On this week's episode of the 90th Percentile, Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak discuss pitch velocity. They dig into why it matters, how it provides pitchers opportunities, the narrow windows for success with below-average velocity and the command-is-king versus velocity-is-king debate.

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90th Percentile: Velocity - Part One

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week 11 of the season. They start with last weekend's showdown between Tennessee and Kentucky, and look at how the Volunteers and Wildcats stack up as national contenders. They look at Wake Forest's surge in ACC play, which has the Deacons in the hosting conversation. They also look ahead to some big rivalry series this weekend, as Oregon visits Oregon State and Oklahoma hosts Texas. Both series have big stakes in conference title races and the NCAA Tournament picture. Time Stamps 1: Tennessee takes down Kentucky 11:30: Around the SEC 19:30: Ad break 19:40: Wake is back 25: Any concern about Florida State? 29:30 Around the ACC 38: Cal sweeps Oregon State 47: Oregon takes on Oregon State 52: Battle for first in the WCC 55:40: Ad break 56: Around the Big 12 61:30: Red River Rivalry on the diamond 71: Coastal beats Louisiana 77: Around the Sun Belt

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College Podcast: Wake Forest's Surge, Rivalry Series & More

Welcome to the Hot Sheet Show, James Wood! Baseball's No. 8 prospect joined the show to discuss closing in on the majors for the Nationals, who he emulates his swing after, teaming up with Dylan Crews and more. Scott, Carlos and Peter also discuss Heston Kjerstad's callup to Baltimore, our latest mock draft, then Geoff Pontes joins to break down impressive players in this week's Hot Sheet. You can find the full run of show below.IntroMock Draft version 2.0Why Peter has Travis Bazzana 1.01Do teams draft for need in the first round?James Wood joins the show (13:00)Orioles promote Heston KjerstadHow concerned are we with Jackson Holliday?

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James Wood Joins; MLB Mock Draft 2.0 Unveiled | Hot Sheet Show

On the latest episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White run through the news of the week before going over six trade targets they're chasing after the first month. Time Stamps 0:00 - 2:00 - Opening 2:00 - 6:00 - Triston Casas and Francisco Alvarez injuries 6:00 - 9:00 - Jackson Holliday struggles 9:00 - 12:00 - Don't panic on Wyatt Langford 12:00 - 15:00 - Ricky Tiedemann injury 15:00 - 22:00 - Peter Fairbanks injury and Jason Adam 22:00 - 24:00 - Victor Scott sent down 24:00 - 27:00 - Heston Kjerstad promotion 27:00 - 30:00 - Andy Pages promotion 21:00 - 45:00 - Trade targets

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Fantasy Podcast: Identifying Trade Targets After The First Month

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about the state of the top of the 2024 class. The two talk about how the top tier of players hasn’t changed significantly in the last few weeks and that the group seems pretty wide open after about pick 10 or so.  The two talk about one of the more consistent up-arrow prep prospects in the class, Bryce Rainer, who the two previously loved as a pitching prospect, though they both are coming around to liking his toolset and hitting ability as a shortstop prospect. His NHSI performance does nothing to sway that opinion and has him a steady mover up draft boards. After that the two talk about Sam Houston State catcher Walker Janek, who is having a career year with the bat and also might just be the top defensive catcher in the class. How long will a profile like that last on draft day and what is our confidence in the catcher pecking order at this stage? Next the two talk about a unique hitter who profiles as both a first baseman and center fielder in Texas lefthanded hitter Jared Thomas, who like Janek is having a strong offensive season. After that the two break down a few Vanderbilt pitchers who, despite a rough last week against Texas A&M;, could be poised to hear their names called on day one of the draft. – Time Stamps (0:00) State of the top of the class (7:00) Bryce Rainer (14:10) Walker Janek (21:40) Jared Thomas (29:00) Carter Holton (34:30) Bryce Cunningham

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Digging Into Draft Risers Including Bryce Rainer & Walker Janek

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week 10 of the season. They start with Texas A&M;, college baseball's new top-ranked team, which is fresh off a sweep of Vanderbilt. They also talk about last weekend's big upsets, as Alabama felled Arkansas and N.C. State took down Clemson, and examine which series was more impactful. They then turn their attention to the weekend ahead, highlighted by a top-10 showdown between Kentucky and Tennessee and a first-place showdown in the Sun Belt between Louisiana and Coastal Carolina. Time Stamps 1: Texas A&M; takes over at No. 1 8: The sweep’s impact on Vanderbilt 13: Arkansas and Clemson both lost their first series of the year. Which was more concerning? 20: Was Alabama or N.C. State’s upset more important? 27:40: Ad break 27:45: Kentucky and Tennessee meet for SEC East clash 34:30: Florida State takes on Wake Forest 40: North Carolina and N.C. State renew rivalry 46: Louisiana and Coastal meet in first-place Sun Belt showdown 54: Big 12 breakdown 67: Series to watch around the country

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90th Percentile: Velocity - Part One

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