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This week on the 90th Percentile we lean heavily into host Matt Pajak’s expertise and discuss evaluating top speed, athleticism and their impact on tools as players age. Matt’s work with Loden Sports has been at the forefront of evaluating athleticism, and in this episode we dive into why athleticism and particularly the run tool is important.

Ben Badler shares 50 scouting reports breaking down the top performing underclassmen at the 2024 Area Code Games.

Happy Hot Sheet Tuesday! Today’s update is a great one for Thayron Liranzo, as well as several prospects in the Mariners and Cardinals systems. Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper is fielding questions once again at 2 p.m. ET. You can submit yours ahead of time below.

It’s almost cliche to say that hitting the ball harder leads to better outcomes for batters. Despite the tired refrain, it’s still a concept many dismiss when it comes to predicting future production at the major league level. There’s certainly other important elements to hitting, but big, raw power leaves room for error, and that room for error translates to production on mishits.

Carlos Collazo and Peter Flaherty are back for the triumphant return of the Baseball America Draft Podcast to talk about notable early pro debuts from the 2024 draft class and lots more.

The Royals knew that California righthander Steven Zobac was not as advanced as other Division I pitchers when they drafted him in the fourth round in 2022.

Cubs first-rounder Cam Smith headlines this week’s Hot Sheet, which ranks the 20 hottest prospects in baseball. As always, we are answering your questions beginning at 2 p.m. ET. You can submit yours ahead of time below.

While a later draft date has narrowed the summer showcase window for big league teams, there’s no doubting how important these looks are for scouts evaluating the top high school players in the country.

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With the fantasy season winding down, it’s time to look forward to next season and begin your offseason planning. With this in mind, we focused this week’s fantasy baseball podcast on our recently released First Year Player Draft Rankings. Hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White discuss the logic behind their Top 10 rankings and more.