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On this week's Prospect Podcast, JJ Cooper, Ian Cundall and Geoff Pontes discuss how the current Top 100 Prospects list compares to other recent ones, and some of the challenges and improvements we've made to our rankings.

(00:00) Comparing the current Top 100 to recent Top 100s

(02:30) Why last offseason's Top 100 was better

(05:15) The strengths and weaknesses of the current class

(07:00) What's disappointing about how this year's class has developed

(17:00) Balancing over-reacting and not being reactive enough

(26:00) How prospects change--comparing Ethan Holliday and Josiah Hartshorn

(30:30) Balancing conflicting reporting

(35:00) What fastball characteristics to look for

(40:00) Evaluating pitching injuries

(47:00) How sometimes it requires a fusion of prospect and organization for everything to click

(55:00) Even hitters with MLB success can be hard to evaluate--see Colson Montgomery and Munetaka Murakami

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Baseball America National College Reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by Editor In Chief JJ Cooper to discuss the College Baseball Rules Committee's vote to bring ABS to college ball starting in 2027. Rudner and Cooper also take a closer look at the top three transfer classes in the country: Tennessee, LSU and Texas.

(2:30) Final takeaways from the 2026 MLB Draft

(6:00) ABS is coming to college

(11:56) The tech behind ABS

(14:28) How ABS could impact college umpires

(23:07) The importance of a good transfer class

(25:45) The SEC dominates the portal

(31:37) Why Tennessee has the No. 1 transfer class

(33:09) LSU reloads with stars

(35:24) Texas layers transfer haul onto sturdy core

(37:47) One non-SEC team with an intriguing transfer class

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ian Cundall and Geoff Pontes answer your burning questions in advance of the 2026 MLB trade deadline.

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• (0:00) Introduction
• (1:35) Have teams gotten too cautious around the trade deadline?
• (6:30) Will the Padres give us more deadline fireworks?
• (8:45) What are the Dodgers going to do with all those OFs?
• (11:55) What would be smart for the Mariners to do?
• (15:10) Some Tarik Skubal trade proposals
• (18:45) Will Anthony Volpe be on the move?
• (22:20) Draft capital mismanagements
• (23:45) Fielding more trade proposals & questions

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This week the Baseball America Fantasy podcast returns as host Geoff Pontes is joined by Jacob Rudner to discuss the 2026 draft class. We released out first FYPD ranking of the season on Thursday and Geoff and Jacob dive into some of the top players and decisions facing managers.

(2:00) Grady Emerson vs. Roch Cholowsky

(5:30) Eric Booth Jr.

(8:00) Zion Rose.

(13:00) Ranking a trio of college stars in Vahn Lackey, Jackson Flora and Drew Burress.

(21:00) Lack Of High End College Pitching.

(24:00) Digging into Liam Peterson.

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Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper take a look at what could be a wild trade deadline. What teams are buyers? Are there too few sellers?

(00:00) Why This Could Be A Wild Trade Deadline

(02:00) Trying To Figure Out Who's Buying, Who's Selling

(06:00) Why We Suggest Making Plenty Of Trades

(17:30) The Cubs Have Redundant Talent

(21:30) What Should The Dodgers Do

(31:00) Why The Rays Could Surprise

(37:00) Brewers/Braves Talk

(39:15) The Yankees Trade Offers Could Be A Bit Different

(44:00) One-Time Prospects Who Could Be Worth Moving

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J Cooper, Ian Cundall and Geoff Pontes get ready for the MLB trade deadline, which is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 3, with looks at both leagues and potential trades.

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• (0:00) Introduction
• (1:20) Big-picture trade deadline thoughts
• (3:45) The AL picture ahead of the deadline
• (8:35) Potential Tarik Skubal trades
• (11:00 Joe Ryan trade proposal
• (13:55) The NL picture ahead of the deadline
• (17:00) Cubs trade proposal
• (19:25) Logan Webb trade proposal
• (23:00) Hunter Goodman trade proposal
• (25:00) Another Joe Ryan trade proposal
• (27:00) Freddy Peralta trade proposal
• (28:00) Another Logan Webb trade proposal
• (29:30) Michael Wacha trade proposal

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The 2026 draft is in the rearview mirror, so JJ and Carlos preview what to expect with the 2027 class, which scouts are starting to bear down on this summer.

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• (0:00) Intro/Banter
• (4:15) The 2027 draft is what?
• (7:30) Some of the top names in the class
• (10:00) What’s the biggest question with Dylan Seward?
• (14:30) Questions with the top college players
• (20:00) High school pitching questions
• (27:00) The Dax Whitney dilemma

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by BA prospect writer and high school baseball expert Ben Badler to assess some of the nation's top recruiting classes in the aftermath of the 2026 MLB Draft.

(1:33) Explaining BA’s new star-system

(6:04) How high schoolers fared in the draft

(7:55) The influence of NIL

(12:35) Vanderbilt’s class looks excellent despite losses

(18:50) Tennessee’s elite transfer class

(25:06) LSU reloads with elite high schoolers

(28:28) Texas loses four five-star prospects

(39:03) Oklahoma’s high school class takes a hit

(43:03) Florida State likely to lose top recruits

(45:48) Assessing Mississippi State’s class

(50:21) Final thoughts

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Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper were at the Futures Game from the first moment of BP to the final out. They take an in-depth look at which prospects jumped out at the mid-season prospect showcase.

(00:00) Why The Futures Game Is Awesome

(07:45) Which Pitchers Stood Out

(16:30) Which Hitters Stood Out

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On a special Monday edition of the Hot Sheet Show, Carlos Collazo, Ben Badler and J.J. Cooper recap all the draft action from this past weekend, including top 10 takeaways, classes we loved, how to fix the broadcast and lots more.

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Time Stamps

• (0:00) Introduction
• (1:15) Carlos' draft takeaways
• (3:35) Ben's draft takeaways
• (4:35) Surprise picks
• (6:35) Taking college players early to pay preps later
• (10:20) Trying to explain the Red Sox draft
• (13:30) Did the Pirates nail the draft?
• (16:00) Is Cal Randall a SP?
• (17:15) Could any top picks not sign?
• (19:20) The Angels' draft strategy
• (21:00) Zion Rose to the Royals
• (25:00) Troubled draft day production
• (27:15) Jacob Lombard & the Marlins' draft
• (30:05) First 2026 pick to MLB?
• (32:15) Thoughts on the Orioles' draft

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