Geoff Pontes

NEWS: NC State righty and top 100 2026 draft prospect Jacob Dudan suffered a torn UCL and will miss the remainder of the season, sources tell @BaseballAmerica. Dudan pitched to a 3.60 ERA with 62 strikeouts to 12 walks in 50 innings. Huge blow to the Wolfpack.

The Pirates have a great track record with arms. Here's why @YoungBucsPIT RHP Khristian Curtis could be the next starting pitching prospect to make the leap in Pittsburgh's system: baseballamerica.com/stories/15-bre…

Coastal LHP Hayden Johnson is no longer likely to return this season, I'm told. Johnson pitched to a 2.82 ERA with 55 Ks in 38.1 IP in '25 and has some real upside in the draft this summer. Cameron Flukey still on track for a return in a few weeks.

99 mph today from 6-foot-9 LHP Brody Bumila (2026) and dominant in Rhode Island. 10 batters faced: 1. SO swinging 2. SO swinging 3. SO swinging 4. SO swinging 5. HBP 6. SO swinging 7. SO swinging 8. SO looking 9. SO swinging 10. SO swinging

Arms who could break out this year? 🤔 buff.ly/pFN6Mkk

The Tanner Franklin buzz isn't slowing down. The former @Vol_Baseball RHP is a breakout pick this year ⤵️ baseballamerica.com/stories/15-bre…

May interest you in a Luis Hernandez ground rule double?

12 combined runs on one hit so far in Portland. Minor league baseball in April in the northeast isn’t for the faint of heart.

Going live on YouTube in a few w/ @jjcoop36 and @IanCundall talking MLB rookies, College Top 25 and more. youtube.com/live/shNhDMrkK…

This week’s NCAA Data leaders is live. Reviewing the hitters that caught the most barrels this week, the hardest throwing pitchers & the pitchers that generated the most whiffs. P.S. The full season barrel leaderboard expanded to 25 names this week! baseballamerica.com/stories/ryder-…

My annual breakout pitching prospect article is live @BaseballAmerica This is the fourth year of doing this and in last year’s edition we hit on seven current T100 prospects. This year we’re going 15-for-15. baseballamerica.com/stories/15-bre…

Our weekly Hot Sheet is BACK 🔥 No surprise here, James Tibbs is the hottest prospect in baseball. He’s up to SEVEN homers already. (🎥 @MiLB)

🚨 NEW COLLEGE BASEBALL TOP 25 🚨 Riding a 23-game winning streak, @UCLABaseball headlines once again. Full Top 25: baseballamerica.com/stories/colleg…

College Baseball Top 25 Rankings baseballamerica.com/stories/colleg…

@jnorris427 All those railings to clip cameras on! It’s beautiful.

That stadium looks incredible

A little late publishing this week but the @BaseballHQ podcast is now available at your favorite podcaster. This week's guest is @BaseballAmerica writer @GeoffPontesBA. He drops the 411 on several prospects, including Eli Willits and JoJo Parker omny.fm/shows/the-eyes…

News: April 16 will be my last day at Baseball America. I am so thankful to BA for believing in me and allowing me to be part of the Spanish website initiative. I will miss working here, but I am excited for what’s to come next. Thank you all for following along.

More on Uberstine’s story here: baseballamerica.com/stories/meet-t…

Congratulations to Tyler Uberstine on his first callup to MLB. One of the best parts of covering baseball is covering the guys that chase their dream no matter how improbable. Uberstine barely pitched in high school, was cut by USC’s club team but never quit. (1/2)

100 mph from 6-foot-9 LHP Brody Bumila (2026) today. Struck out all six batters he faced in his first two innings with 19 of 20 pitches for strikes in his first start of the year on a beautiful 40 degree day in Massachusetts.