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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the Cardinals farm system on the newest edition of the Baseball America Prospect Podcast Deep Dives. There's a clear No. 1 prospect here, but the No. 2 and No. 3 prospects also wouldn't look out of place at No. 1.
(00:00) Looking at JJ Wetherholt at No. 1
(04:30) Examining Liam Doyle
(08:45) Is This System Better Or Worse Than Last Year?
(12:00) Who Could Be Next Year's No. 1?
(15:40) What Is This Org Good At Developing?
(18:00) How Will The Cardinals Avoid The Problems Of The Last Wave Of Prospects
(23:00) Cardinals Sleeper Prospects To Know
Cardinals Top Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2020-st-louis-cardinals/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by Coastal Carolina director of analytics Matt Pepin to discuss the state of exit velocities in college baseball and whether or not it's time for the NCAA to look into the ball it uses. Rudner and Pepin also break down Coastal Carolina ace and top college pitching prospect Cameron Flukey from a data standpoint.
(1:56) Welcoming in Matt Pepin
(3:50) Digging deeper on college exit velocities
(7:09) Are some players hitting the ball harder than they should?
(9:35) Breaking EVs down by percentages
(11:23) Changing the ball
(17:17) What makes Cameron Flukey great?
(19:13) Taking a closer look at Flukey’s fastball
(20:49) Flukey’s curveball improvement
(21:23) Targeted areas of growth over the offseason
(22:28) Implementing data into development at Coastal
(25:22) What people miss when studying Flukey
(26:00) Flukey’s slider and changeup
(28:35) Coastal draft sleepers
(30:38) Team USA alums to watch
(31:42) Final thoughts

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Geoff Pontes and Josh Norris are talking all about the Phillies farm system, which is led by shortstop Aidan Miller. Who are the names to know, and how does this system stack up against other farm systems? Find out in the latest Deep Dive.

(00:00) How Does The System Stack Up?
(01:30) How Easy Was It To Choose Aidan Miller at No. 1?
(08:50) Analyzing Andrew Painter's Development
(11:35) Is This System Better Or Worse Than Last Year?
(14:30) Who Could Be The System's No. 1 Prospect Next Year?
(18:00) What Is This System Good At Developing?
(20:00) Other Sleepers Outside The Top 10 To Watch
(23:40) Where Is This System Going?

Phillies Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2026-philadelphia-phillies-top-mlb-prospects/

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes and Ben Badler discuss the recently released Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list.
We talk about Top 100 players that have us excited for the future, potential risers, and candidates for No. 1 in 2027. We also break down the latest headline trades in MLB and take viewer questions
Also, please note that beginning next week, the Hot Sheet Show will be moving to 3 p.m. ET on Tuesdays. We'll seen you then!
Time Stamps
(0:00) Introduction
(1:00) Why Ben is excited about Mike Sirota
(3:15) Why Geoff is excited about Bryce Rainer
(6:00) How high can Tanner McDougal rise?
(7:45) Bo Davidon's unconventional path to the Top 100
(8:45) Who could be No. 1 in 2027?
(15:45) Breaking down the Freddy Peralta trade
(18:50) Projecting Brandon Sproat
(21:45) Breaking down the MacKenzie Gore trade

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Jacob Rudner and JJ Cooper are talking all about the Marlins farm system and the team's top prospects in the latest Prospect Podcast Deep Dive. The system keeps getting deeper.

(00:00) Jacob's First Top 30
(01:40) Why Thomas White Ranks No. 1 And Who Else Was Considered
(04:45) Is This System Better Or Worse Than This Time Last Year?
(10:00) How The Top Prospects Are Largely MLB Ready
(12:00) Who Could Be No. 1 A Year From Now?
(16:30) What Are The Marlins Good At Developing?
(20:00) Signs Of A Successful 2026
(27:00) What Is The Strength Of The System
(29:45) More Kevin DeFrank Talk, Plus Other DSL Names To Know
(34:00) Why The Marlins Latin America Prospect Push Makes Sense
Baseball America Marlins Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2026-miami-marlins-top-mlb-prospects/

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