From Phenom To The Farm

Danny Black on playing in the final CWS at Rosenblatt Stadium, how having speed changes your approach at the plate, nearly quitting baseball after his senior year of HS & much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ryan Dempster joins the latest episode to discuss his 16-year MLB career, being traded during his first professional season, lessons learned from picking the brain of Greg Maddux and much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Past guests discuss their first year of pro ball—dealing with the adjustment in level of competition, game intensity, being away from home for the first time, and sometimes struggling on a baseball field for the first time in their life. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Back to back episodes with pitchers who threw perfect games. Dallas Braden joins the latest episode to discuss playing pro ball in his hometown, tossing the 19th perfect game in MLB history, how much personality you can show as a MiLB player and much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Philip Humber on playing for legendary Rice coach Wayne Graham, being apart of a rotation full of first round picks, struggling with coming back after Tommy John surgery and much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan Zinter on spending 19 years in pro ball, working with Joey Votto and Paul Goldschmidt as a hitting coach, how reading changed his career and much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jordan Pacheco on playing college ball in his hometown, winning Mountain West Player of the Year in 2007 and much more.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ben Grieve on growing up the son of a general manager, the expectation that comes with being BA's #1 overall prospect and much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jake Lowery on life in the minor leagues as both a prospect and non-prospect, learning the ropes of managing towards the end of his playing career and more.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jeff Malm on his decade in professional baseball, sharing the field with elite talent as a prep, transitioning to pitching as a pro & more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jacob Turner was one of the top draft prospects in his class and made his big league debut at the age of 20. Yet his ascension to the majors came at a time when the game -- especially pitching development -- changed quickly. Turner joins the podcast to discuss his career, what he learned and more. Other topics include... Signing a big league deal and starting his clock at 18. Making his big league...

Dontrelle Willis is the latest guest on 'From Phenom to the Farm.' He joins Kyle Bandujo to discuss his rise to the forefront of baseball as an all-star, Rookie of the Year and MLB world champion, as well as how he fought to regain his love for baseball at the end of his career. They also discuss... His famous leg kick Dealing with instant popularity as a rookie Pitching in the World Serie...

In our over 40 episodes of ‘From Phenom to the Farm’ we’ve talked to former pro ballplayers about the ups and downs of their career, including what can be great, or not-so-great, offseasons.  On today’s episode we relay clips from a few past interviews of players breaking down their wait for the next Spring Training: Lane Adams on how his agent’s assistant led him to making the best decision of hi...

Our latest guest is Gene Larkin, who tells the story of his pinch-hit walk-off single in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. They also talk... College baseball in the Ivy League in the 80's MiLB lifestyle in the 80's Winning a World Series as a rookie Learning how to be a pinch hitter Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today's guest is Randall Thompson, the founder of bat mugs company Dugout Mugs. Thompson joins to discuss his career, which included a stint in the Blue Jays organization, and how it led him to found his startup. Other highlights include... Going from being a 3 year JV player to throwing in the 90s Life in the GCL and signing as a NDFA Being his college's mascot and having an odd job of be...

Jack Cleary's only year as a starter in high school was his senior season. But he parlayed it into the final scholarship spot at Maryland, where he went on to become a four-year starter in the ACC. On today's episode, Cleary talks... Getting cut from his middle school JV team Catching on as a walk-on following his senior year of high school Discussing how a program turns into a winning pro...

Our latest guest is George Iskenderian, a former Brewers minor leaguer who is now a MLBPA agent. George and Kyle discuss both his playing career and current job, including... Transferring from a top tier program (South Carolina) to junior college How academics factored into where he wanted to play college baseball When do you know your team can actually make it to Omaha Life on the "Phantom IL...

Growing up in the Seager family, you might think Justin Seager had no choice but to be a baseball player. But that wasn't always the case. On our latest pod, Justin talks his path through baseball, his relationship with brothers Kyle and Corey, and so much more. Highlights include... Growing up in a house with two future big league brothers Earning playing time as a walk-on freshman Sitting th...

On today’s episode of ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ ESPN college baseball analyst Mike Rooney joins to discuss his long career in baseball. He talks how to survive as a walk-on under Pat Murphy, recruiting battles at Arizona State, and what the essentials are for anyone visiting the College World Series. Other discussions include... Coaching first-rounders as a high school coach Competing for confere...

This week's guest is Josh Sale, the 2010 first-round pick by the Tampa Bay Rays. Sale is in the midst of a career comeback, currently playing in the Atlantic League six years after he was out of baseball entirely. On this episode, Sale discusses... Becoming a first-round pick How he developed his work ethic How addiction and off-field issues derailed his pro career His path to finding sobriety...

Chris Shelton could always hit. But the opportunity to do so, as he learned, was far from guaranteed. Shelton is the latest guest on 'From Phenom To The Farm,' discussing his career to professional baseball, which includes time as a Rule 5 pick and a torrid stretch in April 2006 that momentarily put him among the best in the game. Chris and Kyle also talk... Switching from hockey to baseba...

Chuckie Fick is the latest guest on 'From Phenom to the Farm!' He talks his path through baseball, which includes... - Growing up the son of a scout and nephew of an All-Star.  - Transferring out of Fresno State to find a better fit. - Dealing with accusations of nepotism after being drafted. - How to improve as a pitcher at each step up the ladder. - A rollercoaster big league debut seaso...

On today’s episode of ‘From Phenom to the Farm’, former South Carolina ace Michael Roth joins to discuss his career. He talks his unlikely rise as an ace pitcher, the mentality a team needs to repeat as College World Series champions and how NIL might help players like himself, who graduated with student loan debt. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redc...

Today's pod is a bit of a changeup from previous episodes. Kyle compiles some of the best 'bad bus ride' stories from various interviews, to give you insight into what travel is like in the minors. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Former Oklahoma State right hander Jonathan Perrin breaks down the financial side of baseball, from amateur ball to pro ball. Jonathan is an investment advisor, and he takes us through the finances of the game along with his career. - Costs of travel ball in high school - Walking on to OSU and trying each year to earn a baseball scholarship - Matching up against aces every Friday night in the Big...