Episode 96: The Best International Teams & Changes Coming For College Recruiting

Ben and Carlos talk about how their report writing process and then get into a conversation about standout 2024 international signees. Which players have been better than expected? Which teams seem to have particularly strong classes after a first look in the Dominican Summer League, and which teams in general scout international prospects particularly well? Ben breaks that all down. After that the two talk about college scholarships and the potential for rosters shrinking and wonder how that will impact players, coaches, team construction, college baseball parity and the high school recruiting process. The show closes with a great listener question about the easiest and most difficult tools to scout. — Time Stamps (1:00) The report writing process (12:00) Being critical of an older prospect vs younger prospect (15:00) Why no prospects have perfect reports (19:00) Jurrickson Profar’s career (24:00) International talk starts (28:00) Brewers & Jesus Made (30:00) Jose Anderson (32:00) Guardians & Gabriel Rodriguez (34:00) Robert Arias (35:00) Juneiker Caceres (37:00) Giants & Johnny Level (39:00) Oliver Tejada & Argenis Cayama (41:00) Cardinals & Branneli Franco (42:00) Rainiel Rodriguez (44:00) Which teams do the best on the international market? (47:00) Are international scouts safe from job cuts? (50:00) College scholarships and roster cutting (556:00) How even is the college landscape (1:01:00) How this impacts high school recruiting (1:12:00) Smaller schools taking a player development route (1:20:00) Listener question on scouting tools — 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