Prospect B-Sides

The duo peruse minor league leaderboards discussing players sticking out there and in their video reviews, good or bad. The Rook wonders if there's a surprising organization next in line as one of the games legit arm producers. Nate wonders if there's a top shelf defensive shortstop coming into his offense, and much more mud explored. Some players discussed include: Travis Bazzana, Logan Evans, Will Dion, Brett Harris, Anthony Maldonado, Chayce McDermott, Lyon Richardson, Carlos F. Rodriguez, Sem Robberse, Christian Scott, Jaden Hamm, Austin Peterson, Gary Gill Hill, Sean Sullivan, Yujanyer Herrera, Jonah Tong, Matt Wilkinson, Jairo Iriarte, Wilfred Veras, Yilber Diaz, Winston Santos, Joander Suarez, Jarrod Cande, Cesar Prieto, Juan Baez, TJayy Walton, Colt Emerson, Jace Avina, Ariel Almonte, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Cole Carrigg, Ryan Ward, Charles McAdoo, Jake DeLeo, Noah Miller and others

Nate dives into a slew of Cardinal pitching prospects, The Rook gets temporarily booted off the show, they both share hitters getting up arrows in their books, observations from the MiLB week, rundown some trending dynasty adds, and take a look at the week ahead. Some of the players discussed include; Quinn Mathews, Juan Salas, Ixan Henderson, Chen-Wei Lin, Sem Robberse, Jordan Beck, Orelvis Martinez, Addison Barger, Carson Williams, Cole Fontenelle, Agustin Ramirez, Zac Veen, Jacob Wilson, Nathan Church, Jalen Vasquez, Omar Martinez, Jace Avina, Alex Mooney, Eduarqui Fernandez, Ben Williamson, Jaison Chourio, Jesus Lopez, Andy Perez, Andderson Rojas, Rayne Doncon, A.J. Blubaugh, Gary Gill Hill, Matt Wilkinson, Emmett Olson and others.

The Rook comes off the developmental list to get back to some mud as he and Nate talk about more observations from their B-Side looks, check in on some prospects trending in dynasty leagues, and take a look forward at this week's interesting minor league watches. Some players discussed include: Jackson Holliday, Gavin Conticello, Will Simpson, Henry Bolte, Brooks Baldwin, Edgar Quero, Luke Gold, Trevor Werner, Yoyner Fajardo, Mark Coley, Brant Hurter, Reid VanScoter, Carson Palmquist, Trystan Vrieling, Owen Wild, Ben Kudrna, A.J. Blubaugh, Jaden Hamm, Jackson Ferris, Adam Serwinoski, Hayden Mullins, Lazaro Estrada, Michael Darrell-Hicks, Yujanyer Herrera, Joey Loperfido, Jarel Perez, Jose Fernandez, Reynaldo Yean, and others.

With The Rook out, Nate takes a stab at covering the first full week of MiLB action, sharing thoughts and observations of what he was taking in, including a twist in the Gavin Conticello appeal, some impressive season debuts by some B-Side arms, and much more, including a look at the week ahead and some trending prospects. Players talked about inculde: Gavin Conticello, Felix Arronde, Carlos Jimenez, Juan Flores, Allessandro Ercolani, Caden Dana, Mason Adams, Dayan Frias, Jackson Humphries, Kade Morris, Nacho Alvarez, Logan Evans, Gary Gill Hill, Cameron Weston, Adam Mazur, Andrew Morris, Edgar Quero, Edinson Batista, Quinn Matthews, Ben Kudrna, Tink Hence, George Klassen, Jonah Tong, Will Simpson, Adam Maier, Chen-Wei Lin, Noble Meyer, Samuel Aldegheri, C.J. Culpepper, TJayy Walton, Creed Willems, Nick Goodwin, Agustin Ramirez, Matthew Etzel, Benny Montgomery, Alex Iadisernia, Diego Velasquez, Blake Adams, Trystan Vrieling, Byron Chourio

Nate and Matt get into the season's first looks at all four full season levels of the minor leagues, sharing observations and thoughts on George Klassen, Jonah Tong, Yoander Suarez, Reid VanScoter, Owen Murphy, Jhonathan Diaz, Yariel Rodriguez, Joe Rock, Christian Scott, Jack Leiter, Logan Evans, Adam Maier, Rhett Lowder, James Gonzalez, Caleb Durbin, Brett Wisely, Jimmy Herron, Matt Kroon, AJ Vukovich, TJayy Walton, Agustin Ramirez, Alex Ramirez, Roderick Arias and plenty others. The two also take a look at prospects with trending roster percentages and a preview of the MiLB week to come. Strap on your mudders and let's go!

Nate and the Rook share some observations from the first weekend's MLB and Triple-A action and then preview the rest of the minor leagues, including the best broadcasts to watch and which rosters are shaping up to be the most interesting looks.

The Rookie and Nate compare notes on their looks at MLB's first try at 13 Spring Breakout games showcasing top prospects from their respective organizations.

Nate and The Rookie are joined by a guest long time listeners will appreciate. The crew takes some excellent questions from the Handy Dandies, getting into whether we should be excited about Ryan Weathers, as well as a several other topics. The Rookie shares some thoughts on pitch command inspired by Alex Chamberlain's recent dig on the subject. Thank you listeners!

Nate and The Rookie cover all things fringy this early MLB spring training; from their B-Side selections' early performances, to position battles, to rotation battles, and much more in a thorough meandering through the early spring mud.

Points league guru Beck joins the pair to talk about all things points leagues, discussing players category leagues just don't understand, on both the MLB and MiLB side of dynasty. Bonus: The Rook gets an education on Supper Clubs. (Format details promised during the show:) Beck Points league: SB = 3, rbi = .5, r/bb/hbp =1, TB = 1.25, SO = -.5, CS = -1.5 Power heavy SB = 6, H, R, RBI, HBP, 2B = 4, 3B =8, HR = 12, SO = -1, CS = -2 K-penalty heavy SB = 2, H= .1, 2B = 2, R/RBI/BB/1B = 1, 3B =3, HR = 4, SB = -1, CS = -1

Nate and Da Rook share 10 unpopular MLB arms they're interested in moving forward, in a myraid of fantasy formats. They also share some findings looking at some starting pitching prospects' 2023 performance later in starts. 9:30 Steven Matz 17:10 Zack Thompson 24:33 J.T. Brubaker 28:32 Ryan Feltner 35:08 Wade Miley 40:16 Jhony Brito 45:49 Kutter Crawford 52:44 Cody Bradford 1:05:35 J.P. France 1:09:32 Ben Lively 1:14:00 Reid VanScoter and some other juicy prospect SP tidbits.

The two put on their big boy mudders and talk through twenty-some lightly drafted, lightly rostered in dynasty MLBers who juuust might have some nice fantasy return of investment and/or signs of more to come from them: 4:34 Jose Miranda 20:55 Joey Gallo 27:35 Enmanuel Valdez 36:11 Akil Baddoo 41:54 Casey Schmitt 50:23 Jack Suwinski 54:31 Jordan Diaz 1:01:08 Dominic Calzone 1:08:43 Alec Burleson 1:15:49 Kyle Lewis 1:18:46 Keston Hiura 1:24:42 Jake Meyers 1:28:52 Kyle Isbel 1:20:51 Tyler Gentry 1:31:31 Jose Caballero 1:36:26 Darion Blanco 1:38:48 Richie Palacios 1:41:15 Stuart Fairchild 1:43:06 Josh H. Smith

Matias Von Rooker, Chris "Chaos" Clegg and Nate chat B-Side prospects and other things prospecting. Chaos adds some juicy insight on some of the duos' 2024 selections and tosses out a few of his own B-Sides while showing off his top-1000-dynasty-prospect-list mudders.

A splash of J15 signings talk. How one can come to different conclusions, and a bevy of hypothetical trades bucking the consensus. The two are at it again ruminating on how to get an advantage on your dynasty opponents. 31:25 - Walker Jenkins for Max Clark or Emmanuel Rodriguez even better 43:30 - Druw Jones for Victor Berricoto+ 52:30 - Carson Williams for Jett Williams 1:02:23 - Luisangel Acuna for Darell Hernaiz 1:10:11 - Kyle Teel for Dalton Rushing?? 1:13:45 - Harry Ford for Ivan Herrera & Caden Dana 1:20:35 - Brady House for Bryan Ramos

The Four-Eyed Rook and Nate talk some first-year-player-draft-arm philosophies before dipping their toes into the murky waters of draft arms, talking over 20 prospect pitchers. The duo also takes some listener questions. 29:18 "Top 10" 31:05 Logan Evans 32:23 Kade Morris 35:57 Jaden Hamm 37:20 Chen-Wei Lin 39:48 "Top 10" 41:09 Alonzo Tredwell 42:29 Hurston Waldrep 48:28 Thomas White and Noble Meyer 51:35 Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga 1:02:05 Blake Wolters 1:03:25 Jace Stoffel 104:56 Quinn Matthews 1:07:26 Dylan Questad 1:08:57 Travis Sykora 1:10:40 Lucas Braun 1:12:24 Owen Wild

Rook VonRookster and Nate talk some draft philosophies before diving into 35 prospects available in First Year Player Drafts. Good, bad, ugly, unpopular, they don't care, they're talking their guys and throwing some shade on others....perhaps even each other's. 11:12 Jacob Gonzalez 12:38 Chase Davis 12:38 Jace Bohrofen 17:19 Wyatt Langford 20:18 Matthew Etzel 25:20 Joe Redfield 28:26 C.J. Kayfus 31:13 Yohandy Morales 35:00 Trevor Werner 40:49 Ethan O'Donnell 42:22 Charles McAdoo 42:41 Gino Groover 45:23 Mac Horvath 50:26 Kevin McGonigle 55:17 TJayy Walton 57:46 Colt Emerson 1:06:43 Enrique Bradfield Jr. 1:07:57 Luke Keaschall 1:11:40 Jonathon Long 1:13:15 Brian Kalmer 1:15:30 Andrew Pinckney 1:18:35 Bryce Eldridge 1:20:32 Tai Peete 1:22:40 Jonny Farmelo 1:23:35 Will Simpson 1:24:40 Quinn McDaniel 1:25:34 Cole Fontenelle 1:26:22 Mark Coley II 1:27:42 Coby Morales 1:28:42 Jack Hurley 1:29:34 Aidan Smith 1:32:55 Brayden Taylor 1:36:17 Jalen Vasquez 1:37:06 Kyle Teel 1:40:07 Arjun Nimmala

The Rookster and Nate finish off their division by division series with a bang (not), but kinda. The last mudfest of the year expounds on some of over 55 mentioned, lightly to completely not rostered prospects from the NL East 's farm systems. 7:49 Drake Baldwin 21:00 Luis De Avila 25:00 Jorge Bautista 36:04 Wen-Hui Pan 40:06 Samuel Aldegheri 44:23 Bryan Rincon 56:35 Anthony Maldonado 58:35 Ike Buxton 1:05:25 Pablo Aldonis 1:09:33 Andrew Alvarez 1:14:47 Maxwell Romero Jr. 1:33:10 Joander Suarez

The Rookie shocks the world, getting into another hitter who can't ride the rides. Nate surprises no one getting into small sample-size pitchers. They continue to sludge through the divisions, expounding on some of over 70 mentioned lightly to completely not rostered prospects from the AL East's farm systems. 7:48 Jose Colmenares 16:12 Tyrone Yulie 21:42 Jack Neely 25:45 Hayden Mullins 29:50 Isaac Coffey 34:24 Allan Castro 47:42 Rafael Lantigua 51:07 Ryan Jennings 53:06 Lazaro Estrada 1:02:07 Cameron Weston 1:07:02 Trace Bright 1:15:56 Billy Cook 1:22:19 Chandler Simpson 1:28:07 Gary Gill Hill 1:32:55 Keyshawn Askew 1:36:59 Deyvison de los Santos

Nate and Ru flip some scripts while continuing to make their way through the division by division grind, mentioning and expounding on some of over 60 lightly to completely not rostered prospects from the NL Central farm systems. Warning: Episode contains some smatterings of pretty boy arms bashing. 11:21 Grant Kipp 15:04 Brody McCullough 22:53 Pedro Ramirez 26:03 Luis Vazquez 30:18 Jacob Hurtubise 36:28 Hunter Parks 42:39 Ryan Cardona 48:12 Juan Baez 51:55 Isaac Collins 57:51 Quinton Low 1:00:18 Jacob Misiorowski 1:02:50 Logan Henderson 1:20:31 Alessandro Ercolani 1:25:36 Po-Yu Chen 1:33:31 Ian Bedell 1:39:42 Mike Antico 1:41:13 Tink Hence

Nate and The Rookie continue to sludge through their division by division mudfest, mentioning and expounding on some of over 65 lightly to completely not rostered prospects from the pleasantly surprising AL Central farm systems. 17:11 Mason Adams 19:51 Jacob Burke 20:59 Wilfred Veras 24:25 Brooks Baldwin 32:25 Jackson Humphries 38:14 Will Dion 45:20 Dayan Frias 48:32 C.J. Kayfus 52:24 Tyler Mattison 53:45 Brant Hurter 57:29 Josue Briceno 1:00:57 Luke Gold 1:14:35 DaShawn Keirsey 1:20:26 Felix Arronde 1:24:29 Shane Panzini 1:30:28 Mason Barnett