Ball Boy Talk: Unhinged Sports Podcast

In this conversation, Joe Redfield discusses his love for baseball, his experience in the draft and his first year in pro ball, the challenges and injuries he faced, living arrangements and teammates, the coaches and mentors who supported him, meeting Alonzo Powell, the changes in minor league baseball, and the diversity and connections he has made. Takeaways Joe Redfield has a deep love for baseball and enjoys watching other players excel in the sport. His journey in professional baseball started with the draft and a quick turnaround to join the Arizona team. Joe faced challenges and injuries in his first year, but he remained determined and finished the season strong. Living arrangements and supportive teammates made the transition to professional baseball easier for Joe. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Love for Baseball 09:19 Draft and First Year in Pro Ball 11:44 Challenges and Injuries 14:39 Living Arrangements and Teammates 16:09 Coaches and Mentors 17:09 Meeting Alonzo Powell 19:05 Changes in Minor League Baseball 19:58 Diversity and Making Connections First, 4th round pick Joe Redfield. Redfield is a 6'2", 21yo, OF out of Sam Houston State University; previously, he went to Temple College. Redfield signed for $472,500, under the recommended value of $603,600. Let's look at the player that is our new OF who reigns from Waco, Tx. In his two seasons at Temple College, Redfield played in a total of 88G, registering 273AB, scoring 72R, totaling 101H, 17 doubles, five triples, 5HR (all as a sophomore, 61RBI, 28BB-37K, 25SB, and a .370/.448/.524 total slash. He ended his career at Temple with a .970FLD% and only 4E(all as a freshman). After his second season, Redfield played summer ball for Victoria HarbourCats (Victoria, BC), part of the West Coast League. In 46G, he his 4HR, 33RBI, 27SB, 22BB-26K, and a slash line of .335/.425/.494 for an OPS of .919. Before the draft, he was playing summer ball again, this time for the Falmouth Commodores (Falmouth, MA), and played in 11G with 0HR, 7RBI, 7SB, 7BB-11K, and a .308/.406/.308 for a .786OPS. In his lone season in the NCAA, he played in 61G, totaling 300PA, where he had 100H, 19 doubles, 3 triples, 15HR, 56RBI, 15SB, 34BB-34K for a slash line of .402/.485/.683 for an OPS 1.168, which to me is a dominating season and exactly why he earned a nod in the 4th round. 4th round pick- OF Joe Redfield, Redfield out of Houston State University looked, has been assigned to Tri-Cities after playing in just 3G in ACL. So far, Redfield has played in 3G with the Dust Devils and posted a .364/.417/.636 slash for an OPS of 1.053. I have gotten a chance to watch Redfield play, and I am most impressed by the glove in the OF and the speed he shows on bases. I am thrilled with the combo of 2022 draft pick Joe Stewart and Redfield together in the OF with LAA top prospect Alexander Ramirez. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

Summary In this episode, the host discusses various topics including baseball solstice, the slow free agent market, frustrations of being a Mariners fan, Hall of Fame ballots, NFL news regarding the treatment of Russell Wilson by the Broncos, fantasy football updates, and playoff predictions. The host expresses excitement for the current NFL season and encourages listeners to check out his other podcasts. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:09 Baseball Solstice 02:17 Slow Free Agent Market 03:17 Mariners Fan Frustrations 04:35 Hall of Fame Ballots 07:31 NFL News: Broncos Treatment of Russell Wilson 09:44 Fantasy Football Update 12:14 Playoff Predictions 17:02 Exciting NFL Season 18:00 Conclusion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

Jey Cuts right to it today, talking about his predictions from every team for an MVP and Cy Young Contender, giving us the league's finishers and who he thinks takes homes the awards in the AL and NL. He then gives us division and playoff predictions and drops his take on the World Series teams lining up to play in October this season; listen now.  Enjoy!  Today's episode is AD FREE for your enjoyment! We are back with excellent sports talk content on this Podcast; we will give unhinged takes on every sport we decide when we want.  We are on every podcasting platform; subscribe whenever you listen to your podcasts and leave five stars and any review you can. Feel free to leave a question you want answered, a would you rather, this or that, and a review. Oh, and five stars. If you're on YouTube, please hit that subscribe button, too.  The Podcast is now on Apple; remember to head over there and leave a 5 Star Rating review for us to read on our next show. You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com or ballboyblog.com, or theballboyblog.com. All take you to the same place!  Remember to hit our linktree for all our deals: https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

Back-to-back days, and here we are today talking about Jeys picks for March Madness. Also mentioned are NFL News, Trades, Rumors, Predictions. Including, but not limited to: The Bengals trying to change workers comp laws, Aaron Rodgers Drama, QB signings, RB rumors, and whatever the Ravens and Lamar are doing.  Enjoy todays episode!  Today's episode is AD FREE for your enjoyment! We are back with excellent sports talk content on this Podcast; we will give unhinged takes on every sport we decide when we want. We are on every podcasting platform; subscribe whenever you listen to your podcasts and leave five stars and any review you can. Feel free to leave a question you want answered; a would you rather, this or that, and a review. Oh, and five stars. If you're on YouTube, please hit that subscribe button, too. The Podcast is now on Apple; remember to head over there and leave a 5 Star Rating review for us to read on our next show. You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com or ballboyblog.com, or theballboyblog.com. All take you to the same place! Remember to hit our linktree for all our deals: https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

Pool C/D is both complete, and Pool A/B is half way done. Get down with Jey today as he dives into the deep end of the World Baseball Classic, shares his reaction to the pool play thus far, and what he thinks the outcome of Pool A/B could be. Jey talks about Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Joey Meneses, the excellent Czech Republic team, his love for the Australian National Team, and much more surrounding the health and coolness of baseball. Jey talks about the health and momentum of baseball on a worldwide stage and how MLB is in a prime place to push baseball worldwide and invest NOW! Lastly, Jey talks about the ump show we saw in College Baseball recently when an ump played baseball God between Mississippi Valley State and New Orleans. Read that full story here. https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/college-umpire-suspended-game-ending-called-strikes-97795207 Enjoy! Today's episode is AD FREE for your enjoyment! We are back with excellent sports talk content on this Podcast; we will give unhinged takes on every sport we decide when we want. We are on every podcasting platform; subscribe whenever you listen to your podcasts and leave five stars and any review you can. Feel free to leave a question you want answered; a would you rather, this or that, and a review. Oh, and five stars. If you're on YouTube, please hit that subscribe button, too. The Podcast is now on Apple; remember to head over there and leave a 5 Star Rating review for us to read on our next show. You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com or ballboyblog.com, or theballboyblog.com. All take you to the same place! Remember to hit our linktree for all our deals: https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

What is going on, Ball Boys and Ball girls? Today we jump into some of the most exciting and interesting headlines between the NBA/NFL/MLB and some with the World Baseball Classic. Jey runs a solo ship today and gives his take on the Ja Morant situation, NFL QB signings, NFL prospect hypes, and other things happening in the MLB and the World Baseball Classic. Enjoy! Today's episode is AD FREE for your enjoyment! We are back with excellent sports talk content on this Podcast; we will give unhinged takes on every sport we decide when we want. We are on every podcasting platform; subscribe whenever you listen to your podcasts and leave five stars and any review you can. Feel free to leave a question you want answered; a would you rather, this or that, and a review. Oh, and five stars. If you're on YouTube, please hit that subscribe button, too. The Podcast is now on Apple; remember to head over there and leave a 5 Star Rating review for us to read on our next show. You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com or ballboyblog.com, or theballboyblog.com. All take you to the same place! Remember to hit our linktree for all our deals: https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

What is up, ball boys and girls? We have another new episode for you of ball boy talk. Aaron and I jumped into some reactions to the Super Bowl, including the National Anthem, Half-time Show, the officiating, and much more. We then jumped into some of the headlines of the off-season, including Aaron Rodgers, Jimmy G, Raiders, Chargers, Lamar Jackson, and much more from around the NFL as we officially begin the NFL off-season and baseball season approaches. Today's episode is AD FREE for your enjoyment! We are back with excellent sports talk content on this Podcast; we will give unhinged takes on every sport we decide when we want. We are on every podcasting platform; make sure to subscribe whenever you listen to your podcasts and leave five stars and any review you can. Feel free to leave a question you want answered; a would you rather, this or that, and a review. Oh, and five stars. If you're on YouTube, please hit that subscribe button, too. The Podcast is now on Apple; remember to head over there and leave a 5 Star Rating review for us to read on our next show. You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com or ballboyblog.com, or theballboyblog.com. All take you to the same place! Remember to hit our linktree for all our deals: https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

WELCOME BACK! We are back! Welcome to a new episode of Ball Boy Talk with your favorite ball boy Jey! Today, we will discuss the Super Bowl, the NBA trade deadline, World Baseball Classic, and some MLB headlines. Today's episode is AD FREE for your enjoyment! We are back with excellent sports talk content on this Podcast; we will give unhinged takes on every sport we decide when we want. We are on every podcasting platform; make sure to subscribe whenever you listen to your podcasts and leave five stars and any review you can. Feel free to leave a question you want answered; a would you rather, this or that, and a review. Oh, and five stars. If you're on YouTube, please hit that subscribe button, too. The Podcast is now on Apple; remember to head over there and leave a 5 Star Rating review for us to read on our next show. You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com or ballboyblog.com, or theballboyblog.com. All take you to the same place! Remember to hit our linktree for all our deals: https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

HOWDY Ball, Boys, and Girls! Today we have our first regular-season podcast of the 2021 season! I hope you all had a happy and safe Easter. Today is 50% off chocolate day at a lot of stores. Today, we got the news from around the MLB, including the updated draft, and the ALL-Star game is moving! What? We then jump into a NEW segment of Contender or Pretender. We then follow it up with Fantasy Dugout: Add Drop Hold!  Check out all my great partners, promos, and the ways you can support the Blog and Podcast!  https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

What is up, Ball Boys and Girls! Thanks for being with me here on episode 26! Make sure to go right here to the link tree to follow on all social media you don't already. We are popping off on TikTok, IG, and Facebook with daily content! https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog Today, we talk about a bunch of the final roster moves by teams. We talk about the injuries that have happened in spring. Those darn elbow and leg injuries are fierce. We also talk about the playoff predictions for April as we prepare for the upcoming season.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

What is up Ball Boys and Ball Girls! Happy to be back with you after a week away. We are back and talking some news followed up by what feels like half of the MLB's preview! Link to all deals: https://www.linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog Check out my opinion of the pitch clock here: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/imo-pros-and-cons-of-the-pitch-clock Check out the news form 3/10 https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/around-the-horn-news-notes-3-10 Review all the Yearly Previews here: https://www.theballboyblog.com/theballboyblog/categories/2021-previews --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

What is up Ball Boys and Girls! Hope you guys are doing super well. In today's episode, I lost the whole intro a couple of times and had to re-record. Then we talk news, we start the Dodgers and Rays 2021 Previews. Then we end with the Present and Future of the AL Central View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4BimXo1UMoA Present and Future: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/present-future-of-the-al-central LA Dodgers Preview: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/l-a-dodgers-2021-preview TB Rays Preview: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/tampa-bay-rays-2021-preview Thanks for listening! Make sure you follow on socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/ballboyblog2021 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theballboyblog/ Facebook: facebook.com/ballboyblog --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

What is up? Thanks for listening to Ball Boy Talk today. We talk about all the latest news from the last couple of weeks. We talk about the signings, trades, and anything that has happened.  Check out the News and Notes for this week's episode here: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/around-the-horn-news-notes-2-17 along with the Around the Horn on 2/24.  I then give you some tips and tricks on Fantasy Baseball to go along with the Starting Pitcher top 30. You can check the full piece here with my stat predictions https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/fantasy-dugout-top-sp-targets Lastly, we wrap it up with the Present and Future of the NL West. We talk about the most exciting players on their way to the HoF and destined to be enshrined in Cooper's Town. Check out the full piece here: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/present-future-of-the-nl-west Thanks for listening. I am so grateful for your time. I also want to thank my partners over at Repp Sports for RAZE Energy. Thanks to this clean and sufficient energy, I can have the intense focus to deliver content to you guys consistently. Click here to save 15% right now with the code "BALL BOY" at check out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

What is up Podcast? We discuss the agreed-upon Terms and Conditions between the MLB and MLBPA on Covid and rule changes in today's episode. I also give you guys my first EVER fantasy baseball position breakdown of outfielders and third-basemen. Lastly, I dive into the Present and Future Series starting in the AL West. Enjoy!  News: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/around-the-horn-news-notes-2-10 Fantasy OF: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/fantasy-dugout-top-of-targets Fantasy 3B: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/fantasy-dugout-top-3b-targets P&F AL West: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/present-future-of-the-al-west --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

What is going on, listeners? Today, we talk about the Red Sox, Tigers, Rangers, and Pirates 2020 season on the Podcast. We talk some of the news from around the MLB and an update on how my Bold Predictions panned out.  Reviews: Red Sox- https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-boston-redsox Tigers: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-detroit-tigers PIrates: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-pittsburg-pirates Rangers: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-texas-rangers News: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/around-the-horn-news-notes-2-2 BOLD Predictions: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/ball-boy-talk-post-winter-meetings-bold-predictions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

What is up a podcast, we recorded the first Youtube video of Ball Boy Talk today. It was super fun!  Today on the Podcast we talk about all the League, Free Agent, and Trade news one could want. We talk about the horrendous Hall of Fame results and review the 2020 season the Royals, Angels, and D-Backs had.  As always, to make it reader-friendly, check out each of the posts.  News: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/around-the-horn-free-agent-updates-1-27 https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/around-the-horn-news-notes-1-27 Hall of Fame: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/2021-hall-of-fame-results Reviews: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-kansas-city-royals https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-l-a-angels https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-arizona-d-backs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

What is going on Ball Boys and girls? Episode 17 brings us news, Dodgers, and my Seattle Mariners yearly reviews and we talk about the Gold Glove winners and snubs from this past season.  News: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/around-the-horn-news-notes-1-13 LA Dodgers review: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-la-dodgers Seattle Mariners review: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-seattle-mariners Gold Glove winners: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/ball-boy-talk-gold-glove-winners Thank you so much for listening!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

Today we talk some news to start, followed by the Astros review. This then was followed up by the Rays review, and then we talked about the current HoF ballot and who I think will make it in Cooperstown.  Here are the links for today's podcast: Hall of Fame: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/ball-boy-talk-cooperstown-bound Rays Review: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-tampa-bay-rays Astros Review: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-houston-astros 01/06 News: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/around-the-horn-news-notes-01-06 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

I tried really hard not to mention or highlight all the yawns on today's episode. Today we talk about the latest news, rumors, trades, and more. We also give the ATL Braves their yearly review, and I bring you part 2 of bold predictions. Also, I battle the yawn monster all podcast long; it's the joy of having a new born.  12/30 News: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/around-the-horn-news-notes-12-30 12/22 News: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/around-the-horn-news-notes-12-22 ATL Review: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-atlanta-braves Bold Predictions: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/ball-boy-talk-post-winter-meetings-bold-predictions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support

What is going on today, podcast fam? I switch it up today, talk some, in my opinion, bold predictions, and give you TWO yearly reviews for the Giants and Phillies. Here are all the links to the full posts: 2021 Predictions forum: https://www.theballboyblog.com/forum/welcome-to-the-forum/2021-predictions Expanded Playoffs:  https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/expanded-playoffs-stay-or-go BOLD Predictions: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/ball-boy-talk-post-winter-meetings-bold-predictions Giants Review: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-san-francisco-giants Phillies Review: https://www.theballboyblog.com/post/yearly-review-philadelphia-phillies --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ballboytalk/support