As the Winter Meetings start wrapping up, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper analyze the 2023 Rule 5 draft, but before that, we had to take a quick look at the Juan Soto trade, which wasn't fully official at the time of our recording, but seemed to be very close to being completed.

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After a quick break for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Baseball America fantasy podcast returns. With Dynasty Baseball Rankings season kicking off on the site, Dylan and Geoff discuss the release of their recent Top 50 Players For Dynasty list. They discuss Fernando Tatis Jr., Royce Lewis, Elly De La Cruz, Jordan Walker and many others.

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Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper analyze the Braves-Mariners trade and preview the Rule 5 draft. After that, JJ dives into baseball tech as he talks with Katalyst CEO Bjoern Woltermann and strength and conditioning coach Joey Greany about the use of electrostimulation devices in training elite athletes.

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Geoff Pontes joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Cardinals farm system, including if Masyn Winn is their long-term answer at shortstop, what to watch for after big seasons from Victor Scott and Thomas Saggese and why the Cardinals pitching solutions lie in free agency rather than the farm system.

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Carlos and Peter talk through the most recent draft update to the 2024 top 100 list. Which players made the biggest jumps up the board throughout the summer and fall evaluation periods, and which players further down the board do we think can make jumps next spring?

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Josh Norris joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Phillies farm system, including Andrew Painter's post-Tommy John surgery outlook, the mechanical changes targeted for Mick Abel and why Starlyn Caba has the Phillies' player development staff buzzing.

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This week on the 90th Percentile, Geoff and Matt welcome on Rylan Domingues of Tread Athletics to discuss his recent Twitter thread on "Why pitch grades matter... until they don't." We discuss the thread in greater detail, Rylan's work at Tread and get a better understanding of horizontal approach angle and the concept of a "bridge" pitch. We have a highly-informative episode this week from one of the top training groups in baseball.

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Matt Eddy joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Mets farm system, including Jett Williams' potential, the early returns on the Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander trade and how long until the Mets are realistically World Series contenders.

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It’s a Thanksgiving edition of the draft podcast, and with that Carlos and Peter are drafting. First the two compete to create the best possible theoretical players by drafting the best tools in the 2024 college class, and after that the two go back and forth and try to outdo the other with the best possible Thanksgiving meal. Who created the best hitter? Who created the best pitcher? And most importantly, whose Thanksgiving meal comes out on top? 

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Carlos Collazo joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Braves farm system, including A.J. Smith-Shawver's next step after rocketing to the majors, why David McCabe is the system's top position player prospect and where the Braves international talent pipeline stands following the end of their signing restrictions.

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Mock draft season is upon us, and Dylan and Geoff dive into their strategies in the ongoing Toolshed mock draft. Dylan took a win-now approach, and currently ranks as the top projected team through 16 rounds. Geoff is the opposite with one of the lowest projected scores for 2024, but a large contingent of young upside hitters. It's the dichotomy of startup dynasty drafts in action.

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Carlos and Peter break down five more 2024 draft prospects on today’s draft podcast, including Virginia shortstop Griff O’Ferrall, high school shortstops Brendan Lawson and Charlie Bates, Louisiana State righthander Thatcher Hurd and prep righthander Tegan Kuhns.

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Peter Flaherty joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Marlins farm system, including whether Noble Meyer can be a top-of-the-rotation starter, Jacob Berry's outlook after a poor season and how the Marlins front office changes affect the franchise's future.

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Savannah McCann joins Kyle Glaser to break down the Nationals farm system, including the debate between Dylan Crews and James Wood for No. 1 prospect, Brady House's outlook after a bounceback season and how concerned the team should be about Robert Hassell's and Elijah Green's struggles in 2023.

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This week on the 90th Percentile, Geoff and Matt are joined by St. Louis Cardinals star Brendan Donovan to discuss a variety of topics. We revisit the concept of the exposure funnel in youth baseball, talk about Brendan’s experience in the recruiting process and how taking a ball to the throat in a showcase earned him an offer from South Alabama. From baseball to food to sea turtles, we run the gamut of topics on this episode. It is a must-listen for baseball and Cardinals fans alike.

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With the protection deadline taking place on Tuesday evening, fantasy managers have an opportunity to read the tea leaves as teams pick and choose who to protect from the Rule 5 draft. This is one of the few times that teams give us a look at how they value players. For fantasy managers, it provides insight into potential ETAs for prospects they might be rostering on their teams. Throughout this episode, Dylan and Geoff discuss the takeaways for fantasy managers at different offseason deadlines.

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Carlos and Peter break down five more 2024 draft prospects on today’s draft podcast, including North Carolina State catcher Jacob Cozart, Texas Christian shortstop Anthony Silva, Duke lefthander Jonathan Santucci, Florida State third baseman Cam Smith and Texas high school catcher Cade Arrambide.

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The conversation has raged on for years about the battle between analytics and scouting in baseball. Today on the 90th Percentile, we discuss how both analytics and scouting can work in harmony to produce more robust evaluations.

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This week on the Fantasy Baseball Podcast, we took more listener questions. We discussed building a pitching staff in dynasty and which prospects could make the biggest jumps this offseason.

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It's more 2024 draft talk with Carlos and Peter, as the two break down five more potential first rounders. The two discuss power hitting college players like Stanford catcher Malcolm Moore and Georgia first baseman and outfielder Charlie Condon, a flame throwing lefthander with a vicious breaking ball in Arkansas southpaw Hagen Smith, a Division II standout to potential top 10 pick in Wake Forest's Seaver King and high-upside two-way high school player Bryce Rainer.

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