Episodes
Show No. 33 is a Friday Full Edition talkin' prospects with Eric Longenhagen, lead prospect analyst at Fangraphs... in Part 1 (2:35), Eric and PD discuss which organizations improved between the draft and the deadline, and why teams are pushing young prospects aggressively ... and in Part 2 (1:31:55), Eric and PD discuss which prospects might and might not be called up in September, and some prospect Boons and Banes for 2024 ... In the player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com...
Published 09/01/23
Show No. 32 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Nick Pollack of PitcherList.com... in Part 1 (2:40), Nick and PD discuss the tools at PitcherList.com, especially their " Pitch Level Value" metric ... and in Part 2 (1:54:10), Nick and PD discuss Nick's weekly top-100 SPs, with a special focus on young starters like George Kirby, Bryce Miller, Bobby Miller, and Grayson Rodriguez ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and...
Published 08/25/23
Show No. 31 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Paul Sporer of Fangraphs, the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (3:20), Paul and PD discuss start-sit decisions for pitchers, drafting "name" closers, and analyzing pitchers with big 1H-2H xFIP changes ... and in Part 2 (1:50:10), Paul and PD discuss 2H hitters, hold or fold on struggling starters, and some RoS Boons & Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss...
Published 08/18/23
Show No. 30 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Ariel Cohen of Rotographs, the Beat the Shift podcast, and the ATC player projection and valuation systems... in Part 1 (2:45), Ariel and PD discuss rest-of-season player projections and how to use them to work the categories ... and in Part 2 (51:20), Ariel and PD discuss setting lineups effectively, performing player analysis, and Ariel·s RoS Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD discusses hitter and...
Published 08/11/23
Show No. 29 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Todd Zola of Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire, SiriusXM... in Part 1 (2:35), Todd and PD discuss CIN LHP Andrew Abbott and major-league equivalents, and the biases that can affect us as we assess players for our rosters ... and in Part 2 (1:46:30), Todd and PD discuss the trades on Monday and Tuesday of this week, including cross-league trades affecting the fantasy value of pitchers like Justin Verlander and Paul Sewald and hitters...
Published 08/04/23
Show No. 28 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Jason Collette of Rotowire and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast ... in Part 1 (2:35), Jason and PD discuss his fine fantasy season, and his research into whether rising statistical tides lift all players' boats ... and in Part 2 (1:29:35), Jason and PD discuss how some of his pre-season bold predictions turned out, including Mitch Keller, Michael Harris, Carlos Estevez, and various Lowes and Garretts, plus a brief digression...
Published 07/28/23
Show No. 27 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with fantasy baseball researcher Rob McCabe, who specializes in FAAB analysis... in Part 1 (3:15), Rob and PD discuss monitoring the volatility and movement in the overall standings in NFBC leagues ... and in Part 2 (1:45:35), Rob and PD discuss his FAAB research, including strategies, 'churning and burning', FAAB Efficiency, and bang for the FAAB buck ... In the Market Watch player news report, Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com and PD...
Published 07/21/23
Show No. 26 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Greg Jewett, who covers relief pitching at the Reliever Recon website and The Athletic, and writes the Lineups Outlook batting-order feature at BaseballHQ, ... in Part 1 (2:30), Greg discusses the 'Big Picture' elements of reliever research and his 'Lineup Outlook' batting-order work at BaseballHQ ... and in Part 2 (1:24:00), Greg discusses we get into the nitty-gritty of the reliever game, looking at closers, near-closers,...
Published 07/14/23
Show No. 25 is a Special Allstar Break Roundtable Edition, with host Patrick Davitt and guests Todd Zola and Ray Murphy discussing the fantasy landscape through the first 60% of the season... in Part 1 (1:25), the guys discuss the big stories from the season so far ... and in Part 2 (51:40), they discuss players of note in the first half, busts, MVPs and Boons and Banes ... Runs 1:29:40
Published 07/10/23
Show No. 24 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Justin Mason of Friends with Fantasy Benefits, Rotographs, FantasyPros, and multiple podcasts... In Part 1 (2:35), Justin discusses a few buy-lows and sell-highs and the young pitchers of this season ... and in Part 2 (1:55:55), Justin discusses the year of young hitters and has Boons and Banes for the rest of the season ... In the Market Watch player news report, BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and...
Published 07/07/23
Show No. 22 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus... in Part 1 (2:15), Mike discusses whether two pitcher starts in a week is actually better than one, and paying minor celebrities to record podcast intros ... and in Part 2 (1:18:45), Mike discusses how the conventional wisdom about saves isn't actually very wise, and how FAAB budegting is actually way tought than draft budgeting ... Also Ray Murphy and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and...
Published 06/23/23
Show No. 21 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Rob DiPietro of the Dead Pull Hitter Patreon and podcast, and the Launch Angle podcast... in Part 1 (2:25), Rob discusses Elly-palooza weekend, rating the new young pitchers ... and in Part 2 (1:24:30), Rob discusses players going on heaters over the last 14 days ... Also Ray Murphy and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (42:25) and the NL (1:07:35) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:02:15), BHQ...
Published 06/16/23
Show No. 20 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Eno Sarris, writer and podcaster at the Athletic... in Part 1 (2:45), Eno discusses Elly de la Cruz and where all of CIN's great prospects will play, Alek Manoah's demotion all the way to the Complex League, how teams are using advanced tracking to spy on pitcher tells, and why players have a tough time when they move to a new team ... and in Part 2 (1:14:25), Eno discusses ·The Model' for pitcher analysis: Where it came...
Published 06/09/23
Show No. 19 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Vlad Sedler, the 'FAAB Whisperer' at FTN Fantasy and co-host of the FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast... in Part 1 (2:50), Vlad discusses how to fit a busy fantasy baseball workload into even busier real-world situations, and his strategies and tactics in his competitive team in the NFBC Main Event ... and in Part 2 (1:28:00), Vlad discusses his methods for FAAB management and how to manage personal biases ... Also Ray Murphy and...
Published 06/02/23
Show No. 18 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Jeff Zimmerman of Rotographs, the Launch Angle podcast, and The Process fantasy baseball manual... in Part 1 (2:40), Jeff discusses in-season decision-making, effectively monitoring player performance, and the true advantage of two-start pitchers ... and in Part 2 (1:35:25), Jeff discusses the cold Mays of Jorge Mateo and Trea Turner, using rest-of-season projections, using a team-value approach to adds and drops ... Also Ray...
Published 05/26/23
Show No. 17 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Mike Kurland of Gaining the Edge, The Athletic, and the Bases Loaded podcast... in Part 1 (2:25), Mike discusses tracking lineups in NYM, ARI, SD, TAM, TOR and TEX ... and in Part 2 (1:15:25), Mike discusses his processes for lineup analysis, player analysis, and FAAB analysis ... Also Kris Olson and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (28:20) and the NL (58:35) ... In the Minor League Minute...
Published 05/19/23
Show No. 16 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Paul Sporer of Rotographs and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (3:10), Paul discusses the process and analytical foundations of his daily starting pitcher notes ... and in Part 2 (1:30:25), Paul discusses analyzing last week's FAAB run, and analyzes this week's FAAB run, including his Boons and Banes ... Also Ray Murphy and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (43:00) and the NL (1:08:00)...
Published 05/12/23
Show No. 15 is a Friday Full Edition featuring interviews with Derek Carty of The Bat and TheBatX projections systems and Zack Waxman of the Draft Champions podcast... in the first interview (2:25), Derek discusses projecting new young pitchers and playing the odds in different ways, and has his Boons and Banes for this weekend's FAAB run ... In the second interview, (1:28:15), Zack discusses his weekly NFBC FAAB reviews, and also has his Boons and Banes for FAAB this weekend ... Ray Murphy...
Published 05/05/23
Show No. 14 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Tim McLeod of Prospect361.com, and our go-to guy for Japanese and Korean baseball... in Part 1 (2:30), Tim discusses some of his biggest surprises and disappointments, waiver-wire targeting, and the closer-go-round ... and in Part 2 (1:31:55), Tim discusses baseball in the Far East, including this year's arrivals and some possibilities for 2024 and beyond ... Also Ray Murphy and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher...
Published 04/28/23
Show No. 13 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Ariel Cohen from Rotographs and the ATC player projection and valuation systems... in Part 1 (2:40), Ariel discusses how his pre-season bold predictions are doing so far, the challenges of projecting performance and very different baseball environment, and his softball season so far ... and in Part 2 (1:06:55), Ariel discusses why he's playing Shohei Ohtani only as a pitcher so far, why he likes Brandon Nimmo, and how he manages...
Published 04/21/23
Show No. 12 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Glenn Colton, co-host of the weekly "Colton and the Wolfman" show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio ... in Part 1 (2:20), Glenn discusses early observations from the new season, including the parade of injuries ... and in Part 2 (1:46:45), Glenn discusses in-season management from the SMART system, managing fast and slow starts, and some early buys and sells on surprising player performances ... Also Kris Olson has hitter and...
Published 04/14/23
Show No. 11 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Joe Sheehan, of the Joe Sheehan baseball newsletter ... In Part 1, Joe discusses his drafts, the pitch clock, and the end of the two-leagues era in MLB... In Part 2 (1:23:20), Joe talks about his 2023 team rankings, reasons to pay more attention than usual to Mookie Betts, and instead of Boons and Banes, his picks for this year's MLB award winners ... Also Ray Murphy analyzes hitter and pitcher news from the AL (42:25) and NL...
Published 04/07/23
Show No. 10 of 2023 is a Friday News Edition, featuring Ray Murphy and PD discussing Opening Day (2:10) ... OFs in TEX and BOS and more AL hitters news (7:30) ... A mystery starter in CLE and other AL pitcher news (21:45) ... A crowded offense in STL, a spec pick for 2023·s NL SB leader, and more NL hitter news (32:15) ... And woes in the Mets rotation, a longshot SP for the NL ERA crown, and more NL pitcher news (50:40)... Show runs 1:05:15...
Published 03/31/23
Show No. 9 of 2023 is a Tuesday Tout Edition, featuring an expert interview with Scott Pianowski, of Yahoo! Sports, discussing drafting by proxy, last-minute drafting tips, and yes, the Final Four and the amazing season of the Boston Bruins, plus his Boons and Banes ... Runs 1:17:45
Published 03/28/23
Show No. 8 is a Friday News Edition  featuring an interview with Ray Murphy of co-GM and analyst at BaseballHQ.com, discussing injury news with Rhys Hoskins, Raisel Iglesias, Mitch Haniger and others (2:30) ... managing the Grayson Rodriguez conundrum and other AL East notes (11:10) ... the STL leadoff situation and NL Central notes (18:00)... spring training SP wrapups, including a deep opportunity in CLE (23:10) ... the Big Hurt column updates (34:50) and the Baseball HQ Straight Draft...
Published 03/24/23