The two talk about Rhett Lowder’s promotion to the majors and how his career has thus far played out as expected while also talking through the recent heater that Cubs 2024 first-rounder Cam Smith has been on.

The two then discuss lessons learned from previous drafts and draft prospects, including how to deal with anchoring biases and weighting performance, prospect fatigue and over- or under-reacting to changes in player performance and tools.

The show closes with some conversation about a handful of the top 2025 prospects in the class, including South Carolina’s Ethan Petry and a 1-2 pitching punch of Tyler Bremner (UC Santa Barbara) and Jamie Arnold (Florida State).

Time Stamps

• (3:00) Rhett Lowder’s big league promotion
• (10:00) Cam Smith on a heater
• (18:30) Post-hype prospects & prospect fatigue
• (20:00) Adrian Del Castillo
• (25:00) Chase Dollander
• (29:00) Dylan Crews
• (34:00) Ethan Petry
• (39:00) Tyler Bremner vs. Jamie Arnold

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Ben breaks down a few high-upside pitching prospects from the 2026 class who wowed him this summer, while Carlos does the same for two prep righties in the upcoming 2025 high school class. The two wonder if spin rate monsters are becoming increasingly common, try and see where Seth Hernandez stacks up with recent elite pitching prospects, talk through a handful of talented two-way players and lots more. 

The show closes with a listener email asking about the top international prospects from the most recent class and how those players up in a theoretical international draft.

Top 50 Class Of 2026, 2027 Players From The Area Code Games

Ben Badler shares 50 scouting reports breaking down the top performing underclassmen at the 2024 Area Code Games.

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Time Stamps

• Curmudgeons in baseball (1:00)
• Style of play vs. talent of players (5:00)
• Randy Arozerena having friends (8:00)
• What have we been up to? (10:00)
• Area Code Games as Ben’s favorite event (11:30)
• MLB Breakthrough Series at the Area Code Games (15:00)
• Sean Mack (18:30)
• Are spin rate monsters becoming more common? (20:00)
• Standout summer players (26:00)
• Savion Sims (27:30)
• Trey Rangel (30:40)
• Seth Hernandez (33:00)
• Where does Seth Hernandez rank in terms of elite pitching prospects? (36:00)
• Landon Harmon (41:00)
• Kruz Schoolcraft, Billy Carlson and two-way players (43:00)
• Dean Moss as one of the most disciplined hitters in the class (50:00)
• Kayson Cunningham, Gavin Fien, Eli Willits as USA standouts (56:00)
• Listener email about international prospects (1:03:00)

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Time Stamps

• (1:00) How concerned are we with Marcelo Mayer’s injury history? 
• (4:00)The Red Sox now have a Big Four. Who reaches Boston first? 
• (7:15) What September callups do we most want to see? 
• (11:30) Geoff details his recent conversation with top pick Travis Bazzana
• (16:45) Why Carlos is really excited about 2025 RHP Seth Hernandez in the draft 
• (23:00) Answering fan questions!

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Yes, folks, you’ve heard right: Dylan White makes his triumphant return to the fantasy baseball podcast after two weeks spent in a remote location learning the secrets of roto from fantasy zen masters. To commemorate the occasion, Dylan has elected to share in his newfound enlightenment by whimsically whispering secrets of the fantasy cosmos gleaned while on sabbatical.

Rejoice!

Ok, in reality, Dylan and Geoff get back together this week to talk a bunch of recent baseball news, as well as discuss some top names to know for keeper and redraft leagues for 2025. It may not be a reveal of cosmic truths, but it is useful intel for intrepid managers looking to get a leg up on the competition heading into next year!

Timestamps

• Dylan Crews and the Nationals’ ‘future (3:00)
• Jaison Chourio and Marcelo Mayer injury (15:00)
• Emmanuel Rodriguez (21:00)
• Kristian Campbell (25:00)
• Edgar Quero (29:00)
• Roman Anthony (31:00)
• Dalton Rushing (39:00)
• Brandon Birdsell (41:00)
• Quinn Mathews (46:00)
• Caden Dana (49:00)
• Bubba Chandler (51:00)
• Kumar Rocker (54:00)
• Sleepers (58:00)

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Drawing from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League, who played the 2023-24 season as an independent team prior to gaining afflation with the Carolina Hurricanes, we ask if a non-affiliated Independent minor league team would offer a benefit to the minor league structure. We discuss how that would work and why it would offer players a viable showcase opportunity against affiliated players.

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Who’s been hotter than Christian Moore? Are we more excited about buying into a first base profile after what we’ve seen from Nick Kurtz? Can anyone slow down the Angels with their aggressive pushing of prospects? Are we concerned about Charlie Condon’s strikeouts?

Later, the discussion shifts to college player analysis for the 2025 class with Peter breaking down the most impressive players he saw in the Cape Cod League and his Top 100 transfer portal rankings. The show closes out with an intriguing discussion about college baseball’s added scholarships and a rundown of notable high school standouts from the summer, specifically from the annual East Coast Pro Showcase.

• Christian Moore and Nick Kurtz (2:00)
• David Mershon (9:00)
• Derek Clark (11:00)
• Charlie Condon struggles (13:00)
• Aiva Arquette (16:30)
• Nick Dumesnil (18:40)
• Ethan Conrad (20:00)
• What was the Cape’s talent level this year? (21:00)
• Joey Volchko as the top arm for 2026? (24:00)
• Brandon Compton (25:30)
• Murf Gray (27:00)
• Transfer portal talk (29:00)
• College scholarships for players (33:00)
• High school standouts from this summer and the East Coast Pro (42:00)

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(0:00) J.J. defends one-knee catching
(3:15) Can Chandler Simpson steal 100 bases in the big leagues one day? 
(10:30) Brewers reliever Craig Yoho has a ridiculous changeup
(16:00) Is this the worst time ever to be a senior high school baseball player? 
(20:00) How will teams allocate their transfer and NIL resources? 

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• Intro (0:00)
• Hunter Greene (1:45)
• Freddie Freeman (4:00)
• Austin Riley (7:00)
• Alex Bregman (10:00)
• Pete Fairbanks (13:00)
• Jared Jones (17:00)
• Tyler Glasnow (22:00)
• Jacob Wilson (26:00)
• Connor Norby (30:00)
• Older players to target late this season (35:00)
• Bounce-back players coming off injury or poor performance (40:00)
• Young MLB players with playing time concerns (48:00)

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• Evaluating Speed (4:00)
• 60 Yard Dash and Home to First (7:00)
• Top Speed and it’s benefits (16:00)
• X Axis of force velocity curve (27:00)
• Top speed atrophies as players age (35:00)
• The Nolan Arenado example (44:00)
• What accelerates atrophy? (49:00)
• Hit Tool Players vs. Size, Athleticism and Tools (52:00)
• Colt Emerson vs. Walker Martin (63:00)
• The Brent Rooker Example (67:00)

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Be sure to listen to previous organizational breakdowns here:

• AL East
• AL Central
• AL West
• NL East
• NL Central

(3:10) Arizona Diamondbacks
(17:30) Colorado Rockies
(31:00) Los Angeles Dodgers
(49:30) San Diego Padres
(60:00) San Francisco Giants

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