Baseball America national college writer Jacob Rudner is joined by lead prospect analyst Geoff Pontes to discuss UCLA's historic 35-game start to the 2026 season and the milestones ahead for the Bruins. Rudner and Pontes also take a closer look at Florida's up-and-down season in the rankings, Oregon State's national championship hopes and more.

(3:20) UCLA's historic campaign

(12:23) Georgia Tech's dominance

(21:21) Where we stand on Florida

(30:06) How series should we take Oregon State?

(38:17) Non-Top 10 teams we love

(43:02) Ranked teams that scare us entering Week 10

(49:26) Two key Week 10...

The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns with hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White. We're a few weeks into the season and Geoff and Dylan are hungry to share some of the top names they've been targeting as potential breakouts in the early going. We cover names from MLB all the way down to Low-A you should be targeting.

On this week's Baseball America Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper look ahead to the 2027 MLB Draft class, led by a truly special pitching prospect.

(1:00) Why the college pitching in 27 is so special

(4:00) Dax Whitney is the best MLB Draft pitching prospect since …

(7:10) Why the industry prefers hitters early

(9:00) How this group is moving faster than normal

(14:00) Why Paul Skenes creates optimism for Dax Whitney

(28:00) Why Brendan Lawson stands out among the hitters

This week on the Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some pitching prospects who could climb onto the Top 100 Prospects list this year.

(00:00) How long do you need to wait to believe in early season performances?

(06:45) A big Orioles pitcher to pay attention to

(11:00) A Cardinals pitcher who is taking a step forward

(18:15) A Dodgers pitcher who is healthy again

(23:20) Why our youngest players in each league charts matter

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by lead prospect writer Geoff Pontes to discuss LSU's potential resurgence in the national picture after a three-week skid. Plus, Rudner and Pontes take an in-depth look at the Week 9 NCAA Tournament picture ahead of their next Field of 64 projection.

(4:19) Florida’s big poll movement continues

(6:38) Is LSU back?

(15:19) The Georgia ranking controversy

(25:50) Big 12 Breakdown

(33:13) Look out for Conference USA

(38:28) The AAC picture

(43:48) Teams we have a close eye on in Week 9

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast host Geoff Pontes is joined by Ian Cundall. They dive into ten names you need to be targeting in your dynasty leagues over the opening weeks of the season.

(2:00) Connelly Early

(4:00) Colt Emerson

(7:00) Jose Fernandez

(10:00) Tanner Franklin

(14:00) Ike Irish

(17:00) Juan Sanchez

(21:00) James Tibbs

(29:00) Fenwick Trimble

(31:00) James Ellwanger

(34:00) Anthony Eyanson

On this week's Draft Podcast, JJ Cooper and Carlos Collazo cover a lot of ground. Konnor Griffin is a big leaguer less than two years after he was drafted out of high school. We saw a lot of draft prospects at the National High School Invitational and we look at the lack of top-tier SEC draft arms.

(0:30) Anticipating Konnor Griffin’s debut

(6:20) Bonus pools are out

(13:25) NHSI talk

(22:00) Where are the SEC arms? 

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by prospect analyst Geoff Pontes to discuss BA's latest Field of 64 projection, Week 8 matchups that have their attention and mid-major teams making early cases for at-large consideration.

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As the MiLB season near Opening Day, we have a look at prospects who caught our eye on the back fields in Arizona. Jesús Cano and Josh Norris join JJ Cooper to talk about some of the best prospects they saw this month.

(01:45) Why the Mariners Ryan Sloan could be the best pitching prospect in the game

(07:20) Comparing Sloan and Pirates RHP Seth Hernandez

(09:25) Angels RHP Nate Sneed throws really hard

(11:15) Red Sox RHP Marcus Phillips is another former Vol pitcher to know

(11:40) Dodgers OF J...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and Jesús Cano get together to preview the 2026 MiLB season, which gets underway across all levels beginning this week, big-time prospect contract extensions and more.

The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every week on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then!

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the NL Central. We explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2026.

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(0:00) — Moises Ballesteros, Cubs

(8:25) — Sal Stewart, Reds

(16:55) — JJ Wetherholt, Cardinals

(25:55) — Jesús Made, Brewers

(34:50) — Konnor Griffin, Pirates

The final week before the full slate of minor league games is upon us and we celebrate on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast with an NL West prospects preview. This is our final of the divisional prospect previews and with the loaded Giants and Dodgers systems in tow there's plenty to discuss as Geoff Pontes is joined by Ian Cundall.

Los Angeles Dodgers

(2:00) River Ryan 

(3:00) Alex Freeland 

(5:00) Eduardo Quintero, Josue De Paula, Zyhir Hope and Mike Sirota 

(8:00) Zach Root  

(10:00) Adam Serwinowski

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We just rolled out an update of our MLB Draft rankings as we expanded them to the Top 300 prospects. On this week's Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take a look at some of the players who moved up and down the most.

(0:00) What’s the current perception of the class?

(7:30) Vahn Lackey

(10:30) Ace Reese & Chris Hacopian

(13:20) Derek Curiel & Eric Becker

(18:30) Kevin Roberts Jr. & Brady Harris

(23:00) More polarizing profiles

(33:30) In the weeds of the 200 range

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by editor-in-chief JJ Cooper to discuss South Carolina's early season firing of coach Paul Mainieri and what's next for the Gamecocks. Rudner and Cooper also take a deep dive on BA's Week 7 college baseball Top 25, one of the most predictive in-season polls of the year. Fifteen of the last 16 NCAA champions have been ranked inside the top 16 in the BA poll at this time of year.

(1:44) South Carolina fires Paul Mainieri

(11:47) The importance of the Week 7 poll

(20:20) Why we ranked Auburn sixth in Week 7<...

Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper have been all over the Florida backfields and Spring Breakout games, so this week they're sharing thoughts on prospects who impressed.

(00:00) Eli Willits looks really polished for his age

(05:45) Gavin Fien can hit, but we didn't see him field

(09:45) Anthony Eyanson's velocity jump is notable

(19:15) John Gil is a Braves hitter who could rise up our rankings

(21:15) Fenwick Trimble caught our eyes

(22:45) The Cardinals' Tanner Franklin can elevate and celebrate

(25:15) The Blue Jays have a pair of...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Ben Badler, J.J. Cooper and Jacob Rudner welcome Nationals pitching prospect Miguel Sime Jr. joins to discuss his spring and lots more.

We also talk about Spring Breakout, Kevin McGonigle making the Tigers and players rising in our upcoming 2026 draft rankings update.

The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every week on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then!

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the NL West. We explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2026.

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(0:00) — Bryce Eldridge, Giants

(9:15) — Ryan Waldschmidt, Diamondbacks

(18:00) — Ethan Holliday, Rockies

(27:25) — Ethan Salas, Padres

(35:30) — Eduardo Quintero, Dodgers

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy podcast host Geoff Pontes is joined by Ian Cundall to discuss NL Central prospects. The most prospect loaded division in the game has plenty of names to dive into making for some exciting discussions.

Milwaukee Brewers

(5:00) Jett Williams 

(8:00) Brandon Sproat

(11:00) Jesus Made

(13:00) Bishop Letson

(14:00) Josh Adamczewski 

(15:00) Brock Wilken

Chicago Cubs

(17:00) Moises Ballesteros 

(21:00) Jaxon Wiggins

(23:00) Ethan Conrad

(24:00) Kane Kepley

 (26:00) Cole Mathis

JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes want to get you ready for the Spring Breakout games on the latest Baseball America Prospect Podcast. We take a look at less prominent prospects who are worth watching this week.

(00:00) Why this week's podcast was delayed

(01:00) Geoff's World Baseball Classic experience was amazing

(07:40) Why these rosters are a bit disappointing

(11:00) Games well worth watching

(15:00) Geoff and JJ each pick a Non-Top 100 Top 10 Prospect to watch in the breakout games

(20:00) Geoff and JJ each pick a Top 30 prospect outside...

On this week's Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take a look at several prospects who will move up in our next draft rankings update.

(0:00) Draft rankings process

(4:10) Jake Brown

(7:45) Hunter Dietz

(11:35) Bo Holloway

(15:45) Taj Marchand

(19:00) Vahn Lackey

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by BA national writer Carlos Collazo to discuss reigning national champion LSU's stunning fall out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2024. Rudner and Collazo also give insights into how the Baseball America Top 25 is decided, break down at teams on the rise and look ahead to the draft.

(3:19) What's happening to LSU

(8:55) Explaining BA Poll Mechanics

(14:29) The challenge of ranking Big Ten teams

(22:56) Southern California stock booming

(29:47) Florida State enters the top 10

(39:21) Things we're looking forward...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, Ben Badler and Carlos Collazo talk about prospects in the World Baseball Classic finals spotlight, Spring Breakout players to watch and the NCAA Top 25.

The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every week on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then!

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the NL East. We explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2026.

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(0:00) — Cam Caminiti, Braves

(8:10) — Aidan Miller, Phillies

(16:35) — Nolan McLean, Mets

(27:05) — Thomas White, Marlins

(35:25) — Eli Willits, Nationals

The Baseball America Fantasy podcast returns for the weekend with another divisional prospect preview. After running through the American League over the last three weeks, we jump to the National League and the talented NL West division. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White breakdown all the Phillies, Mets, Braves, Marlins and Nationals prospects to know for 2026 and beyond.

Phillies

(2:00) Justin Crawford

(4:00) Andrew Painter

(7:00) Aidan Miller

(9:00) Cody Bowker

(11:00) Cade Obermueller

Mets

(13:00) Nolan McLean

(14:00) Carson Benge

On this week's Draft Podcast Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at a pair of fascinating and famous college outfielders. LSU outfielder Derek Curiel and Georgia Tech's Drew Burress are the top two college outfielders on our draft rankings, but both draw varied responses from scouts and front office officials. We take a look at why.

(0:00) Eric Booth Jr. vs. Kevin Roberts Jr.

(4:00) Derek Curiel convo begins

(10:00) Why JJ is skeptical

(17:30) The college outfield demographic is scary

(23:30) Drew Burress enters the fold

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and prospect writer Geoff Pontes look back at an upset-filled week in college baseball, including LSU's 1-4 showing that caused it to slide from the top 10. Rudner and Pontes also consider whether the SEC's grip on the top of college baseball has loosened.

With USA Baseball's WBC hopes completely out of their own hands, Carlos Collazo, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes gathered for an emergency podcast to discuss what happened in Team USA's loss to Italy, how it happened and what it could mean going forward.

(00:00) Setting the stage on a shocking evening of baseball

(03:15) Looking through what happened in the game

(10:00) What did Mark DeRosa know and when did he know it?

(16:45) 3-1 = 3-1 = 3-1. That's not complicated math

(21:15) Explaining the tiebreaker permutations.

(25:00) Looking the USA managerial choices

Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are getting ready to head down to spring training to watch the Spring Breakout games and prowl the MiLB games on the back fields. So what do we hope to get out of the trips and what should prospect watchers glean from spring training performances?

(01:00) How Shohei Ohtani and Khalil Watson taught us to not over-react

(06:00) MiLB spring training assignments can offer useful info

(08:45) The back fields give a useful sense of organization depth/talent

(11:00) Previewing how we will build our April Top 100 Prospects update

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Carlos Collazo discuss players to know from the World Baseball Classic before breaking down our first full mock draft of the 2026 cycle.

The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every week on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then!

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the AL WEst. We explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2026.

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On this week's episode of the Baseball America fantasy podcast we dive into the final division preview on the American League side. We dive into the AL West as hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White review some of the top 2026 contributors, highest upside and sleepers in the AL West divison.

Seattle Mariners

(2:00) Colt Emerson

(7:30) Ryan Sloan

(10:00) Kade Anderson

(12:00) Michael Arroyo

(14:00) Nick Becker

Houston Astros

(16:00) Zach Cole 

(18:00) AJ Blubaugh

(20:00) Xavier Neyens

(22:00) Kevin Alvarez

(24:00) L...

On the new Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper try to figure out what to make of UCLA outfielder Will Gasparino's amazing start to the season. Carlos also shares his reporting and in-person insights from seeing Justin Lebron and Roch Cholowsky this past weekend plus Carlos has a rising prep pitcher to watch.

Taylor Blake Ward and Geoff Pontes are taking an in-depth look at the Angels farm system on the latest and final Prospect Podcast Deep Dive of the 2026 preseason.

(00:00) Yes, the Angels wrap up this series, but there's no meaning behind it.

(02:00) Why Tyler Bremner was the clear choice at No. 1. Who else could have been considered

(09:15) How is the system better or worse than last year?

(12:40) Why there are arms now to get excited about

(16:00) Who could be next year's No. 1 prospect?

(17:00) Why the...

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Ian Cundall preview the World Baseball Classic with a look at top teams and prospects to know for this year's tournament. Plus, what's the status of Nolan McLean for Team USA?

We also discuss the potential MLB outcomes for top prospects who could skip over Triple-A like Konnor Griffin and Kevin McGonigle.

The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every week on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then!

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Baseball America national college reporter and prospect writer Geoff Pontes look back at the standout moments from Week 3 of the college baseball season, including UCLA's three ranked wins at Globe Life Field. Rudner and Pontes also take a closer look at the Florida Gators' rise into the top 15, Southern Miss' early season dominance, and more.

(3:24) UCLA is a wagon

(13:00) Pay attention to Southern Miss

(18:05) Florida makes a nine-spot jump in the rankings

(24:06) USC’s historic pitching

(34:35) College umpiring 

(41:01) Matchups to look forward to

Matt Eddy and JJ Cooper take a look at a very different Nationals farm system in the latest Prospect Podcast Deep Dive. There's a new head of baseball operations in Paul Toboni and a very different approach to 2026 and beyond.

(00:00) Rebuilt, Part II?

(04:00) Breaking down No. 1 prospect SS Eli Willits

(06:30) How much could Jarlin Susana factor into the top prospect ranking if fully healthy?

(07:00) A lot of trades have bolstered the system, but it's also not a great sign

(09:00) The big change that has to happen...

We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the AL Central. We explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2026.

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(0:00) — Travis Bazzana, Guardians

(9:20) — Noah Schultz, White Sox

(17:50) — Kevin McGonigle, Tigers

(28:00) — Carter Jensen, Royals

(36:05) — Walker Jenkins, Twins

Matt Eddy and JJ Cooper are taking a look at a New York Mets farm system that is loaded in big league ready prospects for the latest Prospect Podcast Deep DIve.

(00:00) It's been an interesting offseason

(01:45) Breaking down Nolan McLean

(05:45) Why the Brewers trade dealt players with tough fits

(07:00) How good is Jonah Tong?

(09:30) This system is at its peak right now

(11:00) The Mets built prospects to the point where they could be traded

(13:00) Who is next year's No. 1 prospect?

(15:45...

Our champion Dylan White makes his triumphant return to the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast this week. To celebrate we roll into the second episode of our division by division prospect breakdown. This week we dive into the AL Central and some absolutely loaded systems.

Jon Meoli and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at the Baltimore Orioles farm system for the lastest Prospect Podcast Deep Dive. This is an Orioles system that still has an elite prospect at the top, but thanks to trades and a massive 2025 draft haul, it also has more depth than before.

(00:00) This has been a fascinating offseason.

(03:50) Why Samuel Basallo is special

(12:10) How is this system better or worse than last year?

(16:30) The top prospects are no longer just high draft picks

(19:10) Why Nate George...