Defensive Indifference: A 2080 Baseball Podcast

Nick Faleris and Burke Granger discuss 2019 MLB Draft standouts from the Under Armour All America Game and Workout, including Bobby Witt Jr., Rece Hinds, Daniel Espino, Gunnar Henderson, CJ Abrams and more.

2080 Baseball's Midseason Top 125 Prospect Rankings are live and Nick Faleris, Dave DeFreitas and Adam McInturff are here to step through them on a bonus episode of Defensive Indifference: A 2080 Baseball Podcast.

Nick Faleris, Adam McInturff and Burke Granger share thoughts on this year's homer-happy MLB Futures Game, including breakdowns of the game's MVP Taylor Trammell (OF, Reds), Yusniel Diaz (OF, Dodgers), Touki Toussaint (RHP, Braves), Matt Manning (RHP, Tigers), Adonis Medina (RHP, Phillies), Dakota Hudson (RHP, Cardinals), and more.

Dave DeFreitas and Adam McInturff return to the podcast and join Nick in discussing Manny Machado and JA Happ as trade targets, as well as an opening discussion on the Braves' failure to sign Carter Stewart (8th overall draft pick).

Brian Sakowski of Perfect Game USA joins Nick Faleris and Burke Granger to discuss the first big scouting showcase for the 2019 Draft Class -- the Perfect Game National Showcase, hosted at Tropicana Field. Burke and Brian go over thoughts on some of their favorite performers from the event and discuss the showcase circuit more broadly. The three close out the draft-centric episode answering a mailbag question asking to rank the top Oregon State hitters.

Adam McInturff and John Eshleman go over John's tour through the Arizona complexes for Extended Spring Training and Nick Faleris joins the conversation to discuss the difficulties in scouting J2 players and how things can change between signing the player and state-side ball. In segment two Adam and Nick discuss some Florida State League All-Star participants and Adam's upcoming schedule.

In Segment 1, Nick Faleris, Dave DeFreitas, Adam McInturff and Burke Granger start to transition into trade season by stepping through the analysis of putting together hypothetical trade packages for two talented arms with several years of control remaining.

In Segment 2, Nick, Burke and Adam discuss last week's MLB Draft with a focus on Days 2 and 3, including some of Burke's and Nick's favorite picks and a few noteworthy draft classes.

Nick Faleris, Burke Granger and Adam McInturff discuss initial reactions to Day 1 of the Draft, including a look at the top 10 selections plus more in depth analysis of the drafts hauls for the Rays, Royals, DBacks, Indians, Pirates, Mariners, and more.

Nick and Burke discuss MLB Draft first round target Mike Vasil and his announcement requesting to redraw from the Draft, plus eight names outside of the first two rounds you should know. Adam joins nick in segment two to clear out his SAL notebook with thoughts from recent looks at Braves and Royals prospects.

Nick, Dave and Burke welcome as guests The Athletic's Melissa Lockard and Emily Waldon, as well as Baseball America's Carlos Collazo, to discuss hot starts from 2017 draftees and the upcoming 2018 MLB Draft, respectively. Plus, Dave shares thoughts on a talented Triple-A Durham Club (Rays).