Prospect Podcast: Early Season Stars

About this episode

The episode discusses early season standout prospects and highlights the Nationals' Class A teams.

On this week's Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper look at a trio of prospects off to great starts, plus we look at why the Nationals Class A teams are ones to watch. (00:00) Franklin Arias Is Hitting For Power (06:00) Colby Shelton Looks Like He's Combining Power And Contact (10:00) Seth Hernandez Is Must-See MiLB.TV (18:30) What Is Going Well For The Nationals, Including An Emerging Prospect SQUARE Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at https://square.com/go/FOUL #squarepod Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/ba2022 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Hosts: Geoff Pontes, JJ Cooper

Topics covered

• prospects
• Minor League Baseball
• player performance
• Nationals
• early season analysis

Keywords

• prospects
• Franklin Arias
• Colby Shelton
• Seth Hernandez
• Nationals
• Minor League Baseball
• early season

Sponsors

Square, BetterHelp

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nationals

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