Five thoughts from Kevin’s final minor-league outing of the season.
The Mariners have some nice building blocks but are still a couple of bats short.
Prince Fielder is a perfect fit, but the Orioles have numerous questions to answer
Another losing season calls for serious organizational reconstruction on the North Side
A low payroll and thin farm system do not bode well for the opening of a new ballpark
The playoffs have begun in the minor leagues, and Kevin Goldstein wraps up the action.
There’s hope in Houston, just not for next season (or the one after that)
A quick look at who took home some hardware down on the farm.
Jason moved into his new place in Mexico City and discovered that his internet connection was well, kind of horrible. So no Jason this week as I’m joined by best friend of the podcast Jorge Arangure of ESPN as we talk about some September call ups, everything awful with the Dodgers and how things really work in the Dominican Republic (he should know, he’s writing a book about it). Our special guest is Josh Boyd, the Director of Pro Scouting for the Texas Rangers, and our listener of the week selected tawdry photos for the glossy pages of Us Weekly. Then it’s the goofy stuff, including a pop culture moment that brought me untold joy.
A brief update, with a very brief slate of games.
Kevin remarks on his top 10 favorite prospects to follow this season.
Kevin Goldstein’s daily tour of happenings in the minor leagues.
A brief (ok, for us) show in which we go through your email, talk about non-existent playoff races, what makes and MVP and show some tentative excitement about the Arizona Fall League. Then we talk to Marlins beat writer Juan C. Rodriguez about the future of baseball in south Florida and wraps things up with some tales from Mexico. As always, we hope you enjoy and thank you for listening.
Kevin Goldstein’s daily trip through the days in the minors.
Kevin Goldstein’s daily trip through the minors.
A look at impending free agents and the prospects who could end up replacing them.