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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, J.J. Cooper, Ian Cundall and Geoff Pontes react to the MLB trade deadline, breaking down standout moves, questionable trades and more. Plus, we talk about George Lombard Jr. is heading to the Bronx.
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(0:00) Introduction
(0:50) This was a busy trade deadline
(2:00) Trade deadline moves that stood out
(4:45) The Angels finally sell off
(6:40) Giants add arm talent
(8:00) Teams that didn't have a great deadline
(13:40) Did the Red Sox give up too much for Adley Rutschman?
(17:35) George Lombard Jr. called up to the Yankees
(21:15) Answering viewer questions

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Baseball America delivers a comprehensive recap of this year's trade deadline action, with major emphasis on prospect movement of all levels. BA's staff provides analysis on major MLB and MiLB storylines, while also fielding questions from viewers throughout.

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JJ and Carlos analyze the 2026 signing deadline for the draft and break down all the numbers you need to know. Why was this year a historic one for the Rockies, what do we think of the Logan Schmidt non-signing, what bonuses surprised or shocked us and what did we get right and wrong in this year’s draft? What are the trends we need to be aware of? All that and more. 
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(0:00) Intro and top-level takeaways
(6:00) The Logan Schmidt non-signing
(12:15) What bonus amounts surprised us?
(17:40) What trends did this draft have?
(31:20) What did we get right?
(36:00) What did we get wrong?
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Baseball America's Jacob Rudner, J.J. Cooper and Ian Cundall join forces to prepare you for every scenario, strategy and surprise MLB trade deadline season will bring as August 3 approaches! The BA trio fields questions about trade packages, prospects, buyers & sellers and more!

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, JJ Cooper, Ian Cundall and Geoff Pontes discuss how the current Top 100 Prospects list compares to other recent ones, and some of the challenges and improvements we've made to our rankings.

(00:00) Comparing the current Top 100 to recent Top 100s
(02:30) Why last offseason's Top 100 was better
(05:15) The strengths and weaknesses of the current class
(07:00) What's disappointing about how this year's class has developed
(17:00) Balancing over-reacting and not being reactive enough
(26:00) How prospects change--comparing Ethan Holliday and Josiah Hartshorn
(30:30) Balancing conflicting reporting
(35:00) What fastball characteristics to look for
(40:00) Evaluating pitching injuries
(47:00) How sometimes it requires a fusion of prospect and organization for everything to click
(55:00) Even hitters with MLB success can be hard to evaluate--see Colson Montgomery and Munetaka Murakami

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