Cardinals prospect Ragsdale talks trade, breakout on MiLB podcast
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
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 podcast@milb.com, and follow hosts Sam Dykstra (@samdykstramilb.bsky.social) and Tyler Maun (@tylermaun.com) on Bluesky and Benjamin Hill (@bensbiz) on X and Bluesky (@bensbiz.bsky.social).
Intro/Ben's Biz Banter (0:00)
Ben and Sam talk about the Cape Cod League, Ben's recent newsletter on the long-awaited new ballpark in Richmond and a unique bobblehead sponsorship in Corpus Christi.
On-field chatter (25:19)
Sam looks at MLB Pipeline's updated Farm System Rankings and shares the story of how Brewers second-rounder Sawyer Strosnider's dad caught his first professional homer.
Josiah Ragsdale interview (46:55)
The Cardinals' No. 11 prospect discusses his Deadline trade from the Brewers and his 2026 breakout season amid his first full year in the Minor Leagues.
Wrapping up (1:02:43)