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How To Build A Better Baseball Broadcast

It's a different podcast this week, as JJ Cooper talks with Bradenton Marauders Manager of Game Presentation & Marketing Brian Spradlin about what are the keys to a quality baseball broadcast. The Marauders have one of the best TV productions in the minor leagues, Cooper and Spradlin get into how they got there, and what they have learned along the way.(00:00) How JJ and Brian got connected(03:30) How the MiLB broadcasts have gotten better year after year(04:45) The costs keep going down(12:10) If you are starting from scratch, what are the keys?(20:00) Location, Location, Location(24:00) If you have more cameras, where should you put them?(28:45) Talking about graphics(37:00) Building the staff to run a broadcast(47:00) You have to watch a lot of baseball broadcasts(53:00) Lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid(60:00) How the tech keeps getting betterAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Prospect Podcast: Prospects Climbing In Our August Top 30 Update

On this week's Prospect Podcast, Ian Cundall and JJ Cooper take a look at some of the prospects who made the biggest jumps on our August Team Top 30 Prospects rankings update.(0:45) What Did We Learn From This Top 30 Update?(02:30) How The Orioles Farm System Has Been Transformed(07:15) How The Rays Showed The Value Of Prospect Depth(13:00) A Royals OF Prospect Who Made A Massive Jump(21:00) A Nationals OF Prospect Who Climbed Nearly 20 Spots(23:45) An Orioles LHP Prospect To Watch(28:15) The Tigers Prospect Has Gone From Being A Good Story To More(32:20) A Twins SS Who Is Showing He Can Hit As Well As FieldHead to Factormeals.com/foul50off and use code foul50off to get 50% off and 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year, while supplies last until 10/31/2026Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

College Podcast: How College Baseball Recruiting Has Changed

Baseball America National College Reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by Editor-In-Chief JJ Cooper to discuss how college baseball recruiting has evolved in recent years. Rudner and Cooper take a look at the influence of NIL and the transfer portal and how college coaches are building their rosters in 2026.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Breaking Down The Latest Top 30 Updates | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 118

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, Jacob Rudner, J.J. Cooper and Ian Cundall talk all about BA's final in-season Top 30 Prospect ranking update of the season. We break down which players and orgs are on the rise, plus lots more.The Hot Sheet Show airs live on the BA YouTube channel every Tuesday at 3 p.m. Give us a sub, and we'll see you then!Time Stamps(0:00) Introduction (0:58) Biggest changes in updated Top 30 rankings (2:33) New No. 1 prospects & Angels add Arjun Nimmala (4:09) Top prospect risers & Angeibel Gomez (6:32) Mets farm system adds talent (9:02) Cubs Top 30 changes after trade deadline (13:08) Which farm systems are on the rise? (13:33) Giants' farm system could become No. 1 (16:58) Orioles farm system surges after deadline (18:54) Evaluating Tigers’ Tarik Skubal trade return (21:35) Brady Smith’s upside with Tigers (24:29) Why did Roch Cholowsky fall in Top 100? (25:41) Twins prospect Khadim Diaw (27:16) Reds prospects Eric Becker & Justin Lebron (29:05) Astros on the riseHead to https://Factormeals.com/foul50off and use code foul50off to get 50% off 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year, while supplies last until 10/31/2026Go to https://Quince.com/foul for free shipping on your order and 365-day returnsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Draft Podcast: Looking At The 2027 and 2028 High School Classes

On this week's Draft Podcast, Ben Badler joins JJ Cooper to discuss the next two high school draft classes. How do these two classes stack up, and why are Dylan Seward and Flip Watters at the top of the rankings?(00:00) The challenges of evaluating underclassmen(10:00) Why ranking No. 1 right now really means something(11:00) This 2027 class has plenty of shortstops(13:00) Evaluating No. 1 2027 prospect Dylan Seward in-depth(21:10) Looking at the 2027 high school pitchers(24:15) Why the 2028 prep class is more muddled(25:15) Why Flip Watters is No. 1 in the 2028 high school class(27:00) The physicality of the 2028 class(30:15) How college recruiting has changed(37:15) Throwing 100 mph in high school is no longer incredibly rareSEAT GEEKUse our code for 10% off your next order of MLB tickets on SeatGeek*: seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discountAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy