Will your favorite rookie Thrive or Dive? Chris is joined on this episode of the Eyes Have it Podcast by BaseballHQ's Brent Hershey to discuss rookies and their 2025 BaseballHQ projections for 5 x 5 Redraft formats. Rookies discussed include Dylan Crews, Jasson Dominguez, Matt Shaw, Roki Sasaki, and many more. 

Chris welcomes Baseball America's Geoff Pontes to the show to talk prospects he's seen in Florida this spring, including Pirates prospects Bubba Chandler and Konnor Griffin, Tigers prospect Bryce Rainer, Jays prospect Arjun Nimmala and many more prospects, while Chris breaksdown Guardians prospect Parker Messick and Mariners prospect Tai Peete. 

Chris is joined by Chris Welsh of Fantasy Pros to discuss the Arizona Fall League. In a discussion of wide ranging topics, covering the relevancy of the league to the future of the league, Chris and Chris give a point by point view of the state of the AFL, which includes scouting reports on prospects like Phillies prospect Andrew Painter and Dodgers prospect Zyhir Hope

Chris is joined by Baseball Prospectus' Jarrett Seidler to discuss a litany of prospect topics, including breaking down prospects like Jackson Jobe, Kumar Rocker, Brandon Sproat, Charlie Condon & Cam Smith.

Chris is joined by BaseballHQ's Jeremy Deloney to talk about the Minor League Baseball Analyst and also several prospects Jeremy has scouted this season in the Midwest League, including Henry Bolte, Luis Morales, Cam Collier, Max Clark and Kevin McGonigle. 

Chris welcomes Guardians Scouting Director Ethan Purser to the podcast to discuss  prospects the Guardians selected in July's draft, including Travis Bazzana, Braylon Doughty, Jacob Cozart, Joey Oakie, Cameron Sullivan, Chase Mobley & Logan McGuire. 

Chris is joined by Geoff Pontes of Baseball America to discuss prospects Geoff recently saw in the Midwest League, including Travis Bazzana, Ralphy Velazquez & Josue De Paula.

Chris is joined by Baseball Prospectus' lead prospect writer Jeffrey Paternostro to discuss several topics, including Angels prospect Caden Dana, White Sox prospect Edgar Quero, Dodgers prospect Zyhir Hope and the old Appalachian League.

Chris welcomes Emily Waldon (Baseball America) to the show to talk about the lasting impact she has had through her advocacy for minor leaguers. We also talk about her return to prospect coverage after beating cancer and catch up on several Midwest League prospects Emily has recently seen in person, including Ethan Salas, Cam Collier & Max Clark. 

Chris is joined by Brent Hershey of BaseballHQ for the final time this season to discuss several prospects traded during the month of July, including new Angels prospect George Klassen, new Blue Jays prospect Jake Bloss and new Marlins prospects Robby Snelling and Jared Serna in this supersized, scouting heavy episode.