Nashville Sounds - Rounding Third

Sounds manager Rick Sweet sits down with Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and talks about the 16 innings of baseball awaiting the club in the final day of the Gwinnett series, the roster dynamic with pitching management and position player depth, Jeferson Quero's hot hitting in June, and the effect Luke Adams' power has in the lineup.

Brewers senior strategist for player acquisition Daniel Cho joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his role with the Brewers, the dynamic in his department as the Brewers constantly look for talent around baseball, the difficulty of acquiring players during a season, and working with Rick Sweet in 2018 in Colorado Springs.

Brewers assistant general manager Matt Kleine joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to share his thoughts on the Sounds' season so far, his role in player contract negotiations, sharing responsibility as one of the Brewers assistant GMs, how Luis Lara has developed this season, and an interesting clause in a player contract he once heard about.

Former Sound and Brewers all-star Rickie Weeks sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his new role this season as a special assistant in baseball operations and scouting, his perspective as a former second baseman on Brice Turang's development the last few years, his thoughts on Cooper Pratt, and as a former player what he thinks of some of the rule changes and additions in MLB the past few years.

Sounds infielder/outfielder Tyler Black joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his grand slam the night before against Gwinnett, the team's sour end to the first half the previous week in Memphis, how he's feeling at the plate and defensively lately, his experience in March with Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic and what it was like in his hometown of Toronto last fall with the Blue Jays in the World Series.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Max Herz for his weekly pregame show appearance to talk about the Sounds' coming up short in the first half playoff push, the windy conditions of the ballpark in Memphis in that series, and the unique mid-game circumstance of Cooper Pratt's Brewers call-up the previous Sunday.

Sounds infielder Eduardo Garcia joins Max Herz on the pregame show to talk about joining the Sounds and being at Triple-A for the first time, his experience in winter ball this past off-season as preparation for this season, playing there alongside Jeferson Quero and playing with the Sounds alongside so many Venezuelans.

Sounds reliever Mark Manfredi joins Max Herz on the pregame show to talk about his first few weeks with the Sounds, his rise through the Brewers system since being drafted in '23, transitioning from starter to reliever and being the highest-drafted player ever out of Dayton at the time he was drafted.

Brewers senior VP of player operations Tom Flanagan joins Max Herz on the pregame show to discuss the Sounds' first-half playoff push, Cooper Pratt's big league call-up and the unique way it happened, Jett Williams' progress and Flanagan's history with the Brewers.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the Lara contract extension that began the week, the team being in a mid-June playoff spot chase, the series against Durham, and the lineup depth among position players.