The Eyes Have It - A BaseballHQ Prospect Podcast: Recent Episodes
Chris Blessing and Brent Hershey, BaseballHQ.Com
The Eyes Have it podcast combines in-person prospect looks with Dynasty/keeper analysis. Hosted by Brent Hershey (Co-General Manger, BaseballHQ.com) and Chris Blessing (Prospect writer, BaseballHQ.com), the podcast runs weekly throughout the season, discussing prospects at the minor league, college, and prep levels, with a fantasy tilt. The Eyes Have it podcast will also conduct interviews with other industry personalities and an occasional interview with others as well, possibly even front office types and players.
Chris breaks down several prospects who were moved ahead of the trade deadline, highlighting what their new developmental homes might mean for their futures. He dives into the profiles of newly acquired Tigers outfielder Zyhir Hope and Orioles right‑hander Anthony Eyanson, then spends time on other notable traded prospects such as Jefferson Rojas, Sammy Stafura, and many more.
Chris welcomes Jarrett Seidler of Baseball Prospectus to the show for a wide‑ranging conversation that spans pitch forecasting, breakout performances, and draft analysis. They dig into the developmental trajectories of young arms like Seth Hernandez and Ryan Sloan, examine the remarkable rise of Eric Hartman, and break down several recent draft prospects—including AJ Gracia, Jacob Lombard, Justin Lebron, and Jensen Hirschkorn.
On this episode of the EHI Podcast, Chris breaks down the MLB Draft from multiple angles—starting with behind‑the‑scenes notes from the media section at the event itself. He then dives into evaluations of several newly drafted prospects, including Vahn Lackey, Eric Booth Jr., Jensen Hirschkorn, and many others who stood out during the first wave of post‑draft analysis.
Chris is joined by BaseballHW’s Co‑General Manager Brent Hershey to break down the Futures Game, including a full recap of the batting practice session and standout performances. They also dive into several notable prospects, discussing pitchers Ryan Sloan and Kendrys Chourio as well as hitters Walker Jenkins, Nathan Flewelling, and Rainel Rodriguez.
Chris welcomes Ben Spanier of Baseball Prospectus to the show for a deep dive into prospects from the South Atlantic and Carolina Leagues. They break down several standout performers, including Pirates prized pitching prospect Seth Hernandez, Royals shortstop Josh Hammond, Rays catching prospect Nathan Flewelling, and many others making noise across the lower minors.
Chris welcomes Joe Doyle of Over Slot for the MLB Draft preview episode of the EHI Podcast. The two dig into several key storylines, including who the White Sox might select with the first overall pick, while breaking down a range of draft prospects such as catcher Vahn Lackey, right‑handed pitcher Jackson Flora, outfielder Eric Booth, and more.
Chris tackles a wide range of topics in this solo episode, starting with why we often judge 2025 prep draftees—like Ethan Holliday, Tate Southisene, and Dax Kilby—far too quickly based on tiny professional samples. He then shifts into a creative evaluation segment, imagining potential pitch mixes for several low‑level arms, including Seth Hernandez and Cam Caminiti. To close things out, Chris delivers a full scouting report on rising prep prospect Trevor Condon.
Chris is joined by Zac Beck of Dynasty Dugout and the Prospect Promotion Incentive Podcast to break down a wave of recent prospect promotions. The two discuss several players who’ve taken the next step in their development, including Brewers infielder Cooper Pratt, White Sox shortstop Caleb Bonemer, Diamondbacks shortstop Kayson Cunningham, and many others making moves across the minors.
In this solo edition, Chris breaks down several recently scouted prospects, including an update on Braves prospect Eric Hartman. He then moves through a series of deeper-dive segments: examining what an organization’s draft‑scouting process actually looks like, exploring how to identify true sleeper prospects through evaluation, and reflecting on the players he’s missed on—and what those misses reveal about the craft of scouting.
Chris is joined by Tim Kanek of the Prospect Warehouse Podcast to break down several prospects Tim has seen firsthand, including Cardinals outfielder Joshua Baez, Nationals shortstop Eli Willits, Reds slugger Alfredo Duno, and more. Along the way, Chris goes on a tangent about the false player‑development reputations some organizations carry—and why those narratives deserve a closer look.
Chris is joined by former Minnesota Twins scout Jason Pennini, who has been covering the Arizona Complex League throughout the spring. Jason walks through his scouting process while breaking down several emerging prospects, including Giants standouts Luis Hernandez and Josuar Gonzalez and Brewers right‑hander Brailyn Antunez. The two also dive into a group of intriguing young arms, such as Cubs prospect Kaleb Wing, Reds prospect Aaron Watson, and Diamondbacks prospect Dean Livingston.
Chris opens the episode with a look at several Atlanta Braves prospects, including Eric Hartman and John Gil, before welcoming Baseball Prospectus’ Jeffrey Paternostro for a wide‑ranging conversation. Together they dig into what it means to reevaluate the scouting process while breaking down a mix of emerging talent—rookies like Konnor Griffin and Carson Benge, as well as prospects such as Elian Peña and Kade Anderson.
Chris welcomes Jesse Severe of BaseballHQ to the show for a special inflation/deflation episode, breaking down which prospects are trending up—and which are losing steam. They dig into risers like Kaelen Culpepper and Seaver King, as well as players whose stock has cooled, including Max Clark. Chris also shares his thoughts on Ralphy Velazquez and Dixon Williams.
On this week’s episode, Chris is joined by Dynasty Dugout’s Rhys White to break down standout prospects from the California League. The conversation highlights Dodgers shortstop Emil Morales, Padres left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft, and other notable names making noise on the West Coast. They also take an early look ahead to the 2026 draft, discussing UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, who is widely viewed as the likely first overall pick and a future Chicago White Sox.
On this week’s podcast, Chris goes solo and shares some lessons he’s learned about evaluating prospects after attending a Mariners/Twins matchup in person. Then, he dives into his thoughts on several notable prospects, including Pirates phenom Seth Hernandez—who could be the No. 1 prospect in baseball by June—Twins infielder Kaelen Culpepper, and a handful of other names worth tracking. A thoughtful episode packed with firsthand observations and prospect insight.
Chris is joined by BaseballHQ’s Tanner Smith for a wide-ranging prospect conversation, breaking down some of the most intriguing young players in the minors. The duo dives into Mets prospect AJ Ewing, Phillies standout Gage Wood, Brewers infielder Cooper Pratt, and several other names fantasy managers and prospect hounds should have on their radar. From skill sets to developmental paths, this episode is packed with insight for anyone looking to stay ahead of the curve.
Early risers, sleeper breakouts, and a future No. 1 pitching prospect debate. Chris opens with recent BaseballHQ.com write-ups before bringing in RotoWire’s James Anderson to break down rising names like Theo Gillen, Taitn Gray, and Ralphy Velazquez—plus a showdown between Seth Hernandez and Kendry Chourio.
On the latest episode of the EHI Podcast, Chris breaks down the top Blue Jays prospects before welcoming RotoBaller Chris Welsh to the show. Welsh shares his in-person scouting takes from Arizona on several top prospects, including Rangers right-hander A.J. Russell, Reds outfielder Steele Hall, Diamondbacks infielder Kayson Cunningham, and more.
Spring Training standouts, breakout buzz, and names you’ll want to remember—Chris introduces a new segment, Count Your Blessings, before welcoming Baseball America’s Geoff Pontes to break down the prospects that caught his eye this spring, including Eli Willits, Gavin Fien, JoJo Parker, and more.
Chris is joined by BaseballHQ Co-GM Brent Hershey for this year’s edition of Thrive or Dive. Chris breaks down several prospects he saw during Spring Training, then he and Brent dive into a discussion of the 2026 rookie class, including Konner Griffin, Nolan McLean, Carson Benge, Justin Crawford, Andrew Painter, and more.
In the final episode of the season, Chris unveils his handpicked Prospect Crush Team—ten players who’ve captured his attention with standout traits and developmental intrigue. He breaks down scouting notes and news on each selection, including Giants outfielder Josuar Gonzalez, Blue Jays infielder Juan Sanchez, and Mets slugger Carson Benge, plus seven more names to watch.
This week on the podcast, Chris welcomes Drew Wheeler—content creator for Prospects Live and host of Path to the Show on Bally Sports—for a deep dive into a wide range of intriguing prospects. The conversation highlights standout names like Yankees outfielder Spencer Jones, White Sox infielder Billy Carlson, Brewers slugger Andrew Fischer, and Cardinals lefty Liam Doyle, with plenty more discussed along the way.
On this week’s episode, Chris is joined by Baseball Prospectus Lead Prospect Writer Jeffrey Paternostro for a wide-ranging conversation that touches on the Mets’ trio of rookie pitching prospects, the behind-the-scenes process of canvassing for prospect list season, and standout performers from the Dominican Summer League—including Giants outfielder Josuar Gonzalez and Mets shortstop Elian Peña. They also dive into some of the biggest prospect surprises of 2025, offering sharp insights and scouting perspective throughout.
In this solo episode, Chris revisits his earlier scouting reports on Mets pitching prospect Jonah Tong, who made his MLB debut last week. He breaks down where his evaluation missed the mark and what Tong’s performance reveals about the challenges of projecting young pitchers, not just Tong. Chris also explores the current landscape of pitching scouting and offers a preview of upcoming coverage at BaseballHQ.
Chris is joined by RotoWire’s Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson to break down his freshly updated Top 400 Dynasty Prospect rankings. They dive into standout risers and key trends. The conversation then shifts to emerging talent from the Florida Complex League, spotlighting Pirates outfielder Edward Florentino, Orioles flamethrower Esteban Mejia, and Cardinals catching phenom Rainiel Rodriguez—three names making noise early in their pro careers.
On this week’s EHI Podcast, Chris is joined by FantasyPros analyst The Welsh to break down standout Complex and Bridge League prospects from Arizona. They spotlight Dodgers’ Ching-Hsein Ko, Reds’ Tyson Lewis, Rockies’ Ethan Holliday, D-backs’ Kayson Cunningham, and more rising talent making waves in the desert.
Chris is joined by Dynasty Dugout’s Chris Clegg for a deep dive into standout talent across the Carolina League. The duo discusses recently promoted Brewers prospects Jesus Made and Luis Peña, and offers evaluations on Royals right-hander Kendry Chourio, Rays outfielder Theo Gillen, and Braves lefty Cam Caminiti. The episode also explores each player's trajectory and value as fantasy baseball prospects.
Chris is joined by Baseball America's Geoff Pontes to break down several notable prospects traded last week. The episode features detailed evaluations of Athletics shortstop Leo De Vries, Twins catcher Eduardo Tait, Pirates infielder Sammy Stafura, and Guardians right-hander Khal Stephen—plus insight into how each fits into their new organizations.
Chris is joined by former Eyes Have It co-host Brent Hershey for an in-depth look at the recently completed MLB Draft. The duo highlights several team hauls—including the Angels and Nationals—and Chris shares scouting insights on Orioles prospect Slater De Brun and Braves prospect Briggs McKenzie. The episode wraps with the release of Chris’s First-Year Player Draft Rankings.
On this special edition of The Eyes Have It podcast, Chris delivers a comprehensive breakdown of the MLB Futures Game—from first pitch to final out—including in-depth analysis on Mets prospect Jonah Tong and Dodgers prospect Josue De Paula. He also shares highlights from the High School Home Run Derby, Futures Game batting practice, and adds scouting notes on a few standouts seen earlier in the week.
Chris sits down with Nathan Graham—Heat Check Podcast host and Baseball Prospectus prospect writer—for an insightful tour through the Midwest Leagues. The conversation covers standout performers like Tigers prospects Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark, Dodgers talents Josue De Paula and Zyhir Hope, and Padres top prospect Leo De Vries. It’s a deep cut for prospect hounds hungry for developmental trends and rising names.
Chris welcomes Joe Doyle, host of the Over Slot Podcast and Senior Analyst with Future Stars Series, for a jam-packed draft preview. From power arms like Seth Hernandez and Liam Doyle to high-upside bats like Wehiwa Aloy and Gavin Fien, Joe breaks down a wide slate of 2025 draft prospects. The duo also chats about this year’s draft strengths, trends to watch, and rounds things out with some Mock Draft fun.
On this solo episode, Chris dives deep into some draft prospects, analyzing standout prospects like LSU’s Kade Anderson, Tennessee’s Liam Doyle, and Arkansas’s Wehiwa Aloy. In the second half, he shifts focus to the Milwaukee Brewers farm system, spotlighting scouting reports on Jesus Made and Luis Pena. It’s a sharp, scout’s-eye breakdown from start to finish.
Chris is joined by BaseballHQ's Tanner Smith for a deep dive into the scouting and analytics behind some of baseball’s most intriguing prospects, including Pirates outfielder Konnor Griffin, Phillies speedster Justin Crawford, and Cubs catcher Moises Ballesteros. Tanner also shares insights from his time as an R&D associate with the Detroit Tigers, offering a behind-the-scenes look at player evaluation at the pro level.
Chris is joined by Prospects Live’s Rhys White for a deep dive into the world of scouting and player development. Rhys shares insights from his recent in-person looks at Dodgers prospects Eduardo Quintero and Mike Sirota. The duo also breaks down their favorite pitching prospects and tackles a big question: why do some organizations like the Dodgers consistently develop talent, while others—like the Angels—struggle to keep up?
Chris welcomes Baseball Prospectus' Jarrett Seidler for an in-depth, supersized episode covering a wide range of topics. They discuss the challenges of evaluating pitchers in today's prospect landscape, the persistent struggles teams face in player development, and the reasons both gravitated toward Dodgers prospect Zyrir Hope last season in their rankings —plus much more.
With college conference Tournaments getting underway this week, Chris brings on Just Sports Amateur Scouting Director Tyler Jennings to talk about several draft eligible prospects, including likely Top 15 picks Kade Anderson (LHP, LSU) and Kyson Witherspoon (RHP, Oklahoma) and likely first round pick Josh Hammond (3B/RHP, NC HS).
Chris tackles a solo edition of the podcast after getting live scouting looks at several Reds and Red Sox prospects (and one Braves prospect), including Reds pitching prospect pitcher Chase Burns, Braves pitching prospect JR Ritchie and Red Sox middle infield prospect Franklin Arias, among others.
Chris is joined on this week's episode of the podcast by Prospects Live Co-Founder and writer Matt Thompson to discuss a slew of prospects across the minor leagues, including Athletics prospect Gage Jump, Brewers prospects Luis Pena and Braylon Payne, and other noteworthy prospects.
Chris is joined by BaseballHQ Minors writer and Dynasty Sports Life Podcast Host Jesse Severe to discuss several top dynasty prospects, including Jett Williams, Zyhir Hope, Bryce Rainer, Konnor Griffin, and others.
Chris is joined by Fantasy Aceball Podcast host Tim Kanak to discuss several top prospects he's seen in Florida this spring, including Phillies top prospect Andrew Painter, Cardinals top prospect JJ Wetherholt, Marlins top prospect Thomas White, and several other big time live looks.
After his first week back at the field, Chris is solo for this episode, which includes a Rookie Roundup segment on Kameron Misner and live looks at several top prospects, including Braden Montgomery, Grant Taylor, Weybyn Francisca, and Sal Stewart.
On a solo episode of the EHI podcast, Chris discussed evaluator bias, throws some water on Jacob Wilson's hot start, evaluates Chase Dollander's MLB debut, and checks in on Bubba Chandler's first start of the season.
Chris is joined by Eric Longenhagen, Lead Prospect Analyst at FanGraphs, for a marathon discussion about prospects Eric scouted in Arizona this Spring, including prospects Zyhir Hope, Jesus Made, Chase Burns and many more names who are unknown now but will be well known by season's end.
Will your favorite rookie Thrive or Dive? Chris is joined on this episode of the Eyes Have it Podcast by BaseballHQ's Brent Hershey to discuss rookies and their 2025 BaseballHQ projections for 5 x 5 Redraft formats. Rookies discussed include Dylan Crews, Jasson Dominguez, Matt Shaw, Roki Sasaki, and many more.
Chris welcomes Baseball America's Geoff Pontes to the show to talk prospects he's seen in Florida this spring, including Pirates prospects Bubba Chandler and Konnor Griffin, Tigers prospect Bryce Rainer, Jays prospect Arjun Nimmala and many more prospects, while Chris breaksdown Guardians prospect Parker Messick and Mariners prospect Tai Peete.
Chris is joined by Chris Welsh of Fantasy Pros to discuss the Arizona Fall League. In a discussion of wide ranging topics, covering the relevancy of the league to the future of the league, Chris and Chris give a point by point view of the state of the AFL, which includes scouting reports on prospects like Phillies prospect Andrew Painter and Dodgers prospect Zyhir Hope
Chris is joined by Baseball Prospectus' Jarrett Seidler to discuss a litany of prospect topics, including breaking down prospects like Jackson Jobe, Kumar Rocker, Brandon Sproat, Charlie Condon & Cam Smith.
Chris is joined by BaseballHQ's Jeremy Deloney to talk about the Minor League Baseball Analyst and also several prospects Jeremy has scouted this season in the Midwest League, including Henry Bolte, Luis Morales, Cam Collier, Max Clark and Kevin McGonigle.
Chris welcomes Guardians Scouting Director Ethan Purser to the podcast to discuss prospects the Guardians selected in July's draft, including Travis Bazzana, Braylon Doughty, Jacob Cozart, Joey Oakie, Cameron Sullivan, Chase Mobley & Logan McGuire.
Chris is joined by Geoff Pontes of Baseball America to discuss prospects Geoff recently saw in the Midwest League, including Travis Bazzana, Ralphy Velazquez & Josue De Paula.
Chris is joined by Baseball Prospectus' lead prospect writer Jeffrey Paternostro to discuss several topics, including Angels prospect Caden Dana, White Sox prospect Edgar Quero, Dodgers prospect Zyhir Hope and the old Appalachian League.
Chris welcomes Emily Waldon (Baseball America) to the show to talk about the lasting impact she has had through her advocacy for minor leaguers. We also talk about her return to prospect coverage after beating cancer and catch up on several Midwest League prospects Emily has recently seen in person, including Ethan Salas, Cam Collier & Max Clark.
Chris is joined by Brent Hershey of BaseballHQ for the final time this season to discuss several prospects traded during the month of July, including new Angels prospect George Klassen, new Blue Jays prospect Jake Bloss and new Marlins prospects Robby Snelling and Jared Serna in this supersized, scouting heavy episode.
Back by popular demand, Chris is back with a solo edition of the EHI Podcast, scouting the college bats picked in the top 10 of the draft, including Guardians prospect Travis Bazzana, Rockies prospect Charlie Condon and Cardinals prospect J.J. Wetherholt.
Chris is joined by BHQ's Co-General Manager Brent Hershey to talk about the Futures Game, including the Batting Practice before the game, and the draft, recorded live in Texas, site of this year's All-Star Game.
Chris is joined by Rotowire's James Anderson to preview the Futures Game with some Robby Snelling & Sebastian Walcott talk mixed in, previewing the top part of the draft for fantasy with takes on Charlie Condon, Travis Bazzana & JJ Weatherholt, and visiting with some complex prospects, including Eduardo Quintero & Brailer Guerrero.
Chris is joined by Brent Hershey of BaseballHQ for an episode featuring the best prospect risers and fallers at the midway point of the season. Prospects covered include Carson Williams, Bubba Chandler, Brooks Lee, Drew Thorpe, Roderick Arias, Mick Abel and many more.
Chris welcomes Baseball America's Carlos Collazo to the show to discuss the upcoming MLB draft. Carlos breaks down the draft, including the strengths and weaknesses of this draft class, the potential options for the Guardians at the top of the draft and some interesting college arms as the 1st round goes on.
Chris is joined by Prospects Live's Director of Pro Scouting Rhys White to talk about notable California League prospects, including Lazaro Montes, Jonny Farmelo, & Josue De Paula.
Chris is joined by Baseball Prospectus' Ben Spanier who has Carolina League and South Atlantic League in-person prospect coverage. Prospects covered include Royals prospect Blake Mitchell, Rays prospects Tre Morgan & Brayden Taylor, and White Sox prospects Grant Taylor.
Chris is joined by Brent Hershey of Baseball HQ to discuss Risers and Fallers in their fantasy prospect rankings since the start of the season, including evaluation of players such as Marcelo Mayer, Brandon Sproat, Aiden Miller, Colt Emerson and others.
Chris takes the show solo this week running through reports on ten of his recent live looks, including top prospects Rhett Lowder and Sebastian Walcott.
Chris is joined by Chris Clegg of Dynasty Dugout and they discuss several of Clegg's looks over the last several weeks, including Braves Prospect Owen Murphy, White Sox prospect Noah Schultz, Rays prospect Xavier Isaac and others.
Chris is joined this week by the 2021 FSWA Baseball Writer of the Year Eric Cross to discuss prospects Eric has seen this year in the Eastern League, including Red Sox prospects Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kyle Teel and Mets prospect Blade Tidwell.
Chris is joined by Brent Hershey on a "Hershey First Monday" to discuss the Luis Arraez trade, including the 3 prospects going to the Marlins, Dillon Head, Jakob Marsee & Nathan Martorella. Brent also provides scouting updates on Nationals prospect Dylan Crews and Phillies prospect Samuel Aldegheri.
Chris is joined by Prospects Live Co-founder Matt Thompson as they discuss the growing divide between Triple-A and the big leagues. They also break down prospects Kyle Manzardo, Junior Caminero, James Wood, Tink Hence & Sem Robberse as they get closer to the big leagues in 2023.
Chris welcomes Marquee Sports Network's Player Development Analyst Lance Brozdowski to the podcast to breakdown several Cubs prospects, including Cade Horton, Matt Shaw, Kevin Alcantara, Moises Ballesteros & Michael Arias, who Chris recently scouted in Double-A.
Chris is joined by Baseball America's Dylan White for a discussion about Dylan's Roboscout model and some prospects who have performed well in his model since the season started, including Ethan Salas, Jefferson Rojas, Colt Emerson & Jack Leiter.
Chris welcomes Fantasy Pros' & Prospect One's Chris Welsh to the show. Chris and Chris get into the process of scouting prospects, they talk about putting players in different baseline buckets and run down a few prospects too, including James Triantos, Kyle Manzardo, Kendall George & Cooper Pratt.
Chris is joined by former Eyes Have it podcast co-host and current Co-GM of Baseball HQ, Brent Hershey, who provides a rundown on the new BaseballHQ website. Chris and Brent also discuss the rookie debuts of Jackson Chourio, Wyatt Langford, Jackson Merrill, Victor Scott II & Jared Jones.
The Eyes Have It podcast makes it's 2024 season debut with Geoff Pontes of Baseball America as the guest. Chris and Geoff discuss some of their restaurant finds while scouting prospects. Geoff provides scouting reports on 8 prospects from the backfields, including Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony, Blue Jays prospect Landon Maroudis & Yankees prospect George Lombard Jr.
Chris is joined by Shelly Verougstraete (Rotoworld, BaseballHQ, Sportstopia) who discusses some of her favorite prospects, including Cubs prospect Owen Caissie & Tigers prospect Jackson Jobe. Chris and Shelly also hand out some prospect superlatives to conclude the 2023 season.
Chris and Brent delve into the accelerated path guys take from the draft to the big leagues, providing scouting reports along the way, including reports on Angels 1B prospect Nolan Schanuel, Braves SP prospects Spencer Schwellenbach, Owen Murphy & Hurston Waldrep and Brewers SP prospect Jacob Misiorowski.
Chris is joined by Jeremy Deloney from BaseballHQ to discuss everything from list making to some of Jeremy's live looks this season, including a trio of catching prospects, Dodgers prospect Dalton Rushing, Athletics prospect Daniel Susac and Padres prospect Ethan Salas.
Chris & Brent were at the park last week, scouting some big name prospects, including Nationals prospects Dylan Crews, James Wood & Brady House, Pirates prospects Termarr Johnson & Bubba Chandler, Cubs prospect Cade Horton & Phillies prospect Mick Abel.
Chris is joined by BaseballHQ's Rob Gordon, who discusses his trip to the College World Series and provides in-person scouting reports on Guardians OF prospect Chase DeLauter, Tigers 3B prospect Colt Keith, Dodgers RHP prospect Nick Fasso and other lesser names from the Tigers organizations.
Chris and Brent breakdown some of Chris' most recent in-person scouting targets, including Marlins 2022 First Round Pick Jacob Berry, while also discussing a few organizations that have struggled to develop players over the last several years, including the Marlins, White Sox & the Royals.
Chris welcomes Dynasty Dugout's Chris Clegg to the show as they discuss several prospects Clegg has seen in person this year, including Drew Gilbert, Ryan Clifford, Roman Anthony, Luis Perales and others.
Chris and Brent are back together again. Brent breaks down the improvements seen by Luis Medina and Cristopher Sanchez while Chris dives into Luisangel Acuna, Kyle Manzardo, Junior Caminero and others.
Chris' guest this week is Geoff Pontes from Baseball America who brings live look opinions from Cape Cod League, including reports on 3 potential 2024 draft picks. He also talks us through several recent pro looks.
Chris is joined by Rotowire's James Anderson and gets James' thoughts on several prospects in the MLB Draft that he either is high on or is not.
Chris is joined by Brent for a second week in a row, breaking down some of the most noteworthy arms from the Futures Game, like Mick Abel and Jacob Misiorowski. Brent breaks down the Main Event of the Futures Game, the untelevised Batting Practice Session. Chris closes with some draft content, including some thoughts on several first round picks.
Brent is on his way to the Futures Game and MLB All Star Weekend in Seattle and he previews Futures Game participants Colt Keith, Yanquiel Fernandez and Dalton Rushing while Chris provides scouting reports on several Cubs prospects, including Futures Game participant Pete Crow-Armstrong, Owen Caissie and Jordan Wicks. Chris throws in a report on Brewers prospect Robert Gasser for good measure.
Chris is joined by Baseball America's draft writer Carlos Collazo, who breaks down some of the prospects expected to go in the first few rounds of the draft, including LSU OF Dylan Crews, LSU RHP Paul Skenes, U of Florida OF Wyatt Langford and many more prospects. This an informative episode for those preparing for upcoming Fantasy First Year Player Drafts.
Brents hosts this episode of the podcast with Chris in the analyst seat, discussing prospects he's recently scouted in the Florida State League, including Phillies prospect Justin Crawford, Mets prospect Jett Williams, Pirates prospect Termarr Johnson, Blue Jays prospect Kendy Rojas and Reds prospects Cam Collier, Carlos Jorge and Hector Rodriguez.
Chris is joined by Baseball Prospectus' Jarrett Seidler for this supersized episode of the EHI where they cover a multitude of subjects, including prospect coverage post-Covid and the unique difficulties list makers are having putting together mid-season prospect list this year. They also evaluate several players throughout, including Mets prospect Kevin Parada, Nationals prospect James Wood, Phillies prospect Orion Kerkering and Dodgers prospect Nick Frasso.
Chris and Brent discuss the prospect evolution of Ben Brown (RHP, CHC) and provide video scouting looks at several A-Ball prospects, including Harry Ford (C, SEA), Bubba Chandler (RHP, PIT), Roman Anthony (OF, BOS), Brock Porter (RHP, TEX) and Ben Kudrna (RHP, KC).
Chris is the solo host of this week's episode providing scouting reports off video looks at Mets RHP prospect Mike Vasil, Orioles OF prospect Heston Kjerstad, Orioles RHP prospect Chayce McDermott and Diamondbacks 2B prospect Ryan Bliss.
Brent takes over hosting duties this week as Chris empties out his scouting notebook with notes on Astros prospects Jacob Melton, Ryan Clifford, Miguel Ullola & Zach Dezenzo, Braves prospect Ignacio "Nacho" Alvarez, Reds prospect Noevi Marte, and Brewers prospects Jackson Chourio, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black & Carlos Rodriguez.
Chris is joined by guest Rhys White (Just Baseball/Prospects Live) to discuss several California League prospects, including Padres OF Samuel Zavala, Padres LHP prospect Robby Snelling, Dodgers LHP Maddux Bruns, Dodgers RHP Payton Martin and Angels OF Nelson Rada.
Chris and Brent discuss Pirates RHP prospect Luis Ortiz and the improvements he's made this season in the minors while also providing scouting reports on a trio of Rays prospects, SS/3B prospect Junior Caminero, SS prospect Carson Williams and IF Wily Vasquez. Chris also throws in a scouting report on Angels RHP prospect Sam Bachman.
Chris is joined by BaseballHQ's minors writer Doug Otto to discuss the role prospect age plays on Major League outcomes and discussing several prospects relating to their age and level, including Rays prospect Junior Caminero, Rangers prospect Anthony Gutierrez and several Angels prospects.
Chris and Brent discuss the MLB debut of Logan Allen (LHP, CLE) against the Marlins and provide scouting reports on Tanner Bibee (RHP, CLE) and several Yankess High-A prospect, including Spencer Jones (OF, NYY), Zach Messinger (RHP, NYY), Drew Thorpe (RHP, NYY), Antonio Gomez (C, NYY) & Dartmouth's own Ben Rice (C, NYY).
Chris is joined this week by guest Trevor Hooth of BaseballHQ to discuss Twins prospects Emmanual Rodriguez and Jose Sales and Cardinals prospects Tink Hence and Cooper Hjerpe.
Chris and Brent discuss a few rookie performers over the 1st two weeks of the season, including James Outman, Logan O'Hoppe and Ji-Hwan Bae, and Chris discusses his live looks of Boston Red Sox prospects, including Marcelo Mayer, Wikelman Gonzalez and Chase Meidroth.
Chris solo hosts this episode of the Eyes Have it Podcast. He previews his season and the coverage on the minors side of the website, he speaks about his own process in scouting, including discussing his bias, and he discusses several prospect with questions to answer coming into the 2023 MILB season
Chris is joined by Brent on this week's episode for the annual Thrive or Dive edition of the EHI Podcast. Rookies discussed include Gunnar Henderson, Corbin Carroll, Jordan Walker, Josh Jung, Miguel Vargas, Masataka Yoshida, Triston Casas, Ezequiel Tovar, Anthony Volpe, Esteury Ruiz, Logan O'Hoppe, Oscar Colas, Hunter Brown, Kodai Senga, Hayden Wesneski & Grayson Rodriguez.
Chris welcomes Geoff Pontes of Baseball America to the podcast to talk about the expansion of fantasy coverage at BA and to delve into Geoff's recent live looks at Spring Training. Prospects covered include Jordan Walker, Kodai Senga, Forrest Whitley, James Wood, Justin Dirden, Cooper Hjerpe, Gordon Graceffo, Masataka Yoshida, Hiroto Takahashi, Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Roki Sasaki.
Chris & Brent explore the world of rookie sleepers for redrafts and draft & holds, including prospects such as Brett Baty, Eury Perez, Sal Frelick, Will Brennen, Francisco Alvarez and other lesser names like Ross Adolph.
Brent & Chris discuss the release of Arizona Fall League schedules and provide in-person reports on Mets prospect Alex Ramirez, Cubs prospect Ben Brown, Orioles prospects Heston Kjerstad, Max Wagner & Jud Fabian, Reds prospects Christian Encarnacion-Strand & Rece Hinds, Yankees prospect Clayton Beeter, Braves prospect Justyn-Henry Malloy & Rays prospect Brett Wisely.
Brent & Chris discuss scouting the Arizona Fall League and also provide scouting reports on Phillies RHP prospect Andrew Painter, White Sox OF prospect Oscar Colás & Mariners RHP prospect Emerson Hancock.
Brent & Chris are back together again after Brent's recent stint on the IL discussing the MLB debuts of Corbin Carroll, Gunnar Henderson, Hunter Brown, Spencer Steer & Ryne Nelson and also breaking down Brent's live looks at Low-A prospects Jackson Holliday, Dylan Beavers, Mason Denaburg & Jared McKenzie
With Brent on the IL for another week, Chris welcomes Geoff Pontes from Baseball America to the show to discuss the Cape Cod League and help us identify process hitters. Chris & Geoff also spend time discussing how they got involved in the business and the various pathways others took to get their opportunities in the industry.
When Brent comes down with a bad head cold, Chris is fortunate enough to get an assist from BaseballHQ Minors writers Jeremy Deloney & Rob Gordon who bring scouting reports on Athletics, Tigers & Dodgers prospects while also discussing a variety of development topics with Mr. Blessing
Brent & Chris pack 8 live look reports in under an hour, including full reports on Zac Veen, Kyle Manzardo & Will Warren. Plus, five quick hits reports on Reds, Rays & Yankees prospects.
Brent & Chris pack 8 live look reports in under an hour, including full reports on Zac Veen, Kyle Manzardo & Will Warren. Plus, five quick hits reports on Reds, Rays & Yankees prospects.
Brent & Chris discuss the recently released BHQ Midseason Top 50 prospect list and analysis some of the prospects who were traded last week before the deadline.
Brent & Chris breakdown a few trades that happened before Tuesday Morning and also have like looks at Phillies prospect Mick Abel, Reds prospect Connor Phillips and Angels prospects Jeremiah Jackson and Jordyn Adams.
Brent & Chris take a look at the recently completed first year player draft with reports on several prospects, including Drew Jones, Termarr Johnson & Elijah Green. Brent also details some Double-A players in the Guardians & Orioles farm systems.
Brent & Chris are joined by Jock Thompson and break down the Futures Game, including a recap of the Futures Game Batting Practice.
Brent & Chris have a guest! BHQ's own Jeremy Deloney who has scouting looks at Reds prospects Elly De La Cruz & Jose Torres and Guardians prospect Angel Martinez. The Boys also preview 6 players for the 2022 Futures Game.
Brent & Chris breakdown the importance of scouting defense for fantasy before evaluating some prospects, including White Sox prospects 3B Bryan Ramos & SS Colson Montgomery, Tigers prospect RHP Reese Olson & Guardians prospect RHP Hunter Gaddis.
Brent & Chris talk Rangers prospects Evan Carter, Luisangel Acuna & Aaron Zavala and Orioles prospects Gunnar Henderson & Jordan Westburg in an abbreviated edition of the Eyes Have it Podcast.
Brent & Chris discuss Brent's recent trip to see Orioles prospect Coby Mayo & Phillies prospect Johan Rojas while also discussing two video looks Chris got on Marlins prospect Eury Perez and Angels prospect Ky Bush.
Brent & Chris discuss a bunch of top prospects this week, checking in on Mets prospect Francisco Alvarez, Pirates prospect Oneil Cruz, Diamondbacks prospect Corbin Carroll, Orioles prospect DL Hall & Twins prospect Matt Canterino.
Brent & Chris discuss a bunch of Rays guys, including the rookie struggles of Josh Lowe & Vidal Brujan and a slew of live looks, including Kyle Manzardo, Mason Montgomery, and a pitching prospect Chris has been onto longer than anyone else.
Brent and Chris have a thorough discussion regarding pitching skill buckets, mentioning several prospects they've covered over the last two seasons on the EHI podcast.
Brent & Chris discuss the recent struggles of Nationals prospect Cade Cavalli while also providing scouting reports on Tigers prospect Jackson Jobe, Giants prospect Kyle Harrison and Mariners prospect Levi Stoudt.
Brent & Chris breakdown Yankees prospect Anthony Volpe's struggles to begin 2022 and provide in-person scouting reports on Braves prospects Royber Salinas & Vaughn Grissom and White Sox prospects Andrew Dalquist & Bryan Ramos.
Brent & Chris dig into the MLB debuts of Royce Lewis and George Kirby and also cover Moises Gomez, Jordan Walker, Zack Gelof, and others during the live looks segment.
Brent & Chris discuss the debut of Orioles prospect Kyle Bradish, along with live looks at Reds prospect Brandon Williamson and Cubs prospects Ryan Jensen & Nelson Velazquez.
Brent & Chris breakdown some early MLB rookie struggles and provide scouting analysis on 3 prospects, White Sox propsect Jose Rodriguez, Dodgers prospect Bobby Miller and DBacks prospect Brandon Pfaadt.
Brent & Chris dive into their Steven Kwan evaluations, comparing him to other under-covered prospects of years gone by while also targeting similiar non-tradational prospect types to target. Also, Chris got his eyes on several Yankees prospects and a former Big Leaguer's little brother in the White Sox organization.
Brent & Chris did not see any in-person baseball last week so they invited Geoff Pontes from Baseball America onto the show to talk about prospects he saw in Spring Training. Geoff breaks down several prospects, including Eury Perez, Brady House, Kahlil Watson, Masyn Winn and Alimber Sosa.
Brent & Chris take a look at rookie BHQ projections using their scouting eye and decide whether a rookie will thrive or dive based on those projections. Prospects include Spencer Torkelson, Bobby Witt Jr., Matt Brash, Hunter Greene, Reid Detmers, Julio Rodriguez, Adley Rutschman, Oneil Cruz, and many more!
Brent and Chris are back for the 2022 Season! In this episode, they cover 4 prospects they are now more familiar with, Rangers Josh Smith, Mariners Matt Brash, Dodgers Ryan Pepiot & DBacks Drey Jameson, while also catching up with two post-hype hurlers, Rangers Spencer Howard & Padres MacKenzie Gore.
Brent & Chris have a litany of prospect live looks from their trip to Arizona for First Pitch, including Marco Luciano, J.J. Bleday & Wilman Diaz, and they also preview the Minor League Baseball Analyst, which publishes in January and is available for presale purchase at BHQ's website.
Brent & Chris jump into some live looks, with scouting reports on two Braves prospects, catcher Shea Langeliers and pitcher Spencer Strider. They also hand out superlatives to the prospects they covered this season as they wrap up the regular season of coverage.
Brent & Chris discuss various off-season projects at BHQ, mention some late-season evaluation issues we're seeing throughout the minor leagues & provide scouting reports on Hunter Brown, Jeremy Pena & Griff McGarry.
Brent & Chris breakdown guys giving up switch-hitting, struggling prospects, catchers with power and provide scouting reports on Royals prospect M.J. Melendez, Rangers prospect Josh Jung & Giants prospect Heliot Ramos.
Brent and Chris discuss Blue Jays prospect Nate Pearson's move to the pen and breakdown several prospects in the live looks segment, including Indians prospects Logan T Allen, Brayan Rocchio, George Valera & Bo Naylor and Yankees prospect Oswald Pereza
Brent & Chris breakdown Marlins prospect Edward Cabrera before his debut and ponder September callup behavior. Later, they are joined by BHQ's minors writer Rob Gordon, who provides scouting reports on Tigers prospects Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene, and Pirates prospect Tucupita Marcano.
Brent & Chris discuss Chris' scouting trip to Florida, where he saw some top prospects, including breakdowns on Yankees prospects Jasson Dominguez, Trey Sweeney & Beck Way to go along with some coverage of Phillies prospect Andrew Baker. ALAO, Brent goes through his scouting archives to profile Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Gilbert, who threw a no hitter over the weekend and who Brent saw pitch in short season ball 5 years ago.
Brent & Chris lead off talking some shop about scouting and evaluation before providing a slew of scouting reports, including reports on Orioles prospect Jordan Westburg, Dodgers prospect Clayton Beeter, Astros prospect Korey Lee, Nationals prospect Yasel Antuna, Phillies prospect Jhailyn Ortiz & Rockies prospect Ezequiel Tovar.
Brent & Chris discuss the Kumar Rocker/Mets uncoupling, provide scouting reports for several prospects who were traded prior to the trade deadline and debate Yankees prospect Luis Medina.
Brent & Chris breakdown their individual midseason prospect lists, which previews this week's BHQ cumulative mid-season list. Also, Chris breaks down Pirates prospects Quinn Priester, Nick Gonzales & Liover Peguero.
Brent & Chris discuss Brent's experience at the draft and the Home Run Derby, Chris answers questions about the draft process, Brent challenges Chris to a rapid fire Q & A session, and we break down 6 draftees.
Brent & Chris discuss the Futures Game, including on-site batting practice scouting reports from Brent and live looks at Cubs prospect Brennen Davis, Rays prospect Shane Baz and Royals prospect Nick Pratto.
Brent & Chris discuss First Pitch Arizona, the C.J. Abrams & Sixto Sanchez injury news, the Future Game Rosters, and breakdown scouting looks at Mets prospects Brett Baty & Francisco Alvarez, along with a breakdown of Twins prospect Jordan Balazovic.
Brent and Chris talk about whether the grip aid crackdown affects how they evaluate pitchers, what to make of Wander Franco's debut, video evaluations of draft eligible pitchers Jack Leiter, Kumar Rocker & Ty Madden, and a live look feature on Braves prospect Jared Shuster
Brent & Chris discuss the callup of Wander Franco and the BHQ Projection Rating Scale while also sharing thoughts on Orioles RHP prospect Grayson Rodriguez, Indians SS prospect Tyler Freeman, Mets SS prospect Ronny Mauricio, Brewers LHP prospect Ethan Small & Braves 1B prospect Bryce Ball.
Brent & Chris discuss recent minor league promotions, post-hype video looks at Jo Adell & Jesus Sanchez, and live looks reports on Adonis Medina, Deivi Garcia, Nate Pearson, Carter Kieboom, Luis Garcia & Jose Barrero.
Brent & Chris discuss Brent's live scouting looks at Cole Ragans, Drew Rom & Jordan Westburg and also welcomes BHQ's own Jeremy Deloney on to the program to break down a trio of Dodgers prospects he saw, Bobby Miller, Andy Pages & Leonel Valera.
Brent & Chris discuss minor league experimental rule changes, Alek Manoah's MLB debut, where Austin Martin fits as a fantasy prospect, how Miguel Amaya will fit as a big league catcher, if Luis Gil is a top 100 prospect and does Brayan Bello stick as an SP or a RP.
Brent & Chris discuss Nick Lodolo's hot start, Keston Hiura's promotion, James Kaprielian's 2021 first look, Michael Harris' emergence in High-A and Roansy Contreras' overall awesomeness.
Brent and Chris introduce themselves to the audience, talk Kelenic and Gilbert debuts, and provide in-person scouting report notes on Hunter Greene, Cade Cavalli and Jacksoan Rutledge