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 Cunningham
• (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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Ben and Carlos take listener questions on a variety of up-arrow pro prospects including Orioles righthander JT Quinn, White Sox outfielder Samuel Zavala, Braves outfielder Eric Hartman and Dodgers outfielder Josue De Paula.

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Time Stamps:

• (0:30) JT Quinn
• (6:00) Sammy Zavala
• (10:00) Eric Hartman & Tate Southisene
• (15:50) Josue De Paula
• (20:00) FCL and DSL streaming

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Ben and Carlos lament Chipotle’s points policy before getting into the real stuff. The two talk about a number of strong performances from a handful of 2025 draftees, including Seth Hernandez, Kade Anderson, Jamie Arnold, Tyler Bremner, JoJo Parker, Kayson Cunningham and others.

They then talk about the loud offensive season and power surge from Red Sox shortstop Franklin Arias, wonder about the strikeout tendencies of Tigers shortstop Bryce Rainer and talk about the approach overhaul of Nationals shortstop Seaver King.

Time Stamps:

• (0:00) Intro
• (3:40) Seth Hernandez
• (11:00) Kade Anderson
• (13:00) Jamie Arnold
• (16:30) Tyler Bremner
• (22:00) Will teams be more aggressive with high school pitchers this year?
• (25:40) JoJo Parker
• (27:45) Kayson Cunningham
• (30:00) Josh Hammond
• (34:30) Ike Irish
• (36:15) Franklin Arias
• (41:30) Josh Adamczewski
• (49:10) Bryce Rainer
• (54:40) Nationals prospects to be excited about

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Ben and Carlos talk about Ben’s recent trip to the Dominican Republic and then break open this week’s listener mailbag. Recommendations for college students who want to work in scouting, how we view the hit risk of Florida shortstop Jacob Lombard and whether we’d rather have the No. 3 or 4 pick with a smaller bonus pool, or the No. 5 pick with a bigger bonus pool.

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Time Stamps:

• (0:15) Ben’s trip to the Dominican Republic
• (14:10) What suggestions do you have for someone who wants to work in scouting?
• (25:30) How do you consider the hit tool risk for Jacob Lombard?
• (34:00) Would you rather pick No. 3/4 with a smaller pool or No. 5 with a bigger pool?

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Ben and Carlos talk about how they react when scouting opinions differ from their own, then take a few listener emails. How do pitchers add velocity so quickly? How do teams rank their own prospects and other prospects from other clubs? Why couldn’t the Pirates offer a ton of money to get Roch Cholowsky to them at pick No. 5?

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Time Stamps:

• (0:40) What happens when a scout’s view differs from yours?
• (13:00) How do players add velocity so quickly?
• (21:00) Do teams have their own prospect rankings for themselves and other clubs?
• (26:00) Why couldn't the Pirates offer a ton of money to get Roch Cholowsky at pick No. 5?

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Ben and Carlos talk about yet another ridiculously talented high school lefthander in this year’s class, Massachusetts southpaw Brody Bumila. After that the two talk about Konnor Griffin’s nine-year extension with the Pirates, then get into a number of impressive early-season minor league performers so far this season.

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Time Stamps:

• (4:00) In the weeds on Brody Bumila
• (20:30) Konnor Griffin’s extension
• (27:30) Noah Schultz
• (32:20) Max Clark
• (37:00) George Lombard Jr.
• (41:00) A brief draft tangent
• (44:00) Marco Dinges
• (49:30) Dylan Jordan
• (50:00) Kade Anderson
• (54:45) Gavin Kilen
• (56:30) Tanner Franklin

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