About this episode
Ben and Carlos talk about the opening weekend of college baseball and get into a discussion of what they are looking for in these early season looks? What’s impactful and valuable in terms of evaluating a player’s overall profile and projecting them for the future? Why is it easier to have quicker takeaway from pitchers? What are the useful leading indicators to be aware of? And why are we so interested in body composition and mechanics? All that plus an early preview of a loaded 2026 high school player class and some fun discussing gripes and critiques of baseball broadcasts. — Time Stamps: (0:00) Hot EV college baseball environment (6:10) What do you take away from opening weekend? (12:00) Why you can pick up on pitcher changes quicker (13:00) Tennessee LHP Liam Doyle’s jump in stuff (16:00) What is early season signal vs. noise? (21:00) Why do hitters take longer to figure out? (26:00) Why we don’t care about early results (31:30) What we’re watching for with defense (40:00) Seeing players to ask better questions (57:30) MLB spring training ABS system thoughts (1:02:00) Broadcast gripes & critiques (1:18:00) Previewing the loaded 2026 prep class Do you have a question you want us to answer? Email us: futureprojection@baseballamerica.com Ben's Twitter: @BenBadler Carlos's Twitter: @CarlosACollazo Baseball America Website Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/future-projection-a-baseball-america-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy