Episode 213: Reacting To MLB’s Schedule & Postseason Proposal

Ben and Carlos do some podcast housekeeping and followup on their discussion about how an international draft picking order might work. The two then talk about the breakout season of Rays OF Victor Mesa Jr. and how he is already a player we never expected him to be. How is that the case and what are the lessons we can learn from it? The two talk about MLB’s relationship-building efforts with college baseball and then react to their latest proposal that would bring the regular season from 162 games to 154, expand the divisional series and have top-seeded teams choose their opponents.

Read Jacob Rudner’s full piece on MLB/NCAA relationship building: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/how-mlbs-growing-college-baseball-ties-are-changing-the-draft-player-development-more/

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Time Stamps:

(0:00) Intro/Banter (6:00) Housekeeping & draft pick order ideas (13:45) Victor Mesa Jr.’s breakout season (24:00) Lessons we can learn from Mesa’s success (30:00) MLB/NCAA relationship building (38:50) Will the draft timing change? (43:00) MLB’s proposed regular season and postseason changes (55:00) Thinking through postseason ramifications —

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