Prospects Live Podcast

The first word you think of when you hear Brewer Hicklen's name is leadership. The Kansas City Royals' outfielder is a guy that so many just gravitate towards. He made his major league debut in 2022, but his journey in professional baseball hasn't always been easy. In this week's Beyond Baseball Shorts, Brewer joins Jared to discuss some of his darkest times in baseball and how he found light in t...

Will, Daniel and Johnny are back with a new episode of the Grind Collective, piping hot and chock full of data. We discuss Opening Day and the things we enjoy most about this time of the baseball season, before diving into our main topic regarding the balance of data and feel. We discuss how we, and practically everyone else, incorporate data into our work, give our own definitions for “feel,” and...

Beyond Baseball is back for Season 2! We excited to kick off the major league season with Chicago White Sox third baseman Jake Burger. Jake joins us as we have a candid discussion about mental health and the battles Jake went through, his journey in professional baseball thus far (the good and the bad), and how he's using his experiences to help others through raising awareness for mental health a...

Joe and Ryan discuss Spring Training, the WBC, the Hobby Portfolio, the Hobby Top 100, and more

Daniel, Johnny and Will talk about the beginning of conference play in college baseball, and discuss their favorite qualities in a broadcast team before discussing all things World Baseball Classic. We tackle the relative prestige of the event between countries, the pre-2023 MLB rules of play, how the event could help grow the game in nascent baseball markets, and if there's any name one name we c...

Devin Mesoraco was drafted 15th overall in the 2007 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds which led him to having an eight year big league career where he had to overcome much adversity due to injuries and other factors. In the final episode of season 1 of Beyond Baseball, Jared and Caleb sit down with Devin to discuss his journey through baseball, what it was like to catch a Mets rotation full of DeGr...

Undrafted free agent. Dominated hitters in 2021. Arizona Fall League invite. Thoracic outlet syndrome. Houston Astros pitching prospect Jonathan Sprinkle has faced all the ups and downs baseball has to offer. This week on Beyond Baseball Shorts, Jared is joined by Jonathan as they discuss his recent success, what it was like to face the competition in the Arizona Fall League, how he has overcome a...

The World Baseball Classic kicks off on March 7th and Great Britain will be playing in its first ever tournament after qualifying for the first time ever since the WBC began. We are lucky enough to be joined by the amazing gentleman at Bat Flips and Nerds (Britain’s biggest baseball podcast and website) as we host a 2023 World Baseball Classic Preview Episode with special guest Justin Wylie, an IN...

Daniel, Johnny and Will talk about the much-awaited opening weekend of D-1 baseball and dive into the differences between levels of amateur baseball. How travel ball and academy ball has shaped the high school landscape, the different trappings afforded to the bigger college programs, and if the adage “if you can play, they will find you” is actually true. The Grind Collective is an ongoing discus...

Frank Catalanotto had a long 14-year career as an outfielder with the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets. Now he's taken his lessons learned from his ilustrious baseball career to Hofstra where he serves as head baseball coach. Jared and Caleb sit down with Coach Catalanotto to discuss how he made his way from playing to coaching NCAA DI baseball...

The Grind Collective is an ongoing discussion about the game of baseball from three people that are in the thick of it. Join amateur scouting writer Will Hoefer (Prospects Live), analytics staffer Daniel Garcia (Prospects Live, Virginia Baseball Analytics) and right-handed pitcher Johnny Davis (Prospects Live, Assumption Baseball) as they discuss their ongoing interactions with the game of basebal...

Born in Venezuela but raised in British Columbia, Toronto Blue Jays top 30 prospect Damiano Palmegiani has some LOUD pop and mean bat flips! Jared sits down with Damiano to discuss his journey through professional baseball, his experience playing JuCo ball the College of Southern Nevada, what it was like being drafted by the team in his home country, some of his goals for 2023, and how he aims to...

Joe and Ryan take a look back at the Baseball Card Hobby in 2022

Baseball is full of stories, good and bad. This week on Beyond Baseball, we are joined by Brandon Puffer. Brandon was taken in the 24th round of the 1994 MLB Draft and spent four years in the big leagues until he made choices that ended his career. He joins Caleb and Jared to share his journey through baseball, how choices he made have led him to trying to find redemption, and how he is using his...

Evan Reifert was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2018 MLB Draft out of North Iowa Area Community College. Reifert opted to not sign and made his way to Central Missouri where we had to overcome a lot of adveristy. Jared sits down with Evan as they discuss his journey through professional baseball as an undrafted free agent. They touch on what it was like to be traded to the Tampa Bay Rays, fin...

Clayton Richard had a long 11-year career as a starting pitcher with the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago White Sox. Over the years, he learned invaluable lessons that helped shape him and become a leader. Jared and Caleb sit down with Clayton in this latest episode of Beyond Baseball to discuss some of his greatest memories from his playing career, being a two sport...

13 different uniforms. 5 different major league organizations. 3 season playing in foreign leagues. Matt Gage has made stops almost everywhere. Hope kept him going. In 2022, Matt's hope turned into reality. The 29-year-old left hander made his major league debut with the Toronto Blue Jays. In this episode of Beyond Baseball Shorts, Jared sits down with Matt as he dives deeper into his journey to t...

It is a New Year and Beyond Baseball by Prospects Live is back with our TENTH episode! Many of you know our next guest by the Italian Nightmare or the Italian Breakfast! Caleb and Jared are joined by Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. They discuss everything from his decision to play baseball at Old Dominion University, his excitement for his new manager from his alma mater Matt...

Bring you a special post-Christmas episode of Beyond Baseball Shorts! Jared is joined by San Francisco Giants top 30 prospect RJ Dabovich. They discuss his time and experience playing college baseball at Arizona State University, developing at the JuCo level, what it was like to play in the Arizona Fall League, and his goals for the offseason and the upcoming 2023 season! YouTube: https://www.yout...

John Creel went to three different universities out of high school where he struggled with velocity and some injuries. He completely revamped some of his training techniques, powered through the injuries, and ended up signing with the Seattle Mariners in 2022. Jared sits down with John to talk about his journey to making to professional baseball, how he overcame the adversity of velocity decreases...

Joe and Ryan discuss the biggest moves in MLB Free Agency and their impact on the Hobby as well as Bowman Chrome and Draft and more

Austin Byler (@AustinByler14) was a prospect with the Arizona Diamondbacks where he broke Paul Goldschmidt's rookie ball home run record! Austin struggled with mental health and substance use battles during his playing days which led him to creating Major League University (@MajorUniversity) to help the next generation of athletes with the mental side of the game. Austin joins Caleb (@Caleb_Mezzy)...

Max Bain has had an incredible journey that took him from a division II school (Northwood University) to independent league ball to eventually signing a contract with the Chicago Cubs. Jared sits down with Max to talk about the ups and downs he endured on his way to signing a pro contract, how the Cubs pitching development has improved drastically, his offseason plans to improve in 2023, and his f...

Coming out of high school, Cord Sandberg was a multi-sport athlete who had a college scholarship to play quarterback at Mississippi State and was also drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 2013 MLB Draft. Cord decided to chase his passion with baseball, but that didn't mean his football career was over. Jared and Caleb sit down with Cord to discuss his playing days with the...