Cardinals prospect Ragsdale talks trade, breakout on MiLB podcast

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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)