The Show Before the Show: Episode 450

Check out the latest episodes 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 on Apple Podcasts. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Megaphone and other podcast-listening apps. This episode can also be found on Minor League Baseball's official YouTube page. Send questions or feedback to [email protected], and follow hosts Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) and Benjamin Hill (@bensbiz) on X.

Intro/Triple-A Draft (0:00)

Friday brings Opening Day at the Triple-A level, and Ben, Sam and Tyler celebrate accordingly on this week's podcast. The gang drafts their ideal Triple-A franchises by making one pick in the following categories: main identity, alternate identity, ballpark, mascot and top prospect.

Ben's Biz Banter (46:49)

Ben discusses five more alternate identities coming to other levels of Minor League Baseball in 2024, including the Winston-Salem Hype Hens and Lehigh Valley Cats.

Prospect talk (1:01:58)

Sam and Tyler go a little deeper on which big-name prospects are headed to the International and Pacific Coast Leagues to begin the 2024 regular season.

Ghosts of the Minors/Wrapping up (1:15:15)

Josh does the work in the latest edition of Ghosts of the Minors, and Ben quizzes Sam and Tyler on a Minor Leaguer of old.