Ben and Carlos talk about the first significant in-season update to the 2026 Top 100 list. The two talk about a handful of 2025 draftees who are flipping the switch with strong starts to the season after questionable pro debuts in 2026. They talk about a few notable additions at the back of the list, including a handful of Rays prospects and Royals infielder Josh Hammond. They also talk about how electric Padres catcher Ethan Salas has been, and the consistent offensive production that Mets outfield AJ Ewing provides.

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• (1:00) Top 100 adjustments
• (4:00) Ethan Holliday, Tate Southisene, Kayson Cunnigham
• (17:30) Ethan Salas
• (27:45) Josh Hammond
• (32:00) Rays risers
• (42:00) Emil Morales
• (45:00) AJ Ewing
• (47:30) Names close to the 100 who aren’t quite there yet

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Ben and Carlos break open the FP mailbag and talk about hitters outside of the top 10 they have a lot of conviction in, complex league players they are anticipating, the logistics of academies in the Dominican Republic and what would have to happen for UCLA SS Roch Cholowsky to actually slide in the draft.

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• (1:05) Which draft hit tools are you most convicted of deeper in the class?
• (11:00) Which players are you looking forward to in the complexes?
• (23:30) How many academies are there in the D.R. and how many players are at those academies?
• (30:15) Is there any world where Roch Cholowsky could slide?

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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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• (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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