Future Projection Podcast

Baseball America’s @BenBadler & @CarlosACollazo offer scout-level insight into all levels of baseball.

Email: [email protected]

[Future Projection Podcast @FutureProPod]

Episode 166!

⚾️ Spring training prospect standouts
⚾️ The best pitcher since Paul Skenes?
⚾️ 2028 rankings breakdown
⚾️ And much more...

Full episode:

🎧 Apple: https://t.co/eYvYy67xRU

🎧 Spotify: https://t.co/GRB8GgfWlO

[Ben Badler @BenBadler]

Have prospect questions for our next @FutureProPod mailbag?

Leave them here for me and @CarlosACollazo.

[Baseball America @BaseballAmerica]

This week on Future Projection we open up the listener mailbag:

💪 Are pitchers with deeper arsenals undervalued?
⬆️ Top 100 jumpers
🤔 Will Duke commit James Clark make it to campus?

Listen now: https://t.co/mV8zDqsx1M

[Future Projection Podcast @FutureProPod]

New Episode!

⚾️ What matters + what doesn’t in early looks
⚾️ Scouting Grady Emerson
⚾️ Players trending up
⚾️ Should baseball have more two-way players?
⚾️ Where will Jared Grindlinger rank?

Apple: https://t.co/U8ojU46OOD

Spotify: https://t.co/WDTFvuME7u

[Ben Badler @BenBadler]

Have questions for the next mailbag of @FutureProPod? Leave them here for me and @CarlosACollazo.

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Episode 161: Farm System Rankings

⚾️ Debating the top systems
⚾️ Weighting top talent vs. depth
⚾️ Bias in farm system rankings
⚾️ Systems on the rise in '26
⚾️ Top 200 draft rankings
⚾️ Buzziest draft names

Apple: https://t.co/JOZwKU464S
Spotify: https://t.co/US4Q951GyB

[Future Projection Podcast @FutureProPod]

Questions for the next episode on the new farm system rankings, 2026 draft list or anything else with prospects, scouting or player development? Leave them here for @CarlosACollazo and @BenBadler.

[Future Projection Podcast @FutureProPod]

Listener Mailbag: How To Fix The MLB Draft

https://t.co/yAi7A0zJXb

[Carlos Collazo @CarlosACollazo]

Today we updated and expanded our 2026 draft board to the top 200 players in the class.

Can't wait to get the season going. This group is quite good:

https://t.co/kK2ldh1mIq

[Future Projection Podcast @FutureProPod]

Episode 159!

⚾️ Teams with best chance to gain a PPI pick
⚾️ 2026 MLB draft talk
⚾️ Importance of HS recruiting vs. the transfer portal
⚾️ How colleges intentionally over recruit classes
⚾️ West Coast baseball challenges

https://t.co/JjpWTBoUf0

[Baseball America @BaseballAmerica]

Picking between Max Clark and Walker Jenkins wasn’t easy 🔥

Which Top 100 prospect will have the better career?

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Have questions for our next episode? Leave them below for @BenBadler and @CarlosACollazo.

[Cream City Prospects @CreamCityPro]

Brewers outfielder Luis Lara gets discussed on the Future Projection podcast (@FutureProPod) as someone Ben Badler thinks can find his way into BA’s Top 100 Prospects list this season. Highly recommend the podcast for those who enjoy in-depth prospect analysis.

[Future Projection Podcast @FutureProPod]

Mailbag episode!

⚾️ The best prospects outside the Top 100
⚾️ Braves breakout prospects
⚾️ What happens to IFA signings in a lockout?

https://t.co/LFjk2aLm3M

[Future Projection Podcast @FutureProPod]

Ep. 157: Breaking Down The Top 100

⚾️ Full Top 100 reactions
⚾️ Players who could rise up the Top 100
⚾️ Freddy Peralta trade winners
⚾️ Live reaction to the MacKenzie Gore return

🎧 Spotify: https://t.co/ONWMG48egw
🎧 Apple: https://t.co/OcZ7Ysh7mp

[Carlos Collazo @CarlosACollazo]

This was a fun one.

We talked about a ton of players, ran through the entire list, gave thoughts on the Freddy Peralta trade and then reacted in real-time to the MacKenzie Gore trade.

[Future Projection Podcast @FutureProPod]

Ep. 157: Breaking Down The Top 100

⚾️ Full Top 100 reactions
⚾️ Players who could rise up the Top 100
⚾️ Freddy Peralta trade winners
⚾️ Live reaction to the MacKenzie Gore return

🎧 Spotify: https://t.co/ONWMG48egw
🎧 Apple: https://t.co/OcZ7Ysh7mp

[Future Projection Podcast @FutureProPod]

Do you have questions for our next episode? Leave them here for @BenBadler and @CarlosACollazo.

[Future Projection Podcast @FutureProPod]

I wonder what we'll talk about this week...

[Baseball America @BaseballAmerica]

🚨The 2026 preseason Top 100 prospects list is here! 🚨

See full rankings + scouting reports: https://t.co/AhNarjQoya

[Future Projection Podcast @FutureProPod]

A special January 15 episode!

Our international signing day breakdown of the classes for all 30 MLB teams.

Apple: https://t.co/GbCjwZf4Kc
Spotify: https://t.co/Cds3LLZ3A4
YouTube: https://t.co/qKxygqDP40