How Does The Current Top 100 Compare To Previous Lists
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On this week's Prospect Podcast, JJ Cooper, Ian Cundall and Geoff Pontes discuss how the current Top 100 Prospects list compares to other recent ones, and some of the challenges and improvements we've made to our rankings. (00:00) Comparing the current Top 100 to recent Top 100s (02:30) Why last offseason's Top 100 was better (05:15) The strengths and weaknesses of the current class (07:00) What's disappointing about how this year's class has developed (17:00) Balancing over-reacting and not being reactive enough (26:00) How prospects change--comparing Ethan Holliday and Josiah Hartshorn (30:30) Balancing conflicting reporting (35:00) What fastball characteristics to look for (40:00) Evaluating pitching injuries (47:00) How sometimes it requires a fusion of prospect and organization for everything to click (55:00) Even hitters with MLB success can be hard to evaluate--see Colson Montgomery and Munetaka Murakami SEAT GEEK *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com
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