Ryan Brownlee: Did you know you were going to get into scouting after you got done playing?
Jeremy Booth: You know, I had no idea. So, at the time when I was done playing, I remember waking up one day and knowing it was over, playing wise. We all have that moment, right? You just know. I made a phone call to Brian Drahman. Drahman, who went on to coach the White Sox from a big leaguer, who was the manager when I finished. I said, “I’m done. I don’t wanna play anymore.”
RB: With all the changes in minor league baseball, would you like to be playing minor league baseball right now?
JB: I will say that any day you get to play this game and get paid to do it is a blessing. So, the answer is yes when it comes to that.
RB: How did you know when it was time to pivot to what you are doing now?
JB: I was traveling a lot and I was writing up players and I am so thankful for the time with it, but it was not going anywhere and you know, Mack and I had different visions on if there was going to be a new GM coming in and it was kind of a situation where I knew I was ready to do something else, or at least something more.
RB: With the Future Stars, do you feel like it helps with your scouting background being able to put together events?
JB: Without question, I believe that more college coaches and pro scouts, and that is not an aside to anybody else when I say this, have to work together on impacting the amateur player.
RB: How did you get the idea of having Junior College and High School guys play against each other?
JB: I will say I don’t think anybody’s ever done that and it spawned a Junior College regional series, which we’ll do in the fall. The idea actually came from the Caribbean Classic. We were playing these very talented Dominican kids, like prospect level guys who are going to get paid, and we beat them 49 to nothing. So after I said I will take my 25 guys and we will play anyone. I’m just telling you I was not necessarily talking to Junior Colleges, but Kory Koehler with San Jac said “We got you.”