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Clark Crist, Arizona Diamondbacks Junior College National Crosschecker Oct 25, 2019

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Longtime scout Clark Crist joins the Baseball America podcast to discuss his career. Crist was the signing scout on plenty of notable MLB players, including Kenny Lofton, Tommy Pham, Mike Leake and more.

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What We All Missed About The Nationals Oct 24, 2019

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Washington has a commanding 2-0 World Series lead, and J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser try to figure out why we didn’t give them more credit in the first place. They also discuss what Houston’s odds for a comeback are.

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2019 World Series Preview, Predictions Oct 21, 2019

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Finally! It’s time to preview and predict the World Series between the Nats and Astros, featuring a number of high-profile arms seeking October glory. J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser discuss what the Astros proved to the baseball world in their ALCS win over the Yankees, what they’re most excited about this week, discuss whether MLB should move start times earlier and more.

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USA Baseball National Team GM Eric Campbell Oct 21, 2019

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Description: Team USA begins training camp Monday ahead of next month’s 2020 Olympic qualifier. GM Eric Campbell joins the podcast to discuss the roster, which includes a number of Top 100 prospects. We talk about how willing MLB orgs were to allow top prospects to play, Noah Song’s selection and if his Navy background played a role, whether Clayton Andrews and Jake Cronenworth will be used as two-way players, and how the Arizona Fall League played a role in player selection.

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Inside MLBs Proposal To Dramatically Change Minor League Baseball Oct 18, 2019

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It's a bombshell news day at Baseball America. J.J. Cooper joins Carlos Collazo on the podcast to discuss his story, which details MLBs proposal -- and we stress its still a proposal -- to dramatically change Minor League Baseball as we know it. The proposal includes eliminating more than 40 teams, reclassifying many others, moving the draft to August, increasing the salary of remaining players in the league, and so much more. J.J. explains it all and discusses what challenges await both MLB and MiLB as contentious PBA negotiations continue.

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ALCS, NLCS Gives Us Plenty To Talk About Oct 14, 2019

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J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser take the temperature of both series' after a fun weekend. They start in Houston, where the Astros needed to win Game 2, and appreciate that Carlos Correa's season will be defined by more than simply another injury. Then they look at the NLCS and the Nats' impressive run so far, surmising that a potential path to a championship for Washington would be as impressive as any.
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Georgia SS Cam Shepherd Joins The College Pod Oct 11, 2019

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Georgia shortstop Cam Shepherd joins Ted Cahill and Joe Healy to talk 2020 expectations and his decision to return for his senior year. Joe and Teddy also discuss other potential impact seniors in 2020.
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Tyler Glasnow Tips His Pitches And The Astros Move On Oct 11, 2019

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J.J. Cooper talks the end of Astros-Rays. He spends time discussing Tyler Glasnow's pitch-tipping, whether Tampa made a strategic miscue with how it deployed its pitching, credits Gerrit Cole for succeeding despite not having his best stuff, then recaps the Rays season as a whole and looks ahead to 2020, which may just include Wander Franco at some point.
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Did Dodgers Or Braves Fans Have It Worse? Oct 10, 2019

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J.J. Cooper and Kyle Glaser discuss a stunning night of baseball. Among the topics: The Dodgers and Braves take two very different paths to postseason pain, is Dave Roberts' bullpen management a fireable offense, and a look ahead to Rays/Astros ALDS Game 5.
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Breaking Down Rays-Astros ALDS Game 4 Oct 09, 2019

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the continued dominance of the Yankees over the Twins, chat about big-time pitching performances from Max Scherzer and others, offer our predictions for Game 4 between the Astros and Rays and more.
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