Around the Nest Jesse Goldberg-Strassler

It's the final pod of 2019, and we're handing out awards and looking ahead to 2020: Dunedin's Jim Tarabocchia leads off (1:52), followed by Vancouver's Rob Fai (11:35), Bluefield's Zach Helton (16:58), Lansing's Adam Jaksa (21:46), New Hampshire's Tyler Murray (28:52), and Buffalo's Pat Malacaro (45:44). Then we wrap up the season with interviews with two of the top performers of the summer, pitcher Jackson Rees (41:35) and slugger Griffin Conine (51:19). Thank you for support of Around the Nest all season... and enjoy the baseball.

We begin with Hurricane Dorian prematurely ending the Dunedin Blue Jays' season (and Jim Tarabocchia has opinions on this) (2:05), before talking Buffalo and Hockey Night (12:58) with Pat Malacaro, Vancouver in progress with pinch-hitter Jordy Cunningham (20:32), Bluefield's personalities with Zach Helton (24:32), Lansing's players to watch with host Jesse Goldberg-Strassler (34:38), an interview with Jays fifth-rounder Jose Espada (40:54) -- and then fit in Tyler Murray to talk New Hampshire (50:14) at the very end!

Yesterday the Buffalo Bisons lost 20-3. You know what else has happened recently? In Double-A New Hampshire, Tyler Murray talks Kevin Smith's recent 2-HR game and unexpected sources of production (0:38); Buffalo's Pat Malacaro on TJ Zeuch's no-hitter and Nate Pearson's Triple-A debut (8:43); Vancouver's Rob Fai offers observations of Alex Nolan's and Adam Kloffenstein's recent gems (16:20); Bluefield's Zach Helton exults in a Mercer Cup win even as the Blue Jays' playoff chances dwindle (24:35); Lansing's Adam Jaksa weighs on Griffin Conine's and Cre Finfrock's landing on the Midwest League Post-Season All-Star Team (33:49); Jesse Goldberg-Strassler interviews Lugnuts hitting machine Yorman Rodriguez (43:43); and Dunedin's Jim Tarabocchia closes the show with thoughts on Demi Orimoloye and Kacy Clemens (53:00).

We're talking bagels on the scoreboard, future Major League relievers in the pen, and free lemonade in the stands! First, Jim Tarabocchia joins from Dunedin (0:24) to talk Maximo Castillo's latest gem. Then Tyler Zickel from New Hampshire (7:07), on Cullen Large, Yennsy Diaz and more. Rob Fai has the lowdown on Mount Manoah and King Kloff in Vancouver (14:26). Zach Helton talks about Austin Havekost and Bluefield's amazing city-wide free lemonade policy (21:51). Adam Jaksa shares how Yorman Rodriguez has bolstered Lansing (30:22), which almost threw a perfect game, and then interviews Will McAffer (38:47) on winning the silver medal at the Pan-Am Games. Lastly, Pat Malacaro delivers the latest from Buffalo (48:42)!

Come on down! Gameshow Night approaches in New Hampshire, as we discuss all of the goings-on below Bo Bichette's record-breaking achievements in Toronto. Jim Tarabocchia (0:29) has the latest on Chavez Young and Dunedin's renovation; Buffalo's Pat Malacaro (8:32) checks in from the road; New Hampshire's Tyler Murray (15:00) welcomes Yennsy Diaz back from the Majors; Bluefield's Zach Helton (22:08) talks DJ Daniels; Lansing's Adam Jaksa (28:14) offers thoughts on Cobi Johnson's hitless gem; and Jesse Goldberg-Strassler interviews Nicaraguan lefty Randy Pondler to conclude the show.

There are NINE different segments on this week's show, focusing on the Blue Jays at the Trade Deadline: Potomac's Erik Bremer tells about new acquisition Kyle Johnston (0:45), Rob Fai talks Vancouver All-Stars (6:00), Syracuse's Michael Tricarico on Anthony Kay (11:52), Jim Tarabocchia on losing Cal Stevenson/Dunedin (18:25), Zach Helton on Justin Ammons/Bluefield (24:16), Bob Lipman on Nate Pearson/New Hampshire (30:24), Adam Jaksa on Lansing's wiffle ball game! (35:31), Mick Gillispie on Thomas Hatch (41:14), and Kevin Fitzgerald on Simeon Woods Richardson (46:45). Whew!