Replacement Level Podcast

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Dan Shulman. Dan joined me to discuss his life and career in broadcasting. He spoke about breaking in, how the industry has changed, and what a baseball telecast might look like in twenty years. Dan is also a broadcaster with the Toronto Blue Jays so we spent […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Graham Womack. Graham joined me to discuss the Hall of Fame’s induction weekend, their new changes to the rules and structure of their Veterans Committees and who benefits most from them. He also discussed his list of the 25 worst selections ever to the Hall of Fame. […]

This episode of the Replacement Level podcast features Vinnie Chulk. Vinnie played in the majors for parts of eight seasons and he joined me to discuss his career from draft day to retirement. He talked about breaking in with the 2003 Blue Jays, playing in the steroid era, and how the scouting reports he would […]

This episode of the Replacement Level podcast features Reggie Jefferson. Reggie played in the majors for parts of nine seasons and he joined me to discuss his career from draft day to retirement to his current position as an agent with Reynolds Sports. He talked about breaking in with the 1991 Reds, getting traded because […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Hudson Belinsky. Hudson is a writer for Baseball America. He joined me to recap some of the highlights of the 2016 MLB amateur draft. He gave scouting reports on several top picks including Mickey Moniak, Jason Groome, and Ian Anderson. He also offered some suggestions on how […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Jonathan Judge. Jonathan is a senior member of Baseball Prospectus’ stat team and one of the creators of DRA. He joined me to discuss the state of defensive metrics, how DRA differs from FIP and RA/9, and why the formula for it was adjusted this year. We […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Craig Goldstein. Craig is the minor league editor at Baseball Prospectus. He joined me to discuss the BP 101 prospect list and offered scouting reports on several of the players on it. Among the prospects discussed are Byron Buxton, Corey Seager, Julio Urias, Yoan Moncada, and J.P. […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Andrew Baggarly. Andrew covers the San Francisco Giants for the San Jose Mercury News and is the author of Giant Splash. Andrew and I discussed the Giants off-season, what other moves they may make, and Barry Bonds becoming the hitting coach for the Miami Marlins. Andrew also revealed his Hall of Fame ballot […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Scott Miller. Scott is the national baseball writer for Bleacher Report. Scott and I discussed the Dodgers messy off-season, the status of their television contract, and if the Angles are wasting Mike Trout’s prime. We also discussed his Hall of Fame ballot and voting philosophy behind it. […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Jim Callis. Jim is a senior writer at MLB.com and MLBpipeline.com. He offered some scouting reports on the top prospects moved at the trade deadline including Daniel Norris, Jorge Alfaro, and Brett Phillips. Jim also discussed MLB.com’s updated top 100 prospect list. Among the prospects discussed are […]