With spring training currently underway, Ben and Carlos talk about how valuable it is when it comes to evaluating players. We touch on a few players who have gotten some buzz early this spring, like Marlins shortstop Kahlil Watson, and then touch on another Blue Jays trade that Ben is a big fan of. After that, the two talk about how stacked the field of American League rookie of the year candidates is, and also discuss how the Pirates should handle Oneil Cruz. Following that, the two go over some of their 2022 season predictions. Then they pivot to the amateur game and talk about a big (literally) 2024 high school prospect who re-classed to 2023 and talk about why 2022 lefthander Noah Schultz is trending up in a big way for this year’s draft. Finally, we get into a few listener questions.

Links

• Josh’s story on prospects scouts identified entering the 2021 season
• Ben’s story on the Blue Jays/Rockies trade that included Adrian Pinto
• Ben’s story on George Wolkow reclassifying for 2023
• Carlos’s draft stock watch on Noah Schultz + others
• Josh’s spring training notebook on Jarlin Susana + more
• Geoff’s spring training notebook on Kahlil Watson + more
• Geoff’s spring training notebook on Gordon Graceffo/Matthew Liberatore + more
• Top 50 2023 college draft prospects

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