Dugout Study Hall

Dugout Study Hall - On The Farm's LaMar Gibson (@InsideFastball) joins Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) to talk through the need-to-know info about the MLB Draft: how the major mechanics work, why it's so unpredictable, and which players are worth following regardless of where they land.  Please help us with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Episode outline: How is the MLB Draft different from other drafts? Why do teams intentionally pass on good players? "Moneyball," draft archetypes, and what's changed in the past two decades Druw Jones: lock for first? Termarr Johnson, Brooks Lee, and Kevin Parada: early names worth remembering Kumar Rocker headlines a depleted pitching class

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about summer, Pitcher Bot's Cameron Grove and some analysis around pitch usage, which pumpkins have been good and so much more! Please help us with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Episode Outline: Summer plans Pitcher Bot Tweets Teams getting better at having players throw their best pitches Which teams are better at developing pitching talent Pumpkins who have been good (and will they go back to being pumpkins?) Tony Gonsolin Tyler Anderson Nick Pivetta Note: Episode recorded on 06/29/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk a whole lot about rookies including rookie fWAR, rookie buy/sell, and much more! Please help us with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Episode Outline: Warm-up: Oneil Cruz callup and major-league samples  Opposite forces from CBA / Pandemic Have our expectations matched reality? Number of the Week: 11.1 fWAR from rookie pitchers Why have this year's pitchers had less of an impact? Case Study: Adapting on the fly Has Spencer Torkelson shown that he's learning through his tough year? Rookie targets to believe in for redraft Note: Episode recorded on 06/22/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about the validity of intentional walks, the absurdity of Tony La Russa, and way too early All-Star banter. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Episode Outline: Warm-up: Intentional Walks When is it reasonable? Is it ever truly reasonable? What about in a 1-2 count? Number of the Week: There is no actual number What 5 All-Stars from last year's teams are still actually good? Looking at fWAR Which of last year's All-Stars have been bad? What impact can All-Star selection have on buy/sell in fantasy? Note: Episode recorded on 06/15/22

Dugout Study Hall - Fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) welcomes special guest Nate Schwartz (@_nateschwartz) to talk about differences between playoff probabilities from different sites, the Cardinals' recent history against Texas teams, and players who have forced them to change their minds so far this season. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Episode Outline: Warm-up: Nate's recent work at PL and Cardinals fandom Numbers of the Week: Comparing FanGraphs and Fivethirtyeight playoff probabilities Case Study: what makes us change our minds, and who's made us think the most? Note: Episode recorded on 06/08/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about Camden Yards, Would it Dong?, hitters with the best K% and impact on wRC+, and when one-category contributors are worth rostering. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Episode Outline: Warm-up: Looking at Would it Dong? and outlier home runs and "unicorns" Numbers of the Week: Lowest K% among qualified hitters and the impact on wRC+ Alexander's Monkey-Paw All-Stars: When do one-category contributors merit being rostered? Note: Episode recorded on 06/01/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) briefly discuss the Tim Anderson/Josh Donaldson situation, look at pitchers with the highest and lowest BABIPs against, and dive into some pitchers who have not performed as we expected, especially some of the higher ADP guys. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Tim Anderson/Josh Donalson situation (01:31) Numbers of the Week: BABIPs against (13:10) Interpreting BABIP (21:58) Puzzling Pitchers (29:34) Good Stuff / Bad Results Just Bad Questionable Stuff / Good Results Surprising Pitchers Doing Well (52:50) Note: Episode recorded on 05/24/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about some random baseball things on our minds, current FIP leaders and why that's fun but doesn't matter, and how to use (or not use) Fangraphs dollar-value calculators in-season. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Our random baseball thoughts (02:38) Numbers of the Week: FIP Leaders (12:12) Fangraphs dollar-value calculators / projections (24:25) Carlos Correa Byron Buxton How can we be smart about using dollar values given discrepancies? (28:18) Are THE BAT X ROS broken because expected stats are broken? (31:22) What's under the hood to help us know which projections make sense? (36:42) Case Study: Christian Yelich (38:02) Case Study: Alec Bohm (42:14) Off the Books: Aaron Judge hates Camden Yards' new fence (53:46) Note: Episode recorded on 05/18/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) follow up on last episode's discussion of pitch location metrics, play a guessing game with wRC+ and MaxEV, and discuss more dead-ball impact on the normalization of certain metrics. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Off the Books: Follow up on pitch location metrics (01:09) Analytics: trying to win using math (09:33) Does the dead ball make pitch location more or less important? (11:49) Numbers of the Week: wRC+ and MaxEV leaders game (18:06) Dead ball impact on parks (25:04) Would it dong? (25:58) Misshapen balls (34:31) When can we trust certain metrics with the different balls? (37:39) Is Josh Naylor for real? (47:42) Talking about players (51:56) Andrew Vaughn, Joc Pederson, Gleyber Torres, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Alec Bohm, Christian Yelich   Joey Gallo, Josh Donaldson, Joey Votto, Luke Voit, Akil Baddoo, Dylan Carlson, Ozzie Albies, Jose Altuve, Trent Grisham, Trevor Story Note: Episode recorded on 05/11/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and Pitcher List's own Daniel Port (@DanielJPort) talk about some news and notes, pitch location metrics, and data modeling. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Daniel's PitchCon 2022 Presentation Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Meet Daniel Port! (01:21) Off the Books: News and Notes (06:29) MadBum big mad over sticky stuff check Kelsie Whitmore makes history  Aaron Judge: good guy Wainwright/Yadi make battery history Daniel's OLR + Other Pitch Location Metrics (24:55) Other Metrics and Data Modeling (51:15) Players mentioned: Merrill Kelly, Nestor Cortes Jr. Stats mentioned: ERA, AVG, OBP, wOBA, xBA, WAR,  Correlation/Causation, Linear Models, Predictive/Baysian models Note: Episode recorded on 05/05/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) share quick RazzSlam and TGFBI updates, talk about negative numbers with ERA estimators, and round out the rest of the episode talking about balls. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Quick updates on RazzSlam + TGFBI (01:29) Numbers of the Week: Negative Values on ERA Estimators (08:15) Off the Books: New Balls and HBP (17:45) Inconsistent Balls + Offense Suppression (27:54) Is EV Down? (37:15) Are Raised Seams the Problem? (43:20) Players Being Impacted the Most (46:09) Note: Episode recorded on 04/27/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) chat about the Fangraphs pitch value metrics, play a guessing game, react to April, and so much more! Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: (02:29) Are Analytics Ruining the Enjoyment of the Game? (16:27) Number of the Week: Metrics Under the Hood (25:51) Would You Be Shocked if on May 31st…? (26:21) Andrew Vaughn (33:21) Kyle Tucker (37:53) Connor Joe (42:00) Steven Kwan (47:17) Closers (52:23) Off the Books: Are Intentional Walks Good? Note: Episode recorded on 4/19/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) chat about the Fangraphs pitch value metrics, play a guessing game, react to April, and so much more! Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Sign up for Trade coffee: drinktrade.com/pitcherlist Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: (1:58) Best storyline to start the year? (11:07) Pass/Fail: Space City Unis? (15:35) Number of the Week: Should we care about pVAL? (30:20) When should we believe that Steven Kwan is real? (41:22) A “what to care about” timeline. (50:28) Looking ahead to the fun stuff. Note: Episode recorded on 4/13/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) chat with Taylor Case (@TCasesLoaded) of The Dynasty Guru about dynasty leagues, young players breaking camp with their teams, evaluating minor league talent, and much more! Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: (6:46) How much do we love Julio Rodriguez? Let us count the ways (15:42) Confidence in Torkelson's floor (20:19) Results vs Ceiling in Ranks (27:45) Lowe and Lowe LLC (33:37) Low-info challenges (45:42) Post-prospect dynasty outlooks (55:58) Underrated Bulk (1:06:02) Thanks, Hooth and Casas' swing choices Note: Episode recorded on 4/06/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) chat with Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) about Spring Training takeaways and making sense of what matters and ignoring what doesn't. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: (2:46) Welcome back, Mike! (13:10) Pass/Fail: Are we the (April) Fools? (18:07) Number of the Week: WHIP Chaos (30:36) Spring Training smoke and fire (51:30) Matt Asks: What's up with this guy? Jo Adell Keston Hiura Francisco Lindor Eduardo Rodríguez MacKenzie Gore Jorge Mateo (1:06:06) What else changes? Note: Episode recorded on 3/29/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) discuss all of the new information we have since the lockout ended and how it is, should be, or might be affecting ADP.  Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: New rule impacts and debating the ghost runner (6:24) Number of the week: $3.265B (18:24) Where's the prospect helium now? (29:24) Player movement: Location, Location, Location (41:35) Injuries and other concerns (57:08) Note: Episode recorded on 3/22/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) celebrate our 50th pod-a-versary with none other than Pitcher List founder, creator, and all-around great dude, Nick Pollack (@PitcherList)! We talk about the DSH origin story, some hitting, the power of pitching stats, pitchers on the move and so much more! Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: DSH origin story (02:09) How Nick preps for drafting hitters (05:15) Numbers of the Week: Nick's favorite pitching stats (12:31) Which pitching stats are more noise than help? (17:30) The new PL player pages being awesome (22:31) Case Study: Freddy Peralta (28:23) Pitchers on the move + institutional approach (35:44) Home/Road splits are dumb (42:38) Player projects, confidence intervals, range of outcomes, and predicting "if" (56:08) Pass/Fail: Chris Sale and drafting injured pitchers (1:04:05) Note: Episode recorded on 3/16/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about podcasting during a lockout, do a deep-ish dive on our respective TGFBI squads by looking at the drafts in thirds, and squeeze in a little format discussion. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Podcasting and Talking Baseball in a Lockout (02:20) Industry Drafts (08:14) RazzSlam + TGFBI formats (10:33) TGFBI Team Analysis: Picks 1-10 (12:41) TGFBI Picks 11-20 (21:06) TGFBI Picks 21-30 (34:18) FantasyPros Grades (44:37) Different Format Takeaways (47:34) Note: Episode recorded on 3/09/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) chat about our in-process TGFBI drafts, play a fun guessing game with our numbers of the week, talk about players with great under-the-hood numbers who just need an opportunity, and so much more! Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Designated Survivor SOTU (01:33) Slow Drafts (03:52) TGFBI Drafts (09:33) Numbers of the Week: A Guessing Game (29:09) Players Who Just Need a Chance (38:25) Off the Books: Media Literacy Around the CBA(1:01:24) Note: Episode recorded on 3/1/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk welcome Mike Carter (@mdrc0508) to talk a little RazzSlam and a lot about closers and saves for 2022. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Adjusting for RazzSlam Settings (8:30) Do we even want closer in points? (18:15) Numbers of the Week: Looking at closer scarcity and consistency (24:08) Tiers and Fears (36:15) Late dart preferences (48:45) Bold-ish Predictions (53:52) Off the Books: Post-hype sleepers (1:00:03) Note: Episode recorded on 2/22/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about their TGFBI leagues (and league-mates), some draft strategy, the universal DH and its impact, the new PL7 player pages and how dope they are, and the pitching landscape ahead of 2022 drafts. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: What's next about CSW%? (01:47) TGFBI prep and Justin Turner love (6:30) Pass/Fail: NL DH and its beneficiaries (13:12) Numbers of the Week: PL Player Pages Deep Dive (25:41) Approaches to Drafting Pitching (39:42) Planting Some Flags (56:52) What's a top closer worth? (1:07:05) Note: Episode recorded on 2/16/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) make an appearance at PitchCon! The main idea is Alexander's re-imagining of CSW and all the ways we can use it in more meaningful ways. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a nice REVIEW and ENJOY! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Number of the week: Kevin Gausman's Slider? (03:53) Are called strikes a skill? (08:35)  The arguments for most-used stats (16:05) Gausman's slider explained and 0-0 counts (21:06) Setting the standard for each count (26:53) How pitching-to-contact breaks CSW% (30:24) The fix: CSW/PA (35:40) Testing CSW/PA and unexpected results (42:45) Who benefits most? (46:24) A special guest appears (53:35) Note: Episode recorded on 1/28/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk with industry titan and bathing suit god Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) about TGFBI, NFBC, draft strategy, players, and much more. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a nice REVIEW! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Hey there Justin! (04:23) Justin's baseball connection (06:40) Pass/Fail: Too many leagues? (11:40) Work/Life/Fantasy Balance (15:04) Who might be getting left behind in Fantasy? (26:36) Gist of the criteria of TGFBI (33:42) What is it like running a league of experts? (43:42) What's the craziest thing you've seen with TGFBI (46:41) Is conventional wisdom about overalls wrong? (50:38) TGFBI and overall strategy (1:00:27) How can home league players separate signal from noise? (1:14:56) Risers and fallers in this format (1:20:07) Note: Episode recorded on 1/25/22

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about regression, metrics that can help look for and identify it, and some player examples. Lots of Robbie Ray talk in this one. Alex's Tableau Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Weather Talk! (02:42) Looking forward to in 2022 (04:32) Pass/Fail: Rays split between Tampa and Montreal (10:32) Number of the Week: Robbie Ray's 2021 LOB% (25:06) How do we know when regression will strike? (26:52) Is strand rate meaningful? (34:30) Nola and Ray LOB% Projection (42:02) Other elements of regression to look out for (47:52) 3 Rapid Fire Questions (58:45)

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) is joined by guest-host Van Burnett (@Van_verified) and special guest Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) to talk about some off-season dynasty league stuff. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Note: Episode recorded on 12/22.

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk with Christian Dashiell (@DashTheTweeter) of Richmond Til We Die (a podcast about all things Ted Lasso) about BBQ, the Kansas City Royals, mental health, and, of course, Ted Lasso. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Different kinds of BBQ and Christian's favorites (02:35) The @tedlassopod origin story (09:33) What is the theme of Ted Lasso? (26:35) Best and worst qualities of Ted the character (28:27) The role of music (48:35) The most and least realistic soccer things (58:35) Note: Episode recorded on 12/13.

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk with Pitcher List's own Kevin Hasting (@hastingkevin) about podcasting with Adam Howe (@EightyGrade), winning the TGFBI overall, NFBC early drafts, overall winners, players, the new CBA and more! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Picking Kevin's brain (03:14) On the Wire (05:51) TGFBI and overall winners (07:40) Pass/Fail: Flurry of activity (13:39) The Texas Rangers (23:41) Gausman + Ray + Gray (28:39) Moran + Tsutsugo (33:34) Early Drafting + NFBC (38:43) Off the Books: New CBA (54:19) Note: Episode recorded on 11/29

Dugout Study Hall - Chris from @BaseballPods joins expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) to talk about all things baseball including the 2021 season, 2022 projections, players, the potential lockout and so much more! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Chris's backstory (01:26) A return to nature (07:40) What are the coolest corners of the baseball pod world? (10:09) Number of the Week: Chris's favorite baseball number (13:31) Steamer Projections (29:30) Chris's 2022 guys (47:50) Pass/Fail: The Lockout (1:03:00) Note: Episode recorded on 11/15.

Dugout Study Hall - Major League University's Jared Perkins (@JaredCP1) and Austin Byler (AustinByler14) join expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) to talk about the minor league experience, player health, painkillers, prospects, and so much more. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Major League University Intro (02:07) Meet Jared + Austin (05:35) Austin tells his minor league story (13:02) How does MLU prep the next generation? (21:50) What are potential minor leaguers worried about? (26:15) Jared focuses on prospects + fantasy (33:46) Analyzing the youngest prospects (34:29) What can young players learn and what is a special talent? (39:54) How do we get Cedric Mullins out of nowhere? (41:03) Jared's prospects (48:59) Data and the Arizona Fall League (52:52) Jared's final thoughts (55:40) Note: Episode recorded on 11/01.

Dugout Study Hall - Zach Hayes (@pinetarkeyboard) joins expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) to talk about baseball numbers, pitchers messing with timing, and a whole bunch of confusing and chaotic players. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Zach talks about the bleeping weather (01:19) Meet Zach Hayes (2:06) Zach's favorite Zach piece (04:28) Number of the Week: Zach's favorite baseball stat (18:02) Central Question: How can we find clarity in the chaos of some players? (30:05) Players + Zach's pivot (33:29) Where can you find Zach? (01:07:00) Note: Episode recorded on 10/20.

Dugout Study Hall - Rick Mahieu (@PARSlist), creator of PARS, joins expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) to talk about his creation, his connection with baseball, and a whole bunch of prospects. We also get his take on the one-game Wild Card play-in.  Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: What will Alexander complain about next? (01:25) Welcome Rick Mahieu (03:48) What does baseball mean to Rick? (06:30) When did start making player predictions? (10:20) The story of PARS (12:55) Numbers of the Week: Rick's favorite baseball stat/number (16:18) How does PARS work a little bit differently? (21:06) Ranker and rater (24:08) PARS and Juan Yepes (25:52) PARS Scale (31:47) How do you project really young players? (38:18) The players (40:47) Some outliers based on PARS (46:43) Projection system flaws (52:10) Pass/Fail: One-game play-in (58:46) Note: Episode recorded on 10/6.

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about Congressional baseball, Mookie Betts, and our 2021 regular season superlatives. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Congressional Baseball: (03:03) Numbers of the Week - Mookie Betts (06:11) Best Season (17:20) Best Hitter (22:30) Best Pitcher (31:16) Most Likely to Succeed [Rookie] (37:02) Most Unexpected (41:22) Most Under-the-Radar (46:07) Best Moment (50:44) Most Reliable (54:39) Biggest Regret (1:01:02) Note: Episode recorded on 9/29.

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about LD% top and bottom 5 and why something that doesn't matter might matter as well as a few questions we still have as we approach the playoffs and look forward to next season. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Alexander Quits Home League (01:03) Rooting for exciting baseball without fantasy implications (06:12) Bell Ringer: Shane Baz (07:15) Numbers of the Week: Top and Bottom 5 in LD% (14:48) Question 1: The San Francisco Giants (34:24) Question 2: Minnesota Twins (45:36) Question 3: The Chicago White Sox (52:12) Question 4: The AL East (58:57) Question 5: Are We Going To Have Baseball Next Year? (01:09:12) Note: Episode recorded on 9/21.

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about Cy Young contenders, what stats should matter in crowning a winner, and who should take it home. Also, which pitchers may have disappointed and a celebration of Shohei Ohtani! Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Bell ringer - Which stats should matter for Cy Young? (02:33) Difference between fWar and bWar (04:40) Why Wins and ERA stink (09:09) Case Studies / Vegas Odds + Books (15:43) What baseball stats say: AL (19:32) What baseball stats say: NL (29:35) Pass/Fail - Which pitchers "failed" their ADPs? (41:00) Shohei Ohtani "victory lap" (54:00) Note: Episode recorded on 9/16.

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about how to analyze hitter busts in preparation for next year's drafts; are they okay or not? We will discuss our biggest pet peeves about fantasy baseball and give a pass/fail to using the final week of the regular season in fantasy playoffs. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Fantasy Baseball Pet Peeve (01:36) Number of the Week + Guess the Player: -23.6 Weighted Offensive Runs Above Average (12:05) Central Question: How Can I Analyze Hitter Busts? (15:40) Case Study: Trevor Story (31:34) Yelich + Bellinger (41:50) Tommy Pham (43:57) Ke'Bryan Hayes + Andrew Vaughn (47:34) Pass/Fail: Using the Last Week of Reg Season for Fantasy Playoffs (57:34) Note: Episode recorded on 9/8

Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about how playoff performances impact the way we think about players, their ADPs next year, and what should matter if anything does, go division by division talking about specific players, and touch on the situation with Mets players "booing" Mets fans when they get big hits. Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Numbers of the Week: 2020 World Series Mystery Player (06:08) AL East: Players to Watch (22:11) AL Central (33:11) AL West (36:31) NL East (39:43) NL Central (49:35) NL West (54:40) Pass/Fail: Mets Players “Booing” Fans (57:10) Note: Episode recorded on 9/1  

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about September call-ups, the new system for expanding rosters, what matters and what doesn't, and how we feel about all of that. Also, plus more! Email: dugoutstudyhall@gmail.com note: episode recorded on Saturday 8/21 prior to Friday release. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Bell Ringer: Thoughts on Fall (02:13); Number of the Week: 2 Roster Spots in Expanded Rosters Now (04:30); Team Levers with the 40-man (09:22); What Do We Need to Know About September Call-Ups? (12:07); Most Likely Stats to Help You… If They Help You (17:53); Quantifying “Tools” with MLB Data (26:47); Opportunity, Lineup Spots, Playing Time (30:47); Reacting / Overreacting to Small Sample Sizes (43:40); Players (51:09); Pass/Fail: Should Rosters Expand in September? (57:43) Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!

Chris Towers (@CTowersCBS) of CBS Sports joins expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) for a conversation about the culture of sports in general and MLB more specifically, late bedtimes, Chris' analytical process, and more! Email: dugoutstudyhall@gmail.com note: episode recorded on Tuesday 8/17 prior to Friday release. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps |  Bell Ringer: Give Up Sports or Music? (03:15); Chris' Brain Hijacked by Bo Burnham's Perfect Pandemic Art (04:53); The Good and Not So Good in Sports Culture Right Now (11:37); The Way We Consume Sports Shapes Culture (15:42); How Does MLB Compare to Other Sports and Their Cultures? (29:09); Understanding What “Underpaid” Means in MLB Context (39:43); Pitching, Hitting, Players, Analysis, and Process (47:04); Reconcile Narratives and Data (56:04); How Many Holes Can We Dig Well and Is It Enough? (58:50); Analysts are Wrong - and People - Too (1:12:05); Chris, Twitter, and CBS (1:19:34)  Subscribe to the CBS Newsletter:https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-football-today/ Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!

Alex Fast (@AlexFast8), an actual expert, joins expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) to talk about acting, slow pitches, the mental part of analysis, identifying pitcher breakouts, Field of Dreams and so much more! Email: dugoutstudyhall@gmail.com note: episode recorded on Tuesday 8/10 prior to Friday release. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Fast's Broken Foot (0:46); Broken Sesamoid (02:27) Chase Says Hi (04:14); Alex Fast's Path to MLB (04:39); How Does the Broadcast Angle Influence Fantasy/Baseball Analysis (08:50); Sometimes You're Good Because You're Whacky (13:50); Mental Health and The Grind (19:03); Number of the Week: Top Five Pitchers with Slowest Pitches (22:43); Analytical Process and Undervalued Pitchers (30:00); Best Baseball Writer is Not a Baseball Writer (36:36); Baseball is a Game of a Lot of Choices (41:12); Pass/Fail: Field of Dreams: the Movie + Field of Dreams: the game (49:53); Off the Books: Pitching Overlays, Ideation, Result (55:27)

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about how recent trades have impacted players and teams, the luxury tax system, and the Mets' inability to sign Kumar Rocker. All of this with specific players, situations, and more! Email: dugoutstudyhall@gmail.com note: episode recorded on Wednesday 8/04 prior to Friday release. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Mookie Betts, Second Baseman (03:24); Number of the Week: 158 (15:54); Best Trade Deadline Ever? (18:58); Matt Loves the Trade Deadline (29:43); Impacts of New Players on Their New Teams (37:30); Anthony Rizzo and Joey Gallo (38:53); Javy Baez to the Mets (48:56); Kyle Schwarber to the Red Sox (53:10); Pass/Fail: The Luxury Tax System (58:13); Off the Books: Kumar Rocker, the Mets, and The System (1:12:05)

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about evaluating good relievers based on skills and finding value based on ratios, holds and saves. We also discuss how player movement at the trade deadline impacts relief pitchers, how to adjust if your guy gets moved and dive into a couple of trades that have already gone down. Email: dugoutstudyhall@gmail.com Eno Sarris Article: https://theathletic.com/2731381/2021/07/27/eleven-mlb-trades-the-numbers-say-need-to-be-made-this-week/ note: episode recorded on Wednesday 7/28 prior to Friday release. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Gallo Deal in the Moment (01:05); The Olympics (05:10); Numbers of the Week (09:24); Matt Waxes Poetic About Holds + Reliever Stats (19:25); Central Question: What Makes Relievers Good versus Valuable? (24:15); Reliever Trades, Their Impact, and How to Adapt (40:37); Pass/Fail: Jesús Luzardo / Starling Marte Deal (55:14); Very Quick Off the Books: Eno Sarris Article (1:06:38)

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about mid-season call-ups, making sense of their minor league data, how it compares to Major League data, and what to look for as they accumulate more big-league at-bats. We also discuss the stadium situation in Oakland and billionaire owners. Email: dugoutstudyhall@gmail.com Articles: Oakland City Council Approves Term Sheet (San Francisco Chronicle), Who is John Fisher? (SFGate), The Billionaire Playbook (ProPublica) note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Most exciting call-up so far? (01:38); What information can we use from promoted players' minor league data and what MLB data should we be looking at? (08:00); Minor League stats as MLB equivalents (18:16); What MLB data matters once players are promoted? (22:17); Case Study: Jazz Chisholm (29:23); Supersized Pass/Fail: Oakland A's new stadium situation (33:40); Off the Books: Billionaires using sports franchises for tax benefits (51:01) Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about the home run derby, the All-Star Game, and dive into 5 tiers of players, with specific examples, that were varying degrees of controversial on draft day to see what's happened with them in the first half.  Email: dugoutstudyhall@gmail.com note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | HR Derby or All-Star Game? (01:08); Add More Skills Competition to All-Star Stuff? (07:27); Number of the Week 160: wRC+ Leaders (9:06); Central Question: How Have Draft Day Controversies Worked Out? (16:27), Tier 1: Yelich, Bellinger, Lindor (28:10); Tier 2: Vladdy, Mondesi, Arenado (37:00); Tier 3: Alvarez, Strasburg, Lowe, Biggio (45:50); Tier 4: Corbin, Gausman, Alcantara, Civale (55:49); Tier 5: Cronenworth, Ray, Mize (1:01:03); Pass/Fail: Mic'd Up Players (1:08:24) Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) are joined by the legendary Eric Cross (@EricCross04) to talk about prospects, players, the process of creating dynasty ranks, who is must-roster from the newest draft class, ugly hats and so much more! Email: dugoutstudyhall@gmail.com note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Meet Eric Cross (probably again) and his favorite thing from MLB 2021 (03:49); Number of the Week: Top 500 Dynasty Ranks (07:47); Latest Risers and Fallers (10:03); Fun with NFBC ADP (15:27); Player Decisions a Big Part of Being Wrong About Them? (18:21); What Did We Know About Prospects in 2020? (20:22); What Minor League Data Matters? Did That Change with COVID?  (22:10); Who Would You Put Your Money On for An Immediate Top-25 Dynasty Asset From This Draft Class? (32:02); Case Studies: Jesse Winker / Alec Bohm (37:22); Which Nick Moving Forward: Solak or Madrigal? (45:06); Pass/Fail: All-Star Snubs (47:52); Ugly Hats (54:46); Off-the-Books: Approaching Trade Deadline (57:57) Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) discuss the changing dynamics of Major League Baseball in the year 2021 that make the league...dynamic. They talk about the good, the bad, and the Yankees, with a little shade thrown in for the All-Star Game jerseys. note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Bell Ringer: The Mandela Effect (03:54); Numbers of the Week: 16,18 and Kyle Schwarber (08:24); Central Question: What is the impact of the changing landscape of MLB in 2021? (11:01); Some specific changes (12:00); Sticky Situation (12:24); First Pitcher Ejected (12:58); Kyle Schwarber Continued (19:45); Was Substance Use More Widespread? (24:27); Gerrit Cole, Substances, and Confidence? (29:40); Is the Adjustment Period Over? (37:08); Can We Use Stats to Make Accusations? (38:52); Jose Altuve and What Numbers Can Help Us Understand? (41:03); Who Should We Be Talking About? dugoutstudyhall@gmail.com (46:57); The Yankees and Aaron Boone (49:35); All-Star Balloting and Horrible Unis (1:04:42) Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) are joined by Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) to talk about the first 60 games of the season. They discuss what we can learn from what has happened, what we can compare to the 60 games from last season, and what it might mean for the next 60-120 games this year.  note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Vlad Sedler himself (01:20); Number of the Week: 60 Games (05:02); Byron Buxton + Adalberto Mondesi (11:32); What has been most surprising so far on the field (13:56); Matt thinks Teoscar Hernandez play for the Cardinals (19:02); FAAB Process (19:32); Vlad's Leagues Depths (25:56); How to Be Right More Than Wrong with FAAB (27:22); What Can Casual Players Take Away from High Stakes Players and What Is Just Too Different (32:40); Alexander Looks Forward to Best Balls (36:00); Vlad's Preferred Format (38:46); Kyle Schwarber (41:08); Alec Bohm (45:15); Vlad loves Vladdy (49:00); Wander Franco (54:37); SCOTUS Decision on NCAA (59:39) Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) start off talking about the missive from MLB about pitchers doctoring the ball and then dive into the All-Star balloting, process, and results so far from the point of view of math, fans, and their own personal opinions. note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Soccer (non-American football) (00:52); MLB's missive on pitchers doctoring the balls (06:00); Number of the Week: 857,956 (17:21); First Base Voting (26:06); Does hitting over .300 make an All-Star? (30:29); Should we vote for people we WANT to see? What is the algorithm that spits out the “perfect” All-Star roster? (33:20); Second Base Voting (37:50); Third Base Voting (43:15); Shortstop Voting (49:30); Catcher Voting (53:42); DH Voting (58:08 ); Outfield Voting (58:48); Pass/Fail: Fans voting for position players, fans not voting for pitchers (1:06:03) Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about sticky substances, unwritten rules, ride, spin rate, and the small things in baseball that matter and might go against conventional wisdom (using bunting as the core example).  note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Ride/Carry (03:45); Number of the Week: 2,436 - Gerrit Cole's new Average Fastball Spin Rate (05:55); Sticky Substances (10:26); Not so central Central Question: What are changes to the way baseball is played and managed to be more effective? (27:12); Bunting Decisions (28:52); Bad Outcomes Not Necessarily Dumb (43:51); Pass/Fail: City Connect Jerseys (53:32) Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about closer situations, Mariano Rivera, Liam Hendricks, who has been good and who hasn't, who is legit and who might not be, who you can likely count on and why? We also talk about holds and the new park factor tool from Savant. note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Bell Ringer: Mariano Rivera (03:51), Number of the Week: 2.05 ERA, xERA, xFIP (09:22); Central Question: Which closers can I count on and how do I know? (16:26); Case Study: Craig Kimbrel (27:24); Case Study: Mark Melancon (36:08); Case Study: Will Smith (39:20); Platoons: Oakland + Cincinnati (45:08); Pass/Fail: Holds (52:26); Off the Books: Park Factors Tool (54:24) Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about thunderstorms, an off-season dynasty league trade, ERA, ERA estimators and substitutes, Luis Castillo, John Gant, Aaron Nola, Kenley Jansen, and more. Plus Matt gets deep about leaves. Apologies for the thunder in the background and Matt's mic issues. note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Bell ringer: Who is the most surprising pitcher so far? (02:52); Number of the Week: 98.9 LOB% (12:18); Central Question: How can we use ERA and ERA estimators to make good choices? (15:07); ERA (17:04); What can pitchers control and not control? (23:26); FIP (25:49); xFIP (28:40); SIERA (31:44); KWERA + xERA (33:07); Case Study: Luis Castillo (35:58); Case Study: John Gant (42:57); Case Study: Aaron Nola (51:12); Matt gets philosophical (56:08); KKenley Jansen (1:04:05) Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!

Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) talk about hot weather, summer baseball, full stadiums, periodic insects, transactions, and trades that make sense in each division (both real life and fantasy). The episode wraps up with a short discussion on the lunacy of TLR. note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases. Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Amazon | TuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer Timestamps | Stadiums at full capacity and hot games (03:09); Bell Ringer: What has been more fun, real or fantasy baseball? (08:03); Numbers of the Week: Most Added/Dropped on ESPN (09:35); Real life and fantasy trades by division (14:40); AL EAST (18:03); NL EAST (30:08); AL CENTRAL (38:38); NL CENTRAL (45:41); AL WEST (52:33); NL WEST (59:23); TLR (1:04:37) Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community!