Ben and Carlos discuss the recently released Top 100 prospects list for the 2026 season. The two work their way down the list and discuss players they like at every stage, as well as players they are split on, players who are more polarizing and players who they are more skeptical of. The two also give their reactions to the Freddy Peralta trade, and at the end of the show react live to the MacKenzie Gore trade that broke on air.

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Time Stamps

• (1:30) Freddy Peralta trade reactions
• (13:30) Top 100 talk starts
• (16:50) The top pitchers in the class
• (21:30) Colt Emerson
• (26:00) Walker Jenkins & Max Clark
• (30:30) Carter Jensen
• (35:20) Carson Benge
• (37:00) Bryce Eldridge
• (39:45) Thomas White
• (43:00) Sal Stewart, Dylan Beavers, Josue De Paula, Josuar Gonzalez
• (49:30) Bryce Rainer
• (53:05) Moises Ballesteros
• (55:00) Seth Hernandez, Eli Willits
• (57:00) Brody Hopkins
• (1:01:00) Mike Sirota
• (1:04:35) Franklin Arias
• (1:08:00) Jonah Tong
• (1:13:00) Luis Peña
• (1:17:00) Ryan Sloan
• (1:19:30) Lazaro Montes
• (1:23:00) Elmer Rodriguez
• (1:25:30) Caden Scarborough
• (1:28:20) Arjun Nimmala
• (1:30:10) Justin Crawford
• (1:36:00) Rhett Lowder
• (1:37:40) Kendry Chourio, Braylon Doughty
• (1:45:40) Luis De Leon
• (1:47:30) Billy Carlson
• (1:48:00) Marek Houston
• (1:50:00) Live MacKenzie Gore trade reaction

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Ben and Carlos hop on the podcast for a Jan. 15 focused edition of the show where Ben provides all the details on every team in the league. If you want to know about your team’s 2026 international signing class, this is the podcast for you.

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Time Stamps:

• (2:30) Guardians
• (7:40) Tigers
• (11:05) Royals
• (16:25) Twins
• (19:25) White Sox
• (23:30) Brewers
• (27:30) Cubs
• (29:45) Reds
• (32:45) Cardinals
• (36:45) Pirates
• (40:15) Mariners
• (43:30) Astros
• (45:55) Rangers
• (48:48) Athletics
• (52:45) Angels
• (55:25) Dodgers
• (1:00:30) Giants
• (1:05:15) Diamondbacks
• (1:09:05) Padres
• (1:12:40) Rockies
• (1:15:05) Red Sox
• (1:17:55) Yankees
• (1:20:40) Blue Jays
• (1:23:30) Rays
• (1:27:45) Orioles
• (1:30:50) Phillies
• (1:33:40) Mets
• (1:36:00) Marlins
• (1:38:50) Braves
• (1:41:00) Nationals

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Carlos's Newsletter: Fringe Average

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Ben and Carlos open the mailbag in today’s episode. The two answer a handful of questions including: how do prep pitchers change their stock during the spring? Which prospects do we like to the same level as Trey Yesavage? Whether or not Roch Cholowsky and Grady Emerson are the clear 1-2 players in the class. And where Wandy Asigen and other top international signees would fit if they were draft eligible.

Time Stamps:

• (0:50) How do high school players change their stock in the spring?
• (8:00) Which college prospects do we like as much as Trey Yesavage?
• (15:00) Are Roch Cholowsky and Grady Emerson a clearcut 1-2?
• (23:00) Would Wandy Asigen go inside the top five picks of the draft?

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Carlos's Newsletter: Fringe Average

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