About this episode

The episode provides an in-depth preview of the 2026 MLB Draft, discussing potential players and team strategies.

Ben and Carlos are joined by JJ Cooper for a hybrid Future Projection/draft podcast breaking down everything we know or are hearing about the top of the 2026 draft. We talk through possibilities and players for each team’s first pick, talk about org tendencies, system strengths and weaknesses and try to get a better understanding of how the draft could unfold to get you ready for draft day. — Time Stamps: (2:30) White Sox (10:00) Rays (15:15) Twins (22:30) Giants (31:00) Pirates (40:20) Royals (44:30) Orioles (50:20) Athletics (54:20) Braves (59:30) Rockies (1:03:40) Nationals (1:08:30) Angels (1:12:00) Cardinals (1:15:10) Marlins (1:18:30) D-backs (1:21:30) Rangers (1:25:00) Astros (1:27:10) Reds (1:30:20) Guardians (1:33:30) Red Sox (1:38:40) Padres (1:43:20) Tigers (1:46:50) Cubs (1:50:20) Mariners (1:52:10) Brewers (1:54:50) Mets (1:57:10) Yankees (1:59:30) Phillies (2:01:00) Blue Jays (2:02:50) Dodgers — 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 — FABLETICS Shop now at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Carlos

Guest: JJ Cooper

Topics covered

• 2026 MLB Draft
• player analysis
• team strategies
• draft predictions
• baseball news

Keywords

• MLB Draft
• 2026 draft
• baseball prospects
• team picks
• draft analysis

Sponsors

Fabletics, SeatGeek

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baseball America

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• Episode 197: Which Late Picks Have Superstar Potential? · July 21, 2026 · 32 min
• Episode 196: 2026 Draft Reactions · July 17, 2026 · 52 min
• Episode 194: In The Weeds On MLB’s Amateur Proposal · July 3, 2026 · 1h 0m

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