Episode 209: Revisiting Our Preseason Predictions

At the close of the 2026 regular season, Ben and Carlos look back on their preseason predictions to evaluate how well—or how poorly—they prognosticated.

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Time Stamps:

(0:00) Intro(1:00) World Series picks(6:00) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (10:30) Surprise team picks(19:00) Breakout pitcher picks(22:00) Breakout hitter picks(29:20) Biggest storyline(33:00) Bounce back players(36:00) Award picks(1:00:00) Andrew Fischer prospect talk—

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