What a day for prospect news. Jack Leiter, Andy Pages and Forrest Whitley are on their way to the big leagues. Our latest Hot Sheet show breaks down what we expect from all three, and also takes a look at whether Nick Kurtz is homering his way back into No. 1 overall pick contention in this year's draft. The guys discuss... Jack Leiter's arrival in Texas (0:30) How Andy Pages can help the Dodgers lineup (10:20) #FreeMichaelBusch is going according to plan (18:30) Nick Kurtz's homer blitz (21:00) Comparing Kurtz to Jac Caglianone & how they stack up at the top of the draft (23:50) Forrest ..read more

Instant reaction time! We kicked off today's Hot Sheet show discussing Jack Leiter's imminent debut with the Rangers. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Ben Badler discuss... Immediate thoughts on the news Leiter's encouraging recent changes Leiter's intriguing fastball properties How he could fit into the Rangers' long-term plans For more Prospect Profiles (and to check out our weekly Hot Sheet show), head over to our YouTube channel. Our Sponsors: * Check out Triple Crown Jewelry and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: triplecrownjewelry.com * Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com * Check out: i ..read more

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss struggling stars and give a panic level for each. In other words, don't panic yet. We open up the show by talking about some news and notes before diving into our discussion around underperforming stars. We finish the show by talking about some Roboscout standouts for Triple-A and Double-A. 0:00 - 14:00 - Breaking down injuries and promotions 14:00 - 15:30 - Corbin Carroll 15:30-16:30 - Ronald Acuna 16:30 -19:30 Julio Rodriguez 19:30 - 22:00 - Francisco Lindor 22:00 - 24:00 - Jackson Holliday 24:00 ..read more

Carlos and Peter hop back on the draft podcast to talk about players up and down the board. They get things started by talking about JJ Wetherholt’s return to the lineup for West Virginia last weekend and try and think through where he fits on the draft board now. Is he fully back into the 1-1 mix that he started the season at or have players like Charlie Condon and Travis Bazzana created a gap? And how about Nick Kurtz? The Wake Forest slugger has gotten back to his power-hitting ways over the last two weeks and all of the sudden looks like the exact sort of hitter we expected to see. Can he ..read more

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week nine of the season. They start in the SEC, discussing Missouri's upset of Florida and this weekend's top-five showdown between No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 5 Vanderbilt. They also break down all the action from the ever-intriguing Big 12, from Oklahoma State's rivalry series win to this weekend's showdown between UCF and West Virginia. Finally, they examine the Big East, which is having a moment this season. Could it become a multi-bid league in this year's NCAA Tournament? Our Spons ..read more

On this week's episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss the epidemic of pitching injuries and how we're navigating it with our own fantasy teams. We released an updated Top 700 for Dynasty with a few major adjustments due to the injuries to Strider, Cole and Eury Perez. Our Sponsors: * Check out Triple Crown Jewelry and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: triplecrownjewelry.com * Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com * Check out: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inqui ..read more

Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Orioles plan to call up the No. 1 prospect in baseball. J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Scott Braun break down what fans can expect from Holliday, offer our latest scouting report and reflect on Holliday's impressive surge through the minor leagues. Our Sponsors: * Check out Triple Crown Jewelry and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: triplecrownjewelry.com * Check out eBay Auto: www.ebay.com * Check out: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Pr ..read more

Today's Hot Sheet show is LOADED. The guys are also joined by Orioles LHP prospect Cade Povich, one of 20 members of this week's Hot Sheet and a key piece of a loaded Norfolk Tides roster. Among the discussion topics this week... Ceddanne Rafaela's extension This week's ranking of the 20 hottest prospects Cade Povich's experience joining the O's system Could the Tides beat a MLB team in a series? How Povich approaches arm care in 2024 How BA factors injury risk into pitching rankings Peter Flaherty discusses our NCAA Top 25 Are teams like Florida and LSU in trouble? The show streams live on ..read more

After last year's LSU versus Oakland Athletics debate, we revisit a similar conversation but this time swap LSU for the 2024 Norfolk Tides. The Orioles Triple-A team has laid waste to competition in 2024 and features a collection of Top 100 Prospects. Matt Pajak and Geoff Pontes debate each team's strengths and weaknesses. 0:00-5:30 - Introduction/Capriotti’s Review 5:30-8:30 - Reviewing The Norfolk Roster 8:30- 11:00 - Revisiting LSU vs Oakland debate 11:00-12:30 - Why Norfolk could win 12:30- 15:00 - Comparing signing bonuses numbers of each team. 15:00-17:00 - Norfolk’s ability to improve g ..read more

Carlos and Peter hop on the pod to talk draft. The two discuss the recently announced slot values and bonus pools for the 2024 draft. How does having more than $18 million dollars in pool money impact a team like the Guardians picking 1-1? Other teams like the D-backs have a relatively large amount of money to work with considering their first pick, while the Cardinals are on the other end of the spectrum with relatively little inside the top 10. After that the two talk through a staff draft that they did with JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Ben Badler. Which picks were surprises? What was our tho ..read more