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It’s a bittersweet episode of the Baseball America Draft Oodcast, as Peter Flaherty is bidding farewell to BA and embarking on a new journey as a scout with the Nationals.

Carlos and Peter reminisce on their time together covering the draft over the last few years, talking about what they’ve learned and how their processes have changed.

As always on the draft pod, there is still player talk. We express our excitement about the strength of the upcoming 2026 MLB Draft class and highlight a few names who could move up draft boards this spring.

Time Stamps

  • (0:00) Peter ditches the scribes and joins the scouts
  • (7:00) Our outlook on the 2026 class
  • (14:00) The variety inherent in amateur coverage
  • (17:00) Potential sleepers who could rise
  • (24:00) Lessons we’ve learned from previous drafts

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