JJ and Carlos get out of the first two rounds and talk about players they are interested in deeper on the draft board.

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Time Stamps:

• (0:00) Intro and opening banter
• (06:20) Jason DeCaro, RHP, North Carolina
• (13:00) Camden Johnson, 3B, Oklahoma
• (18:20) Elliot Lascelles, SS, Upper Canada College HS, Toronto, Ont.
• (22:30) Peyton Bonds, OF, Rutgers
• (27:00) Jaxon Willits, SS, Oklahoma
• (32:00) Andruw Giles, OF, Basic HS, Henderson, Nev.
• (37:30) Jake Lamdin, SS, Duke
• (40:00) Gage Peterson, RHP, Appalachian State

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We have updated our Top 100 Prospect rankings for July, so for today's Prospect Podcast Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper take a look at six prospects who rose significantly or joined the rankings this month.

(00:00) Rays OF Theo Gillen

(07:15) Braves OF Eric Hartman

(17:15) Cubs OF Josiah Hartshorn

(23:15) Guardians OF Jaison Chourio

(28:00) Orioles LHP Joseph Dzierwa

(34:00) Brewers OF Alexander Frias

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We're back for our first offseason college podcast of the summer, and with the transfer portal closing, we take a look at everything going on in the portal.

(00:00) Explaining The Transfer Portal And Everything That's Changed This Year

(26:40) Which Schools Have Made The Most Of The Portal And Who Is Hurting?

(38:40) Why Are Players Who Are Likely To Be Drafted Going Into The Portal?

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Ben Badler dive headfirst into the 2026 MLB draft with a look at our latest mock, helium names to watch and lots of viewer questions ahead of the big day in a couple weekends.

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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• (0:00) Introduction
• (0:45) New wrinkles for the 2026 MLB draft
• (2:30) How much player evaluation is still going on this late?
• (4:10) BA's 5.0 mock draft
• (6:30) Grady Emerson's appeal
• (8:40) Importances of the draft combine
• (13:20) Mason Edwards' helium
• (16:15) Helium prep names to watch
• (18:00) Effects of Angels' FO changes
• (21:30) Answering viewer questions

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JJ Cooper and Carlos Collazo make the 1-1 case for each of the top three players in the 2026 draft class.

Which is most compelling to you: The proven college shortstop with big tools? The outlier catcher athlete with a huge power surge this spring? Or the impeccable pure-hitting prep shortstop with a lefthanded swing to dream on?

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Time Stamps:

• (0:40) The premise
• (1:50) The case for Roch Cholowsky
• (14:15) The case for Vahn Lackey
• (27:10) The case for Grady Emerson

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On this week's Prospect Podcast, Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper discuss a pair of Top 100 Prospects who slid down our rankings in the first half of the 2026 season, but who are both bouncing back now.

(00:00) Why Ranking Prospects Is Hard, But Fun

(02:30) Why Red Sox RHP Kyson Witherspoon Took A Step Back

(09:10) Why Witherspoon's Season Has Turned Around

(14:35) Why Tigers SS Bryce Rainer Got Off Track

(18:30) How Rainer Is Putting It Back Together

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes & Ian Cundall discuss MiLB player of the year candidates, teams that could be active in prospect-driven trades at the deadline and the ramifications of MLB's recent draft changes proposal.

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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• (0:00) Introduction
• (0:30) Oklahoma wins the College World Series
• (1:30) Who is the MiLB player of the year?
• (7:20) Division-leading teams that could move prospects in deadline trades
• (11:20) What's in store for the White Sox
• (14:15) Ramifications of MLB's sweeping draft changes proposal
• (25:00) Viewer comments

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We're taking a bit of a different approach on this week's Baseball America Draft Podcast. With the news breaking Thursday of MLB's proposal to significantly overhaul the MLB draft, eliminating high school player eligibility along with many other changes, JJ Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Jacob Rudner share what they've heard from their reporting about what this would mean.

(00:00) Carlos and JJ discuss what scouts, front office officials and others are saying about the plan to change the MLB draft.

(48:15) Jacob and JJ discuss what college coaches and other college officials have to say about what this would mean for college baseball and the MLB draft.