Instant MLB Draft Reactions

Instant MLB Draft Reactions

Author: RotoWire.com July 14, 2025 Duration: 47:19

Johnny Venezia joins Jeff Erickson on the RotoWire MLB Podcast and shares his immediate reactions to the MLB draft.

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00:00 MLB Instant Draft Reactions

00:20 Welcome to Johnny Venezia

01:00 Early Surprises

04:15 Jace Laviolette

05:45 Eli Willits

08:00 Tyler Bremmer

09:45 Kade Anderson

12:15 Ethan Holliday

13:30 NFFC

14:15 Liam Doyle

16:00 Seth Hernandez

16:50 Aiva Arquette

17:35 JoJo Parker

18:30 Steele Hall

19:40 Billy Carlson

20:30 Jamie Arnold

22:40 Gavin Fien

23:45 Gavin Kilen

24:30 Daniel Pierce

25:25 Kyson Witherspoon

26:15 Home Run Forecast

27:30 Marek Houston

29:30 Ethan Conrad

30:15 Kayson Cunningham

32:30 Ike Irish

34:00 Andrew Fischer

35:00 Xavier Neyens / Kruz Schoolcraft

36:10 BlueWire

36:20 Tate Southisene

37:25 Sean Gamble

38:30 Jordan Yost

39:20 Gage Wood

40:20 Jace LaViolette

42:45 Noteworthy Fallers

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