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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.

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Friday · 49 min
Draft Podcast: Recapping The Signing Deadline
JJ and Carlos analyze the 2026 signing deadline for the draft and break down all the numbers you need to know. Why was this year a historic one for the Rockies, what do we think of the Logan Schmidt non-signing, what bonuses surprised or shocked us and what did we get right and wrong in this year’s draft? What are the trends we need to be aware of? All that and more. — Time Stamps: (0:00) Intro and top-level takeaways (6:00) The Logan Schmidt non-signing (12:15) What bonus amounts surprised us? (17:40) What trends did this draft have? (31:20) What did we get right? (36:00) What did we get wrong? — Use 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Thursday · 1 hr 11 min
The Most Pressing Trade Deadline Questions for Every MLB Team | Baseball America
Baseball America's Jacob Rudner, J.J. Cooper and Ian Cundall join forces to prepare you for every scenario, strategy and surprise MLB trade deadline season will bring as August 3 approaches! The BA trio fields questions about trade packages, prospects, buyers & sellers and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Wednesday · 58 min
How Does The Current Top 100 Compare To Previous Lists
On this week's Prospect Podcast, JJ Cooper, Ian Cundall and Geoff Pontes discuss how the current Top 100 Prospects list compares to other recent ones, and some of the challenges and improvements we've made to our rankings. (00:00) Comparing the current Top 100 to recent Top 100s (02:30) Why last offseason's Top 100 was better (05:15) The strengths and weaknesses of the current class (07:00) What's disappointing about how this year's class has developed (17:00) Balancing over-reacting and not being reactive enough (26:00) How prospects change--comparing Ethan Holliday and Josiah Hartshorn (30:30) Balancing conflicting reporting (35:00) What fastball characteristics to look for (40:00) Evaluating pitching injuries (47:00) How sometimes it requires a fusion of prospect and organization for everything to click (55:00) Even hitters with MLB success can be hard to evaluate--see Colson Montgomery and Munetaka Murakami SEAT GEEK Use 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Tuesday · 34 min
College Podcast: ABS Is Coming, Breaking Down Top Transfer Classes
Baseball America National College Reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by Editor In Chief JJ Cooper to discuss the College Baseball Rules Committee's vote to bring ABS to college ball starting in 2027. Rudner and Cooper also take a closer look at the top three transfer classes in the country: Tennessee, LSU and Texas. (2:30) Final takeaways from the 2026 MLB Draft (6:00) ABS is coming to college (11:56) The tech behind ABS (14:28) How ABS could impact college umpires (23:07) The importance of a good transfer class (25:45) The SEC dominates the portal (31:37) Why Tennessee has the No. 1 transfer class (33:09) LSU reloads with stars (35:24) Texas layers transfer haul onto sturdy core (37:47) One non-SEC team with an intriguing transfer class Use 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Tuesday · 33 min
Answering Your MLB Trade Deadline Questions | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 116
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ian Cundall and Geoff Pontes answer your burning questions in advance of the 2026 MLB trade deadline. BA's Trade Deadline Home Page 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 (1:35) Have teams gotten too cautious around the trade deadline? (6:30) Will the Padres give us more deadline fireworks? (8:45) What are the Dodgers going to do with all those OFs? (11:55) What would be smart for the Mariners to do? (15:10) Some Tarik Skubal trade proposals (18:45) Will Anthony Volpe be on the move? (22:20) Draft capital mismanagements (23:45) Fielding more trade proposals & questions Use 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 24 · 33 min
Fantasy Podcast: 2026 FYPD Rankings Review
This week the Baseball America Fantasy podcast returns as host Geoff Pontes is joined by Jacob Rudner to discuss the 2026 draft class. We released out first FYPD ranking of the season on Thursday and Geoff and Jacob dive into some of the top players and decisions facing managers. (2:00) Grady Emerson vs. Roch Cholowsky (5:30) Eric Booth Jr. (8:00) Zion Rose. (13:00) Ranking a trio of college stars in Vahn Lackey, Jackson Flora and Drew Burress. (21:00) Lack Of High End College Pitching. (24:00) Digging into Liam Peterson. See how K12 Powered Schools can help unlock your child’s full potential. Enroll online today at K12.com/foul Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 22 · 55 min
Prospect Podcast: Who's Buying & Selling At The Trade Deadline?
Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper take a look at what could be a wild trade deadline. What teams are buyers? Are there too few sellers? (00:00) Why This Could Be A Wild Trade Deadline (02:00) Trying To Figure Out Who's Buying, Who's Selling (06:00) Why We Suggest Making Plenty Of Trades (17:30) The Cubs Have Redundant Talent (21:30) What Should The Dodgers Do (31:00) Why The Rays Could Surprise (37:00) Brewers/Braves Talk (39:15) The Yankees Trade Offers Could Be A Bit Different (44:00) One-Time Prospects Who Could Be Worth Moving MINT MOBILE To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to MintMobile.com/Territory. That’s it there’s no catch. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 21 · 30 min
Previewing The 2026 MLB Trade Deadline | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 115
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J Cooper, Ian Cundall and Geoff Pontes get ready for the MLB trade deadline, which is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 3, with looks at both leagues and potential trades. Bookmark BA's Trade Deadline Tracker 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 (1:20) Big-picture trade deadline thoughts (3:45) The AL picture ahead of the deadline (8:35) Potential Tarik Skubal trades (11:00 Joe Ryan trade proposal (13:55) The NL picture ahead of the deadline (17:00) Cubs trade proposal (19:25) Logan Webb trade proposal (23:00) Hunter Goodman trade proposal (25:00) Another Joe Ryan trade proposal (27:00) Freddy Peralta trade proposal (28:00) Another Logan Webb trade proposal (29:30) Michael Wacha trade proposal To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to https://MintMobile.com/Territory. That’s it there’s no catch. Use 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 discount Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 17 · 36 min
Draft Podcast: Previewing The 2027 Draft Class
The 2026 draft is in the rearview mirror, so JJ and Carlos preview what to expect with the 2027 class, which scouts are starting to bear down on this summer. — Time Stamps: (0:00) Intro/Banter (4:15) The 2027 draft is what? (7:30) Some of the top names in the class (10:00) What’s the biggest question with Dylan Seward? (14:30) Questions with the top college players (20:00) High school pitching questions (27:00) The Dax Whitney dilemma — Use code foul50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last at Factormeals.com/foul50off Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 14 · 52 min
College Podcast: Post-Draft Recruiting Class Breakdowns
Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by BA prospect writer and high school baseball expert Ben Badler to assess some of the nation's top recruiting classes in the aftermath of the 2026 MLB Draft. (1:33) Explaining BA’s new star-system (6:04) How high schoolers fared in the draft (7:55) The influence of NIL (12:35) Vanderbilt’s class looks excellent despite losses (18:50) Tennessee’s elite transfer class (25:06) LSU reloads with elite high schoolers (28:28) Texas loses four five-star prospects (39:03) Oklahoma’s high school class takes a hit (43:03) Florida State likely to lose top recruits (45:48) Assessing Mississippi State’s class (50:21) Final thoughts Use 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 14 · 37 min
Prospect Podcast: Which Futures Gamers Stood Out
Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper were at the Futures Game from the first moment of BP to the final out. They take an in-depth look at which prospects jumped out at the mid-season prospect showcase. (00:00) Why The Futures Game Is Awesome (07:45) Which Pitchers Stood Out (16:30) Which Hitters Stood Out Use code foul50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last at Factormeals.com/foul50off Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 13 · 33 min
Breaking Down The 2026 MLB Draft | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 114
On a special Monday edition of the Hot Sheet Show, Carlos Collazo, Ben Badler and J.J. Cooper recap all the draft action from this past weekend, including top 10 takeaways, classes we loved, how to fix the broadcast and lots more. 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 (1:15) Carlos' draft takeaways (3:35) Ben's draft takeaways (4:35) Surprise picks (6:35) Taking college players early to pay preps later (10:20) Trying to explain the Red Sox draft (13:30) Did the Pirates nail the draft? (16:00) Is Cal Randall a SP? (17:15) Could any top picks not sign? (19:20) The Angels' draft strategy (21:00) Zion Rose to the Royals (25:00) Troubled draft day production (27:15) Jacob Lombard & the Marlins' draft (30:05) First 2026 pick to MLB? (32:15) Thoughts on the Orioles' draft Use code foul50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last at Factormeals.com/foul50off Use 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 13 · 1 hr 14 min
2026 MLB Draft Day 2 Live Reaction, Analysis & More
BA staffers J.J. Cooper and Jacob Rudner react to the second and final day of the 2026 MLB Draft, covering rounds five through 20. The BA duo fields questions pertaining to the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Miami Marlins and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 12 · 55 min
2026 MLB Draft Day 1 Live Reactions, Favorite Hauls & More
Baseball America staffers J.J. Cooper, Jacob Rudner and Carlos Collazo react to the first day of the 2026 MLB Draft with analysis on multiple teams' draft hauls, strategies and missteps. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 8 · 41 min
Prospect Podcast: Who Tops Our Farm System Rankings?
On this week's Prospect Podcast, JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Ian Cundall and Josh Norris talk about the top farm systems in baseball, fresh off our updated Organization Talent Rankings. (00:00) How We Do These Rankings (03:00) Why The Brewers Rank No. 1? (14:00) The Rays Aren't That Far Behind (18:00) The Dodgers Are Rolling, As Usual (25:00) The Nationals Are Higher Than They've Been In Years (29:30) The Mariners Have The Best Top-End Pitching (34:10) Two Teams Who Get Most Improved Awards SEAT GEEK Use 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 7 · 27 min
MLB Draft Prospects We're Not Sleeping On For 2026 | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 113
On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, Geoff Pontes and Ian Cundall talk about a number of trending topics, including BA's new farm system talent rankings, Luis Lara's callup, the Futures Game this weekend, draft week news and updates, 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 (1:00) Updated farm system talent rankings (7:00) Luis Lara called up to the Brewers (9:20) Futures Game: Who's in and out? (14:30) Draft week is here... and Brody Bumila is hurt (17:35) Draft prospects who are standing out (22:40) Viewer questions Use 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 discount See how K12 Powered Schools can help unlock your child’s full potential. Enroll online today at https://K12.com/foul Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 7 · 2 hr 14 min
The ULTIMATE 2026 MLB Draft Preview For All 30 Teams
Ben and Carlos are joined by JJ Cooper for a hybrid Future Projection/draft podcast breaking down everything we know or are hearing about the top of the 2026 draft. We talk through possibilities and players for each team’s first pick, talk about org tendencies, system strengths and weaknesses and try to get a better understanding of how the draft could unfold to get you ready for draft day. — Time Stamps: (2:30) White Sox (10:00) Rays (15:15) Twins (22:30) Giants (31:00) Pirates (40:20) Royals (44:30) Orioles (50:20) Athletics (54:20) Braves (59:30) Rockies (1:03:40) Nationals (1:08:30) Angels (1:12:00) Cardinals (1:15:10) Marlins (1:18:30) D-backs (1:21:30) Rangers (1:25:00) Astros (1:27:10) Reds (1:30:20) Guardians (1:33:30) Red Sox (1:38:40) Padres (1:43:20) Tigers (1:46:50) Cubs (1:50:20) Mariners (1:52:10) Brewers (1:54:50) Mets (1:57:10) Yankees (1:59:30) Phillies (2:01:00) Blue Jays (2:02:50) Dodgers — FABLETICS Shop now at Fabletics.com/Foul and get 70 to 80% off everything when you sign up as a new VIP. — SEAT GEEK Use 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 6 · 1 hr 26 min
Breaking Down Our Final 2026 Staff Draft
To preview the 2026 MLB Draft, we held our final staff draft of the draft season, picking the top 75 picks. Even more than the order, this gives us a chance to talk about the vast majority of players who will go in the top two rounds on Saturday in the MLB Draft. (02:30) Roch Cholowsky, SS (03:15) Vahn Lackey, C (05:15) Grady Emerson, SS (07:35) Jackson Flora, RHP (09:30) Eric Booth, Jr., OF (11:00) Tyler Bell, SS (12:50) Jacob Lombard, SS (15:10) Drew Burress, OF (17:30) Derek Curiel, OF (20:45) Jared Grindlinger, OF (22:20) Ace Reese, 3B (24:00) Gio Rojas, LHP (25:25) AJ Gracia, OF (28:30) Liam Peterson, RHP (31:40) Ryder Helfrick, C (32:50) Trevor Condon, OF (35:15) Chris Hacopian, 2B (37:40) Cameron Flukey, RHP (39:30) Tyler Spangler, SS (40:55) Tegan Kuhns, RHP (42:00) Sawyer Strosnider, OF (43:10) Taylor Rabe, RHP (45:15) Mason Edwards, LHP (46:45) Zion Rose, OF (48:05) Aiden Ruiz, SS (49:25) Jarren Advincula, 2B (50:45) Justin Lebron, SS (52:25) Logan Reddemann, RHP (54:10) Cole Prosek, C/2B (55:35) Hunter Dietz, LHP (57:15) Picks 31-35 (1:00:25) Picks 36-40 (1:04:00) Picks 41-45 (1:06:55) Picks 46-50 (1:09:15) Picks 51-55 (1:13:00) Picks 56-60 (1:16:00) Picks 61-65 (1:19:00) Picks 66-70 (1:22:30) Picks 71-75 STRIDE (K12) See how K12 Powered Schools can help unlock your child’s full potential. Enroll online today at K12.com/foul Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 3 · 51 min
Draft Podcast: Draft Day Sleepers We’re Excited About
JJ and Carlos get out of the first two rounds and talk about players they are interested in deeper on the draft board. — Time Stamps: (0:00) Intro and opening banter (06:20) Jason DeCaro, RHP, North Carolina (13:00) Camden Johnson, 3B, Oklahoma (18:20) Elliot Lascelles, SS, Upper Canada College HS, Toronto, Ont. (22:30) Peyton Bonds, OF, Rutgers (27:00) Jaxon Willits, SS, Oklahoma (32:00) Andruw Giles, OF, Basic HS, Henderson, Nev. (37:30) Jake Lamdin, SS, Duke (40:00) Gage Peterson, RHP, Appalachian State — SEAT GEEK Use 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 1 · 44 min
July Top 100 Prospects Rankings Update
We have updated our Top 100 Prospect rankings for July, so for today's Prospect Podcast Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper take a look at six prospects who rose significantly or joined the rankings this month. (00:00) Rays OF Theo Gillen (07:15) Braves OF Eric Hartman (17:15) Cubs OF Josiah Hartshorn (23:15) Guardians OF Jaison Chourio (28:00) Orioles LHP Joseph Dzierwa (34:00) Brewers OF Alexander Frias Use 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Baseball America

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Prospect Podcast: Who's Buying & Selling At The Trade Deadline?

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College Podcast: Post-Draft Recruiting Class Breakdowns

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2026 MLB Draft Day 2 Live Reaction, Analysis & More

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