Summary: Another week of Minor League Baseball saw the call up of one of the biggest prospect names in the game. St. Louis's Oscar Taveras made the show and promptly made his impact felt homering as his first hit in the Majors. Will he have a huge impact on the game, the Cardinals and the National League? Time will only tell. It's crazy to think we're almost halfway through the Minor League season already. Those first two months sure did fly. Well, maybe not for our guys on The Minor League Report. Sam's season hasn't even started! Here's what you'll get in this episode: The Cardinals promoted Oscar Taveras to the bigs and Andrew Buchbinder weighs in for Cardinal Nation. Will Taveras have the instant success that other prospect phenoms have had? We discuss how the hype may be good for Minor League Baseball. Also, how would you like to record, uncatalogued and chart every pitch of each game throughout 142 contests? We dive into the charting world of Minor League Baseball and what starting pitchers do on their days off. What happens when you order 2,000 Starling Marte oven mitts months in advance only to have them get stuck while in shipping from China? The result? A pot holder "place holder" and no Mike Passanisi on this week's show. Three more Get Out of Town candidates are mixed in along with Sam's thoughts on his upcoming season in the New York Penn League. How and when will those short season rosters be constructed? We try to figure that out, it's not that simple. Going to a Minor League ballpark this week? Don't forget to send us your pics to our Instagram account @mlrpodcast and hashtag them with #mlrpodcast and we'll be sure to include them in our podcast posts. This week's photos are courtesy of fan of the show John Topoleski. He even had the chance to meet the one and only Jay Burnham in Bowie this weekend! Thank you again to everyone that has provided feedback about the show. If you have questions or comments, email us at ANYTIME at feedback@mlrpodcast.com! Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes as well! Want more show updates? To get more Minor League Baseball coverage like our Facebook page at facebook.com/theminorleaguereport or follow us on Twitter @mlrpodcast! SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINOR LEAGUE REPORT WITH THESE PROGRAMS The Minor League Report is now available on the TuneIn app on iOS and Android devices. You can download the TuneIn app from the App Store and Google Play on your mobile phones and tablets today. Or you can enter http://theminorleaguereport.com/category/podcast/feed/ into which ever feed reader you choose to use.
