Best West Point Class Of Podcasts (2025)

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Prospect Podcast: We've Updated Our Top 100 Prospect Rankings 38:31

1h ago38:31

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We have a full Top 100 Prospects update up at BaseballAmerica.com, so we have to talk about it in this week's Prospect Podcast. Geoff Pontes, Josh Norris and JJ Cooper discuss a new No. 1 and a lot of the movement within the rankings. (00:00) The top of this list has us excited about prospects (03:50) There's a new No. 1 prospect (10:00) A pitcher …

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College Podcast: How Georgia Rose to No. 1, Week 12's Postseason Picture Shakeup 44:55

17h ago44:55

44:55

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down Georgia’s rise to No. 1 in the Top 25 and how the BA staff arrived at its Week 13 top three. Rudner and Flaherty also discuss how a wild Week 12 impacted the postseason picture, including Cincinnati’s push into the field, UC Irvine’s disastrous weekend and where Notre Dame …

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Fantasy Podcast: May Dynasty Top 500 Update 43:52

1d ago43:52

43:52

It's a big week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast as we release the Dynasty Top 500 this week. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the movement on the list and key in on a few risers and fallers on this month's update. (3:00) Bubba Chandler predicting a callup. (8:00) Cade Horton callup coming? (15:00) Evan Carter recalled by the Range…

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Top 100 Prospects Update, Red Sox 1B Options & Countdown To Selection Monday| Hot Sheet Show Ep. 54 28:45

2d ago28:45

28:45

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Geoff Pontes, Jacob Rudner, Peter Flaherty and Scott Braun discuss options at first base for the Red Sox with Triston Casas out for the season. Would Marcelo Mayer make sense as a fill-in? Plus, we also discuss rising names in Baseball America's upcoming Top 100 Prospects update and take a look at the college baseball…

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Cameron Bancroft open to Australia return 35:43

6d ago35:43

35:43

Alison Mitchell, Brett Sprigg and Charu Sharma hear from Australian international and Gloucestershire captain Cameron Bancroft who tells us he is still hoping to play for Australia again, six years on from his last appearance. Bancroft also shares that he has never spoken to current Australia head coach Andrew McDonald and shares why he loves red b…

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The Future Battlefield, from Europe to the Indo-Pacific 52:41

6d ago52:41

52:41

For more than three years, journalists, researchers, and military professionals have sought to describe the key dynamics of the war in Ukraine and determine what they tell us about the future of warfare. One of the sharpest observers has been retired Australian Army Major General Mick Ryan. He joins this episode to share some of his thoughts about …

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Prospect Podcast: Is The Rockies Rebuild Bleaker Than The White Sox? 56:50

7d ago56:50

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In this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking a look at the AL and NL cellars. Who is further away the Rockies or the White Sox? (00:00) Seeing Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer (again) (05:15) Which Rebuild Is Further Away the White Sox or Rockies? (07:30) How the Rockies Got Here (14:30) Looking at the Rockies and White Sox…

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College Podcast: Reacting to Chris Lemonis' Firing at Mississippi State 51:11

8d ago51:11

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty react to the surprising in-season firing of Mississippi State head coach Chris Lemonis. Rudner and Flaherty also discuss whether its time to worry about Arkansas and Tennessee, NC State’s booming postseason stock and Picks to Click. (1:09) Reacting to Chris Lemonis’ firing (10:30) Jus…

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Fantasy Podcast: Prospects With Fantasy Top 100 Potential 52:35

8d ago52:35

52:35

With a month in the books, there are plenty of prospects who have raised their profile. This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White call out some names to target in your leagues who might be pushing their way onto the updated Top 100 Prospects for fantasy list. (2:00) Ronny Mauricio rehab, expectations for 2025 a…

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Why Shedeur Sanders' Draft Slide Would Not Happen In MLB Draft | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 53 30:25

9d ago30:25

30:25

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler and Geoff Pontes discuss key names to know ahead of next week’s updated Top 100 Prospects update. We also debate differences between the NFL Draft and MLB Draft and explain why Shedeur Sanders’ unprecedented slide from potential top three pick to the fifth round wouldn’t happen in baseball. Tim…

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The Most Surprising Picks In Our Latest Staff Mock Draft 45:04

12d ago45:04

45:04

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast and talk briefly about their relationship to the NFL draft and discuss the recently released 2025 MLB draft bonus pools. After that the two preview the second staff draft of the season and talk through some of the more surprising picks, as well as Peter’s difficult decision picking out of the one spot in th…

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Wisden's top five and what next for West Indies women? 35:42

13d ago35:42

35:42

This episode contains references to suicide. If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. Details of help available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide: befrienders.org The Women’s World Cup qualifiers have reached their conclusion wi…

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Fantasy Podcast: Ten Prospects To Know For Dynasty 1:05:24

13d ago1:05:24

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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns with a jam packed show digging deep on a ten pack of prospects to know in dynasty leagues. We go over the expectations for two of the biggest callups of the first month in Nick Kurtz and Chandler Simpson, as well as update you on news, notes and names to add. (2:00) Nick Kurtz is called up, what are the …

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Prospect Podcast: Best Catching Prospects 45:54

14d ago45:54

45:54

This week Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking a deep dive into catching prospects. We have 13 catchers in the Baseball America Top 100. We try to figure out why we're swimming in backstops, the challenges in evaluating catchers and who to keep an eye on. (00:00) Welcome (01:30) Why Is It Hard To Evaluate Catchers? (06:30) Are You Looking For A Hi…

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College Podcast: Previewing No. 1 Texas vs. Texas A&M; Postseason Stock Report 1:03:32

15d ago1:03:32

1:03:32

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty preview the marquee matchup between No. 1 Texas and Texas A&M, which will pit Longhorns head coach Jim Schlossnagle against his former squad. Rudner and Flaherty also do a deep dive on teams with rising or falling postseason stock and take a closer look at conferences positioning them…

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Arkansas OF Charles Davalan Joins, MLB Rookie Slumps & Agustin Ramirez Called Up | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 52 31:12

16d ago31:12

31:12

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Ben Badler, Jacob Rudner welcome Arkansas outfielder Charles Davalan to the show. We also dive into early-season struggles from a few NL Rookie of the Year candidates, some Brewers names to know and the Marlins calling up their No. 3 prospect Agustin Ramirez. Time Stamps (1:00) Is Roki Sasaki the favorite…

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'Best possible news' for Afghanistan women and Tanzania make history 33:14

20d ago33:14

33:14

Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma are joined by former Australia player turned commentator Mel Jones who has been integral in helping Afghanistan women’s cricketers. She gives us her reaction after the ICC have announced they are setting up a dedicated taskforce to help the Afghanistan women. Plus, Tanzania have made history after their…

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2025 MLB Mock Draft (mid-April version) 54:35

20d ago54:35

54:35

A month after our last 2025 MLB Mock Draft, there's been a lot to shuffle the board. So Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper are back to discuss our newest Mock Draft. (00:00) How the NHSI and everything else is shaping up the draft board. (03:00) Strengths and weaknesses of the draft class (07:30) Why the middle and the back of the first round looks good …

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Most Watchable MiLB Teams; Rookie Worries 42:42

21d ago42:42

42:42

On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and J.J. Cooper look at which MiLB teams are the most watchable, led by a Brewers' club. We also wonder how worried the Cubs and Nationals should be by a pair of rookies slow starts before Geoff highlights a fire-breathing Red Sox lefthander. Finally, J.J. and Geoff get on their Prospect Soapboxes to pr…

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College Podcast: Texas Climbs to No. 1, Assessing the Big Ten 55:04

22d ago55:04

55:04

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty discuss the third in-season change at No. 1 in the Top 25 with Texas claiming the top spot in Week 10. Rudner and Flaherty also take a closer look at Georgia Tech’s excellent season to date, the state of the Big Ten and Top 25 newcomers Coastal Carolina and West Virginia, plus Week 10…

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Fantasy Podcast: Are We Buying Or Selling These Early Season Breakouts 42:54

22d ago42:54

42:54

The Fantasy Podcast returns this week and hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are playing a game of buy or sell. We cover some of the hottest breakouts in MLB over the first few weeks of the season and dig into whether it's worth buying or selling high. (1:30) Matt Shaw struggles early (7:00) Kyren Paris breakout buying or selling? (13:00) Ben Rice …

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Seth Hernandez Shines, Mock Draft 2.0 & Bubba Chandler Gets Even Better | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 51 28:43

23d ago28:43

28:43

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo, Jacob Rudner & Kelsey Wingert-Linch dive into Baseball America's latest MLB mock draft, which features high school righthander Seth Hernandez in the 1-1 slot. How does the success of other upper echelon prep pitching picks like Hunter Greene factor and Jackson Jobe into the Nationals' deci…

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Should MS Dhoni retire from the IPL? 34:30

27d ago34:30

34:30

Alison Mitchell, Clint Wheeldon and Sunil Gupta take stock of the Indian Premier League and discuss whether MS Dhoni should retire at the end of this season. Dhoni had to deny that he was retiring midway through the season after his parents were pictured at his match for Chennai Super Kings against Delhi Capitals. Plus we analyse the return of Jasp…

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90th Percentile: Cam Lanzilli of Lanz Baseball - Is Pronation vs Supination dominant a myth? 1:01:04

27d ago1:01:04

1:01:04

This week on the 90th Percentile hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome on Cam Lanzilli of Lanz Baseball. Cam has an extensive background as a player and coach at the college and professional level and runs a baseball training company with his brother Chris. We brought Cam on to discuss the process of working with pitchers on their offseason tra…

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Who Are The Best Pitching Prospects Still In The Minors? 1:00:14

28d ago1:00:14

1:00:14

On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take an in-depth look at trying to answer the question of who is the best pitching prospect still in the minors, now that Roki Sasaki, Jackson Jobe and Chase Dollander are all in the majors. (00:00) Yes, we're crazy...or how to watch four MiLB games at once. (04:30) Who is the best pitchin…

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Breaking Down Arsenal Changes For MLB Draft Arms 40:03

28d ago40:03

40:03

Peter and Carlos hop on the draft podcast and talk through Wake Forest outfielder Ethan Conrad’s season-ending shoulder surgery before getting into the weeds on pitchers. The two talk about arsenal changes, usage patterns and stuff jumps for a number of college arms who could go in the first few rounds of the draft, including a pair of LSU starters…

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College Podcast: A New No. 1 Tops the Poll, Reassessing Our Preseason Award Selections 1:01:18

29d ago1:01:18

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Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty discuss the second in-season change at No. 1 in the Top 25 with Arkansas claiming the top spot in Week 9. Rudner and Flaherty also look back at their preseason award predictions and reassess the frontrunners at the midway point in the season. (1:48) Arkansas claims No. 1 (9:57) Where …

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Fantasy Podcast: Guidelines To Follow In Dynasty Baseball 50:54

29d ago50:54

50:54

The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast returns for another week and we're talking strategy this week on the show. Host Dylan White breaks down some important guidelines to follow for dynasty managers. We also talk all the news and notes of the last week in MLB and the minors. (1:00) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. contract reaction. (8:00) Chase Burns debut re…

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Nick Kurtz's Hot Start, Top 100 Prospects Update & Best Minor League Pitching Prospects | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 50 31:41

30d ago31:41

31:41

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Jesús Cano react to Athletics No. 1 prospect Nick Kurtz mashing in Triple-A and the updated Top 100 Prospects list. Is Reds No. 2 prospect Chase Burns the best pitching prospect in the minor leagues? Plus, we grade today’s Red Sox/Brewers trade. Time Stamps (1:15) Nick Kurtz tops the Hot …

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The Collapse of the Continuum of Conflict 50:01

1M ago50:01

50:01

National security professionals often conceptualize a continuum of conflict as a framework to understand the wide variety of ways in which conflict can manifest itself. It extends from relative peace on one end, terrorism and low-intensity conflict, up through large-scale combat, all the way to strategic rivalry in which nuclear weapons even come i…

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Jack Bauer’s 102-mph Fastball Adds To Deep Lefty Draft Class 41:33

1M ago41:33

41:33

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft show to talk about all the latest movers and shakers in the 2025 draft. The two lament Texas outfielder Max Belyeu’s thumb injury, then get into how insane Illinois lefthander Jack Bauer’s velocity surge has been this spring. The two try and work their way through their lefty preferences on the board, then talk abo…

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Jake Lehmann: Following in his father's footsteps with South Australia 37:34

1M ago37:34

37:34

Alison Mitchell, Clint Wheeldon and Sunil Gupta are joined on the show by Jake Lehmann who helped South Australia win their first Sheffield Shield title in 29 years. He scored a century in the final to follow in his father’s footsteps, Australia legend Darren Lehmann, who was part of the South Australia team when they last won it in 1996. The World…

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Prospect Podcast: Nick Kurtz, Roman Anthony, Jac Caglianone, Luis Mey And More 41:16

1M ago41:16

41:16

We know you enjoyed the Prospect Deep Dives, so we're going to podcast about MLB Prospects every Wednesday. Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are back from spring training trips, so we can't wait to share what we saw. (00:00) What's news this week (Nick Kurtz, Roman Anthony) (13:08) Prospect Deep Dive On Pirates OF Konnor Griffin (23:30) Prospect Deep Div…

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College Podcast: Breaking Down Georgia's Meteoric Rise, Texas Injury News 56:06

1M ago56:06

56:06

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty take a closer look at No. 4 Georgia’s historic season, how injuries could impact No. 3 Texas and break down concerns about preseason-No. 7 Florida. Rudner and Flaherty also welcome No. 23 Kansas and No. 25 Virginia Tech to the rankings, breaking down each. (2:09) A closer look at No. …

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Fantasy Podcast: Opening Weekend Overreactions And Updates 33:20

1M ago33:20

33:20

Baseball is officially back which means we have actual games that mean something to talk about this week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss some of the news over baseball's opening weekend and dig into some early noteworthy performances and some overreactions. (2:00) Kristian Campbell settling in nic…

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Could A Prep Righthander Go No. 1 In MLB Draft & Roki Sasaki Struggles | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 49 25:10

1M ago25:10

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Carlos Collazo break down Baseball America's first Staff Draft of the 2025 cycle, which features righthander high school pitcher Seth Hernandez going No. 1 overall. Could a prep righty really go at the top? Which other candidates could go 1-1 with all the usual names scuffling? We also di…

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90th Percentile: The Yankees Torpedo Bats Are Taking The Game By Storm 31:12

1M ago31:12

31:12

This past weekend, the Yankees hit nine home runs in a game against the Brewers. During the broadcast, the Yankees broadcast explained how several of the team's players were swinging bats with unusually-shaped barrels. Since that breakout game, more details on the Yankees' "torpedo bats" have come to light. Today on the 90th Percentile we discuss w…

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Talking Through Our Top 300 Draft Update 41:59

1M ago41:59

41:59

Carlos and Peter discuss the first in-season draft update for the 2025 class. Big picture takeaways, lefthanded pitching depth, up-the-middle defensive profiles and players who excite us beyond the top 50. — Time Stamps (3:30) Big picture takeaways on the update (6:00) Lefthanded pitching depth (9:00) Questions up top (11:00) Up-the-middle depth (1…

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Scouting Every AL East No. 1 Prospect For 2025 41:10

1M ago41:10

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the AL East. The guys explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2025. Time Stamps (0:00) -- Samuel Basallo, Orioles (9:00) -- Carson Williams, Rays (17:45) -- Ricky Tiedemann, Blue Jays (26:05) -- Jass…

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Peter Siddle on his first-class career and the news that the Gabba is going 37:32

1M ago37:32

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***This episode contains references to Postnatal depression. If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. Details of help available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide: befrienders.org*** This weeks Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim M…

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Fantasy Podcast: FYPD Postmortem And Prospects Breaking Camp 46:10

1M ago46:10

46:10

Lots of news to discuss this week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast as Kristian Campbell, Jackson Jobe, Cam Smith and Will Warren will all break camp with their respective clubs. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White breakdown each player's potential contributions for fantasy managers in 2025. We also dive into Geoff's recent two weeks in Florid…

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College Podcast: Texas Climbs to No. 3, West Coast Teams Make Noise in Week 6 53:12

1M ago53:12

53:12

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty take a closer look at No. 3 Texas after its top-five series win over then-No. 2 LSU plus break down the rankings-risers in the West, including Oregon State, UC Irvine and UCLA. Rudner and Flaherty also preview aspects of their first in-season Field of 64 projection. (2:00) Examining T…

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Kristian Campbell Makes Red Sox Roster, MLB Breakout Candidates & How The Marlins Can Return To Relevancy | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 48 31:39

1M ago31:39

31:39

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Scott Braun react to the Red Sox bringing their No. 2 prospect Kristian Campbell aboard to start the season. Which other top prospects are starting the season in the major leagues? We also discuss breakout candidates this upcoming MLB season and take a look at what a path to relevancy loo…

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90th Percentile: Tony Gilio of Operation Player Assist 37:18

2M ago37:18

37:18

On this week's episode of the 90th Percentile hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak welcome Tony Gilio of Operation Player Assist. Operation Player Assist helps teams and families supplement some of the high costs associated with travel ball. (2:00) Sandwich talk, best sandwich chain and Portillo's Italian Beefs. (7:00) Exposure Funnel's impact on oppo…

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Up Arrow North Carolina Preps & SEC Southpaws In The 2025 MLB Draft Class 31:14

2M ago31:14

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Carlos and Peter talk through four notable up-arrow players in the 2025 class who will climb our draft board significantly on our next update. That includes two North Carolina preps: Josh Hammond, who is increasingly interesting for his exploits as a hitter; and Briggs McKenzie, who continues a North Carolina high school lefty tradition. The two al…

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IPL preview, WPL review and how to fix your cricket bat 37:02

2M ago37:02

37:02

This week’s Stumped with Nikesh Rughani, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta is an Indian T20 franchise special. The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League starts on 22 March, and the team discuss the major talking points heading into the tournament, including Kolkata Knight Riders selecting Ajinkya Rahane as captain and if this could be the year for Vi…

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Scouting Every AL Central No. 1 Prospect For 2025 45:55

2M ago45:55

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We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the AL Central. The guys explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2025. Time Stamps (0:00) -- Travis Bazzana, Guardians (9:10) -- Noah Schultz, White Sox (19:55) -- Jackson Jobe, Tigers (28:45) -- Wal…

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College Podcast: Breaking Down Texas A&M's Fall from Preseason No. 1 to Unranked 52:01

2M ago52:01

52:01

Baseball America College Writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty break down Texas A&M's fall from preseason No. 1 to unranked heading into Week 6. Rudner and Flaherty also take a closer look at No. 5 Texas, No. 14 Stanford, No. 15 Louisville, No. 17 Auburn and No. 25 West Virginia's early-season success. (3:27) Breaking down Texas A&M’s fall (14:00…

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