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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, we break down BA's 2026 award selections for MiLB Player and Pitcher of the Year. What went into our choices and who else was considered?
We also welcome James Anderson to the show to discuss our latest FYPD rankings.
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(0:00) Introduction
(1:00) BA's MiLB Player of the Year: Andrew Fischer
(6:30) BA's MiLB Pitcher of the Year: Kade Anderson
(11:30) James Anderson breaks down his FYPD rankings
(20:30) Answering viewer questions
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Baseball America National College Reporter Jacob Rudner and Draft Writer Carlos Collazo take their first in-depth look at the top of the 2027 draft class with breakdowns of Mississippi State lefty Tomas Valincius, Florida infielder Brendan Lawson, West Virginia catcher Gavin Kelly and Oregon State righty Dax Whitney. Rudner and Collazo also look beyond the first round with sleeper picks.
(1:48) What matters to us in the fall
(14:49) Can Tomas Valincius take a bigger lead in SP1 race
(19:12) Brendan Lawson's defense
(25:12) Will Gavin Kelly take on more catcher reps
(31:33) Dax Whitney's recovery from elbow surgery
(34:07) Why make up matters
(37:02) Players who can make a move toward first-round rankings
(41:45) Sleepers to keep an eye on
(48:14) Final thoughts
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In the third series of our draft lookbacks, JJ and Carlos go back to the 2019 draft. What was the conversation surrounding Adley Rutschman and Bobby Witt Jr. at the time? What about the rest of the top tier? How has a massively critiqued college pitching class panned out? What are the lessons we can learn? All that and more. 
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Intro and overview
(5:00) Adley Rutschman vs. Bobby Witt Jr.
(12:00) The rest of the top tier
(18:00) Andrew Vaughn and right-right first basemen
(22:00) Hunter Bishop and valuing high-caliber competition
(30:30) College pitching
(35:00) Alek Manoah’s strange career
(40:00) Savvy late-round picks
(44:00) The Keoni Cavaco pop-up story
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This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts James Anderson and Geoff Pontes are joined by National College Writer Jacob Rudner. The three dive into the tiers within the most recent update to the First Year Player Draft rankings. The trio discusses a total of 20 players, diving into targets within tiers and players to avoid. It’s an extensive deep dive on the 2026-27 FYPD crop. 

(2:00) Roch Cholowsky
(4:00) Jackson Flora
(6:00) Drew Burress
(8:00) Jared Grindlinger
(9:30) Bo Lowrance
(10:30) Zion Rose
(12:00) Ben Blair
(14:00) Kevin Roberts
(19:00) Elliot Lascelles
(21:00) Martin Shelar
(23:00) Connor Comeau
(24:00) Jace Mataczynski
(26:00) AJ Gracia
(28:00) Justin Lebron
(33:00) Ty Head
(35:00) Luke Williams
(39:00) Jack Radel
(41:00) Owen Hull
(43:00) Will Brick
(44:00) Tre Broussard
(45:00) Players we're fading

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Ian Cundall discuss the challenges and potential solutions to evaluating players after the most offensive MiLB anyone has seen.

(00:00) The Scope Of The Challenge
(06:00) It's Not Just More Home Runs
(09:00) Rely More On The Eye Test?
(15:00) How We Plan To Adjust Our Evaluations
(18:45) There Will Be Mental Impacts From This For Prospects
(22:00) Learning From Past Unusual MiLB Environments
(27:00) What Worked This Year May Not Work Next Year
(31:30) Prospects Who Are Difficult Evaluations

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