Podcast: Future MLB Draft Standouts From The Summer Circuit

Image credit: Seth Hernandez (Courtesy USA Baseball)

Ben Badler and Carlos Colazzo are back on the mic to talk about their travels and the prospects they’ve seen over the last few weeks and months of the summer showcase circuit.

Ben breaks down a few high-upside pitching prospects from the 2026 class who wowed him this summer, while Carlos does the same for two prep righties in the upcoming 2025 high school class. The two wonder if spin rate monsters are becoming increasingly common, try and see where Seth Hernandez stacks up with recent elite pitching prospects, talk through a handful of talented two-way players and lots more.

The show closes with a listener email asking about the top international prospects from the most recent class and how those players up in a theoretical international draft.

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Time Stamps

Curmudgeons in baseball (1:00)
Style of play vs. talent of players (5:00)
Randy Arozerena having friends (8:00)
What have we been up to? (10:00)
Area Code Games as Ben’s favorite event (11:30)
MLB Breakthrough Series at the Area Code Games (15:00)
Sean Mack (18:30)
Are spin rate monsters becoming more common? (20:00)
Standout summer players (26:00)
Savion Sims (27:30)
Trey Rangel (30:40)
Seth Hernandez (33:00)
Where does Seth Hernandez rank in terms of elite pitching prospects? (36:00)
Landon Harmon (41:00)
Kruz Schoolcraft, Billy Carlson and two-way players (43:00)
Dean Moss as one of the most disciplined hitters in the class (50:00)
Kayson Cunningham, Gavin Fien, Eli Willits as USA standouts (56:00)
Listener email about international prospects (1:03:00)