Prep Pitching Risers & The Difficulty Of Lining Up The Top Of The Draft Class

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about impact-performers in the first few days of conference tournament action and also discuss the most recent news about ECU righthander Trey Yesavage’s health situation. 

After that the two talk through a trio of prep pitchers who have stormed up draft boards this spring and debate those profiles vs. some of the college pitchers who could go off the board in a similar range.

Next the two talk about the flaws of the prospects in the middle of the first round and beyond and then pick out a few players who could go in the 10-25 range they feel most confident in—if they feel confident about any. 

The show closes with a discussion about how challenging it has been to line up the top college players in the class beyond Charlie Condon and Travis Bazzana. Seemingly every scout we talk to has a different order for lining up Chase Burns, Hagen Smith, Braden Montgomery, Nick Kurtz, JJ Wetherholt and Jac Caglianone. How do Carlos and Peter line them up? Depends on the day. 

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Time Stamps

(2:20) Ryan Waldschmidt

(3:30) Gage Jump

(5:20) Luke Holman

(7:50) Trey Yesavage health situation

(14:00) Three prep pitchers storming up boards

(22:00) College arms vs. high school arms at the back of the first

(27:00) Everyone in the back of the first has flaws

(30:30) Profiles we’re most convicted on in the 10-20 range

(35:30) How difficult lining up players 3-8 on the board is

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