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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns with hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White. We're a few weeks into the season and Geoff and Dylan are hungry to share some of the top names they've been targeting as potential breakouts in the early going. We cover names from MLB all the way down to Low-A you should be targeting.

• (3:00) Andrew Salas
• (5:00) Juan Valera
• (9:00) Pedro Ramirez
• (12:00) Noah Schultz
• (16:00) Sam Antonacci
• (19:00) James Tibbs III
• (23:00) Jordan Walker
• (28:00) Tanner Franklin
• (31:00) Colt Keith
• (33:00) Justin Gonzales

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On this week's Baseball America Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper look ahead to the 2027 MLB Draft class, led by a truly special pitching prospect.

(1:00) Why the college pitching in 27 is so special

(4:00) Dax Whitney is the best MLB Draft pitching prospect since …

(7:10) Why the industry prefers hitters early

(9:00) How this group is moving faster than normal

(14:00) Why Paul Skenes creates optimism for Dax Whitney

(28:00) Why Brendan Lawson stands out among the hitters

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This week on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some pitching prospects who could climb onto the Top 100 Prospects list this year.

(00:00) How long do you need to wait to believe in early season performances?

(06:45) A big Orioles pitcher to pay attention to

(11:00) A Cardinals pitcher who is taking a step forward

(18:15) A Dodgers pitcher who is healthy again

(23:20) Why our youngest players in each league charts matter

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JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes, and Ian Cundall discuss the strong MLB debuts of this year's rookie class, including JJ Wetherholt and Kevin McGonigle, and thoughts on Konnor Griffin in his first week in the show.

Of the three, who might put together the best season in 2026?

Who will be the new number 1 prospect in baseball when this current class graduates next month? The hosts dive into their favorite performers of the early MiLB season.

Plus, will UCLA ever be stopped?

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by lead prospect writer Geoff Pontes to discuss LSU's potential resurgence in the national picture after a three-week skid. Plus, Rudner and Pontes take an in-depth look at the Week 9 NCAA Tournament picture ahead of their next Field of 64 projection.

(4:19) Florida’s big poll movement continues

(6:38) Is LSU back?

(15:19) The Georgia ranking controversy

(25:50) Big 12 Breakdown

(33:13) Look out for Conference USA

(38:28) The AAC picture

(43:48) Teams we have a close eye on in Week 9

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast host Geoff Pontes is joined by Ian Cundall. They dive into ten names you need to be targeting in your dynasty leagues over the opening weeks of the season.

(2:00) Connelly Early

(4:00) Colt Emerson

(7:00) Jose Fernandez

(10:00) Tanner Franklin

(14:00) Ike Irish

(17:00) Juan Sanchez

(21:00) James Tibbs

(29:00) Fenwick Trimble

(31:00) James Ellwanger

(34:00) Anthony Eyanson

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On this week's Draft Podcast, JJ Cooper and Carlos Collazo cover a lot of ground. Konnor Griffin is a big leaguer less than two years after he was drafted out of high school. We saw a lot of draft prospects at the National High School Invitational and we look at the lack of top-tier SEC draft arms.

Time Stamps

(0:30) Anticipating Konnor Griffin’s debut

(6:20) Bonus pools are out

(13:25) NHSI talk

(22:00) Where are the SEC arms? 

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by prospect analyst Geoff Pontes to discuss BA's latest Field of 64 projection, Week 8 matchups that have their attention and mid-major teams making early cases for at-large consideration.

(1:59) Resumes starting to take shape

(16:11) How important is Georgia-Mississippi State?

(22:31) No. 7 North Carolina hosts No. 21 Boston College

(25:36) What we might learn from Vanderbilt at No. 23 Texas A&M

(32:06) Clarifying our thoughts on the Florida Gators

(37:36) Mid-majors we love

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As the MiLB season near Opening Day, we have a look at prospects who caught our eye on the back fields in Arizona. Jesús Cano and Josh Norris join JJ Cooper to talk about some of the best prospects they saw this month.

(01:45) Why the Mariners Ryan Sloan could be the best pitching prospect in the game

(07:20) Comparing Sloan and Pirates RHP Seth Hernandez

(09:25) Angels RHP Nate Sneed throws really hard

(11:15) Red Sox RHP Marcus Phillips is another former Vol pitcher to know

(11:40) Dodgers OF James Tibbs is hitting the ball harder in the air

(13:15) Brewers and Guardians sleepers to know

(16:30) The Angels farm system improvement caught Josh's eye. The pitching is impressive

(18:00) The White Sox have a loaded Triple-A club

(25:40) Royals RHP Kendry Chourio Throws Hard Strikes

(30:25) Rockies OF Roldy Brito can really hit

(35:00) The A's Breyson Guedez is a fast mover

(37:15) The Giants system is improving

(42:30) We have some good news/bad news as Jesús Cano is leaving us

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and Jesús Cano get together to preview the 2026 MiLB season, which gets underway across all levels beginning this week, big-time prospect contract extensions and more.

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Time stamps

• (0:00) Introduction
• (0:50) Colt Emerson's contract & profile
• (4:45) Cooper Pratt's contract & profile
• (8:10) Previewing the 2026 MiLB season
• (9:09) Ryan Sloan taking a step forward
• (10:20) Seth Hernandez
• (11:50) Anthony Eyanson
• (13:40) Luis Hernandez & Josuar Gonzalez
• (18:50) Optimism for the Nationals
• (22:30) Angels pitching prospects
• (24:15) ABS challenge system thoughts

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