Destination: The Show. Episode 51, Shooter Hunt Interview

In episode 51 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and Jamie are joined by Prep Baseball’s Vice President of Scouting and former Twins first round pick, Shooter Hunt. They discuss how scouting and player evaluation have changed with the explosion of publicly available data on prospects before digging into a discussion of player evaluation of prep prospects, in particular, prep pitchers.

The guys dig into Shooter’s thoughts on the 2024 draft class and how it stacks up against the 2025 class before getting some insights on some of Shooter’s favorite hitting and pitching prospects for next summer’s draft cycle. Jeremy and Jamie talk through the Twins releasing Derek Bender after Fort Myers elimination from playoff contention. The guys are joined by Theo and finish with some thoughts on Cory Lewis and Marco Raya being promoted to St. Paul.

0:00 Intro

1:17 Shooter Hunt

3:20 Background

5:32 Approach to Evaluation

12:30 Prep Players

19:45 2024 Draft

24:35 2025 Draft

33:59 Names to Watch

36:20 Where to find Shooter

37:53 Derek Bender & Pitching

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