Ben and Carlos record a milestone episode of the Future Projection podcast and reminisce on the origins of the show that started back in 2021.

The two then move into World Series mode and talk through a highly-anticipated and star-laden Dodgers-Yankees matchup. The two talk about Giancarlo Stanton’s consistent great performance in the postseason and then contrast the results that Juan Soto and Aaron Judge have had to this point in their postseason careers. Which would you rather face in crunch time?

Then the talk turns to pitching and whether or not starters or relievers will wind up being more impactful in this series before the two debate whether or not the Dodgers are a dynasty. How do the Dodgers from 2013 to now compare to the Braves team that won 14-straight divisions in the 90s and 2000s but managed just one championship?

After that the conversation turns to Andrew Painter’s re-emergence in the Arizona Fall League and talk about his prospect status at the moment, briefly discuss Noble Meyer’s control struggles in 2024 and then get into a surprisingly thorough conversation about MLB’s new experiment in the league: a checked-swing challenge system.

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Time Stamps

• (1:00) The origins of Future Projection
• (10:30) The start of World Series talk
• (16:00) Giancarlo Stanton in the playoffs
• (18:00) Juan Soto’s consistency in the postseason
• (24:00) Aaron Judge vs. Juan Soto as postseason hitters
• (28:00) The pitching of this World Series matchup
• (33:00) 90s Braves vs. this Dodgers “dynasty”?
• (40:00) What exactly counts as being a dynasty?
• (43:00) Shohei Ohtani’s multi-million dollar 50-50 ball
• (45:00) Andrew Painter in the AFL
• (50:00) Noble Meyer’s control struggles in 2024
• (57:00) The new checked-swing challenge system

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