Baseball America

Baseball America delivers baseball news you can't get anywhere else. Covering the game from a player-development point of view, the staff of BA will deliver its take on what's going on in the world of baseball every week on its podcast, analyzing the game from the majors and minors--with an emphasis on prospects--through our unparalleled college and high school coverage.

Baseball America is a sports podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 92. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Baseball America, a sports show with 1,000 episodes published.

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  2026 San Diego Padres Top Prospects Deep Dive

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  Geoff Pontes and Peter Flaherty are taking an in-depth look at the Padres farm system. San Diego is as aggressive as anyone at using the system to trade for big league stars, but how much is left after the Mason Miller trade? (00:00) Why this is Peter's last podcast for BA (04:10) How clearly was Ethan Salas the No. 1 prospect? (11:30) Is the Padres system better or worse than last year? (14:30) Who is likely to be next year's No. 1 prospect? (16:00) What is this org good at developing? (18:00) What's exciting about the top four prospects (20:00) Just how thin is this system? (23:00) Some other prospect names to know Padres Top 30 Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2017-san-diego-padres/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/ba2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Shopify and use my code shopify.com/baseballamerica for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  Fantasy Podcast: Top 200 Pitchers For 2026 Dynasty Leagues

  —38 min

  After a holiday hiatus the Baseball America Fantasy podcast is back with our final positional ranking podcast of the offseason. We start the show discussing the trio of Japanese players that signed from NPB. We then discuss the Cubs and Marlins trade before diving into the top 200 pitchers. (3:00) Is the market reacting too much to Murakami's swing and miss concerns? (6:30) Tatsuya Imai ready to succeed state side? (11:00) Is Kazuma Okamoto the best of the three in 2026 only? (14:00) Owen Caissie traded to Miami. What are your expectations for Caissie in 2026? (17:00) Why Shohei Ohtani No. 1? (19:00) Is Yamamoto just outside the top tier of pitchers? (25:00) Is Joe Ryan Tier 2 or Tier 3? (27:00) Explaining the Aggressive Eury ranking (29:00) The Yesavage ranking is more than the playoff bias. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/ba2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Shopify and use my code shopify.com/baseballamerica for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  Draft Pod: Excitement For The 2026 Class & A Farewell To Peter

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  It’s a bittersweet episode of the draft podcast, as Peter bids farewell to Baseball America and embarks on a new journey as a scout with the Nationals. Carlos and Peter reminisce on their time together covering the draft over the last few years, talk about what they’ve learned and how their processes have changed. As always on the draft pod, there is still player talk. The two express their excitement about the strength of the upcoming draft class and highlight a few names who could move up draft boards this spring. Time Stamps: (0:00) Peter ditches the scribes and joins the scouts (7:00) Our outlook on the 2026 class (14:00) The variety inherent in amateur coverage (17:00) Potential sleepers who could rise (24:00) Lessons we’ve learned from previous drafts Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/ba2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Shopify and use my code shopify.com/baseballamerica for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  2026 Chicago Cubs Top Prospects Deep Dive

  —56 min

  On the second of our Prospect Deep Dives, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at the Chicago Cubs farm system. It's perfect timing, as we get a chance to analyze the Cubs-Marlins Edward Cabrera/Owen Caissie trade. (01:00) Analyzing the Edward Cabrera trade. What did the Cubs give up? (09:00) No. 1 prospect Moises Ballesteros. How tough was the choice and who were the other candidates? (13:00) Comparing the Cubs system now to where it was a year ago. (16:00) Who do we think will be the No. 1 prospect a year from now? (25:00) What do the Cubs do well in development? (29:45) Are the Cubs in danger of having prospects go stale? (43:30) This system is thin on pitchers Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/ba2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Shopify and use my code shopify.com/baseballamerica for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  2026 Reds Top Prospects Deep Dive

  —55 min

  Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are back to start our series of 30 MLB Farm System Deep Dives. We are beginning with the Cincinnati Reds, a team that has produced a lot of pitching, plus Elly De La Cruz, in recent years. What does the farm system have in store for 2026 and beyond? (02:00) Who is No. 1 and how easy was that choice? (10:25) How is this system better/worse than last year? (17:00) Who do we project to be No. 1 next year? (21:10) What are the Reds good at developing? (25:30) Diving deeper into how the Reds have succeeded at developing pitching prospects. Links: Reds Top Prospects: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2006-cincinnati-reds/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason Sal Stewart's throwing issues: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/sal-stewart-can-really-hit-but-throwing-is-a-problem/ Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/ba2022 for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Shopify and use my code shopify.com/baseballamerica for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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