Ben and Carlos take some questions from last week’s draft chat and expand on them in the podcast. The two discuss their favorite college pitchers in the class, talk about the questions with Jacob Lombard’s contact ability and also talk about the changes they would make to the MLB draft.

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• (0:45) Our favorite college pitcher in the class
• (9:55) Concerns with Jacob Lombard’s contact ability
• (18:00) The changes we would make to the draft

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Ben and Carlos talk briefly about the demographics and depth of the 2026 draft class, before getting into a conversation about high school recruiting and the power dynamics and changes in the space over the last few years. After that they break down some of the top PPI eligible prospects and discuss which players might be best-positioned to help their clubs add extra picks with strong 2026 performances.

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• (0:00) Intro
• (3:00) The depth of the 2026 draft class
• (6:00) Strength of the Southeast
• (10:00) West coast colleges losing players
• (17:00) Power conference recruiting factors
• (21:00) The importance of high school recruiting
• (23:00) The number of high school players signing
• (31:00) PPI eligible player conversation

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Carlos's Newsletter: Fringe Average

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Ben and Carlos open up the Future Projection listener mailbag and talk about some of their favorite prospects who didn’t make the top 100 but could be there shortly. They also hit on a handful of Braves prospects who could be in the same camp, plus talk about potential IFA signing day implications that could come (or not come) from a lockout after the 2026 season.

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• (1:00) Favorite prospects who didn’t make the Top 100
• (17:50) Braves prospects who could join the Top 100
• (22:30) IFA signing day implications with a lockout

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Carlos's Newsletter: Fringe Average

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