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Geoff Pontes, Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper are talking about a pair of farm systems that have impressed in the first two months of the season. The Braves and Dodgers have both seen multiple players move up or join the Top 100 Prospects rankings. We discuss what's happening.

(00:00) How The Braves Have Taken A Step Forward
(02:00) Eric Hartman, Tate Southisene, Briggs McKenzie And Others To Know
(07:00) What Has Changed In The Braves Approach
(11:30) How The Braves Have Made The Draft Work For Them
(15:00) Could The Braves Trade From Their New Prospect Depth?
(23:00) The Dodgers Farm System Is Good ... Again
(26:00) The Outfield Depth Is Absurd
(27:00) Dodgers Prospect Names To Know
(35:00) How The Dodgers Do It

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Jacob Rudner, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper get you ready for the 2026 College World Series with looks at all eight clubs.

(00:00) Super Regional Wrap-up
(12:00) College World Series Preview
(12:30) Troy Preview
(16:30) West Virginia Preview
(22:50) North Carolina Preview
(29:50) Ole Miss Preview
(36:45) Alabama Preview
(44:00) Oklahoma Preview
(49:40) Georgia Preview
(59:00) Texas Preview
(65:00) CWS Predictions

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Jacob Rudner break down the College World Series field, talk about BA's latest mock draft and answer your viewer questions.
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(0:00) Introduction
(1:15) Breaking down the CWS field
(6:20) Best draft prospects left to watch in the CWS
(13:05) BA's 4.0 mock draft
(20:45) Answering viewer questions

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JJ asks Carlos about five 2026 draft prospects who stood out to him during the final report-writing process for our draft preview magazine. The two dig into why the profiles are appealing and where they might fit on draft day. 
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(05:20) Trevor Condon
(10:40) Zion Rose
(17:05) Jack Radel
(23:45) Blake Bryant
(29:40) Sean Duncan
(34:00) A player with more questions
(41:00) An extended conversation on projecting players

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With the start of a new month, it's time for us to do another comprehensive update of our MLB Top 100 Prospects rankings. On today's Prospect Podcast, Josh Norris, Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper discuss some of the players who made significant moves up and also talk about why some other prospects moved down.

(00:00) What's different about the June Top 100 update
(08:00) Franklin Arias' rise
(11:00) Josh Norris' bold proclamations about Ryan Sloan
(14:45) Ethan Salas is healthy
(16:50) Theo Gillen has made the leap
(19:40) Mike Sirota does a lot of things very well
(23:00) Three other prospects who are climbing
(26:45) Walker Jenkins struggles to stay healthy
(29:00) Max Clark is sliding a bit
(31:00) Caleb Bonemer needs to work on off-speed pitches
(32:30) Robby Snelling and Aidan Miller have injury issues
(37:15) Three other prospects who slid
(42:15) Three prospects who could join the list soon

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