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Baseball America delivers baseball news you can't get anywhere else. Covering the game from a player-development point of view, the staff of BA will deliver its take on what's going on in the world of baseball every week on its podcast, analyzing the game from the majors and minors--with an emphasis on prospects--through our unparalleled college and high school coverage.
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Sep 28, 2021 • 44min
Minor League Rules Changes: What Worked, What Didn't and What's Next
J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser review the minor league rules changes put in place this year and what effect, if any, pitch clocks, shift restrictions, robo-umps and more had on the game. They discuss which rules are likely to come to the majors, and which are likely to be dropped.Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sep 23, 2021 • 1h 7min
College Podcast: Breaking Down Top Transfers
On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy break down all of the activity in the transfer portal one last time in light of the recent release of the top 100 transfers list and the upcoming release of the top 25 incoming transfer classes.Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sep 15, 2021 • 1h 19min
College Podcast: Notre Dame's Link Jarrett Talks All Things Irish
On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Notre Dame coach Link Jarrett to discuss his team's breakthrough 2021 season, expectations for next season and how things have changed about how Notre Dame baseball is discussed locally. Also, after the interview with Jarrett, they discuss the recent news of four teams joining a rebuilt Big 12.Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sep 13, 2021 • 33min
How The Rays Scouted Joe Ryan
Braves crosschecker Alan Hull joins the podcast to discuss how he signed and scouted Joe Ryan as an area scout for the Rays. He also talks about signing his first big leaguer, Sammy Long, and how he got into scouting.Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sep 9, 2021 • 1h 10min
College Podcast: Breaking Down Recruiting Rankings
On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy discuss the recently-released final recruiting ranking of 2021 classes, topped by UCLA. Note that recruiting rankings take into account incoming freshmen and junior college transfers but do not include four-year transfers.Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sep 3, 2021 • 47min
Minor League Player Housing and Other Issues
On the latest Baseball America Podcast, JJ Cooper spoke with Jeremy Wolf, a former minor league player who is now the co-founder and director of outreach for More Than Baseball, a group that works to provide assistance, guidance and other help for minor league baseball players. They discuss the difficulties MiLB players face when it comes to securing in-season housing as well as a number of other issues that MiLB players are facing now, as well as some of Jeremy's suggestions for how that can be improved.Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sep 1, 2021 • 1h 9min
College Podcast: Talking College Sports Business With Matt Brown
On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Matt Brown, proprietor of the Extra Points newsletter, which covers the business of college athletics, to discuss that topic and issues that might affect college baseball now or in the future.Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 26, 2021 • 1h 9min
College Podcast: Mississippi State's Chris Lemonis On National Title
On this episode of the Baseball America College Podcast, presented by Rapsodo, Teddy Cahill and Joe Healy are joined by Mississippi State coach Chris Lemonis to look back on his team's national title in 2021, discuss the performances that made lifting the trophy possible and take a peek ahead at fall practice, which is just around the corner.Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 25, 2021 • 1h 2min
Draft, International, Minors and Majors Talk
Kyle Glaser and JJ Cooper discuss the top of the 2022 High School draft class, bounce over to which Olympic stars could see their way to the States in upcoming years, then look at the breakout prospects of 2021 and wrap up with a look at which teams had the best and worst trade deadlines, now that we have nearly a month of post-trade data.Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 20, 2021 • 54min
Organization Talent Rankings
JJ Cooper and Matt Eddy get together to talk about our newly released midseason Organization Talent Rankings. We take a look at every team in our Top 5, and then look at some of the other notable rankings including the Rays, Marlins, Cubs, Astros and White Sox.Our Sponsors:* Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


