Episode 192: Mailbag—Making The Case For Jacob Lombard Over Grady Emerson

About this episode

In this episode, Ben and Carlos answer listener questions about various baseball prospects and rankings.

In this week’s listener mailbag, Ben and Carlos take questions like: can you make the case for Jacob Lombard over Grady Emerson? Where would UC Santa Barbara righthander Jackson Flora stack up with other Giants pitching prospects? Who are the top DSL pitchers to watch? Why isn’t Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson ranked even higher? — Time Stamps: (0:50) Give me an argument for taking Jacob Lombard over Grady Emerson (7:00) Where would Jackson Flora rank among top Giants pitching prospects? (12:00) Who are the best arms in the DSL this season? (18:00) Why isn’t Daniel Jackson ranked higher? — 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

• listener mailbag
• Jacob Lombard
• Grady Emerson
• Giants pitching prospects
• DSL pitchers
• Daniel Jackson ranking

Keywords

• Jacob Lombard
• Grady Emerson
• Jackson Flora
• Daniel Jackson
• DSL pitchers
• Giants prospects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UC Santa Barbara, Giants, DSL, Baseball America

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