Episode 142: Question Marks & Sleepers In The 2026 Draft Class

Ben and Carlos talk about the official news that Tennessee coach Tony Vitello is moving to the majors and discuss some of the strategic managerial lessons that can be learned from this year’s postseason. The two then talk about our October draft update and explore some of the question marks in the 2026 class beyond Roch Cholowsky and Grady Emerson. The two discuss a handful of their favorite sleeper candidates to move into the first round and then take a listener question about batter handedness. 

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Time Stamps:

• (0:30) Tony Vitello news
• (6:15) Implications for the Giants
• (13:00) Strategic lessons to learn from the ALCS
• (20:00) More thoughts on MLB bullpen management
• (28:00) Draft class talk
• (35:00) Justin Lebron & Tyler Bell
• (39:00) College pitching 
• (44:00) High school pitching
• (53:30) Players who have a chance to jump into the first round
• (1:06:00) Valuing lefty hitters and righty hitters

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