Extra Bases with Bristol & Booth

KHOU 11 Sports Anchor Jason Bristol and former major league scout Jeremy Booth provide their unique perspective on the Houston Astros, big league baseball and scouting amateur and professional players in this regularly scheduled podcast.

0:15-6:55 Remembering Hank Aaron

6:57-10:29 Was Toronto the right spot for George Springer?

10:30-12:16 How will the Astros replace Springer?

12:17-15:25 Re-signing Michael Brantley: An absolute must for Houston?

15:26-20:20 The Astros have added Jason Castro. He will invaluable in 2021, according to Bristol

KHOU 11 Sports Anchor Jason Bristol and former major league scout Jeremy Booth provide their unique perspective on the Houston Astros, big league baseball and scouting amateur and professional players in this regularly scheduled podcast. 

00:27-2:30 George Springer fits with the Blue Jays

2:31-4:25 Best non-tendered players in MLB

4:26-12:12  Why is taking so long for teams to fill open general manager positions

12:13-24:19 Realignment of Minor League Baseball

24:20-37:30 Will a 'MLB Draft League' actually work?

37:31-45:00  Jeremy establishes Future Stars Series Foundation (https://futurestarsseries.com/future-stars-series-foundation/)

KHOU 11 Sports Anchor Jason Bristol and former major league scout Jeremy Booth provide their unique perspective on the Houston Astros, big league baseball and scouting amateur and professional players in this regularly scheduled podcast. On this edition, Booth and Bristol examine Jeff Luhnow's interview with a Houston television station.

 

Booth is not swayed by any of Luhnow's arguments. "Everything he did from start to finish was about plausible deniability," said Booth. "It was like, 'It's not my fault.'"

 

Booth reiterates the former general manager of the Houston Astros was not punished harshly enough.

 

Watch: https://youtu.be/dL_Jz-t1jvM

KHOU 11 Sports Anchor Jason Bristol and former major league scout Jeremy Booth provide their unique perspective on the Houston Astros, big league baseball and scouting amateur and professional players in this regularly scheduled podcast. 00:15-5:44 Social justice protests around baseball & Jeremy's reaction to  New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen discussed Rob Manfred's handling of protests around the league

5:45-8:40 The development of Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker

8:41-14:45 Is there an all-out assault on professional scouts and player development personnel?

14:46-23:06 Catcher receiving the ball on one knee. Why is this topic on Twitter upsetting Jeremy so much?

KHOU 11 Sports Anchor Jason Bristol and former major league scout Jeremy Booth provide their unique perspective on the Houston Astros, big league baseball and scouting amateur and professional players in this regularly scheduled podcast.

0:16-2:34 Jeremy's summer with New Balance Future Stars Series

2:35-4:29 Biggest surprises thus far in MLB

4:30-7:29 What's wrong with Jose Altuve?

7:30-11:16 Dusty Baker: Manager of Year candidate

11:17-17:00 Best scouting departments in baseball? One writer has a list.

KHOU 11 Sports Anchor Jason Bristol and former major league scout Jeremy Booth provide their unique perspective on the Houston Astros, big league baseball and scouting amateur and professional players in this regularly scheduled podcast.

0:51-2:51  "They didn't do anything near what the Astros did," explains Jeremy Booth. Examining the Red Sox punishment from Major League Baseball versus the Houston Astros' discipline.

2:52-5:24 The Red Sox passed along MLB's instructions and that's a big difference, says Jason Bristol

5:25-8:09 Did the Boston players not know they were breaking the rules?

8:10-11:40 Minor League Baseball contraction

11:41-18:22 What's inside Jeremy Booth's scout school, a program he's developing. "It will be affordable," he says.

KHOU 11 Sports Anchor Jason Bristol and former major league scout Jeremy Booth provide their unique perspective on the Houston Astros, big league baseball and scouting amateur and professional players in this regularly scheduled podcast.

0:30-3:45 Examining MLB's options for the 2020 season

3:46-5:20 Could there be a date in which baseball will decide not to play in 2020

5:21-8:25 Bristol likes the idea of a shortened season; could make sport more compelling

8:26-12:42 Why is the media only now putting a microscope on past Houston drafts under Jeff Luhnow regime

12:43-14:19 Astros will likely have issues after 2020

14:20-16:30 What's it been like for Jeremy planning New Balance Future Stars Series events during COVID-19 pandemic?

16:31-17:44 Booth pushes panic button Astros outlook during August 12, 2018, airing of SportsExtra

00:41-2:47 Breaking down the 'argument' that all teams steal signs and that Major League Baseball believes the Red Sox and Yankees are untouchable

2:48-4:44 Will the 2018 Red Sox be disciplined?

4:45-5:35 Astros owner Jim Crane and the culpability of Houston's front office

5:36-11:11 Will Dusty Baker's unfamiliarity with the players hurt Houston early in the 2020 season? How will Houston's win-now approach mesh with James Click's long-range plan

11:12-11:54 Jeremy has heard the Astros have a mandate: hire more scouts

11:55-14:38 Thank goodness for Houston's international scouting group because without it, the Astros would be in big trouble

14:39-17:47 Will the Astros have any players voted into the All-Star game?

17:48-20:14 Booth believes the Astros should have traded George Springer before MLB report was issued because the system is missing high-ceiling impact prospects (also discusses Seth Beer)

20:15-20:59 How will the Astros deal with the vitriol from opposing fans?

21:00-26:00 Are the Angels and A's in position to overtake the Astros in the AL West?

Jeremy Booth and Jason Bristol return for 2020 with this first podcast of season three in which the two address everything relating to the Houston Astros' cheating and sign-stealing scandal.

00:45-6:20 Jeremy Booth on MLB's punishment for the Astros and Houston's systemic culture issue. Jeremy believes the Astros' punishment was 'light'

6:21-13:08 Booth reacts to MLBPA head Tony Clark's comments on technology and culture

12:09-20:10 Sign-stealing payoff? Alex Bregman's monthly splits from 2017 and his future; impact on opponents

20:11-23:27 Astros front office culture and working conditions within the Houston organization

0:45-5:32 Three biggest issues facing the 2020 Houston Astros

5:33-8:30 Jason's favorite available free agent: Drew Pomeranz

8:31-15:52 What happens if the mystery surrounding the Astros' sign-stealing saga isn't over by spring training?

15:53-19:00  Forrest Whitley: can be counted on in 2020?

19:01-21:20  Yordan Alvarez and the 'sophomore slump'

21:21-22:02 Jeremy's message to Houston baseball fans

(Editor's note: This podcast was recorded on November 21, 2019)