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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes Geoff Pontes is joined by Jacob Rudner to talk 2026 sleepers, targets and trends.
We dive into Munetaka Murakami's wide range of values, then talk some top targets and FYPD trends we're seeing.
Time Stamps
(2:00) The Case For Munetaka Murakami
(15:30) Is Josh Baez A 2026 Redraft Sleeper?
(24:00) Marlins Outfield Sleeper Prospects
(26:00) Devin Fitz-Gerald—A Steal?
(33:00) Could Kyson Witherspoon Reach MLB In 2026?
(38:00) Jace LaViolette Bounce-Back Tour
(43:00) The Case For Nolan Schubart
(46:00) The Cam Leiter Value Proposition

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Carlos and Jacob talk about the news that South Carolina lefthander Jake McCoy is going to miss the 2026 season and the draft implications for that. After that the two pick out a few of their favorite sleepers who are currently outside of the top-three round range but could see themselves jump up the board with strong spring seasons. 
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Time Stamps:
(1:00) Jake McCoy injury
(5:00) How does this impact his draft stock?
(11:00) Sleeper talk begins
(15:00) Logan Reddemann
(19:55) Cal Randall
(22:00) Dominic Pellegrin
(27:00) Joe Tiroly
(31:00) Owen Hull
(37:25) Bo Rhudy

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Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the Twins farm system. It's led by No. 1 prospect Walker Jenkins, and after last season's trades, it's also significantly deeper.

(00:00) A Quick Note About Edouard Julien and Pierson Ohl's Trade
(03:00) Looking At No. 1 Prospect Walker Jenkins
(09:00) Emmanuel Rodriguez, Kaelen Culpepper Talk
(11:30) Is This System Better Than Last Year?
(15:00) Prospects Who Could Rank No. 1 Next Year
(19:30) How The Twins' Lack Of A Clear MLB Shortstop Could Affect Culpepper And Marek Houston
(24:30) What Do The Twins Develop Really Well?
(27:30) Looking At Twins Sleepers
(29:45) Are The Twins In A Rebuild?
(35:00) Why It's Worth Paying Attention To The Twins' DSL Group
Twins Top 30: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2024-minnesota-twins/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the Cardinals farm system on the newest edition of the Baseball America Prospect Podcast Deep Dives. There's a clear No. 1 prospect here, but the No. 2 and No. 3 prospects also wouldn't look out of place at No. 1.
(00:00) Looking at JJ Wetherholt at No. 1
(04:30) Examining Liam Doyle
(08:45) Is This System Better Or Worse Than Last Year?
(12:00) Who Could Be Next Year's No. 1?
(15:40) What Is This Org Good At Developing?
(18:00) How Will The Cardinals Avoid The Problems Of The Last Wave Of Prospects
(23:00) Cardinals Sleeper Prospects To Know
Cardinals Top Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2020-st-louis-cardinals/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by Coastal Carolina director of analytics Matt Pepin to discuss the state of exit velocities in college baseball and whether or not it's time for the NCAA to look into the ball it uses. Rudner and Pepin also break down Coastal Carolina ace and top college pitching prospect Cameron Flukey from a data standpoint.
(1:56) Welcoming in Matt Pepin
(3:50) Digging deeper on college exit velocities
(7:09) Are some players hitting the ball harder than they should?
(9:35) Breaking EVs down by percentages
(11:23) Changing the ball
(17:17) What makes Cameron Flukey great?
(19:13) Taking a closer look at Flukey’s fastball
(20:49) Flukey’s curveball improvement
(21:23) Targeted areas of growth over the offseason
(22:28) Implementing data into development at Coastal
(25:22) What people miss when studying Flukey
(26:00) Flukey’s slider and changeup
(28:35) Coastal draft sleepers
(30:38) Team USA alums to watch
(31:42) Final thoughts

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