About this episode

Blake Murphy discusses MLB Draft talent and interviews various guests about baseball insights and changes.

Blake Murphy is joined by FanGraphs’ Michael Baumann to discuss the All-Star events and provides an overview of 2026 MLB Draft talent pool. Afterwards, Kansas City Royals field co-ordinator Scott Thorman (29:36) discusses his Canadian roots, role with the Royals, and his reaction to learning he was a role model for Joey Votto. Baseball America’s Carlos Collazo (50:04) evaluates which teams had good drafts, Toronto’s new prospects and Brendan Lawson, who’s projected to be the No.1 prospect in the 2027 MLB Draft. Lastly, Bradford William Davis (1:20:42) of readeyeblack.com talks about how MLB baseball has changed, ways sports games are getting worse and more. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

People in this episode

Host: Blake Murphy

Guests: Michael Baumann, Scott Thorman, Carlos Collazo, Bradford William Davis

Topics covered

• MLB Draft
• All-Star events
• Blue Jays prospects
• Scott Thorman
• baseball changes
• sports analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FanGraphs, Kansas City Royals, Baseball America, readeyeblack.com

Places: Canada

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