Ben and Carlos break down the 2025 MLB Draft combine. The two talk about standout players, what the event was like, what value teams get from it and get into the specifics of names like Brandon Compton, Quentin Young, Kayson Cunningham, Marcos Paz and others. After that Ben highlights a few players who could be rising on our top 100 list, then gets further into the weeds on a handful of complex league standouts who are hot out of the gate.

Time Stamps:

• (0:00) Carlos vs. Phoenix heat
• (6:00) Brandon Compton 
• (9:30) Quentin Young 
• (15:00) Kayson Cunningham
• (19:00) How much does the combine move the needle?
• (23:00) Marcos Paz
• (27:00) Pitch data importance
• (30:00) Joshua Flores
• (40:00) Quality of the combine in year five
• (50:00) Thoughts on athletic testing
• (57:00) Top 100 Risers
• (58:00) Travis Sykora
• (101:50) Zyhir Hope
• (1:05:00) Eduardo Quintero
• (1:10:00) Complex League Standouts

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