The Show Before the Show: Episode 24

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Episode 24:

Three Strikes (starts at 2:55):

• After speculation about whether he would move to the Majors in September, MLB.com's No. 2 overall prospect Corey Seager was called up to the Dodgers last week. Tyler and Sam talk about how he's already showing his potential with the big club and how valuable he'll be as a young player to a big-market club like Los Angeles going forward. The guys also touch on the promotion of Carl Edwards Jr. to the Cubs and how he took a long, winding road to The Show. 
• The conclusion of the regular season means end-of-season All-Star teams and awards at every level and league of the Minors. Sam brings up the snub of Pacific Coast Leagut batting champ Jose Martinez from the PCL squad while Tyler discusses Midland's infield domination in the Texas League.
• With the playoffs starting this week, the guys discuss storylines to watch, including the potential for Astros affiliates to take home many trophies in the next few weeks. They also give their Triple-A National Championship predictions. (The Mighty Ducks are referenced.)
• Bonus Strike: Tyler and Sam talk about the weirdness of the final day of the Minor League season, particularly how Pensacola's Ray Chang played the role of "Minor Leaguer to play all nine positions in a game" on Monday and what position they'd least like to play if they ever had to a similar feat.

Dansby Swanson interview (29:12)

• The No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 Draft and the D-backs' top prospect joins the podcast to talk at length about his Draft experience, his role in the Vanderbilt baseball community, the injury that put the start to his pro career on hold, how his College World Series experience prepares him for the pro game and how he got the Twitter handle @LieutenantDans7. Speaking of which, Sam tests Swanson's Lieutenant Dan knowledge with two trivia questions about the Forrest Gump character. (Note: the shortstop sent Class A Hillsboro to the Northwest League Championship Series with a walk-off single in the 13th inning the night after recording the podcast.)

Dansby Swanson discusses these Portland Mavericks uniforms and the thought behind his facial hair above. (Jared Ravich/MiLB.com)

Ben's Biz Banter (47:00)

• In his weekly segment, Benjamin Hill joins Tyler and Sam to wrap up his final road trip of the 2015 season during which he swung through New England. Ben discusses how Portland's Hadlock Field has become one of his favorite Minor League parks, how New England clubs like Connecticut, New Britain and New Hampshire get by without being Red Sox affiliates and his initial reflections on his 2015 coverage as a whole.

Wrapping up (1:04:20)