Futures Focus

Futures Focus is back! This week we discuss the MLB Futures Game rosters and a couple of weeks worth of news and notes. Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) and special guest, Michael Kelly (@MKelley_ND) tackle an extended version of the show’s “News and Notes” prior to showcasing the 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game! As Michael will be on the field for BP in Seattle this year, the two discuss the stars they’re most excited to see - and, a few players they’d rather see, in person, at this year’s iteration of the biggest prospect showcase in the business. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) unveil their choices for prospects of the month for May. The two discuss standouts from all Minor League Baseball levels, while also giving some honorable mentions. We're on the road to Futures Focus episode #100, which is just around the corner. Stay tuned for some special announcements in the coming weeks. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) discuss prospects that have busted out this year and where they may fit on rankings (including our upcoming Prospects1500 midseason team Top 50s) and in your dynasty leagues. The two also review who is hot right now in the minors, as well as some news and notes! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) examine some exciting post-hype prospects and try to find value when dealing with the concept of prospect fatigue. Some of the names the Futures Focus duo discuss this week include: Nolan Jones Marco Luciano Jared Jones Jackson Rutledge Noelvi Marte Orelvis Martinez and more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) try to predict which prospects will get the call to the major leagues next. The duo draft a team of nine players whom they believe will put up the best performance in MLB in 2023. Some of the players discussed include: Colton Cowser Kyle Manzardo Elly De La Cruz Gavin Williams Christian Encarnacion-Strand Ronny Mauricio and more! Don't miss this unique episode of #FuturesFocus! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (GQ__82) hand out their prospects of the month for all levels in the minor leagues. They also analyze the value and discuss some recent performances of highly touted pitching prospects that made their debuts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) return after a week off to update the current top 20 prospects, adjusting for the recent graduations. Later, the two discuss the best and worst trades they have done in their dynasty leagues, while also sharing listener submissions as well. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) head to Sin City (not really) to place their bets on [their own made up] player props for prospects. The two share their reasoning behind their wagers to give you insight on what to expect with the best prospects in baseball. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) overreact to all the hot/cold starts in the majors and minors for the start of the 2023 season. They go over buy/sell/hold candidates and discuss which prospects they would rather have moving forward. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) celebrate Opening Day by giving you best case/worst case for a slew of top prospects. They cover all prospects that made their debut, as well as top rookies for 2023. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (the Bold) and Nate Eckert (the Beautiful) give their prospect predictions for the 2023 season. Some normal, some wild and some downright maniacal. Also, the two discuss the Twitter prospect tournament hosted by @ProspectLarceny. Enjoy! Some names debated are: Francisco Alvarez Jasson Dominguez Gavin Stone Joey Ortiz Michael Busch Jordan Walker Osleivis Basabe and more! This episode is sponsored by Fantrax. Go to ⁠fantrax.com/prospects1500⁠ today and register for FREE. Create a new league or move an existing league from another platform. Each Fantrax league you join enters you into a drawing for the Fantrax Gameday Experience. One lucky winner will be chosen to bring his/her entire fantasy league to an MLB game of their choice. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) are joined by On The Wire host Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) to discuss the best prospects that didn't make the Top 100. Adam also shares some of his favorite prospects and even goes "bust busting." Please check out the On The Wire podcast (@OnTheWirePod), fantasy baseball talk focused on weekly FAAB bidding, part of the Pitcher List Podcast Network. This episode is sponsored by Fantrax. Go to ⁠fantrax.com/prospects1500⁠ today and register for FREE. Create a new league or move an existing league from another platform. Each Fantrax league you join enters you into a drawing for the Fantrax Gameday Experience. One lucky winner will be chosen to bring his/her entire fantasy league to an MLB game of their choice. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/prospects1500/support

As a special thanks to all that voted for Futures Focus this week in the @baseballpods Bracketology, here is a special bonus episode with Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82). The two go looking for potential busts in our most recent Overall Top 199 list, using the list from 2018 as a guide for how many they need to find (Hint: A lot). The results may shock you! Enjoy! This episode is sponsored by Fantrax. Go to fantrax.com/prospects1500 today and register for FREE. Create a new league or move an existing league from another platform. Each Fantrax league you join enters you into a drawing for the Fantrax Gameday Experience. One lucky winner will be chosen to bring his/her entire fantasy league to an MLB game of their choice. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) list their top five targets for First Year Player Drafts (FYPD). Next, they discuss the prospects that can help out in 2023 for Redraft and Keeper leagues. Finally, the duo highlights prospects to watch in the World Baseball Classic. This episode is sponsored by Fantrax. Go to fantrax.com/prospects1500 today and register for FREE. Create a new league or move an existing league from another platform. Each Fantrax league you join enters you into a drawing for the Fantrax Gameday Experience. One lucky winner will be chosen to bring his/her entire fantasy league to an MLB game of their choice. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) are joined by Angels correspondent Andrew Rhodes (@A_Rhodes77) to talk about the top prospects in the American League West. This wraps up every division. If you missed one, go back and check out the most recent episodes. Here's the link to all of our 2023 team Top 50 Prospects columns. This episode is sponsored by Fantrax. Go to <a href="http://fantrax.com/prospects1500">fantrax.com/prospects1500</a> today and register for FREE. Create a new league or move an existing league from another platform. Each Fantrax league you join enters you into a drawing for the Fantrax Gameday Experience. One lucky winner will be chosen to bring his/her entire fantasy league to an MLB game of their choice.</p> --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/prospects1500/support

SPECIAL EPISODE! Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) is joined by an assortment of site correspondents to present a very special bonus episode! The Prospects1500 aggregate is here, featuring nearly 200 prospects, 199 to be exact, ranked by 23 different writers to give you the most accurate prospect ranking for fantasy baseball. Special guests include, Scott Greene (@Scotty_Ballgame), Kurt Moody (@DET_Guru_Kurt), John Dodge (@blacksox96), Jeremy Mahy (@JMahyfam) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82). Our Overall Top 199 Prospects can be read on the website. This episode is sponsored by Fantrax. Go to fantrax.com/prospects1500 today and register for FREE. Create a new league or move an existing league from another platform. Each Fantrax league you join enters you into a drawing for the Fantrax Gameday Experience. One lucky winner will be chosen to bring his/her entire fantasy league to an MLB game of their choice. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) and Nate Eckert (@GQ__82) get together to discuss the NL East, a division with an assortment of different tiered systems. Do the Marlins and Nationals have what it takes to overcome the other teams in the future? Listen and find out! Here's the link to all of our 2023 team Top 50 Prospects columns. This episode is sponsored by Fantrax. Go to fantrax.com/prospects1500 today and register for FREE. Create a new league or move an existing league from another platform. Each Fantrax league you join enters you into a drawing for a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. signed jersey! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/prospects1500/support

Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) is joined by Scott Greene (@Scotty_Ballgame) and Daniel Hoyle (@ATXRainDog) to discuss the amazing prospects in the AL East. There sure is a lot to cover here! From the historic Red Sox and Yankees to the best system in baseball - the Orioles, there is no shortage of topics to address. Enjoy! Here's the link to all of our 2023 team Top 50 Prospects columns. This episode is sponsored by Fantrax. Go to fantrax.com/prospects1500 today and register for FREE. Create a new league or move an existing league from another platform. Each Fantrax league you join enters you into a drawing for a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. signed jersey! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/prospects1500/support

Host Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez) is joined by Cardinals correspondent Jeremy Mahy (@JMahyfam) and Reds correspondent Daryl Hauck (@darylhauck) to analyze the prospects in our NL Central Top 50s. With elite prospects galore, there is a lot to cover in one the best divisions for prospects in baseball. Enjoy the episode, which is one of our longer shows, eclipsing 90+ minutes. Here's the link to all of our 2023 team Top 50 Prospects columns. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/prospects1500/support

We're back discussing the AL Central top prospects as special guests Kurt Moody (@DET_Guru_Kurt) and Adam Halpin (@adamhalpin) joining host Alex Sanchez (@Alex_W_Sanchez). There is a ton to cover, so sit back and enjoy! Here's the link to all of our 2023 team Top 50 Prospects columns. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/prospects1500/support