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The Baseball Bar-B-Cast crew is on the road for this episode of the podcast, coming to you live from Chase Field in Arizona, where Major League Baseball is holding the 2024 edition of the Draft Combine. Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman talk about their experiences seeing potential draft picks through drills, the importance of the combination to teams and why there is a need for more attention to this event for baseball.
The boys are then joined by West Virginia baseball player JJ Wetherholt to talk about his time with the combine. The projected first-rounder discusses why his brother influenced him to become a lefty hitter, his history at the shortstop position, what he adopted from the style of baseball played in Korea and how he implemented it into his game and where he is most looking forward to. to become a pro ball player.
Later, Jake and Jordan talk about a big change happening mid-season at the Triple-A level in the replay system and why that system could appear in the majors sooner rather than later.
(0:59) – A word about this special episode
(3:09) – Thoughts from the combine
(10:12) – The importance of being in Arizona
(12:15) – Who is JJ Wetherholt?
(14:13) – JJ Wetherholt interview
(19:42) – JJ on playing shortstop
(28:50) – Impact of Korean baseball on his career
(31:26) – Most excited about pro baseball
(33:44) – Triple-A changing rating system
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