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Setting the Scene for the Amateur Draft (Ep. 82)

Setting the Scene for the Amateur Draft (Ep. 82)

FromThe Ringer MLB Show


Setting the Scene for the Amateur Draft (Ep. 82)

FromThe Ringer MLB Show

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Jun 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann talk to FanGraphs lead prospect writer Eric Longenhagen about why this draft class is unusual, the class's strengths and weaknesses (02:30), the prominence of two-way players (10:00), the pros and cons of potential top pick Hunter Greene (12:00), which teams have the most at stake in this draft (19:30), how the first several picks are likely to play out (26:00), how much college reputations matter for player development (35:15), the influence of analytics (37:30), which draftees are the best bets to make their major league debuts first (41:15), the draft's unpredictability (44:00), and more.
Released:
Jun 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A rotating cast of Ringer staff members break down baseball's biggest and silliest stories, mixing in interviews with plugged-in media members and insiders from the front office to the dugout.