Future Projection: Teams Best At International Scouting & Changes Coming For College Recruiting
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Ben Badler and Carlos Collazo return for another episode of Future Projection to talk about a multitude of topics, including their report writing processes and standout 2024 international signees.
Which players have been better than expected? Which teams seem to have particularly strong classes after a first look in the Dominican Summer League? Which teams in general scout international prospects particularly well?
The podcast then tackles college scholarships and the potential for shrinking rosters with a discussion about how it will impact players, coaches, team construction, college baseball parity and the high school recruiting process.
The show closes with a great listener question about the easiest and most difficult tools to scout. Let’s dig in!
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Time Stamps
- (1:00) The report writing process
- (12:00) Being critical of an older prospect vs. younger prospect
- (15:00) Why no prospects have perfect reports
- (19:00) Jurickson Profar’s career
- (24:00) International propsect talk
- (28:00) Brewers & Jesus Made
- (30:00) Jose Anderson
- (32:00) Guardians & Gabriel Rodriguez
- (34:00) Robert Arias
- (35:00) Juneiker Caceres
- (37:00) Giants & Jhonny Level
- (39:00) Oliver Tejada & Argenis Cayama
- (41:00) Cardinals & Branneli Franco
- (42:00) Rainiel Rodriguez
- (44:00) Which teams do the best on the international market?
- (47:00) Are international scouts safe from job cuts?
- (50:00) College scholarships and roster cutting
- (556:00) How even is the college landscape?
- (1:01:00) How this impacts high school recruiting
- (1:12:00) Smaller schools taking a player development route
- (1:20:00) Listener question on scouting tools
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