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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.
Episodes
- Draft Podcast: Explaining Mock Draft V 3.0
We rolled out our third mock draft of the year this week, so Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper dive into the details of the mock for this week's Draft Podcast. (00:00) What has changed since Mock Draft V 2.0? (01:15) A clear top tier (03:30) Wh…
- Five Rising Prospects To Know
On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at five rising prospects in the top 100. You may know these names, or maybe you don't. But you will, so we help you get ahead. (00:00) Braves OF Eric Hartman (10:00) O…
- Breaking Down Baseball America's MLB Mock Draft 3.0 | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 106
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, Carlos Collazo and Ben Badler break down everything to know about about Baseball America's latest MLB mock draft 3.0 . The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every Tuesday at 3 p…
- Fantasy Podcast: Under-The-Radar Prospects With Standout Data
On this week's Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dive deep to find you some under-the-radar data standouts. We present 10 names who are underappreciated in dynasty leagues at the moment and give you details on…
- College Podcast: Lot To Gain, Lot To Lose
With just one week left in the regular season for most teams, J.J. Cooper and Jacob Rudner are taking a look at who has the most to gain or the most to lose this week, but we also had to cover UCLA's nerve-racking comeback, the double/home…
- Draft Podcast: The Best Tools In The 2026 MLB Draft
On this week’s Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take a look at the best tools in the 2026 MLB Draft. To do so, we hold a draft of our own to pick the best in a variety of important categories. (03:30) Picking Best Fastballs In T…
- Prospect Podcast: May Top 100 Prospects Update
On this week's Prospect Podcast Josh Norris, Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper discuss our brand new Top 100 Prospects update. With the trio at the top of the rankings either graduated or about to graduate, we analyzed the next No. 1 prospect, as…
- What To Expect In The Top 100 Prospects Update & NCAA Storylines To Follow | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 105
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and Jacob Rudner talk about Baseball America's upcoming Top 100 Prospects update and storylines to follow as the college baseball regular season winds down. The Hot Shee…
- College Podcast: ABS Challenge Coming To The SEC Tournament
Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and prospect analyst Geoff Pontes offer their analysis and latest reporting on the SEC's decision to bring the ABS challenge system to its conference tournament this year. Plus, Rudne…
- Fantasy Podcast: Ten Players Who Moved Up In The Dynasty Top 500
The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns as hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White break down the updated Dynasty Top 500 list. They hone in on 10 names that have risen up the rankings over the first month of the season and why these playe…
- Draft Podcast: Who's Moving Up And Down In Our Top 400 Rankings Update
With the Baseball America MLB Draft Rankings expanded to 400 players, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are taking a look at who moved way up and explained why some other prospects are sliding down. (00:00) The Draft 400 Is Live (07:30) Where I…
- Prospect Podcast: Prospects Making Arguments For 2026 Promotions
On this week's Prospect Podcast, Ian Cundall, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some of the most notable prospect performances of April. (00:00) Ian has been checking out the California League (07:30) Why we're even more optimistic…
- What To Expect From Travis Bazzana With The Guardians | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 104
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ian Cundall and Geoff Pontes break down what the Guardians are getting in Travis Bazzana after his callup to Cleveland. Plus, we discuss other potential MLB debuts from recent draft classes. The…
- College Podcast: College Baseball Teams With The Most Left To Prove
Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and prospect writer Geoff Pontes take a closer look at teams with the most still to prove with three weeks left in the regular season. Rudner and Pontes also explain their process for…
- How Tech In Baseball Is Keeping Young Pitchers Healthy
The Baseball America Podcast welcomes Dr. Nick Serio, founder and president of VeloU , a baseball performance and pitching development company focused on improving velocity, mechanics, strength and arm health through data-driven instructio…
- Draft Podcast: Is Roch Cholowsky Still The No. 1 Pick Favorite?
On this week's Baseball America Draft Podcast, JJ Cooper and Carlos Collazo are taking an in-depth look at Roch Cholowsky's 2026 season. Is he living up to expectations or falling a bit short? We dive in to explain what we're hearing. Time…
- Prospect Podcast: Early Season Stars
On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look at a trio of prospects off to great starts, plus we look at why the Nationals Class A teams are ones to watch. (00:00) Franklin Arias Is Hitting For Power (06:00) Colby Shelt…
- MLB Prospects Getting Attention Early In 2026 | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 103
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes shine a spotlight on early-season prospect performances that people should be watching . Are these players ready for the next step? With the NCAA Tournament also dra…
- College Podcast: Fringe Host Candidates, Georgia's Tre Phelps Talks Breakout Season
Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by prospect writer Geoff Pontes to take a detailed look at the teams vying for host positions through 10 weeks. Rudner is also joined by Georgia junior third baseman Tre Phe…
- Fantasy Podcast: Six Prospects Who Have Our Attention
The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns this week and hosts Geoff Pontes and Ian Cundall talk about six names to target in your dynasty leagues. These are players who are not only performing but they're impressing scouts and posting s…
- Draft Podcast: Rising 2026 Draft Prospects We Love
This week on the Baseball America Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo, Jacob Rudner and JJ Cooper take a look at a 2026 MLB draft prospect each of us is intrigued by at three different levels: First Rounders, Top 100 Prospects and Non-Top 100 Pr…
- Prospect Podcast: Drafting Top Rookie & Prospect Teams
This week on the Baseball America Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper invite you to a pair of drafts. We each drafted a team from current rookies, as then we drafted prospect teams. And to make it harder on ourselves, we limited e…
- Biggest 2026 MLB Draft Risers In Our 2.0 Mock | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 102
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Carlos Collazo and Jacob Rudner go all in on the 2026 MLB Draft, beginning with our latest 2.0 mock draft before answering a slew of viewer questions. We also break down Noah Schult…
- College Podcast: History On The Horizon For No. 1 UCLA Bruins, Teams That Have Our Attention
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…
- Fantasy Podcast: Exploring 10 Early Season Breakouts
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 earl…
- Draft Podcast: Why The 2027 Draft Could Be Special
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 bes…
- Prospect Podcast: Pitching Prospects Who Could Break Out
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? (…
- Griffin, McGonigle, Wetherholt; Who Will Be the Best? | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 101
JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes, and Ian Cundall discuss the strong MLB debuts of this year's rookie class, including JJ Wetherholt and Kevin McGonigle, and thoughts on Konnor Griffin in his first week in the show. Of the three, who might put toge…
- College Podcast: Are The LSU Tigers Back? Breaking Down The Latest Bracketology
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…
- Fantasy Podcast: Players To Target In FAAB For Dynasty
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…
- Draft Podcast: Where Are The SEC Arms?
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 Invi…
- College Podcast: Getting Into Field Of 64 Season
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…
- Arizona Spring Training Prospect Stars
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 Mari…
- 2026 MiLB Season Preview, Prospect Contract Extensions & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 100
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. T…
- Scouting Every NL Central No. 1 Prospect For 2026
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. Time Stamps (0:00) — Mo…
- Fantasy Podcast: NL West Prospect Preview
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 Gia…
- MLB Draft Ranking Prospects On The Move
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’…
- College Podcast: Why This Week's Top 25 Is So Important & What Went Wrong At South Carolina &
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 div…
- These Prospects Impressed Us At Spring Breakout
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…
- Miguel Sime Jr. Joins, Spring Breakout Recap & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 99
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 a…
- Scouting Every NL West No. 1 Prospect For 2026
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. Time Stamps (0:00) — Bryce…
- Fantasy Podcast: NL Central Prospect Preview
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 discussio…
- Spring Breakout Prospects To Watch
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 wa…
- Early-Season MLB Draft Risers To Know
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)…
- College Podcast: LSU Unranked, Breaking Down Teams With Rising Stock
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…
- World Baseball Classic Finals Predictions, MLB Spring Breakout Preview & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 98
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 Y…
- Scouting Every NL East No. 1 Prospect For 2026
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. Time Stamps (0:00) — Cam C…
- Fantasy Podcast: NL East Prospect Preview
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. H…
- Draft Podcast: Analyzing Derek Curiel and Drew Burress
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…
- College Podcast: Is The SEC Losing Its Grip On College Baseball?
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 con…