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Roki Sasaki Posting Soon, Brock Wilken Joins, NL Central Top Prospects | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 33 Nov 12, 2024

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun discuss Japanese superstar Roki Sasaki’s posting to MLB this offseason. Where does he rank among stateside pitching prospects, and why is he poised to upend the international prospect system?

Plus, Brewers prospect Brock Wilken stops by fresh off his performance in the Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby before discussion turns to the latest Top 10 prospects for each NL Central team.

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(0:50) Roki Sasaki is coming to MLB
(3:35) Sasaki & upending the international bonus pool system
(5:40) Why can't Sasaki get paid big money now?
(9:30) Teams breaking commitments to go after Sasaki
(12:30) Brewers prospect Brock Wilken joins
(24:45) Geoff Pontes joins to talk NL Central top 10s

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Fantasy Podcast: How To Value Roki Sasaki In 2025 Fantasy Baseball Nov 12, 2024

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the exciting news of Roki Sasaki's forthcoming posting this winter. They breakdown his value in dynasty as well as redraft in 2025, before ranking out the updated FYPD Top 10.

(2:00) Roki Sasaki Is Coming To MLB.

(10:00) How To Value Sasaki in Redraft.

(15:00) Value Of The No. 1 Pick.

(18:00) Trading The No. 1 Pick For Top Prospects.

(22:00) Who's No. 2 and No. 3?

(26:00) Who's No. 4 and No. 5?

(28:00) Where Does Chase Burns Rank?

(32:00) Any Other International Starters.

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Scouting Japanese Pitcher Roki Sasaki Nov 11, 2024

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Baseball America prospect maven Geoff Pontes and editor-in-chief JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at Roki Sasaki, the righthander whose posting has shaken up the offseason MLB free agent market. Geoff dives into the analytics to spot some noticeable trends in Sasaki's stuff. And the two debate where Sasaki will most likely go, as well as where he'd make the biggest impact.

00:00 Who Is Roki Sasaki

01:00 Why The Timing Of His Posting Matters

08:30 Just How Good Can Sasaki Be?

11:00 Scouting Report On Sasaki

13:00 What About His Velocity Dip?

16:00 Release Point Changes

21:00 Durability questions

23:00 Would Sasaki As a Dodger Be Bad For Baseball?

27:00 Sasaki's Control

28:00 Is He The Best Young Pitcher In The World?

33:00 Why Any Team's Fans Can Dream

34:00 Which Team Would Be Most Transformed By Adding Sasaki

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Reviewing 2024 AL Central Draft Classes Nov 08, 2024

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Carlos and Peter continue their 2024 draft review series with the American League Central. Class breakdowns, sleeper picks, names to know and at the end of the show we give our picks for favorite of the division.

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(0:00) Intro/Banter
(4:00) White Sox
(8:00) White Sox high school picks
(11:00) White Sox sleepers
(13:30) Guardians
(17:15) Braylon Doughty & Joey Oakie
(20:00) Guardians sleepers
(26:30) Tigers
(29:30) Michael Massey
(31:30) Tigers sleepers
(36:30) Royals
(40:00) Jac Caglianone’s approach
(43:00) LP Langevin’s outlier FB
(51:30) Twins
(55:00) Billy Amick as a great value?
(58:45) Twins sleepers
(1:01:00) Our favorite classes

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Fantasy Podcast: Top Prospects For 2025 Redraft Leagues Nov 05, 2024

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast is back, and we're slowly creeping into rankings season on this week's episode.

Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White open the show with a discussion of Dylan's very early NFBC Draft Champions draft. We cover strategy and overall build before jumping into today's primary topic: redraft prospects.

Often, the biggest difference-makers based on ADP return on top prospects can be the deciding factor between victory and a mediocre season. Dylan and Geoff cover who to target as we head into next year.

(2:00) NFBC Draft Champions breakdown and strategy

(6:00) Don't take a zero

(9:00) Multi-position eligibility

(12:00) Chandler Simpson lottery ticket?

(17:00) Pitching

(24:00) Top Pitching Prospects For Redraft (2025 only)

(38:00) Top 10 Hitting Prospects For Redraft (2025 only)

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Griff McGarry Joins; NL East Top 10 Prospects | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 32 Nov 04, 2024

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun welcome Phillies pitching prospect Griff McGarry to dish on his Arizona Fall League experience.

Plus, we take look at fresh NL East Top 10 prospect lists being unveiled on the BA website this week before discussing Padres' Dominican prospect Cesar Altagracia’s age “mishap.”

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(0:40) Welcome to prospect season
(1:30) NL East top 10 prospects
(10:45) Phillies prospect Griff McGarry joins
(22:00) Helium Spot: Andrew Painter
(24:45) Padres prospect age falsification & fallout

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Reviewing 2024 AL East Draft Classes Nov 01, 2024

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Now that we’re officially in the offseason, Carlos and Peter hop on the draft pod for the first of a six-part series looking back at 2024 draft classes. Up first, the American League East. The two give overviews on the class, talk through surprising picks, picks they like, dig into sleepers to know and highlight early pro performers from each class.

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(1:00) Intro
(5:00) Orioles
(7:30) Austin Overn & Vance Honeycutt
(12:00) Griff O’Ferrall
(14:30) Orioles sleepers
(17:30) Red Sox
(20:00) Lots of big pure stuff
(23:00) Red Sox sleepers
(29:30) Yankees
(37:00) Brendan Jones as a day three sleeper
(40:00) Rays
(42:00) Janzen Keisel & Nate Knowles
(48:30) Emilien Pitre & late sleepers
(53:00) Blue Jays
(57:30) Hitters to keep an eye on
(1:01:30) Blue Jays sleepers
(1:04:00) Classes we liked most

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World Series Wrap-Up: Congrats To The Dodgers & What's Next For The Yankees Oct 31, 2024

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are giving the Dodgers their due. Los Angeles has won its second title in the past five seasons with its Game 5 win over the Yankees. We're talking about that and what's ahead for both teams.

0:01 What will you remember most from that five-run inning?

0:05 Freddie Freeman, what a World Series.

0:08 Who would be your other Dodgers stars of the Series?

14:30 What do the Dodgers do better than others?

17:00 The Dodgers pitching could get better

21:00 What tripped up the Yankees?

25:00 What about Juan Soto?

31:00 Was the NL just better than the AL this year?

36:00 What this Series means for baseball and its popularity

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90th Percentile: Dr. Nick Serio Of VeloU Discusses Advanced Pitcher Training & Arm Strength Oct 31, 2024

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This week on the 90th Percentile Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome on Dr. Nick Serio of Velo U. We discuss Nick's work with pitchers and how they get exciting results through advanced training, arm care and the idea of disappearing projection.

(1:00) Introducing Dr. Nick Serio of VeloU
(4:00) Physical Assessment Process And Identifying Key Attributes.
(9:00) Elements Of The Assessment
(13:00) What Is The Training Process And How Long Are The Programs
(18:00) Risks Of Injury?
(23:00) The Disappearing Idea Of Projection
(29:00) Impact Of College Recruiting Process
(37:00) The Business Of Youth Baseball
(42:00) Building Strength And The Benefits
(44:00) Arm Care.

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Cooper Adams Joins; 8 Strong International Signing Classes | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 31 Oct 28, 2024

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler & Scott Braun are joined by Red Sox pitching prospect Cooper Adams to discuss Boston's approach to pitching development, adjusting to pro ball and more.

Plus, we discuss a big college commitment flip for the reigning national champs, and Ben dishes on his top international signing classes for 2024.

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(1:00) Billy Carlson's commitment flip & the college recruiting landscape
(10:20) Cooper Adams joins
(23:50) Ben's top international classes for 2024
(27:55) Roki Sasaki?

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