Eric Longenhagen, FanGraphs lead prospect analyst, discusses standout trends in the amateur draft, demographics of amateur baseball, and trading draft picks. Ben and Meg cover highlights of the All-Star Game, a possible Evan Longoria return, and conspiracy theories about baseball movies.

Eric Longenhagen, FanGraphs lead prospect analyst, discusses players from Asian leagues enlivening the MLB free-agent market. He evaluates international players, talks about stylistic differences among leagues, and discusses Asian players who are still years away from MLB. They also discuss the challenges of evaluating players moving from one league to another and the impact of deferrals in baseball contracts.