Episode 191: Digging Deeper On College Pitchers

About this episode

Ben and Carlos discuss the NCAA tournament and analyze the college pitching prospects for the 2026 draft class.

Ben and Carlos talk about the upcoming NCAA tournament and the players, teams and matchups they are looking forward to seeing. The two talk about the state of the college pitching in the 2026 draft class, and wonder who the best candidates are to come off the board after UC Santa Barbara righthander Jackson Flora. — Time Stamps (0:00) Opening banter (3:50) NCAA regional talk (8:30) College pitching talk (12:00) Cameron Flukey (25:00) Mason Edwards (27:00) Cole Carlon (29:00) Tegan Kuhns (37:00) Cade Townsend (46:30) Jack Radel (51:30) College pitching depth and draft strategy (54:00) Closing Derek Curiel propaganda — 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 Twitter: @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

• NCAA tournament
• college pitching
• 2026 draft class
• player analysis
• team matchups

Keywords

• NCAA
• college pitchers
• draft class
• Jackson Flora
• Cameron Flukey
• Mason Edwards
• pitching depth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UC Santa Barbara

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