Episode 6 - Ryan Pressly

This week’s guest is another Houston Astros relief pitcher, the superb Ryan Pressly. The discussion opens with a range of wider-reaching baseball topics, including Pressly's thoughts on whether 2021 will see a full 162-game Major League Baseball schedule and the forthcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement renewal due, ahead of the 2022 season. Pressly then discusses how he felt having to pitch as a closer for the Astros in 2020 after Roberto Osuna's injury, plus working with Martin Maldonado, Carlos Correa's leadership and Framber Valdez's excellent year, before moving on to give an in-depth look at what life is like as a reliever in the Major Leagues and also insight into the wealth of experience provided by pitching coach Brent Strom and manager Dusty Baker. Pressly additionally speaks on how he manages to keep calm during the most high-pressure pitching scenarios, before giving his outlook on both the departure of George Springer and the re-signing of Michael Brantley. Plus we take a look at Pressly's baseball inspiration growing up in Dallas and his views ahead of the 2021 Houston Astros season.