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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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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.

    Trade Deadline Preview: Teams With Prospect Troves & Could Jackson Holliday Get Moved? | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 17

    Trade Deadline Preview: Teams With Prospect Troves & Could Jackson Holliday Get Moved? | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 17

    The trade deadline is only a week away. The guys take stock of which teams have the most to trade, remind listeners that the track record of prospects dealt at the deadline is spotty at best, then debate whether the Orioles would actually seriously consider trading Jackson Holliday by the deadline. Highlights include...
    (1:00) We added draft picks into the Top 100 today
    (4:45) Sizing up the type of return you should expect for a Garrett Crochet or Tarik Skubal, and wondering whether the Orioles, Dodgers or Phillies could get into the mix
    (10:30) How active will the Red Sox and Rays be?
    (15:00) The top prospects traded at the deadline over the last decade
    (19:00) What prospect package would it take to pull off a Crochet and Luis Robert package for the Dodgers?
    (22:00) Ethan Holliday is the face of today's Holliday Adventure
    (23:45) What's the status of Jackson Holliday and is there a chance he could get moved?
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    • 32 min
    Fantasy Podcast: Early First Year Player Draft Breakdown

    Fantasy Podcast: Early First Year Player Draft Breakdown

    After a few weeks away, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are back with our first show of the second half. We start the show off with a breakdown of two former Cy Young winners returning in Clayton Kershaw and Robbie Ray. Before we discuss the Ozzie Albies injury fallout and Nacho Alvarez callup. The second half of the show we talk FYPD as we preview the potential first ten picks in this years FYPD rankings. Over a full hour of dynasty talk this week.


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    • 1 hr 7 min
    MLB Draft Takeaways: Biggest surprises & favorite drafts | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 16

    MLB Draft Takeaways: Biggest surprises & favorite drafts | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 16

    The dust has settled on the 2024 MLB Draft. Carlos Collazo, J.J. Cooper and Scott Braun go live from Arlington, Texas to discuss their biggest takeaways from the three days of the draft, including...
    (3:00) Who fell further than expected?
    (5:00) Why the Royals, Blue Jays should be thrilled with the first round
    (7:00) Bonus pool manipulation that caught our attention
    (11:15) Picks beyond round one that we liked + Intriguing overall draft classes
    (19:30) How did the Reds do after drafting Chase Burns?
    (22:00) Could we see draft pick trades in the future?


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    • 29 min
    Futures Game Stars Join Hot Sheet, Mock Draft 6.0 | Live From Arlington

    Futures Game Stars Join Hot Sheet, Mock Draft 6.0 | Live From Arlington

    Another epic Prospect Pad presented by Louisville Slugger is in the books. We chatted with several Futures Game stars, plus Carlos Collazo joined late in the show to discuss his latest mock draft and what he's hearing on how the Guardians will approach 1-1.
    (0:30) Tre' Morgan talks Futures Game, his time at LSU with Paul Skenes & seeing CC Sabathia
    (11:40) Chandler Simpson on always having the green light, stealing bases & more
    (23:00) Yankees slugger Spencer Jones on Ben Rice, his two-way prowess in college and evolution in 2024
    (38:20) Marcelo Mayer is healthy and performing, plus a funny Kyle Teel story
    (1:05:00) Carlos Collazo breaks down Mock Draft 6.0 and the biggest changes
    (1:14:00) Royals RHP Ben Kudrna on his time with Kansas City's player development


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    • 1 hr 25 min
    What Can You Expect From Your Team's Draft?

    What Can You Expect From Your Team's Draft?

    What's a normal return from a team's MLB Draft Class. How many hitters can you expect to see reach the majors? How many pitchers. Pramana Labs CEO Corey Patton and Baseball America's J.J. Cooper use the Shift tool to pull together the answers to these questions. They also look at great drafts and bad drafts of the 21st century.


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    • 1 hr 3 min
    MLB Draft Mega Preview For All 30 Teams

    MLB Draft Mega Preview For All 30 Teams

    It’s almost draft day, and with that Ben and Carlos are joined by Peter Flaherty for a joint draft/Future Projection episode where the team does their best to break down round one for each team in the game. 
    We go through every team in the first round and talk through their potential options for this year’s draft, talk through draft strategy, debate players, talk through team philosophies and much more. 
    Buckle up, this is a long one and will hopefully get you ready for draft day.
    If you like this episode, consider subscribing to the Future Projection podcast.

    Time Stamps
    (2:35) Guardians(11:30) Who would we take at 1?(17:30) Reds(19:00) Why is Jac Caglianone so polarizing for us?(25:00) Rockies(27:20) Which pitcher would you take at 3 for the Rockies?(31:00) A’s(37:00) White Sox(42:00) Royals(46:00) Cardinals(50:00) Angels(52:30) Trey Yesavage as a polished and fast-moving arm(56:00) Pirates(59:00) What’s the knock on Nick Kurtz?(1:04:00) Nationals(1:06:00) Bryce Rainer vs. Konnor Griffin(1:10:30) Tigers(1:13:00) Red Sox(1:18:00) What arms make sense for Boston if the top three are gone?(1:20:00) Giants(1:21:00) Cubs(1:25:00) Mariners(1:27:00) Jurrangelo Cijntje vs. Brody Brecht(1:31:00) Marlins(1:33:00) Brewers(1:38:00) Rays & Mets (1:40:00) Blue Jays &Twins(1:44:00) Orioles(1:45:00) Dodgers(1:48:00) Braves(1:53:00) Padres(1:55:30) Yankees(1:59:00) Phillies(2:01:00) Astros(2:03:00) D-backs(2:05:00) Rangers(2:07:00) Players we are higher and lower on—
    Do you have a question you want us to answer? Email us: futureprojection@baseballamerica.com  
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    • 2 hr 17 min

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