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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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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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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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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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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On this episode of From Phenom To The Farm, former MLB pitcher Brandon Finnegan discusses his historic path to becoming the first player to ever pitch in both the College World Series and World Series in the same year, plus lots more.

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• (4:00) Being recruited by TCU
• (26:00) Junior year as a 1st round pick and pitching in the CWS
• (42:00) Pitching in the World Series the same year as the CWS
• ( 58:00) Being part of a deadline deal
• (1:13:00) Trying to recapture velocity

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On the latest episode of ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ former MLB reliever Nick Goody discusses his humble beginnings as a failed junior college shortstop and the road to making it on the mound in the big leagues.

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• (5:00) Learning to fly in retirement
• (9:20) Transitioning from SS to Pitcher in Juco
• (29:00) Winning LSU Closer Job
• (36:00) Adjustment to Pro Baseball
• (53:00) Call to the Big Leagues
• (1:08:00) Riding the "Scranton Express"
• (1:18:00) Playing for Terry Francona in Cleveland
• (1:41:00) Mexican League Experience

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On the latest episode of ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ Ian Miller joins to talk his journey from speedy college walk-on to big league outfielder.

(9:50) Walking On at Wagner College

(18:10) Breaking Out in the Alaska League

(22:40) Draft Day 2013

(29:10) The Art of the Steal

(48:40) Call-Up to the Big Leagues

(57:40) Playing During the Pandemic Season

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Former MLB reliever Drew Storen joins From Phenom To The Farm to discuss a career spent fighting for a closing role in the ninth inning.

(3:30) Playing With Future Big Leaguers in Little League

(6:55) Experience Playing at Stanford

(24:00) Being Drafted & Stephen Strasburg

(36:30) The Ups and Downs of a MLB Closer

( 56:00) Founding His Whiskey Brand 

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Phenom To The Farm returns with former MLB pitcher Tyson Ross, who discusses getting drafted by his hometown team, the up-and-down nature of Triple-A life, Team USA, dealing with injury and more.

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