This special edition was recorded on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the First Pitch Arizona fantasy baseball conference in Phoenix, in front of a (mostly) live audience. Guests Todd Zola, Ray Murphy and Ron Shandler are three of the best-known and most successful projections builders in the business, and we talked about how the coming MLB rules changes are going to affect their approaches to building and maintaining their projections systems.Runs 1:25:50

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Show No. 15 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an expert interview (2:35) with Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM... Todd and PD talk about the relationship between flyball distance and HRs, about using the latest stats and probabilities, and about what's up with Kevin Gausman ... plus a new approach to Boons and Banes! ... Later, Podapalooza contest winner and 'Regular Joe' Bill Francis (2:18:20) tells PD about his 2024 league, his fantasy research sources, pre- and in-season, and some picks to click for the rest of this season ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (20:50) and the NL (49:45) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:48:35), BHQ minor leagues analyst/scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at six top prospects including TAM IF Junior Caminero and NYM RHP Christian Scott ... And in the Frequent Flyer (2:52:25), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at PIT RHP Paul Skenes ... Runs 3:05:10

BaseballHQ Radio 2024-May-3: Friday Full Edition w Todd Zola and Bill Francis

Show No. 14 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jason Collette, from Rotowire and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (2:25), Jason and PD discuss the injuries rocking his fantasy teams, player news including Amed Rosario's fast start and Victor Scott's slow start ... and in Part 2 (1:44:05), Jason tells PD about topics from his Collette Calls columns at Rotowire, including trends in SBs, Wins and HRs, plus his Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (50:05) and the NL (1:23:00) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:25:40), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at MIN OF Emanuel Rodriguez, MIL 3B Tyler Black, TOR OF Orelvis Martinez and University of Georgia OF Charlie Condon ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:30:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at WAS OF James Wood ... And in Extra Innings (2:34:20), PD looks at the distribution of SBs ... Runs 2:44:45

BaseballHQ Radio 2024-Apr-26: Friday Full Edition w Jason Collette

Show No. 13 is a Friday Two-Tout Extra-Full Edition featuring an interview (2:50) with Dr. Peter Chalmers, professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Utah, an expert on baseball-related injuries to the elbow and shoulder, and a practicing surgeon ... Dr. Chalmers and PD discuss Tommy John surgery, the UCL, its connection to pitching mechanics, and what he'd do to greatly reduce the incidence of the injury ... Then, our second interview (1:09:05)features Dave Potts, from RotoGrinders ... Dave tells PD about the value of a stud pitcher in DFS lineups, about assessing early underformers like George Kirby and overperformers like Tanner Houck, and about using DFS research in managing full-season leagues, and he has some Boons and Banes for this weekend's FAAB run... ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD pinch-hits for Ray Murphy, discussing hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:55) and the NL (59:00) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:10:35), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at TEX RHP Jack Leiter, BAL SS Jackson Holliday, PIT RHP Paul Skenes, TAM SS Carson Williams, COL OF Zac Veen, and MIN OF Emanual Rodriguez ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:14:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at NYM SP Christian Scott .... Runs 2:21:00

BaseballHQ Radio 2024-Apr-19: Friday Two-Tout Extra-Full Edition w Dr. Peter Chalmers and Dave Potts

Show No. 12 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jeff Erickson, from Rotowire and SiriusXM fantasy sports... in Part 1 (2:35), Jeff and PD discuss managing through injuries, extreme strategies in drafts, and being OK with being outbid in FAAB ... and in Part 2 (1:22:30), Jeff tells PD about the usefulness of including coaches and organizations in player valuations, slow stars by Spencer Torkelson and Ronald Acuna, surprisingly quick starts by Paul Blackburn and Cody Bradford, and his Boons and Banes for this weekend's FAAB runs  ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (37:15) and the NL (1:13:05) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:57:30), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at the hot-starting Norfolk Tides, and six prospects: ARI C Adrian Del Castillo, TEX RHP Jack Leiter, ATL SP AJ Smith-Shawver, TAM IF Junior Caminero, COL OF Jordan Beck, WAS OF James Wood ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:01:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at HOU 1B/2B/OF Joey Loperfido ... And in Extra Innings (2:04:25), PD looks at the great 2024 pitcher injury explosion ... Runs 2:11:45

BaseballHQ Radio 2024-Apr-12: Friday Full Edition w Jeff Erickson

Show No. 11 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Joe Orrico, from sportsethos.com and the Fantasy MLB Today podcast... in Part 1 (3:00), Joe tells PD why he focuses on shallow leagues, and analyzes hitters including Esteury Ruiz, Jared Walsh, Michael Conforto, and early-season 1.000-OPSers ... and in Part 2 (1:39:05), Joe tells PD about pitchers including Grayson Rodriguez, Garret Crochet, Ronel Blanco and Sean Manaea ... and has some Boons and Banes for this weekend's pickups ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:00) and the NL (1:08:45) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:13:10), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at Paul Skenes, Jackson Holliday, Heston Kjesrtad and other prospects ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:16:20), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at Japanese SP Roki Sasaki ... And in Extra Innings (2:19:35), PD has a first-week(ish) baseball quiz ... Runs 2:31:45

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