Gavin Cross Tops This Week’s Hot Sheet

Baseball America’s Hot Sheet ranks the hottest prospects from the previous week while also identifying a weekly helium player to keep tabs on.

It was a great week for Royals prospects, as four of them found their way into our latest Hot Sheet. That includes our No. 1 pick, Gavin Cross, the 24-year-old outfielder who slashed .379/.400/.931 with three homers and almost as many steals as strikeouts. If he stays hot, he has a chance for a 20-20 season in his second go-round with Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

Due to the Labor Day holiday, we’ll be hosting our weekly Hot Sheet Show on YouTube at 3:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday followed by a Hot Sheet prospects chat on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.

STATCAST STANDOUTS

Carter Jensen, Rainiel Rodriguez Headline 10 Statcast Standouts (Sept. 2)

Each week, Eli Ben-Porat highlights 10 players who stood out over the previous week based on underlying Statcast metrics. This week’s list includes:

• Why Carter Jensen is a shining example of modern power hitters

• Rainiel Rodriguez looking Top 100-caliber

• Three other young catchers to compare to Rodriguez

• Two players with great tools but terrible launch angles

• One of the most unusual analytical profiles in the minors

• What to expect from Jimmy Crooks

• A deep dive on Noah Schultz

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Hot Sheet Show LIVE Today At 3:30 P.M. ET

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BRIDGE LEAGUE BUZZ

Kruz Schoolcraft Debuts, Plus Reds & Rangers Intel

Bridge league action continues out in the Arizona desert, and BA’s Jesús Cano has been on the scene to report on the latest prospect debuts and development. Highlights from his new bridge league report include:

• Kruz Schoolcraft’s first pro action

• An early Steele Hall scouting report

• An intriguing two-way Rangers prospect

PPI PICK BREAKDOWN

Reviewing 2025 PPI Field & Looking Ahead To 2026

Each year since 2023, there has been at least one Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI) pick added to the draft order immediately after the first round.

So who could be in line to get their team an extra draft pick next year and beyond?

Matt Eddy breaks down the field with a look at which players are still eligible for 2025 and a preview of some impressive prospect names who could meet the criteria during the 2026 season.

ROBOSCOUT’S LATEST PICKS

Top Names To Target In RoboScout’s Enhanced Pitcher Rankings & More

As we enter the final month of the fantasy baseball season, RoboScout is still going strong. Recently, the robot was fed a large influx of pitching Statcast data, allowing us to enhance pitcher rankings with our internal “Stuff+” model folded in. This should add further accuracy to dynasty evaluations and provide more detailed insights.

Check out this week’s full RoboScout targets update with players to watch at each minor league level.

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