Fangraphs Baseball

Episode 291 FanGraphs managing editor Dave Cameron continues, in 2013, to analyze as much baseball as he did in 2012 — which is to say, all of it. In what follows, specifically, he analyzes the part of baseball concerning the recent signing by Texas of Lance Berkman. Also: center field in Texas and who’s playing […]

Episode 290 Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski on Twitter) is the progenitor of the ZiPS projection system, currently being released team by team in the electronic pages of FanGraphs. He’s also the guest on this edition of FanGraphs Audio. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes […]

Episode 289 FanGraphs managing editor Dave Cameron analyzes all baseball — and, in particular, the part of baseball concerning the trade of R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays from the Mets for prospects. Also: how the Angels’ signing of Josh Hamilton doesn’t particularly represent a huge payroll spike for them. Also-also: the Phillies spend more […]

Episode 288 Prospect analyst Kiley McDaniel discusses players he’s seen — including, among others, pitching prospects Marcus Stroman (Blue Jays), Lance McCullers (Astros), and Jose Fernandez (Marlins) — and the larger concerns each raises with regard to prospect analysis generally. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the […]

Episode 287 Chris Nowak, of both the Atlantic League’s York Revolution and (this winter, in Venezuela) Navegantes del Magallanes, is very likely the best hitter not currently playing affiliated baseball. He’s also the guest on this edition of FanGraphs Audio. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the […]

Episode 286 Dayn Perry, contributor to CBS Sports’ Eye on Baseball and author of two books (one of them serviceable), is a threat both to himself and also to everyone. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things. Audio after the […]

Episode 285 FanGraphs managing editor Dave Cameron analyzes all baseball — and, in particular, the part of baseball concerning the James Shields-for-Wil Myers (etc.) trade. Also: the Dodgers. Also-also: how the guest refuses to read the host’s work even once. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the […]

Episode 284 Ben Badler (@BenBadler) writes for Baseball America, for which publication he provides all manner of prospect-related coverage, with a decided emphasis on the international-type of prospect-related coverage. Ben Badler also appears on this edition of FanGraphs Audio from the Winter Meetings in Nashville. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. […]

Episode 283 Emma Span writes for Sports on Earth alongside the talented (and, it seems, elusive!) Joe Posnanski among others. Emma Span also appears on this edition of FanGraphs Audio from the Winter Meetings in Nashville. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or […]

Episode 282 Jonah Keri of Grantland — and, before that, of FanGraphs — both (a) walked by the host of FanGraphs Audio and then (b) condescended to speak to that host. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things. Audio after […]

Episode 281 Dayn Perry, contributor to CBS Sports’ Eye on Baseball and author of two books (one of them serviceable), answers questions from concerned readers. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things. Audio after the jump. (Approximately 54 min play […]

Episode 280 FanGraphs managing editor Dave Cameron analyzes all baseball — and, in particular, the part of baseball concerning Evan Longoria’s new contract. Also: Hiroki Kuroda. Also-also: Michael Ynoa and 16-year-old pitchers, generally. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things. […]

Episode 279 FanGraphs contributor Paul Swydan discusses the many splendors of 2013 Hardball Times Annual (available for buying here), in what is certainly not just a 30-minute infomercial-type episode of the podcast. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things. Audio […]

Episode 278 Prospect analyst Mike Newman considers, among other topics, the impact a deep minor-league system can have on an organization’s ability to acquire major-league talent — not unlike what happened in the recent trade that saw Toronto acquire Mark Buehrle, John Johnson, and Jose Reyes from Miami. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to […]

Episode 277 FanGraphs managing editor Dave Cameron analyzes all baseball — and, in particular, the part of baseball concerning how the Marlins have made a mistake by abandoning all hope so far as the 2013 season is concerned. Also: both guest and host make multiple unsubstantiated claims regarding the art world. Also-also: Your 2013 Blue […]

Episode 276 Prospect analyst Marc Hulet discusses his first four organizational top-15 prospect lists for the 2012-13 offseason, with particular attention to Daniel Vogelbach (Cubs), Dillon Maples (also Cubs), Matt Szczur (also-also Cubs), and Garin Cecchini (Red Sox). Additionally, Hulet previews his Astros top-15 list (with specific notes on George Springer and Nolan Fontana) — […]

Episode 275 A free-flowing conversation with Aaron Gleeman — contributor to NBC’s Hardball Talk and longtime proprietor of AaronGleeman.com — that occasionally touches on mature subjects. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things. Audio after the jump. (Approximately 1 hr […]

Episode 274 Dayn Perry, contributor to CBS Sports’ Eye on Baseball and author of two books (one of them serviceable), reveals himself (once again) to be America’s No. 1 American. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things. Audio after the […]

Episode 273 FanGraphs managing editor Dave Cameron analyzes all baseball — and, in particular, the part of baseball concerning who, between Bryce Harper and Mike Trout, is likely to have the better 2013 and beyond. Also: Giancarlo Stanton, how he’s mostly as good as either Harper or Trout. Also-also: how Maicer Izturis is probably a […]

Episode 272 RotoGraphs editor Eno Sarris discusses offseason preparedness, generally — and ottoneu’s impending arbitration deadline, specifically. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things. Audio after the jump. (Approximately 49 min play time.)