Prospects Archives

The Baseball Show, S2.E5 guest John Sickels

You simply cannot examine baseball prospects without knowing the name John Sickels (@MinorLeagueBall). From his start, compiling stats for the legend Bill James, to ESPN, to his current work at Minor League Ball, John is one of the authorities on the minor leagues. We welcome him to The Baseball Show, and covered the following:2:48 How you get started in this Biz 5:50 Favorite minor league system 7:10 Luiz Gohara 8:01 Braves future rotation 11:30 Austin Riley 12:14 Tucker Davidson 15:42 Yankees Minors overview…

The Baseball Show S2.E4 guest Emily Waldon

We welcome Emily Waldon (@emilywaldon2080) to The Baseball Show. She covers the Detroit Tigers minor league system for The Athletic and 2080 Baseball. Emily knows more about the prospects in this organization than anyone, and we get into a bunch of names to know in this vastly rebuilt system.1:44 Evan Longoria 7:40 Give Jetes a chance! 11:25 Tigers System overview 12:39 Emily Waldon background 14:33 Christin Stewart 18:25 Matt Manning 21:25 Beau Burrows 23:48 Kyle Funkhouser 26:45 Franklin Perez 28:37 Isaac…

The Baseball Show: Hunter Greene, Jose Siri, Justin Smoak

Looking for prospect talk? The Baseball Show dives into a few prospects each week, and we've got Prospect Jesus for that! This week we took a look at the Cincinnati Reds' Hunter Greene and Jose Siri. We also got a little bonus on veteran Justin Smoak, plus some personal info from guest Dan Szymborski. Are these guys you need for your Dynasty Fantasy Baseball rosters?0:30 Hunter Greene 2:30 Jose Siri 5:20 Justin Smoak 7:14 Szymborski traits

Top Prospects with Questionable Rankings

Ah, prospects. One of, if not the most exciting things about dynasty baseball, is drafting a young player and watching him develop over the years. We all salivate over a player with 80-grade power like Eloy Jimenez, but there is always a wide range of outcomes when following a prospect’s career. Sometimes it works out and you have the next Bryce Harper on your hands, sometimes it doesn’t work out like with Mark Appel, and sometimes it just takes a while to get there like with Byron Buxton.And while there are always…

The Baseball Show S2.E2 guest Dan Szymborski

ESPN Baseball Analyst, Digital Dandy, and the creator of the ZiPS Projections, Dan Szymborski stopped by the Baseball Show to tell us how his model came into existence, and why he is so passionate about Hall of Fame voting. We also got into the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, the Giancarlo Stanton saga, and various other tidbits.0:42 The genesis of ZiPS Projections 15:15 Shohei Ohtani Sweepstakes 25:21 Giancarlo Stanton SagaThe Baseball Show is LIVE every Wednesday night at 9pm est, and then a condensed replay (such as…