Prospect B-Sides

Oct 31 2024 42 ep. 81 mins 7
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A muddy selection of Matt n Nate's discussions attempting to stay a step ahead of the dynasty prospecting curve.

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Episode 42: 2025 NL East B-Side Selections

Oct 31 2024 81 mins  
Nate and The Rook kickoff their second season together getting into their offseason series taking stabs at hardly rostered prospects they feel have a chance to gain popularity and dynasty utility. They share thoughts on 18 prospects from the NL East.6:45 Lucas Braun9:55 Davis Polo14:48 Keyner Benitez18:35 Jake Brooks20:22 Wellington Aracena22:58 Jack Wenninger29:09 Luke Russo32:51

Episode 41: Season Finale

Sep 17 2024 69 mins  
Nate and The Rook cap off the 2024 Mudding season, tallying up the total and crowning this year's mudding champ. After selecting some B-Sides of the Year, the two get into a discussion on Brant Hurter and his unique MLB performance.

Episode 40: University of Washington Pitching Coach Connor Lambert

Aug 30 2024 76 mins  
The Rook's good friend, and new Washington Huskies Pitching Coach, Connor Lambert comes on to talk ball. Connor joined the Washington program after an extremely successful run at the University of Portland which culminated in three Pilot pitchers being selected in the 2024 MLB draft; Sam Stuhr, Nick Brink, and Joey Gartrell. Connor shares some great insight into the arms he's worke

Episode 39: Mud Jumping

Aug 22 2024 79 mins  
Nate and The Rook talk some recent B-Sides called to the bigs before getting into just how good is Bo Davidson? Then the two embark on a thorough dive into all the prospects who've jumped two or more levels this season. Some of the players discussed are: Brant Hurter, Bo Davidson, Yamal Encarnacion, Otto Kemp, Phillip Glasser, Payton Eeles, Romeo Sanabria, Luis Merejo, K.C. Hunt, K

Episode 38: Playoff Juices

Aug 13 2024 65 mins  
The Rook and Nate discuss some current consensus values, some players getting their attention of late, and revisit a preseason exercise, wondering how they may be feeling today about not buying into a few preseason Top 100 prospects. (There's also a tease for a big upcoming episode.)

Episode 37: Return of the Mud Eye

Jul 18 2024 73 mins  
Nate and The Rook are off their hiatus and back mudding around the minor leagues. Some players discussed: Demetrio Crisantes, Allan Castro, Devin Saltiban, Otto Kemp, Jared Dickey, Axel Plaz, Tirso Ornelas, Rosman Verdugo, Jadher Areinamo, Jairo Pomares, Victor Bericoto, Nick, Cimillo, Jack Brannigan, Peyton Williams, Ricardo Olivar, Brewer Hicklan, Nehomar Ochoa, Aron Estrada, Gus

Episode 36: Hitters' Suck

Jun 19 2024 82 mins  
Nate and The Rook embark on a system by system look at their offseason B-Side hitter selections and where they went right or wrong, which leads to a bigger conversation over where all the ascending bats have gone.

Episode 35: Fresh June Mud w/Nate

Jun 04 2024 46 mins  
While The Rook is off frolicking on tennis courts, Nate helps listeners define "pretty boys" vs "b-sides" before sharing his findings while on a dig for the most improved lightly rostered pitching prospects. The customary run through of the past week's most picked up prospects and look ahead to this week's MiLB action follows.Javier Sanoja 5:35Ryan Lobus 8:51 Spencer Giesting 12:30

Episode 34: The Pretty Boy Show

May 21 2024 85 mins  
Nate and The Rook do a mudding faux pas and talk their top 25 hitting and top 20 pitching prospects in the land. They barely survived the disgusting task. The Players discussed most extensively include: Adael Amador, Sean Sullivan, Harry Ford, Dylan Beavers, Caden Dana, Matt Shaw, Ricky Tiedemann, Noelvi Marte, Shane Baz, and Jasson Dominguez.Check out Nates write up on the top 20

Episode 33: Viva La Renaissance

May 14 2024 72 mins  
Nate capitalizes on what may be his only chance to talk about the Rockies, aka the hottest team in baseball, which turns into a conversation on player development. The duo then discuss prospects they may be rekindling some interest in before covering prospects whose roster% is trending up and the usual look ahead to this week's MiLB action. Some players discussed include: Yohendric