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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the NL Central. We explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2026.

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(0:00) — Moises Ballesteros, Cubs

(8:25) — Sal Stewart, Reds

(16:55) — JJ Wetherholt, Cardinals

(25:55) — Jesús Made, Brewers

(34:50) — Konnor Griffin, Pirates

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The final week before the full slate of minor league games is upon us and we celebrate on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast with an NL West prospects preview. This is our final of the divisional prospect previews and with the loaded Giants and Dodgers systems in tow there's plenty to discuss as Geoff Pontes is joined by Ian Cundall.

Los Angeles Dodgers

(2:00) River Ryan 

(3:00) Alex Freeland 

(5:00) Eduardo Quintero, Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope and Mike Sirota 

(8:00) Zach Root  

(10:00) Adam Serwinowski

Arizona Diamondbacks 

(11:00) Ryan Waldschmidt 

(13:00) Jose Fernandez 

(15:00) David Hagaman

(16:00) JD Dix 

San Diego Padres

(19:00) Miguel Mendez and Bradgley Rodriguez 

(21:00) Kruz Schoolcraft 

(22:00) Kash Mayfield 

(24:00) Kale Fountain 

(27:00) Tucker Musgrove 

San Francisco Giants 

(29:00) Bryce Eldridge 

(31:00) Carson Whisenhunt 

(33:00) Josuar Gonzalez 

(35:00) Luis Hernandez 

(37:00) Luis De La Torre 

(38:00) Argenis Cayama 

Colorado Rockies

(39:00) Charlie Condon 

(40:00) TJ Rumfield 

(43:00) Ethan Holliday 

(46:00) Roldy Brito 

(48:00) Jackson Cox

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We just rolled out an update of our MLB Draft rankings as we expanded them to the Top 300 prospects. On this week's Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take a look at some of the players who moved up and down the most.

(0:00) What’s the current perception of the class?

(7:30) Vahn Lackey

(10:30) Ace Reese & Chris Hacopian

(13:20) Derek Curiel & Eric Becker

(18:30) Kevin Roberts Jr. & Brady Harris

(23:00) More polarizing profiles

(33:30) In the weeds of the 200 range

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by editor-in-chief JJ Cooper to discuss South Carolina's early season firing of coach Paul Mainieri and what's next for the Gamecocks. Rudner and Cooper also take a deep dive on BA's Week 7 college baseball Top 25, one of the most predictive in-season polls of the year. Fifteen of the last 16 NCAA champions have been ranked inside the top 16 in the BA poll at this time of year.

(1:44) South Carolina fires Paul Mainieri

(11:47) The importance of the Week 7 poll

(20:20) Why we ranked Auburn sixth in Week 7

(32:08) UCLA is a unique No. 1

(42:44) The Top 25 demarcation line

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper have been all over the Florida backfields and Spring Breakout games, so this week they're sharing thoughts on prospects who impressed.

(00:00) Eli Willits looks really polished for his age

(05:45) Gavin Fien can hit, but we didn't see him field

(09:45) Anthony Eyanson's velocity jump is notable

(19:15) John Gil is a Braves hitter who could rise up our rankings

(21:15) Fenwick Trimble caught our eyes

(22:45) The Cardinals' Tanner Franklin can elevate and celebrate

(25:15) The Blue Jays have a pair of young infielders who should provide power

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, J.J. Cooper and Jacob Rudner welcome Nationals pitching prospect Miguel Sime Jr. joins to discuss his spring and lots more.

We also talk about Spring Breakout, Kevin McGonigle making the Tigers and players rising in our upcoming 2026 draft rankings update.

The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every week on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then!

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• (0:00) Introduction
• (0:55) Things that stood out at Spring Breakout
• (2:55) Why Spring Breakout matters
• (5:40) Kevin McGonigle makes the Tigers' Opening Day roster
• (11:15) Miguel Sime Jr. joins the show
• (22:00) Vahn Lackey climbs the draft rankings

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the NL West. We explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2026.

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(0:00) — Bryce Eldridge, Giants

(9:15) — Ryan Waldschmidt, Diamondbacks

(18:00) — Ethan Holliday, Rockies

(27:25) — Ethan Salas, Padres

(35:30) — Eduardo Quintero, Dodgers

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy podcast host Geoff Pontes is joined by Ian Cundall to discuss NL Central prospects. The most prospect loaded division in the game has plenty of names to dive into making for some exciting discussions.

Milwaukee Brewers

(5:00) Jett Williams 

(8:00) Brandon Sproat

(11:00) Jesus Made

(13:00) Bishop Letson

(14:00) Josh Adamczewski 

(15:00) Brock Wilken

Chicago Cubs

(17:00) Moises Ballesteros 

(21:00) Jaxon Wiggins

(23:00) Ethan Conrad

(24:00) Kane Kepley

 (26:00) Cole Mathis

Pittsburgh Pirates

(27:00) Konnor Griffin

(28:00) Bubba Chandler

(29:00) Seth Hernandez

(30:00) Edward Florentino

(32:00) Reinold Navarro

Cincinnati Reds 

(34:00) Sal Stewart  

(35:00) Rhett Lowder

(36:00) Steele Hall 

(37:00) Tyson Lewis

(39:00) Hector Rodriguez 

(40:00) Eli Pitts

St. Louis Cardinals 

(42:00) JJ Wetherholt and Quinn Mathews

(43:00) Rainel Rodriguez and Joshua Baez

(45:00) Deniel Ortiz

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JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes want to get you ready for the Spring Breakout games on the latest Baseball America Prospect Podcast. We take a look at less prominent prospects who are worth watching this week.

(00:00) Why this week's podcast was delayed

(01:00) Geoff's World Baseball Classic experience was amazing

(07:40) Why these rosters are a bit disappointing

(11:00) Games well worth watching

(15:00) Geoff and JJ each pick a Non-Top 100 Top 10 Prospect to watch in the breakout games

(20:00) Geoff and JJ each pick a Top 30 prospect outside the Top 10s to watch

(24:00) Geoff and JJ each pick a non Top 30 prospect to watch in the breakout games

(31:00) JJ found a deep, deep sleeper on the back fields at Astros camp

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On this week's Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take a look at several prospects who will move up in our next draft rankings update.

(0:00) Draft rankings process

(4:10) Jake Brown

(7:45) Hunter Dietz

(11:35) Bo Holloway

(15:45) Taj Marchand

(19:00) Vahn Lackey

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