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April 24, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Joe Sheehan, FanGraphs Resident for April
Episode 733 Joe Sheehan is a founding member of Baseball Prospectus and the author of an eponymous Baseball Newsletter. He’s also (a) FanGraphs’ writer-in-residence for the month of April and (b) the guest on this edition of FanGraphs Audio. A reminder: FanGraphs’ Ad Free Membership exists. Click here to learn more about it and share […]
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56 min
April 19, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Eric Thames and What Isn’t Lost in Translation
Episode 732 Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the program, during which he discusses Eric Thames‘ early success and the implications of that success for the legitimacy of statistical translations from foreign leagues; provides some benchmarks for ideal launch angle and the players who are closest to those benchmarks; and […]
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47 min
April 18, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Lead Prospect Analyst Eric Longenhagen’s Fortnightly Appearance
Episode 731 Lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen is the guest on this edition of the pod. In this episode, he reflects wistfully on the successes and also failures of 2011 draft, discusses some velocity spikes among Dodgers prospects, and briefly previews a trip to a Scott Boras-sponsored showcase in California. A reminder: FanGraphs’ Ad Free […]
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49 min
April 12, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: You Shall Know Our Fastball Velocity
Episode 730 Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the program, during which he discusses the beguiling matter of velocity and the measurement of velocity in baseball after the League recently completed their transition from the PITCHf/x to Statcast pitch-tracking systems. A reminder: FanGraphs’ Ad Free Membership exists. Click here to […]
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36 min
April 05, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: A Small, Yet Decidedly Adequate, Sample of Dave Cameron
Episode 729 Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the program, during which he discusses not only the opportunities available to, but also the challenges that face, players who possess competence both as hitters and pitchers; examines one of the few metrics that becomes reliable in a sample size of one; […]
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44 min
March 31, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Chris Carter Is a Cardboard Box
Episode 728 Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the pod, during which he discusses the unconscionably thorough positional power rankings; explains why contract extensions for certain types of players (such as Jose Ramirez) seem not to have benefited from inflation for half a decade; and suffers through a tortured metaphor […]
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34 min
March 27, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Dayn Perry, Reluctant Teetotaler
Episode 727 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 old man on this dry edition of FanGraphs Audio. A reminder: FanGraphs’ Ad Free Membership exists. Click here to learn more about it and share some […]
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1 hr 10 min
March 22, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: The Strangely Fertile Matter of Steve Pearce
Episode 726 Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the pod, during which he discusses Toronto’s Steve Pearce, matters relating to Steve Pearce, and also matters that possess no relevance to Steve Pearce at all. A reminder: FanGraphs’ Ad Free Membership exists. Click here to learn more about it and share […]
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39 min
March 16, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: The Ongoing Matter of Remuneration in Baseball
Episode 725 Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the pod, during which he discusses the topic of remuneration for, like, the whole time. A reminder: FanGraphs’ Ad Free Membership exists. Click here to learn more about it and share some of your disposable income with FanGraphs. Don’t hesitate to direct […]
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35 min
March 15, 2017 FanGraphs Audio: Eric Longenhagen on His Top-100 Prospects
Episode 724 Lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen is the guest on this edition of the pod. In this episode, he discusses certain themes that emerge from the top-100 prospect list he published earlier this week. He also elaborates on the possible value of a college game pitched by two starters who fail to break 90 […]
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1 hr 25 min

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