Replacement Level Podcast

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Rob Arthur. Rob is a writer and researcher whose work has appeared at FiveThirtyEight, Baseball Prospectus, Slate, and the Wall Street Journal. Rob Joined me to discuss some of the statistical trends in baseball in 2016. He examined the recent increase in HR% in Major League Baseball […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Harry Pavlidis. Harry is the Director of Technology for Baseball Prospectus and the founder of Pitch Info. Baseball Prospectus just released some new pitching metrics and Harry joined me to discuss how they were conceived and what they accomplish. The metrics were derived from BP’s existing pitch […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Craig Edwards. Craig is a writer at FanGraphs and the managing editor of Viva El Birdos. He joined me to discuss the results of the 2017 Hall of Fame class. We recapped the results, previewed next year’s election, and discussed his recent piece on what active players […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Nathaniel Rakich.  Nathaniel’s writing has appeared at the Hardball Times, FiveThirtyEight, and FanGraphs. He runs the blog Baseballot which specializes in data driven analysis of baseball, politics and elections. He joined me to discuss his projections for the 2017 Hall of Fame class. He currently projects four […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Roch Kubatko. Roch covers the Orioles for MASN. He joined me to discuss the Orioles offseason so far, and the Hall of Fame. He spoke about what remaining free agents might bit a fit in Baltimore, if there is any lingering tension between Zach Britton and Buck […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Dan Hayes. Dan covers the White Sox for CSN Chicago. He joined me to discuss the busy offseason for the White Sox, and the Hall of Fame. Dan is a first time voter for the Hall this year and he detailed who he voted for and why. […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Jerry Crasnick. Jerry is a senior writer at ESPN.com. He joined me to discuss the Hall of Fame. The early polling results are showing a very different voting philosophy for many voters, he gave his thoughts on why. He also discussed Bud Selig getting elected, the surge […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Sam Mellinger. Sam is a columnist for the Kansas City Star. He joined me to discuss the state of the Kansas City Royals, and the Hall of Fame. Sam is a first time voter for the Hall this year and he detailed how he assembled his ballot. […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Ryan Spaeder. Ryan is the man behind the @theaceofspaeder twitter account, he’s also a contributor at Sporting News, and the author of the book Incredible Baseball Stats: The Coolest, Strangest Stats and Facts in Baseball History. He joined me to discuss the Hall of Fame and to […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Nathaniel Grow. Nathaniel is a contributor at FanGraphs, the author of the book Baseball on Trial: The Origin of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption, and an associate professor of legal studies at Terry College of Business. He joined me to discuss the CBA. We talked about what the primary […]