Fantasy Podcast: Reviewing The 2025 Draft For Fantasy

On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at prospects who got off to awful starts, but have turned it around in the past two months. And we also look at prospects who were off to fast starts, but have seen their seasons start to get derailed in June and July.Prospects Who Are Turning It Around(01:00) Colson Montgomery, White Sox(07:40) George Wolkow, White Sox(14:30) Tyler Locklear, Mariners(21:30) Dante Nori, PhilliesProspects Who Have Started To Struggle(24:45) Arjun Nimmala, Blue Jays(30:20) Franklin Arias, Red Sox(34:30) Bryce Eldridge, Giants(38:45) Xavier Isaac, RaysProspect Soapboxes(43:50) Forrest Whitley, Rays(48:20) Jaxon Wiggins, CubsGo to https://Superpower.com and use code FOUL to get $50 off your annual Superpower subscription. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpodOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code BASEBALL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun talk all things MLB trade deadline.We discuss Spencer Jones' hot streak and wonder if he could be moved before Thursday's trade deadline. We also break down the latest Top 100 Prospects list update, which features Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin taking over the No. 1 spot.Time Stamps(1:00) Signing deadline for the MLB Draft (2:30) Spencer Jones (8:20) Thomas White's big-time performance (12:15) Top 100 updates and the new No. 1 prospect (20:30) Answering viewer questions about potential tradesWe stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.Our Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code BASEBALL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Dylan and Geoff welcome college writer Jacob Rudner to discuss the 2025 draft class. We debut our first FYPD ranking of the season, talking through a muddled top ten and much more.(5:00) Kade Anderson and the benefit of the for with the Mariners.(8:00) Liam Doyle's upside and question marks.(14:00) Is Aiva Arquette a safe bet?(20:00) Ethan Holliday has a chance to be a 30+ home run bat.(26:00) Steele Hall risk/reward.(35:00) Jojo Parker and Gavin Fien hit tool and power.(38:00) Seth Hernandez might have the highest upside in the draft?(42:00) Eli Willits better for real life than fantasy.(45:00) How fast could Kyson Witherspoon move?Our Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code BASEBALL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising 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 some of the prospects, buyers and sellers that could make news over the next week and a half until the MLB Trade Deadline.(00:00) JJ feels bad for what he did last week(09:00) Will a Top 100 Prospect be traded?(11:30) Will A Top 25(ish) Prospect be traded?(16:00) Analyzing a viewer's Reds-Red Sox trade proposal(18:45) Why the Cubs should be aggressive(21:45) Do the Dodgers or Cubs have better trade ammo to land pitching?(26:30) A Dodgers pitching prospect to watch(28:00) Would you trade Yankees prospect Spencer Jones in a deal?(36:30) Would you trade Phillies prospect Justin Crawford in a deal?(43:00) What would you do if you were running the Mariners?(47:00) What would you do if you were running the Brewers?(55:30) Which AL East team will help themselves the most?(1:00:00) Analyzing a viewer's Rays-Guardians trade proposal(1:04:00) What would you do if you ran the Guardians?(1:09:15) What would you do if you ran the Braves?(1:19:00) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: Jace LaViolette(1:27:00) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Nate GeorgeTry Huel with 15% OFF for New Customers today using code FOUL at https://huel.com/foul. Fuel your best performance with Huel today!Our Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code BASEBALL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Baseball America college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty review the 2025 college baseball offseason from MLB draft winners and losers to best and most-underrated transfer portal classes and more. Rudner and Flaherty also look way ahead at the 2026 season and talk early contenders.(2:10) Draft winners(11:27) Draft losers(19:07) Top portal players(26:00) Best portal classes(34:34) Most underrated portal classes(42:24) Adjusting the college baseball calendar(52:00) Summer ball snippets(56:41) Final thoughtsOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code BASEBALL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo, Ben Badler, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun look back on the 2025 MLB Draft and look ahead to the 2026 player crop.We also discuss which top prospects are blocked at the big league level and might be on the move at the trade deadline.Time Stamps(0:45) Draft picks that have signed already (4:30) Did the Nationals make the right pick at 1-1 (6:45) The Angels' Tyler Bremner pick (9:30) The Orioles' draft class (13:00) Will a 2025 draft pick make the big leagues in 2025? (16:00) The Braves' draft class (17:15) Looking ahead to 2026 (21:45) Do the Angels move pitchers quickly? (23:00) Blocked MLB prospects (27:15) Could a team trade for Jordan Lawlar?We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.Our Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code BASEBALL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Future Projection pod goes deep on the 2025 MLB Draft. Check out each team below. Looking for more deep dives like this? Subscribe to Future Projection where you get your podcasts. Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOULTime Stamps:(12:00) Nationals(21:00) Angels(29:00) Mariners(34:00) Rockies(39:25) Cardinals(42:55) Pirates(47:30) Marlins(49:50) Blue Jays (52:30) Reds(57:00) White Sox(1:02:00) Athletics(1:05:00) Rangers(1:10:50) Giants(1:14:25) Rays(1:22:20) Red Sox(1:26:40) Twins(1:32:00) Cubs(1:38:20) Diamondbacks(1:35:30) Orioles(1:49:20) Brewers(1:53:30) Astros(1:56:20) Braves(2:02:15) Royals(2:05:50) Tigers(2:14:00) Padres(2:16:15) Phillies(2:21:00) Guardians(2:27:00) Mets(2:30:30) Yankees(2:33:20) DodgersOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code BASEBALL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we dive into the Futures Game. As Geoff talks about the standouts from Futures Game Bp and other observations. We then jump directly into MLB draft talk in preparation for our first FYPD list of the season. We run through the Top 10 in the draft teasing our FYPD 1.0 rankings next week.(2:00) Futures Game recap(9:00) Draft review(11:00) Kade Anderson(13:00) Eli Willits(16:00) Tyler Bremner(19:00) Ethan Holliday(23:00) Liam Doyle(27:00) Seth Hernandez(32:00) Aiva Arquette(37:00) JoJo Parker(40:00) Steele Hall(44:00) Billy CarlsonGet 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOULOur Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code BASEBALL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Peter Flaherty and Scott Braun react to the 2025 MLB Draft. We share thoughts on a number of picks, including the Nationals' selection of Eli Willits in the 1-1 spot.Time Stamps(0:30) The state of the game—Futures Game & MLB Draft (10:20) Peter's favorite picks from Day 1 (13:20) Why the Nationals took Eli Willits 1-1 (18:00) How teams view draft prospects' ages (21:00) Tyler Bremner goes second overall to the Angels (23:30) Red Sox pitching haul (25:15) Nationals interim GM (27:30) More picks we likeWe stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.Our Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code BASEBALL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Baseball America Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper, Prospect Writer Ben Badler, National Reporter Peter Flaherty and National College Reporter Jacob Rudner break down Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft, including a surprising first overall pick, intriguing selections and much more.Our Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code BASEBALL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy