Behind The Plate with Kyle Glaser
Behind The Plate with Kyle Glaser
Baseball America
Baseball America’s Kyle Glaser sits down with scouts, general managers, front office officials and the top talent evaluators in baseball to discuss their experiences and lessons learned from a life in the game. New episodes drop every week.
Episode 7: Pirates Scout Adam Bourassa On Signing Henry Davis
Pirates area scout Adam Bourassa joins Behind The Plate to discuss scouting and signing 2021 No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis, as well as revisiting his all-ACC career at Wake Forest, learning under Theo Epstein and coaching Ian Happ at Cincinnati.
Jul 22, 2023
52 min
Episode 6: Astros Area Scout Scott Oberhelman
Astros Midwest area scout Scott Oberhelman joins the podcast to discuss scouting and signing Astros righthander Hunter Brown in his first year as an area scout, as well as his own career as a Division III pitcher and how he got started as a scout in the Cape Cod League.
Jun 29, 2023
44 min
Episode 5: How The Reds Signed Elly De La Cruz
Former Reds Dominican Scouting Coordinator Richard Jimenez joins to podcast to discuss how he signed Elly De La Cruz. What he saw in De La Cruz as an amateur, why he signed him off of just a one-day look and how his previous scouting experiences led him to believe in De La Cruz when few others did.
Jun 15, 2023
41 min
Episode 4: Former Mariners International Director Tim Kissner
Former Mariners international director Tim Kissner joins the podcast to discuss his wild life in baseball, including what it was like playing in Alaska growing up, the contrast between scouting Japanese and U.S. high school players, getting evacuated from Venezuela during an attempted coup, overseeing the signings of high-profile stars such as Julio Rodriguez and why his proudest signing is a player who never reached the major leagues.
Jun 7, 2023
53 min
Episode 3: Giants Area Scout Brad Cameron
Giants Southern California area scout Brad Cameron joins the podcast to discuss his 33 years as a scout and the process of scouting and signing Casey Schmitt out of San Diego State.
May 17, 2023
35 min
Episode 2: Diamondbacks Area Scout Dan Ramsay
Diamondbacks Pacific Northwest Area Scout Dan Ramsay joins the podcast to discuss signing Corbin Carroll and Ryne Nelson in his first year as an area scout and what he saw in them as amateurs. Plus, Ramsay talks about growing up as the son of a scout and becoming a college head coach at 22.
May 11, 2023
1 hr 6 min
Episode 1: Dodgers Area Scout Tom Kunis
Dodgers area scout Tom Kunis joins Kyle Glaser to discuss signing James Outman, Tony Gonsolin and other players who went on to star from the Dodgers. Plus, Kunis shares his favorite memories and experiences from his time as a college coach, including the most important thing he learned from Stanford coach Mark Marquess and how his players taught him some key lessons along the way.
May 4, 2023
1 hr 2 min