Starting The Hype Train For 2026 Shortstops Jacob Lombard & Grady Emerson

Baseball America

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about Peter’s first experience at Jupiter. The standout players for him were the top-ranked high school players of the 2026 class: Grady Emerson and Jacob Lombard. What makes them so dynamic and exciting?

After that Peter talks through a number of 2025 outfielders who impressed in some form or fashion before hitting on a few pitchers of note and the two close out the show with quick thoughts on the World Series.

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Time Stamps

• (0:00) Intro
• (7:00) Jacob Lombard
• (14:45) Grady Emerson
• (21:00) 2025 hitters who stood out at Jupiter
• (31:00) 2025 pitchers who stood out at Jupiter
• (38:00) World Series thoughts

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