Episode 189: Prospects Making Big Jumps In 2026

Episode 189: Prospects Making Big Jumps In 2026

From Future Projection by Baseball America

May 22, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

Ben and Carlos discuss up-and-coming baseball prospects and the activities of scouting departments as the draft approaches.

Ben and Carlos focus on up-arrow prospects who are not quite on the top 100, but are tracking up the board on individual Top 30s. The group of names includes a pair of Brewers lefthanded hitter, a trio of Guardians contact bats, A Rangers shortstop to know, even more Dodgers outfield prospects to be aware of and a few young arms with big stuff. They close with a chat about what scouting departments are doing this time of year as the college season winds down and the draft approaches. — Time Stamps (4:00) Prospect talk begins (4:30) Braylon Payne (10:00) Blake Burke (17:30) Cooper Ingle (23:00) Jasion Chourio & Robert Arias (29:40) Yolfran Castillo (32:40) Pedro Ramirez (36:00) Charles Davalan & Kendall George (42:00) Sadbiel Delzine (45:40) Dylan Jordan (50:00) How scouting departments operate this time of year — Do you have feedback for the show or want to ask us a question? Email us: futureprojection@baseballamerica.com . Future Projection Twitter: @FutureProPod Ben's Twitter: @BenBadler Carlos's Newsletter: @CarlosACollazo Baseball America Website Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Carlos

Topics covered

  • prospects
  • baseball
  • scouting
  • draft
  • college season

Keywords

  • prospects
  • scouting
  • baseball
  • draft
  • college season
  • Brewers
  • Guardians
  • Rangers
  • Dodgers

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Organizations: Brewers, Guardians, Rangers, Dodgers, Baseball America

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