Executive Access
81 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 147 ratingsMLB.com executive reporter Mark Feinsand provides a unique look at the people building our favorite teams by engaging in candid interviews with front-office personnel from around Major League Baseball. How they got into the game, why they do what they do, how they envision the future of baseball and much, much more. Listen to or download individual episodes below, subscribe via iTunes or use your RSS reader so you never miss a single episode.
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Ep. 29: Describing the moment when the Angels secured Shohei Ohtani
September 18, 2018 05:38 - 31 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand chats with Angels assistant GM Jonathan Strangio to discuss the increasing influence of Ivy Leaguers in MLB front offices, appreciating the talents of Mike Trout on a daily basis, and the Angels' intense (and successful) pursuit of Shohei Ohtani last offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 28: Building a small-market team into a consistent winner
September 11, 2018 05:59 - 40 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with Pirates president Frank Coonelly to discuss why he’s confident teams with smaller payrolls can compete for World Series titles, the difficulty of trading franchise icon Andrew McCutchen and how Pittsburgh has locked up key players like Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco to long-term contracts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
Ep. 27: What the Yankees' front office saw in Didi Gregorius in 2014
September 04, 2018 06:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand chats with Yankees VP of baseball operations Tim Naehring to discuss his tenure with Cincinnati, overseeing the development of players, including Joey Votto, Jay Bruce and Johnny Cueto, why it's important for analytics-minded front offices to also include former players and what he saw in Didi Gregorius as a potential successor to Derek Jeter.
Ep. 27: What the Yankees front office saw in Didi Gregorius in 2014
September 04, 2018 05:53 - 42 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand chats with Yankees VP of baseball operations Tim Naehring to discuss his tenure with Cincinnati, overseeing the development of players, including Joey Votto, Jay Bruce and Johnny Cueto, why it’s important for analytics-minded front offices to also include former players and what he saw in Didi Gregorius as a potential successor to Derek Jeter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad...
Ep. 26: Two seconds to spare, how the Astros landed Verlander in 2017
August 28, 2018 05:02 - 34 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand looks back on the franchise-altering trade for the Astros as they acquired Justin Verlander from the Tigers just before the August 31 Waiver Trade Deadline. Houston starter Dallas Keuchel revisits the frustration in the Astros’ clubhouse after the front office declined to make a splash acquisition in July. General manager Jeff Luhnow recounts the minute-by-minute negotiations of a complicated transaction that nearly fell through several...
Ep. 25: How a local Boston kid grew up to run the Red Sox
August 21, 2018 21:22 - 44 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand chats with Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy to discuss growing up in the shadows of Fenway Park with Theo Epstein, the unique challenges and opportunities of running a team in Boston, Fenway Sports Management’s work with Lebron James and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 24: Handing out the Largest Contract in Franchise History
August 14, 2018 05:19 - 37 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with D-backs president and CEO Derrick Hall to discuss his tenure as a morning talk show host in Los Angeles, explain why he always keeps a box of D-backs hats in his car and describe the thought process behind handing Zack Greinke the largest contract in franchise history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 23: The Royals' Golden Generation
August 07, 2018 05:09 - 34 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand chats with Royals VP/Assistant General Manager J.J. Picollo to share his memories of the Royals’ golden generation from their time in the Minor Leagues, how a championship makes it easier to teach baseball’s fundamentals, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 22: How a GM approaches the Trade Deadline
July 31, 2018 05:43 - 53 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand is joined by former Mets and Orioles executive Jim Duquette who explains why some negotiations succeed when others fail and to tell a few stories from his own wheeling and dealing days – including the tale of a proposed three-team swap that would have sent Roy Oswalt to Texas, Miguel Tejada to Houston, and Brandon McCarthy to Baltimore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choice...
Ep. 21: Lessons from being a Georgetown Basketball Student Manager
July 24, 2018 05:16 - 33 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand chats with Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti on what he learned as a student manager for John Thompson's Georgetown basketball team, why he once turned down a job with the Miami Heat and how far the use of analytics has come during his tenure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 20: Starting in Minor League Baseball Before Earning a College Degree
July 17, 2018 06:43 - 29 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with Nationals Assistant GM and Vice President Bob Miller to describe the unique Trea Turner trade, shed some light on his time building contenders with the D-backs and Reds, and explain how he got his start in Minor League baseball a full decade before earning his college degree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 19: Drafting Kershaw, Bellinger and Seager
July 10, 2018 06:07 - 51 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand chats with Padres Senior Advisor to the GM, Logan White who oversaw the Dodgers’ amateur scouting when Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger and Corey Seager were drafted as well as LA’s international scouting when the team signed Yasiel Puig and Hyun-Jin Ryu. White, who left the Dodgers’ front office to become the Padres’ Director of Player Personnel in 2014, discusses how the Dodgers acquired those stars and his view of the Padres’ path to ...
Ep. 18: Why Young Executives Should Work in the Commissioner's Office
July 03, 2018 04:48 - 41 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with Mets Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations & Assistant General Manager John Ricco to discuss why he encourages all young executives to work in the commissioner’s office, how he’s made a career out of handling the unglamorous side of front office work and what he sees as the next advancements in player scouting and development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your...
Ep. 17: The First Player Option
June 26, 2018 05:22 - 52 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand talks with Phillies President Andy MacPhail to explain how he created the first-ever player option to sign Jack Morris, why he still regrets trading Tom Brunansky for Tom Herr and what Philadelphia fans can expect in the years to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 16: How Analytics Impacts All Aspects of the Game
June 19, 2018 05:04 - 34 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand talks with Astros Senior Director of Baseball Operations, Research and Innovation Brandon Taubman about how the use of analytics has impacted all aspects of the game. Also, why he challenges himself to interact more with players and on-field staff, and how his journey from business to baseball started at a bowling alley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...
Ep. 15: Transition from Finance to Baseball
June 12, 2018 04:52 - 31 minutesOn Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand chats with Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman about transitioning from finance to baseball, the unique challenges of working in one of baseball’s biggest markets and whether he’s gotten over Game 7 of last year’s World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 14: How does a team prepare for the MLB Draft?
June 01, 2018 04:17 - 37 minutesOn Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand is joined by former Mets GM Jim Duquette and MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo to help understand how a team narrows down their draft board as well as how much the current Major League roster dictates the team’s strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 13: Being Classmates with Tiger Woods
May 29, 2018 04:42 - 33 minutesOn Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with A’s President Dave Kaval to discuss his time in the Office of the President of the United States, on being classmates with Tiger Woods at Stanford, and why keeping the A’s in Oakland is crucial for the Bay Area as well as the success of the organization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 12: Overseeing a Pro Scouting Staff
May 22, 2018 03:12 - 38 minutesOn Executive Access podcast, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sits down with Reds vice president of Baseball Operations and GM Nick Krall during Spring Training to discuss his tenure overseeing Cincinnati’s pro scouting staff that acquired players like Luis Castillo and Adam Duvall, the lesson he learned when Walt Jocketty acquired Scott Rolen and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 11: What is Super Two status and why does it matter?
May 15, 2018 02:29 - 35 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand and Jim Duquette explore the meaning of the term Super Two status and discuss the process that a GM uses to determine when to bring a touted young player to the big leagues, including the player’s MLB readiness and the team’s roster needs and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 10: Analytics vs. Scouting Debate
May 08, 2018 05:10 - 35 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand chats with Brewers Assistant General Manager Matt Arnold to discuss his career, the analytics vs scouting debate, his memories of Tampa Bay’s famous Game 162 and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 9: Starting in the Cape Cod League
May 01, 2018 02:18 - 43 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, Twins executive vice president and chief baseball officer Derek Falvey sits with MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand to discuss his start in the Cape Cod League, memories of facing his former mentor’s Blue Jays team in the 2016 ALCS and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 8: Getting Advice from Bill Belichick
April 24, 2018 04:53 - 51 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein sits down with MLB.com's Mark Feinsand to discuss building World Series winners in both Boston and Chicago, as well as the advice he received from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, Big Papi asking for a trade in 2003, how the Red Sox almost hired Joe Maddon instead of Terry Francona, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choi...
Ep. 7: The Barry Bonds era
April 17, 2018 04:08 - 47 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, Giants Executive Vice President Brian Sabean recently sat down with MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand to discuss dealing with criticism, the Barry Bonds era, his successful run with manager Bruce Bochy and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 6: Choosing Baseball Over Football
April 10, 2018 05:58 - 49 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, White Sox Executive Vice President Ken Williams joins Mark Feinsand to discuss how he ultimately chose baseball over football, his transition to the front office and his experience building the White Sox’s championship team in 2005. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 5: Transition from All-Star Player to the Front Office
April 03, 2018 05:04 - 36 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, former Orioles legend and current VP of baseball operations Brady Anderson joins Mark Feinsand to discuss the transition from an all-star baseball career to the front office and why he still likes to stand in the batters box against Major League pitchers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 4: Front Office Executive Career Path
March 26, 2018 00:58 - 52 minutesOn the Executive Access podcast, Blue Jays VP of baseball operations Ben Cherington joins Mark Feinsand to discuss the opportunity to work with the Blue Jays and his career path as a front office executive in Major League Baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 3: Why fans think they can run a Major League team better than those that do
March 19, 2018 01:03 - 42 minutesMLB.com's Mark Feinsand sits down with Cardinals vice president and general manager Michael Girsch to discuss his business background, why fans think they can run Major League teams better than those that actually do, how the Albert Pujols free agent negotiations literally made him sick to his stomach and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 2: Techniques to Recruiting Free Agents
March 12, 2018 02:48 - 52 minutesMLB.com's Mark Feinsand sits down with Braves executive vice president and general manager Alex Anthopoulos to discuss growing up in Montreal and starting his career opening fan mail for the Expos, his ascent through the Blue Jays organization, then we’ll hit on some free-agent recruiting techniques, his Olympic experience with the Greeks and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 1: Becoming a Part Owner of a Team
March 05, 2018 01:48 - 24 minutesMLB.com's Mark Feinsand sits down with Marlins CEO Derek Jeter to discuss the future Hall of Famer’s path to becoming a part owner of a team, why he chose to embark on this next phase of his career and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Teaser: Executive Access
February 27, 2018 02:44 - 2 minutesMLB.com's Mark Feinsand discusses launching a new podcast in 2018 called Executive Access where he will sit down with front-office personnel from around Major League Baseball to provide a unique look at the men and women charged with putting together the teams that we all root for on the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices