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Baseball America delivers baseball news you can't get anywhere else. Covering the game from a player-development point of view, the staff of BA will deliver its take on what's going on in the world of baseball every week on its podcast, analyzing the game from the majors and minors--with an emphasis on prospects--through our unparalleled college and high school coverage.Social links:
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Fantasy Podcast_ AFL Names To Know And Sleepers
The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns for another week with hosts James Anderson and Geoff Pontes. The duo dive into the upcoming Arizona Fall League and the top prospects to follow, as well as few sleepers to follow for dynasty prospecting. (2:00) Sebastian Walcott (7:00) Aidan Miller (…
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Prospect Podcast: Drafting Top Power-Hitting Prospects
We love to rank prospects, and we also love drafts. So today on the Baseball America Prospect Podcast, Ian Cundall, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper drafted current prospects with one simple goal: Pick the players that will hit the most MLB home runs between 2027-2030. To make it more challenging, we ea…
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Discussing MiLB Awards, FYPD Rankings & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 125
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we break down BA's 2026 award selections for MiLB Player and Pitcher of the Year. What went into our choices and who else was considered? We also welcome James Anderson to the show to discuss our latest FYPD rankings. The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube c…
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College Podcast: Fall To-Dos For Top 2027 MLB Draft Prospects, Early Sleepers
Baseball America National College Reporter Jacob Rudner and Draft Writer Carlos Collazo take their first in-depth look at the top of the 2027 draft class with breakdowns of Mississippi State lefty Tomas Valincius, Florida infielder Brendan Lawson, West Virginia catcher Gavin Kelly and Oregon State …
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Draft Podcast: Reflecting On The 2019 Draft
In the third series of our draft lookbacks, JJ and Carlos go back to the 2019 draft. What was the conversation surrounding Adley Rutschman and Bobby Witt Jr. at the time? What about the rest of the top tier? How has a massively critiqued college pitching class panned out? What are the lessons we ca…
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Fantasy Podcast: Breaking Down FYPD Tiers For 2026-27
This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts James Anderson and Geoff Pontes are joined by National College Writer Jacob Rudner. The three dive into the tiers within the most recent update to the First Year Player Draft rankings. The trio discusses a total of 20 players, diving into targ…
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Evaluating Prospects Through A Power Surge | Prospect Podcast
On this week's Prospect Podcast, JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Ian Cundall discuss the challenges and potential solutions to evaluating players after the most offensive MiLB anyone has seen. (00:00) The Scope Of The Challenge (06:00) It's Not Just More Home Runs (09:00) Rely More On The Eye Tes…
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We Can't Wait To See These Young Stars In The 2026 MLB Playoffs | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 124
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes look ahead to the MLB playoffs with a breakdown of top rookies and second-year stars in the field. We also analyze big league strike zone changes in 2026. The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every Tuesday …
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College Podcast: Former MLB Pitcher Ross Stripling Talks Player Dev, Changes In College Ball
Baseball America national college writer Jacob Rudner is joined by former MLB pitcher and Texas A&M alumnus Ross Stripling to talk about changes in amateur baseball over the last decade, which arsenals are suited to benefit from ABS in college and advice for college pitchers hoping to make the jump…
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Draft Podcast: Reflecting On The 2018 Draft
In the second series of our draft lookbacks, JJ and Carlos go back to the 2018 draft. How has the class aged? Who are the standout picks? Which teams picked smartly and which would rather have a do-over? What are the lessons we can learn? — Time stamps: (0:00) Intro (2:15) Was Casey Mize the clea…
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