BIB on the Radio: How A Farm Director Dishes Out Minor League Assignments
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Is this like Blondie or something? This is Pat Benatar.
Yeah, why do you have this?
Well, if you wait a second, it's going to get to the word Dream Maker.
Oh. I mean, okay. I'll be over here when it happens.
It's coming up in the next line.
Count it down.
The word after this one. Crack it up.
All right. Let's cue that up a little bit closer to the Dream Maker part next time. I'll be better. It's also what I sang at karaoke, may or may not. People are still talking about my karaoke performance, which I've got to get you that sound. Anyway, speaking of Dream Makers, we have one on the line, Brian Abraham, Dream Maker Farm Director, the Shohei Itani of Farm Directors. Brian Abraham.
How are you? Hey, guys. I'm great. How are you?
Are you back? Are you back? Where are you?
I'm back. I'm back. I'm in Massachusetts. I'm back.
When you walk through your living room and your son passes you, do you say, give me the respect that these minor leaguers give me when they're kissing my butt?
I demand that respect from him. My wife already wants me to get back to Fort Myers, so it's been welcome. Yeah, I've been received really well since I've been home, but glad to be back.
What insights does Brian Abraham share about the upcoming minor league season?
Hey, before Gordo has his question, which we literally, Brian, have been workshopping, trying to get Gordo to form it the right way for the first hour of the show. Before we do that, are you going to be around on Tuesday? Are you going to be in town?
I will be around. Depending where around is, I'm around.
Can you get to Cisco Brewers from 6 to 8 on Tuesday to celebrate the Baseballs and Boring party, Best Shape of My Life Club party, Rich Hill Retirement party?
Oh, wow.
Can you get there 6 to 8?
I'll see what I can do. I'll see what I can do.
Because we've got to know. We've got to put you on the placard as one of our celebrities.
I don't know if I would do that, but I'll see what I can do.
You can see me attempt 60 push-ups. Yeah, that's true. Sweaty Gordo.
That's true. Hard to tell my family I'm going to a brewery right after I spent two months away. You can bring them.
I mean, that's the whole great thing. We're celebrating. It's a fitness party. You're part of our family. And if you go... If you go... I might give you a buy one, get one free hat. How about that?
Wow. How about that? That might have done it. That might have done it.
All right. Gordo, here we go. Ready? Here we go. All right. Gordo, you ready? I'm ready. And Brian, if he messes this up, feel free to tap your head.
He's not going to mess it up. All right.
He's not going to mess it up. All right. Go ahead.
All right. Toughest decision you made.
Oh, you wrote this down?
Did you write this down? I wrote it down. Oh, my God. Come on. What's wrong with writing it down?
Are we challenging? This is like the Marcelo Meyer ad. Come on. Come on.
You bum. All right, ready? Go ahead. No, no, I'll look away. I'll look away. All right. Toughest decision you made on a minor league assignment this spring? Nailed it.
I mean, there are a lot of tough decisions. I'm not going to give you a straight answer there because I think that would probably, you know, peel too much behind the curtain, but there's a lot of really tough decisions that we have to make. We try to take all the information we have and put these guys in the best place for them to develop and have success. My hope is 165 players or 170 players are all happy with where they are. My guess is not everyone is, but I try to let them know. I send a message out when I send the rosters out that Not everyone is going to be where they are at the end of the year from where they start the year. We're trying to put these guys and each of them in the best position to grow and develop and achieve the success that they want and that's what we want.
I'm not going to give you a straight answer. There certainly were some tough decisions, but, again, we have to balance all the information we have and put these guys in a place where they can continue to get better. That's the goal. So the goal is to be in the big leagues, not to be in the minor leagues. And if they're in the minor leagues, then they still have a lot more room to develop and grow.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:12
2
What insights does Brian Abraham share about the upcoming minor league season?
1:12–8:42
3
How does Brian Abraham determine player assignments in the minor leagues?
8:42–12:44
4
What factors influence the placement of players in different affiliates?
12:44–15:30
5
What role does communication play in player assignments and expectations?
15:30–16:00
Speakers
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