What's going to happen tonight? What's going to happen?

What's going to happen? We're going to whoop this. Welcome into the Diamond Vols Podcasts Podcast, 24-7.com. I am Ben McKee joined by West Rucker and former

Tennessee pitcher Will Heflin. Been a minute since we convened to record a podcast, a lot going on in a lot of different ways, but we are back

and still have plenty to discuss because Tennessee Baseball is a hot topic these days in case nobody noticed and they

continue to generate news in addition to the

M. L. B draft taking place so we have reconvened to react to the M. B. draft and some guys who have

entered the portal since we last spoke and just kind of give our thoughts on where Tennessee is at

kind of towards the end of the off season still work to be done Tennessee's still chugging along in the portal trying to make a couple big

splashes before it really turns the the corner to fall ball but the guys did report on Monday they had their first workout. I don't know if that was just a

freshman workout or if that was a team workout. Maybe it was just a freshman thing because the freshmen did arrive

last week as the draft was starting actually. I believe it was last Monday they

arrived if not actually Saturday or Sunday leading into Monday and then I believe they had their first workout today so they're already starting to gear up for next season, but Tony, Josh Elander, Frank Anderson,

they're still trying to piece together the roster for next season.

So we've got some thoughts on everything that's been happening over the last week, week and half.

Wes, how are you, Will, how are you?

How are you?

I'm doing all right. The, uh, got a, got a 19 month old child downstairs who's, uhroup and a fever so he sounds like he's been

working the mines all day while putting down about two packs of darts so he's he's

hacking up everything a little bit, but we got got somebody watching him to record the pod.

So for this little window anyway, there's a little bit of peace in my life, so I'm good.

I'm doing well as well. I recently picked up a new hobby I feel like I

joined a cult if you guys have played pickleball. My buddy got me to come play he had a paddle and I was like man this is fun and I was drenched in sweat so heck of

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