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NCAA Tournament Preview, Predicting The Field Of 64 | Hot Sheet Show May 24, 2024

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Baseball America college expert Ted Cahill joins a special edition of the Hot Sheet show to help break down his latest NCAA Tournament bracket projection, give us a feel for potential College World Series favorites, plus his under-the-radar players and teams he's most looking forward to seeing in the postseason. The guys also end the conversation reacting to how the college baseball scholarship landscape could soon change in light of recent NCAA news.

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Prep Pitching Risers & The Difficulty Of Lining Up The Top Of The Draft Class May 24, 2024

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about impact performers in the first few days of conference tournament action and also discuss the most recent news about ECU righthander Trey Yesavage’s health situation.

After that, the two talk through a trio of prep pitchers who have stormed up draft boards this spring and debate those profiles vs. some of the college pitchers who could go off the board in a similar range.

Next, the two talk about the flaws of the prospects in the middle of the first round and beyond and then pick out a few players who could go in the 10-25 range they feel most confident in—if they feel confident about any.

The show closes with a discussion about how challenging it has been to line up the top college players in the class beyond Charlie Condon and Travis Bazzana. Seemingly every scout we talk to has a different order for lining up Chase Burns, Hagen Smith, Braden Montgomery, Nick Kurtz, JJ Wetherholt and Jac Caglianone. How do Carlos and Peter line them up? Depends on the day.

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(2:20) Ryan Waldschmidt

(3:30) Gage Jump

(5:20) Luke Holman

(7:50) Trey Yesavage health situation

(14:00) Three prep pitchers storming up boards

(22:00) College arms vs. high school arms at the back of the first

(27:00) Everyone in the back of the first has flaws

(30:30) Profiles we’re most convicted on in the 10-20 range

(35:30) How difficult lining up players 3-8 on the board is

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College Podcast: Breaking Down Conference Tournament Action May 23, 2024

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down conference tournament action from around the country, as the race to Selection Monday hits a fever pitch. They start with the SEC, where the conference's bubble teams have worked to shore up their NCAA Tournament resumes. The opposite has happened in the ACC, where Georgia Tech, Louisville and Virginia Tech all started sluggishly. There's also plenty of action in the Big 12 and Pac-12. Teddy and Peter also outline why college baseball fans need to be paying attention to the American Athletic Conference and Big Ten Tournaments this week.

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Open: Why we love conference tournament week

(2:00) The SEC bubble picture

(13:00) Teddy is all in on LSU

(18:58) Ad break

(19:15) ACC bubble picture

(25:00) ACC teams vying for a top-eight seed

(30:00) Big 12 breakdown

(36:00) Pac-12 breakdown

(40:30) Big Ten breakdown

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Can A Broken MLB International Signing System Be Fixed? | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 8 May 22, 2024

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Scott Braun, JJ Cooper & Ben Badler discuss the state of a broken MLB international signing system. Ben explains the current situation -- where teams are often agreeing to deals with players as young as 12 and 13 years old -- and why things haven't changed. The guys also discuss...

Ways to fix it
Whether we're headed toward an international draft
The next wave of international prospects
An early look at MiLB Player of the Year
How the Angels can better develop prospects

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90th Percentile: Talent Doesn't Discriminate May 20, 2024

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Talent doesn't discriminate and that's a truth that bothers a lot of people, particularly in the youth baseball space. Geoff and Matt dive into the topic, discussing different combinations or talent, attitude and motivation. It's often not the hardest worker on the field.

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A Staff Draft Roundtable May 17, 2024

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Carlos and Peter are joined by Geoff Pontes to discuss Baseball America’s second staff draft of the 2024 season. The trio talk through each of their picks and give their thoughts on how the draft is shaping up as we near the end of the college baseball season.

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(4:00) Top of the board

(6:00) Hagen Smith vs. Chase Burns

(13:00) How Trey Yesavage stacks up with the top arms

(15:00) A wide-open draft board after pick 11

(19:00) James Tibbs III trending up

(25:00) Slade Caldwell’s well-rounded profile

(28:00) Power bats with hit tool questions in the 20s

(33:00) A mini run of high school righthanders

(37:00) Ryan Waldschmidt a sleeper stud to know

(43:00) Tommy White not in the first?

(50:00) Closing thoughts on the draft, picks we liked, players we are surprised weren’t taken

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College Podcast: Conference Title Races And NCAA Tournament Implications May 16, 2024

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the conference title races and NCAA Tournament implications in every major conference going into the final weekend of college baseball's regular season. They start with the ACC, where half the league is in the mix to host regionals. Things are more settled in the Big 12, but the conference standings are jumbled at the top of the Big Ten. In the Pac-12, there's a title showdown between Arizona and Oregon State in Tucson. There's plenty on the line in the SEC, as Kentucky enters the weekend with a one-game lead in the standings.

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(2:00) Ivy League and Patriot League Tournament predictions

(7:00) UNC has all but clinched the ACC title

(12:00) NC State hosts Wake Forest in a critical series for the host race

(16:20) Oklahoma won its first Big 12 title

(24:00) Which Big 12 team will go the farthest in the NCAA Tournament?

(31:10) Ad break

(31:15) The top of the Big Ten standings are a jumble

(38:15) The Pac-12 title comes down to Oregon State at Arizona

(43:00) The NCAA Tournament cases for Cal, Oregon and Utah

(47:10) Ad break

(47:30) The SEC bubble picture

(61:15) What's wrong with Texas A&M?

(68:30) The SEC title race is coming down to a photo finish

(81:00) Sun Belt bubble watch and around the country

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Taking Stock Of Pirates Player Development After Paul Skenes' Debut | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 7 May 14, 2024

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Paul Skenes' debut was a blast, right? Today's Hot Sheet show dives into Skenes' first big league start, and also zooms out to assess how the Pirates have fared on the player development side in recent years. Pittsburgh has enjoyed some recent wins on the pitching side, especially with Jared Jones, but has struggled to get the most out of some high-profile bats so far. The crew also discusses...

Whether they'd take Skenes or Jones over the next 10 years
What's going on with Termarr Johnson & Henry Davis?
90th percentile exit velocity standouts
Wyatt Langford's impressive bat speed

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Fantasy Podcast: Roboscout, News And Complex Ball May 14, 2024

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes run through the week of news, injury updates and the stories impacting fantasy baseball before diving into this week's Roboscout update.

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(0-2:00) Open

(2:00-4:00) Friedl

(4:00-6:00) Bryan Woo

(6:00 -12:00) Kjerstad and the next Orioles player up

(12:00 - 16:00) Evan Carter injury

(16:00-18:00) Jasson Domiguez

(18:00 - 20:00) Austin Riley

(20:00 - 22:30) Jung Hoo Lee injury

(22:30 - 24:00) Joendry Vargas

Break

(24:00-38:00) Roboscout Discussion

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Digging Deeper Into The 1-1 Debate May 10, 2024

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After a Carlos-caused week-long hiatus, the draft team gets back on the podcast to talk about the state of the 1-1 race in the 2024 class. Peter makes his best case for Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana as most of the draft world falls further in love with Charlie Condon—but is Bazzana 1-1 as hot a take as you think?

The two dig into their numbers a bit more and explore Condon’s unusual home/road splits and also get into a conversation about the importance of makeup. Peter wonders if Texas A&M outfielder Braden Montgomery would have a 1-1 case in any other year and the two then talk about whether or not Montgomery should keep switch hitting at the next level.

After the top-of-the-class conversation dies down, the two move into a discussion about other players making moves (and not always up) on the draft board including Kentucky outfielder Ryan Waldschmidt, Bucknell third baseman Sean Keys, Austin Peay infielder and outfielder Jon Jon Gazdar, TCU shortstop Anthony Silva and Texas A&M lefthander Ryan Prager.

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Time Stamps

(2:30) Charlie Condon & Travis Bazzana heaters

(6:30) Travis Bazzana track record

(9:00) The importance of makeup

(12:30) Charlie Condon home/road splits

(17:30) Does Braden Mongtomery fit into the convo?

(21:00) Should Montgomery stop switch hitting?

(27:20) Ryan Waldschmidt

(32:40) Sean Keys

(39:00) Jon Jon Gazdar

(42:00) Anthony Silva