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A behind-the-scenes look at the construction of the Top 100.

We haven't always helped.

Episode 963 On this episode, we review Prospects Week before traveling back to the 1960s with a guest. At the top of the show, lead prospect analyst Eric…

Gaze into the crystal ball, and see if you can catch a glimpse of next year's Top 100.

FanGraphs' lead prospect analyst guides you through The Board.

Baltimore's general manager and executive vice president discusses the organization's scouting and player development philosophies.

With the second part of the offseason likely to be a melee after the lockout ends, let's pitch in a hand.

After week 12 of the 2021 college football season, who are some of the NFL Draft prospects on the rise? View the latest rising wide receivers.

Episode 910 As part of Prospects Week, this episode of FanGraphs Audio features interdisciplinary conversations between lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen and experts from non-baseball fields about the industry of competitive evaluation. At the top of the program, Eric welcomes Matt Lloyd, assistant general manager of the Orlando Magic. They discuss how analytics has changed basketball in recent decades and the many challenges presented by evaluating players in the sport. Matt also outlines...

I’ve always struggled to understand the “ceiling” projections that accompany prospects. It’s not that I don’t get the concept — 95th- or 99th-percentile outcomes aren’t the same for everyone, and that’s interesting. And it’s not that I don’t think some prospects have higher ceilings than others. It’s merely that I have a hard time discerning which types of prospects have the greatest chance of being superstars. For every Bryce Harper where the talent smacks you in the face...