Shotgun Spratling & Justin Johnson, NCAA Baseball - July 1st, 2026

Latest edition of The Pod, we talk college baseball with Shotgun Spratling of D1 Baseball and Justin Johnson, as he talks about the JJ Baseball Advisory. Video version also available, via YouTube. SHOTGUN SPRATLING 1:52 New National Champion in College Baseball 5:00 Adjustments made by Skip Johnson enroute to the Title. 6:42 Popularity of College Baseball in the Southeast/West Coast 8:00 West Virginia and Troy hosting Super Regionals 9:20 Top Teams Stumbling in Regionals 11:00 UCLA Exit 12:10 Georgia Tech Exit 13:50 Should USC have hosted a Regional? 17:36 Did playing in the Big 10 hurt UCLA in Post Season? 19:15 MLB Draft Proposal 21:21 Does proposed model hurt college baseball? 23:30 Winning in College Baseball vs. Development in Pro Ball 25:45 New Model – All about the money? 27:28 NCAA/USA Soccer Proposal 29:30 MLB vs NBA Draft Model 31:21 Baseball Draft Decisions 32:30 Talent Evaluation from College to Pro 34:00 Opinions about MLB Proposal among college coaches 35:20 Is Proposal a lockout or strategic? JUSTIN JOHNSON 36:43 Introduction 37:03 What is the Johnson Baseball Advisory 40:52 Justin Johnson Career Trajectory at UCR 42:36 Relationship with Troy Percival 44:20 New MLB Draft Proposal 47:00 Development vs. NIL in College 48:10 NCAA Passes 5 for 5 Rule 49:10 Managing Rosters with proposed new roles 50:24 How does the Five-Year window translate academically? 51:50 Players Getting Drafted - APR - Going To Class/Graduating 53:48 College Baseball - Academic Side 55:58 Coaching Baseball at Cal Tech 58:38 Johnson Baseball Advisory