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Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Callen Elslager (@callen_elslager) break down the latest in the bullpens throughout the league and help you get an edge over your league mates in finding those needed relief pitchers

In The 'Pen


    • Apr 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 118 EPISODES


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    ITP 117 - These Guys Are Throwing Harder

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 76:10


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the relievers with the largest increases and decreases in their primary fastball velocity.

    ITP 116 - The Nastiest Relievers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 73:36


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the early-season Stuff+ and PLV leaderboards to uncover 2025's nastiest relievers.

    ITP 115 - Actionable Bullpens

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 69:18


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) discuss bullpens where fantasy mangers can still take action to record more saves.

    ITP 114 - 2025 Reliever Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 85:55


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) predict every team's end-of-season saves leader.

    ITP 113 - Overreacting to Opening Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 79:44


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) react to the notable bullpen usage from Opening Day 2025.

    ITP 112 - NL Bullpen Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 72:19


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) preview the closer and discuss a key storyline for every National League bullpen ahead of the 2025 campaign.

    ITP 111 - AL Bullpen Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 77:50


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) preview the closer and discuss a key storyline for every American League bullpen ahead of the 2025 campaign.

    ITP 110 - Targets, Fades, & Sleepers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 78:00


    In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) discuss the relievers their targeting and fading in 2025 fantasy drafts.

    ITP 109 - Spring Training Storylines (w/Kyle Bland)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 75:42


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) are joined by Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) as they discuss notable bullpen-adjacent Spring Training storylines ahead of the 2025 campaign.

    ITP 108 - Spring Training Closer Rankings

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 70:24


    In The PenAt the outset of Spring Training, Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down Rick's brand-new updated 2025 Top 50 Closers and the notable news coming out of Spring camp.

    ITP 107 - Live from PitchCon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 59:39


    In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down recent transactions and discuss targets and avoids live from PitchCon 2025.

    ITP 106 - The Dodgers... (w/Davis Byrd)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 85:36


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) is on vacation, so Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) is joined by special guest, Davis Byrd (@dvsbyrd), as they discuss the 2025 Hall of Fame inductees, the 2026 ballot, and the recent relief pitcher transactions, all culminating in an epic rant about the Dodgers.

    ITP 105 - Top 10 RP Right Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 81:41


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down MLB Network's Top 10 Relief Pitchers Right Now and create a list of their own, then break down early relief pitcher ADP.

    ITP 104 - Swing and Miss Sleepers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 68:39


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) examine the relievers with the greatest disparities between their Swinging Strike and Strikeout Rates.

    ITP 103 - ERA Under/Overperformers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 91:21


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) examine the relievers with the greatest disparities between their ERAs and ERA estimators.

    ITP 102 - Winter SV+HLD Tiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 72:45


    In The PenRick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) place the top 50 SV+HLD relievers into tiers early in the offseason.

    ITP 101 - Free Agent Reliever Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 83:52


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) draft bullpens of the best free agent relief pitchers available this offseason.

    ITP 100 - Reliever Ranks @ FPAZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 73:20


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down Rick's early top 50 reliever ranks live from First Pitch Arizona in celebration of the podcast's 100th episode.

    ITP 99 - Relievers in the Playoffs and a Mock Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 89:16


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) recap the Division and Championships Series from a bullpen perspective and discuss the closers taken in our way-too-early mock draft.

    ITP 98 - RP Awards & Postseason Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 71:35


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) hand out end-of-season relief pitcher awards, recap the Wild Card series from a bullpen perspective, and attempt to predict how the rest of the postseason will unfold.

    ITP 97 - We Were Right/Wrong About...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 79:10


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) revisit their preseason predictions to determine the relievers they were right or wrong about.

    ITP 96 - 2nd Half Standouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 80:40


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) analyze the advanced statistics leaderboards to unearth potential 2025 breakouts and identify the relievers who have deserved their second-half success.

    ITP 95 - AL Closing Storylines

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 86:00


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) answer pressing questions about every American League bullpen.

    ITP 94 - NL Closing Storylines

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 77:00


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) answer pressing questions about every National League bullpen.

    ITP 93 - The Future of Relieving

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 94:28


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) analyze the landscape of future closers and incoming prospect relievers.

    ITP 92 - Summer Breakouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 80:23


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) run through the sabermetrics leaders from the past couple of months to unearth some midseason breakouts.

    ITP 91 - Undecided Closer Situations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 85:48


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify the relievers they expect to take over the ninth inning on teams with undecided closer situations.

    ITP 90 - Trade Deadline Assessment

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 83:36


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the ramifications of every deal involving a reliever from a chaotic trade deadline.

    ITP 89 - Hot Stove Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 71:40


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) react to recent transactions and break down the top relievers still available and likely to be traded at the deadline.

    ITP 88 - All-Star Game Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 60:22


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) recap the performances by relief pitchers in the 2024 All-Star Game.

    ITP 87 - 2024 All-Star Relievers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 71:48


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) react to the relievers named to the All-Star team, identify relievers who were snubbed of a selection, and ponder the idea of a second All-Star game to highlight middle relievers.

    ITP 86 - 2024 Trade Deadline Primer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 84:18


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) run through every team to uncover the relievers likely to be dealt at this year's trade deadline.

    ITP 85 - Midseason Advanced Stats Standouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 73:32


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) peruse the advanced stats leaderboards from the past two months to unearth standouts to keep tabs on.

    ITP 84 - High Velocity Targets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 92:12


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) pour over the fastball velocity leaderboards to uncover potential future elite relievers.

    ITP 83 - Checking in on Early Breakouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 73:51


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) check in on relievers that broke out in April.

    ITP 82 - The Mailbag Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 88:43


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) answer bullpen-related questions from the Pitcher List community.

    In The Pen 81 - Pitch Mix Changes (w/Kyle Bland)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 104:41


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) are joined by Kyle Blad (@Blandalytics) to break down relievers with altered pitch arsenals.

    ITP 80 - Buy Low/Sell High Closers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 69:32


    In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) examine the closers in prime positions to target as buy low candidates or to capitalize as sell high options.

    ITP 79 - Closer Risers and Fallers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 82:38


    In The Pen 79 - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) catch up on all the latest reliever news and talk about who is rising and falling in Ricks ranks.

    ITP 78 - Velocity Risers and Fallers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 90:48


    In The Pen 78 - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify relievers with improving or declining fastball velocity.

    ITP 77 - Early Sabermetric Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 87:50


    In The Pen 77 - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) run through the advanced statistics leaderboards and identify interesting relievers off to hot starts.

    ITP 76 - Closer Candidates to Stash

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 91:09


    In The Pen 76 - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify relievers with the potential to become their team's closer who are worth stashing early in the 2024 campaign.

    ITP 75 - Early Bullpen Observations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 72:20


    In The Pen 75 - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) make observations on bullpen situations early in the season and identify relievers who have looked improved already this year.

    ITP 74 - Week 1 Bullpen Takeaways

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 80:54


    In The Pen 74 - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify trends and takeaways from the universe of relievers during the first week of the 2024 season.

    ITP 73 - 2024 Relief Pitcher Predictions (ft. Greg Jewett)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 85:47


    In The Pen 73 - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) are joined by Greg Jewett (@gjewett9) to make predictions about the relief pitcher landscape for the 2024 season.

    ITP 72 - NL Bullpen Preview (ft. Doug Dennis)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 75:07


    In The Pen 72 - Nate Kosher (@NathanielKosher) fills in for Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) as he and Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) are joined by Doug Dennis (@DougDennis41) to break down pressing questions regarding every National League bullpen.

    ITP 71 - AL Bullpen Preview (ft. Mike Carter)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 68:09


    In The Pen 71 - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) are joined by Mike Carter (@mdrc0508) to break down pressing questions regarding every American League bullpen.

    ITP 70 - Early Reliever ADP

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 79:41


    In The Pen 70 - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the early reliever ADP, compare it to Rick's ranks, and identify areas of the draft that are primed for targeting relievers.

    ITP 69 - Most Improved Bullpens Entering 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 65:22


    In The Pen 69 - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the bullpens that improved the most during the 2023-24 offseason.

    ITP 68 - 2024 Relief Pitcher Rankings

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 76:33


    Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down Rick's new relief pitcher rankings for 2024.

    ITP 67 - Free Agent Frenzy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 67:44


    Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the fantasy impact of the plethora of bullpen-related offseason transactions from the past couple of weeks.

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