From Phenom To The Farm

Philip Humber on playing for legendary Rice coach Wayne Graham, being apart of a rotation full of first round picks, struggling with coming back after Tommy John surgery and much more.

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Alan Zinter on spending 19 years in pro ball, working with Joey Votto and Paul Goldschmidt as a hitting coach, how reading changed his career and much more.

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Jordan Pacheco on playing college ball in his hometown, winning Mountain West Player of the Year in 2007 and much more. 

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Ben Grieve on growing up the son of a general manager, the expectation that comes with being BA's #1 overall prospect and much more.

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Jake Lowery on life in the minor leagues as both a prospect and non-prospect, learning the ropes of managing towards the end of his playing career and more. 

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Jeff Malm on his decade in professional baseball, sharing the field with elite talent as a prep, transitioning to pitching as a pro & more.

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Jacob Turner was one of the top draft prospects in his class and made his big league debut at the age of 20. Yet his ascension to the majors came at a time when the game -- especially pitching development -- changed quickly. Turner joins the podcast to discuss his career, what he learned and more. Other topics include...

• Signing a big league deal and starting his clock at 18.
• Making his big league debut at 20.
• Pitcher development changing (and not to his strengths) during his pro career.
• Lessons learned during a season spent in Korea.
• Working on his degree while still playing professionally.

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Dontrelle Willis is the latest guest on 'From Phenom to the Farm.' He joins Kyle Bandujo to discuss his rise to the forefront of baseball as an all-star, Rookie of the Year and MLB world champion, as well as how he fought to regain his love for baseball at the end of his career. They also discuss...

• His famous leg kick
• Dealing with instant popularity as a rookie
• Pitching in the World Series
• Fighting injuries, the yips

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In our over 40 episodes of ‘From Phenom to the Farm’ we’ve talked to former pro ballplayers about the ups and downs of their career, including what can be great, or not-so-great, offseasons. 

On today’s episode we relay clips from a few past interviews of players breaking down their wait for the next Spring Training:

• Lane Adams on how his agent’s assistant led him to making the best decision of his career in free agency. 
• Billy Butler on the difficulty of leaving his longtime team Kansas City. 
• Chad Durbin on the experience of getting non-tendered early in his career, and free agency disappointment later in his career. 
• AJ Achter on what playing in the Arizona Fall League does for a player’s confidence. 
• Barry Enright on spending his winter playing in the Mexican Winter League, and how that restored his love for baseball. 
• Cody Decker on getting oversold in free agency, and telling a crushing Spring Training story. 
• Will Venable on hitting free agency perhaps a few years too late. 
• Yonder Alonso on the excruciating wait to find the right team in his first go at free agency. 

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Our latest guest is Gene Larkin, who tells the story of his pinch-hit walk-off single in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. They also talk...

• College baseball in the Ivy League in the 80's
• MiLB lifestyle in the 80's
• Winning a World Series as a rookie
• Learning how to be a pinch hitter

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