The Show Before the Show: Episode 275

Check out the latest episode of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review "Minor League Baseball podcast" on iTunes. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Stitcher and Google Play. Send questions or feedback to [email protected], and follow hosts Tyler Maun (@TylerMaun) and Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) on Twitter.

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Intro (0:00)

Tyler and Sam open this week's show by discussing Minor League Baseball president Pat O'Conner's coming retirement, the meaning of a missed Minor League postseason and the celebration of Roberto Clemente Day across baseball.

Phillip Wellman interview (17:53)

Wellman served as the manager of the Double-A Amarillo club that captured a 2019 Texas League title in its first year of existence. Now, many of the prominent prospects from that team have been traded by the Padres in the last year. Wellman discusses what made that club special, how important the playoffs are at the lower levels and what to expect from prospects like Taylor Trammell and Edward Olivares in their new homes.

Ben's Biz Banter (45:15)

MiLB.com's Benjamin Hill is back for his weekly podcast segment to talk about his review of how Minor League teams got through the 2020 season that wasn't and his story on the Battle of the Bourbon Trail, a unique league bringing together former Major Leaguers and college standouts in the Lexington area.

MiLB.com writer spotlight (56:47)

Josh Jackson joins this week to talk about the fun "Monsters of the Minors" series for the site that this week features Pacific Coast League legend Smead Jolley, who won six batting titles during his career in the first half of the 20th century.

Wrapping up/Nationwide Prospect Fun Fact (72:29)