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Rankings season has returned for the Baseball America fantasy team of Dylan White and Geoff Pontes. In our first installment of offseason dynasty rankings we cover first baseman, third baseman and catchers.
(2:00) Introducing the 2025 Dynasty Rankings
(5:00) No. 1 rankings
(8:00) Is it time trade Jose Ramirez
(11:00) Is an improving Red Sox lineup a boost for Devers fantasy value?
(13:00) Bryce Harper versus Austin Riley
(16:15) Break
(17:00) Freddie Freeman ageless wonder?
(22:00) Junior Caminero expectations in 2025
(24:00) Matt Olson bounce back candidate.
(28:00) Pete Alonso's future
(32:00) William Contreras vs Adley Rutschman
(36:00) Sleepers in the Corner Infield
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we're joined by Rockies pitching prospect Chase Dollander while also recapping National Signing Day and discussing the non-tender deadline scheduled for 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
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Carlos and Peter are back to break down more 2024 draft classes in their third installment of this year’s series. This time it’s the AL West and plenty of college talk for a division that loaded up on four-year prospects.
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This week on the 90th Percentile we welcome back on Cardinals star Brendan Donovan. We discuss his offseason routines, how he maintains strength and stays "bouncy" throughout the season and much more.
(4:00) How consistent is your sleep, eating, and body maintenance during the season?
(9:00) How much of a differentiator are these routines in terms of:
o advancing through amateur and professional baseball
o being your best all season after the travel and grind takes it’s toll
o Beating the guy in the opposite dugout
(14:00) Current or former teammates you want to shout out for their discipline to their routines?
(24:00) Using jump testing to track performance in-season and progression year over year.
(38:00) Testing throughout the season to identify fatigue.
(42:00) Homering at Rickwood Field and the missing Statcast
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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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.
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
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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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)
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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