Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about the fourth edition of the BA mock draft for the 2025 class. The two talk about the process, the players moving up, the challenging plates to place and a fun theoretical question about whether teams would prefer pick capital or bonus pool capital if they had the choice.

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Time Stamps

(4:00) Kade Anderson up top
(6:30) The uncertainty of the mock
(13:00) Ike Irish inside the top 10
(17:00) Brendan Summerhill’s well rounded profile
(19:30) JoJo Parker helium
(24:00) Would you rather have pool money or pick capital?
(34:30) Gage Wood and the next tier of college arms
(38:00) Caden Bodine; Luke Stevenson vs. Jace LaViolette
(46:30) Orioles draft strategy
(48:00) Surprising picks or players left out?

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Mock Draft 4.0: Uncertainty, Helium Names & Pool vs. Pick Capital