Rich releases his final 2025 update of the Top 100 minor league prospects.

The following players are discussed:

Justin Crawford (Phi)

Carter Jensen (KC)

Junior Perez (ATH)

Aidan Miller (Phi)

Jacob Reimer (NYM)

Braden Montgomery (CHW)

Walker Jenkins (Min)

Ryan Waldschmidt (AZ)

Jeral Perez (CHW)

Jesus Made (Mil)

Kendall George (LAD)

Kane Kepley (CHC)

John Gil (Atl)

Alfredo Duno (Cin)

Robby Snelling (Mia)

Connelley Early (Bos)

Jarin Susana (Was)

Thomas White (Mia)

Brody Hopkins (TB)

Luis De Leon (Bal)

Take 10 with Tim – August 31, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 1.5 hours

The following players are discussed:
1. Ryan Clifford (NYM)
2. Charlie Condon (Col)
3. Jacob Reimer (NYM)
4. Eduardo Tait (Min)
5. Wehiaw Aloy (Bal)
6. Payton Tolle (Bos)

Fantasy Baseball Live – August 24, 2025 @ 3:00 pm

Microsoft Teams:

Segments 1 and 2 – Review of Weekend Games

Additional Questions:
1.Five young kids that we might see soon. Your thoughts for picking up:
1)JJ Wetherholt (3B/2B/SS, STL) – The Cardinals have played him at third base seven times this month, and he’s been on and off second base this season.
2)Spencer Jones (OF, NYY) – He’s tied for the lead in home runs in the minor leagues with 32.
3)Jonah Tong (RHP, NYM) – Word coming out of New York is this might happen sooner rather than later.
4)Payton Tolle (LHP, Bos) – Pitching to a 3.04 ERA across High, Double and Triple-A. He has 133 Ks and 23 walks in 92.1 IP. His fastball topped out at 99 MPH in Friday’s start.
5)Robby Snelling (LHP, Mia) – Fastball is up to 97 MPH from the left side and is pitching to a 2.73 ERA across Double and Triple-A this season.

2.Nestor Cortes pitched a one-hitter against the Dodgers on Saturday. What? His fastball averaged 90.1 MPH (T 92). Old school baseball?. Really???

3.The Mariners released Dylan Moore, who started the season strong (.290, 7 HRs, 13 SB) through mid-May, then cooled off, lost his spot, and now he's cut. Is there anything here if he gets picked up by another MLB team?
a.Victor Robles gets reinstated after throwing his bat at a pitcher in a Triple-A game. He takes Moore’s spot on the roster. He was a sexy draft pick this season, but a shoulder injury has cost him most of the season, and then, of course, the issue in Triple-A.

4. I know Nick Kurtz has the ROY award practically wrapped up in the American League, but will Colson Montgomery receive some votes? In just 41 games, he’s hit 12 home runs with 34 RBIs. The 12 home runs are fourth in baseball among all rookies, and the 34 RBIs rank 12th. The 11 players ahead of him have all played twice as many games, with some nearly three times as many. BTW, he’s hitting .229 with 44 strikeouts in 41 games (28% K-Rate, 7% BB-Rate) with a poor chase rate.

5.What does going 4 for 15 in your first four professional games get you? An 8-year, $67 million contract. That’s what Samuel Basallo signed on Friday. It’s a deal similar to what Jackson Chourio signed before the start of the 2024 (8-year, $87 million or 30% more). A good deal of the Orioles? What about Basallo?
a.Now that he should be up for good (although Kristian Campbell might disagree), how do the Orioles use him?
b.Does he get enough at-bats at catcher to retain eligibility this season or at least get it in April of 2026?
c.Would the Orioles consider trading Adley Rutschman?

Segment 3 – Waiver Wire

Segments 4 – Closer Report

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Take 10 with Tim – August 22, 2025 @ 9:30 am – 60 minutes
Microsoft Teams:
1.Let’s review the standings
a.American League
b.National League

2.Wilyer Abreu hits the IL and the Red Sox are calling up Jhostynxon Garcia, 'the Password.' There’s some chase in his approach but big power ,potential. Are you interested?

3.The September callups continue – remember, after 8/15, they will, likely retain rookie eligibility. Here’s a list – Who are you bidding on? Rank these guys in who you want the rest of the season.
a.Bubba Chandler (RHP, Pit) – Reportedly coming in to pitch in relief (bummer)
b.Parker Messick (LHP, Cle) – Looked good in his debut on Wednesday
c.Carson Williams (SS, TB) – Scary strikeout rate (34%) but speed and power (23 HR, 22 SB)
d.Maximo Acosta (IF, Mia) – He’s 1 for 10, but the hit was a home run.

4.Rank these players that came up in the last couple of weeks of who you want to roster for the rest of the season
a.Owen Caissie (OF, CHC) – Already has a home run.
b.Samuel Basallo (C/1B, Bal) – He’s 3 for 10 in three games with some long outs
c.Dylan Beavers (OF, Bal) – Hasn’t done much in four games
d.Jakob Marsee (OF, Mia) – He ranks 3rd over the two weeks in outfield rankings. Just in front of the has-beens, Corbin Carroll and Juan Soto.

5.In researching the question above, I noticed that Brenton Doyle has been hot of late. In the last two weeks, he’s hit .372 with four home runs and two stolen bases.
a.Too little, too late? Or, will you take it?
b.What about next season? He’s a __________ outfielder for you.

6.Speaking of next season, which hitter or two are you hoping performs poorly over the last six weeks so they might be cheaper at the draft table?

7.What pitcher?

8.Shohei Ohtani has not looked good on the mound this season. Does he stay a two-way player?

9.What one hitter are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

10.What one pitcher are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

The following players are discussed:
1. Jeferson Quero (Mil)
2. Ralphy Velazquez (Cle)
3. Kevin McGonigle (Det)
4. Jesus Made (Mil)
5. Robby Snelling (Mia)
6. Jarlin Susana (Was)

Fantasy Baseball Live – August 17, 2025
Microsoft Teams:
Podcast
Sunday, August 17, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
https://teams.live.com/meet/9394923586620?p=gQB4mcrdktGIPu9WCC

Segments 1 and 2 – Review the weekend games

Additional Questions:
1.We’ve had several call-ups this week. Give me your thoughts on each?
a.Owen Caisse (OF, CHC)
b.Nolan McClain (RHP, NYM)
c.Dylan Beavers (OF, Bal)
d.Sam Basallo (C/1B, Bal)

2.Josh Hader hits the IL with a shoulder injury and will not be back after his 15-day IL stint is up. This is not good for fantasy managers at all. Who gets the save opportunities?
a.We will discuss whether fantasy managers should have grabbed his backup. Did you?

3.Adolis Garcia hits the IL. Who gets his at-bats?

4.Kyle Stowers hits the IL and will be lost for several weeks. Jakob Marsee started off hot but has cooled over the past couple of games. Anyone else interest you in Miami?

5.Cade Cavalli. WOW!

6.Despite a great outing by Cavalli, elite pitchers are dropping like flies
a.Zack Wheeler hits the IL with an upper extremity blood clot. Yikes.
b.Chase Burns hits the IL with a flexor strain. Uh oh. This could cost him a lot of time and might lead to….I don’t want to say it.
c.Michael King was back for one start and back on the IL.

7.Hey, Aaron Nola pitches today…


Segment 3 – Waiver Wire

Segment 4 – Closer Report

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The following players are discussed:
Sam Bassalo (Bal)
Denzer Guzman (LAA)
Abimelec Ortiz (Tex)
Aidan Miller (Phi)
Patrick Clohsy (Atl)
Carson Roccaforte (KC)
Home Bush (TB)
Konnor Griffin (Pit)
Devin Saltiban (Phi)
Jeral Perez (CHW)
Elian Perez (NYM)
Cristian Arguelles (Col)
Robby Snelling (Mia)
Quinn Mathews (Stl)
Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz (NYY)
Trey Gibson (Bal)
Miguel Mendez (SD)
Luis De Leon (Bal)
Alex Clemmey (Was)
Cam Caminiti (Atl)

Fantasy Baseball Live – August 10, 2025 @ 1 pm

Microsoft Teams:
Segments 1 and 2 – Review of the weekend’s games

Additional Topics
1.James Wood woke up on Saturday and finally hit a home run. It was his first home run since July 9.
2.Roki Sasaki is finally pitching again and will make a rehab this week in Oklahoma City. Any chance he’ll be relevant down the stretch?
3.Luis Morales starts Sunday against the Orioles.
4.Hurston Waldrep looked great in his second start of the season. Thoughts on picking him up?
5.Mookie Betts must have heard our discussion on Friday as he hit a home run that evening.
6.I started Zac Gallen on Friday and he got a win against the Rockies. Yay. Back to the bench?
7.Speaking of the Rockies, they called up Kyle Karros. He went 1 for 3 on Saturday with a walk and a double.


Segment 3 – Waiver Wire

Segment 4 – Closer Report

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