Paul Skenes' debut was a blast, right? Today's Hot Sheet show dives into Skenes' first big league start, and also zooms out to assess how the Pirates have fared on the player development side in recent years. Pittsburgh has enjoyed some recent wins on the pitching side, especially with Jared Jones, but has struggled to get the most out of some high-profile bats so far. The crew also discusses...

• Whether they'd take Skenes or Jones over the next 10 years
• What's going on with Termarr Johnson & Henry Davis?
• 90th percentile exit velocity standouts
• Wyatt Langford's impressive bat speed

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, hosts Dylan White and Geoff Pontes run through the week of news, injury updates and the stories impacting fantasy baseball before diving into this week's Roboscout update.

Time Stamps

(0-2:00) Open

(2:00-4:00) Friedl

(4:00-6:00) Bryan Woo

(6:00 -12:00) Kjerstad and the next Orioles player up

(12:00 - 16:00) Evan Carter injury

(16:00-18:00) Jasson Domiguez 

(18:00 - 20:00) Austin Riley 

(20:00 - 22:30) Jung Hoo Lee injury 

(22:30 - 24:00) Joendry Vargas

Break

(24:00-38:00) Roboscout Discussion

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After a Carlos-caused week-long hiatus, the draft team gets back on the podcast to talk about the state of the 1-1 race in the 2024 class. Peter makes his best case for Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana as most of the draft world falls further in love with Charlie Condon—but is Bazzana 1-1 as hot a take as you think?

The two dig into their numbers a bit more and explore Condon’s unusual home/road splits and also get into a conversation about the importance of makeup. Peter wonders if Texas A&M outfielder Braden Montgomery would have a 1-1 case in any other year and the two then talk about whether or not Montgomery should keep switch hitting at the next level. 

After the top-of-the-class conversation dies down, the two move into a discussion about other players making moves (and not always up) on the draft board including Kentucky outfielder Ryan Waldschmidt, Bucknell third baseman Sean Keys, Austin Peay infielder and outfielder Jon Jon Gazdar, TCU shortstop Anthony Silva and Texas A&M lefthander Ryan Prager.

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Time Stamps

(2:30) Charlie Condon & Travis Bazzana heaters

(6:30) Travis Bazzana track record

(9:00) The importance of makeup

(12:30) Charlie Condon home/road splits

(17:30) Does Braden Mongtomery fit into the convo?

(21:00) Should Montgomery stop switch hitting?

(27:20) Ryan Waldschmidt

(32:40) Sean Keys

(39:00) Jon Jon Gazdar

(42:00) Anthony Silva 

(47:00) Ryan Prager 

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The 90th Percentile returns with Geoff and Matt diving into the topic of amateur collectibles and the new rules in the name, image and likeness environment. With Britt Ghiroli's recent article on The Athletic discussing Perfect Game's recent merchandising deal with Fanatics, it's a hot topic of discussion.

We discuss the economics of the merchandise industry, the history of amateur players signing merchandise agreements and its evolution over the last decade-plus. We also touch on the supply and demand of autographed merchandise.

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week 13 of the season. They start with a busy week in the SEC. Tennessee rose to No. 1 in the Top 25 after winning a series at Florida, while Texas A&M slipped after getting upset at LSU. Kentucky, meanwhile, remains in first place in the conference standings following a big series win against Arkansas. They also examine the Big 12, where Oklahoma appears to be on its way to a historic conference title, and the Big Ten, where the conference race is as jumbled as ever. They also answer the question of which ACC team will advance the furthest in the NCAA Tournament.

(1:15) Kentucky's big weekend

(14:00) Tennessee took down Florida

(21:30) LSU upset Texas A&M

(29:30) Tennessee and Vanderbilt meet in a rivalry series

(34:30) Georgia on the rise

(39:35) Ad break

(40:00) Oklahoma in the Big 12 driver's seat

(45:00) Texas took down Oklahoma State

(52:00) Which ACC team will advance the farthest in the NCAA Tournament?

(64:00) Looking ahead to Clemson's series at Wake Forest

(69:45) Ad break

(79:00) Around the Pac-12

(79:00) Around the Big Ten

(88:00) Around the Sun Belt

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The Pirates announced today that Paul Skenes will make his MLB debut on Saturday against the Cubs. In this prospect profile, Scott Braun, JJ Cooper and Geoff Pontes take a look at Paul Skenes, pitching prospect for the Pirates and the top draft pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. With a high-octane fastball that regularly passes triple digits, will he be one of MLB's best arms the moment he steps on the field?

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Let's talk Top 100 MLB prospects. Today's show dives into the biggest risers and fallers from our most recent May update. The guys were also uninspired by the Marlins return in the Luis Arráez trade, discuss the Padres farm system, then close with an update on Charlie Condon's incredible college season at Georgia. Key discussions include...

• James Wood vs. Dylan Crews
• Jared Jones' rise
• A Cubs prospect who makes a huge surge
• Christian Scott's debut
• Cam Collier's impressive start
• Ricky Tiedemann concerns
• Scuffling Braves arms

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With one month in the books, there's plenty of information to dig into, as hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White cover 10 prospects with standout statcast data in the early part of the season. They each go over five players and provide some insights that can be used in both shallow and deep dynasty leagues.

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week 12 of the season. They start with South Carolina's upset of Kentucky last weekend and Mississippi State's big win at Vanderbilt. They examine the fallout of Florida State's series win at Duke, as well as Oregon State's rivalry series win against Oregon. In another rivalry series, Texas took down Oklahoma. They break down what that meant for the Longhorns, Sooners and Big 12 title race. Finally, they preview this weekend's rivalry series between Indiana and Purdue, a battle for first place in the Big Ten.

Time Stamps

1:45: South Carolina upsets Kentucky

9:30: Where the Wildcats stand in the NCAA Tournament picture

17:30: Arkansas' Peyton Holt's web gem

20:30: Mississippi State takes down Vanderbilt

29:30: Charlie Condon's home run chase and the Golden Spikes race

36:30: Ad break

36:35: Florida State beats Duke

49: Notre Dame upsets Wake Forest

53: Oregon State beats Oregon

59:15: A big finish coming for Utah

65:35: Ad break

65:45: Texas wins the rivalry series at Oklahoma

74:30: Around the Big 12

82:30: Purdue hosts Indiana with first place on the line

90:30: Around the Sun Belt

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Scott Braun, JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Ben Badler discuss the latest Prospect Profile spotlighting Colorado Rockies No. 4 prospect Jordan Beck's promotion. Iowa Hawkeyes ace Brody Brecht is ascending into first-round consideration given his recent pitching performances. Plus, pro prospects that pop as April concludes and which pitchers' stuff sticks out after the first month?

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The Rockies have promoted former first-round draft pick Jordan Beck who will join the Colorado outfield after posting a .999 OPS in the minor leagues in 2024.

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According to a report from Jon Morosi, the Brewers are set to call prospect Tyler Black to the big leagues. Black currently ranks No. 73 on the Top 100 and earns high marks for his hittability and speed, though his ultimate defensive home is questionable and his power might only be fringe-average once he reaches his peak. The 23-year-old lefty swinger has five home runs this season at Triple-A Nashville.

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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White cover some of the news of the last week to open before diving into a five round waiver wire draft. What's a waiver wire draft? Simple, Dylan and Geoff choose from all players with 10% or lower ownership on Fantrax and pick the best players from that group. It's a great exercise to introduce you to ten under-rostered players you should be looking to add.

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Everyone is talking velocity and the injury epidemic, but on this week's episode we ask, "What's the alternative?" To discuss this far-reaching topic, we invited two friends of the show and high-level coaches to join us. First, old friend Matt Pierce of Kinkaid Baseball and then first-time guest and legendary Juco coach Mike Robbins of New Mexico JC. Mike shares insight into the recruiting process and the different philosophies he's implemented over the years. He identifies what works and what doesn't.

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The recent run of significant elbow injuries among prominent MLB starters has everyone including us thinking and talking about pitching injuries. On today's podcast, JJ Cooper is joined by Alan Jaeger and Randy Sullivan, two experts who have worked with hundreds of pitchers, to talk about injury prevention as well as their free return to throwing program they have released that proposes a different way to return to throwing after Tommy John surgery. The return to throwing manual is available here.

00:00 What are Alan Jaeger and Randy Sullivan's backgrounds/credentials

12:15 Why ramping up is a time of significant risk

20:45 Is our current system actually reducing injury risk?

31:00 What's involved in this new return to throwing program after Tommy John surgery?

45:00 How will you all know if this is a better program, long-term?

52:00 How the new NCAA recruiting rules may help with injuries

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk through some of the most interesting players in the 2024 class from a data perspective. 

After the rollout of the top 400 draft list this week, the two go back and forth and trade information on prospects who analysts, or those big on batted ball data and stuff+ metrics, might fall in love with. 

The players include a few potential day one hitters, but the bulk of the conversation revolves around names who could be upside picks on the second day of the draft. There’s a hitter whose batted ball data fits with a handful of first rounders but is never mentioned in that range, a slugger with exit velocity data similar to Jac Caglianone, a pitcher with perhaps the best slider in the country and another pitcher who might quietly have the best fastball in the country among others.

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Time Stamps

(2:30) A well-rounded bat who fits with prominent first-round names

(6:50) A deep cut prospect from the Patriot League 

(10:15) A day one slugger with elite EVs and strong contact

(14:30) An outfielder with elite bat-to-ball skills

(18:15) The freakiest sweeper in the class?

(24:00) The best fastball in the class you haven’t heard of

(30:00) A small school pitcher with unique usage

(36:30) A righty with a big velo jump

(41:00) A strong contact hitter with sneaky top-end EV data

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Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week 11 of the season. They start with last weekend's showdown between Tennessee and Kentucky, and look at how the Volunteers and Wildcats stack up as national contenders. They look at Wake Forest's surge in ACC play, which has the Deacons in the hosting conversation. They also look ahead to some big rivalry series this weekend, as Oregon visits Oregon State and Oklahoma hosts Texas. Both series have big stakes in conference title races and the NCAA Tournament picture.

Time Stamps

1: Tennessee takes down Kentucky

11:30: Around the SEC

19:30: Ad break

19:40: Wake is back

25: Any concern about Florida State?

29:30 Around the ACC

38: Cal sweeps Oregon State

47: Oregon takes on Oregon State

52: Battle for first in the WCC

55:40: Ad break

56: Around the Big 12

61:30: Red River Rivalry on the diamond

71: Coastal beats Louisiana

77: Around the Sun Belt

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Welcome to the Hot Sheet Show, James Wood! Baseball's No. 8 prospect joined the show to discuss closing in on the majors for the Nationals, who he emulates his swing after, teaming up with Dylan Crews and more. Scott, Carlos and Peter also discuss Heston Kjerstad's callup to Baltimore, our latest mock draft, then Geoff Pontes joins to break down impressive players in this week's Hot Sheet. You can find the full run of show below.

• Intro
• Mock Draft version 2.0
• Why Peter has Travis Bazzana 1.01
• Do teams draft for need in the first round?
• James Wood joins the show (13:00)
• Orioles promote Heston Kjerstad
• How concerned are we with Jackson Holliday?

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On the latest episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White run through the news of the week before going over six trade targets they're chasing after the first month.

Time Stamps

0:00 - 2:00 - Opening

2:00 - 6:00 - Triston Casas and Francisco Alvarez injuries

6:00 - 9:00 - Jackson Holliday struggles

9:00 - 12:00 - Don't panic on Wyatt Langford

12:00 - 15:00 - Ricky Tiedemann injury

15:00 - 22:00 - Peter Fairbanks injury and Jason Adam

22:00 - 24:00 - Victor Scott sent down

24:00 - 27:00 - Heston Kjerstad promotion

27:00 - 30:00 - Andy Pages promotion

21:00 - 45:00 - Trade targets

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Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about the state of the top of the 2024 class. The two talk about how the top tier of players hasn’t changed significantly in the last few weeks and that the group seems pretty wide open after about pick 10 or so. 

The two talk about one of the more consistent up-arrow prep prospects in the class, Bryce Rainer, who the two previously loved as a pitching prospect, though they both are coming around to liking his toolset and hitting ability as a shortstop prospect. His NHSI performance does nothing to sway that opinion and has him a steady mover up draft boards.

After that the two talk about Sam Houston State catcher Walker Janek, who is having a career year with the bat and also might just be the top defensive catcher in the class. How long will a profile like that last on draft day and what is our confidence in the catcher pecking order at this stage?

Next the two talk about a unique hitter who profiles as both a first baseman and center fielder in Texas lefthanded hitter Jared Thomas, who like Janek is having a strong offensive season. After that the two break down a few Vanderbilt pitchers who, despite a rough last week against Texas A&M, could be poised to hear their names called on day one of the draft.

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Time Stamps

(0:00) State of the top of the class

(7:00) Bryce Rainer

(14:10) Walker Janek

(21:40) Jared Thomas

(29:00) Carter Holton

(34:30) Bryce Cunningham

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