Ben and Carlos break down the 2025 MLB Draft combine. The two talk about standout players, what the event was like, what value teams get from it and get into the specifics of names like Brandon Compton, Quentin Young, Kayson Cunningham, Marcos Paz and others. After that Ben highlights a few players who could be rising on our top 100 list, then gets further into the weeds on a handful of complex league standouts who are hot out of the gate.

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• (0:00) Carlos vs. Phoenix heat
• (6:00) Brandon Compton
• (9:30) Quentin Young
• (15:00) Kayson Cunningham
• (19:00) How much does the combine move the needle?
• (23:00) Marcos Paz
• (27:00) Pitch data importance
• (30:00) Joshua Flores
• (40:00) Quality of the combine in year five
• (50:00) Thoughts on athletic testing
• (57:00) Top 100 Risers
• (58:00) Travis Sykora
• (101:50) Zyhir Hope
• (1:05:00) Eduardo Quintero
• (1:10:00) Complex League Standouts

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Ben and Carlos talk about Ben’s most recent scouting trip, where he saw some of the top 2026, 2027 and 2028 class high school players in the country. The two talk about a handful of the biggest major league promotions of the last week, think about Jacob Wilson’s season and how that could impact how we view Marek Houston, talk through MacKenzie Gore’s season and the ETAs of high-end prep arms and also discuss the upcoming MLB Draft combine.

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• (0:00) Ben’s 2026 scouting experience
• (6:00) Gio Rojas as a standout prep lefty
• (10:25) MacKenzie Gore & HS pitching timelines
• (19:30) Denton Lord, Noah Wilson, Malachi Washington
• (23:05) Cole Prosek
• (27:30) Standout 2027 names
• (38:30) Kaiden McCarthy
• (42:30) Big league promotions
• (45:00) Jacob Misiorowski
• (48:00) Kyle Teel
• (51:00) Kayson Cunningham
• (56:00) Jacob Wilson vs. Marek Houston
• (1:05:00) Christian Moore
• (1:08:00) MLB Combine talk

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Ben and Carlos hop on the podcast and talk about the insanity that has been college baseball through regional play (both on and off the field). The two briefly discuss the resurgence of Dodgers outfielder Mike Sirota and then discuss Royals first baseman (outfielder?) Jac Caglianone and what to expect with his big league promotion. After that it’s all things 2025 international prospects. With Ben’s international review series dropping on the site, Carlos picks his brain on the players to know and the teams with the most exciting groups of players.

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• (0:00) NCAA tournament drama
• (11:00) College pitcher workloads
• (21:00) Mike Sirota’s resurgence
• (31:30) Jac Caglianone's big league promotion
• (38:00) International Review talk
• (43:30) Arms with improved stuff
• (47:30) Royals prospects
• (51:00) Red Sox prospects
• (58:30) Is this year’s IFA pitching crop better than normal?
• (1:01:00) Who are the top names in the class?
• (1:05:00) Where do Elian Pena and Josuar Gonzalez stack up compared to top draft prospects?
• (1:10:00) Catchers to know
• (1:12:15) Top Venezuelan names
• (1:16:15) The most exciting defenders in the class

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Ben's Twitter: @BenBadler

Carlos's Twitter: @CarlosACollazo

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