Madness Monday
Jayden Mount
July 28, 2025 | 10:00 AM ET
Welcome to Madness Monday, our digital deep dive where we toss out the easy answers and take on softball’s most talked-about debates. From team benches to Twitter threads, these are the conversations that have everyone buzzing—and we’re bringing them straight to you.
This week’s question: Is today’s game more about development or exposure?
Katie Lively and Jayden Mount sat down to tackle the tension between long-term growth and short-term visibility. Are we giving athletes what they need—or what looks good on paper?
Here’s how you voted in our Dugout Discussion Polls:
Exposure – 50.35%
Balance of both – 37.76%
Depends on the team/org – 9.09%
Development – 2.80%
The votes leaned hard toward exposure, but the conversation goes deeper than a percentage. What’s the goal—and who’s it really for?
Join us as we break it down, challenge assumptions, and invite you to weigh in.
This is where the madness starts.
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