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) Just how good is No. 1 Texas

(17:13) Is it time to worry about Tennessee

(22:39) Arkansas’ cold spell

(26:54) The craziness of Week 11

(30:43) Stock up: NC State

(33:33) Stock down: Western Kentucky

(39:30) Picks to Click

(45:05) Final thoughts

With a month in the books there's plenty of prospects that have raised their profile. This week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, we call out some names to target in your leagues that might be pushing their way onto the updated Top 100 Prospects for fantasy list. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White talk through all the names to know.

• (2:00) Ronny Mauricio rehab, expectations for 2025 and 2026.
• (5:00) Eury Perez begins rehab assignment with Low-A Jupiter.
• (8:00) Ryan Weathers dominates in rehab outing.
• (10:00) Arjun Nimmala crushing High-A
• (16:00) Jarred Kelenic optioned. Is it time to call it?
• (20:00) Roman Anthony dealing with foot injury.
• (23:00) Agustin Ramirez is raking, are you buying?
• (26:00) Logan Evans makes his debut, impressions.
• (29:00) Austin Hays are you buying?
• (31:00) Ketel Marte returning
• Break (33)
• (35:00) Sean Linan
• (39:00) Andrew Salas
• (42:00) Caleb Bonemer
• (45:00) Adam Serwinowski

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.

Time Stamps

• (0:50) Top 100 Prospects update coming soon
• (2:15) Hitters Geoff thinks could be on the Top 100 before long
• (4:30) Pitchers Ben thinks could be on the Top 100 before long
• (6:50) Do we value lefthanded hitters over righthanded hitters?
• (8:50) Stock watch: Bryce Rainer and Mike Sirota
• (11:25) An Off-the-radar player who could be on the Top 100 list one day
• (14:30) Best career of recent Top 100 graduates?
• (16:35) Shedeur Sanders and differences between NFL/MLB drafts
• (28:30) Thoughts on Charlee Soto

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

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 this edition.

—

Time Stamps

• (0:30) NFL draft talk
• (4:15) Slot and bonus pool values released
• (12:30) Staff draft talk begins
• (14:00) The pain of picking 1-1
• (21:00) Jace LaViolette is back
• (27:00) Kade Anderson as college SP2?
• (29:00) Ethan Conrad going high despite injury?
• (31:30) Ike Irish barreling everything in the SEC
• (34:00) Notable names to end the draft

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 expectations?

(6:00) Chandler Simpson called up

(12:00) Brandon Young Orioles sleeper?

(15:00) Current concern level with Luis Rengifo?

(19:00) Current concern level with Christian Walker?

(22:00) Gage Workman demoted, could be returned to Tigers.

(25:00) Grayson Rodriguez lat injury, how much has his injury history impacted his value?

(27:00) Blake Snell shutdown

(29:00) Max Muncy (Athletics) demoted

(31:00) Lucas Giolito due back May 1st

(34:00) Francisco Alvarez returns Friday

(37:00) Quinn Mathews set to return to throwing this week

(38:00) Leo DeVries

(40:00) Tyson Hardin

(45:00) Javier Mogollon

(48:00) Braylon Payne

(51:00) William Bergolla

(53:00) Caleb Bonemer

(56:00) Connelly Early

(58:00) Aroon Escobar

(61:00) Wei-En Lin

(63:00) Sean Linan

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 Hitter Or A Glove First?

(11:00) No Position Sees More Work And Improvement In Pro Ball

(14:30) Who's The Best Defender?

(15:15) Geoff's Catcher Pick To Click

(20:20) Ethan Salas' Receiving Is Excellent

(20:40) JJ's Catcher Pick To Click

(21:10) Why Ethan Salas Is So Hard To Evaluate

(25:20) Which Catching Prospect Has The Best Bat

(28:20) Why Moises Ballesteros Impresses Us

(33:25) JJ's Prospect Soapbox: Rangers RHP David Davalillo

(37:45) Geoff's Prospect Soapbox: White Sox SS/3B Caleb Bonemer

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 themselves to steal at-large bids.

(1:30) Previewing No. 1 Texas vs. Texas A&M

(12:24) Vanderbilt’s meteoric pace

(14:00) Can Clemson be a No. 1 national seed

(16:21) Will Coastal Carolina host

(20:20) West Virginia’s map to a top-16 national seed

(23:20) Ole Miss falling out of host position

(27:26) Is it time to worry about Georgia Tech

(30:04) Where Wake Forest stands

(37:20) The Southland Conference’s historic battle

(41:17) Is there a path to a three-bid Big West

(46:58) If not UTSA, then who from the AAC

(49:45) Northeastern running the CAA

(52:51) How many bids will the Big Ten occupy

(55:22) Picks to Click

(59:45) Final thoughts

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 for NL Rookie of the Year?
• (3:20) Other NL ROY candidates
• (5:15) What team might produce the NL Rookie of the Year?
• (6:30) Viewer question: Is Braylon Payne as good as Jesus Made?
• (7:45) Craig Yoho coming up to Milwaukee
• (11:00) Agustin Ramirez called up to Marlins
• (12:30) Projecting minor league catchers
• (15:50) Viewer question: Where is Ernesto Martinez Jr.?
• (17:10) Arkansas OF Charles Davalan joins