Fangraphs Baseball

Episode 191 Alan Harrison, a contributor to the new nightly Bullpen Report feature at RotoGraphs, is the guest on this Fantasy Friday edition of FanGraphs Audio. Discussed: • Relievers with tenuous holds on the closer role, in this week’s Hector Santiago Status Update. • Other relievers, like David Robertson and Huston Street, who are currently […]

Episode 190 David Laurila, curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, talks with Tigers personalities of past and present and present: former Detroit third baseman (and current first-base coach) Tom Brookens and left-handed reliever Phil Coke. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder […]

Episode 189 During Dayn Perry’s most recent appearance on FanGraphs Audio, both host and guest spent a not insignificant portion of the show googling the internet in search of information about professional wrestling. This week, the internet is googled even more vigorously — and with shocking results! Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli […]

Episode 188 FanGraphs managing editor Dave Cameron makes his weekly appearance. Discussed: • The achievement that is Bryce Harper’s first 100 plate appearances, and what it has to do with someone named Oyster and someone else named Buttercup. • The Adam Jones‘ extension and also what’s the deal with Baltimore. • Three teams that, not […]

Episode 187 Eno Sarris, editor of RotoGraphs, is the guest for this Fantasy Friday edition of FanGraphs Audio. Discussed: the new parent’s fantasy survival guide; a Dale Thayer Status Update (?!?); and the St. Louis Cardinals first-base situation. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via […]

Episode 186 David Laurila, curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, talks to talented and erudite Tampa Bay outfielder Sam Fuld on the phone regarding the latter’s role in Sun Sports’ recent sabermetric broadcast. 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 185 Contributor to CBS Sports’ Eye on Baseball and author of two books (one of them decent) Dayn Perry makes his regular weekly appearance on FanGraphs Audio. Discussed: not so much wrestling in the 1980s as Perry’s memories of wrestling in the 1980s. Invoked: the phrase “crimson mask” over and over. Don’t hesitate to […]

Episode 184 Managing editor Dave Cameron makes his weekly appearance. Topics discussed: how Josh Hamilton‘s offensive approach sort of does — but also totally doesn’t — resemble Delmon Young’s; this week’s iteration of SI.com’s Power Rankings and the challenges of assessing team defense; and the Tampa Bay Rays’ sabermetric broadcast from Sunday. Don’t hesitate to […]

Episode 183 David Laurila (@DavidLaurilaQA), curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, talks both to Indians rock-and-roll pitching coach Scott Radinsky and also closer Chris Perez. 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 19 min. play time.)

Episode 182 David Laurila (@DavidLaurilaQA), curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, talks both to Mariners catcher John Jaso and Seattle Times beat writer Geoff Baker. 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 28 min. play time.)

Episode 181 RotoGraphs contributor Zach Sanders appears on this Fantasy Friday edition of FanGraphs Audio. Performed: a Hector Santiago Status Update. Asked: what the eff, Jemile Weeks? Noted: the host’s place in the FanGraphs Staff ottoneu league relative to the guest’s. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to […]

Episode 180 David Laurila, curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, talks to catcher Luis Exposito, who recently made his major-league debut with Baltimore not long after being DFA’d by Boston. 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. […]

Episode 179 Dayn Perry, contributor to CBS Sports’ Eye on Baseball and author of two books (one of them decent), makes his weekly appearance — during the course of which, for example, it’s revealed that he shares an alma mater with Ted DiBiase, Jr. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You […]

Episode 178 Managing editor Dave Cameron makes his weekly Monday appearance — this time on a Tuesday. Topics discussed: the sanest possible discussion of the Cole Hamels–Bryce Harper kerfuffle; the NL East, who Cameron regards as the favorite in it; and Jose Altuve: a franchise player, perhaps, but of how good a franchise? Don’t hesitate […]

Episode 177 Paul Swydan is a contributor not only to the terribly erudite pages of FanGraphs, but also to ESPN and the various efforts of Major League Baseball Advanced Media. A native son of the Boston area, he’s a Red Sox fan who also worked for six years selling tickets for, and editing the team […]

Episode 176 David Laurila, curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, asks left-handed Oakland A’s reliever Brian Fuentes to respond to notable quotations of famous French general Napoleon Bonaparte. 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 15 […]

Episode 175 CBS Sports’ Eye on Baseball contributor and author of two books (one of them decent) Dayn Perry makes his weekly appearance on this morning edition of FanGraphs Audio. Owing, however, to the ill health of the host — who is also tasked with writing these dumb capsule previews — the actual “content” of […]

Episode 174 Managing editor Dave Cameron makes his weekly appearance on this Monday edition of FanGraphs Audio. Topic discussed: April records, what they do and don’t mean (especially for the Angels and Dodgers); this week’s edition of the SI.com power rankings; and the recent promotions of both Bryce Harper and Mike Trout, what their roles […]

Episode 173 RotoGraphs contributor Ben Duronio is the guest on this Fantasy Friday edition of FanGraphs Audio. In this episode: the pod’s weekly Hector Santiago Status Update, and some attention to other closer situation of note; a discussion of injury prone, but talented, starting pitchers (a list starting, but not ending, with the name Jake […]

Episode 172 David Laurila, curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, talks with power-hitting journeyman and current Yankees minor leaguer Jack Cust in the clubhouse of McCoy Stadium, home of the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things. […]