On the latest of our Prospect Deep Dives, Josh Norris and Geoff Pontes take a look at a much improved Giants farm system. Yes, Bryce Eldridge remains as the No. 1 prospect, but it's what has emerged behind him that has the system on the upswing.

(01:00) Bryce Eldridge Is No. 1. How tough was this decision?

(03:30) Is this system better or worse than last year?

(09:30) Who is the best guess to be No. 1 next year?

(12:45) What is the system good at developing?

(17:00) Other names to know in the Giants system

Giants Top 30: https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2019-san-francisco-giants/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason

On this week's Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes lead a packed show featuring a breakdown of the fallout for Matt Shaw and the Cubs after the Alex Bregman signing.

We also welcome No. 2 Astros prospect Ethan Frey to the show before discussing our latest FYPD fantasy baseball rankings.

We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.

Time Stamps

• (0:00) Introduction
• (1:45) Alex Bregman Cubs fallout for Matt Shaw
• (7:45) Ethan Frey joins
• (10:30) How Ethan feels in recovery from injury
• (12:30) Making the transition from college to pro ball
• (16:15) Ethan's goals for 2026
• (17:00) Ethan's college baseball pick for 2026
• (19:00) Breaking down BA's latest FYPD rankings
• (26:00) Saying goodbye to Peter Flaherty

Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Carlos Collazo dive into the NCAA's new umpire selection process for the postseason and discuss other potential rule changes coming out of the American Baseball Coaches Association convention. Rudner and Collazo also go in-depth on where UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky stacks up compared to No. 1 overall draft prospects of the past.

(2:00) How the NCAA is refining postseason umpire selection and evaluation

(13:46) Can better umpire impact players' draft stocks?

(19:06) Should college add an automatic baserunner in extras?

(32:37) Roch Cholowsky compared to previous No. 1 draft prospects

(45:42) What we're looking for early in the season from draft prospects