Ben and Carlos talk about the Arizona Fall League and the degree to which it matters. The two pick out a few players they are excited about in the league, then turn to Ben’s piece on hitting standouts in the Dominican Summer League. The two compare and contrast top prospects like Josuar Gonzalez and Elian Peña to draftees like Ethan Holliday and Eli Willits, then take listener questions including: should we give Angel Genao and Cam Collier mulligans? Is Joshua Baez’s breakout legit? And what do we look for when trying to find out if a prospect is breaking out?

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Time Stamps

• (0:00) Intro
• (3:30) Arizona Fall League
• (14:00) Statcast data in the fall league
• (15:30) Names we are excited about in the AFL
• (22:10) Dominican Summer League Standouts
• (24:00) Josuar Gonzalez
• (27:00) Josuar Gonzalez vs. Eli Willits
• (31:20) Juan Sanchez
• (34:00) Diego Tornes
• (39:00) Diego Tornes vs. Tate Southisene
• (45:00) Elian Pena vs. 2025 drafted shortstops
• (50:00) Angel Genao & Cam Collier’s stock
• (57:00) Joshua Baez
• (1:04:00) How do we identify huge prospect jumps like Cam Schlittler’s?

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