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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Peter Flaherty and Jacob Rudner recap Selection Monday.

We discuss winners and losers and debate which teams are on upset alert in Regionals. Plus, we take a look at Texas A&M failing to make the tournament after being crowned preseason No. 1.

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• (0:45) Baseball America's impressive bracket predictions
• (1:45) Winners from the bracket reveal
• (7:30) Will SEC dominance continue to grow?
• (10:40) Losers from the bracket reveal
• (15:10) Former No. 1 Texas A&M misses the tournament
• (17:55) Jace LaViolette's draft status
• (22:50) Regional hosts on upset watch
• (27:15) Viewer question

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In today's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper take in-depth looks at Royals 1B/OF Jac Caglianone and Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski. They have been two of the best prospects in the minors in the first two months of the season. What are their timetables and what more do they have to work on?

(00:00) What we have been seeing in the minors this week

(07:05) Breaking down Jac Caglianone

(25:30) Scouting report on Jacob Misiorowski

(37:00) JJ on Rays LHP Ian Seymour

(38:10) Josh on Dodgers OF Eduardo Quintero

(41:50) Geoff on Rockies SS Ryan Ritter

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Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty and Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper convened to break down the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket in the immediate aftermath of selection Monday, Rudner, Flaherty and Cooper discuss this year’s top-eight national seeds, the hosting picture, tournament snubs and more, plus offer their postseason picks to click.

(0:50) Initial reactions to the Field of 64

(3:45) Did the Big East get snubbed?

(9:36) Does Kentucky belong in the field?

(13:42) How Vanderbilt reached the No. 1 overall seed

(20:03) Oregon State gets the No. 8 seed

(25:55) Southern Miss claims the last national seed

(29:30) Nightmare two seeds

(39:47) Three and four seeds with a plausible path

(45:48) Picks to Click

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Carlos and Peter talk about a handful of 2025 draft prospects who have opportunities to seriously boost their draft status. Pitchers like AJ Russell (Tennessee), Anthony Eyanson (LSU), JB Middleton (Southern Miss), Gage Wood (Arkansas) and James Ellwanger (DBU) could jump into a second-round vacuum of college starters. On the hitting side, Carlos is intrigued by the tools of Cincinnati outfielder Landyn Vidourek and Peter talks about the hitting chops of San Diego first baseman Jack Gurevitch.

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• (0:00) Intro
• (4:00) AJ Russell
• (11:00) Anthony Eyanson, JB Middleton
• (13:00) Gage Wood
• (17:00) Landyn Vidourek
• (24:00) James Ellwanger
• (29:20) Jack Gurevitch

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We're six weeks into the MiLB season, so it's time to look at which organizations are standing out (both for good and bad) so far on this week's Prospect Podcast with Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper.

(02:00) The Twins Are Sneakily Impressive

(09:45) The Mets Have Plenty Of Arms

(16:00) The A's Have More Depth Than They've Had In A Long Time

(20:30) Why the Orioles and Nationals Have Work To Do

(30:15) JJ Sees What The Marlins Are Doing

(36:15) Geoff Is Intrigued By Mike Sirota

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we talk about pitchers expected to make the biggest impacts in 2025 while picking some need-to-know players to keep an eye on.

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• (1:20) Pitchers who can make an instant impact in 2025: Bubba Chandler, Joe Boyle & Jacob Misiorowski
• (11:25) How concerning is Noah Schultz's start to the season?
• (14:20) How to handle young pitchers' innings
• (16:45) Thoughts on Jonny Farmelo
• (19:20) Ben's top 5 prospects to watch
• (22:50) Geoff's top 5 prospects to watch
• (27:30) J.J.'s top 5 prospects to watch
• (29:30): Thoughts on Yairo Padilla

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Now that we're almost two full months into the season it's time to examine some of these slumping dynasty stars. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dive into ten names and give you their recommendation to sell or to hold.

• (1:00) Dalton Rushing debut and expectations.
• (6:00) Matt Shaw recalled by the Cubs
• (9:00) Jared Jones UCL injury, likely to have Tommy John surgery
• (12:00) Mick Abel looks phenomenal debut.
• (16:00) Acuna returns this weekend, expectations ROS
• (19:00) Michael Harris hold or sell?
• (22:00) Bryan Reynolds hold or sell?
• (25:00) Luis Robert hold or sell?
• (28:00) Ozzie Albies hold or sell?
• (31:00) Ryan Mountcastle hold or sell?
• (33:00) Luis Castillo hold or sell?
• (35:00) Aaron Nola hold or sell?
• (37:00) Bowden Francis hold or sell?
• (40:00) Taj Bradley hold or sell?
• (44:00) Tanner Bibee hold or sell?

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Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty go in-depth on the Field of 64 picture one week out from Selection Monday, including their picks for top eight national seeding, the top projected two-seeds and an extensive look at the bubble, plus Picks to Click.

(2:32) The race for a top eight national seed

(7:06) Is the No. 1 overall seed battle still murky

(13:49) The hosting bubble

(21:08) Nightmare two-seeds that could wreck regionals

(32:00) Bubble watch

(48:00) Picks to Click

(55:00) Final thoughts

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to dig deeper into reader draft questions. What’s our degree of confidence in the top shortstops sticking at the position and how would we line them up? Which are our favorite prospects in each major demographic? Would a team tank on a top 10 pick this year to get one in the 2026 class? Will the Orioles draft a pitcher in the top 30? Should the Mariners draft a bat at No. 3? And which of the Indiana outfielders do we prefer? 

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• (2:30) How do we line up first round SS defenders?
• (20:00) Who are our favorite prospects in each demographic?
• (27:10) Should teams tank a top 10 pick to get one next year?
• (29:00) Will the Orioles target arms up top?
• (34:00) Should the Mariners draft a bat at No. 3?
• (37:00) Indiana outfielders: Devin Taylor or Korbyn Dickerson?

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This week on the Fantasy Podcast hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes return to talk about 10 players with outstanding data. They cover highly rated Top 100 Prospects to some under-the-radar sleepers to target on your waiver wires in deeper leagues.

• (2:00) How to handle Roki Sasaki for 2025 and beyond.
• (11:00) Moises Ballesteros called up, what does Roboscout think?
• (15:00) Cade Horton called up, initial impressions?
• (18:00) Jake Bloss out for the season after UCL surgery.
• (21:00) Marcelo Mayer potentially up soon?
• (22:00) Jordan Lawlar vs Marcelo Mayer
• (24:00) Grant Taylor getting work in relief to manage workload. Concerns for fantasy?
• (26:00) Leo De Vries
• (30:00) Jhostynxon Garcia
• (34:00) Andrew Salas
• (36:00) Victor Arias
• (39:00) Jacob Reimer
• (41:00) Drew Gilbert
• (43:00) Brock Wilken
• (45:00) Zyhir Hope
• (47:00) Jonah Tong
• (50:00) Robby Snelling

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