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May 24, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Dave Cameron Speaks Truth To and/or About Power
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45 min
May 23, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Eric Longenhagen Is Voyaging Now to the ACC Tournament
Episode 742 Lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen is the guest on this edition of the pod. In this episode, recorded on the eve of his trip to the ACC tournament, he discusses a number of top collegiate prospects for the approaching amateur draft — top prospects, for example, like Louisville two-way star Brendan McKay. He […]
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1 hr 6 min
May 18, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Does Every Swing Change Just Create a Superstar Now?
Episode 741 Over the past few years, a number of players have benefited from a change in swing mechanics or approach. Josh Donaldson and J.D. Martinez most famously. Yonder Alonso and Aaron Altherr more recently. Now that the means exist to recognize adjustments more quickly, is it also possible to anticipate breakout performances before they […]
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39 min
May 17, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Travis Sawchik on Baseball and the Virtues of Boredom
Episode 740 The prolific Travis Sawchik is a former beat reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and author of the book Big Data Baseball. He’s also the guest on this edition of the program, during which he discusses both (a) Eric Thames and the transformative power of boredom and also (b) the Hardball Dynasty league in […]
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1 hr 15 min
May 10, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Yonder Alonso and the Swing-Changers
Episode 739 Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the program, during which he addresses not those players who declare that they’re in the best shape of their respective lives, but rather those players who claim to have changed their swings. Yonder Alonso is one of them. In his case, at […]
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37 min
May 08, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Dayn Perry Requires Seasonal Maintenance
Episode 738 Dayn Perry is a contributor to CBS Sports’ Eye on Baseball and the author of three books — one of them not very miserable. He’s also the impatient guest on this edition of FanGraphs Audio. A reminder: FanGraphs’ Ad Free Membership exists. Click here to learn more about it and share some of […]
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57 min
May 03, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: A Tour of the NL East
Episode 737 Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the program, during which he leads the guest on a tour of the National League’s easternmost division. There, one finds that the Mets are infested with injuries, that the Nationals are contending with the loss of their center fielder, and that three […]
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47 min
May 02, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Eric Longenhagen’s Official Position on Positions
Episode 736 Lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen is the guest on this edition of the pod. In this episode, he examines a shortstop in the Rangers system who’s playing catcher; a first baseman in the SEC who’s leading the conference in homers and stolen bases; and the strange cult of the college third baseman. A […]
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1 hr 14 min
April 25, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: The Massive Lacunae in Pittsburgh, San Francisco
Episode 735 Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the program, during which he discusses the absence of Starling Marte from the Pirates and the absence of Madison Bumgarner from the Giants and, implicitly, the absence of “human behavior” from his behavior. A reminder: FanGraphs’ Ad Free Membership exists. Click here […]
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40 min
April 25, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Travis Sawchik on the Beat Life
Episode 734 The prolific Travis Sawchik is a former beat reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and author of the book Big Data Baseball. He’s also the guest on this edition of the program, during which he identifies which Marriotts in this country are located nearest to and furthest from major-league ballparks; recalls where he’s gone […]
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1 hr 19 min

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