
College Podcast: 2026 Predictions & Fall Ball Standouts
About this episode
Baseball America national college reporter Jacob Rudner and national writer Peter Flaherty take one final look back at a busy fall to review training-season breakouts. They also look ahead at the spring and predict the nation's best performers, rotations and lineups.
(3:35) What do we mean by fall all-stars?
(4:48) How we gather feedback
(10:28) Arkansas catcher Ryder Helfrick
(16:19) Kansas first baseman Brady Ballinger
(21:59) UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky
(35:26) College star vs. Pro prospect
(44:16) The Big Five College Arms
(53:31) Sleeper rotations
(58:58) Best rotations
(1:03:48) Sleeper lineups
(1:11:23) Best lineups
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