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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Mark Chiarelli, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun discuss Samuel Basallo’s big league debut. Just how good can the Orioles' top prospect be?

We also break down the dominant start from Nolan McLean with the Mets this past weekend, explore BA's midseason farm system talent rankings and Konnor Griffin's promotion to Double-A.

We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.

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• (0:45) Rookie eligibility and callup timing
• (3:45) Samuel Basallo called up to Orioles—what should we expect?
• (7:30) Basallo's defense
• (9:45) Could Basallo play 1B?
• (13:10) Nolan McLean's future with the Mets
• (16:45) Brewers top midseason farm system rankings
• (21:00) Orioles reader question
• (22:00) Reds reader question
• (23:30) Konnor Griffin promoted to Double-A

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about the Cape Cod League and how it has evolved over the years. The two then talk about some of the up arrow college names to know from the summer and Carlos hits on a handful of high school names who impressed at the Area Code Games. 

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• (0:00) Intro
• (2:30) Cape talk
• (7:30) What is the utility of the Cape these days?
• (12:30) Up arrow college names
• (21:00) Up arrow high school names

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We are a day late this week, but it's for a good reason. We waited to see could talk about the newly updated Top 100 Prospects rankings, Team Top 30 Prospect rankings and most importantly for this podcast/video, the farm system rankings based on those updated rankings.

(00:00) Why JJ Wetherholt moved up?

(07:30) What makes Jesus Made special

(13:15) Why the Brewers are the No. 1 farm system

(22:45) The Pirates are No. 2. We explain why.

(28:20) The Dodgers have plenty of strengths, but there are some weaknesses

(33:45) The Mets have a standout characteristic

(41:45) The Giants system's lower-level talent is really interesting

(46:40) Are we selling the Astros' short?

(51:00) The Padres are the clear No. 30

(55:30) Geoff's prospect soapbox

(1:05:00) JJ's prospect soapbox

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun discuss the latest updates to the Top 100 prospects list, including which big names rose and fell in the last major update during the 2025 season.

We also dive into seeing 16-year-olds pitching with upper-90s velos and question the direction of pitching health in the sport before talking about the Mets' recent promotions.

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• (0:30) The latest Top 100 Prospects update is here
• (10:40) Are teenage players throwing too hard?
• (21:15) Mets promote four players to Triple-A

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With the dust of the trade deadline long since past we return with a new episode of the Baseball America fantasy podcast. Host Geoff Pontes and Dylan White breakdown how all of the recent moves have impacted the upcoming Top 500 dynasty ranking. We dive into some players moving way up the list as well.

• (4:00) Nick Kurtz keeps climbing.
• (7:00) Kyle Stowers the breakout player of 2025.
• (10:00) Agustin Ramirez and the perfect situation of catching just enough
• (13:00) Jesus Sanchez getting a value bump in Houston.
• (15:00) First impressions of Ryan O'Hearn with the Padres.
• (18:00) Ramon Laureano propaganda
• (23:00) How do we value Cal Raleigh in the midst of a historic catcher season?
• (30:00) Expectations for Shane Bieber.
• (34:00) Does Ke'Bryan Hayes gain value moving to the Reds?

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look at three teams that sold at the deadline. We peer into the crystal ball to look at their hopes for 2026 and beyond.

(00:00) Analyzing The Baltimore Orioles

(15:50) Analyzing The Minnesota Twins

(31:30) Analyzing The Pittsburgh Pirates

(46:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox (Victor Arias)

(49:45) JJ's Prospect Soapbox (Bo Davidson)

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty tackle one of the biggest issues in college baseball: tampering. Rudner and Flaherty break down what exactly tampering involves, possible solutions and how it's impacting the mid-major level. They also explore what it takes to be successful in roster building and the evolution of the offseason coaching carousel.

(1:49) What is tampering?

(16:00) Successful roster building in the transfer portal era

(28:30) The changing landscape of the coaching carousel

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun discuss our favorite and most puzzling trade deadline hauls now that the dust has settled. That includes why the Padres, A's and Twins all did well, and two big-market contenders who didn't do enough. The guys then close by specifically dive deep on the A's and Giants' performances at the deadline, and the trajectory of both organizations.

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Carlos and Peter talk about the completion of the 2025 draft with the passing of this year’s signing deadline. The two talk about the picks that surprised us, the bonuses that stood out to us and the draft classes that made us think. After putting a bow on the 2025 class, the two give their general thoughts on the 2026 class as we look ahead to next year’s draft.

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• (2:30) Signing deadline
• (4:00) Players who didn’t sign
• (7:00) Bonuses that surprised us
• (8:20) Classes we liked & others that surprised
• (12:00) Nick Dumesnil’s fall
• (16:00) Arizona’s class
• (18:30) Baltimore’s class
• (20:45) Boston’s class
• (22:00) College value picks
• (28:30) The Nationals
• (31:00) Looking ahead to 2026

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Baseball America managing editor JJ Cooper, prospect writer Geoff Pontes and national college reporter Jacob Rudner recap a thrilling 2025 MLB trade deadline. They talk winners and losers, react to the Padres-A's blockbuster that saw A's closer Mason Miller and San Diego top prospect Leodalis De Vries, among others, change uniforms, and much more.

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