From Phenom To The Farm

By Baseball America

"From Phenom to the Farm" is a monthly series presented by Baseball America featuring interviews with former & current professional players that made the jump from high school directly to pro b

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From Phenom To The Farm episodes:

March 20, 2026 Patrick Copen On Recovery From Comebacker That Left Him Partially Blind
On the latest ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ Dodgers righthander and Top 30 Prospect Patrick Copen discusses his baseball career and incredible comeback from a life-altering injury on a line drive to the head that left him partially blind.
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(5:50) High School/Recruited to Marshall
(9:50) Returning to Baseball After Covid
(16:20)Takeaways from the Cape
(19:10) 2023 Draft
(20:50) Professional Pitching Development Process
(29:00) Traumatic Eye Injury
(32:55) Comeback From Injury
(41:15) Challenges in the Jump to Double-A
(45:50) Goals for 2026

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February 19, 2026 Gilmore Girls Star Scott Patterson On His Career As An MiLB Player
On the latest ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ actor and Gilmore Girls star Scott Patterson recalls the ups and downs of his original career spent as a minor league baseball player with the Braves, Yankees and Dodgers.
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(5:00) Being Drafted Three Times
(15:00) Introduction to MiLB
(19:40) Emphasis on Winning in 80s MiLB
(29:25) Contract Negotiations with Hank Aaron
(36:30) Trade to the Yankees
(48:50) A Big League Call Up That Didn't Happen
(59:45) Spring Training as a Rule 5 Pick
(1:11:30) Starring in "Little Big League"

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1h 23min
January 22, 2026 Former Top 100 Prospect Gary Brown On Humble Beginnings, Lessons Learned
On the latest ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ former Giant and Top 100 Prospect Gary Brown recounts his career journey.
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(2:20) Competing on American Ninja Warrior
(7:00) A Late-Bloomer for College Recruitment
(13:50) High School Draft Decision
(20:15) Intro to Cal State Fullerton/Cape Cod League Experience
(41:20) How Being an 80-Runner Factors into Hitting Style
(46:00) 1st Round Draft Experience
(52:45) Standout Pro Debut Season
(1:01:00) Future's Game Experience
(1:08:40) Struggles in Double-A/High Minors
(1:23:20) Going From Top Prospect to Indy Ball
(1:32:30) Becoming a Scout

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1h 46min
December 19, 2025 Former 4th Overall Draft Christian Colon On His MLB Career
On the latest ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ Christian Colon walks through his rise to fourth-overall draft pick and rocky MLB career.
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(3:55) Playing with a 1st Rounder in HS
(7:00) Signing with Fullerton + Draft Decision
(17:45) Team USA Experience
(23:20) 2009 CWS Run
(34:00) Junior Year Draft Experience
(48:00) Jump to Double-A and Pressure of Being 4th Overall Pick
(59:20) Would He Have Been Happier Drafted Lower
(1:04:29) Struggles Breaking Into the Royals Lineup
(1:18:50) Positive Experience with the Reds

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1h 35min
November 20, 2025 Former MLB 3B Wes Helms On His 12-Year Career
On the latest episode of ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ former big leaguer Wes Helms discusses his twelve-year MLB career.
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(3:15) Being scouted in high school
(11:30) Life in the GCL
(14:50) Playing with teenage Andruw Jones
(26:10) Being blocked by Chipper Jones
(31:50) The worst players to play 3B against
(38:20) How to pick a bat
(45:54) Job description as a veteran role player

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1h 1min
October 24, 2025Former Mets INF Zach Lutz On Going From Division III To MLB
On the latest ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ Zach Lutz walks through his unique career path, which involved choosing a Division III college over traditional DI schools, getting drafted by the Mets and dealing with lots of untimely injuries.
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(0:00) Introduction
4:10) Choosing D3 over D1
(6:50) Playing for Your Dad
(9:45) Drafted by the Mets
(12:30) Life on the IL
(18:40) Crafting an Approach at the Plate
(28:00) Getting the Call to the Big Leagues
(35:00) Life Playing in Japan
(41:45) Dealing with Hecklers

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September 25, 2025Danny Graves On Life As An All-Star Closer & More
On the latest episode of ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ former all-star closer Danny Graves joins to walk through his career in baseball.
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(4:30) Watching 90s Miami Football
(11:15) Recruitment and Early Years at Miami
(18:10) 90s College Baseball Postseason
(23:15) All American Junior Season
(27:00) Being Drafted, Then Tearing ACL
(32:20) Life of a MiLB Closer
(38:40) How to Get MLB Hitters Out
(49:20) Pitching in a Pennant Race
(52:15) Being Teammates with Ken Griffey Jr
(58:25) Pitching in the 2000 ASG
(1:01:20) Failed Conversion to Starting
(1:07:50) Finding Joy in Broadcasting After Retirement

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1h 19min
August 15, 2025Joba Chamberlain On Rise To Yankee Stardom, 'Joba Rules' & More
On the latest ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ former reliever Joba Chamberlain discusses his high-profile career as a Yankees phenom and more.
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(5:30) Man vs. Food & Gossip Girl Appearances
(13:00) Parenting a Baseball Player
(23:30) Going from D2 Afterthought to Nebraska Star
(34:00) Pitching in the CWS
(40:00) Draft Day Slide
(50:00) The Notoriety of Pitching for the Yankees
(1:00:00) Joba's 2007 Debut
(1:03:00)"The Joba Rules"
(1:09:00)The Midges Incident
(1:18:00) Parenting in Pro Baseball

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1h 36min
July 10, 2025Jonathan Perrin On House v. NCAA Settlement & College Baseball Financial Changes
On the latest episode of ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ former Brewers righthander and CFP Jonathan Perrin joins to break down the financial changes of college baseball.
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(3:30) A Breakdown of the New Changes in College Baseball
(7:10) Winners & Losers of the Revenue Sharing Era
(11:20) Impact on HS Draft Prospects
(18:40) Impact on Draft-Eligible Sophomores/Juniors
(27:00) Recipe for Success for Mid-Majors
(35:00) Where Does Compensation End?
(42:55) Impact on MiLB

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51min
June 19, 2025Tommy Mendonca On His College World Series Heroics & Fresno State's 2008 Cinderella Run
On the latest episode of ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ 2008 CWS star Tommy Mendonca walks us through his career and Fresno State’s Cinderella run.
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(4:20) Being recruited by Fresno State (and as a punter)
(10:00) Slow Start to the '08 Season
(18:35) '08 Postseason Run
(26:00) '08 CWS + Winning Most Outstanding Player
(44:00) Playing with Strasburg on Team USA
(48:20) Draft Day
(58:20) Why He Loved Indy Ball

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