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With the recent release of James Anderson’s Dynasty Top 500 Prospects list on Baseball America, we kick off the 2027 rankings season in style. On this week's show hosts James Anderson and Geoff Pontes talk through the updated 500 rankings with an eye on the youth at the top, the clear pitching tiers, 2026 rookies to buy in on and some undervalued players to target in dynasty this offseason.    (2:00) Young Stars Ascending (5:00) Konnor Griffin (8:00) Jackson Merrill (11:00) Top Pitchers (16:00) 2026 Rookie Battle: Sal Stewart vs. McGonigle (21:00) Victor Mesa Jr. (27:00) Jackson Jobe for 2027 (31:00) Bulk-Reliever-To-Starter Pipeline (33:00) Grant Taylor (35:00) Didier Fuentes (37:00) Hagen Smith (39:00) Gage Wood  (42:00) Curtis Mead—Breakout Hitter To Target? (48:00) Isaac Paredes (54:00) Cam Cannarella  (59:00) Kane Kepley (62:00) Bryan Rincon Ready to save time and win more jobs? For a limited time only, our listeners get 50% OFF their first 3 months at HousecallPro.com/FOUL #adSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's Baseball America Hot Sheet show, Jacob Rudner, JJ Cooper, and Geoff Pontes dive in to the top 10 rising MLB prospects on the National League side. We talk about what makes the Brewers consistently successful and Cardinals outfield prospect Tai Peete joins the show. Find out how you can invest in the future of athletes as they rise to the top. Learn more at https://Agentiqsports.com. This episode includes an advertisement relating to an offering of securities of one or more designated series of Agentiq Sports 1 Series LLC under Tier 2 of Regulation A. Before investing, read the most recent offering circular and documents found in the SEC's EDGAR filing database. The SEC's qualification of the offering statement does not constitute approval of the securities or the offering terms. Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discountSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast host James Anderson is joined by Ian Cundall to discuss the recently released Top 350 rankings for 2027 redraft leagues. They go through each positional group, discussing tiers as well as names to know. (2:00) Liam Hicks (5:00) Leo Bernal (7:00) Who's No. 1 At First Base (9:00) Rafael Devers (12:00) Who's No. 1 at Second Base (16:00) Bryson Stott (17:00) Javier Sanoja (18:00) Who's No. 1 at Third Base Rankings (22:00) Who's No. 1 at Shortstop (27:00) Who's No. 1 in the Outfield (37:00) Who's No. 1 Among Starting Pitchers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we react to the ongoing MLB playoffs with thoughts on the Rays' success in the AL, the Yankees' homegrown players, the rise of the White Sox, young NL stars and more.   Top Prospects Coming For Eliminated Playoff Teams   The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then! Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (0:30) Why the Rays have been successful (2:00) The Chandler Simpson effect (4:05) Ben Rice is carrying the Yankees (6:00) Cam Schlittler and George Lombard Jr. (7:45) The rise of the White Sox (9:45) Chicago trades that paid off (12:20) Can other teams copy the White Sox model? (15:00) Thoughts on the NL playoffs (17:00) Jackson Chourio & Ethan Salas (19:30) Dodgers vs. Braves (21:45) Answering viewer questions   Start your FOX One 3-day Free trial today at FOXOne.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Baseball America's draft podcast, J.J. Cooper and Carlos Collazo continue their draft retrospective series with a look back at the 2020 MLB draft. How did COVID impact our ability to line up the class? How did teams figure it out? Who was in the conversation for 1-1 and which players and picks have aged best? Is there anything we can learn from the COVID draft or was it such an anomaly that we can only place the asterisk and move on? — Time stamps: (0:00) Setting the stage with covid (9:00) Overall thoughts on the class (12:30) The Spencer Torkelson and Austin Martin debate (19:00) Asa Lacy (26:00) Garrett Crochet (30:00) Heston Kjerstad (34:45) Pete Crow-Armstrong (40:00) Austin Wells (43:30) The Rangers' draft (47:00) Masyn Winn & Spencer Strider (55:00) What are the lessons we can learn from 2020? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 each have to pick two prospects inside the Top 50 of the current BA Top 100 Prospect rankings, two more from 51-100 on the Top 100. Two non-Top 100 prospects ranked in top 15s of team Top 30s, and two more who don't meet any of those criteria. Let us know what you think about our picks. And if you have an idea for a future draft, we'd love to hear it. (00:00) The Rules (03:30) Round 1 (07:00) Round 2 (15:20) Round 3 (19:30) Round 4 (25:00) Round 5 (30:30) Round 6 (36:30) Round 7 (40:15) Round 8 (45:00) If we did this 5 years ago, who should you have picked (48:00) Our strategies, what picks we question and which ones we like SEAT GEEKUse our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discountSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 righty Dax Whitney. Rudner and Collazo also look beyond the first round with sleeper picks. (1:48) What matters to us in the fall (14:49) Can Tomas Valincius take a bigger lead in SP1 race (19:12) Brendan Lawson's defense (25:12) Will Gavin Kelly take on more catcher reps (31:33) Dax Whitney's recovery from elbow surgery (34:07) Why make up matters (37:02) Players who can make a move toward first-round rankings (41:45) Sleepers to keep an eye on (48:14) Final thoughts Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discountSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 targets within tiers and players to avoid. It’s an extensive deep dive on the 2026-27 FYPD crop. (2:00) Roch Cholowsky(4:00) Jackson Flora(6:00) Drew Burress(8:00) Jared Grindlinger(9:30) Bo Lowrance(10:30) Zion Rose(12:00) Ben Blair(14:00) Kevin Roberts(19:00) Elliot Lascelles(21:00) Martin Shelar(23:00) Connor Comeau(24:00) Jace Mataczynski(26:00) AJ Gracia(28:00) Justin Lebron(33:00) Ty Head(35:00) Luke Williams(39:00) Jack Radel(41:00) Owen Hull(43:00) Will Brick(44:00) Tre Broussard(45:00) Players we're fadingDon’t sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code BASEBALL at takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #adOur Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/BA2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then!Time Stamps(0:00) Introduction (0:45) Young stars to watch in the postseason—Misiorowski, Schlittler, De Paula & more (15:30) The MLB strike zone shrunk in 2026—why? (18:12) What comes next for the strike zone evolution & fallout? (20:15) Why aren't hitters dominating then? (23:40) Answering viewer questionsStart your FOX One 3-day Free trial today at https://FOXOne.comUse our code for 10% off your next order of MLB tickets on SeatGeek*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERR... Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discountData wins. Rapsodo helps you use it. Learn more at https://rapsodo.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/BA2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 clear 1-1?(09:00) So many prep pitchers (13:00) Nick Madrigal & Nico Hoerner(17:00) Carter Stewart(23:00) Kyler Murray(32:00) The opportunity cost of high school pitchers early(37:00) Jordyn Adams(42:00) Seth Beer—SEAT GEEKUse our code for 10% off your next order of MLB tickets on SeatGeek*: seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount.Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/BA2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Arizona Fall League rosters have been released, and we have the analysis of who are the prospects to watch. Josh Norris and JJ Cooper have the breakdown.(00:00) Josh loves the Arizona Fall League(02:00) This year's AFL Rosters Are _______(06:00) Who are the best prospects headed to the Arizona Fall League(12:00) Which teams are the best in the AFL(13:00) Some AFL insights for fans contemplating a trip(17:15) Lesser-known prospects to watch in the AFL(19:45) Vance Honeycutt talk(22:15) Other things to know about the Arizona Fall LeagueEverything you need to know about the AFL: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2026-arizona-fall-league-rosters-schedule-everything-you-need-to-know/SEAT GEEKUse our code for 10% off your next order of MLB tickets on SeatGeek*: seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discountOur Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/BA2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JJ and Carlos take a look back at the 2017 draft. Who picked well? Who picked poorly? Which players did we miss on and what can we learn about the draft with nearly 10 full years of hindsight? —Time stamps:(0:00) Why Start With 2017?(3:00) Our perception of the class at the time(10:40) The two-way lesson with Brendan McKay(17:20) What we learned with Austin Beck(23:50) You can’t force ideal demographics(32:00) Why the D-backs are the winners of this draft(35:00) Other notable late-draft success stories(40:30) The Astros excellent late-round finds—FABLETICSShop now at Fabletics.com/Foul and get 70 to 80% off everything when you sign up as a new VIP.Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/BA2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.