Ben and Carlos give their final thoughts on an epic World Baseball Classic, then turn their eyes towards prospects and spring training. The two talk about some of the top hitters who have played well this spring, plus a couple of notable pitching prospects who might have made key additions to their arsenals for 2026.

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• (0:30) Final WBC talk
• (8:45) Spring training talk
• (14:20) Jesus Made
• (18:30) Colt Emerson
• (27:00) Bryce Eldridge
• (30:40) Samuel Basallo
• (33:50) Charlie Condon
• (50:00) Joshua Baez
• (53:00) Braden Montgomery
• (55:00) Sam Antonacci
• (57:40) Hagen Smith
• (1:00:45) Didier Fuentes

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Ben and Carlos break open the listener mailbag and answer questions on a trio of young Cardinals shortstops, why Brady Harris might be slipping in the draft and how his risk and upside compares to Kevin Roberts Jr., whether or not Elian Pena has a chance to be a top 25 prospect and what changes we would make to the draft broadcast.

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• (1:20) Can you compare and contrast Yairo Padilla, Miguel Hernandez & Sebastian Dos Santos?
• (6:50) Why is Brady Harris slipping and how does his risk compare to Kevin Roberts Jr.?
• (13:10) Will Mets SS Elian Pena be a top 25 prospect this time next year?
• (16:15) What changes would you guys make to the draft presentation?

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Ben and Carlos talk about the World Baseball Classic and the drama surrounding team USA. After that they move onto real baseball things, like comparing and contrasting some of the top college outfielders in the 2026 draft class. Why is Ben so high on Virginia’s AJ Gracia? And why can Carlos not quit on LSU’s Derek Curiel? Those two, plus thoughts on Sawyer Strosnider and Drew Burress—plus a few comments on his Georgia Tech teammate Vahn Lackey skyrocketing with more power this spring.

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Time Stamps:

• (2:00) A valid Team USA critique and a non-valid critique
• (18:30) College outfield talk begins
• (21:00) AJ Gracia
• (25:00) Sawyer Strosnider
• (30:00) Derek Curiel
• (38:30) How would we line up the outfield group?
• (45:00) Thoughts on Georgia Tech’s Vahn Lackey

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Ben's Twitter: @BenBadler

Carlos's Newsletter: Fringe Average

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