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Chaim Bloom is already making moves — the Cardinals' new president of baseball ops plans to add a leadership role to reshape the front office and sharpen pro scouting after recent trade misses. St. Louis also lands seven prospects on FanGraphs' updated Top 100, tying Seattle for the most in baseball. We pick our 2025 team MVP, look at who's heading to the Arizona Fall League, and check in on a red-hot Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Plus, Skip Schumaker heads to Texas, and a fan pulls off one of the greatest moments of all time. Also, a champion appears to play a game. Have a question or comment for the show? Text or leave us a voicemail at: (848) 48-BIRDS (848-482-4737)Talking About Birds is listener supported on Patreon. Support the show and join our private discord server at: www.patreon.com/talkingaboutbirds.Like Pete Crow Armstrong, sometimes just forgets the basic principles of how this whole thing works.
Brian and Kyle discuss Cardinals on national Top 100 prospect lists from MLB Pipeline and Fangraphs, including changes since summer. They zoom in on catching, with thoughts about what is next for Ivan Herrera and the wealth of players at the position. Next is a review of six Cardinals pitchers who placed among the top Stuff+ leaders according to Baseball America. They close by outlining the nine arbitration eligible Cardinals including potential pitching non-tender candidates.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the MLB postseason. Also on the show is Tyler Shoemaker, VSiN Betting Analyst, as they give a betting preview of the Week 7 slate in college football and go through tomorrow night's WNBA Game 3 matchup. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz are joined by former Blue Jays pitcher Tom Henke to discuss the runs in the early 90's and watching Toronto become baseball crazy. Former Blue Jay Chris Colabello (24:59) discusses finding calm in pressure situations and the 2015 Blue Jays. Afterwards, Fangraphs' Ben Clemens (51:24) bounces around the wild matchups. Lastly, MLB Network's Jon Morosi (1:15:29) breaks down the memorable Game 1s from Tarik Skubal and Garrett Crochet, along with who's a better matchup for Toronto between Boston and New York. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into today's MLB Wild Card series games. Also on the show is Tyler Shoemaker, VSiN Betting Analyst, as they give a betting preview of the Week 6 slate in college football and go through tonight's WNBA Playoffs slate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into today's MLB Wild Card series games. Also on the show is Tyler Shoemaker, VSiN Betting Analyst, as they give a betting preview of the Week 6 slate in college football and go through tonight's WNBA Playoffs slate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
This year for our annual "Biggest Surprises in Baseball" episode, Mark Simon brought in Ben Clemens of FanGraphs to come up with a comprehensive list.Mark and Ben talked about surprise hitters, pitchers, fielders, teams, and things. Among those discussed: Cristopher Sánchez, Trevor Rogers, Cam Smith, the Brewers, Orioles, Braves, and many more. This is our final episode of the MLB regular season. Our next episode will be in October to announce the winners of The Fielding Bible Awards. Stay tuned for that.Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Bluesky at @sportsinfosolutions.com, and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com. You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.
On Tuesday's Daily Puck Drop, Puck begins the show discussing the Mariners playoff scenarios and their upcoming season against the dreadful Colorado Rockies. Expect a lot of offense from the M's the next three days against the terrible Rockies pitchers. Jim Duquette, MLB Network radio, joins Puck to discuss the M's surge toward the AL West, why they are the heavy favorites to win the World Series by Fangraphs and the epic collapse of the Detroit Tigers. Puck turns to football to welcome Danny Kelly, The Ringer, to cover the Seahawks easy win, the somewhat surprising play of Sam Darnold, the rash of injuries in the NFL and two that directly impact the Seahawks and Russell Wilson gets benched in New York. John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com stops by to talk college football, a recap on the Northwest rivalry games, the money disparity in college football, UW vs. Ohio State, Oregon's matchup vs. Penn State and UCLA's football problem. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Grab your son or daughter and head to the ballpark on Wednesday to perhaps witness history!(1:00) Puck (10:22) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio (32:00) Danny Kelly, The Ringer (1:00:24) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (1:31:27) “Hey, What the Puck!?”
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest in the MLB with the regular season coming to an end soon. Also on the show is Tyler Shoemaker, VSiN Betting Analyst, as they give a betting preview of the Week 5 slate in college football and go through tonight's WNBA Playoffs slate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest in the MLB with the regular season coming to an end soon. Also on the show is Tyler Shoemaker, VSiN Betting Analyst, as they give a betting preview of the Week 5 slate in college football and go through tonight's WNBA Playoffs slate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest in the MLB with the regular season coming to an end soon. Also on the show is Tyler Shoemaker, VSiN Betting Analyst, as they give a betting preview of the Week 4 slate in college football. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest in the MLB with the regular season coming to an end soon. Also on the show is Tyler Shoemaker, VSiN Betting Analyst, as they give a betting preview of the Week 4 slate in college football. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz recap the weekend's action, including Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt's starts as well as Toronto struggling to convert on chances. Afterwards, WFAN Sports Radio's Emmanuel Berbari (30:40) discusses Aaron Judge's defence, the Yankees' pitching over the three-game series and the rest of their regular season. The Athletic's Mitch Bannon (50:04) breaks down both sides of the Yankees, revealing Scherzer was tipping his pitches, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s monster weekend and more. Lastly, Michael Baumann (1:16:50) of Fangraphs talks about Astros pitcher Cristian Javier, Yankees reliever Devin Williams and more. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.
Welcome back to another episode of Bubba (@bdentrek) and the Bloom (@RyanBHQ). On BATB 273, the guys will talk about some recent injury news and then discuss a BloomBoard discussing some 1H vs 2H starting pitching risers and fallers based on the Fangraphs player rater.
FanGraphs' Michael Baumann is back to discuss the results of the Fan Exchange Program we discussed earlier this summer. He crunched the numbers, synthesized, and analyzed so we could come to our own wild ass conclusion and slander cities we don't like. We also discussed his article about the playoff field being cemented earlier than recent years and how we should all be panicking and demanding changes to the playoff format. Then we discuss some Phillies rollercoaster stuff like them getting swept in New York, Schwarber's four-home run game, and JT getting his in the danglers yet again. We wrap up with some mailbag that gets into discussions about food safety when bringing in your own treats to the ballpark. Check out all of Baumann's recent articles: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/author/mbaumann/ Get ahold of us on discord or bluesky if you can go to the Royals game on the 17th and get us the Royals TTRPG giveaway. This month we have a cross promotion with Tuck Woodstock's Gender Reveal podcast! Our patreon subscribers can get a free month of the Gender Reveal patreon for free! Find the post on our patreon page that has the link and get listening to some Gender Reveal premium bangers like the one where Tuck and friend of the show AK transvestigate every MLB mascot. If you're not a patreon subscriber already, now's a great time to go to Patreon.com/BattingAround and sign up! Join the hosts of Batting Around on the Defector twitch stream with David Roth to Remember Some Guys to celebrate Defector's 5th birthday! The stream starts at 4pm eastern.
Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet's Chris Black to discuss what the numbers suggest is going on with the Blue Jays' bullpen, Bo Bichette's heater and outfield defence and more (25:23). Afterwards, Ben Clemens (50:58) of Fangraphs analyzes the value of bullpen arms, Jonah Tong's unique delivery, and Justin Verlander, along with a cast of future Hall of Famers, still getting it done. Lastly, Neil Paine (1:20:46) comes on to discuss the state of the AL East, what a deep dive into past World Series champions revealed and more. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest in the MLB. Also in the show, the hosts recap the action we saw over the weekend in college football and dive into the survivor strategies for the NFL.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest in the MLB. Also in the show, the hosts recap the action we saw over the weekend in college football and dive into the survivor strategies for the NFL.
Welcome back to another episode of Bubba (@bdentrek) and the Bloom (@RyanBHQ). On BATB 271, the guys will talk about some recent injury news and then discuss a BloomBoard discussing some 1H vs 2H risers and fallers based on the Fangraphs player rater.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest in the MLB. Also in the show, the hosts give a betting preview of NFL Week 1.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest in the MLB. Also in the show, the hosts give a betting preview of NFL Week 1.
Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz recap Max Scherzer's outing, Myles Straw's big night and more with Sportsnet broadcaster Madison Shipman. Ben Clemens (31:30) of FanGraphs joins to talk Blue Jays, Bo Bichette's next deal and Michael Harris' heater with the Braves. Following that, Baseball Prospectus' Craig Goldstein (1:03:34) joins to break down the state of the Dodgers and discuss the surging Brewers. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, host Kelley Bydlon and Matt Brown recap yesterday's top sports headlines. Plus, joining the show is Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, to preview today's MLB slate of games. Also, the guys discuss top NFL training camp news and preseason week 3 odds.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, host Kelley Bydlon and Matt Brown recap yesterday's top sports headlines. Plus, joining the show is Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, to preview today's MLB slate of games. Also, the guys discuss top NFL training camp news and preseason week 3 odds.
Jay Jaffe from MLB Fangraphs joins JR to talk all things MLB including the Dodgers struggles, the future of Sunday Night Baseball, and much more!
JR is mad that people are hating on male cheerleaders and saying they won't watch the games .| JR on the Brian Flores case taking Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs joins JR to talk all things MLB. | A caller talks about NFL cheerleaders. |
Brent and Daniele continue their NFL discussion, debating the lack of intrigue heading into the season, particularly around quarterbacks. They talk to former NFL scout Jim Monos, now GM of the UFL's Memphis Showboats, about potential contenders and teams likely to decline in 2025. The hosts also analyze the contract situations of James Cook and Micah Parsons. To wrap up, they chat with FanGraphs' Michael Baumann (29:51) about the Blue Jays, the impact of versatile players like Ernie Clement, and Bo Bichette's performance and contract projections, while also discussing the Brewers' consistent success.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.
Ben & Brent dive into the American League with Alanna Rizzo from Fair Territory, discussing the Blue Jays' recent series against the Dodgers and their World Series potential. They explore Toronto's biggest threats for the A.L. pennant and chat with Ben Clemens (24:52) from FanGraphs about the Jays' impressive performance in pitching and offense, highlighting key players like George Springer and Bo Bichette.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon hit on recent sports news and notes, including NFL preseason. Also, joining the show is Paul Sporer, writer and podcaster for Fangraphs, to talk MLB. Gill and Kelley also give their NFL win total matchup bets.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon hit on recent sports news and notes, including NFL preseason. Also, joining the show is Paul Sporer, writer and podcaster for Fangraphs, to talk MLB. Gill and Kelley also give their NFL win total matchup bets.
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In this hour of A Numbers Game, host Gill Alexander Kelley Bydlon recap yesterday's top sports headlines. Plus, joining the show is Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, to preview today's MLB slate of games. Also, joining the show is Chris Fallica, Fox Sports, The Bear Bets Podcast, to dive into the College Football landscape.
Julia Kreuz and Sho Alli kick off Jays Talk Plus celebrating another big win over the Rockies. They discuss Daulton Varsho's two-homer game, Joey Loperfido's exit from last night's game, and Nathan Lukes as a leadoff hitter. Statcast Analyst David Adler (27:02) joins to analyze the struggling Mets and provide an MLB update. Blue Jays Radio Announcer Ben Shulman (50:15) talks about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s recent performance, Bo Bichette's hot streak, the starting rotation options, and Shane Bieber's acquisition. Finally, Dan Szymborski (1:16:33) from FanGraphs shares insights on the MLB trade deadline and team improvements.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, host Gill Alexander Kelley Bydlon recap yesterday's top sports headlines. Plus, joining the show is Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, to preview today's MLB slate of games. Also, joining the show is Chris Fallica, Fox Sports, The Bear Bets Podcast, to dive into the College Football landscape.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, host Gill Alexander Kelley Bydlon recap yesterday's top sports headlines. Plus, joining the show is Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, to preview today's MLB slate of games. Also, joining the show is Chris Fallica, Fox Sports, The Bear Bets Podcast, to dive into the College Football landscape.
Ben Cherington believes that he put the Pirates in a stronger position going into next year. Yahoo Sports gave the Pirates an F+ for the trade deadline. Mullsy dropped the Pirates deadline grade to an F. Poni thinks the Ke'Bryan Hayes trade was the Pirates only good decision. He gives it a B+. Tommy Pham has been one of the best hitters in baseball the last couple of months, and the Pirates somehow didn't trade him. An insider says he is done with the Pirates because they care more about finances than winning. MLB writer Travis Sawchik from Driveline Baseball joined the show. Rafael Flores is ranked below Nick Yorke in the Pirates top 30 prospects. Sawchik says the Pirates went against the league consensus with the return in the Bednar trade. He also says that Fangraphs projects that Flores would have an 86 WRC+ if he came up today, which is a problem because he might not be a catcher. Travis says he can't believe Bailey Falter would be a non-tender candidate. Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Florio says the Micah Parsons situation was just the Cowboys doing Cowboys things and it blew up in their faces. He also says that if he were to get traded it would take two first rounders and a $45 million deal. Mike says that Parsons lost all of his leverage because he actually showed up. Mike thinks that Buffalo makes the most sense to send a deal for Parsons. He thinks that the Terry Mclaurin trade request is just an effort to get the Commanders to pay him. Florio says that people should be skeptical of anything ESPN reports about the NFL as a whole.
MLB writer Travis Sawchik from Driveline Baseball joined the show. Rafael Flores is ranked below Nick Yorke in the Pirates top 30 prospects. Sawchik says the Pirates went against the league consensus with the return in the Bednar trade. He also says that Fangraphs projects that Flores would have an 86 WRC+ if he came up today, which is a problem because he might not be a catcher. Travis says he can't believe Bailey Falter would be a non-tender candidate.
For episode 58 of Staffcast, Richard and guest host Noah Kulwin are joined by FanGraphs' Michael Rosen to talk about Sudden Comrade Bryce Harper, disgusting whiny owners, the hot new meta in pitching, why nothing truly matters, the dumbest baseball teams, Shea Stadium on Getty Images, how evil people pick their fandom, sports team divorces, Read Michael's work at FanGraphs or else!Follow your incredibly cool hosts and guest:Michael RosenNoah KulwinSean DoolittleTrevor HildenbergerRichard StaffTom HackimerEpisode art by Abigail Noy (sympatheticinker.com)Edited by Italian Dave (twitter.com/theitaliandave)Intro: The Horrific Sounds That Bounce Around My Head Because The Record Labels Threatened To Kill Me
Davy Andrews, writer at FanGraphs and member of The Subway Ghosts, joins Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz to help recap the flurry of trades from this morning. He checks in on the Twins' stance in the trade market as the deadline quickly approaches, before sharing what it's like covering today's news and his thoughts on the Blue Jays' moves so far. TheScore's Brandon Wile (14:11) tags in to discuss A.J. Preller's track record of multiple transactions after acquiring Mason Miller and J.P. Sears, the Red Sox' lack of moves, and Shane Bieber's immense upside. Matt Gelb (30:55), Phillies beat writer for The Athletic, stops by to chat about Philadelphia's acquisition of Jhoan Duran, the pieces sent to Minnesota in exchange, and the prospects to watch in the Phils' system. Blake and Julia wrap up with some text-line questions!The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
In this hour of Prop Points, hosts Jeff Erickson and Nick Whalen are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer/Podcaster at Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest with the MLB trade deadline. Also in the show, the hosts dive into the prop market for today's MLB games and discuss which options interest them.
Blake Murphy, and Julia Kreuz discuss Chris Bassitt and the pitching staff struggling in the loss to the Orioles, as well as Bo Bichette's consecutive hit streak and Addison Barger's at-bats recently. MLB Network's Jon Morosi (24:59) comes by to preview the trade deadline and Toronto's reported interest in Pirates pitchers David Bednar and Dennis Santana. Ben Clemens (49:54) of FanGraphs recaps the results of his Trade Value Series. Lastly, Sportsnet's Jamie Campbell (1:19:33) discusses the “Jamie Campbell Bursary” and what to watch for from the Blue Jays ahead of the trade deadline. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest in the MLB. Also in the show, the hosts dive into the most wins in August and the AL MVP.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest in the MLB. Also in the show, the hosts dive into the most wins in August and the AL MVP.
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Ben Clemens banter about the FanGraphs crowdsourced trade value tool, the Josh Naylor, Ryan McMahon, and Gregory Soto trades, the outlook for Eugenio Suárez, the fascinating Spencer Jones, and the lack of production by MLB rookies this season, then (58:30) discuss Other Ben's player rankings for the fourth annual trade […]
We hear audio from Spags, Brian Cook, Chris Jones, Isiah Pacheco, and more in the Need to Know! Then, Dan Szymborski of Fangraphs joins us to talk Royals, Trade Deadline, and more! Finally, Mahomes' doppelganger for the Kicker! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, host Marc Malusis recaps the weekend's top sports headlines. Plus, joining the show is Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, to break down today's MLB slate of games. Also, Marc dives into NFL Division Win Totals.
In this hour of A Numbers Game, host Marc Malusis recaps the weekend's top sports headlines. Plus, joining the show is Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, to break down today's MLB slate of games. Also, Marc dives into NFL Division Win Totals.
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen discuss the lows and highs of the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game and swing-off, plus banter about beef boys, Blooper, kissing, and the timing of the All-Star break, then (1:03:40) recap the amateur draft, touching on the selection of Eli Willits first […]
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, to preview today's MLB slate of games. Plus, Gill and Kelley go “Country Clubbin”, as the guys dive into Wimbledon Futures and British Open Bets!
In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by Paul Sporer, Writer and Podcaster for Fangraphs, as they dive into the latest in the MLB. Also in the show, Gill gives out his bet for the "Most MLB Wins in July" and dives into the betting market for the AFC East.