Ben and Carlos talk about a handful of big stuff, big physicality Yankees pitchers who are off to strong starts in the 2025 season. They briefly touch on George Lombard Jr. also living up to his preseason scouting hype in the early goings. After that the two talk about more Red Sox pitching prospects of note, this time those not named Brandon Clarke. After that the two talk about Nick Kurtz being promoted to the majors and discuss how fun the A’s current young lineup is—and also appreciate their hits at the top of the draft in recent years between Kurtz and Jacob Wilson. The two discuss Dodgers righthander Sean Linan’s crazy changeup, then take a listener question about surprising 2025 draft performances.

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• (0:30) Opening banter
• (4:10) Yankees power arms
• (17:00) George Lombard Jr.
• (23:00) More Red Sox arms to get excited about
• (36:00) Nick Kurtz and the A’s
• (45:00) Jace LaViolette’s resurgence
• (50:00) Jacob Wilson
• (52:30) Sean Linan and crazy changeups
• (1:00:00) Which draft prospect has surprised you the most?

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Ben and Carlos look around the league and talk about a number of prospects off to hot and cold starts to to begin the 2025 season. They talk briefly about how they think about prospects repeating levels, then get into a number of listener questions including Billy Carlson comps, how much we can take away from lineup orders and whether or not Ethan Holliday can separate himself as the clear 1-1 in this year’s draft.

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• (1:00) NHSI talk
• (7:30) Red Sox LHP Brandon Clarke
• (15:20) Guardians RHP Braylon Doughty
• (19:00) Cubs SS Cristian Hernandez
• (27:30) Mets SS AJ Ewing
• (34:00) Marlins LHP Robby Snelling
• (38:00) Brewers RHP Logan Henderson
• (41:00) Blue Jays RHP Khal Stephen
• (44:00) White Sox OF Braden Montgomery
• (49:00) Guardians 1B CJ Kayfus & D-backs OF Slade Caldwell
• (53:00) White Sox SS Colson Montgomery
• (56:00) Nationals OF Elijah Green
• (58:00) Nationals SS Seaver King
• (1:02:00) Marlins SS Carter Johnson
• (1:05:00) Billy Carlson comps?
• (1:09:50) Can minor league batting order tell you about a player?
• (1:12:30) Can Ethan Holliday separate himself as the 1-1?

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Ben and Carlos talk about the Red Sox-Brewers trade that sent righthander Quinn Priester to Milwaukee and netted Boston outfielder Yophery Rodriguez and a supplemental round 2025 draft pick. The two then talk about the number of teams with multiple picks in this year’s draft and how that could impact draft strategy. The two continue to talk through the best options for the first overall pick, wonder whether the Nationals will continue a trend of heavy discounts at the top spot and mention a few sleepers. They then talk about hot starts for A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz and Twins lefthander Dasan Hill and close with some discussion about the Blue Jays’ $500 million extension of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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Time Stamps

• (1:00) NHSI talk
• (3:50) Red Sox/Brewers trade
• (10:00) Draft talk
• (21:00) Draft pick trading
• (24:00) 1-1 pick speculation
• (37:00) Sleeper for 1-1
• (49:00) Nick Kurtz
• (55:00) Dasan Hill
• (1:00:00) Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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Carlos's Twitter: @CarlosACollazo

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