On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Jacob Rudner and Scott Braun discuss a number of topics, including candidates for the 1-1 spot in the 2026 MLB Draft, new tech restrictions in MiLB and Genei Sato coming to the U.S. from Japan.

We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.

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• (0:00) Introduction & A's top 10
• (2:00) Post-lottery mock draft
• (3:15) Could someone other than Roch Cholowsky go 1-1?
• (7:00) Top college arms in the draft
• (8:30) Could a transfer surprise?
• (11:45) Reacting to The Athletic's report on potential tech limits in the minors
• (22:45) Genei Sato headed to the United States

There's no position as deep as shortstop in dynasty as the rankings are bubbling over with major league talent and top prosects. This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast we dive into this incredibly talented shortstop group. We open the show talking about some of the big name signings from the 2025 Winter Meetings before diving into Bobby Witt Jr., Elly De La Cruz, Gunnar Henderson, Konnor Griffin and more.

• (2:00) Pete Alonso signs with the Orioles.
• (5:00) Kyle Schwarber returns to the Phillies.
• (7:00) Edwin Diaz signs with the Dodgers
• (10:00) Bobby Witt Jr. best player in dynasty.
• (13:00) Elly De La Cruz vs Gunnar Henderson
• (15:00) How good is Konnor Griffin?
• (21:00) Neto over Lindor, why?
• (23:00) The old guard of Mookie Betts, Trea Turner and Corey Seager are aging. Is it time to fade?
• (26:00) Geraldo Perdomo broke out in 2025, can he repeat it?
• (28:00) Sleepers!

Baseball America Managing Editor JJ Cooper, Prospect Writer Geoff Pontes and College Reporter Jacob Rudner recap the major league phase of the 2025 Rule 5 Draft. They offer their favorite picks, players most likely to stick with their new organizations, biggest surprises and more.

(1:40) General takeaways

(6:47) How hard is it to nail hitters in the Rule 5

(10:12) Favorite picks

(21:46) Surprises

(27:02) Picks to stick and candidates to be returned

(33:54) Standout MiLB phase picks

(35:35) Final thoughts

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty take one final look back at a busy fall to review training-season breakouts. They also look ahead at the spring and predict the nation's best performers, rotations and lineups.

(3:35) What do we mean by fall all-stars?

(4:48) How we gather feedback

(10:28) Arkansas catcher Ryder Helfrick

(16:19) Kansas first baseman Brady Ballinger

(21:59) UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky

(35:26) College star vs. Pro prospect

(44:16) The Big Five College Arms

(53:31) Sleeper rotations

(58:58) Best rotations

(1:03:48) Sleeper lineups

(1:11:23) Best lineups

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Carlos Collazo, Ben Badler and Jacob Rudner preview the MLB Draft lottery and debate which teams would benefit the most from having the ping pong balls fall their way to be able to draft UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky.

We also break down other top players in the 2026 draft class and react to the Mariners trading Harry Ford to the Nationals.

We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.

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• (0:00) Introduction
• (0:55) MLB Draft lottery: Odds for drafting Roch Cholowsky
• (4:30) Who was the last premier 1-1 prospect before Cholowsky?
• (6:30) Is the draft lottery food for baseball?
• (7:45) Other top draft names to watch after Cholowsky
• (10:10) Which teams stand to gain the most in the lottery?
• (14:15) The rise of need-based drafting
• (16:25) Standouts from the 2026 prep ranks
• (18:30) How does the 2026 draft class compare to last year?
• (21:35) Reacting to the Mariners trading Harry Ford to the Nationals

Carlos and Peter talk about the top four college pitchers in the 2026 draft class. The two dive deep on righthanders Liam Peterson, Cameron Flukey, Jackson Flora and Joey Volchko. They talk through their strengths, weaknesses and their overall development arcs ahead of the spring season.

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• (0:00) Intro
• (2:00) Our general thoughts on the college pitching
• (5:00) Liam Peterson
• (12:00) Cameron Flukey
• (19:00) Jackson Flora
• (28:00) Joey Volchko

On this week's episode of the Baseball America Fantasy podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White once again open the show with yet another Blue Jays free agent signing. We then discuss a few more hot stove topics before diving into the third baseman rankings for dynasty.

• (2:00) Cody Ponce signs with the Blue Jays
• (6:00) Devin Williams signs with the Mets.
• (9:00) Ryan Helsley signs with Orioles
• (13:00) Junior Caminero No. 1 and there's little conversation.
• (15:00) Is now the time to sell Jose Ramirez?
• (17:00) Can Austin Riley bounce back?
• (24:00) Third Base is very risky after the top 12.

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On the final episode of our "Fix It" Series, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take on a big task, as we look at the Angels. What's gone wrong for the Angels, and how can it be turned around?

(00:00) Why The Angels Have Been The Worst Over The Past Decade

(04:00) What Are The Biggest Problems?

(14:30) Drafts Need To Go Deeper

(23:45) Slow Down Development

(30:00) Depth Has Been A Problem

(41:30) Farm System Update

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