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JJ and Carlos take a look back at the 2017 draft. Who picked well? Who picked poorly? Which players did we miss on and what can we learn about the draft with nearly 10 full years of hindsight? 
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Why Start With 2017?
(3:00) Our perception of the class at the time
(10:40) The two-way lesson with Brendan McKay
(17:20) What we learned with Austin Beck
(23:50) You can’t force ideal demographics
(32:00) Why the D-backs are the winners of this draft
(35:00) Other notable late-draft success stories
(40:30) The Astros excellent late-round finds
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This week on the Baseball America fantasy podcast, we welcome James Anderson as BA's new lead fantasy analyst. James and Geoff Pontes then dive right into 2027 redraft talk by identifying which prospects might be hot commodities this offseason in NFBC draft-and-hold leagues.
Be sure to check out James' debut fantasy article and use code ANDERSON at checkout now through Sept. 13 to get 30% off the first year of any annual digital subscription.

(1:00) Introduction
(7:00) Jesús Made
(10:00) Leo De Vries
(16:00) Sebastian Walcott
(22:00) Franklin Arias
(31:00) Josue De Paula and Mike Sirota
(38:00) Rainiel Rodriguez

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper to discuss fall storylines to track as players return to team activities.
(2:22) Things to look forward to with coverage at BA
(3:55) How the fall can influence draft rankings
(8:47) Embracing ABS in college
(22:09) Will the coaching carousel fire up again
(26:45) LSU in the spotlight
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Josh Norris and JJ Cooper are here for this week's Prospect Podcast to discuss the top prospects in the DSL. A Royals hitter leads our Dominican Summer League Top 35 Prospects rankings. We discuss Angeibel Gomez and other prospects who stood out on today's show.

(00:00) Ranking DSL Prospects is hard, but also very beneficial
(01:30) Looking back at the tops of the 2024 and 2025 DSL Top Prospects lists
(08:20) How does this DSL prospect class compare to other years
(13:15) Why Angeibel Gomez ranks No. 1
(16:10) Francisco Renteria stood out, but there are some reservations
(17:20) Yostin Pena discussion
(19:30) Albert Fermin is the lone shortstops among the top four prospects
(21:30) The Brewers had the most Top 35 prospects
(27:30) Two sleeper prospects to watch

2026 DSL Top 35 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/top-35-dominican-summer-league-mlb-prospects-in-2026/

2025 DSL Top 35 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/top-35-dominican-summer-league-prospects-in-2025/

2024 DSL Top 31 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/top-31-dominican-summer-league-prospects-in-2024/

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, Geoff Pontes and Ian Cundall talk everything MiLB. We go level-by-level for 2026 season takeaways, top players and postseason series to watch. We also answer a slew of viewer questions.
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!
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(0:45) James Anderson joins BA as lead fantasy analyst
(1:10) MiLB season winding down—what & who stood out?
(7:15) Low-A postseason series to watch
(9:05) High-A postseason series to watch
(11:30) A perfect game in Triple-A
(13:00) Triple-A takeaways from 2026
(16:30) Double-A takeaways from 2026
(19:15) Answering viewer questions

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