Carlos, Jacob and Peter review our preseason draft teams for the 2025 class. Who did well, who did poorly, which picks do we love and which do we regret with the benefit of hindsight? Perhaps more importantly, what are the lessons we can learn from this exercise and put towards the 2026 class? You can see each of the three teams drafted below, as well as the “best of the rest” of the highest draft bonus players who went unpicked.—Time Stamps(0:00) Intro(4:00) Macro team analysis(6:00) Biggest misses(9:00) The risks of HS pitchers in this exercise(14:00) Players who have leverage in the spring(18:00) Will Stanford continue to recruit like they have?(24:00) Long term view for Ben’s picks(26:00) Jacob’s picks he liked and picks he would take back(31:00) Carlos’s picks he liked and picks he would take back(35:20) How do agents influence this process?(37:00) Closing thoughts—Carlos’s TeamC — Ike Irish, 4418400CIF — Dean Curley, 1733905CIF — Xavier Neyens, 4120000MIF — Eli Willits, 8200000MIF — Marek Houson, 4497500OF — Nick Dumesnil, 214300OF — Slater de Brun, 4000000OF — Kane Kepley, 1400000P — Jamie Arnold, 5985100P — Seth Hernandez, 7250000P — Landon Harmon, 2500000P — Cameron Appenzeller, 0UTL — Aiva Arquette, 7149900Total Bonus Value: $51,469,105Jacob’s TeamC — Luke Stevenson, 2800000CIF — Gavin Fien, 4800000CIF — Boston Kellner, 0MIF — Kayson Cunningham, 4581900MIF — Brady Ebel, 2750000OF — Devin Taylor, 2500000OF — Henry Ford, 0OF — Dean Moss, 1733905P — Tyler Bremner, 7689525P — Kruz Schoolcraft, 3606600P — Kyson Witherspoon, 5000000P — Cam Leiter, 1346600UTL — Brandon Compton, 2000000Total Bonus Value: $38,808,530Ben’s teamC — Caden Bodine, 3110800CIF — Tre Phelps, 0CIF — Ethan Holliday, 9000000MIF — Billy Carlson, 6235900MIF — Lucas Franco, 0OF — Jace LaViolette, 4000000OF — Cam Cannarella, 2277425OF — Brendan Summerhill, 1997500P — Matt Scott, 0P — Justice De Jong, 0P — Josh Hammond, 3197500P — Angel Cervantes, 0UTL — Brock Sell, 0Total Bonus Value: $29,819,125Best of the RestC — Michael Oliveto, 2447500CIF — Andrew Fischer, 3500000CIF — Ethan Petry, 2090000MIF — JoJo Parker, 6197500MIF — Steele Hall, 5747500OF — Sean Gamble, 3997500OF — Ethan Conrad, 3563100OF — Jaden Fauske, 2997500P — Kade Anderson, 8800000P — Liam Doyle, 7250000P — Gage Wood, 3000000P — Patrick Forbes, 3000000UTL — Gavin Kilen, 5247500Total Bonus Value: $57,838,100—Go to https://surfshark.com/foul or use code FOUL at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ba2022Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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