Sign up to save your podcastsEmail addressPasswordRegisterOrContinue with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in here.
A brief look at insightful stats, trends, and trivia around the game of baseball. A daily podcast with Jeff Sackmann from @collegesplits.... more
FAQs about The Opener:How many episodes does The Opener have?The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.
April 12, 2021Mike Trout Wins the WARTrout races to an early lead in the familiar uber-stat, Ryan Yarbrough gets the job done at his own speed, and Fairfield breaks the RPI....more4minPlay
April 09, 2021Video Saves the Red Sox StarJD Martinez is barreling up like it’s 2019, Omar Narvaez is a pitch-framing star, and Oakland is still waiting for something to go their way....more4minPlay
April 08, 2021Here a Strikeout, There a StrikeoutMLB’s strikeout rate has risen even further from it’s already high 2019-20 levels, Nick Castellanos is defying the trend to make very good contact, and the Home Run Derby is headed to Denver for the first time since 1998....more4minPlay
April 07, 2021What a Difference Not-Quite-One-Week MakesFive games are plenty to move the needle on postseason probabilities for many clubs, the save stat celebrates a birthday, and MLB’s 2021 season on YouTube starts today....more4minPlay
April 06, 2021The Stolen Base Race is Back OnBilly Hamilton celebrates his roster spot by doing what he does best, Yu Darvish throws every pitch in the book, and the new season brings a new amateur draft format....more4minPlay
April 05, 2021Eleven Pitches is All it TakesByron Buxton takes a walk—twice, Julian Merryweather overpowers the middle of the Yankee lineup, and a pair of Rule 5 picks solidify their claims for a roster spot....more4minPlay
April 02, 2021Tyler Glasnow Throws a Slider NowGlasnow shows off a new weapon almost as devastating as his others, Miguel Cabrera makes solid contact, and the Oakland A’s are the new kid on the blockchain....more4minPlay
April 01, 2021Francisco Lindor’s New Contract is No JokeLindor gets the extension he wanted, the Rangers scoff at social distancing, and the “best shape of his life” isn’t always a best-case scenario....more4minPlay
March 31, 2021A Glimmer of Hope for Baltimore’s FutureThe latest season forecast projects a tight NL Central race of probable playoff losers, a Padres farmhand can (occasionally) hit the ball really hard, and the Orioles make a major investment in international scouting and development....more4minPlay
March 30, 2021Kevin Newman, Contact MachineNewman is a game away from a spring without strikeouts, Adam Wainwright is a veteran in a sport filled with young men, and it’s 11 years since Pat Venditte made it a whole lot more complicated to calculate platoon splits....more4minPlay
FAQs about The Opener:How many episodes does The Opener have?The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.