Ben and Carlos catch up on what they’ve been up to over the last few weeks. The two talk about the growing excitement for 2026 UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, then get into a conversation about the July Top 100 update. How good is Konnor Griffin going to be? Who are the players beyond him who have viable cases to be the No. 1 prospect in the game? Is Kayson Cunningham this year’s Kevin McGonigle? Up-arrow pitchers including Jonah Tong, Trey Yesavage and Orioles flamethrower Esteban Mejia. The two talk about potential draft sleepers, why NIL has created a new ballgame for signability talks with college players and then discuss whether or not drafting for need is a realistic strategy to employ.

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Time Stamps:

• (0:00) What we’ve been up to
• (7:00) Roch Cholowsky
• (15:30) Konnor Griffin
• (28:30) Third base value & the defensive spectrum
• (32:30) Other No. 1 prospect candidates
• (40:30) Kevin McGonigle vs. Kayson Cunningham
• (45:00) Jonah Tong & Trey Yesavage
• (50:20) Esteban Mejia
• (55:00) Mike Sirota esque draft sleepers
• (1:00:00) Players having increased leverage in college
• (1:07:00) Is drafting for need now more realistic in the draft?

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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.

Time Stamps:

• (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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Time Stamps

• (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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