From Phenom To The Farm

Today's guest is Randall Thompson, the founder of bat mugs company Dugout Mugs. Thompson joins to discuss his career, which included a stint in the Blue Jays organization, and how it led him to found his startup. Other highlights include...

• Going from being a 3 year JV player to throwing in the 90s
• Life in the GCL and signing as a NDFA
• Being his college's mascot and having an odd job of being Spiderman at birthday parties

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Jack Cleary's only year as a starter in high school was his senior season. But he parlayed it into the final scholarship spot at Maryland, where he went on to become a four-year starter in the ACC. On today's episode, Cleary talks...

• Getting cut from his middle school JV team
• Catching on as a walk-on following his senior year of high school
• Discussing how a program turns into a winning program
• -Indy ball being "the most fun year of his career"

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Our latest guest is George Iskenderian, a former Brewers minor leaguer who is now a MLBPA agent. George and Kyle discuss both his playing career and current job, including...

• Transferring from a top tier program (South Carolina) to junior college
• How academics factored into where he wanted to play college baseball
• When do you know your team can actually make it to Omaha
• Life on the "Phantom IL" and when to walk away from playing
• What a good agent brings to the table

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Growing up in the Seager family, you might think Justin Seager had no choice but to be a baseball player. But that wasn't always the case. On our latest pod, Justin talks his path through baseball, his relationship with brothers Kyle and Corey, and so much more. Highlights include...

• Growing up in a house with two future big league brothers
• Earning playing time as a walk-on freshman
• Sitting through NCAA Baseball Selection Sunday
• Going from walk-on to conference player of the year
• Tinkering with your swing in pro ball
• Who the most competitive Seager brother is

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On today’s episode of ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ ESPN college baseball analyst Mike Rooney joins to discuss his long career in baseball. He talks how to survive as a walk-on under Pat Murphy, recruiting battles at Arizona State, and what the essentials are for anyone visiting the College World Series. Other discussions include...

• Coaching first-rounders as a high school coach
• Competing for conference titles and recruiting battles at Arizona State
• Finding the right fits for his program as a Juco head coach
• Calling college baseball for ESPN
• The essentials for any CWS trip and his pick to win in 2022

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This week's guest is Josh Sale, the 2010 first-round pick by the Tampa Bay Rays. Sale is in the midst of a career comeback, currently playing in the Atlantic League six years after he was out of baseball entirely. On this episode, Sale discusses...

• Becoming a first-round pick
• How he developed his work ethic
• How addiction and off-field issues derailed his pro career
• His path to finding sobriety
• What he hopes to accomplish in his return to baseball

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Chris Shelton could always hit. But the opportunity to do so, as he learned, was far from guaranteed. Shelton is the latest guest on 'From Phenom To The Farm,' discussing his career to professional baseball, which includes time as a Rule 5 pick and a torrid stretch in April 2006 that momentarily put him among the best in the game. Chris and Kyle also talk...

• Switching from hockey to baseball in high school. 
• How junior college prepared him for pro ball
• Hanging on the big league roster as a Rule 5 pick despite minimal playing time.

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Chuckie Fick is the latest guest on 'From Phenom to the Farm!' He talks his path through baseball, which includes...

- Growing up the son of a scout and nephew of an All-Star. 

- Transferring out of Fresno State to find a better fit.

- Dealing with accusations of nepotism after being drafted.

- How to improve as a pitcher at each step up the ladder.

- A rollercoaster big league debut season

- Why he liked MiLB bus rides. 

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On today’s episode of ‘From Phenom to the Farm’, former South Carolina ace Michael Roth joins to discuss his career. He talks his unlikely rise as an ace pitcher, the mentality a team needs to repeat as College World Series champions and how NIL might help players like himself, who graduated with student loan debt.

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Today's pod is a bit of a changeup from previous episodes. Kyle compiles some of the best 'bad bus ride' stories from various interviews, to give you insight into what travel is like in the minors.

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