing spots with Ben Badler
(4:35) Endorsement opportunities for Roki
(7:45) How Sasaki's deal will differ from other international signees
(9:35) Joey Loperfido joins
(23:00) Dynasty baseball talk with Geoff Pontes

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Rule 5 Draft Early Preview Nov 29, 2024

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If you're a regular listener/reader of Baseball America content, you probably know that we love the Rule 5 Draft. JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes have Rule 5 Fever, which means we'll go in depth on what worked in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft, what doesn't usually work and also what players are catching our eyes for the 2024 Rule 5 Draft, set to be held on Dec. 11.

02:00 What Is The Rule 5 Draft

04:00 Explaining Who Is Eligible For The Rule 5 Draft

06:00 Why The Rule 5 Draft Eligibles List Has Taken A Hit

10:00 Should The Eligibility Rules Be Tweaked?

14:00 Which Teams/Players Stood Out From The 2023 Rule 5

19:00 What Are The Characteristics Of Successful Rule 5 Picks

24:00 A Few Players We Really Like For This Year's Rule 5 Draft

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Reviewing 2024 NL Central Draft Classes Nov 27, 2024

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Carlos and Peter continue their divisional draft review series of the 2024 draft class with the National League Central. 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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(3:00) Cubs
(18:30) Reds
(30:00) Brewers
(41:00) Pirates
(54:45) Cardinals
(1:11:00) Our favorite draft classes

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Fantasy Podcast: First Year Player Draft Top 100 And FYPD Sleepers Nov 27, 2024

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This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes dive into the expanded First Year Player Draft rankings published this week. We break down changes and additions to the top 50 before calling out some names to target in deeper FYPD settings.

(2:00) Angels moves
(8:00) Updated top 50 in FYPD
(17:00) Kale Fountain
(20:00) Tytus Cissell
(23:00) Daniel Eagen
(25:00) Cole Hertzler
(28:00) Potential future closers

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Anthony Solometo Joins, Roki Sasaki Special Posting Exception & Fantasy Sleepers | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 35 Nov 26, 2024

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, JJ Cooper, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes & Scott Braun welcome Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Anthony Solometo. Plus, the guys discuss how Roki Sasaki is primed to disrupt the international signing market. Should MLB make a special exception for the Japanese phenom? We also explore players available for the Rule 5 draft and take look at fantasy baseball sleepers, including a former Hot Sheet guest who is worth targeting.

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Reviewing 2024 NL East Draft Classes Nov 22, 2024

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Carlos and Peter continue their divisional draft review series of the 2024 draft class with the National League East. 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 are most excited about.

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(3:30) Braves
(15:00) Marlins
(26:00) Mets
(36:45) Phillies
(47:00) Nationals

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Fantasy Podcast: Corner Infield And Catcher Dynasty Rankings For 2025 Nov 20, 2024

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Rankings season has returned for the Baseball America fantasy team of Dylan White and Geoff Pontes. In our first installment of offseason dynasty rankings we cover first baseman, third baseman and catchers.

(2:00) Introducing the 2025 Dynasty Rankings

(5:00) No. 1 rankings

(8:00) Is it time trade Jose Ramirez

(11:00) Is an improving Red Sox lineup a boost for Devers fantasy value?

(13:00) Bryce Harper versus Austin Riley

(16:15) Break

(17:00) Freddie Freeman ageless wonder?

(22:00) Junior Caminero expectations in 2025

(24:00) Matt Olson bounce back candidate.

(28:00) Pete Alonso's future

(32:00) William Contreras vs Adley Rutschman

(36:00) Sleepers in the Corner Infield

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Chase Dollander Joins, National Signing Day Recap & Non-Tender Deadline Looms | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 34 Nov 18, 2024

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we're joined by Rockies pitching prospect Chase Dollander while also recapping National Signing Day and discussing the non-tender deadline scheduled for 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

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(0:45) Peter Flaherty breaks down National Signing Day
(8:30) Chase Dollander joins
(14:15): Chase on transferring to Tennessee
(15:45) Best players he's faced as a pro
(16:50) On how he's changed as a pitcher since college
(21:30) Chase on his "father figure"
(24:00) Baseball America's top-ranked Rockies prospect
(25:45) J.J. Cooper geeks out on the 40-man non-tender deadline
(28:30) Thoughts on Rookie of the Year awards

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Reviewing 2024 AL West Draft Classes Nov 15, 2024

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Carlos and Peter are back to break down more 2024 draft classes in their third installment of this year’s series. This time it’s the AL West and plenty of college talk for a division that loaded up on four-year prospects.

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(0:00) Intro
(3:00) Astros
(15:00) Angels
(29:40) A’s
(45:30) Mariners
(56:20) Rangers
(1:07:20) Which draft did we like best?

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90th Percentile: Brendan Donovan And The Art Of Maintaining Consistency Nov 13, 2024

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This week on the 90th Percentile we welcome back on Cardinals star Brendan Donovan. We discuss his offseason routines, how he maintains strength and stays "bouncy" throughout the season and much more.

(4:00) How consistent is your sleep, eating, and body maintenance during the season?

(9:00) How much of a differentiator are these routines in terms of:

o advancing through amateur and professional baseball

o being your best all season after the travel and grind takes it’s toll

o Beating the guy in the opposite dugout

(14:00) Current or former teammates you want to shout out for their discipline to their routines?

(24:00) Using jump testing to track performance in-season and progression year over year.

(38:00) Testing throughout the season to identify fatigue.

(42:00) Homering at Rickwood Field and the missing Statcast

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