Fantasy Baseball Prospects at Razzball

The Itch recaps the 2020 MLB Draft. Spencer Torkelson leads an ambush of young Tigers. Austin Martin books a surprise gig with a band of Blue Jays. Nick Gonzales leads a promising crew of Pirates. Ed Howard hops the El train to join the Cubs. Throw in a whole bunch of other players along some conspiratorial thoughts connected to the post-draft signing period, and you’ve got mail! Or a notification, anyway. It’s a Razzball podcast! Back after an MLB-sized hiatus to gather around the prospect fire, gaze into the dancing future flames, and see what we can see.

We got Broshitz back together again this week and brought along our favorite guest/unofficial third host Emily Waldon. If you don't know Emily, she's the bee's knees, a minor league expert, and the foremost voice on the Detroit Tigers minor leagues. She's also employed by two of the biggest outfits in sports (Baseball America and The Athletic). Do to Emily's expertise we dig into the Tigers prospects and the Midwest League. If you're a Tigers fan this is a podcast you cannot miss.

We're back in the saddle and ready to get you up to speed on all the top names in Monday's MLB Draft. We talk Adely Rutschman, Andrew Vaughn, Bobby Witt Jr., J.J. Bleday, Riley Greene and others. We give you the lowdown on the real life value versus fantasy of each draftee, and tell you which player we feel can be the top fantasy asset from this draft.  If you're a dynasty addict, then you don't want to miss this one. We end the show touching on a handful of pitchers that have our interest at the moment. It's the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast.

This week Lance and Lifshitz are back in saddle after a long layover. Not to worry, we pickup right where we left off by diving into some of the callups over the last week, as well as a laundry list of live looks between the two of us over the first month plus. From Wander Franco to Casey Mize and all the looks in between, we give you the low down from the field from the Midwest to the International League. Maybe it's been a month since you last heard the sweet sounds of Bro-Shitz, maybe you've been in coma and didn't miss anything. Who cares? We're back!

With all of baseball in full swing we have a lot to dig into this week on the show. Always one to avoid all the heavy lifting we brought along our Prospects Live teammate Jason Pennini to run through all the happenings on all levels of baseball. Well, we didn't quite have enough time to cover your local little league, but we were close. We start with all the happenings and hot performers in MiLB, running through Luis Robert, Carter Kieboom, and many others. We move onto the college ranks talking some of the recent draft prospects I've caught, and culminate in the coup de grace of Jason Pennini's NHSI looks. It's an all encompassing episode of the Prospect Podcast.

Lance is back in the saddle this week, as we talk some of the debuts of the last week in MLB. We of course gush about Chris Paddack, touch on Corbin Burnes, and Nick Margevicius, as well as other rookies breaking camp with their respective big clubs. Following the MLB rookie discussion we swim back to the shallow end of the pool to talk MiLB assignments for the upcoming campaign. We discuss a stacked Wilmington club, as well as some of the other standout groups to checkout this season. It's the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast, and no animals were harmed in the production of this show.

Not going to lie, I couldn't be more excited to release this podcast to the public at large. The band is back together for one night only as the Halph Reunion Tour sets up shop in your ear holes. That's right Michael Halpern joins me as the host stand-in this week. So you know we had to bring it back to the good old days as Halp and I touch on the wave of top prospects breaking camp. With all of these talents likely to exhaust their prospect eligibility in the coming months, we decided to hit you with 16 players we view as the next wave of elite players. It's back to the future this week on the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast.

A busy week of baseball with the Padres signing Manny Machado, College Baseball in full swing, and spring training games kicking off this weekend. There's lots to talk about. In hopes of getting you up to speed on all the happenings, injuries, and story lines of the first week of baseball, we run through 9 days worth of action in 60 minutes. We're just that fast! (That's what she unfortunately said) As Lance is fresh off his West Coast road trip, and I’ve been sitting in my basement watching Grand Canyon University play, rambling about nothing. Regardless, lots of baseball to talk, and that’s what we’re giving you. More baseball! It’s the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast!

Finally we have a trade to sink our teeth into, as JT Realmuto was traded for the Phillies in exchange for Sixto Sanchez, Jorge Alfaro, and lefty Will Stewart. An interesting deal with some ripple effects on the fantasy catching landscape. Lance and I discuss all the players involved, stump for Sixto a little before moving on. What do we move on to? Me waxing poetic about how good the Padres Chris Paddack can be and just how remarkable his 2018 really was. If you don't know now you know. We wrap up the show with a little Daniel Espino talk and send you on your merry way. It's the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast. Follow Lance on Twitter @Lancebroz and follow Ralph @ProspectJesus, and of course find all their work on www.prospectslive.com

There's nothing going on in baseball and like any good propaganda arm we created content to discuss. We manufactured controversies and fought about them for 60 minutes. That's actually not what happened at all. Instead Lance and I discussed the recently released Top 100 over on Prospects Live. We walk through some of our big discrepancies, and discuss our differing of opinions. But that loyal listeners is not all we talk. Oh no, we touched on a project I'm in the midst of researching. One I believe will make you deep leaguers sweat. Will I say what it is? NOPE! You gotta listen bro. It's the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast.

As the off-season continues to creep by at a slow drizzle, Lance and I bend over backwards to bring you this tasty dynasty morsel. We start the show talking some Wander Franco and just how high of a ranking is justifiable. We follow that up with a pair of Royals prospects in Nick Pratto and M.J. Melendez, and make some predictions regarding their 2019s. Next we jump into Daniel Espino's ever climbing draft stock, is he the high school righty ready to break the stigma? We end the show talking a collection of top talents in Jesus Luzardo, Forrest Whitley, Mark Vientos, and Danny Jansen. It's another episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast.

I'm Ralph Lifshitz, and I am not on this podcast. It's a strange phenomenon. Work pulled me away from the show for the week, so Lance returned and brought Jason Woodell on to bless us with his top notch insights. The boys talk The Mets, as well as a few of Jason's favorite prospects coming into 2019. They then wrap up the show with some discussion of their mentalities when working on the forthcoming Top 100 list. It's guaranteed to be a classic show so tune in to catch all that. It's the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast powered by Prospects Live. 

It's been a long two weeks. Gifts were purchased, wrapped, and un-wrapped. Traveling was done, and merry times were had by all. Unfortunately the by product of this joyous season is my co-host Lance Brozdowski is in high demand. As my better half traveled back to Chicago, I did what any philandering husband would do. I called my man Eddy Almaguer and we recorded a podcast behind Lance's back. It's all good though, Eddy's part of the PL Team, and just so happens to be our in house Yusei Kikuchi expert. So of course we dig into our expectations for the Japanese lefty in 2019, the best place to draft him in mixed league redraft, and where we might pluck him in a Dynasty First Year Player Draft. After that we talk some ETAs for 2019 (Alonso, Tatis, etc.), before diving into ten players squarely on our radar going into 2019 dynasty drafts. It's the Razzball Prospect Podcast powered by ProspectsLive.com. 

After a painful hiatus Lance and your boy Ralph are back at it again. Lance is fresh off the Winter Meetings, and I’m just fresh off. We open the show with some interesting tidbits Lance picked up out in Vegas and follow it up with some discussion of the Rockies recent acquisition of Daniel Murphy. What’s to become of Brendan Rodgers and Garrett Hampson? Don’t worry, we’ll tell ya! We finish the show with some dynasty strategy talk, walking through the first half of a recent startup league I’m participating in. It’s another dynamite performance from Lance, and a slightly above-average phone in job on my end. It's the Razzball Prospect Podcast powered by ProspectsLive.com. As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there.

The rumors were false, Lance did not leave to join the circus, he has returned and recommitted himself to the discipline of prospecting. Truthfully I kidnapped him and he's locked in my basement, forced to 13 hours a day of game logging. Strangely he enjoys it. Yeah, I know what the hell is wrong with me? Bizarre fantasy aside, Lance and I dive into the prospects in the "tentative" Robinson Cano deal, the Mariners burgeoning rebuild, and all the small deals taking place. We then hit on some sleepers we've uncovered during our Top 30 work with Prospects Live, and why these are names you need to know. It's the off-season but we're still churning content to help guide your dynasty teams. It's the Razzball Prospect Podcast powered by ProspectsLive.com. As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there.

The holidays are upon us and Lance is doing his first annual "Home For The Holidays" motorcycle run. Just a man, his chopper, the open road, a pair of chaps, and a cut. With our resident badass/mechanics expert on the open road, I call on a couple of the Son's of Prospects Live in Matt Thompson and the newly signed Eddy Almaguer. This dynamic duo joins me as we engage in some spirited prospect talk. We dive into our expectations of Yusei Kikuchi and where we're comfortable drafting the Japanese lefty. We follow that up with some risers and fallers from the AFL, before a quick look at which players are moving in and out of the Top 100 and who might provide sleeper value in 2019 re-draft. We broke you off 80 minutes of prospect flavor, make a Thanksgiving sandwich, crack a beer, and tune into the Original Prospect Podcast! It's the Razzball Prospect Podcast powered by ProspectsLive.com. As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there.

On Saturday Night my phone rang, my cellphone obviously I'm not a dinosaur. I quickly looked at my screen noticing it was Lance. This was unusual because Lance usually texts me. I feared the worst, perhaps Lance was kidnapped by a street gang and held for ransom. Was he lost? Cold? Did he forget his Keys IN CONNECTICUT?!? I put aside my panic for a moment and decided to answer it. **Deep breath** "Hey Lance, what's up?" "WE HAVE EMILY COMING BACK THIS WEEK". Lance then hung up and immediately texted me the rundown of his day like a normal person. Phone calls are for weirdos. Long story short, Emily Waldon of The Athletic Detroit and The Athletic MLB, joins us to talk some Arizona Fall League, Tigers Prospects, and some recent interviews she did with AA catcher Jake Rogers and AA outfielder Daz Cameron. (Yes, that's Mike's son.) It's another episode of rapid fire minor league takes. I wouldn't go that far but we talk a lot of players. It's the Razzball Prospect Podcast powered by ProspectsLive.com. As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there.

The Arizona Fall League is pretty much the only game in town (America) at the moment, and in our quest to provide you with the freshest information out there, Lance and I welcome Jason Pennini live from Arizona... again. That's right, we bring back Prospects Live's resident scout to break down all the top performers over the last few weeks. We cover a handful of players with mixed league relevance next season. So pay attention deep leaguers! We talk a little Fall Stars Game, before rounding it out with my weekly "Ode to Ryan McKenna". In total we cover nearly 20 players navigating between real life scouting looks and fantasy value. You're not going to want to miss this one. It's another episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast powered by ProspectsLive.com. As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there

This is the opening where I make a joke about Victor Victor Mesa having two first names. (Insert laughter here) (Backflip into awkward transition). Oh damn, I seemed to have forgot to fill in the blanks on my  "Victor Victor themed" podcast opening template. Well, now that the cat is out of the bag, the Razzball Prospect Podcast powered by Prospects Live returns after a two week hiatus. This week on the podcast we talk the Marlins landing Victor Victor, his potential impact, and where we'd rank him in the Miami system (Pssst #1). Following some spirited Mesa talk, we dive triumphantly back into the 5X5 with 10 top performers from the first month of the Arizona Fall League. We wrap up the show with some discussion of the on-going Prospect 480 Mock, going through picks we liked and picks... well, we didn't like so much. It's another episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast powered by ProspectsLive.com. As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there.

The Arizona Fall League is in full swing and my colleague Jason Pennini is out in the desert taking in Fall League action. Scouting is Jason's full-time gig, with professional experience last summer with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. So he brings a unique perspective and understanding of what teams are looking for. Not only does Jason touch on some of the top performers in the first week of the AFL, he gives us some instructional league looks. He hit on players like Peter Alonso, Forrest Whitley, Bobby Dalbec, and Jonathan India, among others. It's another episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast powered by ProspectsLive.com. As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there.

It's that funny space between the end of the minor league season, and the beginning of the Arizona Fall League on Tuesday. With limited information coming out of instructs (head over to Prospectslive.com to get those updates), Lance and I run through some of the story lines of the moment. In particular the Carter Stewart Grievance, and try to predict how much the young right-hander signed for. We then ask, "If you had to start a team (real life) with one hitter and one pitcher who would they be? Following that we jump into our biggest disappointments of 2018, where Lance and myself detail four players who let us down this season. As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there.

And so the offseason truly begins this week on the Razzball Prospect Podcast, as Lance Brozdowski and yours truly, revisit the July edition of my First Year Player draft rankings. We talk Gorman, Bohm, India, and others at the top. Get a hot take on Xavier Edwards value, and talk some of the other risers in this year's draft class, as we begin to prepare for our offseason drafts. We open the show with some brief discussion of the Padres vs Rangers On Deck Game, discussing some of the top performers from both squads. As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there.

All the games have been played, the seasons have been wrapped up, players are at home or in their respective Instructional Camps, and all eyes are on MLB. That can only mean one thing; it's Superlatives SZN on the Razzball Prospect Podcast. We kick it off this week, with a quick look at our Projected Top 10 Prospects entering 2020. I'm not going to spoil it and list out the names, but it's a pretty talented group (obviously Ralph). We start the show off with a quick run through of the recently promoted players, congratulate the champions at all levels of the minors, and have a quick discussion of what makes a top organization. We round the show out by running through the LIDOM draft, and discuss some of the top names on The Island this Winter. As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there.

We don’t welcome many guests onto the Prospect Podcast, but for John Eshleman of 2080 we make the rare exception. If you don’t know John, he’s a professional scouting analyst for 2080 Baseball. That entails writing scouting reports, capturing video, and sharing jewels of scouting info on all levels of the minors. Today's show was an excellent conversation about a dozen or so players, in addition to a lot of picking John’s brain about scouting. It’s one of my favorite shows to date. Enjoy! As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there.

On this week's show we broke out of our normal setup to answer some of your questions. It’s a full episode from the mailbag, and we got some good ones. Everything from player development philosophy to which prospects rank the best for fantasy. We of course open the show with the latest victim of the Tommy John epidemic, Michael Kopech. Obviously Lance and I lament our recent loss, and ask where to rank him heading into the off-season. It’s another week of prospect banter from Broshitz! As always make sure you stop by Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by picking up some of the freshest T-shirts out there.

A great season of live looks comes to a close, as Lance and I each discuss our final games of the season. Luckily we have some great names to bring you this week, but not before we briefly hit on Arizona Fall League rosters, and some of the recent MLB callups including the early returns on one Michael Kopech, Tyler O'Neill, Harrison Bader and Luis Urias. It’s another show not to miss, as we navigate the minor leagues over the last week. Don’t forget to checkout our sponsor Rotowear, by heading over to Rotowear.com and using our promo code SAGNOF to save 20% on all Rotowear brand shirts. It’s the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast Follow me on @ProspectJesus and check out the first edition of my Top 500 Prospects! Follow Lance on Twitter @LanceBrozdow

For prospectors with years in the game, there are few things more satisfying than watching prospects develop into MLB players. Well, maybe a bowl of ice cream, or a steak sandwich is more satisfying, but prospect promotions are a close second. In this vein, we ate steak sandwiches and ice cream, while discussing the MLB debuts of one Michael Kopech, and the Braves Bryse Wilson. After giving you our two cents on what we saw in those highly anticipated premiers, we move along to announcing our new venture @Prospectslive, before hitting on some top Minor League news, like the shutdown of Dylan Cease, Nolan Gorman's recent streak, or the AAA debut of Michael Chavis. It's a big week, as always, on the show, as we get your minor league knowledge up to date. Don't forget to visit Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by using our promo-code SAGNOF to get 20% off the top fashions in the fantasy game. It's the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast.

Adjustments! This episode is dedicated, partly at least, to the brave minor league players that adjusted their game in 2018. Players like Cavan Biggio, Taylor Ward, and Bryse Wilson come to mind, but there’s others as well. We start the show off with some news around the minors, talk promotions, and as well as some recent performances. Of course, we update you on Brendan McKay’s last week, before diving into a quick discussion on a recent article from former big leaguer Nate Freiman. Next up is our featured topic of player adjustments. We end with our weekly Five By Five, as we each highlight five players of note from the minor leagues over the last few weeks. It’s a jam packed episode, per usual. As always stop by Rotowear.com and support our sponsor, by using our promo-code SAGNOF to get 20% off all you purchases through the site. It’s another week of the Razzball Prospect Podcast.

I hope you like the long shows, because we got a marathon episode this week. With tons of callups, promotions, and noteworthy performances, there's a lot to cover. We talk both sides of the Nolan Gorman helium tank, breakdown Matt Manning, discuss my looks at Alex Faedo, Isaac Paredes, Daz Cameron, and Hector Perez. Before jumping into our weekly 5 by 5 where we dive into ten players a piece. It’s Ralph! It’s Lance! It’s the Razzball Prospect Podcast! As always support our sponsor Rotowear and head over to Rotowear.com to get your hands on the highest quality fantasy t-shirts on the market. When you do, remember to use our promo-code SAGNOF to save 20% off all of your fresh new purchases.

All the leagues are in full swing and the Razzball Prospect Podcast has updates on all the happenings in minor league baseball this week. With a ton of promotions by the Braves, Dodgers, and Red Sox, as well as an interesting trio of shortstops from June’s draft moving up, we touch on them all. Plus scouting looks on Eloy Jimenez, Gabriel Arias, Luis Patino, and more. We jump into our five by five highlighting ten players on our radar. Names like the Dodgers Miguel Vargas, the Reds Jonathan India, the Red Sox Bobby Dalbec, and slew of others. As always head over to Rotowear.com and use our promo-code SAGNOF to get 20% off Rotowear ‘s amazing shirts!

Lance and Ralph are at the games the last few weeks so you don't have to be! Might as well lead the lede with a little tag line action, no? The thing is, it's true! Over the last few weeks Lance and myself have taken in the best the Eastern League, Midwest League, and Cape Cod League have had to offer, while keeping an eye on all the talented minor leaguers changing squads. This week we start the show off with callups of note, before jumping right into our opinions on some of the prospects that are changing hands pre-trade deadline. We talk Dillon Tate, Forrest Wall, Chad Spanberger, and others, before jumping into our weekly 5 by 5, where we run through ten players of note. Lots of info, but jammed packed into an hour and 10 minutes. As always head over to Rotowear.com and use our promo-code SAGNOF to get 20% off the top t-shirts in the fantasy sports game. It's the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast: