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The Baseball America Fantasy Podcast is back as host Geoff Pontes is joined by Ian Cundall. They dive into the Caleb Durbin trade and a laundry list of injuries. Lots of bad news broke for dynasty managers this week and we discuss all of it and search for buying opportunities.
(3:00) Caleb Durbin Trade
(14:00) Sebastian Walcott Elbow Surgery
(18:00) Hamate Injuries To Francisco Lindor, Jackson Holliday and Corbin Carroll.
(22:00) Spencer Schwellenbach Elbow Surgery
(25:00) Jared Jones Added To The 60 Day IL
(28:00) Jordan Westburg Injury
(33:00) Zack Wheeler And Other Top Starters Not Ready For Opening Day

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In a special Future Projection cross-posted episode, Ben, Carlos and Jacob conduct the fourth annual amateur player draft. The name of the game is simple: select the most talented team you can among 2026 eligible draft prospects. 
Each drafter has to fill out a roster as follows: one catcher, two corner infielders, two middle infielders, three outfielders, four pitchers and one utility spot. Each player needs to have at least six high school players and at least six college players. 
Who had the best draft? Let us know what you think. 
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Time Stamps:
(0:00) Intro
(0:40) Draft explained
(3:40) Draft beings
(6:10) First pitcher selected
(10:00) Jacob Lombard vs. Justin Lebron
(11:50) First catcher off the board
(18:00) Ben doubles down on outfielders
(23:30) The first positional “debate”
(29:35) Carlos continues to stack pitchers
(32:40) Ben goes crazy for college players
(42:05) Jacob gets an outfield bat he loves
(58:00) Team by team draft summaries and takeaways

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Ben Badler and JJ Cooper are taking an in-depth look at the Milwaukee Brewers farm system on the latest Prospect Podcast Deep Dive. This was already one of the best systems in baseball, and then the team added two more Top 100 Prospects in the Freddy Peralta trade.
(00:00) Assessing where the Brewers are after the Peralta week's trade
(05:00) Why Jesús Made was the clear and convincing No. 1
(10:00) Luis Peña is an excellent prospect in his own right
(14:20) Why the Brewers' farm system stands out
(19:30) The biggest wild card prospect in the Brewers' system
(22:00) Who could rise up this list in the upcoming year?
(25:00) What are the Brewers good at producing?
(30:30) Sleeper prospects to know
(37:00) The clever approach the Brewers have taken in the draft

Brewers Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2030-milwaukee-brewers/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason
Brewers 31-40 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/10-brewers-prospects-to-know-beyond-the-top-30-in-2026/
The Brewers Clever Draft Strategy: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/how-the-brewers-exploited-a-draft-inefficiency-to-help-build-one-of-mlbs-top-systems/

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On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes unpack BA's 2026 preseason farm system rankings with teams at the top, middle and bottom of the pack.
We also react to the Red Sox acquiring Caleb Durbin from the Brewers in a six-player trade.
Time Stamps
(0:00) Introduction
(1:00) BA's 2026 preseason farm system talent rankings—Cardinals at No. 2
(6:00) Mets at No. 7
(10:20) Marlins at No. 8 and A's at No. 9
(12:00) Padres at No. 29
(16:05) Andrew Fischer and the Brewers
(17:40) Dodgers fall outside the top 10
(20:15) Rockies in last place
(23:00) Brewers trade Caleb Durbin to the Red Sox

The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every week on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then!

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Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and prospect writer Geoff Pontes dive into NCAA Division I opening weekend, breaking down matchups they'll be watching closely. Rudner and Pontes also go in depth on what top 2026 draft prospects need to do in the opening weeks of the season to stay on positive trajectories.
(2:27) How much early season play matters for tournament consideration
(3:13) No. 9 TCU vs. No. 17 Vanderbilt
(9:50) No. 10 Arkansas vs. Oklahoma State
(13:20) No. 23 Southern Miss vs. UC Santa Barbara
(20:04) Arizona vs. Stanford
(24:02) No. 6 Georgia vs. Wright State
(28:57) Joey Volchko
(33:18) Liam Peterson
(39:35) Caden Bogenpohl
(45:05) Ryan McPherson
(48:33) Jackson Flora
(51:07) Ricky Ojeda
(54:32) Owen Hull
(57:59) Gabe Gaeckle
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