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This week on the heels of James Anderson's Top 100 Rookies for 2027 Fantasy Baseball, James and his cohost Geoff Pontes dive into the list. They discuss the top tiers of rookies entering the season as well as some less well known names to have in your queue in NFBC leagues early this draft season.

(1:30) Kade Anderson an SP2 in 15 teamers?
(4:00) Josue De Paula
(6:00) Joshua Báez
(9:00) Walker Jenkins, Franklin Arias, Kaelen Culpepper and Lazaro Montes
(14:30) Cam Cannarella a breakout?
(20:00) Jesús Made: Is a 324 ADP too high for 2027 redraft leagues?
(23:00) Caleb Bonemer vs. Made in 2027 only?
(28:00) Exciting rookie catcher crop led by Ethan Salas and Leo Bernal
(33:00) Rainiel Rodriguez
(35:00) David Sandlin or George Klassen in 2027?
(38:00) Cardinals pitchers
(45:00) Pitcher sleepers

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Ian Cundall take an in-depth scouting look at the top Japanese players who are being posted to come to the U.S. And we talk about the new outfield positioning rules that are being experimented with in the Arizona Fall League.
(00:00) The Trio Of NPB Stars Coming To The U.S.
(01:15) Teruaki Sato, 3B
(12:45) Kaima Taira, RHP
(21:00) Hiromi Itoh, LHP
(25:15) The Arizona Fall League Outfield Positioning Experiment
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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, J.J. Cooper and Ian Cundall discuss the start of 2027 Top 10 Prospect lists with the Braves and Marlins. But first, we welcome Phillies shortstop Aidan Miller to the show.

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Time Stamps
(0:00) Introduction
(0:30) Phillies SS prospect Aidan Miller joins
(12:00) Braves Top 10 Prospects & state of Atlanta's system
(19:39) Marlins Top 10 Prospects & state of Miami's system
(25:15) Answering viewer questions
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Baseball America Editor-in-Chief JJ Cooper joins national college reporter Jacob Rudner to break down Rudner's latest in-person evaluations of Florida shortstop Brendan Lawson and Arizona State outfielder Landon Hairston, two leading candidates for 2027 College Player of the Year honors. They discuss what separates elite college production from professional projection, the impact of a superstar on a team's championship aspirations and three freshmen making strong early impressions this fall.
(2:53) The impact of a star player in college
(6:54) Our takeaways from an in-person look at Landon Hairston
(11:17) The challenges of a corner profile
(18:11) Our takeaways from an in-person look at Brendan Lawson
(28:56) Three freshmen who are standing out in the fall
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JJ and Carlos break down Team USA’s performance in the 2026 U-18 Pan-American Championship in the Dominican Republic. The two talk about George Ferguson’s lights out performance in the final game and hit on a number of the individual standout performers beyond that.
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) An overview of Team USA’s dominance
(5:00) George Ferguson’s complete game shutout
(9:30) Other standouts
(14:00) Chase Fuller & Sebastian Castillo
(17:00) Malachi Butler, Dylan Seward, Lubin Rincon
(21:00) Team USA’s recent success
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