YBMcast
YBM brings the experience of top baseball Coaches, Club Directors, Youth Instructors, and Prep Scouting in the Midwest. For the most comprehensive Youth and Prep Baseball talk. We want to become your source for news, commentary, and perspective. Not to mention our live stream of Game 7 Championship games, the GAC game of the week, local community events, and PBR Missouri Showcase events. Subscribe to the Midwest Report and YBMcast Today!
Episodes
August 20, 2025 • 53 mins
We want to walk through the players who were drafted in the 2025 MLB Draft from the state of Missouri. We want to take a look at who we may see in the Show! And the chances they have to succeed at the next level. We will walk through the high school and college players drafted into the highest level of baseball and maybe we will see the next superstar from the state of Missouri at a big-league park near you!
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August 19, 2025 • 71 mins
On this episode of The Hitting Zone, Mitch Thomas is joined by Josh Cathcart, founder of Hitting Done Right, a premier hitting development platform dedicated to helping players cut through the noise of social media and actually make progress at the plate. Josh and Mitch talk about how today’s players, coaches, and parents can identify real value in online instruction, where hitting development is headed, and how social media can be...
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August 18, 2025 • 54 mins
Big news in the world of baseball development! In this episode of Keep Klimbing, Brett Graves announces an exciting new partnership between Premier Pitching Performance and Scout Connect, founded by Diego Solares — all centered around Premier’s brand-new Boost App.
What is the Boost App?
Boost is a powerful new web app designed to provide a wide variety of solutions for baseball players:
⚾ View your data from trainings and assessments
...
What is the Boost App?
Boost is a powerful new web app designed to provide a wide variety of solutions for baseball players:
⚾ View your data from trainings and assessments
...
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August 5, 2025 • 50 mins
We’re diving into one of the biggest events on the summer baseball calendar — the American Legion Mid-South Regional Championships, hosted at Ronsick Field in Washington, Missouri!
🎙️ Kent Getsee joins Mitch Thomas to talk all things Missouri American Legion Baseball — including a look back at the 2025 season, major growth across the state, and how Zone 3 has emerged as one of the most competitive in the region.
We also spotlight wh...
🎙️ Kent Getsee joins Mitch Thomas to talk all things Missouri American Legion Baseball — including a look back at the 2025 season, major growth across the state, and how Zone 3 has emerged as one of the most competitive in the region.
We also spotlight wh...
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August 4, 2025 • 11 mins
On this episode of Baseball Talk, we welcome back Kevin Moulder, Director of Scouting at Prep Baseball Missouri, to dive into two of the hottest topics in the summer baseball circuit:
⚾ American Legion Mid-South Regional
Today on Keep Klimbing, Brett Graves talks through the importance of closing out your summer baseball cycle the right way — physically, mentally, and developmentally.
Whether you played in the PCDL, logged innings i...
⚾ American Legion Mid-South Regional
Today on Keep Klimbing, Brett Graves talks through the importance of closing out your summer baseball cycle the right way — physically, mentally, and developmentally.
Whether you played in the PCDL, logged innings i...
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July 30, 2025 • 49 mins
On this episode of Baseball Talk, we welcome back Kevin Moulder, Director of Scouting at Prep Baseball Missouri, to dive into two of the hottest topics in the summer baseball circuit:
⚾ American Legion Mid-South Regional
📅 August 6–10 | 📍 Washington, MO
We preview the field and highlight the Missouri teams ready to make some noise on the regional stage.
🔥 Prep Baseball Future Games Recap
The premier uncommitted showcase just wrappe...
⚾ American Legion Mid-South Regional
📅 August 6–10 | 📍 Washington, MO
We preview the field and highlight the Missouri teams ready to make some noise on the regional stage.
🔥 Prep Baseball Future Games Recap
The premier uncommitted showcase just wrappe...
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July 28, 2025 • 20 mins
In this solo episode, Brett Graves goes all in on answering the question: “What is the P.C.D.L.?”
As the founder of the Premier Collegiate Development League, Brett shares the vision behind creating a league built for the players. He breaks down:
⚾ Why he started the PCDL
🎯 The goals of the league
🚧 The gap it fills in collegiate summer development
📈 How it’s helping athletes sharpen their skills in a competitive, consistent, and h...
As the founder of the Premier Collegiate Development League, Brett shares the vision behind creating a league built for the players. He breaks down:
⚾ Why he started the PCDL
🎯 The goals of the league
🚧 The gap it fills in collegiate summer development
📈 How it’s helping athletes sharpen their skills in a competitive, consistent, and h...
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July 23, 2025 • 62 mins
Chris Erwin joins the Baseball Talk podcast to discuss Playing High School Baseball and how we are preparing our young athletes to compete at that level. Today’s youth sports have a dramatically different approach than their former iterations of the past. Baseball in this case has one of the more dramatic shifts over the past twenty years from the dirt fields of the local association to the synthetic turf of tournament baseball. Ho...
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July 16, 2025 • 65 mins
In tonight’s episode of Baseball Talk, we’re getting you ready for one of the biggest weeks of the summer in Missouri American Legion Baseball.
We’re joined by:
👤 Kyle Zimmerman, Head Coach – Smith-Cotton (Sedalia, MO)
👤 Brandon Boyer, Head Coach – Moberly (Moberly, MO)
Here’s what we’re covering:
⚾ 15U & 17U State Championships
Full bracket breakdowns
Key teams to watch
⚾ 19U Zone Previews
Zone 1, 2, & 4 contenders
Dark ...
We’re joined by:
👤 Kyle Zimmerman, Head Coach – Smith-Cotton (Sedalia, MO)
👤 Brandon Boyer, Head Coach – Moberly (Moberly, MO)
Here’s what we’re covering:
⚾ 15U & 17U State Championships
Full bracket breakdowns
Key teams to watch
⚾ 19U Zone Previews
Zone 1, 2, & 4 contenders
Dark ...
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July 14, 2025 • 28 mins
📺 Presented by Youth Baseball Midwest
Former MLB Draft pick and longtime coach Darin Cissell joins Brett Graves once again for a powerful conversation about one of the most misunderstood parts of the scouting and draft process:
👉 Signability — what it means, why it matters, and how it can shape a player’s future.
Whether you're a parent, player, or coach, this episode breaks down how scouts evaluate not just talent — but timing, ...
Former MLB Draft pick and longtime coach Darin Cissell joins Brett Graves once again for a powerful conversation about one of the most misunderstood parts of the scouting and draft process:
👉 Signability — what it means, why it matters, and how it can shape a player’s future.
Whether you're a parent, player, or coach, this episode breaks down how scouts evaluate not just talent — but timing, ...
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Diego Solares of Scout Connect droppin' knowledge for us here on Baseball Talk! We get into some questions about scouting young players and the opportunities that exist right here in the metro area and how far are you traveling to get seen by who? Finding the right place to play for your team is critical to get your players in front of the right people for recruiting purposes. So, summer baseball is not so easy and picking where yo...
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Today we talk about the summer scouting circuit with Kevin Moulder, director of scouting for Prep Baseball in Missouri. We get our first look at the players that have made the roster for the upcoming 2025 PBR Future Games. It is the centennial season for American Legion Baseball, and we have taken the opportunity to talk about some standout players for the latest Scout Day's for Legion Baseball players held in Warrensburg, MO, and ...
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July 3, 2025 • 30 mins
In today’s episode of Baseball Talk, we’re looking ahead to two major events on the Missouri Legion Baseball calendar:
📅 2025 Triple-A State Championships
🗓️ July 24–27 | 📍 Sedalia, Missouri
📡 Live streamed by Youth Baseball Midwest
📅 Mid-South Classic
🗓️ August 6–10 | 📍 Washington, Missouri
📡 Live streamed by Youth Baseball Midwest
🔥 Top Legion teams from the region battling for bragging rights!
After that, we roll out ou...
📅 2025 Triple-A State Championships
🗓️ July 24–27 | 📍 Sedalia, Missouri
📡 Live streamed by Youth Baseball Midwest
📅 Mid-South Classic
🗓️ August 6–10 | 📍 Washington, Missouri
📡 Live streamed by Youth Baseball Midwest
🔥 Top Legion teams from the region battling for bragging rights!
After that, we roll out ou...
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July 2, 2025 • 17 mins
In this episode of The Hitting Zone, host Mitch Thomas breaks down the role of training — and why it’s absolutely essential to every part of a player’s success.
⚾ What does effective training really look like?
⚾ How can players translate practice to performance?
⚾ Why is training just as much mental as it is physical?
Recorded live at CarShield Field, this episode dives into how quality training shapes athletes at every level, from...
⚾ What does effective training really look like?
⚾ How can players translate practice to performance?
⚾ Why is training just as much mental as it is physical?
Recorded live at CarShield Field, this episode dives into how quality training shapes athletes at every level, from...
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June 30, 2025 • 49 mins
Ready to take your first step on the mound? In this episode, former MLB pitcher Brett Graves breaks down the essential first moves in pitching development — inspired by Premier Pitching’s latest blog:
👉 Getting Started with Pitching Training in 2025
We’re talking about how to build a solid training base in 2025:
⚾ Identifying your starting point — and what matters early
🧠 Understanding workload, mechanics, and recovery
🔁 Why movement...
👉 Getting Started with Pitching Training in 2025
We’re talking about how to build a solid training base in 2025:
⚾ Identifying your starting point — and what matters early
🧠 Understanding workload, mechanics, and recovery
🔁 Why movement...
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June 26, 2025 • 64 mins
With over 16.7 million kids playing baseball and softball in the U.S., and according to MLB.com over 8.9 million kids are participating on a casual basis which is at an all-time high. With that being said what are our goals with you baseball? From elementary to middle school to high school, we have kids playing the national pastime. How many of these kids truly want to play college baseball? How many of these kids are good enough t...
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June 25, 2025 • 20 mins
We’re two weeks into the Premier Collegiate Development League (PCDL), and the talent is already making waves. Earlier this week, we caught up with several standout players at CarShield Field to hear about their early-season mindset, goals, and takeaways.
This week’s Premier Player Spotlights include interviews with:
⭐ Nick Mullinax
⭐ Luke Wright
⭐ Anthony Gura
⭐ Sean Raucher
⭐ Dominic Horn
Get a behind-the-scenes look at these ris...
This week’s Premier Player Spotlights include interviews with:
⭐ Nick Mullinax
⭐ Luke Wright
⭐ Anthony Gura
⭐ Sean Raucher
⭐ Dominic Horn
Get a behind-the-scenes look at these ris...
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June 18, 2025 • 68 mins
This week on Missouri Baseball Talk, we’re recapping a huge weekend of high school baseball action from the MHSBCA All-Star Games. From standout players to memorable moments, we break down everything you need to know from this premier summer event.
We’re also joined by special guests Coach Dave Hix, Senior All-Star Series Chair, and Coach Brian Ash, MHSBCA Committee Member, who bring their insight and behind-the-scenes perspective f...
We’re also joined by special guests Coach Dave Hix, Senior All-Star Series Chair, and Coach Brian Ash, MHSBCA Committee Member, who bring their insight and behind-the-scenes perspective f...
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June 17, 2025 • 11 mins
In this episode of The Hitting Zone, Mitch Thomas unpacks a powerful mental framework for athletes: The 4 F’s to Success — Focus, Flush It, Forget It, and Fight.
These four principles aren’t just about baseball — they’re about building the mindset needed to face adversity, stay in the moment, and compete at your highest level.
⚾ Learn how to:
Focus on what you can control
Flush It when something goes wrong
Forget It to move forward...
These four principles aren’t just about baseball — they’re about building the mindset needed to face adversity, stay in the moment, and compete at your highest level.
⚾ Learn how to:
Focus on what you can control
Flush It when something goes wrong
Forget It to move forward...
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In this episode of Keep Klimbing, former MLB pitcher Brett Graves dives into a crucial stage in a young athlete’s journey — the transition from high school baseball into summer ball. Whether you're stepping into a new team, navigating different competition levels, or figuring out how to stand out, Brett shares key insights and tips to help players adjust, grow, and keep climbing toward their goals.
⚾ Real talk. Honest advice. No sho...
⚾ Real talk. Honest advice. No sho...
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