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The Baseball is Flying Like It's 2019 Again

2

Starkville | Jerry Dipoto’s Mariners Are Back On Track

3

June Starting Pitcher Rankings Update & Waiver Wire Preview

4

Miss Distance for Pitchers is Here, What Are We Doing With It?

5

Is There a Stat That Shows Us How Much Pitchers Fear Hitters?

6

Starting Pitcher Rankings: Tough Calls in June

7

The Injury Roller Coaster Speeds Up

8

Starkville | Catching Up with J.T. Realmuto

9

Draft-Day Regrets, Prospect Talk & Waiver Wire Prep

10

Fear the Regression Monster, or Feed the Beast?

11

Breaking Down Five Young Hitters & Their Future Outlooks

12

Surprising Teams & The Cubs’ Unusual Path to the Middle

13

Starting Pitcher Stock Watch

14

Starkville | Brewing Up Something Special with GM Matt Arnold

15

Aaron Judge Update & Weekend Waiver Preview

16

Pitcher Risers & Fallers

17

Can You Predict the World Series Winner in Early June?

18

Prospect Rankings Update w/Keith Law

19

May Risers & Fallers

20

Starkville | Inside the Chaos of Broadcasting MLB games w/ Jason Benetti

21

MLBPA and Owners Present First Offers + Weekend Waiver Preview

22

Checking In on Several Young Pitchers

23

What's Next for These Three Underperforming Hitters?

24

Combined No-Hitters, Tandem Starts & Tarps Off: Welcome to the AL West!

25

Starkville | Joey Votto Traveled the World and Arrived Back in Baseball

26

Which Hitters Have Seen and Hit the Best Pitching?

27

The ABS Strike Zone is Crushing Some Pitchers, How Can They Adjust?

28

It's a Hard Game, Barrels Keep Losing Value!

29

Checking In on the Padres, Orioles & Guardians (w/ Zack Meisel)

30

Zack Wheeler is Back in Ace Mode

31

Starkville | The Life, Times, and Ejections of Bobby Cox

32

Starting Pitcher Rankings: Misiorowski & Schlittler to the Moon!

33

How Many Pitches Could the Best Pitcher Throw?

34

Four Intriguing Players for a Round of Trade, Hold, or Extend

35

Four Teams We Haven't Discussed Enough

36

The Dodgers' IL Shuffle Continues & Buster Posey Makes Another Deal

37

Starkville | Baseball’s Most Unhittable Pitcher & Terry Francona

38

Weekend Waiver Preview: Robby Snelling Gets the Call!

39

Quantifying Deception & The Rays’ Fast Start

40

What Is Happening with Fernando Tatis Jr.?

41

Can the Tigers Survive the Absence of Tarik Skubal?

42

The May Roster Shuffle: Promotions & Demotions Aplenty

43

Starkville | Is It Ever Too Early to Fire a Manager?

44

Pitching Trade Targets & Weekend Waiver Wire Considerations

45

Where Have All the Closers Gone?

46

The Rockies' Pitching is Changing, Can You Trust It?

47

The Phillies Part Ways with Rob Thomson & Taking Control of the Mets

48

Big Changes in Boston, Worry About Nola & Senga

49

Starkville | Walt Weiss On The Tackle Heard ‘Round The World

50

Waiver Wire Pickups: Is Payton Tolle a Must Add?

51

Making Sense of April Surprises

52

Kyle Tucker's Slow Start & Rookie Hitter Reviews

53

Does Anything Good Come From Firing a Manager in April or May?

54

Is It Too Early to Worry About Underperforming Aces?

55

Starkville’s Back with Aaron Boone

56

Pitching Rank Season with Paul Sporer

57

Do the Guardians Have Their Own Max Fried?

58

Baseball Honors Jackie Robinson & Kevin McGonigle Cashes In

59

Is Baseball Fooling Us Again This April?

60

Fernando Tatis Jr. is Playing Second Base?!

61

Fantasy Friday | Weekend Waiver Preview: Plenty of Messy Bullpens

62

How Much On-Field Information is Too Much?

63

Cubs, Astros Weathering Key Pitching Injuries & How to Collect Cards in a Hot Market

64

Who is Baseball's Best Teenage Position Player of All-Time?

65

The Best Defensive Game Ever & Pocket Tortoises, It's Baseball Season Alright!

66

First-Week Takeaways & Weekend Waiver Wire Preview

67

Konnor Griffin Gets the Call & New Pitches That Have Our Attention

68

Which Hitters Should Be More Aggressive at the Plate?

69

Why Teams Give Near-MLB Prospects Guaranteed Millions

70

Baseball's ABS System Is Working!

71

How Do We Keep Up With Baseball Every Day?

72

Pitchers Primed to Exceed Expectations | Opening Day is Here!

73

American League Breakdown: Division Winners & Awards Predictions

74

National League Breakdown: Division Winners & Awards Predictions

75

Bold Predictions for the 2026 Season!

76

Fantasy Baseball Cram Session

77

Projections Are a Liar Sometimes!

78

Venezuela Brings Home the WBC Title & Best Organizations for Pitching Development

79

Arrivederci, Italia, Predicting the Headlines from the WBC Final & Britt's Breakouts

80

Are You Ready For ABS Now? Sleeper Starting Pitchers & Spring Injury News

81

Fantasy Baseball Fixers, Listener League ADP & Catching Up w/Ron Shandler

82

Italy Rolls Into the WBC Quarterfinals, Can They Win It All?

83

Italy Stuns Team USA, Jesús Luzardo Gets an Extension & The Cost of Wins

84

The World Baseball Classic is Great, Can Olympic Baseball Be Even Better?

85

The World Baseball Classic is Delivering!

86

Elbow Trouble for an Ace & The Importance of Contact Point

87

Spring Eno Returns + Dodgers & Phillies Team Previews

88

World Baseball Classic Preview w/Stephen Nesbitt

89

Team Previews: Mets, Blue Jays & Guardians

90

Team Previews: Red Sox, Tigers & Twins

91

Scherzer Re-Ups with Jays & Spring Training Trends to Monitor

92

The Expected Impact of ABS | Rays, Cardinals Team Previews

93

Rebound Hitters & Astros Preview w/Chandler Rome

94

Spring Games Begin! | Team Previews: Yankees, A's & Angels

95

Catching Up on News & Team Previews: Cubs, Reds & Padres

96

Team Previews: Mariners, Pirates & Marlins

97

Team Previews: Rangers, Nationals & White Sox

98

Tony Clark to Resign | Team Previews: Orioles, Brewers & Rockies

99

Zac Gallen Stays in Arizona | Team Previews: D-backs, Braves & Royals

100

The Fall of Nick Castellanos in Philly & Mailbag Madness

101

New Pitch Watch & Chasing Shapes

102

Early Spring Injuries, Another Brewers-Red Sox Trade & Coaching Staff Changes

103

2026 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 4

104

2026 Relief Pitcher Preview

105

Framber Valdez to the Tigers & A Look Inside Projections & Pitcher Health Grades

106

2026 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 3

107

2026 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 2

108

2026 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 1

109

2026 Ohtani, UT-Only & Outfield Preview, Part 4

110

2026 Outfield Preview, Part 3

111

A José Ramírez Extension & Taking Shots at the Expense of Contact

112

Prospect Talk with Keith Law

113

2026 Outfield Preview, Part 2

114

2026 Outfield Preview, Part 1

115

MacKenzie Gore & Freddy Peralta Trades & the Yankees Run it Back with Cody Bellinger

116

2026 First Base Preview

117

Robert & Bichette Are Mets, Carlos Beltrán & Andruw Jones Get to Cooperstown

118

2026 Catcher Preview

119

2026 Second Base Preview

120

Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers & A Three-Team Trade!

121

Ranger Suárez to the Red Sox, Ryan Weathers to the Yankees, and Changes in KC

122

2026 Third Base Preview

123

2026 Shortstop Preview

124

Alex Bregman Lands with the Cubs

125

The Marlins' Side of the Edward Cabrera Deal & Fantasy Baseball Preparation

126

We Love Stats, But What Are We Missing?

127

Tatsuya Imai to Houston, Kazuma Okamoto to Toronto & A Few Resolutions

128

The A’s Growing Core & A Few Favorite Baseball Things From 2025

129

The Padres Stay Busy, Willson Contreras Heads to Boston & The Rays Make Two Interesting Trades

130

Are the Diamondbacks Serious About Alex Bregman?

131

Post Winter Meetings Moves & MLB's Plan to Regulate Minor League Data and Tech

132

Winter Meetings Day 3 Recap

133

Winter Meetings Day 2 Recap

134

Winter Meetings Day 1 Recap

135

Devin Williams Heads to the Mets & Pre-Winter Meetings Moves

136

The Nimmo-Semien Swap, Sonny Gray to Boston & Dylan Cease Lands with the Blue Jays

137

Rebound Starting Pitchers, Past Big Contracts & 'The Year of the Splitter' in 2026?

138

Grayson Rodriguez to the Angels, Four Accepted Qualifying Offers & Free Agent Bargain Bats

139

Josh Naylor Stays in Seattle and More Hardware for Ohtani, Judge, Skubal & Skenes

140

Free Agent Rankings: Closers, Mid-Tier Targets and Avoids & Potential Bargains

141

What We Learned From the 2025 Fantasy Baseball Season

142

Free Agent Rankings: The Best Available Upgrades This Winter

143

The Dodgers Win Back-to-Back Titles w/Incredible Game 7 Victory in Toronto

144

Trey Yesavage Dominates to Send the Blue Jays Home with a 3-2 Series Lead

145

A Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Homer and a Four-Run Fourth Tie the World Series at 2-2

146

A World Series Instant Classic: Freddie Freeman's Walk-Off Homer Ends Game 3 Marathon

147

The Dodgers and Blue Jays Head to L.A. Tied Up at 1-1

148

Bo Bichette is Back! World Series Updates with Fabian Ardaya and Mitch Bannon

149

World Series Preview: Key Matchups & X-Factors

150

George Springer's Massive Homer Sends the Blue Jays Back to the World Series

151

Blue Jays-Mariners Head to Game 7, Shohei Ohtani Plays the Greatest Game Ever in NLCS Clincher

152

Max Scherzer Turns Back the Clock & The Dodgers Go Up 3-0

153

Bieber and the Blue Jays' Bats Come Through in Game 3

154

The Dodgers' Aces Are Dealing, Both LCS Matchups at 2-0

155

Blake Snell's Gem, the Mariners Take a 2-0 ALCS Lead & the Yankees' Offseason Plans

156

It's LCS Time! Mariners-Jays Underway, Brewers-Dodgers Preview

157

The Dodgers Advance to the NLCS & Brewers-Cubs Heads to Game 5

158

The Jays Advance to the ALCS & Three Teams Avoid Elimination

159

Logan Gilbert's Alter Ego & Four Elimination Games On Tap

160

The Dodgers & Brewers Open Up 2-0 NLDS Leads

161

A Huge Weekend for the Jays as the Division Series Get Rolling

162

Division Round Matchups Preview

163

A Trio of Elimination Games & Roki Sasaki is Right on Time

164

Impressive Aces & Second-Guessing in the Bronx

165

MLB Playoff Preview Part 2: Full Bracket Predictions

166

MLB Playoff Preview Part 1: Wild Card Round Predictions

167

Plenty At Stake Entering the Final Weekend

168

Guardians keep rolling & the Mariners Clinch the AL West

169

The Challenge System is coming & We Believe in Stephen Vogt

170

Blue Jays & Padres Playoff talk with Mitch Bannon & Dennis Lin

171

The Late Playoff Chaos Scenarios Are Coming Through!

172

All Eyes on Ohio, Kershaw Announces Retirement & Post Tommy John Outlooks

173

A Weekend Battle for Control of the AL West, the Guardians Are Still Here & A Huge Rebound

174

The Triumphant Return of Tungsten Arm O'Doyle

175

The Phillies Clinch the NL East & Yordan Alvarez Is Hurt Again

176

All-In for the Playoff Push!

177

An Anthony Volpe Explanation & Weekend Waiver Preview

178

Bullpen Boosts, Springer's Resurgence & A New Statcast Leaderboard

179

Is It a Career Year, or a New Level?

180

Trea Turner's MVP-Caliber Campaign & Tight Playoff Battles Continue

181

The Mariners Are OK, Right?

182

Rookies of Impact: September & Beyond

183

Frustration All Around & What We're Watching Beyond the Playoff Push

184

Prospect Promotions for September Roster Expansion

185

Kyle Schwarber's Four-Homer Night, Another Lincecum & The Long Weekend Waiver Preview

186

Bryan Woo's Ascent Toward Ace Status & The Next A's Core

187

Examining How Swing Decisions Are Made & 'Say Something Nice'

188

Cal Raleigh Hits 50th Homer, Reliever of the Year Candidates & A Look to the Future

189

Takeaways From Saberseminar & A Packed Weekend of Baseball News

190

Spencer Strider's Struggles & Weekend Waiver Preview

191

Getting On Board with MLB Expansion & Realignment Plans

192

A Fractured Clubhouse in Arizona & Can Young O’s Bats Help Turn Baltimore Around Quickly?

193

Kyle Tucker's Summer Slide & Checking In on the Mets w/Tim Britton

194

Injuries Pile Up Again & August Prospect Promotions

195

Tough Starting Pitcher Rankings for the Rest of 2025

196

The Phillies' Case for 'Best Team in Baseball' & Four Pitchers We're Intrigued By

197

A Red Sox Check-In & How Players Change During the Season

198

Josh Hader to the IL & Talking Tigers w/Cody Stavenhagen

199

An Ace Returning for the Playoff Chase

200

Pleasant Surprises & Warming Up to a Riser in Colorado?

201

Making Pitchers Uncomfortable & Best Bullpens Post Trade Deadline

202

Roman Anthony Cashes In & Talking Brewers w/Vinny Rottino

203

An Under the Radar Reunion w/Nando Di Fino & Ian Kahn

204

Late-Season Fantasy Baseball Adjustments w/Vlad Sedler

205

Winners & Losers From the Trade Deadline

206

Trade Deadline Review

207

Trade Deadline Trends & The Reds Are Heating Up

208

Preserving Pitcher Health & Breaking Down 'Big Amish'

209

Emmanuel Clase Placed on Leave, Ryan McMahon to the Yankees & Nick Kurtz Makes History

210

Josh Naylor to the Mariners & Weekend Waiver Preview

211

What Makes Pitchers 'Streaky'?

212

Embracing Chasing: How Aggressive Approaches Pay Off for PCA & Ceddanne Rafaela

213

The Dodgers Are (Probably) Fine, the Blue Jays as Buyers & FanGraphs Trade Value Fun

214

Another Injured Astro, Jesús Luzardo & 'Streaky' Pitchers

215

2025 Takeaways, Weekend Waiver Targets & Pricey Stars in Keeper Leagues

216

Second Half Preview w/Stephen Nesbitt

217

2025 MLB Draft Talk w/Keith Law

218

All-Star Break Weekend Waiver Preview & Seattle’s ‘Sumo Dog’

219

Using Swing Data Against Hitters & Finding Future Closers

220

Future Outlooks for Five Underperforming Hitters

221

First-Time All-Stars & An MLBPA Investigation

222

Brandon Woodruff's Impressive Return & Big Changes in Washington

223

3,000 Strikeouts for Kershaw & Fourth of July Weekend Waiver Preview

224

Assessing the AL Division Leaders & Offense Holding Steady Despite Increased Drag

225

Assessing the NL Division Leaders & Checking In on the Nationals' Rebuild

226

A One-Year Snapshot of Surprising Hitters (Good and Bad)

227

Globe Life Field Has Changed, Weekend Waiver Preview & Wild Hot Dogs in Cleveland

228

Paul Skenes vs. Jacob Misiorowski and Paths to Becoming an Ace

229

Chase Burns' Impressive Debut & AL Playoff Picture Check-In

230

More Bad Luck for the D-backs, Underperforming Indicators & Firing Up the Trade Master 3000

231

Chase Burns Is Headed to Cincinnati & Injuries Are Piling Up

232

Kristian Campbell's Demotion & Weekend Waiver Preview

233

Cal Raleigh's MVP Case & The Importance of Good Communication

234

Ohtani's Return to Pitching & Pitchers We've Overlooked In 2025

235

Rafael Devers to the Giants in a Blockbuster & Shohei Ohtani Is Ready to Pitch Again

236

Checking In on the Baseball & Weekend Waiver Preview

237

Hitters We've Overlooked In 2025

238

What Information Do Hitters Want About Opposing Pitchers?

239

Roman Anthony Gets the Call & NL Playoff Picture Check-In

240

Replacing Aces with Future Callups?

241

Weekend Roster Decisions & Waiver Wire Considerations

242

Fearing the Fade: Starting Pitcher Regression Candidates

243

Jac Caglianone Debuts & Park Factors v. Park Effects

244

Tons of weekend news & Where the Money Went with Eric Samulski

245

Prospect Watch with Geoff Pontes & Weekend Waivers

246

Reliever Bonanza!!

247

Young hitters and their swing paths

248

Statcast Surprises & Grouping Hitters by Swing Traits w/Joshua Rodrigues

249

Ronald Acuña Jr. and George Kirby are Back!

250

Digging Into New Swing Path & Attack Angle Leaderboards

251

A Weekend Filled with All Things Baseball

252

Rivalry Weekend Waiver Wire Preview

253

When Do You Worry About Secondary Pitches?

254

Rob Manfred Reinstates Pete Rose & Astros Talk w/Chandler Rome

255

Takeaways From the First Quarter of the 2025 MLB Season w/Joe Sheehan

256

In-Season Projections: Risers & Fallers

257

Devers Rejects First Base & Weekend Waiver Preview

258

How Could Roki Sasaki Adjust in Year 1?

259

Bad Days, Managing Lofty Expectations & Seattle's Surging Bats

260

Goodbye to LOL Mets?

261

Using BABIP as an Entry Point for Buy-Low Targets

262

Pressing Reset in Early May

263

The Strike Zone is Shrinking

264

Building a Breakout, Hitter Edition

265

Dynasty Hitter Stock Watch

266

Injury Chaos Continues & A Big Weekend of Spending

267

Updated Pitcher Rankings, Waiver Wire Moves & Hot Dog Reviews

268

Building a Breakout, Pitcher Edition

269

Is Julio Rodríguez an Adjustment Away?

270

How the Reds' Pitching is Clicking w/C. Trent Rosecrans

271

How Quickly Will Chandler Simpson's Game-Changing Speed Make an Impact?

272

Opportunity Knocks, Even in April

273

Is Hitting Catching Up to Pitching?

274

Balancing Present Needs with Major League Development

275

New Pitches & Triple-A Standouts with Lance Brozdowski

276

Why the Cubs Should Go All-In

277

Fastball Love Continues in Milwaukee

278

Why Is Arm Angle So Important to Pitcher Health?

279

Do Hitters Set Up Pitchers With Swing Decisions?

280

A Very Busy Red Sox Spring w/Jen McCaffrey & Hunter Greene's Ace Case

281

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Gets a 14-Year, $500M Deal with the Blue Jays

282

Freddie Freeman to the IL & Our April Breakout Pitchers Draft

283

Red Sox Extensions, The Year of the Kick-Change & Adjusting to Volpe

284

Jackson Merrill's Extension, Rafael Devers' Slow Start & The Importance of Contact Point

285

Keenan Long of LongBall Labs talks Torpedo Bats & Much More

286

Torpedo Bats, A Yankees Home-Run Parade & First Weekend Takeaways

287

Ben Clemens of FanGraphs Joins us Live from Barebottle Brewing

288

Opening Day Thoughts & Predictions Live From Barebottle Brewing

289

Jackson Holliday Joins The Show & Breakout 2nd Year Bats

290

Bold Predictions & The Outlook for a Twins Sale

291

March Extensions & Job Battle Winners

292

Draft Weekend Cram Session

293

Pitching Archetypes & Top Bullpen Rankings

294

Roki Sasaki's Debut & Our Most Rostered Players

295

Baseball is Back! (And Spencer Strider is Too)

296

2025 Prospect Sleepers w/James Anderson

297

Deep League Pitching Sleepers, Future Closer Watch & Eno at Brewers Camp

298

Ranking the Top Rotations in Baseball

299

Can Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Find a $500 Million Payday?

300

Bat Speed Risers & Eno in Surprise

301

Spring Injuries Are Piling Up, But Spring Eno is Back!

302

Building Blocks & Backup Plans

303

Rethinking Reliever Evaluations & Measuring Bullpen Quality

304

Spring Job Battles of Interest, Part 2

305

Spring Job Battles of Interest, Part 1

306

The March Toward Opening Day

307

February Risers & Fallers w/Vlad Sedler of FTN

308

New Pitches & A Case for Longer Starts

309

2025 AL East Team Previews

310

2025 NL East Team Previews

311

Breakout Bats & Tough Hitter Rankings for 2025

312

Prospect Talk with Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs

313

Spring Things, Leveling Up with New Pitches & Platoon Considerations

314

2025 AL Central Team Previews

315

2025 NL Central Team Previews

316

Starting Pitchers that Eno Loves in 2025

317

Alex Bregman to the Red Sox, Nick Pivetta to the Padres & The Neverending Search for an Edge

318

2025 AL West Team Previews

319

2025 NL West Team Previews

320

Early Draft Season Observations as Spring Training Begins

321

Pete Alonso Back to the Mets & Other News

322

2025 Rookies of Interest with Keith Law

323

2025 Relief Pitcher Preview

324

2025 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 4

325

Max Scherzer to the Blue Jays & Late January Moves

326

2025 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 3

327

2025 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 2

328

2025 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 1

329

2025 UT Preview & Late Outfielders

330

2025 Outfield Preview, Part 3

331

2025 Outfield Preview, Part 2

332

2025 Outfield Preview, Part 1

333

Roki Sasaki Joins the Dodgers (Oh Yeah, Tanner Scott Did Too)

334

2025 Catcher Preview

335

2025 First Base Preview

336

2025 Third Base Preview

337

2025 Second Base Preview

338

2025 Shortstop Preview

339

Justin Verlander's Next Chapter & Gavin Lux to the Reds

340

How to Become a Pitching Nerd

341

Another Dodgers Signing, Mookie's First-Round Status & Jarren Duran's Encore

342

Corbin Burnes to the D-backs as the 'Mystery Team' Strikes Again!

343

Remembering Rickey Henderson & More December Movement

344

Cody Bellinger is a Yankee, Nolan Arenado Blocks a Trade & Christian Walker Blasts Off to Houston

345

Kyle Tucker to the Cubs, Devin Williams to the Yankees & Moves Aplenty

346

Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox — Day 3 from the Winter Meetings in Dallas

347

Max Fried to the Yankees! Day 2 from the Winter Meetings in Dallas

348

Dick Allen & Dave Parker to Cooperstown -- Day 1 from the Winter Meetings

349

Juan Soto to the Mets on a 15-Year, $765 Million Deal -- Emergency Pod!

350

Catching Up with Brent Rooker, Hall of Fame Ballots & Baseball's Worst Idea

351

2024 Hitter Takeaways

352

Blake Snell to the Dodgers & Early Pitching Movers in Free Agency

353

Where Will This Year's Top Free Agents Land?

354

Fantasy Baseball in November?! Draft-and-Hold Strategy w/JH Schroeder

355

Roki Sasaki is Headed to MLB, Andrew Painter's Fall League Run & November News

356

Ohtani's Shoulder Surgery, Roki Sasaki's Pitch Mix & An Early Offseason Acuña Update

357

Live From First Pitch Arizona 2024!

358

The Dodgers Are World Series Champions & Baseball's Death Star

359

Anthony Volpe's Big Swing & Hitters That Missed Their Projections in 2024

360

The Dodgers Are One Win Away & More Second-Half Takeaways

361

Freddie Freeman's Epic October Moment, Judge's Slump & Long-Term Questions About Ohtani's Shoulder

362

World Series Preview & Predictions: Yankees v. Dodgers

363

World Series Reliever Rankings & Critical Matchups

364

Is This The Dream World Series?

365

The Yankees & Dodgers Advance to the World Series

366

An Instant Classic in Cleveland & Early Starting Pitcher Thoughts

367

Walker Buehler's Stuff Plays Up & The October Struggles of Catchers

368

Can the Guardians Battle Back in the ALCS?

369

Will Bullpen Decay & The Mets' Success Against Relievers Define This Postseason?

370

LCS Matchup Thoughts, Offseason Plans for Padres & Tigers

371

The Yankees Reach the ALCS & Two Game 5s On Tap

372

The Tigers Are One Win Away From the ALCS, The Mets Are Through to the NLCS!

373

The Mets & Padres Are One Win Away From the NLCS

374

Kerry Carpenter Delivers a Game-Winning Homer & Four Division Series Knotted at 1-1

375

A Drama Packed Weekend of Playoff Action

376

Division Series Matchup Breakdown

377

One Game 3 From the Wild Card Round & Three Teams Sent Packing

378

A Wild Day 1 & Four Teams Facing Elimination on Day 2

379

NL Wild Card Matchup Breakdown

380

AL Wild Card Matchup Breakdown

381

Saying Goodbye to the Oakland A's

382

Why Each Team in Contention Will Get Bounced (& Why They'll Win it All)

383

How We Would Improve the End of Fantasy Baseball Season

384

Never Doubt Shohei Ohtani

385

Build-A-Pitcher: Our 2024 Pitching Traits Draft

386

Why We Need Separate Rookie of the Year Awards for Hitters and Pitchers

387

Adjusting Future Expectations as the 2024 Season Winds Down

388

The Biggest Prospect Risers of 2024

389

How to Keep Hitters Guessing

390

The Wild Card Races Are Heating Up!

391

The Push for September Roster Reinforcements

392

Pleasant Surprises & Making Better Decisions in September

393

The Search for Baseball's Most Unpredictable Pitches & Pitchers

394

The Padres & Astros Are Returning to Full Strength at the Right Time

395

Pitching Prospects Promoted for the Stretch Run

396

The Fast Adjustments of Jackson Merrill & Jackson Chourio

397

Aaron Judge and Juan Soto Are Having an All-Time Great Season

398

Dylan Crews Gets the Call & Saber Conference Highlights

399

Looking Ahead at a 2025 Draft Board

400

Joey Votto's Case for Cooperstown & A Closer Look at Park Factors for Pitchers

401

Do We Need 100-Win Teams?

402

Starting Pitchers Facing Reduced Workloads & Biggest Underperformers of 2024

403

Searching for Paths to Playing Time & Keeper League Stashes

404

Will New Pitch Data Help Us Quantify Deception?

405

Which MLB Players Will Make Team USA in 2028?

406

Is It Time to Lower Expectations for Underperforming Hitters?

407

How Can Keeper Leagues Make You a Better Redraft Player?

408

How Do You Prepare to Face Blake Snell?

409

The White Sox Are the Worst Team In Baseball, But Which Team is Baseball's Best?

410

A No-No for Blake Snell, Intriguing Free Agent Pitchers & A Mailbag Monday

411

Mid-Summer Prospecting & Playing Time Winners & Losers After the Trade Deadline

412

The Best Pitching Staffs in Baseball & The Worst Pitches of 2024 (So Far)

413

Trade Deadline Recap: Yusei Kikuchi, Jack Flaherty & Lane Thomas on the Move

414

This Trade Deadline is Glorious -- Jazz Chisholm Jr., Randy Arozarena & Isaac Paredes On the Move

415

Rapidly Changing Trade Deadline Needs, Rookie of the Year Battles & How to Pitch to Bobby Witt Jr.

416

Deadline Approaches of Recent World Series Teams & The 2024 Hall of Fame Class

417

A Bad Injury Weekend, Making Up Ground in the Second Half & the Return of Victor Robles

418

The 2024 Second-Half Rebound Draft, Jacob Wilson Comps & Weekly Waiver Targets

419

Trade Deadline Surprises, The Cards & Red Sox as Contenders & Getting Beat by Pull-Happy Hitters

420

Teoscar Hernández's Home Run Derby Win, Yearly Changes in Pull Rate & Bidding Frenzies

421

Recapping Day 1 of the 2024 MLB Draft w/Melissa Lockard

422

Paul Skenes' Dominance, Mailbag Questions & Weekend Waiver Preview

423

Bobby Miller's Reset, 10 Years of Statcast & Pitching to Gunnar Henderson

424

How The Guardians Have Surprised Us, Misevaluations of Francisco Lindor & The Yankees' Flaws

425

Shane Baz Is Back in the Rays' Rotation & Finding the Next Hunter Brown

426

Aaron Civale to the Brewers, Home Run Derby Tweaks, A Derby for Pitchers & Trouble Spot Splits

427

A Prospect Promotion In July, Building Midseason Momentum & A Fast Decline

428

Timing the Rebuild, Evaluating the Fringe Fantasy Contributors & James Wood's Promotion

429

2024 Predictions Check-In, The Rangers & Reds Reach a Fork in the Road, and Pitching to Steven Kwan

430

Midseason Buy-High Considerations & Weekend Waiver Preview

431

The Outlook in Anaheim with Sam Blum

432

Edwin Díaz's Sticky Stuff Ejection, Max Scherzer Returns, and Lowered Expectations

433

A Memorable Night at Rickwood Field, the 2024 Run Environment & Bequeathed Baserunners

434

The Greatness of Willie Mays, Gerrit Cole Returns & Another Surprise in Cleveland

435

Pat Hoberg, Parity in Mid-June, Tatis' Quiet Move Back Toward Stardom & Snoop in the Brewers' Booth

436

Impactful Injuries for the Dodgers, Tough June Hitter Rankings & The Weekend Shuffle

437

Baseball at Rickwood Field, Team Rebound Candidate & Game Planning for Luis Gil

438

Searching for Buy-Low Bats, Banking on a Pablo López Bounce Back & Weekend Waiver Preview

439

The Top of the 2024 MLB Draft Class, Rookie Hitter Struggles & Prospect Risers w/Keith Law

440

The Athletic's 2024 MLB Player Poll w/Katie Woo

441

A Promotion-Filled Weekend, Maximizing Development & Chasing the Second Tier

442

MLB Returns to London, Paul Skenes v. Shohei Ohtani, A Fork in the Road for the Jays & Cubs

443

May Pitching Risers & Fallers, and Pitchers Waiting in the Wings

444

A Lifetime Ban, May Hitting Risers & Fallers, and The Shape of a Season

445

Tough Decisions, Staying Ahead of Second-Half Fades & Starting Pitchers We're Worried About

446

Making Sense of Atlanta's Step Back at the Plate, Career-Shaping Opportunities & One-Hit Wonders

447

Starting Pitcher Fallers, Prospect News & Weekend Waiver Preview

448

Ronald Acuña Jr.'s Second ACL Tear, Carroll Questions & May Starting Pitcher Risers

449

Tipping Pitches, Best Strikeouts We've Seen & A Case For Massive Expansion

450

Playing the Long Game with Stars, The Aging Curve & Delayed Breakouts

451

A Break for Edwin Díaz, Buying A Luis Gil Breakout & Leveraging Pitching Depth

452

Stuff+, the latest on bat tracking stats and making your mark Max Bay

453

Elly's Pursuit of 100 Steals, Bat Tracking in Scouting Reports & Choose Your Fighter, SP Edition

454

Opportunity in San Francisco, Struggling Pitching Prospects & Weekend Waiver Targets

455

A Closer Look at the Ways to Preserve Starting Pitchers

456

How We're Using Statcast's New Bat Tracking & Bat Speed Leaderboards

457

What Makes a Pitcher Role Change Work & Who Might Be Next to Move?

458

Paul Skenes Gets the Call, Tyler Black Demoted & A Rays' Rotation Shuffle

459

Who Do You Like In the AL Central?

460

Luis Arraez to San Diego, Hitters on the Rise & Christian Scott's Debut

461

Surprising Starting Pitchers, The Challenge of Hitting in Seattle & How to Pitch to Elly De La Cruz

462

A Search for Acuña's Missing Power, Strength of Schedule & Waiver Targets

463

Is the Nationals' Rebuild Ahead of Schedule?

464

Promotions, Triple-A Strikeout and Walk Rates & Early Hitter Movers

465

Sweepers, Pitch Design & Colorado with Adam Ottavino and Early Hitting Metrics that Matter

466

How to Build an Elite Bullpen, the Pirates' Paul Skenes Plan & Another Jordan Walker Demotion

467

The New Challenge of Being Patient with Prospects & When to Worry About A Contender's Slow Start

468

Early Season Starting Pitcher Risers

469

Buying High on Surging Starting Pitchers, Future Power Sources & Recent Debuts

470

John Sterling Retires, Rivalry Heat Check & A Case for the Cubs

471

Exercising Caution with High Velocity Starters, Tough Early Holds & Drops

472

Making Early Adjustments & How to Pitch to Mookie Betts

473

Jackson Holliday's Arrival, Ceddanne Rafaela's Early Struggles & Looking Ahead at Weekend Pickups

474

A Closer Look at Pitcher Injuries Throughout Baseball

475

A Weekend of Major Injuries and Another Attempt at Making Adjustments

476

The A's Are Headed to Sacramento, Toughest Places to Win & Changeup Deep Dive

477

Shōta Imanaga's Debut, Monitoring Pitcher Workloads & Mailbag Questions

478

The Top Five MLB Teams for the Next Five Seasons & Ronel Blanco Makes History!

479

Opening Series Observations & Dealing with Small Samples

480

Opening Day Takeaways & 2024 MLB Season Predictions!

481

Opening Day is Here! Will Smith Signs a 10-Year Extension, Bold Predictions & Eno's Main Event Squad

482

Jordan Montgomery to Arizona, Spring Stats We Care About & The 2024 All-Oatmeal Team

483

Shohei Ohtani Meets with the Media, Spring Job Battle Winners, Injury News & 'Our Guys' for 2024

484

A Strange Second Day of the MLB Season & Tough Hitter Ranks w/Mike Petriello (Live at Other Half Brewing -- Domino Park)

485

Baseball is Back! More Tough Pitcher Rankings (Live at Other Half Brewing -- Domino Park)

486

Another Closer Injury & Tough Pitcher Rankings

487

Eury Pérez, TJ Friedl, Josh Lowe Injury Updates & Tough Hitter Rankings

488

Gerrit Cole Update, Blake Snell Linked to Astros, New Faces in New Places, Deep Dive Into Curveballs

489

Dylan Cease to the Padres, Devin Williams' Back Injury & Swing v. Take Decisions in The Shadow Zone

490

Position Player Walk Years, Disagreements Between Projections & Jackson Merrill Gets a Plane Ticket

491

Cole & Judge Injuries, Mixed LABR Draft Strategies and Projections Pushback w/Mike Gianella

492

The Pitching Injury Problem, Catching Targets, Altering Pitch Shapes & Slider/Sweeper Deep-Dive

493

2024 Team Previews: Braves, Phillies & Mets

494

2024 Team Previews: Red Sox, Marlins & Nationals

495

Acuña Injury Watch, March Movers, Zack Wheeler Extension & Matt Chapman to the Giants

496

Statcast Bat Tracking, Blake Snell's Big Misses, Spencer Strider's Curveball & Cutter Deep Dive

497

2024 Team Previews: Blue Jays, Rays & Orioles

498

2024 Team Previews: Yankees, Royals & White Sox

499

Cody Bellinger Goes Back to the Cubs, Spring Games Begin, & Working Backward for Draft Strategy

500

What to Watch in Spring Training Games, Two-Seam Fastball

501

2024 Team Previews: Twins, Guardians & Tigers

502

2024 Team Previews: Cardinals, Cubs & Brewers

503

Eno's Case for Elly De La Cruz, Pitcher Injury Risk Considerations, and Spring News & Notes

504

Getting to Know Trevor May, Making Sense of Spring News & A Deep Dive Into Four-Seam Fastballs

505

2024 Team Previews: Dodgers, Reds & Pirates

506

A Giant Power Boost, Spring Moves, Draft Season Risers & Fallers + Show News!

507

2024 Team Previews: Diamondbacks, Padres & Giants

508

Choosing & Building the Right Fantasy Baseball Leagues in 2024

509

2024 Team Previews: Astros, Mariners & Rockies

510

2024 Team Previews: Rangers, Angels & Athletics

511

Corbin Burnes to the Orioles, Jorge Polanco to the Mariners & Catching Up on Moves

512

2024 Relief Pitcher Preview

513

2024 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 3

514

2024 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 2

515

2024 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 1

516

2024 Outfield Preview, Part 3

517

2024 Outfield Preview, Part 2

518

2024 Outfield Preview, Part 1

519

2024 Catcher & UT-only Preview

520

2024 First Base Preview

521

2024 Third Base Preview

522

2024 Second Base Preview

523

2024 Shortstop Preview

524

Shōta Imanaga Expectations, Choosing a Weakness & Early-Round Skepticism

525

A Giants-Mariners Swap, Teoscar Hernández to LA & The Mets Make a Pair of Signings

526

Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the Dodgers, Chris Sale to the Braves & More Pitchers on the Move

527

Tigers Pitching, Max Scherzer's Injury & Putting a Bow on 2023

528

Tyler Glasnow to the Dodgers, Jung Hoo Lee to the Giants & A More Crowded Reds Infield?

529

Working in Baseball, Pt. 2: Kyle Boddy & Lance Brozdowski

530

Working in Baseball, Pt. 1: Sam Fuld, Ross Fenstermaker & Sean Ahmed

531

Shohei Ohtani Agrees to Record-Shattering 10-Year, $700M Deal with the Dodgers

532

A Juan Soto Deal Nears Completion, Yamamoto's Market, and the Alex Verdugo Trade w/Ken Rosenthal

533

Early Winter Meetings Update, Jarred Kelenic to Atlanta & Jackson Chourio's Deal

534

Sonny Gray to the Cards, Kenta Maeda to the Tigers & the Mariners Deal with the D-backs

535

Aaron Nola Stays in Philly & November Non-Tender News

536

Live from First Pitch Arizona & Catching Up with Kyle Manzardo

537

Making Sense of Disappointing Hitters From 2023

538

Missing on Adolis García & Mostly Pleasantly Surprising Hitters of 2023

539

Jordan Montgomery, Nola v. Snell, & October Injury Updates

540

The Year in Review

541

Final Streamers and Looking Back at 2023

542

The Last Week Before Fall League

543

The Final FAB and Sandy Alcantara’s Possible Return

544

Injuries, Awards and Prospects

545

Heston Kjerstad’s Debut and Tommy Pham’s Late-Season Surge

546

Bring up the Kids

547

The Prospect Parade Continues with Jordan Lawlar

548

Hot Finishes, Early Starts

549

Project Prospect Season Finale

550

Jasson Dominguez’s Arrival and Reds’ Waiver Pickups

551

The Halos Waive a Trade Deadline Haul & Late-Season Rebound Potential

552

Project Prospect - Post-Hype Bats to Target

553

Surprise Pitching Contributors for the Stretch Run

554

The Angels’ Rough Week and The Yankees’ Callups

555

An Eye Toward 2024 & Protecting v. Chasing Leads

556

Project Prospect - Time to Adjust to Faster Tracks?

557

A Closer Look at the Location of Pitcher Whiffs

558

The Angels’ Surprise Call-Up and Masyn Winn’s Arrival

559

A Closer Look at Chase Rate & 'The Perfect Hitter'

560

Project Prospect - Walking the Rookie Workload Tightrope

561

Saberconference Takeaways, Late-Season Pitching Strategy & Sweepermania

562

Emerson Hancock Debuts and Oakland’s Rebuild Continues

563

Future Expectations for This Year's Strikeout Rate Risers & Fallers

564

Project Prospect - Preparing for Final Call-ups

565

A KO in Cleveland & Another Injury Shuffle

566

Shane McClanahan Injury and Post-Deadline Closer Changes

567

Framber's No-Hitter & Trade Deadline Fallout

568

Project Prospect - Prospects on the Move

569

Scherzer to Texas, Lance Lynn to LA & More Bats to Anaheim

570

Deals Are Happening!

571

Opportunities Coming From the Trade Deadline

572

Project Prospect - Frelick Has Arrived and Double-A Surprises

573

Change Atop the AL East, Past Calendar Year Standouts & Mailbag Monday

574

Christian Encarnacion-Strand’s Playing Time and Alex Kirilloff’s Fantasy Value

575

Summer Scoring Surge, Trade Tips & Long-Term Considerations

576

Project Prospect - Minor League Bumps and Midseason Checks

577

Debut City

578

Athletics Prospect Callups and Padres' Park Factors

579

All-Star Game Takeaways and Enigmatic First Halves

580

Project Prospect - MLB Draft and Futures Game

581

Mike Trout Injury Fallout and Fantasy Free Agent and Trade Targets

582

Project Prospect - 2023 Futures Game Preview

583

A Few Surprising First-Half Pitchers

584

Brandon Pfaadt Returns and Tommy Pham Heats Up

585

Surprising First-Half Hitters & A Look at 'Best Speed'

586

Project Prospect - Midseason Movers

587

Jordan Westburg Gets the Call & Checking In on Second-Year Hitters

588

New Catcher Options and Changes in the Diamondbacks' and Cardinals' Bullpens

589

Pitching Puzzles & Pull Rate Considerations

590

Project Prospect - Big Promotions and Dynasty Risers

591

Two More Prospect Callups and Spencer Torkelson's Recent Surge

592

Reverse Boycott in Oakland & Midseason Mulligans

593

Project Prospect - One Step Away

594

Power Outages & Mailbag Mysteries

595

Elly Week Continues and Planning for FAB in the Second Half

596

Jacob deGrom's Elbow Injury, Alek Manoah's Reset & A Barreling Surprise

597

Project Prospect - Expectations for Elly De La Cruz

598

Another Wave of Pitching, Tough June Rankings & Mailbag Monday

599

Adding Royce Lewis and Jordan Walker and Pitching Start/Sit Dilemmas

600

Tough Breaks for the Tigers & Second-Chance Surprises

601

Trade Season Is Here

602

Bobby Miller's Debut and Two-Start Pitchers Galore

603

Are Statcast Pages Pointless?

604

Project Prospect - Opportunity in LA

605

Dodgers Promotions, Logan Gilbert's Step Forward & May Disappointments

606

Matt McLain Arrives and Jake Burger Stays Hot

607

Another Sticky Stuff Suspension, Deviating From the Pack & Playing for Now

608

Project Prospect - McLain Joins Rookie Shortstop Class

609

Another Test for the Rays' Pitching Depth and Battling ROS Projections

610

Hello Eury Pérez, Goodbye FAB?

611

Miranda Optioned, Another Round of Pitching Injuries & Waiting for a Corbin Burnes Rebound

612

Project Prospect - Unusual Minor League Results

613

Strange Times in St. Louis, Opportunity for Ortiz & Morel, Mailbag Monday

614

Matt Mervis and Brandon Pfaadt Arrive At Last

615

Miller v. Miller and April's Rising & Falling Hitters

616

Project Prospect - 2023 Rookies After One Month

617

April's Starting Pitcher Risers & Fallers

618

Tanner Bibee, Logan Allen and Other Top Waiver Targets

619

A Delayed Breakout, Taj Bradley's Demotion & In-Game Command Monitoring

620

Project Prospect - A Pitching Wave In Cleveland

621

Swing Changes, Overlooking Tools in the Face of Flaws & Searching for Cheap Power

622

Mason Miller Week and Streamable Pitchers

623

Promotions, Extensions, and New Opportunities

624

Project Prospect - Prospects on the Fast Track

625

Early Drops, Unlucky Hitters, A Gorman Breakout & Weekend Pickups

626

Taj Bradley Debut and Shortstop Replacements

627

Biggest Movers in Stuff+, Searching for Meaningful Early Adjustments & Taj Bradley's Debut

628

Project Prospect - Triple-A Stuff+ Numbers

629

Oneil Cruz Injury, Early Starting Pitcher Pickups, and the Value of Two-Start Weeks

630

Grayson Rodriguez Debut and Waiver Wire Preview

631

Playing Time Analysis With Mike Kurland

632

Project Prospect - Impact Upon Arrival

633

Early Arsenal Changes & Big Splashes for Saves

634

Opening Day Reactions and Waiver Options

635

Final Draft 2023 Season Takeaways

636

Project Prospect - Spring Prospect Stat Standouts

637

Eno's Bold Predictions

638

Replacing Rhys Hoskins and The First FAB

639

Adam Wainwright Injury and ADP Refresh

640

Project Prospect - Optioned, But Not Forgotten

641

MLB Weekend News and WBC Stuff+ Numbers

642

News Roundup and Position Battles

643

Injury Updates and Spring Training Stats

644

Prospects to Target in Re-draft

645

Crazy March ADP Data

646

Spring Training Injuries and Stuff+

647

Interview with Driveline's Chris Langin

648

FYPD Ranks with James Anderson

649

AL LABR Draft Recap

650

Closer Potpourri with Greg Jewett

651

Early Spring Training News Analysis

652

2023 Rookies to Target: Pitchers Edition

653

Spring Training Reactions and The Latest News

654

Lars Nootbaar Interview

655

2023 Deep Sleepers: Pitchers

656

2023 Rookies of Interest: Hitters Edition

657

New Stolen Base Rules and Stephen Vogt Interview

658

2023 Outfield Preview, Part 3

659

2023 Outfield Preview, Part 2

660

Dynasty Ranks Breakdown

661

2023 Outfield Preview, Part 1

662

Digging Deep for Endgame Hitters

663

2023 Catcher & UT-Only Preview

664

Introducing Chris Welsh and the Rates & Barrels Prospect Project!

665

2023 Second Base Preview

666

2023 Shortstop Preview

667

2023 First Base Preview

668

2023 Third Base Preview

669

Late January Deals & Signings, Managing Young Starting Pitchers

670

2023 Relief Pitcher Preview

671

2023 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 3

672

2023 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 2

673

2023 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 1

674

The New Crew, Offseason Health Updates & Risky Early-Round Decisions

675

Rounding Out Rosters & Depth Chart Diving

676

A Phillies-Tigers Deal, Questionable First-Rounders & Roster Construction Problems

677

Uncertainty with Carlos Correa, Jays-D-backs Trade, Mid-Range Free Agent Moves

678

Moves, Moves & More Moves: Carlos Rodón, Carlos Correa & Sean Murphy Relocate

679

Kodai Senga to the Mets, Xander Bogaerts to the Padres & Another Flurry of Hot Stove Moves

680

Winter Meetings Fun: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander & Trea Turner On the Move!

681

2022 Catcher & UT-only Review

682

2022 First Base Review

683

2022 Third Base Review & Arizona Fall League Observations

684

2022 Second Base Review

685

2022 Shortstop Review

686

2022 Outfielder Review

687

2022 Starting Pitcher Review

688

2022 Relief Pitcher Review

689

Learning From 2022 Roster Builds, Title or Bust & Timing Rebuilds

690

Finale Strategy, Triston McKenzie's Big Step Forward & the Impact of Rule Changes on Catchers

691

New Steals Sources, Late Promotions & Endgame Help

692

Shift Rule Winners, Breaking WAR & Superstar Fatigue

693

When to Give Up on Young Players, Spin Rate Check-In & Making Sense of Morel

694

Second Half Pitching Risers & Fallers

695

Quality Speed Sources, Rule Changes On Tap & Pitch Clock Considerations

696

An Impressive Debut & Fun with xStats

697

Promotions, Roster Expansion & The Julio Rodríguez Megadeal

698

Corbin Carroll Gets the Call, Misjudging Paul Goldschmidt, and Late-Season Bullpen Help

699

Tough Late-Season Decisions, Finding First Base Help & Throwing Too Many Strikes

700

Long-Term Outlooks for Buehler & Tatis, Late Promotions & Oneil Cruz Feats of Strength

701

Fishing for Pitching: Overlooked Veterans, Relievers w/Starter Potential & Young Risers

702

Tatis' Suspension, CJ Abrams' Power Outlook, Slugging Risers & Fallers

703

Stretch Run Value Targets, Stashes to Consider & Warming to Combined Saves and Holds?

704

Closer ROI & 2023 Expectations, Projecting Risk & Jesse Winker is the Next Jesse Winker?

705

Trade Deadline Takeaways, Threading the Needle, and Remembering Vin Scully

706

Luis Castillo to Seattle, A Surprise Josh Hader Trade to San Diego & Eno's Updated Pitcher Rankings

707

Anticipating Deadline Deals in Search of Late-Season Opportunities & Value Changes

708

Statcast Bat Tracking, Struggling Starting Pitchers, and Pitching Model/Results Disagreements

709

Second-Half Rebound Hitters, the 'Pie Slice' Rule & the Marlins' Offensive Woes

710

Second-Half Pitcher Workload Concerns & Searching for Midseason Help via Trade & Waivers

711

Young Hitters to Target & Why the Stabilization Point for Barrel Rate Feels Slippery

712

Midseason Problems, Young Pitchers to Target & Trying Making Sense of Byron Buxton

713

Luis Castillo's Ace Case, Stuff+ Risers & First-Half Pitching Movers

714

J-Rod to the First Round, Barrel Rate Risers & Other Big Movers

715

Searching for Second-Half Role Changes

716

Replacing Injured Stars, Chasing Average & An Opportunity in KC

717

Buy-High Pitchers, Baffling Berríos & Spencer Strider as a Starter

718

Buy-High Hitters, Paying the Steals Tax & Describing the Number 8

719

Surprising Park Factor Changes, Recent Barrel Rates & Two Ways to Lock In a Speeding Ticket

720

Italian Beef, Chasing Future Value & Avoiding Prospect Traps w/Clay Link

721

Growing Pains, Opportunity, Triple-A Power Surges & Pitchers to Target

722

2022 First-Round Mulligans: Risers & Fallers

723

Goodbye to Hitter's Counts, the Importance of Handling Sliders & Fastball Laggards

724

In-Season Player Valuations, the Trade Itch, Tommy Edman's Surprising Season & A Summer Homer Surge?

725

Digging Deep for In-Season Upgrades, Shane McClanahan to Ace Status & Breakouts in Progress

726

Fixing Broken Rosters, Finding Value in Unique Roles & Assessing Launch Angle

727

Future of Sports Pt. 2

728

Future of Sports Pt. 1

729

When to Sell in Dynasty League, Top Prospects Targets & Young Major Leaguers on the Fringe

730

George Kirby Arrives, Opportunity in Minnesota and St. Louis, & Exceeding Expectations

731

Underperforming Pitchers & The Problem with Not Swinging

732

Slow-Starting Hitters, Roster Shrinkage Fallout & Joe Ryan Defies the Model

733

Streaming Steals, Mondesi's ACL Injury, Early Fallers & Stabilization Points

734

Opportunity for Cristian Javier, Hard-Hit Surprises & Another Eloy Injury

735

The Search for Innings, A New Early-Season Hitting Metric & Situational Velocity as a Sweet Spot?

736

Early Worry, Fast-Rising Pitchers & Jacob deGrom's Velocity Conundrum

737

Kershaw is Back! A New Stuff+ Leader, Jesús Luzardo 2.0 & Drop Decisions

738

Opening Weekend Observations: Disappointing Aces, Committee Madness & Electric Firemen

739

An Opening Day Trade, Draft Season Takeaways & DVR's Bold Predictions

740

Jacob deGrom's Shoulder Injury, Torkelson & Brash Make Opening Day Rosters & Weekend Updates

741

Closer Committees, Reliever Strategy, Pitcher Workload Considerations & Forgotten Players

742

Draft Market Movement From NFBC Main Event Weekend, Cody Bellinger's Spring Slump

743

Draft Season Lessons, Risky Injury Profiles, and Pham, Grichuk & Tapia On the Move

744

Trevor Story to the Red Sox, Carlos Correa to the Twins & Another Flurry of Activity

745

Freddie Goes to Hollywood, Kris Bryant in Colorado & Seiya Suzuki Picks the Cubs

746

2022 Catcher & UT-Only Player Preview

747

Half of One Offseason in Three Days!

748

2022 Outfield Preview, Part 3

749

Salary Cap Draft Strategy + LABR Weekend Review

750

2022 Outfield Preview, Part 2

751

2022 Outfield Preview, Part 1

752

2022 Relief Pitcher Preview

753

2022 Late-Round Starting Pitchers

754

2022 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 3

755

2022 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 2

756

2022 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 1

757

2022 First Base Preview

758

2022 Third Base Preview

759

2022 Second Base Preview

760

2022 Shortstop Preview

761

Playing Along with the Pitching Model, Pricey Prospects in Redraft Leagues + Draft & Hold Basics

762

Forgotten Players, Mailbag Fun + the Ultimate Sandwich Condiments

763

Eno's Optimism, Britt's Realism & Non-Playoff Teams of 2021 Destined to Reach the 2022 Postseason

764

Pivoting In the Wake of Injuries, Beating BABIP & Timing Risk

765

Multi-Position Eligibility, Dollar Values & Precision, and Seeking Challenges in 2022

766

It's Resolution Season!

767

A Return to 'On the Clock' Status: Breakouts v. Rebounds, Joe Musgrove as an SP1 & Luis Robert Love

768

2021 Disappointments, 2022 Bouncebacks: Pitcher Edition

769

2021 Disappointments, 2022 Bouncebacks: Hitter Edition

770

2021 Favorites + A Holiday Adjacent Movie Draft

771

Swapping Pitchers for Hitters, Re-Thinking Saves + Holds, and KC Optimism

772

An Attempt to Find Solutions in the Negotiations for a New CBA

773

More Issues with the Baseball, Home-Run Rate Questions & An Eno Barrel-ISO Concoction

774

The Final Free-Agent Signings and Trades Before the Music Stopped

775

More Moves! Seager, Ray, Ozuna's Suspension, Báez, Iglesias and Trades

776

An Early Free Agent Frenzy: Scherzer, Semien, Marte, Gausman & Extensions!

777

Heaney to the Dodgers, Verlander's Workout, and Changes in Oakland, Cincinnati & Texas

778

Qualifying Offers, New First-Rounders & Getting Right Back Into Drafts

779

Atlanta Brings Home the 2021 World Series!

780

World Series Game 6 Preview & Bob Melvin Heads to San Diego

781

Atlanta Heads Back to Houston With a 3-2 World Series Lead

782

The Astros Tie Up the Series at 1-1, Expectations for Games 3-5

783

Atlanta Takes a 1-0 Lead, Charlie Morton's Injury & Game 2 Preview

784

World Series Game 1 Preview, Series & MVP Predictions

785

It's a Houston-Atlanta World Series?!

786

Chris Taylor's Three-Homer Game Extends NLCS & Boston's Path to Winning Twice in Houston

787

The Astros Go Up 3-2, Atlanta Pushes L.A. to the Brink of Elimination

788

Dodgers, Astros Wins Tighten Up LCS Series

789

The Red Sox Take a 2-1 Lead Over the Astros & The Dodgers Return Home Down 2-0

790

A Wild Weekend in the LCS Matchups

791

The Giants-Dodgers Game 5 NLDS Matchup, Houston's ALDS Dominance & Atlanta's Path to the World Series

792

Chad Jennings on the Red Sox's Run, Atlanta Advances, Dodgers-Giants Heads to Game 5

793

Red Sox Eliminate Rays | Dodgers, Brewers & White Sox Face Elimination

794

Weekend LDS Fun | Rays and White Sox Face Elimination; NLDS Matchups 1-1

795

Rays, Astros Roll in Game 1 & NLDS Matchups Get Underway

796

The Dodgers Walk Off the Cards & ALDS Game 1 Previews

797

The Red Sox Advance & NL Wild Card Game Preview

798

Playoff Predictions & AL Wild Card Matchup

799

The Last Weekend, Atlanta's surprising NL East win, and expecting an amazing White Sox-Astros series

800

2021 Pleasant Surprises, Part 4

801

2021 Pleasant Surprises, Part 3

802

Rooting for Chaos, Changes in San Diego, & Britt's St. Louis Victory Lap

803

2021 Pleasant Surprises, Part 2

804

2021 Pleasant Surprises, Part 1

805

The Puzzling Mets & Surprising Journeyman Hitters

806

3,000 Strikeouts for Scherzer & Attempting to Find the Next Corbin Burnes

807

The soaring Blue Jays, dangerous Wild Card teams, and a trip inside the mind of Eno

808

Cooperstown Cases & Examining 'New' Starting Pitchers

809

The playoff race heats up, new NL MVP candidates, and the ceiling in Seattle

810

Taking L’s: Players we were wrong about in 2021

811

Vlad Jr.'s quiet second half, a 'better' reach rate, and late-season decision-making

812

Late-season fades, staying positive in a tailspin, and searching for a surprise playoff team

813

Working backwards, looking for late-season help, and searching for this year's K-Rod

814

Another promotion, August Stuff+ leaders, and what happened to 2021 workload concerns?

815

An eye toward future pitcher rankings, and quantifying the value of a hitting coach

816

The Mets' blame game, 2021 team disappointments, and finding future speed

817

Returning stars, chaos atop the board in 2022, and a bright future in KC?

818

Finding baseball joy in the playoff race, the Field of Dreams game, and hoping for better days for minor leaguers

819

Balancing barrels and plate discipline, finding late-season upgrades, and a few Stuff+ risers

820

Moving tips, contact quality and predictive value, and lineups to stream against

821

Draft musings, deadline winners, MiLB changes, and prospects to watch

822

The post-deadline paths for the Mariners and White Sox

823

Trade Deadline Day 2021!

824

A Marte-Luzardo deal, the Mariners are 'doing stuff', and finding fits for Max Scherzer

825

The Rays add Nelson Cruz, playing matchmaker, and saying hello to the Cleveland Guardians

826

Lance Lynn re-ups with the White Sox, Brandon Marsh and Josiah Gray debut, and DVR celebrates a championship

827

Finding future aces, Max Scherzer's continued dominance, and just how good is J.D. Davis?

828

Joc Pederson to Atlanta, Byron Buxton's future in Minnesota, and Eno's vision for the future

829

Pete Alonso wins another Home Run Derby, the commish talks, and a second half preview

830

Day 1 Draft Observations, the puzzling Chris Paddack, and has Statcast stolen the magic out of fantasy baseball?

831

Home Run Derby picks, Futures Game excitement, and our favorite first-half storylines

832

Vidal Bruján gets the call, Rowdy Tellez has a new home, and a lost season for Sixto Sánchez

833

All-Star Game starters, snubs, and Vlad Jr.'s Triple Crown bid

834

The search for second-half risers and rebound candidates

835

A closer look at newish starting pitchers, the value of velocity, and the search for the next Jesse Winker

836

Britt talks to The Commish, the Astros' case for Best Team in MLB, and dismantling bottom feeders

837

Would you Wander, quantifying injury risk, and preparing for a fresh set of pitching ranks

838

It's Wander Time!

839

Teams primed for a surge, AL MVP & Cy races, and 'Strike Three!'

840

Another injury spike, the Rays' Glasnow replacements, and confusing roster decisions

841

Eno's Hierarchy of Consideration vs. Ron Swanson's Pyramid of Greatness

842

The impact of enforcement, Marcus Semien's excellence, and emerging deadline sellers

843

Expectations with xStats, a broken metronome, and keeping an eye on the Atlanta outfield

844

Making better in-season decisions w/Vlad Sedler

845

The future of baseball research and how to get into a MLB front office with xSTATS' Andrew Perpetua

846

Blind spots, midseason FAB strategy, and rotation questions in Oakland and Houston

847

Second-chance leagues, Alek Manoah's debut, and El Mago's latest trick

848

Stabilization of barrel rates, sinkers vs. two-seamers, and the 'Corbin Boom'

849

Willy Adames to the Brewers, in-season adjustments, and expectations for Spencer Howard

850

It's not fun to be a hitter right now, a no-hitter draft, and accounting for the unquantifiable

851

Replacing a star, Turnbull's no-no, and the skill of home-run suppression

852

Surprising rebounds, year-over-year barrel rate risers, and overcoming less than elite stuff

853

Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 3 of 3

854

Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 2 of 3

855

Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 1 of 3

856

Staying awake for Seattle, Luis Castillo's struggles, and avoiding a duel

857

Jarred Kelenic gets the call, prospect projections, stashy-worthy minor leaguers, and a new Kyle Gibson?

858

Early assessments, lost command, trusting Robbie Ray, and ROS over/unders!

859

The end for Albert Pujols in Anaheim, John Means business, and digging into pitcher injuries

860

Minor league games return, trading for floor, drafting for ceiling, and xStats outliers

861

Early fallers, the Dodgers' rotation depth, and starter vs. closer roster balance

862

Moving the mound, April awards, and walk-up music selections

863

April risers, and an early look at previously unsettled closer situations

864

Baseball's best rivalry, building a winner in Colorado, dealing with early injuries, and making sense of slow starts

865

Rotation rankings, Votto & Mullins adjustments, and reliever-starter interactions

866

Re-ranking early starting pitcher movers and projecting upcoming prospect callups

867

Round 1 of Dodgers-Padres delivers, and examining reach rate risers and fallers

868

Early panic in D.C. and the Bronx, fast starts from Ramón Laureano and Jazz Chisholm, and celebrations of choice

869

New pitches, Stephen Strasburg's adjustments, and early velocity changes

870

Battling the injury bug, early-season adjustments, and the traits of the 2021 baseball

871

Encouraging news for Tatís, an extension for Ross Atkins, the A's brutal week, and Akil Baddoo's opportunity in Detroit

872

An exciting Opening Weekend featuring Shohei Ohtani and Yermín Mercedes!?

873

Opening Day Takeaways: What matters on a granular level?

874

2021 Season Predictions!

875

Final Opening Day roster cuts, balancing immediate need vs. long-term value, & reconsidering co-closers

876

Spring injuries strike, our biggest misses, and Lance McCullers Jr.'s new deal

877

MLB's latest attempt to reduce foreign substances on the ball, spring velocity risers & 2021 pitching management

878

Throwing smart darts, the new Ohtani Rules, Zac Gallen's injury, and high value replacements

879

Rookies of interest, digging deeper for surprises and making sense of platoon splits

880

March ADP risers and 2021 bounce-back targets

881

Pitcher Wars w/Nick Pollack & Alex Fast of Pitcher List

882

Breakout Players & Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: AL East & NL East

883

Breakout Players & Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: AL Central & NL Central

884

Breakout Players & Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: AL West & NL West

885

Jackie Bradley Jr. joins The Crew, looking for Jake Odorizzi suitors, and spring training things we're excited about

886

Framber Valdez's injury, 2021 rookies, and how to use auction values in snake drafts

887

Shane Bieber doubts, processing spring training news and auction strategy thoughts

888

The best shape of our lives, another entry into baseball's weird injury club, and Seattle's bright future

889

Preferred 2021 draft positions, keeper league strategies, Tatis v. Soto, and ditching saves completely

890

2021 Relief Pitcher Preview

891

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s new deal, the next young stars primed for an extension, and the next Ben Zobrist

892

Late starting pitchers to target and actual starting pitcher sleepers!

893

2021 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 2

894

The Andrew Benintendi deal, PECOTA win projections, and Juan Soto's ridiculous ceiling

895

2021 Starting Pitcher Preview, Part 1

896

2021 Outfield Preview, Part 2

897

The need for institutional change, Colorado's lack of direction, and teams most likely to surprise and disappoint in 2021

898

2021 Outfield Preview, Part 1

899

2021 Third Base Preview

900

Joc Pederson to the Cubs, dynasty league auction values and strategy, and the elusive Inbox Zero

901

2021 Shortstop Preview

902

2021 Second Base Preview

903

Hank Aaron's legacy, the next steps in Toronto, and Hall of Fame voting fatigue

904

2021 First Base Preview

905

2021 Catcher Preview

906

DJ LeMahieu stays with the Yankees, Toronto as a fit for Trevor Bauer, international free agency, and MLB's pursuit of the sticky ball

907

Liam Hendriks to the White Sox, a filthy closer pool, making sense of select 2020 pitching surprises, and six-man rotations

908

Kyle Schwarber heads to D.C., Sung-bum Na & Tomoyuki Sugano stay put, and fantasy fallout from the Lindor blockbuster

909

Francisco Lindor is a Met, and ideas to prevent MLB teams from tanking

910

Blake Snell, Yu Darvish & Ha-seong Kim to the Padres, buying low on new Rays, and the Cubs at the crossroads

911

In-game video, renaming Cleveland's baseball team, Marcus Semien's foray into free agency, and holiday movie toss-ups

912

Popularity vs. production, finding fits for Trevor Bauer, Masahiro Tanaka and Tomoyuki Sugano, and weighing options for the Blue Jays

913

The Mets make more moves, J.T. Realmuto and George Springer suitors, and a mystery team for DJ LeMahieu

914

The lost 2020 minor league season and A's talk w/Melissa Lockard, and Dave Dombrowski takes the reins for the Phillies

915

Lance Lynn to the White Sox, and talking pitching and sandwiches w/Trevor May

916

Raisel Iglesias to the Angels, buy-low candidates, and aging curves for late breakouts

917

Making sense of non-tender decisions, avoiding arbitration, and Len Kasper's surprising move to the White Sox

918

Eddie Rosario, the non-tender deadline, changes in Texas, and early draft observations

919

Mike Minor goes back to KC, finding fits for a Blake Snell trade, and free agents from the KBO

920

An attempt to fix MLB's broken hot stove and a pitcher stats draft

921

Theo's future, Cano's suspension, Arenado trade rumors, and a Thanksgiving draft

922

Surgery for Bellinger, a cure for Luke Voit's foot stuff, and a hitter stats draft

923

Clevinger out for 2021, Drew Smyly to Atlanta and early rankings feedback

924

Kim Ng breaks a major barrier, evaluating strengths and weaknesses after a season, and reconsidering stolen bases in fantasy baseball

925

Starting pitcher rankings preview!

926

MLB's sticky situation, Rookie of the Year selections, and looking forward to Awards Week

927

Free agency begins, new ownership for the Mets, and Hinch, Cora and La Russa are managers again

928

2021 Fantasy Baseball draft prep begins!

929

The Dodgers are World Series champions, Kevin Cash takes heat for his removal of Blake Snell, and Justin Turner tests positive for COVID

930

The Dodgers are one win away, an attempted straight steal of home, Brett Phillips' place in October history, previewing Game 6 of the World Series

931

Brandon Lowe's bat wakes up, Blake Snell rolls early, and the Rays take Game 2 of the World Series

932

Kershaw deals, Tyler Glasnow throws a ton of pitches, and the Dodgers take Game 1 of the World Series

933

World Series Preview | Rays vs. Dodgers

934

Playoff series without off-days, pitching on throw days, and 2021 workloads w/Jake Odorizzi

935

Correa walks it off, Bryse Wilson delivers a gem, and the Dodgers unravel

936

The LCS matchups heat up

937

Kershaw's back, the Braves hold on in Game 2, and the Rays prepare for a sweep

938

Margot joins October highlight reels, McCullers' excellent start, Atlanta throws the first punch

939

LCS Previews, Asteroids & Chickens?

940

The Rays and Yankees go to Game 5, the Padres, A's and Marlins hit the links

941

The A's stay alive, the Yankees face elimination, the Braves roll, and Dodgers-Padres drama heats up

942

Division Series Scuttlebutt

943

Astros, Yankees win ALDS openers, and Deivi Garcia gets a big opportunity

944

ALDS & NLDS previews, predictions, and building better booths

945

The Padres rally to force Game 3, the A's advance and the Reds can't score

946

Pitching shines in Atlanta and early exits for Minnesota and Cleveland

947

Clevinger's Injury, Kirilloff's Surprising Promotion & Bieber Gets Hit

948

NL Wild Card series breakdowns and LCS, World Series predictions

949

Preparing for a different, imperfect postseason with Ken Rosenthal

950

A few things we learned in 2020

951

Rising Hitters & Early Round Starting Pitchers

952

The Playoff Push & Awards Predictions

953

Early Bats for 2021 & Endgame Arms for 2020

954

Setting the Table for 2021 Pitcher Rankings

955

Roberto Clemente Day & Erasing the Stigma

956

Struggling Stars & The Sophomore Slump

957

Big Misses & Re-Thinking How We Project Future Fantasy Value

958

Yankees-Rays Drama & The Most Fun Teams in Baseball

959

Ideal Hitter Profiles & Using Statcast to Find Undervalued Players

960

2020 Trade Deadline Pu Pu Platter

961

The Latest Mets Mess and a Trade Deadline Without Scouts

962

Buy-High and Buy-Low Trade Candidates

963

A Different Ball, Hitters with Improved K% & Relievers w/Starting Potential

964

Baseball's Ratings Bump & The Youth Movement Continues

965

Bullpen Breakdowns & Problems with High Fastballs

966

Fernando Tatis Jr. is Awesome. Unwritten Rules are Stupid.

967

The Cards Take Flight, A Playoff Bubble & Zack Meisel Breaks Down a Strange Week in Cleveland

968

Surprising Bats, Bohm Promotion & Broken Profiles

969

Pitcher Rankings Risers, Fallers & Hitter K% Concerns

970

The Difference A Week Makes

971

Reach Rates, Getting Hitters to Chase & Streakiness

972

Playing Through the Mess

973

Paging Dr. Sarris

974

Pearson's Debut, Javier Shines & Cleveland Does It Again

975

Baseball in America in 2020

976

Juan Soto, Expanded Playoffs, & The Buffalo Jays w/Britt Ghiroli

977

Opening Day is Here!

978

Lux, Roles in Flux & 2020 Predictions

979

Final Draft Prep Weekend

980

New Projections & Pitching Questions

981

2020 Pitcher Rankings, Part 2

982

2020 Pitcher Rankings, Part 1

983

Back to the Draft Board!

984

Wading Into the Pool

985

Embracing the Unknown

986

This Podcast is Written in Pencil

987

Passing Through the AL East

988

Escaping to the NL East

989

Day 1 Draft Thoughts

990

A Return to the AL West

991

Following Through

992

Let's Try to Listen to Each Other

993

Looking Back at the NL West

994

Strolling Back Through the AL Central

995

Turning Over Stones in the NL Central

996

Running Bananas & Show-Me Pitches

997

Surprise Aces & Learning From the Past

998

Let's Start Using More Chisels

999

How About New Year's on July 4th?

1000

KBO Opening Day, Project GOAT Round 2 & Aces