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Kyle Glaser and Mark Chiarelli break down the Pirates farm system, including where the organization has made strides in player development, status updates on Henry Davis and Nick Gonzales and a realistic timeline for the rebuild to pay off.

J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser discuss what, if anything, you should take from spring training performances, why the 2016 draft is the "upside down" draft and which baseball player we'd take to win a dunk contest.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy get you caught up on everything that's happened at the College World Series so far and get you ready for everything that's still to come.

On the latest Baseball America Podcast, JJ Cooper spoke with Jeremy Wolf, a former minor league player who is now the co-founder and director of outreach for More Than Baseball, a group that works to provide assistance, guidance and other help for minor league baseball players. They discuss the difficulties MiLB players face when it comes to securing in-season housing as well as a number of other issues that MiLB players are facing now, as well as some of Jeremy's suggestions for how that can be improved.

Tulane coach Travis Jewett discusses a successful 2020 season and the momentum the program has going into next season.

J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser break down the AL Wild Card Game, including Nate Eovaldi's dominance, why there is no Gerrit Cole postseason "narrative" and what the Yankees need to do to become champions once again.

Kyle Glaser and JJ Cooper discuss the top of the 2022 High School draft class, bounce over to which Olympic stars could see their way to the States in upcoming years, then look at the breakout prospects of 2021 and wrap up with a look at which teams had the best and worst trade deadlines, now that we have nearly a month of post-trade data.

It's time!

The Baseball America Top 100 Prospects rankings have been released, and Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are excited to talk about them. We had too much good stuff to fit into one show, so we're doing two. This first show dives into who is No. 1 and why, other candidates for No. 1. We also make the case for other Top 10 Prospects who could end up being the best of the group and how this is the year of the pitcher.

(00:00) Why Roki Sasaki is No. 1

(11:00) Would Roman Anthony fit as a No. 1?

(15:00) How does Roman Anthony compare to other recent No. 1s?

(18:00) Who else in the top 10 could end up as the best player in the Top 100?

(30:00) Is this top 10 thinner than normal?

(35:00) Who is the most fascinating player in the Top 100?

(37:00) Why Bubba Chandler has leapt up the rankings

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy discuss a whole host of topics in college baseball, including the first version of our offseason Top 25, breakout stars on the Cape, the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and the news of Texas and Oklahoma heading to the SEC.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy recap the sixth weekend of action around college baseball.

JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo & Scott Braun dive into the Boston Red Sox conundrum: where to play Alex Bregman and how to avoid blocking the budding stars ready to burst onto the scene? Plus...

• (1:20) Is Kristian Campbell good enough to force Boston's hand? 
• (13:00) The Orioles’ org depth might not be as good as you think
• (21:00) Exit velocities in college baseball are out of control 

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J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser break down BA's Midseason Organization Talent Rankings, including what pushed the Orioles up to No. 1, big jumps for the Rockies and Nationals systems and why the Royals are No. 30.

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Baseball America's Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are talking about our recently released 2025 Farm System Talent Rankings. The Boston Red Sox rank No. 1 for the first time in the nearly 40 years of our farm system rankings. We talk about them, the other teams in contention for the top spot, how we build out our rankings and the teams at the bottom of the rankings.

(00:00) How tough was the decision of who ranked No. 1?

(02:00) Why the Red Sox rank No. 1

(06:30) This is the best we've ever ranked the Tigers system

(10:30) How much did Roki Sasaki push up the Dodgers' ranking?

(14:00) Why did Roki Sasaki qualify for prospect rankings

(20:00) Why the top of the Top 100 drives our rankings

(22:00) Further explaining how valuations drive our rankings

(28:00) Who are the deepest farm systems?

(33:00) Looking at the back of the list, why the Astros avoided the basement

(34:00) Examining the Angels farm system

(39:00) Why the Braves rank near the bottom

(43:00) Teams positioned to leap up the rankings in 2025

Links:

Driveline's Prospect Valuation model: https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/2019/02/prospect-valuation-much-top-prospects-worth-professional-baseball-teams/

Our 2025 Farm System Rankings: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-farm-system-rankings-for-all-30-teams/

Top 30 Prospects for All 30 Organizations: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-mlb-top-prospects-for-every-team/

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by UC Irvine coach Ben Orloff to discuss his team's Big West championship in 2021 and the group that returns for 2022. 

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down Texas A&M's fall from preseason No. 1 to unranked heading into Week 6. Rudner and Flaherty also take a closer look at No. 5 Texas, No. 14 Stanford, No. 15 Louisville, No. 17 Auburn and No. 25 West Virginia's early-season success.

(3:27) Breaking down Texas A&M’s fall

(14:00) Texas jumps up to No. 5

(19:00) Is Stanford back?

(23:33) Louisville up to No. 15 after another big week

(26:58) Auburn and West Virginia make their Top 25 debuts

(29:03) How does Virginia avoid and A&M-like collapse

(34:56) Rice hires former Texas head coach David Pierce

(36:18) Week 6 matchups to watch

(45:06) Picks to Click

(49:13) Final thoughts

Baseball America's Carlos Collazo examined Charlie Condon's historic 2024 season on our latest Hot Sheet show. Hear why Condon's numbers were incredible, even in the current college run environment, plus why it's still an open question who goes No. 1 overall to the Guardians. Carlos also drops an interesting Condon comp at the end.

As MLB and the MLBPA enter day two of the lockout, JJ Cooper spoke with labor lawyer Eugene Freedman to help him and hopefully listeners better understand what goes on in labor negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement. Freedman explains both sides rights as well as their responsibilities and explains what is often misunderstood about these type of negotiations.

Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy wrap up their series of shows based on rewatching classic college games by looking back on the entire series.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Mississippi State coach Chris Lemonis to look back on his team's national title in 2021, discuss the performances that made lifting the trophy possible and take a peek ahead at fall practice, which is just around the corner.

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun tease five outstanding prospects who could become baseball’s top prospect in 2026.

Plus, we dive into some early spring observations and standout performers, including Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson and Royals slugger Jac Caglianone.

(1:00) Who could be the No. 1 prospect in 2026?

(16:00) Chandler Simpson's hot spring training start

(20:35) Zebby Matthews' chances for a rotation spot

(22:55) Jackson Jobe's upgraded arsenal

(23:50) Jack Leiter's improved velocity

(24:35) Jac Caglianone's power is already translating to pro ball

(25:30) Answering a viewer question about Jarlin Susana

Kyle Glaser and Geoff Pontes break down where things stand on Memorial Day, including what is fueling the Yankees success, if the Dodgers flying under the radar, if the Braves can salvage their season and what to make of the Mariners' miserable start.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, sponsored by Rapsoso, Missouri coach Steve Bieser discusses his team's continued momentum, moving past NCAA sanctions and the depth he has on the 2021 roster.

Mark Chiarelli joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Pirates system in the first podcast of the New Year. What to expect from No. 1 prospect Oneil Cruz, early impressions of top pick Henry Davis, sleepers to know and how long until the Pirates will be playoff contenders again.

Max Fried and Jorge Soler were outstanding in Game 6, which helps explain how Atlanta fans have discovered a new feeling this morning--joy. Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper gather to discuss every aspect they can think of both from the Game 6 Braves clincher but also several decades of shared Braves knowledge.

We debate whether Max Fried or Jorge Soler had the moment that will be most remembered from the clincher. We talk about how this Braves championship team came together, and we cover the many hands that played a part in building this team. Do championship teams need an elite draft pick in their starting rotation? And where do the Braves and Astros go from here. We cover it all in a lengthy World Series wrapup.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy talk about the recent realignment news involving USC, UCLA and the Big Ten, and recap the coaching carousel.

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On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy recap the second weekend of college baseball action.

JJ Cooper is joined by Rapsodo's Analytics Manager Nicholas Rossini to talk about the 2021 MLB Draft. We look at what analytical data (and Rapsodo's Rap Scores) says about some of the pitchers and hitters to watch in the class, including some very prominent names as well as some sleepers to watch.

Tracy Ringolsby joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Rockies farm system, including what to expect from Brendan Rodgers and whether there is enough talent in place to return the Rockies to the postseason.

The College World Series field is set! Ted Cahill joins this week's Hot Sheet Show to analyze the field and explains why Virginia is a dangerous team to watch. Teddy also follows up his report that South Carolina is expected to hire Paul Mainieri as its next head coach. J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes then dive into some prospect news, including Drew Thorpe's imminent debut, plus some reader/listener questions.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy preview all eight super regionals taking place this weekend around the country.

Carlos and Peter talk through the top of the draft class as it stands after the first three weeks of college baseball to try and get an understanding of how much movement and shuffling is actually happening. Plenty of movement was expected given this year’s wide-open draft class, so to try and see how much, the two go back and forth and attempt to draft the top 10 players in the class if the draft were to take place today. Who are you taking 1-1? 

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy recap week 14 of the season, the final week of the regular season for most conferences around the country.

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Show, Geoff and Dylan discuss their recent joint article detailing prospects with analytical positive traits. The duo discuss a handful of names you're going to want to acquire in all formats for 2024.

Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Rangers farm system, including how Josh Jung progressed in 2020, updates on Maximo Acosta and Luisangel Acuna and how long it will be until the Rangers are competitive again.

On the third installment of the Fantasy Summit Series, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White welcome on industry stalwarts Eric Cross (FTN Fantasy and Rotoballer) and Jesse Roche (Baseball Prospectus) to discuss dynasty startup strategy. We touch on early-round building, prospect strategy as well as how to utilize rankings in a startup draft.

In this episode, Josh Norris returns to the podcast and discusses the standouts in the first week of the Arizona Fall League.

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Matt Eddy and Kyle Glaser break down the effects of playing in Arizona, and why offensive numbers will surge if every game is played there.

In our bi-weekly podcast From Phenom to the Farm, we’ve talked to current and former professional baseball players about their experiences going from high school to professional ball. Nearly every player shared a unique draft day story of their own. We’ve compiled a few of their draft day memories to enjoy, as we approach the 2020 MLB Draft. To check out the draft day experience of every player in the series, subscribe to From Phenom to the Farm wherever you get your podcasts.

Peter and Carlos hop on the draft podcast to talk about the SP1 battle at the top of the class between Jamie Arnold and Tyler Bremner. After that the two talk about top-of-the-class college hitters and why Jace LaViolette could be losing his grip on 1-1 status in the class and why a trio of college shortstops are hot on his heels.

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Time Stamps

• (2:00) The Jamie Arnold vs. Tyler Bremner race
• (6:00) Liam Doyle’s fastball is insane
• (12:30) AJ Russell back on the mound
• (17:00) Any concerns for Tyler Bremner?
• (22:45) Peter doubles down on Patrick Forbes
• (24:00) Jace LaViolette losing his grip on 1-1?
• (31:00) College shortstops on the rise

We're a few weeks into spring training and the early signs of breakouts are beginning to bloom. This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Baseball podcast we discuss a few names hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are targeting heading into 2025.

• (2:00) Chase DeLauter out 8-12 weeks
• (5:00) Luis Gil Lat Injury
• (7:00) Matt Vierling's injury opens up playing time for Jace Jung
• (8:30) Ryan Weathers
• (11:00) Brayan Rocchio
• (15:00) Casey Mize
• (18:00) Cristopher Sanchez
• (20:00) Will Warren
• (24:00) Kyle Hart
• (26:00) Victor Robles

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy preview week 10 around college baseball, and discuss the most recent update to the field of 64 projection.

J.J. Cooper joins Kyle Glaser to discuss MLB's reorganization of the minors and the 119 teams it invited to be a part of the new player development system. They discuss what still remains before the teams become official, who the 120th team will be and what's next for the 43 teams who weren't invited moving forward.

The Yankees are giving C/1B prospect Ben Rice an opportunity to carve out a role in the wake of Anthony Rizzo's injury. Scott, Geoff and J.J. break down Rice's game, including...

• Why he's long flown under-the-radar
• What he provides with the bat
• Can the next wave of Yankees youngsters make an impact?
• Why this is perfect timing for him

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With the full minor league season about to begin, Geoff Pontes and lead fantasy analyst Dylan White discuss their prospect breakout teams for 2023 as well as recent news and notes impacting all formats of fantasy baseball.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy preview the sixth weekend of action around college baseball.

Ben Badler and Kyle Glaser break down the Blue Jays Top 10 Prospects, including Gabriel Moreno's lofty potential, the status of Nate Pearson and Jordan Groshans, a potential draft steal and much more.

South Alabama outfielder Ethan Wilson joins the Baseball America College Podcast to discuss the Honor the Game League, being home and the 2021 Jaguars.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy recap the fifth weekend of action around college baseball.

This week on the 90th Percentile, Matt and Geoff welcome on Matt Pierce of South Texas Sliders and Kinkaid Baseball to discuss the current state of youth baseball and his work as a coach. We further explore the exposure funnel and the early focus on winning over development.

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty recap all the action from super regionals and look ahead to the College World Series. With the eight teams set to start play this weekend in Omaha, get ready with storylines to watch for each team and recaps of how they got here. Teddy and Peter also give their picks for the tournament.

• 1:00 Thoughts on the CWS field
• 8:30: Tennessee
• 17:00 Florida State
• 22:00 North Carolina
• 28:00 Virginia
• 33:00 Kentucky
• 39:00 NC State
• 46:00 Florida
• 53:00 Controversy in Clemson
• 65:00 Texas A&M

Kyle Glaser and J.J. Cooper break down the Tampa Bay Rays farm system, including how Wander Franco has grown from a year ago and what to expect from Brendan McKay moving forward.

ESPN's Matt Schick and Mike Rooney discuss the annual Bases Loaded program that covers every game of regional weekend.

This week on the Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss Dylan's current first-place ranking in his Tout Wars League and Geoff's disappointing run the last two months in his. They then discuss where Colt Keith ranks among the top prospects in the game and Grayson Rodriguez's resurgence in Triple-A, before moving on to pitching prospects that have caught each of their eyes in recent weeks.

Dylan and Geoff return from holiday break with another dynasty rankings show, this time focusing on the top names at the second base position. The boys discuss Mookie Betts welcomed move to second base, Jose Altuve's second half, as well as the 2023 renaissance of Matt McLain.

With Opening Day just one day away, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes pick 12 players they believe will break out in 2024 and be drafted within the first 100 picks in re-draft next season. Lots of exciting names are covered with explanations for why we believe these players will move up rankings in 2024.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Connecticut coach Jim Penders to discuss the excitement around his 2021 team, the program's new stadium, the move to the Big East and working in the world of politics right out of college.

Matt Eddy joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Mets farm system, including how good Francisco Alvarez can be, where the system needs reinforcements and some key personnel hires that could enhance the system's outlook.

Dylan returns to the fantasy baseball podcast after two weeks in a remote location learning the secrets of roto from fantasy zen masters. Upon his return Dylan shares in his enlightenment as he whispers the secrets he's learned. In reality we talk a bunch of recent news as well as some top names to know for keeper and redraft leagues in 2024.

• Dylan Crews and the Nationals future 3:00
• Jaison Chourio and Marcelo Mayer injury 15:00
• BREAK
• Emmanuel Rodriguez - 21:00
• Kristian Campbell 25:00
• Edgar Quero 29:00
• Roman Anthony 31;00
• Dalton Rushing 39:00
• Brandon Birdsell 41:00
• Quinn Mathews 46:00
• Caden Dana 49:00
• Bubba Chandler 51:00
• Kumar Rocker 54:00
• Sleepers 58:00

Ben Badler and Kyle Glaser break down the Rangers farm system, including the debate for No. 1 and what to make of Leody Taveras.

Now that the trade and draft signing deadlines have passed, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes are looking at each and every MLB organization and how they are faring. We're focusing on the state of the farm system, but we're also looking at how the big league club has met or failed to meet expectations as well. Did your team clean up at the deadline? We talk about and we look at whether there are some farm system success stories to build around.

(1:10) Chicago White Sox

(15:50) Cleveland Guardians

(22:35) Detroit Tigers

(29:30) Kansas City Royals

(37:00) Minnesota Twins

Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy break down the 2018 Oxford Regional final with former Tennessee Tech coach and current Rice coach Matt Bragga.

Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Orioles plan to call up the No. 1 prospect in baseball. J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Scott Braun break down what fans can expect from Holliday, offer our latest scouting report and reflect on Holliday's impressive surge through the minor leagues.

J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser recap a thrilling NL Wild Card matchup between the Cardinals and Dodgers and look ahead to the first postseason matchup ever between the Giants and Dodgers. Plus, a preview of the ALDS beginning Thursday and our picks for White Sox-Astros and Red Sox-Rays.

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down the start of conference play in the ACC and Big 12 and look ahead to the start of SEC play this weekend, including undefeated Texas A&M's trip to Florida.

This week on the 90th Percentile, Geoff and Matt are joined by St. Louis Cardinals star Brendan Donovan to discuss a variety of topics. We revisit the concept of the exposure funnel in youth baseball, talk about Brendan’s experience in the recruiting process and how taking a ball to the throat in a showcase earned him an offer from South Alabama. From baseball to food to sea turtles, we run the gamut of topics on this episode. It is a must-listen for baseball and Cardinals fans alike.

Kyle Glaser and J.J. Cooper break down the 2022 trade deadline, including the magnitude of Juan Soto's trade to the Padres, if the Nationals got enough back, whether trading Trey Mancini made sense for the Orioles and much more.

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After running through four episodes of the Dynasty Summit Series in February, the standard Fantasy show returns with Dylan White and Geoff Pontes. The duo discuss the onslaught of recent news and how that impacts each player's value for 2024 redraft leagues and dynasty.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy discuss the recently-released final recruiting ranking of 2021 classes, topped by UCLA. Note that recruiting rankings take into account incoming freshmen and junior college transfers but do not include four-year transfers.

Josh Norris returns from two weeks in the Arizona Fall League to recap all the top names in early AFL play. We discuss the Blue Jays' Ricky Tiedemann, the Tigers' Jackson Jobe, the Guardians' slugging duo of Chase DeLauter and Kyle Manzardo as well as many others. We offer a firsthand look from the opening weeks of play.

On this podcast, presented by MyBookie, J.J. Cooper and Josh Norris discuss what would have been the end of the minor league regular season and what comes next.

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On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy recap the eighth weekend of action around college baseball. 

J.J. Cooper and Matt Eddy discuss the new Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list, including the Wander Franco vs. Adley Rutschman vs. Julio Rodriguez debate, the next tier of prospects and why the 2021 season will see more Top 100 upheaval than normal. We also discuss guys outside the Top 50 who could rise in 2021, the toughest guys to rank and prospects who just missed our list who we hated to leave out.

Mets Pacific Northwest area scout Jim Reeves discusses the process of scouting and signing lefthander David Peterson from Oregon, and why Peterson stood out beyond just the numbers.

Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Manhattan assistant coach Chris Cody to discuss the 2006 Lincoln Regional.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy preview the 10th weekend of action around college baseball.

Mark Chiarelli and JJ Cooper are talking all about the Pirates farm system in a new MLB Prospects Deep Dive.

(00:00) The pitching development is rolling, but this team could use some bats.

(3:00) Analyzing No. 1 prospect Bubba Chandler. How quickly could he reach Pittsburgh? Where does he slot into the rotation? What has led to his prospect breakthrough?

(11:40) Don't forget about Thomas Harrington

(17:00) The Pirates have a lot of former prospects who haven't claimed full-time jobs

(22:00) This team has a lot of second base prospects

(24:30) Analyzing 2B prospect Termarr Johnson

(32:20) Where does Billy Cook fit?

(37:00) A missed opportunity to spend on a hitter?

(42:00) Two non-top 10 prospects to watch.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy recap the 13th weekend of action around college baseball.

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On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by MyBookie and Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Long Beach State coach Eric Valenzuela to talk about what clicked for the Dirtbags in 2020, what the Dirtbag brand means to him and what has him excited about his 2021 team.

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Carlos and Peter hop on the podcast and go in-depth on the 2023 draft classes of the NL West. 

Today's Hot Sheet show is LOADED. The guys are also joined by Orioles LHP prospect Cade Povich, one of 20 members of this week's Hot Sheet and a key piece of a loaded Norfolk Tides roster. Among the discussion topics this week...

• Ceddanne Rafaela's extension
• This week's ranking of the 20 hottest prospects
• Cade Povich's experience joining the O's system
• Could the Tides beat a MLB team in a series?
• How Povich approaches arm care in 2024
• How BA factors injury risk into pitching rankings
• Peter Flaherty discusses our NCAA Top 25
• Are teams like Florida and LSU in trouble?

The show streams live on our YouTube channel each Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. Check it out here.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy recap week 13 of the season.

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty preview week 12 in college baseball, while also looking back at week 11 and ahead to postseason play in just a few weeks.

J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser break down all the latest playoff action, including what to make of the White Sox's and Brewers' early exits, what stands out about the Braves and Astros advancing and what to watch for in Game 5 between the Dodgers and Giants.

Kyle Glaser and J.J. Cooper break down the Rays farm system, including the best-case scenario for Shane Baz, how to assess Kyle Manzardo's breakout season and why this year's Rays system isn't as deep as its predecessors.

Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy discuss the NCAA Division I Council's decision to grant all spring sports athletes an additional year of eligibility.

On this week's show, Dylan returns from vacation and discusses his recent update to the Dynasty 600. Dylan and Geoff talk through a handful of players, as they dive into some of the top names moving up and down.

On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy recap the super regional round of the NCAA Tournament.

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The Fantasy Podcast returns this week and hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are playing a game of buy or sell. We cover some of the hottest breakouts in MLB over the first few weeks of the season and dig into whether it's worth buying or selling high.

• (1:30) Matt Shaw struggles early
• (7:00) Kyren Paris breakout buying or selling?
• (13:00) Ben Rice buying or selling?
• (21:00) Spencer Torkelson buying or selling?
• (28:00) Geraldo Perdomo buying and selling?
• (34:00) Will Corbin Carroll be a top three pick in 2026?
• (39:00) Nick Kurtz callup date?

On this edition of the Baseball America College Podcast, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Ohio State head coach Greg Beals to discuss the Buckeyes’ run to the Big Ten Tournament title in 2019, their No. 24 ranking in the Preseason Top 25 and the growth of the Big Ten as a baseball conference. 

Joe Healy joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Rockies farm system, including a status update on Brendan Rodgers, what's behind the rise of Brenton Doyle and why the Rockies system may be underrated.

Kyle Glaser, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Carlos Collazo get together for a roundtable discussion about the 2023 BA Top 100 Prospects list, including what put Gunnar Henderson and Corbin Carroll at the top, who the best pitching prospect in baseball is and players they think could rise onto the Top 100 soon.

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty discuss the disjointed week that was in college baseball last week and look ahead to the ninth week of action.

Kyle Glaser and J.J. Cooper jump all over the baseball map, discussing Team USA's extra-innings loss to Japan in the Olympics, why the Mets failing to sign Kumar Rocker isn't the fiasco it's been made out to be and which teams did best (and worst) at the trade deadline.

With the upcoming release of our First-Year Player Draft list later this week, Dylan and Geoff walk you through their process for building the list. We talk about a handful of players, where our rankings deviate from the consensus as well as players Dylan and Geoff had split opinions on. Tune in this week and be on the lookout for the updated FYPD list later this week.

Colton Cowser and Colt Keith could end up being two of the most impactful rookie bats in the American League. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Carlos Collazo explain what each brings to their respective lineups this year. Plus, the guys dive into how the Tigers seem to have adjusted their player development philosophy, and they also dive into why Cowser, not Jackson Holliday or Coby Mayo, gets first crack at a role in Baltimore.

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Third base is slowly becoming one of the more interesting positions for fantasy baseball, as an influx of young and exciting players has injected life into the rankings. Dylan White and Geoff Pontes discuss the top six of their recent third base rankings in-depth before going over some of their targets, sleepers and players to fade at the position for dynasty.

Kyle Glaser and Josh Norris break down the high-upside, high-risk Yankees farm system.

The Hot Sheet Podcast returns with a new list of top performers to cover from the last week of minor league baseball. We touch on 2023 draftees Dylan Crews, Kyle Teel and others. We also discuss the Yankees' Drew Thorpe, the Rays' Junior Caminero and others.

This week on the 90th Percentile Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome on Dr. Nick Serio of Velo U. We discuss Nick's work with pitchers and how they get exciting results through advanced training, arm care and the idea of disappearing projection.

• (1:00) Introducing Dr. Nick Serio of VeloU
• (4:00) Physical Assessment Process And Identifying Key Attributes.
• (9:00) Elements Of The Assessment
• (13:00) What Is The Training Process And How Long Are The Programs
• (18:00) Risks Of Injury?
• (23:00) The Disappearing Idea Of Projection
• (29:00) Impact Of College Recruiting Process
• (37:00) The Business Of Youth Baseball
• (42:00) Building Strength And The Benefits
• (44:00) Arm Care.

With Josh Norris out of town, J.J. Cooper joins the show to talk through the 20 hottest players in minor league baseball last week. We discuss the Cubs' Alexander Canario, the Tigers' Colt Keith and the Rockies' Hunter Goodman, among others.