Brewers-Rays 2026 World Series Preview | Narratives, Positional Advantages, Pitching Matchups | Baseball America

JJ and Carlos break down Team USA’s performance in the 2026 U-18 Pan-American Championship in the Dominican Republic. The two talk about George Ferguson’s lights out performance in the final game and hit on a number of the individual standout performers beyond that.  — Time stamps: (0:00) Intro (1:00) An overview of Team USA’s dominance (5:00) George Ferguson’s complete game shutout (9:30) Other standouts (14:00) Chase Fuller & Sebastian Castillo (17:00) Malachi Butler, Dylan Seward, Lubin Rincon (21:00) Team USA’s recent success — You can preorder Baseball America’s 2027 books today. Get your 2027 Prospect Handbook, 2027 Almanac and 2027 Directory at the BA Store here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we continue to go through our positional rankings as we dive into first baseman and utility only players. Hosts James Anderson and Geoff Pontes highlight tiers within the position, top names to target and good values.    (1:00) Bryce Eldridge vs. Sal Stewart vs. Nick Kurtz (5:00) Josue De Paula and Ralphy Velazquez Likely 2027 Impact Rookies (11:00) The Top First Baseman Are Cornerstones (16:00) The Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Problem (22:00) Alec Burleson a good value? (26:00) BREAK (27:00) Vinnie Pasquantino (29:00) Jake Bauers (31:00) Brett Baty (34:00) Sean Keys or Charlie Condon? (39:00) Ryan O’Hearn (40:00) Nolan Schanuel (42:00) Any reason to buy low on Spencer Torkelson, Josh Naylor, Royce Lewis?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Prospect Podcast, J.J. Cooper & Geoff Pontes discuss prospects in the National League who changed our minds about how we view them during the process of reporting and writing our NL Top 10 lists coming next month. But before that, we debate: Who will be better the next three years, the Brewers or the Dodgers? (00:00) Next three years: Brewers or Dodgers? (12:10) Jurrangelo Cijntje, RHP, Cardinals (22:35) Wyatt Sanford, SS, Pirates (28:30) Ronny Cruz, SS/2B, Nationals (37:45) Cam Cannarella, OF, Marlins (42:00) Leo Bernal, C, Cardinals (45:45) Tyson Lewis, 3B, Reds SEAT GEEK Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discountSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes examine what has made the Brewers so successful this postseason with Milwaukee just one win away from a World Series title. Are they primed for extended greatness? 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 (0:55) Brewers on the verge of greatness (4:00) Jackson Chourio's impact (6:30) Milwaukee's late-bloomers (8:45) Are the Brewers the next dynasty? (14:25) AFL standouts (20:15) Jesús Made impressing in LIDOM (22:00) Answering viewer questions Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Find out how you can invest in the future of athletes as they rise to the top. Learn more at https://Agentiqsports.com. This episode includes an advertisement relating to an offering of securities of one or more designated series of Agentiq Sports 1 Series LLC under Tier 2 of Regulation A. Before investing, read the most recent offering circular and documents found in the SEC's EDGAR filing database. The SEC's qualification of the offering statement does not constitute approval of the securities or the offering terms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baseball America Editor-in-Chief JJ Cooper joins national college reporter Jacob Rudner to break down the latest developments from college fall ball. The two discuss the early buzz surrounding Japanese righthander Genei Sato at Penn State, how Troy is positioning itself for an encore after its historic College World Series run, the next step in Kansas’ emergence and Rudner’s early pick for a sleeper team to watch in 2027. (2:34) Genei Sato breaking out at Penn State (10:32) How does Troy follow up its 2026 Omaha run (19:53) Kansas poised to make more postseason noise (35:56) Why Liberty could be a 2027 sleeper to watch (46:27) Why these programs are thrivingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JJ, Jacob and Carlos talk through Baseball America’s most recent draft board update. Why is there a new No. 1 player in the class? Who are the notable up-arrow players to be aware of and why did the players who fell, fall? — Time stamps: (0:00) Intro (7:00) There’s A New No. 1 (11:00) Big Risers (12:00) Georgia HS SS Malachi Butler (16:00) Penn State RHP Genei Sato (19:00) North Carolina HS OF John Hucko (21:00) North Carolina SS Jamie Laskofski (24:00) Big Fallers  (25:00) North Carolina OF/SS Jacob Seamon (28:00) Stanford OF Teddy Tokheim (31:00) California HS RHP Striker Pence (33:00) Corner Bats And Contact Issues Drive Drops — Mint Mobile To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to MintMobile.com/Territory. That’s it there’s no catch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Positional rankings have kicked off over at Baseball America, as Lead Fantasy Analyst James Anderson released his Top 40 Catchers for 2027 Dynasty Baseball. Hosts James Anderson and Geoff Pontes breakdown some key discussion points and tier breaks throughout the rankings. They dive into some players to avoid as well as some sleeper names to know.  (1:00) Drake Baldwin not a traditional No. 1 of a positional group. (8:00) Rainiel Rodriguez: Future No. 1 catcher? (13:00) Carter Jensen: Is there any downside? (18:00) Samuel Basallo and Joe Mack: Potential breakouts at the position? (24:00) Cal Raleigh: Is it time to buy or sell?  (29:00) Buy or sell? Hunter Goodman, William Contreras and Dillon Dingler (38:00) What is a fully healthy Kyle Teel season like? (44:00) Leo Bernal's expectations for 2027 and beyond. (50:00) Detroit's Mystery Man See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baseball America delivers the most comprehensive preview of the 2026 World Series on the market. BA's staff covers every detail, narrative, X-factor and more ahead of this year's Fall Classic between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Prospect Podcast, JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and Ian Cundall look back at our pre-season 2026 rankings to see where we missed, as well as some reports we nailed. (00:00) Intro (01:35) Prospect Miss: Moises Ballesteros (08:15) Prospect Hit: Arjun Nimmala (12:15) Prospect Miss: Carson Williams (20:50) Prospect Hit: Kevin McGonigle (28:30) Prospect Miss: Spencer Jones (34:00) Prospect Hit: Caden Bodine (41:30) Prospect Miss: Marek Houston (50:20) Prospect Hit: Enddy Azocar SEAT GEEK Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes welcome a pair of promising prospects—one from each of the teams in this year's World Series—in the Brewers' Jett Williams and the Rays' Nathan Flewelling. 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 (0:45) Brewers shortstop prospect Jett Williams joins the show (16:00) World Series: AL's Best vs. NL's Best (17:15) How the Rays built their WS roster (21:20) Rays catcher prospect Nathan Flewelling joins the show Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discountSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.