EP 198 | All Things Playing Time w/ Ed DeCaria

Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) and Rob Silver (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We welcome guest Ed DeCaria from Baseball HQ to talk about his research into the field of playing time. Ed has written some wonderful abstracts in the BHQ Baseball Forecaster about how we can look at playing time in a better lenses than we currently are. He talks about breaking down the plate appearances into several different buckets such as active starts per week, plate appearances per active week and plate appearances per active start. Then we get a pop in visit from Jason R.R. Martinez as Jeff Zimmerman summoned him mid pod! Enjoy! Underdog Fantasy Promo Code: PULLHITTER Signup Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-pull-hitter-media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Make sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: [email protected] Rob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball. Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions. Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show Jeff Zimmerman and Tanner Bell offer a wonderful fantasy baseball book that will help you with draft prep and in season management. Here is the link to buy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smartfantasybaseball.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠