Ep. 138: New York Yankees VP of Scouting Damon Oppenheimer joins the show
🕑 Added 2025-02-20 13:00:09 +0000 UTCDamon Oppenheimer joins the show for a 40-minute interview.
But first, college baseball has a massive exit velocity problem and someone needs to fix it.
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9:10 -- Damon Oppenheimer joins the show
11:50 -- Catching "The Big Unit" Randy Johnson at USC. It was tough...
17:30 -- The most impressive "makeup" guy Damon has ever drafted.
21:50 -- The most miserable scouting experience of all-time.
23:40 -- The worst in-home interview of all-time with a prospect.
26:30 -- Aaron Judge was almost an Oakland Athletic and Damon thanks his lucky stars it didn't happen.
27:30 -- How close were the Yankees to taking someone else at 32? Sean Manaea? Michael Lorenzen? Corey Knebel?
29:00 -- Skepticism inside the Yankees scouting department that Aaron Judge would ever hit.
31:40 -- How early does Aaron Judge get drafted in the Trackman era?
33:55 -- Throwing caution to the wind and chasing superstars at the back of every first round.
34:25 -- Going college pitching heavy in 2024. Guys that Yankees fans should be excited about.
36:40 -- All aboard the George Lombard Jr. train........
38:25 -- The MLB Draft is broken, and the CBA is making it impossible for teams that spend money.
41:30 -- Picking 39th... players and demographics to keep an eye on, Yankees fans.
