Destination: The Show. Episode 33

[Jamie Cameron]

Draft tandem Jeremy Nygaard and JD Cameron team up for a podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues and the MLB draft, produced by Theo Tollefson.

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In episode 33 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and Jamie sit down with Twins Vice President of Amateur Scouting Sean Johnson. Sean details his journey with the Twins, walks through the scouting calendar and details some of the work that goes into putting a draft board together. He offers insights into evaluation of high school versus college players, how his team evaluates their work and gives some of his impressions of the 2024 class.

The guys then give some updates from the MLB Consensus Draft Board. They talk through Nick Kurtz and Jac Caglianone’s hot streaks, in addition to injury woes at the top of the class. They discuss some risers and fallers in this weeks’ board update, before taking deeper dives into Florida State third baseman Cam Smith, Oklahoma State outfielder Carson Benge, and Florida State outfielder James Tibbs III.

1:45 Sean Johnson, Twins VP of Amateur Scouting. His role with the organization, approach to draft cycle/process, this year's class.

40:30 Draft Notes

49:00 Consensus Board Updates for Cubs, Brewers, and Twins

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