Destination: The Show JD Cameron, Jeremy Nygaard

Draft tandem Jeremy Nygaard and Jamie Cameron team up for a podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues and the MLB draft, produced by Theo Tollefson.
In Episode 39, Jamie and Jeremy are joined by Carlos Collazo of Baseball America to talk about the quickly-approaching 2024 MLB Draft.
0:00 Intro
1:00 Welcome Carlos Collazo
3:50 Top of the class
5:20 Who does Carlos take 1:1?
7:46 Where does the chaos start on Day 1?
13:10 College catching
18:48 Prep shortstops
21:17 Prep arms
26:59 The Cubs pick
30:24 The Brewers pick
32:21 The Twins pick
38:30 Under the radar
41:14 Either/Or
45:05 What's next for Carlos or BA?
 
 

Draft tandem Jeremy Nygaard and JD Cameron team up for a podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues and the MLB draft, produced by Theo Tollefson.
0:00 Intro
10:51 Prospect chat
11:00 Emmanuel Rodriguez
20:51 Luke Keaschall
27:20 Eric Bitonti
34:32 Draft chat
35:50 Future Star Series Mock Draft
50:57 Positional Preview - Shortstops
59:34 Positional Preview - Third Base
1:05:50 Listener Questions
 
 
 
 

Draft tandem Jeremy Nygaard and JD Cameron team up for a podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues and the MLB draft, produced by Theo Tollefson.
0:00 Intro
8:40 MiLB Notables (Brewers, Cubs)
28:57 Twins Talk
59:10 Draft Updates
1:00:00 Smith vs Burnes, top of the draft rumors
1:07:00 Draft Spotlights
1:11:00 Mock Draft Consensus Board
1:19:25 Outro
 
 

Draft tandem Jeremy Nygaard and JD Cameron team up for a podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues and the MLB draft, produced by Theo Tollefson. Ezra Wise, the Twins Manager of Scouting Research with the Minnesota Twins joins the show.
0:00 Intro
1:00 Ezra Wise Introduction
2:45 Ezra's journey in the baseball industry
10:35 What is the scope of your year?
21:00 What is a draft model?
25:00 Twins love college bats. Are we missing something?
28:45 Do teams pay attention to mock drafts?
30:25 How do teams balance data, information, analytics and scouting?
35:40 How have you refined your approach over the years?
44:40 How is the process evaluated when the process takes so long?
54:40 What do you consider the strengths/weaknesses of the draft? Any specific demographics noteworthy?
57:40 That's a wrap!
 

Draft tandem Jeremy Nygaard and JD Cameron team up for a podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues and the MLB draft, produced by Theo Tollefson.
0:00 Intro
4:30 Mock Draft starts
23:20 Cubs pick at #14
30:20 Brewers pick at #17
38:10 Twins pick #21
54:20 Twins pick #33
57:14 Brewers pick #34
1:06:20 Listener Questions
 
 
 

Draft tandem Jeremy Nygaard and JD Cameron team up for a podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues and the MLB draft, produced by Theo Tollefson.
0:00 Intro
1:20 Joe Doyle Intro
3:45 Comparing the top of this year's class vs last  year's class
9:00 College bats are strong... but is there anything else aside from the top 8 picks?
18:27 A little chat about college catching.
20:25 Options for the Cubs at #14
24:45 Who would you consider for the Brewers at #17?
28:00 How about the Twins at #21?
32:15 Prep pitching
37:27 Some prep pitching highlights
43:00 Joe's take on the lottery and trading draft picks
48:30 Joe's chance to plug his stuff