This Week, Kumar Is #1 Again (Ft. Joshua Mould)

In the tenth episode of Beyond The Diamond, Colby and Hunter are joined by friend and analytics expert Joshua Mould We discuss what he has accomplished as the Villanova Sports Analytics Club Co-Founder and President Being published on Fangraphs on multiple occasions How to get your foot in the door when it comes to learning more about the wide world of sports analytics Joshua and Hunter also go over some takeaways and lessons learned from attending the SABR Analytics Conference last weekend Afterwards, we get into the newest rule changes being instituted in the minor leagues Weighing the pros and cons of what they bring to the table Of course, it wouldn't be a Beyond The Diamond episode without some college baseball talk! Joshua weighs in on his Notre Dame Irish (who are currently #17 overall per D1Baseball) Hunter goes over some positives that he took away from UConn's week Colby previews Fairfield's opening day with an in-depth breakdown of what to expect from the roster (with a lineup that just hits as we saw today in their home opener against Canisius) And it would not be a proper BTD episode without some Vandy Talk Colby admits that Rocker is insane after he shut him up by throwing 8.0 innings Colby also predicts that Jack Leiter will throw a no-hitter on Saturday (spoiler alert, he was right) We then look ahead at what is to come this weekend To make the show even better, a reminder that we are only a little over a week away from the MLB season officially kicking off It is truly the most wonderful time of the year! Thank you all for your support over our first ten shows, and we cannot wait to bring you more fun content as we get into the thick of baseball season. Remember to follow us @beyondthediapod on Twitter and @beyondthediamondpodcast on Instagram to stay tuned on the latest.