Canadian Baseball Network Podcast

In episode 11 of the Canadian Baseball Network Podcast we speak with Peterborough native and Baltimore Orioles draftee Travis Seabrooke. Travis was the 4th Canadian selected in last weeks draft and was drafted 159th overall in the 5th round. In the interview we talk to Travis about his childhood and early sports career. We learn who influenced him and made him into the pitcher he is today. He also gives us a run through of his skill set and what he's been working on improving this year.

In the second half of the interview we discuss the draft experience. Travis tells us what it was like to hear his name called. He also reviews his choice in schools and discusses what comes next for him.

In this episode of the Canadian Baseball Network Podcast we provide you with a final scouting report on the top Canadians in today's draft. Our guests include the founder of Baseball America and Vice President of Perfect Game, Allan Simpson, as well as Spink Winner and CBN founder, Bob Elliott.

We talk to Allan about the state of Baseball in Canada as well as his 30 year history with scouting and reporting on prospects.

We then review in detail, each of the top Canadian prospects, with Allan and Bob providing their take on the skills and draft stock of each player. Bob and Allan also review their own personal top 3 Canadians.

Which Canadian will go first? Who's raised their stock the most this year? Who will sign and who wont? We answer all these questions and more on this episode of the Canadian Baseball Network Podcast.

In the 9th episode of the Canadian Baseball Network Podcast, and second in our 2013 draft series, we speak to Jamie Lehman, Area Scout for Canada for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Jamie discusses some of the most successful players he's scouted over the years, as well as what a day in the life of a scout is like. He reviews the climate in which Canadian players come up in and compares their situation to that of their American counterparts. He also discusses the recent Jr. national tournament in the Dominican Republic and how important it is in evaluating players.

In Episode 8 of the Canadian Baseball Network Podcast Bob Elliott and Peter Bean review everything you need to know about the upcoming MLB first year player draft from a Canadian Perspective. Bob Elliott explains how the CBN Draft List is created and how players are ultimately ranked. We also review the top 10 Canadian players on the CBN Draft List looking to be drafted this June. Who is the best Canadian hitter? Who is the best Canadian pitcher?Pivetta or Quantrill - who will be the highest drafted Canadian in 2013? We answer these questions and more on episode 8 of the Canadian Baseball Network Podcast.

On episode 7 on the Canadian Baseball Network Podcast we talk to Scott Carson, statistician and the '3rd man in the booth' for the last 20 years of Blue Jays broadcasts. We review the Blue Jays season to date as well as the performance of some of their key offseason acquisitions.

We also discuss the rise of advanced statistics in baseball as well as the erosion of the value placed on traditional statistics. Does ERA and batting average still have a place in baseball? What is the best stat for evaluation a hitter? Where is the best place for someone to start learning advanced stats? Scott discusses all of these questions with us on this episode of the Canadian Baseball Network Podcast.

In Episode 6 of the Canadian Baseball Network Podcast we discuss the state of the Toronto Blue Jays farm system with April Whitzman (@AlleyCat17). April is a longtime CBN contributor and an expert on Blue Jays prospects and is the founder of JaysProspects.com (www.jaysprospects.com). April is also spending the 2013 baseball season as Canada's representative in the MLBFanCave. In this episode we learn what the FanCave is all about, how the traded Blue Jays prospects are fairing in their new homes and review April's top 10 Blue Jays prospects.

You can check out April's daily blogs from the FanCave here: http://ow.ly/kEcUx