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It's a great time for shortstop prospects, and today we're looking at the best of the best. There are three teenage shortstop prospects who have climbed into the top 10 of our Top 100 Prospects list, and all three have a case to be the No. 1 prospect in baseball next year. Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper take a deep dive into what makes Jesús Made, Leo De Vries and Sebastian Walcott stand out.

(00:00) Does Great Lakes have the best outfield prospect group we've seen?

(05:45) The Case for Jesús Made

(18:45) The Case for Leo De Vries

(24:45) The Case for Sebastian Walcott

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Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty discuss whether LSU can hold onto the No. 1 spot as the postseason nears. Rudner and Flaherty also picked eight teams to reach the College World Series, debated Texas A&M’s future and made their final Picks to Click of the 2025 regular season.

(2:10) LSU’s rise to No. 1. Can it stay?

(6:40) What’s ahead for Texas A&M

(16:10) Picking eight for Omaha

(43:10) Newcomer Report: UTSA

(46:20) How many SEC teams will host

(53:10) Picks to Click

(57:10) Final thoughts

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we dive into the latest Baseball America mock draft and discuss trends that are sticking out to us. Plus, we look at stocks rising and falling on the latest Top 100 Prospects update.

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• (1:00) BA's mock draft 3.0 is here
• (5:20) More slot deals coming this year?
• (7:30) College arms at the top of the board
• (8:45) Pitchers can still make a name for themselves
• (12:00) Tyler Bremner
• (13:45) Jordan Lawlar called up to Arizona
• (17:45) Latest Top 100 Prospects update & young shortstops
• (23:50) Top 100 fallers
• (26:45) Konnor Griffin
• (29:00) Eduardo Quintero & Mike Sirota

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Carlos and Peter talk about the updated BA 400 draft list, then spend a lot of time trying to parse a rising group of college pitchers that includes Kade Anderson, Kyson Witherspoon, Liam Doyle and Riley Quick. After that the two talk about how many Tennessee prospects could hear their names called, disagree about Andrew Fischer’s profile and praise the season that Arkansas shortstop Wehiwa Aloy has had. 

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• (0:00) Intro
• (2:30) College arms tracking up
• (18:00) Riley Quick, Tyler Bremner
• (22:00) Will Tennessee have five first rounders?
• (34:00) Wehiwa Aloy’s strong season

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We have a full Top 100 Prospects update up at BaseballAmerica.com, so we have to talk about it in this week's Prospect Podcast. Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper discuss a new No. 1 and a lot of the movement within the rankings.

(00:00) The top of this list has us excited about prospects

(03:50) There's a new No. 1 prospect

(10:00) A pitcher has leapt into the top 5

(17:00) A couple of hitters making big moves up in the rankings 

(24:45) Some prospects dropping off the Top 100

(31:40) Turning the spotlight to prospects joining the Top 100

Baseball America Top 100 Prospect Rankings: https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2025-top-100-prospects/

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down Georgia’s rise to No. 1 in the Top 25 and how the BA staff arrived at its Week 13 top three. Rudner and Flaherty also discuss how a wild Week 12 impacted the postseason picture, including Cincinnati’s push into the field, UC Irvine’s disastrous weekend and where Notre Dame fits into the mix.

(3:58) How we arrived at our Week 13 top three

(11:58) Georgia’s rise to No. 1

(18:27) Can UC Irvine still host?

(21:51) Breaking down the bubble

(33:27) Picks to Click

(39:45) Final Thoughts

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It's a big week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast as we release the Dynasty Top 500 this week. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the movement on the list and key in on a few risers and fallers on this month's update.

• (3:00) Bubba Chandler predicting a callup.
• (8:00) Cade Horton callup coming?
• (15:00) Evan Carter recalled by the Rangers. Have you reset expectations?
• (18:00) Jake Burger demotion how should managers handle it?
• (21:00) The fallout from the Triston Casas injury
• (28:00) Trio of elite shortstop prospects
• (34:00) George Lombard Jr is surging
• (37:00) Hunter Brown is a big up arrow player
• (41:00) Bo Bichette is dropping, is it time to move on?

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Geoff Pontes, Jacob Rudner, Peter Flaherty and Scott Braun discuss options at first base for the Red Sox with Triston Casas out for the season. Would Marcelo Mayer make sense as a fill-in?

Plus, we also discuss rising names in Baseball America's upcoming Top 100 Prospects update and take a look at the college baseball landscape three weeks out from Selection Monday.

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(0:55) Could Roman Anthony or Marcelo Mayer fill in at 1B for the Red Sox?

(7:05) Talking Leo De Vries

(9:35) Talking Sebastian Walcott

(11:30) Which top young prospect would lock up?

(12:35): New Top 25 rankings

(17:20) Teams to watch heading into Selection Monday

(24:50) Sleeper draft picks on top 10 college teams

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In this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking a look at the AL and NL cellars. Who is further away the Rockies or the White Sox?

(00:00) Seeing Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer (again)

(05:15) Which Rebuild Is Further Away the White Sox or Rockies?

(07:30) How the Rockies Got Here

(14:30) Looking at the Rockies and White Sox farm systems

(18:00) Where are the Rockies' big bats?

(22:30) Comparing the Rockies hitting prospects to other NL West teams

(27:00) How worried are we about Colson Montgomery?

(37:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Twins LHP Dasan Hill

(41:45) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Mets RHP Raimon Gomez

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty react to the surprising in-season firing of Mississippi State head coach Chris Lemonis. Rudner and Flaherty also discuss whether its time to worry about Arkansas and Tennessee, NC State’s booming postseason stock and Picks to Click.

(1:09) Reacting to Chris Lemonis’ firing

(10:30) Just how good is No. 1 Texas

(17:13) Is it time to worry about Tennessee

(22:39) Arkansas’ cold spell

(26:54) The craziness of Week 11

(30:43) Stock up: NC State

(33:33) Stock down: Western Kentucky

(39:30) Picks to Click

(45:05) Final thoughts

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