Executive Access

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Synopsis

MLB.com executive reporter Mark Feinsand provides a unique look at the people building our favorite teams by engaging in candid interviews with front-office personnel from around Major League Baseball. How they got into the game, why they do what they do, how they envision the future of baseball and much, much more.Listen to or download individual episodes below, subscribe via iTunes or use your RSS reader so you never miss a single episode.

Episodes

  • Ep. 30: Building a winning culture with the Rays

    25/09/2018 Duration: 31min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand sits down with Rays senior VP of baseball operations Chaim Bloom to discuss the surprising ways being a Latin classics major has helped during his front office career, what it feels like to tell a player he's been traded, and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 29: Describing the moment when the Angels secured Shohei Ohtani

    18/09/2018 Duration: 31min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand chats with Angels assistant GM Jonathan Strangio to discuss the increasing influence of Ivy Leaguers in MLB front offices, appreciating the talents of Mike Trout on a daily basis, and the Angels' intense (and successful) pursuit of Shohei Ohtani last offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 28: Building a small-market team into a consistent winner

    11/09/2018 Duration: 40min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with Pirates president Frank Coonelly to discuss why he’s confident teams with smaller payrolls can compete for World Series titles, the difficulty of trading franchise icon Andrew McCutchen and how Pittsburgh has locked up key players like Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco to long-term contracts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 27: What the Yankees front office saw in Didi Gregorius in 2014

    04/09/2018 Duration: 42min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand chats with Yankees VP of baseball operations Tim Naehring to discuss his tenure with Cincinnati, overseeing the development of players, including Joey Votto, Jay Bruce and Johnny Cueto, why it’s important for analytics-minded front offices to also include former players and what he saw in Didi Gregorius as a potential successor to Derek Jeter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 26: Two seconds to spare, how the Astros landed Verlander in 2017

    28/08/2018 Duration: 34min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand looks back on the franchise-altering trade for the Astros as they acquired Justin Verlander from the Tigers just before the August 31 Waiver Trade Deadline. Houston starter Dallas Keuchel revisits the frustration in the Astros’ clubhouse after the front office declined to make a splash acquisition in July. General manager Jeff Luhnow recounts the minute-by-minute negotiations of a complicated transaction that nearly fell through several times. Finally, Verlander himself explains his decision to accept a move to Houston with only minutes to spare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 25: How a local Boston kid grew up to run the Red Sox

    21/08/2018 Duration: 44min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand chats with Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy to discuss growing up in the shadows of Fenway Park with Theo Epstein, the unique challenges and opportunities of running a team in Boston, Fenway Sports Management’s work with Lebron James and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 24: Handing out the Largest Contract in Franchise History

    14/08/2018 Duration: 37min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with D-backs president and CEO Derrick Hall to discuss his tenure as a morning talk show host in Los Angeles, explain why he always keeps a box of D-backs hats in his car and describe the thought process behind handing Zack Greinke the largest contract in franchise history.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 23: The Royals' Golden Generation

    07/08/2018 Duration: 34min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand chats with Royals VP/Assistant General Manager J.J. Picollo to share his memories of the Royals’ golden generation from their time in the Minor Leagues, how a championship makes it easier to teach baseball’s fundamentals, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 22: How a GM approaches the Trade Deadline

    31/07/2018 Duration: 53min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand is joined by former Mets and Orioles executive Jim Duquette who explains why some negotiations succeed when others fail and to tell a few stories from his own wheeling and dealing days – including the tale of a proposed three-team swap that would have sent Roy Oswalt to Texas, Miguel Tejada to Houston, and Brandon McCarthy to Baltimore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 21: Lessons from being a Georgetown Basketball Student Manager

    24/07/2018 Duration: 33min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand chats with Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti on what he learned as a student manager for John Thompson's Georgetown basketball team, why he once turned down a job with the Miami Heat and how far the use of analytics has come during his tenure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 20: Starting in Minor League Baseball Before Earning a College Degree

    17/07/2018 Duration: 29min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with Nationals Assistant GM and Vice President Bob Miller to describe the unique Trea Turner trade, shed some light on his time building contenders with the D-backs and Reds, and explain how he got his start in Minor League baseball a full decade before earning his college degree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 19: Drafting Kershaw, Bellinger and Seager

    10/07/2018 Duration: 51min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand chats with Padres Senior Advisor to the GM, Logan White who oversaw the Dodgers’ amateur scouting when Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger and Corey Seager were drafted as well as LA’s international scouting when the team signed Yasiel Puig and Hyun-Jin Ryu. White, who left the Dodgers’ front office to become the Padres’ Director of Player Personnel in 2014, discusses how the Dodgers acquired those stars and his view of the Padres’ path to contention.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 18: Why Young Executives Should Work in the Commissioner's Office

    03/07/2018 Duration: 41min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with Mets Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations & Assistant General Manager John Ricco to discuss why he encourages all young executives to work in the commissioner’s office, how he’s made a career out of handling the unglamorous side of front office work and what he sees as the next advancements in player scouting and development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 17: The First Player Option

    26/06/2018 Duration: 52min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand talks with Phillies President Andy MacPhail to explain how he created the first-ever player option to sign Jack Morris, why he still regrets trading Tom Brunansky for Tom Herr and what Philadelphia fans can expect in the years to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 16: How Analytics Impacts All Aspects of the Game

    19/06/2018 Duration: 34min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand talks with Astros Senior Director of Baseball Operations, Research and Innovation Brandon Taubman about how the use of analytics has impacted all aspects of the game. Also, why he challenges himself to interact more with players and on-field staff, and how his journey from business to baseball started at a bowling alley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 15: Transition from Finance to Baseball

    12/06/2018 Duration: 31min

    On Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand chats with Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman about transitioning from finance to baseball, the unique challenges of working in one of baseball’s biggest markets and whether he’s gotten over Game 7 of last year’s World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 14: How does a team prepare for the MLB Draft?

    01/06/2018 Duration: 37min

    On Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand is joined by former Mets GM Jim Duquette and MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo to help understand how a team narrows down their draft board as well as how much the current Major League roster dictates the team’s strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 13: Being Classmates with Tiger Woods

    29/05/2018 Duration: 33min

    On Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with A’s President Dave Kaval to discuss his time in the Office of the President of the United States, on being classmates with Tiger Woods at Stanford, and why keeping the A’s in Oakland is crucial for the Bay Area as well as the success of the organization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 12: Overseeing a Pro Scouting Staff

    22/05/2018 Duration: 38min

    On Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with Reds vice president of Baseball Operations and GM Nick Krall during Spring Training to discuss his tenure overseeing Cincinnati’s pro scouting staff that acquired players like Luis Castillo and Adam Duvall, the lesson he learned when Walt Jocketty acquired Scott Rolen and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • Ep. 11: What is Super Two status and why does it matter?

    15/05/2018 Duration: 35min

    On the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand and Jim Duquette explore the meaning of the term Super Two status and discuss the process that a GM uses to determine when to bring a touted young player to the big leagues, including the player’s MLB readiness and the team’s roster needs and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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