Ben and Carlos talk about the recent MLB draft rankings update and talk about the process this year. They then discuss a few potential first rounders they saw in person recently. Carlos talks about his two-inning look at Coastal Carolina RHP Cameron Flukey, while Ben breaks down New York high school shortstop Aiden Ruiz. That leads to a conversation about the challenge of projecting power, especially for high school hitters who might have big differences in game and raw power.

After that the two talk about the struggles of Alabama SS Justin Lebron and Mississippi State 3B Ace Reese in conference play, and wonder which profiles are most likely to move up the board down the stretch. They close the show with some talk about White Sox SS Caleb Bonemer and Rays C Caden Bodine.

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Time Stamps

• (1:00) Draft rankings process talk
• (12:00) Cam Flukey
• (20:00) Aiden Ruiz
• (26:00) Thoughts on projecting raw power
• (31:30) EJ Booth
• (41:00) Justin Lebron & Ace Reese
• (48:30) Which profiles can move themselves up the board down the stretch?
• (55:30) Caleb Bonemer
• (1:01:20) Caden Bodine

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