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Future Projection

Baseball America

Baseball America’s Ben Badler and Carlos Collazo offer scout-level insight into all levels of baseball—everything from the amateur MLB Draft, international scouting, minor league prospects to the bigs. New episodes drop every week.

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Episode 153: How MLB Teams Develop Pitching With Paul...

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2025/12/26

Ben and Carlos have a conversation about pitching development with Paul Davis. Davis has spent years in the game and was most recently the Braves director of pitching. He’s also spent time with both the Cardinals and Mariners organizations, and coached and played baseball in college. Davis talks about what it’s like to be a pitching director and how pitching development has changed over the years. He talks about movement patterns, delivery checkpoints, injuries, the importance of having a

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34:55

Episode 152: Who Are Breakout DSL Candidates & Where...

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2025/12/23

Ben and Carlos break open the listener mailbag after talking briefly about MLB’s new tech limitations that are coming to baseball. Today’s listener topics include Dominican Summer League breakout candidates, the comps on 2026 high school shortstop Tyler Spangler, the rarity of 60-grade hit/power prospects and players outside the top 100 with the biggest upside potential. —Time Stamps: (0:00) Intro and tech talk(10:00) DSL breakouts(16:45) Tyler Spangler comps?(20:00) The rarity of 60-grade hit/power

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Episode 151: AL West Farm Systems

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2025/12/19

Ben and Carlos complete their divisional prospect breakdown with the AL West. The two analyze each team’s farm system, talk about the strengths and weaknesses, get into some of the top players and more.—Time Stamps:(0:00) Intro & Prospect Handbook Talk(4:45) Mariners(31:30) Athletics(59:30) Rangers(1:19:00) Astros(1:33:30) AngelsDo you have feedback for the show or want to ask us a question? Email us: futureprojection@baseballamerica.com.Ben's Twitter: @BenBadlerCarlos's Newsletter:

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27:58

Episode 150: Where Would Roch Cholowsky Rank On The...

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2025/12/16

Let’s open the listener mailbag.To get into all of your questions, Ben and Carlos shake up the Future Projection formula and give you a 30-minute episode exclusively with listener questions. Where would Roch Cholowsky slot onto the top 100 prospects list right now? Who are our favorite pure hitters in the 2026 class? What do we think about Texas catcher Carson Tinney and his summer struggles? And will the Braves take a pair of high school pitchers in 2026? If you have questions of your own, send

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129:34

Episode 149: AL Central Farm Systems

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2025/12/12

Ben and Carlos continue their divisional prospect breakdown with the AL Central. The two analyze each team’s farm system, talk about the strengths and weaknesses, get into some of the top players and more.—Time Stamps:(0:00) Intro(2:00) Draft lottery(9:20) AL Central talk(10:45) Tigers(40:40) Guardians(1:03:10) Twins(1:24:30) White Sox (1:50:00) RoyalsDo you have feedback for the show or want to ask us a question? Email us: futureprojection@baseballamerica.com.Ben's Twitter:

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121:56

Episode 148: AL East Farm Systems

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2025/12/05

Ben and Carlos continue their divisional prospect breakdown with the AL East. The two analyze each team’s farm system, talk about the strengths and weaknesses, get into some of the top players and more.—Time Stamps:(0:00) Intro(5:30) AL East overview(8:00) Red Sox(33:30) Orioles(58:00) Blue Jays(1:16:00) Rays(1:36:00) YankeesDo you have feedback for the show or want to ask us a question? Email us: futureprojection@baseballamerica.com.Ben's Twitter: @BenBadlerCarlos's Newsletter: Fringe

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81:31

Episode 147: Biggest Draft Busts, Thanksgiving Food...

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2025/11/26

Ben and Carlos throw the mailbag wide open and take a variety of listener questions ahead of Thanksgiving. The two put grades on Thanksgiving dishes and also spend plenty of time talking about prospects, scouting, baseball jargon, sleepers, potential position switches, draft busts, personal cheeseballs and more. —Time Stamps:(0:00) Intro(3:00) Thanksgiving food grades(14:00) What do we mean by hitterish?(28:30) Biggest personal cheeseball hits?(35:00) Pitchers beyond the first round who could

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126:19

Episode 146: NL West Farm Systems

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2025/11/21

Ben and Carlos continue their divisional prospect breakdown with the NL West. The two analyze each team’s farm system, talk about the strengths and weaknesses, get into some of the top players and more.—Time Stamps:(0:00) Intro(5:30) Dodgers(31:40) Giants(56:30) D-backs(1:18:00) Rockies(1:41:10) PadresDo you have feedback for the show or want to ask us a question? Email us: futureprojection@baseballamerica.com.Ben's Twitter: @BenBadlerCarlos's Newsletter: Fringe AverageBaseball America

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123:06

Episode 145: NL Central Farm Systems

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2025/11/14

Ben and Carlos continue their divisional prospect breakdown with the NL Central. The two analyze each team’s farm system, talk about the strengths and weaknesses, get into some of the top players and more.—Time Stamps:(0:00) Intro(8:00) Brewers(41:00) Pirates(1:00:00) Cardinals(1:25:00) Reds(1:42:00) CubsDo you have feedback for the show or want to ask us a question? Email us: futureprojection@baseballamerica.com.Ben's Twitter: @BenBadlerCarlos's Newsletter: Fringe AverageBaseball America

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Episode 144: NL East Farm Systems

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2025/11/07

Ben and Carlos kick off their annual farm system review series with the NL East. The two talk through each farm system, discuss development and acquisition trends, break down the top players in each system and try to talk through where players and orgs will rank in the greater prospect landscape. —Time Stamps:(0:00) Quick World Series recap(3:00) Rockies struggles(13:00) Mets(40:00) Marlins(1:02:00) Nationals(1:18:00) Phillies(1:42:00) BravesDo you have feedback for the show or want to ask us a

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Episode 143: How Did Teams Miss On Trey Yesavage?

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2025/10/31

Ben and Carlos talk about Trey Yesavage’s lights out start in the World Series and think back to draft day when he fell further than expected to the Blue Jays at 20. The two talk about how medical questions impact the decision-making process for signing players and then turn to the AFL. Which high-performing hitters from the league are we buying and which are we selling? The two then briefly touch on some of the managerial hires around the league and answer a listener question about scouting

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71:21

Episode 142: Question Marks & Sleepers In The 2026...

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2025/10/24

Ben and Carlos talk about the official news that Tennessee coach Tony Vitello is moving to the majors and discuss some of the strategic managerial lessons that can be learned from this year’s postseason. The two then talk about our October draft update and explore some of the question marks in the 2026 class beyond Roch Cholowsky and Grady Emerson. The two discuss a handful of their favorite sleeper candidates to move into the first round and then take a listener question about batter

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Episode 141: Gold Glove Finalists & Prospects With...

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2025/10/17

Ben and Carlos talk about the finalists for the 2025 gold glove awards and talk about the players’ defensive backgrounds leading up to now. Who were the no-brainer gold glove winners as amateurs, and who are the players who surprise us now that they are? After that the two talk about some of the top minor league candidates to win future gold glove awards. They also talk about 2027 high school catcher Will Brick jumping into the 2026 class and wonder where all the high school catching talent has gone

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Episode 140: How To Find Breakout Prospects

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2025/10/10

Ben and Carlos talk about the Arizona Fall League and the degree to which it matters. The two pick out a few players they are excited about in the league, then turn to Ben’s piece on hitting standouts in the Dominican Summer League. The two compare and contrast top prospects like Josuar Gonzalez and Elian Peña to draftees like Ethan Holliday and Eli Willits, then take listener questions including: should we give Angel Genao and Cam Collier mulligans? Is Joshua Baez’s breakout legit? And what do we

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Episode 139: Should MLB Teams Hire College Coaches As...

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2025/10/03

Ben and Carlos talk about the Tony Vitello to the majors rumors and think about the skills that would or wouldn’t translate from the college game to the majors. Should MLB teams be looking for more managers from the college ranks? And why don’t we see more MLB/college coaching crossover in general? The two then discuss which of the current MLB manager vacancies would be the most and least appealing.—Time Stamps(0:00) Cam Schlittler(10:30) Tony Vitello, big league manager?(17:00) The value of college

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Episode 138: Konnor Griffin, Rebuilding Teams & The...

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2025/09/26

Ben and Carlos talk about Konnor Griffin’s Minor League Player of the Year season. The two then think through how long it will take for the Pirates to become competitive, and wonder which last place team in the league is best-positioned for future success. The two talk about the upcoming draft lottery and its implications and also discuss the automated ball-strike challenge system that is heading to MLB in 2026. Ben also tackles a listener question about the state of the Rays international scouting

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Episode 137: Dead Period For Scouts, The State of the...

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2025/09/19

Ben and Carlos talk about MLB’s new mandated dead period for scouting domestic players and then talk about the Nationals GM search and the state of the organization. After that the two talk about a number of 2025 draftees who are off to slow starts in their pro debuts—plus a handful of strong debuts—then briefly talk about some of the more impressive minor league seasons.—Time Stamps(0:00) Intro(5:00) MLB’s Dead Period For Draft-Eligible Players(23:00) The state of the Nationals(37:30) 2025 debut

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Episode 136: The August Top 100 Update & Area Codes...

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2025/08/15

Ben and Carlos talk through some of the notable movers on the August Top 100 prospects update and then get into a few standouts from Carlos’ trip out West for the 2025 Area Code Games. The two discuss Konnor Griffin vs. Kevin McGonigle for No. 1 status, talk about JJ Wetherholt’s pure hitting ability and wonder if Walker Jenkins is now a bit underrated. After that Ben makes a case for Thomas White as the best pitching prospect in the minors. The two talk through a few players in the 50-100 range for

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84:49

Episode 135: MLB Draft Standouts From East Coast Pro

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2025/08/05

Ben and Carlos talk about the 2025 East Coast Pro showcase. The two break down some of the standout players who Carlos saw at this year’s event, featuring a full lineup’s worth of players to dig into. Ben also picks out a projection sleeper he’s excited about who could potentially take a big step forward.—Time Stamps(0:00) Intro(6:30) Conner Salerno(11:00) Coleman Borthwick(16:30) Gio Rojas (24:00) Phinn Waters(32:30) Mickey Gilligan(34:00) Aiden Ruiz(39:00) Keon Johnson(45:00) John Lindsey(47:30)

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72:06

Episode 134: The Padres Traded Leo De Vries & The...

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2025/08/01

Ben and Carlos talk about the Leo De Vries trade and a few other notable transactions at the signing deadline, then move into a conversation about the summer showcase circuit which gets started in earnest this week with the East Coast Pro and next week with the Area Code Games. —Time Stamps:(3:00) The Leo De Vries Trade(17:00) Other trades we're intrigued by(20:00) A sneaky add for the Twins(26:00) East Coast Pro & Area Code Games(39:00) The value of summer performance(44:00) The players who

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