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Fantasy Podcast: Top 200 Prospects For Fantasy Update Jun 06, 2023

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This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the most recent update to the Top 200 Fantasy Prospect rankings. The hosts discuss players that made significant moves up the list as well as the biggest ranking deltas between Dylan and Geoff's rankings.

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90th Percentile: Interview With Andrew Riddell Of Baseball Australia Jun 05, 2023

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Have you wondered how baseball development is handled outside of the United States? If so, this week on the 90th Percentile, hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak discuss the path for development outside of the United States. They welcome on Baseball Australia's National Player Development Manager Andrew Riddell to discuss Australia's recent success on the world stage. With the explosion of Australia-born players in recent years, Andrew highlights the challenges players face coming stateside.

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College Podcast: 2023 NCAA Regionals Preview Jun 01, 2023

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty preview the 2023 NCAA Regionals.

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The Biggest Surprises and Disappointments of the 2023 MLB Season May 31, 2023

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Geoff Pontes and Kyle Glaser break down the first one-third of the MLB season, including the biggest surprises (Rays, Rangers), disappointments (Padres, Cardinals) and how many teams currently in playoff position will reach the postseason.

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Hot Sheet Podcast: Emmet Sheehan Continues To Dominate May 31, 2023

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On this week's Hot Sheet Podcast, Geoff Pontes is on a solo flight as the Prospect Team is busy working on Top 30 updates. Geoff takes you through some of the names he chose for this week's Hot Sheet and why he included two pitchers with excellent fastball quality you need to be paying attention to.

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90th Percentile: Velocity - Part Two May 30, 2023

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On the latest episode of the 90th Percentile, Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak discuss the traits that portend velocity gains, ghosts of past drafts and the different styles of pitchers that add velocity. As a bonus, the opening offers a nuanced discussion of sandwich chains.

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College Podcast: Checking In On Conference Tournaments May 25, 2023

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty check in on college baseball conference tournaments around the country.

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Hot Sheet Podcast: Jackson Holliday Has A Week May 23, 2023

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This week on the Hot Sheet Podcast, we discuss Josh Norris' week at the yard watching Orioles prospect Jackson Holliday. After that, we mix in some talk about the battle for the No. 1 prospect spot on our Top 100 that is brewing, then close it out with some more chatter on this week's Hot Sheet, including Geoff gushing over the Guardians' Gavin Williams.

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Fantasy Podcast: Is It Time To Panic On Underperforming Prospects? May 23, 2023

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This week on the Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss a handful of former top prospects who have encountered some struggles early this season in Gunnar Henderson and Grayson Rodriguez. Is it time to hold or sell on the two talented young Orioles? Later in the show, Dylan and Geoff discuss the three prospects in consideration for the No.1 spot in the forthcoming Fantasy Top 100 update as well as a standoff of Dodgers pitching prospects in a game of "who would you roster?"

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90th Percentile: Velocity - Part One May 22, 2023

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On this week's episode of the 90th Percentile, Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak discuss pitch velocity. They dig into why it matters, how it provides pitchers opportunities, the narrow windows for success with below-average velocity and the command-is-king versus velocity-is-king debate.

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