Replacement Level Podcast

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast Tommy John joined me to discuss his twenty six year playing career, and the surgery that now bares his name. Tommy detailed his approach to pitching, how he adjusted to hitters, overcame bad command early on, and the nuisances of the pitcher/catcher relationship. He also spoke about how […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Kiley McDaniel. Kiley is the lead prospect analyst for Fangraphs. He joined me to talk about his top 200 prospect list, explained his evaluation process, and how the list was compiled. He offered scouting reports on many top prospects including Kris Bryant, Byron Buxton, and Julio Urias. […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features David Lennon. David is the national baseball writer for Newsday. We talked about the rumors of the Mets trading for Troy Tulowitzki, the possibility of the Yankees signing Max Scherzer, and the health of David Wright and Matt Harvey. David and I also discussed his Hall of […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Lynn Henning. Lynn covers the Tigers (and many other sports) for The Detroit News. This would have been Lynn’s 25th year as a Hall of Fame voter but he chose not to submit a ballot this year, he joined the show to explain why. Lynn has long […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features C. Trent Rosecrans. Trent covers the Reds for the Cincinnati Enquirer. We talked about the possibility of the Reds trading pitching for outfielders and proposed some trades we each thought made sense. He also gave his opinion on the long term contracts signed by Joey Votto, Brandon […]

This episode of the Replacement Level podcast features David Aardsma. David talked about developing pitches, the pitcher catcher relationship, and the value of set bullpen roles. He also discussed his Tommy John surgery, how his arm felt beforehand, and the rehab process to get back.  He gave his thoughts on why more and more pitchers […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features former relief pitcher Bill Bray. Bill discussed his career with the Reds and Nationals. He spoke about getting drafted by the Montreal Expos, the process of being traded, and gave this thoughts of some of baseball’s unwritten rules. Bill also spoke about having Tommy John surgery. He […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features two writers from Baseball America John Manuel and Aaron Fitt. John and Aaron discussed the Brady Aiken situation and why everything fell apart for him and the Astros. They discussed what the Astros and their General Manager Jeff Luhnow could have done differently, what Aiken knew about […]

This episode of the Replacement Level Podcast features Mitchel Lichtman. Mitchel revealed how he first got into sabermetrics, what findings surprised him when he was researching/writing The Book, and if GM’s can properly be evaluated. Mitchel developed the defensive metric UZR. He detailed how it was created, where it’s deficient, and why MLBAM’s new tracking […]

This episode of the Replacement Level podcast features Mark Melancon. Mark talked about pitching for the University of Arizona, Team USA, and in the majors with the Yankees, Astros, Red Sox, and Pirates. Mark also discussed the value of knowing and having a set role in the bullpen. He detailed his off-season workout regimen, talked about […]