Above Replacement Radio

On Episode 172 of Above Replacement Radio, before the Carlos Correa signing, Chris & Daniel talked about the end of the lockout and the biggest deals since the lockout ended including the Matt Olson trade to the Braves, Jesse Winker trade to the Mariners, and the signings of Freddie Freeman, Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber, and Carlos Rodon. Then, they discussed the status of the AL Central and NL Central teams, a player to watch from each team, and they each asked each other a question about the team for 2022.

On Episode 171 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel were joined by former ESPN & Sports Illustrated baseball writer and current professor of Communications/Sports Journalism at Springfield College, Aimee Crawford. They talked about Aimee's reaction to Harold Baines being traded 33 years ago, her experience watching the 2005 White Sox, her sitting in on an interview with Tony Gwynn and Stan Musial, more Stan Musial stories, and the state of the current White Sox.

On Episode 170.5, Chris & Daniel gave their gut reactions to the 2022 BBWAA Hall of Fame Election results as they happened. They discussed David Ortiz getting in, the end of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, and Sammy Sosa being on the BBWAA ballot, and the progression of Scott Rolen, Todd Helton, Billy Wagner, and Andruw Jones.

On Episode 170 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about the MLB having a 2-hour meeting attempting to make ends meet to end the lockout. Then, they discussed Kyle Seager and Jon Lester retiring, along with Ken Rosenthal being fired by MLB Network. Finally, they talked about the public ballot results thus far for the BBWAA Hall of Fame Election.

On Episode 169 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel broke down all the relevant statistics in baseball. They covered the basics including batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, and ERA. Then, they dug deeper with BABIP, FIP, xERA, xFIP, SIERA, and wOBA. They also went into defensive metrics and wins above replacement.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:20 - Batting Average/On-Base Percentage (AVG/OBP)

00:07:15 - Difference Between At-Bats and Plate Appearances

00:08:50 - Slugging Percentage (SLG)

00:09:45 - OPS

00:10:35 - When to Use Batting Average

00:12:45 - Why OPS is a Better Evaluator than Batting Average

00:15:45 - Why AVG w/RISP is a Better Evaluator Than RBI

00:17:25 - Shohei Ohtani vs. Salvador Perez (2021)

00:23:50 - Dismissing Pitcher Wins

00:25:35 - Earned Run Average (ERA)/RA9 (Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings)

00:29:50 - BABIP

00:36:00 - Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP)

00:38:45 - Expected ERA (xERA)

00:40:40 - Expected FIP (xFIP)

00:46:50 - Skill-Interactive ERA (SIERA)

00:54:25 - OPS+

00:56:10 - ERA+

00:57:45 - Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+)

00:59:45 - Isolated Power (ISO)

01:08:00 - Weighted On-Base Average (wOBA)

01:09:45 - Expected wOBA (xwOBA)

01:12:50 - Run Value / RV/100

01:18:35 - Defensive Wins Above Replacement (dWAR)

01:20:30 - Why We Use Fangraphs for Catchers

01:21:00 - Defensive Runs Above Average (Def)/Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR)/Defensive Runs Saved (DRS)

01:26:15 - Outs Above Average (OAA)

01:28:50 - Average Exit Velocity

01:30:00 - Launch Angle

01:31:45 - Barrel Rate

01:34:50 - Wins Above Replacement

On Episode 168 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel addressed all things Hall of Fame. They discussed the elections of the Golden Days Era Committee and the Early Days Era Committee, which inducted Buck O'Neil, Bud Fowler, Minnie Minoso, Jim Kaat, Tony Oliva, and Gil Hodges. They also talked about the omission of Dick Allen, and a little bit about Bill Dahlen. Next, they went into the BBWAA election thus far. After that, they revealed their 2022 mock ballots. Finally, they investigated the lack of votes for Buck Showalter for 1999 NL Manager of the Year.

On Episode 167 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about the free agency moves made before the lockout in the AL Central, and the AL & NL West. After that, they discussed the MLB being locked out, Rob Manfred's press release, and what the MLBPA is trying to resolve.

On Episode 166 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about all the free agent activity that happened with teams from the AL East, NL East, and NL Central. This included conversations about Avisail Garcia going to the Marlins, Max Scherzer going to the Mets, Kevin Gausman going to the Blue Jays, Corey Kluber going to the Rays, and Marcus Stroman going to the Cubs.

On Episode 165 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about Wander Franco signing a 12-year deal with the Rays, the Mets signing Starling Marte, Mark Canha, and Eduardo Escobar, the Cardinals signing Steven Matz, and the Giants signing Anthony DeSclafani and Alex Wood. Then, they talked about the starting pitching market being bad for the pitchers, and after, discussed Adam Frazier being traded to the Mariners.

On Episode 164 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about the award announcements, including discussion on Emmanuel Clase finishing 5th in AL ROY, Alex Cora finishing 5th in AL MOY, and the conversation on the NL Cy Young. After that, they talked about Eduardo Rodriguez signing with the Tigers, Noah Syndergaard signing with the Angels, Justin Verlander signing with the Astros, and Jose Berrios signing an extension with the Blue Jays. Finally, they did their now-weekly random How About That's.