Prospect Podcast: Prospects Making Arguments For 2026 Promotions

About this episode

The episode discusses notable prospect performances and arguments for promotions in baseball.

On this week's Prospect Podcast, Ian Cundall, Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper take a look at some of the most notable prospect performances of April. (00:00) Ian has been checking out the California League (07:30) Why we're even more optimistic about Franklin Arias (13:00) Three prospects making arguments for promotions (29:00) Why are MLB lefty rookie starters dominating right now? SEAT GEEK Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order* seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount 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: Ian Cundall, Geoff Pontes, JJ Cooper

Topics covered

• prospect performances
• California League
• MLB promotions
• rookie starters
• baseball analysis

Keywords

• prospects
• baseball
• promotions
• California League
• rookie starters
• Franklin Arias

Sponsors

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