Draft Podcast: Starting The Hype Train For 2026 Shortstops Jacob Lombard & Grady Emerson
Image credit: Grady Emerson In Jupiter 2024 (Photo by Tom DiPace)
On this week’s episode of Baseball America’s Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and Peter Flaherty talk about Peter’s first experience down in Jupiter covering the annual World Wood Bat tournament.
The standout players for him were the top-ranked high school players of the 2026 class: Grady Emerson and Jacob Lombard. What makes them so dynamic and exciting?
Afterwards, Peter talks through a number of 2025 outfielders who impressed in some form or fashion before hitting on a few pitchers of note. Finally, the episode closes out with a few quick thoughts on the World Series.
Time Stamps
- 0:00) Intro
- (7:00) Jacob Lombard
- (14:45) Grady Emerson
- (21:00) 2025 hitters who stood out at Jupiter
- (31:00) 2025 pitchers who stood out at Jupiter
- (38:00) World Series thoughts
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