Behind The Plate with Kyle Glaser

A's mid-Atlantic area scout Tripp Faulk joins the podcast as this week's guest. He discusses growing up around the game as the son of longtime scout Paul Faulk, how coaching taught him the importance of makeup and the scouting and signing of Zack Gelof in the 2021 draft.

Mets scouting director Drew Toussaint joins the podcast to discuss an adventurous life in baseball, including being teammates with Rickie Weeks at Southern, playing in the Japanese minor leagues, signing Dominic Smith and Jeff McNeil as a scout and his meteoric rise to scouting director.

Padres Northwest area scout Justin Baughman joins the podcast to discuss his experiences playing in the major leagues, scouting non-traditional draft prospects and the rise of his most recent big leaguer, Padres reliever Alek Jacob.

Pirates area scout Adam Bourassa joins Behind The Plate to discuss scouting and signing 2021 No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis, as well as revisiting his all-ACC career at Wake Forest, learning under Theo Epstein and coaching Ian Happ at Cincinnati.

Astros Midwest area scout Scott Oberhelman joins the podcast to discuss scouting and signing Astros righthander Hunter Brown in his first year as an area scout, as well as his own career as a Division III pitcher and how he got started as a scout in the Cape Cod League.

Former Reds Dominican Scouting Coordinator Richard Jimenez joins to podcast to discuss how he signed Elly De La Cruz. What he saw in De La Cruz as an amateur, why he signed him off of just a one-day look and how his previous scouting experiences led him to believe in De La Cruz when few others did.

Former Mariners international director Tim Kissner joins the podcast to discuss his wild life in baseball, including what it was like playing in Alaska growing up, the contrast between scouting Japanese and U.S. high school players, getting evacuated from Venezuela during an attempted coup, overseeing the signings of high-profile stars such as Julio Rodriguez and why his proudest signing is a player who never reached the major leagues.

Giants Southern California area scout Brad Cameron joins the podcast to discuss his 33 years as a scout and the process of scouting and signing Casey Schmitt out of San Diego State.

Diamondbacks Pacific Northwest Area Scout Dan Ramsay joins the podcast to discuss signing Corbin Carroll and Ryne Nelson in his first year as an area scout and what he saw in them as amateurs. Plus, Ramsay talks about growing up as the son of a scout and becoming a college head coach at 22.

Dodgers area scout Tom Kunis joins Kyle Glaser to discuss signing James Outman, Tony Gonsolin and other players who went on to star from the Dodgers. Plus, Kunis shares his favorite memories and experiences from his time as a college coach, including the most important thing he learned from Stanford coach Mark Marquess and how his players taught him some key lessons along the way.