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Fantasy Podcast: Roboscout Top 125 and Hitters with Traits To Target Sep 17, 2024

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With lots of exciting fantasy contact publishing on the site over the last week hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dive into some high level takeaways from the Roboscout Top 120 Prospects and the annual Hitters With Traits to Target In Fantasy article. Over a dozen names of potential targets for fantasy managers this offseason are discussed.

(0:00) intro

(8:00) Leo De Vries

(12:00) Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell

(14:00) Michael Arroyo

(18:00) Logan Henderson

(24:00) Chase Meidroth

break

(30:00) Jesus Made

(34:00) Zyhir Hope

(37:00) Brice Matthews

(39:00) Demetrio Cristanes

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A Slugger, a 6-foot-8 Prep Lefty & A Surging Arm To Know For The 2025 Draft Sep 13, 2024

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about a trio of high-upside high school prospects to know for the 2025 class, led by Washington slugger Xavier Neyens. The two talk about his offensive profile, style and summer showcase circuit, and then dig into a pair of intriguing southpaws between Oregon lefty Kruz Schoolcraft and Illinois lefty Cameron Appenzeller.

The two also briefly discuss a few of the prominent 2024 returners and where they could stack up in the draft for round two: Texas A&M LHP Ryan Prager, Texas SS Jalin Flores, Florida SS Colby Shelton and Virginia OF Harrison Didawick.

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(1:00) Intro banter
(3:30) The logistics of keeping up with the transfer portal
(8:00) Xavier Neyens
(19:15) General excitement for the 2025 class
(23:00) Kruz Schoolcraft
(30:00) Cameron Appenzeller
(36:00) Ryan Prager, Jalin Flores, Colby Shelton, Harrison Didawick

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Kumar Rocker Looks Exceptional Entering Rangers Debut | Prospect Profile Sep 12, 2024

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We've covered Kumar Rocker for years dating back to his time as one of the faces of college baseball at Vanderbilt. Is it fair to say Rocker's most recent stretch is the most dominant we've seen? Ben Badler thinks so. Ben, J.J. Cooper and Scott Braun detailed Rocker's ascension to the majors to open our latest Hot Sheet show.

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Tre' Morgan Joins, Kumar Rocker Debut & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 24 Sep 10, 2024

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We're thrilled to welcome Rays prospect Tre' Morgan back on the Hot Sheet show. We had a great chat with the former LSU star, and also discussed Kumar Rocker's impending debut, the 2024 MiLB playoffs and more.

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(0:45) Revisiting Kumar Rocker’s path to the Rangers, injury timeline and MLB expectations
(4:10) How Rocker has turned back the clocks
(9:00) Jack Leiter and Rocker have arrived. What is the Rangers’ outlook for 2025 and beyond?
(14:40) Rays 1B Tre’ Morgan gets his first taste of the playoffs in pro ball
(18:10) Morgan talks facing Kumar Rocker in college and the success of LSU alums in pro ball
(22:00) Hitting behind Chandler Simpson, who stole 100 bases
(25:00) Geoff Pontes jumps in to chat 2024 MiLB Playoffs

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Fantasy Podcast: Post Trade Deadline Developments Sep 10, 2024

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On this week's Fantasy Baseball podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss a handful of pitchers traded at this year's deadline that have made changes post deadline. We discuss what has changed and if it makes them fantasy relevant targets in 2025.

(1:00) Intro: Draft and Hold Formats
(8:00) Jasson Dominguez
(11:00) Kumar Rocker
(16:30) FYPD Unsung Heroes
(24:00) Break
(25:00) Jackson Baumeister
(28:00) Ty Johnson
(33:00) Quinn Priester

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90th Percentile: Prep Pitching Gains Real Or Mirage? Sep 09, 2024

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This week on the 90th Percentile Matt and Geoff discuss prep pitching prospects and their reported fastball velocity pre-draft. Do prep arms gain velocity in pro-ball? Does it stay the same? Or is there some inconsistency between what's reported and what's real? We examine a variety of prep pitchers taken between the 2020 and 2023 drafts to see how any prep pitchers have gained velocity in the years following their draft.

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A New & Improved Alejandro Rosario + The Top College Hitters In the 2025 Class Sep 06, 2024

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk through one of the most interesting up-arrow prospects from the 2023 draft class: Rangers righthander Alejandro Rosario. Who was Rosario as an amateur prospect and how has he changed after nearly a full season under his belt in pro ball? Is it stuff? Approach? Command? Mechanics? All of the above? And are there lessons to be learned from his excellent 2024 season?

After that the two pivot to the 2025 draft class to talk about some of the top college hitters of the group, which is made up of plenty of outfielders: Jace Laviolette (Texas A&M), Cam Cannarella (Clemson), Devin Taylor (Indiana), Brandon Compton (Arizona State) and Nick Dumesnil (California Baptist).

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Time Stamps

(1:00) Alejandro Rosario
(17:00) College pitch usage
(21:00) The top three college bats in the class
(31:00) Brandon Compton
(34:00) Questions on misses vs. off-speed
(36:00) Nick Dumesnil
(38:00) 2025 vs. 2024 college outfielders

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Fantasy Podcast: First-Year Player Draft Rankings Sep 05, 2024

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With the fantasy season winding down it's time to look forward to next season and begin your offseason planning. With this in mind, we focused this week's show on recently released First Year Player Draft Rankings. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the logic behind their Top 10 rankings.

(0:00) Intro
(6:00) College Hitters Struggling
(12:00) Travis Bazzana vs Charlie Condon
(18:00) Ranking Wetherholt two
(23:00) Christian Moore
Break
(29:00) Nick Kurtz
(33:00) Hagen Smith vs Chase Burns
(36:00) Trio of college bats

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New Top 100, Roman Anthony's Rise | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 23 Sep 04, 2024

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Do the Red Sox have baseball's next top farm system? It's certainly possible, especially in light of our updated Top 100 this week, which features Roman Anthony's rise to No. 2 on the list. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes go in-depth on the Sox farm system, Chaim Bloom, other Top 100 movers, then we close with a fun game of picking the rookie we'd most like to build around.

Time stamps

(1:00) What's behind Roman Anthony's success?
(4:50) Does Chaim Bloom deserve more credit?
(10:40) Jarlin Susana takes a big step forward this year
(15:00) Explaining how the PPI works and how it relates to Jasson Dominguez
(17:30) The White Sox roster is...rough
(23:30) If you could build a team around one graduated Top 100 prospect, who are you taking?

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Junior Caminero Is MLB's New No. 1 Prospect | Prospect Profile Sep 03, 2024

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Our last significant in-season Top 100 update is here today, and you'll notice there's a new No. 1 prospect. Rays slugger Junior Caminero now headlines the list. Here's a quick primer on Caminero, including what you can expect for the rest of the 2024 season and long-term outlook.

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