90th Percentile: Talent Doesn't Discriminate

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk through one of the most interesting up-arrow prospects from the 2023 draft class: Rangers righthander Alejandro Rosario. Who was Rosario as an amateur prospect and how has he changed after nearly a full season under his belt in pro ball? Is it stuff? Approach? Command? Mechanics? All of the above? And are there lessons to be learned from his excellent 2024 season?After that the two pivot to the 2025 draft class to talk about some of the top college hitters of the group, which is made up of plenty of outfielders: Jace Laviolette (Texas A&M), Cam Cannarella (Clemson), Devin Taylor (Indiana), Brandon Compton (Arizona State) and Nick Dumesnil (California Baptist).—Time Stamps(1:00) Alejandro Rosario(17:00) College pitch usage(21:00) The top three college bats in the class(31:00) Brandon Compton(34:00) Questions on misses vs. off-speed(36:00) Nick Dumesnil (38:00) 2025 vs. 2024 college outfieldersOur Sponsors:* Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL* Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Liquid IV and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

With the fantasy season winding down it's time to look forward to next season and begin your offseason planning. With this in mind, we focused this week's show on recently released First Year Player Draft Rankings. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the logic behind their Top 10 rankings.(0:00) Intro(6:00) College Hitters Struggling(12:00) Travis Bazzana vs Charlie Condon(18:00) Ranking Wetherholt two(23:00) Christian MooreBreak(29:00) Nick Kurtz(33:00) Hagen Smith vs Chase Burns(36:00) Trio of college batsOur Sponsors:* Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL* Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Liquid IV and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Do the Red Sox have baseball's next top farm system? It's certainly possible, especially in light of our updated Top 100 this week, which features Roman Anthony's rise to No. 2 on the list. Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes go in-depth on the Sox farm system, Chaim Bloom, other Top 100 movers, then we close with a fun game of picking the rookie we'd most like to build around. Time stamps(1:00) What's behind Roman Anthony's success? (4:50) Does Chaim Bloom deserve more credit? (10:40) Jarlin Susana takes a big step forward this year(15:00) Explaining how the PPI works and how it relates to Jasson Dominguez (17:30) The White Sox roster is...rough(23:30) If you could build a team around one graduated Top 100 prospect, who are you taking? If you enjoyed the show, check out our YouTube channel and tune in next week at 3 p.m. ET. Our Sponsors:* Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL* Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Liquid IV and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Our last significant in-season Top 100 update is here today, and you'll notice there's a new No. 1 prospect. Rays slugger Junior Caminero now headlines the list. Here's a quick primer on Caminero, including what you can expect for the rest of the 2024 season and long-term outlook. Our Sponsors:* Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL* Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Liquid IV and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about a medley of different draft topics and draft classes. The two talk about Rhett Lowder’s promotion to the majors and how his career has thus far panned out as expected and also talk through the recent heater that Cubs 2024 first-rounder Cam Smith has been on.The two then talk about lessons learned from previous drafts and draft prospects, including how to deal with anchoring biases and weighting performance, prospect fatigue and over- or under-reacting to changes in player performance and tools.The show closes with some conversation about a handful of the top 2025 prospects in the class, including South Carolina’s Ethan Petry and a 1-2 pitching punch of Tyler Bremner (UC Santa Barbara) and Jamie Arnold (Florida State).—Time Stamps(3:00) Rhett Lowder’s big league promotion(10:00) Cam Smith on a heater(18:30) Post-hype prospects & prospect fatigue(20:00) Adrian Del Castillo(25:00) Chase Dollander(29:00) Dylan Crews(34:00) Ethan Petry(39:00) Tyler Bremner vs. Jamie ArnoldOur Sponsors:* Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL* Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Liquid IV and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer likely won't finish a season healthy for the second consecutive year. Is this a long-term concern? Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes kick off the show talking Red Sox prospects before transitioning into September callups we'd like to see. Then Carlos Collazo joins the show to discuss early 2025 draft buzz, including a prep pitcher who has the potential to be better than any arm in the 2024 class. Time Stamps(1:00) How concerned are we with Marcelo Mayer’s injury history? (4:00)The Red Sox now have a Big Four. Who reaches Boston first? (7:15) What September callups do we most want to see? (11:30) Geoff details his recent conversation with top pick Travis Bazzana(16:45) Why Carlos is really excited about 2025 RHP Seth Hernandez in the draft (23:00) Answering fan questions!Our Sponsors:* Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL* Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Liquid IV and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dylan returns to the fantasy baseball podcast after two weeks in a remote location learning the secrets of roto from fantasy zen masters. Upon his return Dylan shares in his enlightenment as he whispers the secrets he's learned. In reality we talk a bunch of recent news as well as some top names to know for keeper and redraft leagues in 2024. Dylan Crews and the Nationals future 3:00Jaison Chourio and Marcelo Mayer injury 15:00BREAKEmmanuel Rodriguez - 21:00Kristian Campbell 25:00Edgar Quero 29:00Roman Anthony 31;00Dalton Rushing 39:00Brandon Birdsell 41:00Quinn Mathews 46:00Caden Dana 49:00Bubba Chandler 51:00Kumar Rocker 54:00Sleepers 58:00 Our Sponsors:* Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL* Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Liquid IV and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Since the shrinking of the minor leagues post-2020, independent baseball leagues are playing a larger role in the development picture. We ask if a non-affiliated Independent minor league team would offer a benefit to the minor league structure. We draw from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League who played the 2023-24 season as an independent team prior to gaining afflation with the Carolina Hurricanes. We discuss how that would work and why it would offer players a viable showcase opportunity against affiliated players. Our Sponsors:* Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL* Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Liquid IV and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Nationals are planning to call up Dylan Crews, according to MLB Network Radio's Grant Paulsen. Crews is set to debut against the Yankees (and Juan Soto) on Monday. Here's a quick primer on everything you need to know about MLB's No. 4 prospect. Our Sponsors:* Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL* Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Liquid IV and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about notable early pro debuts from the 2024 draft class. Who’s been hotter than Christian Moore? Are we more excited about buying into a first base profile after what we’ve seen from Nick Kurtz? Can anyone slow down the Angels with their aggressive pushing of prospects? Are we concerned about Charlie Condon’s strikeouts?After that the two pivot towards college talk for the 2025 class. Peter breaks down some of the most impressive players he saw in the Cape Cod League and then talks about his Top 100 Transfer portal rankings. This leads to a discussion about college baseball’s added scholarships and then to close the show the two talk about notable high school standouts from the summer, specifically from the annual East Coast Pro.Time Stamps(2:00) Christian Moore and Nick Kurtz (9:00) David Mershon(11:00) Derek Clark(13:00) Charlie Condon struggles(16:30) Aiva Arquette(18:40) Nick Dumesnil(20:00) Ethan Conrad(21:00) What was the Cape’s talent level this year?(24:00) Joey Volchko as the top arm for 2026?(25:30) Brandon Compton(27:00) Murf Gray(29:00) Transfer Portal talk(33:00) College scholarships for players(42:00) High School standouts from this summer and the East Coast ProOur Sponsors:* Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsfood.com/BASEBALL* Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BASEBALLAMERICA* Check out Liquid IV and use my code BA2022 for a great deal: www.liquid-iv.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy