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Noah Schultz (Tony Farlow/Fourseam Images)
Ben and Carlos talk about Baseball America's new draft rankings and briefly touch on the state of the class and how the group is shaping up. Ben brings up the idea of a pick trade again and how it would affect Carlos' ability to create mock drafts. Ben also said it would be interesting if teams could trade domestic draft picks for international draft picks, if that were to happen, and the more freedom teams have to build their rosters, the better. I'll tell you.
And the two join White Sox left-hander Noah Schultz, Rockies right-hander Chase Dollander, Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw, Royals catcher Blake Mitchell and Twins outfielder Emmanuel Rodriguez, all of whom are off to strong starts this season. I mentioned promising players in the minor leagues who will cut the .
The two then switch gears to talk about some prospects whose start to the season could be more concerning. These players include Yankees shortstop Roderick Arias, Rangers shortstop Sebastian Walcott, Mariners catcher Harry Ford, Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Tiedemann, Padres right-hander Dylan Lesko, and Braves right-hander Hurston Waldrep. included. In that conversation, the two also question the merits of demoting a prospect and whether it is beneficial to a player's development.
Ben has a sleeper right-hander in the Brewers' system in Bishop Letson to know, and the two talk about his incredible leap in less than a year after being drafted in the 11th round. It's about whether teams are investing in immature, predictable prospects who take time to develop, and whether those kinds of players are less common in 20-round drafts and small minor league systems. It leads to conversation.
Ben relies on Carlos' brainpower to figure out which players are available for the team he drafted outside of the top eight, and how likely it is that one of the “big eight” will slide further down the list. What are the potential draft scenarios for the Pirates, Nationals, Tigers, and Red Sox? The two talked about pitcher attrition and whether it makes teams more likely to draft a promising pitcher in the first place. , then launches into listener questions about Latin American academies lying about the ages of promising pitchers.
Time stamp
(0:00) New draft rankings
(13:00) Pick trading
(18:00) International Draft Transactions
(21:00) Noah Schultz
(23:00) Chase Dolander
(27:00) Matt Shaw
(29:30) Blake Mitchell
(34:00) Emmanuel Rodriguez
(40:00) Roderick Arias
(45:30) Sebastian Walcott
(49:00) Thoughts on promotion and demotion
(52:00) Harry Ford
(57:00) Ricky Tiedemann
(1:03:00) Dylan Lesko
(1:08:00) Hurston Waldrep
(1:13:40) Bishop Letson
(1:19:00) Teams investing in “raw” players
(1:23:00) 9th place Pirates option
(1:33:00) Will anyone slip out of the top 8?
(1:37:00) FSU outfielder James Tibbs
(1:39:00) Are the Red Sox in no man's land at 12?
(1:46:00) Pitcher attrition and its impact on draft decisions
(1:52:00) What happens if an academy lies about a player's age?
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