Special guest, MLBPA Agent, Phil Terrano visits as we discuss how the love of money is encroaching on the love of the game.

• Quick Look at MLB Rankings, Mets leading the pack with .700 Winning percentage. AL East – Orioles suffering challenges with young players
• Phil Terrano joins the show live from a youth baseball field
• Travis Jankowski – had a lot of movement between teams since Spring Team
• Your playing for the 29 other teams
• Players jump from team to team – sometimes not by their choice
• Phil recounts Moneyball story about player changing teams during game
• Putting your best foot forward at every level of the game from Rookie to MLB
• Very few players that come off the bench and are good every time
• Many players come up and down across the league levels
• Need opportunity to shine with teams – Rule 5
• How do you identify talent. It does not come to you.
• The Youth level has become a business
• Little League & American Legion teams are being challenged with Travel Ball
• Realize that a player may not make it to the majors
• Community ball – many local fields are being rented by Travel Baseball
• Youth baseball revenue 50.62 Billion in 2024 will to 56 Billion in
• There is only 1 Derek Jeter
• Cost of youth baseball – a new popular bat may cost $500
• Enjoy the game as a kid – what happened to the fun in baseball
• Youth baseball – being loyal to your teammates, loyal to your coaches
• Hopscotching from multiple travel teams impact
• More changes as young girls and women coming into the game
• Has the game really changed or have we changed
• NCAA impact on young baseball players
• Phil's Dream Big Project
  • Vision for a community sports complex
  • Challenges faced from those profiting off current youth baseball models
• Offering scholarships and free camps for underserved kids
• Passion for the Game
  • Phil’s personal commitment as an agent and father
  • Balancing business with genuine care and loyalty
  • Teaching kids the value of the game beyond wins and stats
• Parenting in Baseball
  • Phil’s experience raising two baseball-loving sons
  • Lessons in balancing ambition with fun and perspective
  • Emphasis on education and a “Plan B” beyond baseball dreams
• Mental Toughness & Adversity
  • Dealing with negativity in the community
  • Encouraging kids to persevere and enjoy the game despite setbacks
  • Respecting coaches, umpires, and the game itself
• Industry Insights
  • The harsh realities of making it to the pros
  • Stories from Phil’s career supporting players through transitions and releases
• Importance of honesty in coaching and talent evaluation
• How to Make Baseball More Enjoyable for Kids
• One free sport for every child until age 12
• Funding for coaches to reduce financial burdens
• Promoting different playing styles instead of a “one-size-fits-all” mold
• Remembering baseball is still a game meant to be enjoyed
•  A Real-Time Walk-Off Moment!
• Phil shares a spontaneous, live moment of his son's team winning a game
• Celebration of pure joy and the innocence of youth baseball
• Kids care more about fun than stats – Slushies

Early in season at bottom of AL East

• Baltimore Orioles & Cincinnati Reds – O’s lose 24 to 2
• Not Charlie Morton’s Day
• Wrexham A.F.C. comparison
• Max Fried is bringing the fire – almost No-Hitter
• Catchers & Pitcher Battery
• Catcher value measurements
  • Arm Strength
  • Pop Time – Caught Stealing
  • Blocking
  • Framing
  • Pitcher not shaking off calls from catcher, Yanier Molina
  • Fangraphs – effective defensive rating
• Danny Jansen, 1st year with Rays, great blocker & building rapport with pitchers
• Rays not catching opponents from stealing bases
• Importance of Framing metric decreases with electronic strike zone
• Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals catcher
• Tres Barrera & Logan Driscoll
• Baseball Savant measure catcher framing & strike zone
• Rays catchers rank 50th & 51st
• Why is Jonathan Aranda not showing up higher in the lineup
• Taylor Walls, switch hitting talent questioned
• Rays Roster Crunch – Palacios, Montes, Caballero, Josh Lowe, Tre Moran
• Trade Brandon Lowe to Mariners for Harry Ford
• Tre Morgan
• Moving on from Randy Arozarena, they moved on from Zach Effinrrrrrr
• Moving a franchise player like Brandon Lowe, Kevin Kiermaier & Longoria
• Evan Longoria could bring a strong aggressive approach as a coach for the team
• The question to Eric Neander and his group “Who is our core”
• Sign Junior Caminero to a long-term extension
• Fast Bat Speed – 78.7 mph – bat speed – Junior Caminero exceeds Judge & Ohtani
• Move Yandy Diaz to Reds who need a first baseman since Joey Votto left
• Rays have an outstanding outfield core throughout all of the Rays organization
• What’s happening with Curtis Mead
• NHL playoffs
• Stanley Cup – at which point do that stop adding winning team tiers
• Tampa Championships
• Tampa Baseball Museum event with Larry Rothschild, Joe Maddon & Rick Vaughn
• Rays this year looks like Astros of last year, who started slow and grew stronger
• Will the away games strengthen the team
• Smelling the frustration of Kevin Cash
• Rays have the talent and potential to, to fight back
• Charleston River Dogs are one of the hottest minor league team

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• Rays Monday night melee with the Red Sox 16 – 1 win
• Jonathan Aranda & Camerron Misner – setting the tone for the game
• Misner - 2 Home Runs in that game
• Jake Mangum on the bases
• Shane Baz on the mound with 11 K’s did stayed strong even through long time between innings
• Trevor Story’s glove
• Rays most productive outfield in MLB even without Arozarena & Siri
• DeLuca’s injury has resulted in a heavy left-handed lineup
• More than Brandon Lowe - Entire team contributed to the win
• Aranda's outstanding numbers 1.242 OPS, 4.13 Average, 4.81 On Base Percentage
• 7:10 – edit sheesh out of
• 4 effective left-handed hitters in lineup including Brandon Lowe
• Kevin Cash must be listening to Mat’s take on the Rays lineup – lol
• What’s the hype on the Rays in the city of Tampa
• Does the local media experience fatigue due to the stadium talk and changes
• How are Rays ticket sales being managed
• Making Steinbrenner Field permanent Rays’ site with renovations - Look to Janet Marie Smith’s off season work with Dodger’s Stadium
• AL East – Blue Jays commitment has risen now that they have invested in Vladdy Guerrero Jr
• Vladdy’s extension shows a glimmer of hope
• Jays could have paid Freddie Freeman twice what Guerrero will make
• MLBPA will reap the rewards of Guerrero’ extension agreement
• What will it look like when Junior Caminero is looking for an extension with the Rays
• Wander Franco contract was an anomaly
• Blue Jays savings from not building a new stadium
• Teams keeping their soul with keeping their original stadiums – Wrigley & Fenway
• Watching the Rays get more vitamin D
• Consider new Rays’ uniform policy – wear white uniforms during hot home games
• Rick Vaughn – marketing guy with the Orioles & Rays
• Rick & Joe Maddon book signing event at the Tampa Baseball Museum
• Inequities between MLB team coaches & MLBPA players
• The CBA – will the larger markets want a floor for the smaller markets
• Most MLBPA careers are short. If there is a salary cap then perhaps more players could make more.
• Comparison with NHL & Stamkos
• Could we see a 50/50 share with the owners & players on the revenue of the game
• Last CBA had MLBPA committee made up of many Scott Boras players - not the rank & file
• Pitchers careers are ending before they can get paid what they are worth
• Are teams blowing out pitcher’s arms for instant success over longevity
• Pitchers should be able to have a shorter path to arbitration and free agency
• Blake Snell example of poor offering from Tampa Bay Rays
• Blowing off some steam with some time in the batting cage
• Rays - brought to you by the letter M – Montes, Mangum, Morel & Misner
• 3 Rays outfielders now hitting above 300 – Mangum, Misner & Morel
• What will happen to outfield when DeLuca & Josh Lowe come back
• This productive lineup may slow high quickly Chandler Simpson and others come up
• Keep your eye on up and coming Eric Orze

Joe Maddon & Rick Vaughn charitable event at Tampa Baseball Museum

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