On this week’s Hot Sheet Show, J.J. Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Jesús Cano and Scott Braun discuss scouting reports for star Japanese players being posted to MLB, including Munetaka Murakami, Kazuma Okamoto and Tatsuya Imai.
Later, we talk about the Pirates Top 10 Prospects list that debuted Monday and some Arizona Fall League players who have stood out this season in the desert.
We stream the Hot Sheet Show every Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.
Time Stamps
(0:00) Introduction
(1:05) How will Munetaka Murakami translate to MLB?
(4:10) Murakami’s potential swing issues
(6:00) Scouting Kazuma Okamoto
(8:50) How much money will Tatsuya Imai will get?
(14:30) Pirates Top 10 prospects for 2026: Depth behind Konnor Griffin & Termarr Johnson
(22:45) Max Anderson’s great AFL season
(24:30) The return of Daniel Espino
(26:00) More AFL pitchers who have stood out