From Phenom To The Farm

By Baseball America

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Episodes: 109

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"From Phenom to the Farm" is a bi-weekly series presented by Baseball America featuring interviews with former & current professional players that made the jump from high school directly to pro ball, and whose experiences vary across the professional baseball spectrum. Players will chronicle their personal experiences in transitioning from high school graduation directly into the life of a professional baseball player. 


The competition jump, adjusting to life on their own for the first time, handling money, learning professionalism, and other various aspects that a player encounters on their journey through the farm system. They’ll look back and provide insight on what they could’ve done, if anything, to be more prepared for life as a teenage professional athlete, and their opinions on what organizations should be doing to get the most out of their high school signees. 


Episode Date
Mike Lieberthal On Being An Undersized Catcher
Apr 17, 2024
Nathan Kirby On Dealing With Multiple Surgeries As A Pro
Apr 02, 2024
Kevin Cron On Going From The Bigs To Playing In Japan
Mar 20, 2024
Josh Kusnick On Being A MLB Agent
Mar 05, 2024
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler On Two Decades In Pro Baseball
Feb 20, 2024
Clinton Hollon On His Journey Back To Sobriety
Feb 06, 2024
Jeremy Affeldt On Struggling To Find A Big League Role
Jan 23, 2024
Dominic Cotroneo On Broadcasting Baseball
Jan 04, 2024
Brian Reinke On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed In College Baseball
Dec 12, 2023
Aiden McIntyre On How Parents Can Help Their Kid In-Between Lessons
Nov 28, 2023
Lane Adams On Sports Parenting
Nov 14, 2023
Chuckie Fick On Dos And Don’ts Of Sports Parenting
Oct 31, 2023
Ryan Lavarnway On Leading Division 1 In Hitting, Converting To Catching And More
Oct 17, 2023
Bryce Fehmel On Converting To Pitching, OSU's Back To Back Trips To Omaha & More
Sep 26, 2023
Trey Wilson On The MiLB Broadcaster Grind, Broadcasting Multiple Sports & More
Sep 13, 2023
Looking Ahead At The 2024 Hall Of Fame Ballot With Matt Eddy
Aug 30, 2023
Richie Shaffer On The Difference Between A Hitter And A Swinger & His New Book 'The Slugger Journal'
Aug 15, 2023
Colby Halter On His Experience In 2023 CWS And Hopes and Expectations For His Pro Career
Aug 02, 2023
Jim Morris On Making 13 Trips To The CWS And Two National Championships And Much More
Jul 18, 2023
Aiden McIntyre On Making His Debut In Triple-A, Adding 10 MPH As a Professional To His Fastball & More
Jul 05, 2023
Ryan Ripken On Growing Up The Son Of An MLB Legend, Transferring Out Of An SEC School And More
Jun 20, 2023
Jake Lindgren On Choosing Mississippi State Over An Offer With The Cubs, Undergoing Two Tommy John Surgeries & More
Jun 06, 2023
Jared Koenig On Going From The Pecos League to the Big Leagues
May 24, 2023
Burl Yarbrough On MiLB Changed In The '90s, His Four-Decade Long Career & More
May 09, 2023
Ryan McGee On The 2008 College World Series, Life As A MiLB Intern & More
Apr 25, 2023
Jonathan Perrin On The New Minor League CBA, What The Beginning Of The Season Is Like & More
Apr 11, 2023
Chris Betts On Dealing With Injuries, MiLB All-Star Games And Being A Catcher
Mar 28, 2023
Kevin Pucetas On Learning The Art Of A Knuckleball, Pitching In The Futures Game And More
Mar 14, 2023
John Manuel and JJ Cooper Take A Trip Down Baseball America Memory Lane
Feb 28, 2023
Darnell McDonald On His Time With The Red Sox, Turning Down A Texas Football Scholarship And More
Feb 14, 2023
Daniel Moskos On Pitching For Team USA, Draft-Day Pressures, Coaching For The Cubs & More
Jan 31, 2023
Zack Kelly On Being Released Twice, Making It To The Big Leagues, His Outlook And More
Jan 17, 2023
James Ramsey On Working As Georgia Tech's Associate Head Coach, His Philosophy On Leadership And More
Jan 03, 2023
Tyler Ladendorf On Junior College Stardom, Getting Traded In His First Season & More
Dec 13, 2022
Preston Morrison On Having One Divison 1 Offer, Pitching In Omaha & More
Nov 29, 2022
Daniel Herrera On Learning A Screwball In College, Playing For Dusty Baker & More
Nov 15, 2022
Ron Shelton On Watching Future HOFers With The Orioles And Writing Sports Movies
Nov 01, 2022
Past Guests Join To Tell Their Playoff Stories
Oct 18, 2022
Simon Rosenblum-Larson On Pitching At Harvard, Founding More Than Baseball & More
Oct 04, 2022
Trevor Hildenberger On Switching to Sidearm, Being Ready To Give Up Baseball During College & More
Sep 20, 2022
Sam Demel On Being Traded And Promoted On The Same Day, Playing For Jim Schlossnagle At TCU & More
Sep 06, 2022
Kiko Garcia On The Little League World Series, Playing On Team USA & More
Aug 23, 2022
Devin Mesoraco On Dealing With Struggles, Catching DeGrom & More
Aug 09, 2022
Kayla Lombardo On The Little League Softball World Series & Her Role With Softball America
Jul 26, 2022
Chris Colabello On Going Undrafted, Playing Seven Years In Indy Ball, Fighting To Clear His Name & More
Jul 12, 2022
Past Guests (Including Michael Roth, Russ Ortiz and Yonder Alonso) On Playing At The College World Series
Jun 28, 2022
Blake Allemand On Going From Walk-On To Four-Year Starter, Incorporating Switch-Hitting & More
Jun 14, 2022
Sam Wolff On Growing As A Pitcher, The Difference Between AA And AAA Hitters & More
May 31, 2022
Danny Black On Speed Changes, Nearly Quitting The Sport & Learning Work Ethic In Juco
May 17, 2022
Ryan Dempster On His 16-Year Career, Being Traded, Learning From Greg Maddux & More
May 03, 2022
Past Guests (Including Eric O’Flaherty, Billy Butler, and Richie Schaffer) Discuss Their First Year Of Pro Ball
Apr 19, 2022
Dallas Braden On Junior College, Throwing A Perfect Game & More
Apr 05, 2022
Philip Humber On throwing A Perfect Game, Being Traded For Johan Santana & More
Mar 22, 2022
Alan Zinter On 19 Years In Pro Ball, The Mental Approach To Hitting & More
Mar 08, 2022
Jordan Pacheco On Converting To Catcher, Facing A Young Stephen Strasburg & More
Feb 22, 2022
Ben Grieve On Winning AL Rookie Of The Year, Managing Expectations & More
Feb 08, 2022
Jake Lowery On Life As A Prospect, Transitioning To Managing & More
Jan 25, 2022
Jeff Malm on Transitioning to Pitching, Taking Ownership & More
Jan 11, 2022
Jacob Turner On His Rapid Rise, How The Game Changed & More
Dec 28, 2021
Dontrelle Willis Talks Superstardom, Finding His Love For Baseball & More
Dec 14, 2021
How Players Navigate Free Agency
Nov 30, 2021
Gene Larkin On Becoming A World Series Hero
Nov 16, 2021
Randall Thompson Founds Dugout Mugs After His Playing Days
Nov 02, 2021
Jack Cleary Embraced The Underdog Role
Oct 19, 2021
George Iskenderian On What A Good Agent Brings To The Table
Oct 05, 2021
Justin Seager On Growing Up In A Baseball Family
Sep 21, 2021
ESPN's Mike Rooney On His Path Through College Baseball
Sep 07, 2021
Josh Sale On Finding Sobriety, Stability And A Second Chance At Life And Baseball
Aug 24, 2021
Chris Shelton On What It's Like To Be The Hottest Hitter In Baseball
Aug 10, 2021
Chuckie Fick Discusses His Baseball Journey With Big League Bloodlines
Jul 27, 2021
Michael Roth Talks Unlikely Rise As Ace Pitcher
Jul 13, 2021
Nightmare Bus Ride Stories From The Minor Leagues
Jun 29, 2021
Jonathan Perrin Breaks Down Baseball's Financial Side
Jun 15, 2021
All-American Karsten Whitson Talks Lessons Learned
Jun 01, 2021
Eric Sim Makes High-Level Baseball Training His Hobby
May 18, 2021
Ex-Minor League Pitcher Turned NFL Punter Zach Von Rosenberg
May 04, 2021
Luke Hagerty On His Unlikely Comeback From The Yips, Tommy John Rehab & More
Apr 20, 2021
Tyler Watson On The Value of Juco Ball, Arm Angles & More
Apr 06, 2021
Yonder Alonso On Life As An All-Star, Adapting To America & More
Mar 23, 2021
Barry Enright Explains His Bulldog Mentality
Mar 09, 2021
Marcus Nidiffer On Life In The SEC, Cape League & Indy Ball
Feb 23, 2021
Dan Straily Discusses His Journeyman Career
Feb 09, 2021
Bob Tewksbury Talks The Mental Side Of Baseball
Jan 26, 2021
Gift Ngoepe On Growing Up Loving Baseball In South Africa
Jan 12, 2021
Ty Kelly On The Art Of Being A Utility Man
Dec 29, 2020
Brandon Wood Talks Mental Health, Being A 'Can't-Miss' Prospect & More
Dec 15, 2020
A.J. Achter Goes From The 46th Round To The Big Leagues
Dec 01, 2020
Tim Dillard Talks The Secret To Being A Great Clubhouse Guy, Sidearming & More (Ep. 17)
Nov 17, 2020
Russ Ortiz Talks World Series Heartbreak, Strike-Throwing, MLB Food & More
Nov 03, 2020
What It's Like To Play In The World Series
Oct 20, 2020
Will Venable On Baseball, Basketball & Life In The Ivy League (Ep. 15)
Oct 06, 2020
Billy Butler Talks Bat Control, The Big Leagues & More (Ep. 14)
Sep 22, 2020
Cody Decker On Crash Davis Comparisons, Minor League Stardom (Ep. 13)
Sep 08, 2020
Brett Lorin On How To Know Whether To Transfer (Ep. 12)
Aug 25, 2020
OF Brandon Guyer Talks Playing In A World Series (Ep. 11)
Aug 11, 2020
RHP Carter Capps On His Delivery, Betting On Himself & Chasing A Dream (Ep. 10)
Jul 28, 2020
3B Richie Shaffer Talks Confidence, First Round Expectations (Ep. 9)
Jul 14, 2020
LHP Zack Dodson's Winding Path Through Pro Baseball (Ep. 8)
Jun 30, 2020
Lane Adams On Approaching Baseball As A Multi-Sport Athlete (Ep. 7)
Jun 16, 2020
Players Share Their Favorite MLB Draft Stories
Jun 04, 2020
PART 2: MLB righty Chad Durbin
May 19, 2020
ex-MLB RHP Chad Durbin (Ep. 6, Part 1)
May 06, 2020
PART 2: RHP Robby Rowland
Apr 21, 2020
RHP Robby Rowland (Ep. 5, Part 1)
Apr 07, 2020
Former Rays Prospect Luke Bailey (Ep. 4)
Mar 24, 2020
Two-Sport Star Josh Booty (Ep. 3)
Mar 10, 2020
Former Nats Prospect J.P. Ramirez (Ep. 2)
Feb 25, 2020
Ex-MLB Lefty Eric O'Flaherty
Feb 11, 2020
TRAILER: Introducing 'From Phenom To The Farm'
Jan 29, 2020