Keith is joined by Craig Calcaterra to discuss his new baseball newsletter ‘Cup of Coffee’, Cleveland’s handling of Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac, the Tigers’ promotion of Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal, and A-Rod’s attempt to buy the Mets.

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3:54 Craig’s Baseball Newsletter ‘Cup of Coffee’
5:23 Cleveland’s Handling of Mike Clevinger & Zach Plesac
10:30 Tigers Promote Casey Mize & Tarik Skubal
15:19 MLB’s Latest COVID-19 Protocol Adjustments
19:01 Is A-Rod Really the Clubhouse Leader to Buy the Mets?
22:28 Charlie Blackmon’s Pursuit of .400 is Fun, and That’s Fine

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Keith is joined by Dr. Angela Duckworth to discuss grit, failure and the malleability of talent.

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4:24 Defining & Measuring 'Grit'
6:58 How Should Teams Assess Grit & Intangibles?
11:10 Intangibles as Coded Language in Baseball
18:10 Failure & 'The Fragile Perfects'
20:41 Select for Talent or Select for Grit?
22:52 The Malleability of Talent & Phantom Plateaus

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Keith is joined by Joe Sheehan, author of the Joe Sheehan Newsletter, to discuss how long this 2020 will last, the importance of the playoffs in MLB's plans, the problem with low strikes, early season standouts, and more!

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4:58 How Long Will This Season Last?
6:47 It's All About the Playoffs
12:01 The Shape of the Game in 2020
16:07 The Problem with Low Strikes
19:01 What Has Stood Out In a Good Way This Season?
20:52 Prospects & Service Time Considerations

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1:27 Thoughts on the Marlins' COVID-19 Outbreak
4:23 Cultural Diversity & Team Creativity
7:28 The Relationship Between Diversity & Performance
9:26 Task Relevance & Applications in Baseball
14:02 Idea Quantity vs. Idea Quality
17:30 Purists in Sports & Polarization
21:03 'Good Climate' & Cohesion

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2:45 Should We Even Be Having a Major League Baseball Season?
8:28 The Difficulty of Evaluating Intrasquad Games
13:19 How Will Teams Build Up Pitchers For Future Seasons?
17:18 Minor League Contraction (and Realignment)
22:38 Rebuilding Without Minor League Games
28:43 One Big Prediction for 2020

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1:56 How Much Will This Short Season Hurt Starting Pitchers for 2021?
4:43 How Many Games Will We Get Before the Season Shuts Down?
7:06 How Will Prospect Rankings Be Handled w/Minimal Activity for Prospects?
11:35 How Many More Players Do You Expect to Test Positive for the Virus?
12:48 Should Teams Be More Aggressive with Near MLB-Ready Prospects?
15:12 Do You Ever Dabble in Puzzles?
17:17 Favorite Baseball Books Written By Others
19:15 Carcassonne Strategy
21:05 Dustin May as a David Price Replacement
23:05 Are You Sending Your Kids to School This Fall?
25:05 Confident in Reds’ Development of Big Power, Low Contact Bats?
26:58 Giants Prospect Questions: Corry, Canario, Matos & Luciano
27:42 Can Clarke Schmidt Skip Triple-A Entirely?
28:57 Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter Outlook

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2:55 How Humans Are Profligate Causal Theorists
4:44 Unconscious Influences
9:28 Reasoning By Schemas
11:20 Can Schemas Be Helpful & Unhelpful?
14:10 The Thinkability Heuristic
16:51 When Is Cost-Benefit Analysis Appropriate?
19:53 When Cost-Benefit Analysis Runs Into Moral Considerations

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3:57 Dr. Carter-Francique’s Background, Experience & Research
6:26 Major Obstacles for Black Athletes
9:48 What MLB Can Do to Increase Black Youth Participation in Baseball
15:22 The Future Role of HBCUs in Sports with Declining Representation
21:40 Barriers Preventing Black Athletes From Pursuing Coaching Roles
26:12 How MLB & Other Leagues Can Create More Director-Level Opportunities for Women

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Interview with Shane Farrell
3:04 The Surprise of Austin Martin at No. 5 Overall
6:44 Did the Jays Draft Five College Players By Design?
8:58 CJ Van Eyk Outlook
10:29 Trent Palmer & Long-Term Role
13:01 How Did Jays Approach Unique Nature of 2020 Draft?
15:57 Preparing for Limited Amateur Season This Summer

Mailbag Questions
21:03 Biggest Steals of the Draft
23:48 How Bad Was MLB's Decision to Shorten the 2020 Draft?
25:04 Thoughts on Padres' Strategy & Hassell Over Veen
26:15 Why Some Players Sign Under 'Slot Value'
28:43 Should the Giants Have Taken More Risks?

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Interview w/Marc Tramuta
4:18 How Did the Mets Approach This Spring?
6:34 Going All-In on High Ceiling Early Picks
8:01 Drafting J.T. Ginn Following Tommy John Surgery
9:42 Pete Crow-Armstrong Scouting Report
12:17 Expectations For Isaiah Greene
14:23 The Process Behind Selecting Brett Baty as 2019 First Rounder
16:13 Matt Allan & Signability Risk
18:48 Favorite Pizza Spots Around the Country

Mailbag Questions
23:45 The Red Sox's 2020 Draft Plan
24:52 Measuring Five-Round Draft Class Success
25:54 Determining 2021 Draft Order Without 2020 Season
26:51 How Did Astros' Draft Turn Out?
28:01 Picks Bound for Top-100 Prospects List
29:19 Why Doesn't MLB Allow the Trading of Draft Picks?
31:05 Biggest Surprise Pick & Draft 'Winner'
31:50 Masyn Winn's Development & Cards' Risk v. Reward Approach

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