College Podcast: Field of 64 Analysis

The NCAA college baseball field of 64 is set, and Jacob Rudner, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are excited to talk about who's in, who has a tough or easy regional, who has a complaint about being snubbed and who could win it all.(00:00) Analyzing the national seeds(07:30) The toughest regional this weekend(12:45) Trying to understand seeding decisions(19:30) N.C. State makes the tourney in Elliott Avent's final season(22:00) Baffled by the Wolfpack not being a Last Four Team in(24:00) Why we think Mercer should have made it(30:00) The goalposts for what mid-majors need to do keeps changing(33:15) The ACC and SEC came out quite well(37:55) The plight of UTSA(44:10) Looking at Michigan's case(46:50) Predicting the champion(51:30) Picking a sleeper who could win it all(55:00) Picking toughest/weakest regional(59:30) Players we are excited to seeOur Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper take a look at three prominent draft prospects with some worrisome stats on their resume. How worried should you be about these prospects?(02:00) Stats We Care About(03:00) TCU's Sawyer Stronsnider's batting average(14:00) UCSB's Jackson Flora's K-BB%(25:30) SS Jacob Lombard's miss ratehttps://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/why-batting-average-is-still-relevant-for-these-3-high-risk-2026-college-hitters/Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Josh Norris break down our new May Top 30 Prospects updates for every team and welcome Marlins pitcher and new Top 100 Prospect Karson Milbrandt to the show.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(1:05) May Top 30 Prospects updates(5:15) Seeing Devin Fitz-Gerald in person(8:25) Karson Milbrandt joins(20:20) Answering viewer questionsOur Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We have updated all 30 MLB team's Top 30 Prospect rankings, so we're going to talk about it on this week's Prospect Podcast. Josh Norris, Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper are talking about teams and prospects who have raised their stock so far this season.(00:00) Orgs We Were Impressed By And Which Have Thinned Out(13:00) Why LuJames Groover Stood Out(14:20) Ben Grable Is Rising Up The Yankees list(15:20) Why Justin Campbell Was Tough To Rank(18:00) Caden Hunter Is An O's Pitcher To Know(19:15) Jonah Cox Has Hit His Way Onto The Top 30(20:25) Tigers CF Jesus Pinto Can Really Hit(21:45) Robert Arias Has A Sweet Line-Drive Swing(23:40) Alirio Ferrebus Is A Hot-Hitting Catcher(24:30) Eduardo Rivera Is Throwing StrikesTo explore coverage, visit https://www.aspcapetinsurance.com/FOUL. The ASPCA® is not an insurer and is not engaged in the business of insurance.Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The regular season is over, so we both look at the notable of what happened over the weekend, but we also look ahead to what to watch for in the conference tournaments, with an emphasis on what the tourney bubble looks like.(00:00) We're seeing all different types of teams from Georgia Tech's relentless offense to UCSB's pitching(02:40) This year's tournament bubble is different(14:00) Why did we not rank Wake Forest this week?(21:15) How did we do with our preseason College Top 25?(27:15) What went wrong with LSU?(29:30) What's happened with Vanderbilt?(41:30) What to watch for this weekIf you like your money, Mint Mobile is for you. Plans start at $15/month at https://MintMobile.com/Territory Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast we let the robot take the wheel. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White dive into this week's Roboscout article and breakdown eight names with nice upside for dynasty baseball leagues.(2:00) Devin Fitz-Gerald(12:00) Xavier Cruz(17:00) Karson Milbrandt(20:00) Jackson Kent(24:00) Junior Sanchez(27:00) Tate Southisene(30:00) Jason Schiavone(33:00) Nico PerezOur Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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) When you get to the seventh or eighth pick from there on, it gets really muddy(09:00) Is Ryder Helfrick a sneaky top 10 pick?(11:30) Why we don't think the Giants trade enters them into the Roch Cholowsky sweepstakes(21:30) Why teams in the 20s/30s may be really happy(27:20) Why Logan Reddemann's range of outcomes is so wide.(31:00) Teams that could benefit from how this draft board lays out(35:00) A couple of fringe of the first round bats who are worth inspecting(38:30) Would you rather pick eighth or have multiple picks in the 25-40 range?SEAT GEEKUse our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order* https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discountOur Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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) Orioles 1B/OF Ike Irish(14:10) Giants SS Luis Hernandez(19:30) Rays C Nathan Flewelling(26:10) Nationals 2B/3B Devin Fitz-GeraldSEAT GEEKUse our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order* https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discountOur Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then!Time Stamps(0:00) Introduction (1:00) 1-1 in the new mock (5:45) Could Roch Cholowsky fall? (7:45) High school pitchers (9:15) Tyler Bell & other college hitters (13:00) The rise of Tegan Kuhns (15:00) Jared Grindlinger (17:00) Trevor Condon (19:00) Brody Bumila (21:45) Viewer questionsOur Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 why these could be diamonds in the rough.(3:00) Robert Arias(6:00) Braylon Payne(10:00) Yeremy Cabrera(14:00) Aaron Walton(18:00) Anderson De Los Santos(21:00) Jared Jones(25:00) Sean Keys(27:00) Eddie Micheletti Jr.(31:00) Jonah Cox(33:00) Ching-Hsien KoOur Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy