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The minor league postseason is wrapping up in some of the leagues but there are still series to be settled in around the country. One thing we do know is that the Asheville Tourists won the South Atlantic League outright. So did the

The Minor League postseason is here and we've got you covered on MLR. Jay and Mike break down what's happening so far in the 2012 postseason. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Major League rehabs in the postseason Sam Sigal brings us this week's Minor League Player Promotion report. Garrett Cole brought up to Triple A Indianapolis for postseason work but struggles 345 pound relief pitcher steals 3rd in a game Another minor league plays 8 of the 9 field positions but didn't get to catch because the game was called for rain SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

When was the last time you saw a professional baseball team, bat out of order? Well our very own Eric Little happened to witness this rare feat this week with the Augusta GreenJackets. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay, Mike and Eric talk about the batting order rules and how they should be interpreted by umpires and official scorers. Sam Sigal brings us this week's Minor League Player Promotion report. Jameson Taillon called up to Altoona Eric and blueberries Roger Clemens to pitch tonight for the Independent Sugar Land Skeeters SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

The Charleston Riverdogs have a new pitcher named Rigoberto Arrebato. Try saying that 3 times fast. The Cuban was recently sent down from the Florida State League and has already gotten the attention of our very own Eric Little. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay, Mike and Eric talk with Ben Hill of Ben's Biz Blog about his upcoming trip to the Northwest where he'll visit with teams across the Northwest League. The guys also got a great email this week from Jared asking about the differences between High A and Low and can MLB teams stack MiLB rosters for the postseason Our newest team member Sam Sigal introduces the newest segment to the show, The Minor League Player Promotion report. Billy Hamilton is just 4 steals shy of breaking Vince Coleman's MiLB record of 145. Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes! We need your support help us improve our iTunes ranking by leaving us a review. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

Have you heard of this guy Manny Machado? The youngster was promoted this week from the AA level all the way up to the bigs and is already making a big splash in Baltimore. We also welcome Eric back this week after taking last week off to celebrate his brother's wedding. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay, Mike and Eric talk about the promotion of Manny Machado and what some of the other 20-something's are doing around baseball. Trout, Harper, Machado etc. The guys also explain how players can be traded AFTER MLB's trade deadline passes. Discussing some of MiLB's longest team affiliations with parent clubs We stand corrected. Our apologies to the Naval Academy and the rest of the Navy for saying that Top Gun is Air Force on last week's podcast. We certainly lost that lovin feeling. The guys debated on the new Scranton/Wilkes-Barre team name for the 2013 season. Email us and tell us what you think the new name should be. Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes! We need your support help us improve our iTunes ranking by leaving us a review. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

Louisville Bats second baseman Cody Puckett did something spectacular last week in Toledo. In three straight days he hit 9th inning home runs with two outs for the Bats to take the lead for his club. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay and Mike talk about the series between their respective employers, the Trenton Thunder and the Altoona Curve. Matt Andrews the play-by-play voice of the Louisville Bats stops by to talk about the Puckett Hat Trick and fills us in on some prospects in the Reds organization NOT named Billy Hamilton. We find out that Top Gun is Mike's favorite movie of all time. Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes! We need your support help us improve our iTunes ranking by leaving us a review. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

This week we break down all of the trades from this week in MLB including the trade late last night that sent Marco Scutaro from Colorado to the Giants. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay, Eric and Mike discuss the trades in baseball, from the Dodgers acquiring Hanley Ramirez, Zack Greinke going to the Angels, Wandy Rodriguez to the Pirates, we take a look at each of the prospects sent in return for these big leaguers. Mike Lindskog from the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes joins us and fills us in on how the Ramirez deal stacks up for both the Dodgers and Marlins. The first 20 re-tweeters of this week's episode will be entered into a drawing for a Robinson Ca-gnome figurine courtesy of one Jay Burnham. Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes! SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

The trade deadline looms here in the next couple of weeks so what better time to break it all down for you. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay, Eric and Mike discuss the no-hitter thrown last week by Akron Aeros pitcher Giovanni Soto (no not that one). Even more impressive is that the Altoona Curve managed to score a run without getting a hit. Lori Webb was announced as the newest President of the Southern League becoming the league's first female President. Ben Nicholson-Smith from MLB Trade Rumors joins us to look ahead at what's in store the next few weeks. He's also been listed as the 94th most influential Canadian. Who knew? The Augusta GreenJackets are having Halloween in July next week. What should our very own Eric Little dress up as? Email us your suggestions at feedback@mlrpodcast.com. Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes! SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

Fresh off some more All Star breaks, the fellas return for another jam packed knowledge filled episode of MLR. Eric was a trooper though despite being drenched. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay, Eric and Mike discuss the Futures game played in KC as well as the AA All Star Game in Reading Mike Ferrin hosts Power Alley weekdays fro 10 AM to 2 PM ET on Sirius/XM's MLB Network Radio joins us as he provided play-by-play for the MLB Futures game. He is impressed with how these prospects are handling the media hype/attention at such a young age. Reading, PA hosted the AA All Star Game this week and they put a twist on their Home Run Derby. Brian Seltzer of the Reading Phillies joined us to break down their "Hitting Challenge". Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes and email us at feedback@mlrpodcast.com. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

Stockton Ports interim manager Todd Steverson was suspended this week by the California League for a year after instructing a position player who was forced to pitch to intentionally balk in the 18th inning of a game against the Modesto Nuts to avoid injuries. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay, Eric and Mike discuss the Steverson suspension and debate how this situation can be avoided in the future. The guys also discuss the "phantom DL". How some teams get away with adding more than the max number of players on their rosters. We read YOUR EMAILS this week! The guys talk about their broadcast idols and which prospects are the cream of the crop. Eric witnessed this 20 foot shopping cart first hand. Check out the video! Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes and email us at feedback@mlrpodcast.com. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

We're a day late due to technical difficulties (gotta love Skype) but we've got an action packed episode for you this week. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay, Eric and Mike discuss some interesting promotions around MiLB this week and answer some of your YOUR emails. Email us at feedback@mlrpodcast.com! Ben Hill of Ben's Biz Blog rejoins the program to talk about Lake County's PRIDE night. We visit with another manager this week, you may know him for this infamous rant but he's also one of the best managers in the business and his team just wrapped up a first half division title, the manager of the Asheville Tourists, Joe Mikulik. Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes and email us at feedback@mlrpodcast.com. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

Baseball's new Collective Bargaining Agreement has made for some interesting changes on how teams scout/sign foreign players. To help us make any sense of this we were joined this week by Baseball America's Ben Badler. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay, Eric and Mike discuss the signing of foreign players and how teams will possibly handle foreign players in the future Ben Badler of Baseball America stops by to give us his thoughts on the new CBA. Brady Williams is the manager of the Bowling Green Hot Rods who recently just clinched back to back trips to the postseason. He remembers being a kid running around the clubhouse and watching his father, former MLB manager Jimy Williams, manage three different big league clubs. Akron Aeros knuckleballer Steven Wright explains how he became a knuckleballer and what made him begin to use it as an "out" pitch. Does anyone know why they call the baseball "locker room" a clubhouse? If you do, email us! Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes and email us at feedback@mlrpodcast.com. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

We're quickly approaching the All-Star break in MiLB and this week we're joined by two guests who are heavily involved in the two All-Star Games they are hosting. How's this for awesome? The South Atlantic League All-Star game will have their Home Run Derby on an aircraft carrier! Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay, Eric and Mike discuss All-Star Games and some of the first half champions. We're joined by Charleston Riverdogs General Manager Dave Echols. Dave fills us in on the planning involved in an All-Star Game and why the players will have new underwear. Brian Boesch is the Media Relations director for the Winston-Salem Dash and they'll be hosting the California League All-Stars vs the Carolina League All-Stars at BB&T Stadium. Brian tells us he's looking forward to seeing some big name prospects from the Cal league. The guys wrap up with YOUR emails, be sure to email us at feedback@mlrpodcast.com. Jay managed to squeeze in a Chia Pet reference this week. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

They always say that "Everything is Bigger in Texas" and right now one of the biggest prospect names in all of MiLB is Jurickson Profar of the Texas Rangers organization. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay and Eric discuss the state of the Texas Rangers and their farm system. They also try to look back over the years at teams that had great success in MLB but also had loaded minor league rosters. We were also very fortunate this week to catch up with Frisco Roughriders hitting coach and former major leaguer, Jason Hart to talk about Profar. Jason "Professor" Parks of Baseball Prospectus and the Up and In podcast joins the guys to talk Rangers baseball and the dilemma the Rangers face in re-signing Josh Hamilton. Eric does a great impression of former Braves play-by-play voice, Skip Caray and talks about the minor league rehab appearance of Chipper Jones last night in Rome, GA. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.

We hope that everyone had a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend. We all caught up with each other for the first time in what seemed like a few weeks due to the holiday weekend. And even more so for Eric who made his triumphant return to the podcast this week. Despite Mike having issues with his cell phone (don't ask him about it), the show turned out pretty well. Here's what you'll get in this episode: Jay, Mike and Eric discuss the baseball path of Cubs prospect Anthony Rizzo who has continued to strive even after his scare with Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2008. We also visit with Iowa Cubs broadcaster Randy Wehofer. Randy fills us in on the hectic travel in the Pacific Coast League and talks about how Rizzo has handled the media circus around his status. Mike McDade is a switch hitter with lots of pop in the Blue Jays organization. He's currently spending his summer in beautiful New Hampshire with the Fishercats. Though his ultimate goal is to play in the big league's, he says he can't wait to get promoted to Triple A? Hear why on the show! File this under "Wish I had taken some pics with my camera phone". From Columbus Clippers play-by-play voice Ryan Mitchell's Twitter feed this week: Just watched #mudhens players pushing their bus so it could line up for a jump-start with another bus #gong— Ryan Mitchell (@ryanmitchell75) May 31, 2012 While teammates pushed, former #clipper Jerad Head was at the wheel. #JackOfAllTrades— Ryan Mitchell (@ryanmitchell75) May 31, 2012 Mudhens bus safely started and heading or Toledo. #Teamwork— Ryan Mitchell (@ryanmitchell75) May 31, 2012 SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS - NOW AVAILABLE ON STITCHER! Or you can enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/mlrcast into which ever feed reader you choose to use.