We're going deep on each of the top prospects in the AL WEst. We explain how each respective player climbed to No. 1 in their system, run through their scouting reports and lay out what you should expect in 2026.

Time Stamps

• (0:00) — Leo De Vries, Athletics
• (8:15) — Xavier Neyens, Astros
• (17:30) — Tyler Bremner, Angels
• (26:40) — Colt Emerson, Mariners
• (34:50) — Sebastian Walcott, Rangers

On this week's episode of the Baseball America fantasy podcast we dive into the final division preview on the American League side. We dive into the AL West as hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White review some of the top 2026 contributors, highest upside and sleepers in the AL West divison.

Seattle Mariners

(2:00) Colt Emerson

(7:30) Ryan Sloan

(10:00) Kade Anderson

(12:00) Michael Arroyo

(14:00) Nick Becker

Houston Astros

(16:00) Zach Cole

(18:00) AJ Blubaugh

(20:00) Xavier Neyens

(22:00) Kevin Alvarez

(24:00) Lucas Spence

(26:00) Anthony Huezo

Athletics

(28:00) Gage Jump

(30:00) Braden Nett

(31:00) Leo De Vries

(33:00) Wei-En Lin

Texas Rangers

(35:00) David Davalillo

(38:00) Caden Scarborough

(40:00) AJ Russell

Los Angeles Angels

(43:00) Nelson Rada

(45:00) Tyler Bremner

(46:00) George Klassen

(48:00) Trey Gregory Alford

(49:00) Denzer Guzman

On the new Draft Podcast, Carlos Collazo and JJ Cooper try to figure out what to make of UCLA outfielder Will Gasparino's amazing start to the season. Carlos also shares his reporting and in-person insights from seeing Justin Lebron and Roch Cholowsky this past weekend plus Carlos has a rising prep pitcher to watch.

• (0:00) Texas has been good to Carlos
• (5:15) Will Gasparino is on fire
• (12:00) Players who Gasparino reminds
• (21:00) Roch Cholowsky & Justin Lebron how they compare and contrast
• (26:00) Defensive reliability could be a separator between the two
• (31:00) Cooper Harris is going to climb in our next draft rankings update