Show No. 14 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary...First, PD talks with Frank Stampfl, of the CBS Fantasy Baseball Today podcast (2:45), discussing pitchers he and his colleagues talked about on their pod, including Shane Baz, Clay Holmes, Seth Lugo and Emmanuel Clasé, plus the great debate about whether a kid is better off being afraid of rabies or alien abduction... Then, Ray Murphy has player news...In AL News (37:50), Ray looks hitters including ATH breakout Tyler Soderstrom and the Royals' bullpen... And in NL News (56:05), Ray looks at ARI breakout Geraldo Perdomo and CIN RHSP Hunter Greene... In Part 2 of our expert interview, PD and Frank Stampfl (1:09:50) discuss batters they talked about on Fantasy Baseball Today, including Kam Misner, Mookie Betts, Tyler Soderstrom, and Matt Shaw... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Frequent Flyer (1:35:10), Alex Beckey looks at ATH 1B Nick Kurtz... and in his Extra Innings comment (1:38:35), Patrick Davitt discusses unfamiliar names on the batting leaderboards... Runs 1:47:10

Show No. 13 is a Friday Really Full Edition featuring two guest expert interviews, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries...First (2:35), PD talks with guest expert Jason Collette, of Rotowire and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast, discussing the early pace of HRs, why Elly de la Cruz will have a lot fewer SBs this season, how he·s managing a full rebuild starting... now, and his Boons and Banes... Then, Ray Murphy has player news...In AL News (59:10), Ray looks at players including TEX OF Wyatt Langford and KC pitcher Kris Bubic... And in NL News (1:18:35), Ray looks at players including STL C Ivan Herrera and Cubs starter Justin Steele... And we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... in the Frequent Flyer (2:33:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at TOR LHSP Easton Lucas... and in his Extra Innings comment (2:37:25), BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses a prospect who just had the 12th-fastest hit in Statcast history.... Runs 2:44:00

Show No. 12 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part Week One roundtable with Todd Zola of Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM, and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ... In Part One (2:05), Ray, Todd and PD discuss Kristian Campbell, Nathan Eovaldi's "Maddux start," and the battle of the titans shaping up in the NL West... And in Part Two, the guys discuss early 0-fers, SBs rising as singles and walks are falling, and several torpedo sightings ...Plus we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (28:00), Rob Gordon looks at ATH 1B NIck Kurtz and ATL SP Hurston Waldrep... in the Frequent Flyer (32:10), Alex Beckey looks at TAM OF Jake Mangum... and in his Extra Innings comment (35:25), Patrick Davitt discusses a last word on torpedo bats... Runs 1:15:50

Show No. 11 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary...First (2:20), PD talks with Paul Sporer, of Rotographs and the Sleeper and the Bust pod, discussing starting pitcher power rankings, including a surprisingly strong TOR rotation and a surprisingly not strong BAL group... Then, Ray Murphy has player news...In AL News (45:15), Ray looks at hitters on Opening Day, including Spencer Torkelsen, Wilyer Abreu, Framber Valdez and three AL closers... And in NL News (1:03:05), Ray looks at Opening Day notables including Trea Turner, Mackenzie Gore and Paul Skenes... And we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Frequent Flyer (1:44:55), Alex Beckey looks at WAS RHSP Jake Irvin... and in his Extra Innings comment (1:48:15), Patrick Davitt discusses his quick reactions to Opening Day... Show runs 1:56:35

Show No. 10 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a One-Tout Two-Part Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ryan Bloomfield of BaseballHQ.com... In Part 1 (2:05), PD and Ryan discuss his Speculator column about the Top-15 most valuable players·at the end of this season (Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal aren't on the list)... Then (53:45), PD talks with Ryan about his Bubba and the Bloom podcast live at NFBC weekend in Las Vegas, including how to manage a draft when the closers are going earlier than ever, and the transition from pre-season draft planning to in-season managing... Plus he'll have his 2025 boons and banes... Runs 1:19:45...

Show No. 9 of the 2025 season is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries...First, PD talks with Doug Dennis, BaseballHQ Bullpens analyst (2:10), discussing his strategy in the recent Tout Wars AL-only auction, plus bullpen opportunities for relievers you can get for a buck or less ... Then, Ray Murphy has player news...In AL News (4:00), Ray looks at hitters including Josés Altuve and Miranda, and pitchers Mike Clevinger and Kris Bubic... And in NL News (1:26:05), Ray looks at hitters Victor Scott and Masyn Winn, and pitchers Dylan Cease, Jared Jones, and Alexis Diaz... And in our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:43:55), Rob Gordon looks at nine top prospects, including BOS 2B Kristan Campbell, WAS OF Dylan Crews and DET RHP Jackson Jobe... In the Frequent Flyer (1:47:10), Alex Beckey looks at BOS OF Roman Anthony... and in his Extra Innings comment (1:50:15), Patrick Davitt discusses an unusual draft strategy at the Tout Wars AL-only auction... Runs 1:59:35

Show No. 8 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring interviews with Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Sports and Jeff Barton of Scoresheet Baseball... first (2:10), PD and Scott discuss how early to draft pitchers, breakout candidates, high-risk hitters to avoid, late infielders, and why Scott is leery about CHC OF Kyle Tucker... Then (1:28:20), PD talks with Jeff about the ins and outs of Scoresheet, his reality-based simulation game, including how the rules have evolved, how the game tests baseball acumen better than category-style fantasy, which kinds of players are more valuable in Scoresheet than regular fantasy, and more... Finally (1:45:00), Scott returns for some Boons and Banes as well as quick comments on the NHL situation and March Madness... Runs 2:08:00

Show No. 7 is a Friday News and Notes Edition, on Thursday because of Tout Wars weekend travel... Ray Murphy has player news... In AL News (2:15), Ray looks at BOS 3B (for now) Alex Bregman, the TEX bullpen, and more...... And in NL News (20:20), Ray looks at NYM C Francisco Alvarez, ARI RHSP Corbin Burnes and more... And in our BaseballHQ commentary, the Minor League Minute (35:50), Rob Gordon looks at five prospects including ATL C Drake Baldwin, CHC 3B Matt Shaw and DET RHSP Jackson Jobe... Runs 41:40

Show No. 6 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with James Anderson, prospects director at RotoWire (2:45)... first, PD and James discuss how he compiles his top-prospects lists, his views on weighing talent versus path to playing time, and his takes on more than 20 MLB-ready prospects for 2025, including BOS OF Roman Anthony, BOS IF Kristian Campbell, MIL 2B Caleb Durbin, COL RP Seth Halvorsen, PIT SP Bubba Chandler, and many more, plus his prospect Boons and Banes... Then, PD talks with Joe Orrico (1:28:20) about His recent review of the 2B and OF pools, plus his Boons and Banes... Runs 1:48:10

Show No. 5 is a Friday Full Edition featuring two expert interviews, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... In our first expert interview (3:40), PD talks with Ryan Williams, BHQ AL East analyst, discussing how he got into the game and how he gathers and analyzes news, plus some Boons and Banes from the AL East... Then, Ray Murphy has AL player news (41:35), looking at hitters Kerry Carpenter and Jose Miranda, and pitchers George Kirby, Jose Berrios and Bowden Francis... In NL News (1:07:45), Ray looks at hitters Ronald Acuna Jr. and Matt Shaw, and pitchers Spencer Strider and Ryan Pressly... In our second expert interview (1:28:20), PD talks with Mark Gannon about his history in the game and the biz, how he researches his BaseballHQ articles, plus Boons and Banes from the NL West... And finally we have our our BaseballHQ commentary... In the Frequent Flyer (2:07:05), Baseball HQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BOS OF Roman Anthony... Show runs 2:12:50

Show No. 4 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ariel Cohen, of the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers... first (1:40), PD and Ariel discuss precision in the projections game, converting projections into values, and some 2025 Boons and Banes ... Then (43:30), PD talks with Tim about a run of bad luck with KDS, new Far East players in the majors, and some top prospects, and some more Boons and Banes... Runs 1:41:05

Show No. 3 is a Friday Full Edition featuring expert interviews with Gene McCaffrey, fantasy columnist at The Athletic, and Jeff Zimmerman from Rotographs, the Launch Angle pod and 'The Process' annual fantasy baseball manual... In our first interview (3:20), Gene and PD discuss his Wise Guy comments about players at every position, and his Boons and Banes at each position...  In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (59:40), including HOU SS Jeremy Pena and DET 1B Spencer Torkelson, and AL pitchers including the A's bullpen and Taj Bradley and the Rays' rotation... and the NL (1:25:40), including CHC catcher Miguel Amaya and DH Justin Turner, and pitchers Frankie Montas of the Mets and the Reds bullpen... In our second expert interview (1:43:30), Jeff tells PD about his 'Mining the News' reports at Rotographs, including players showing up in the best shape of their lives, a sneaky interesting OF candidate in TOR, and the 2025 edition of his fantasy baseball manual, 'The Process' (including showing the uselessness of a hot new Statcast metric)... Plus we'll have Jeff's boons and banes for the draft season...   In the Minor League Minute (2:42:20), BaseballHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates six prospects, including some top prospects who could make the Opening Day rosters, like DET P Jackson Jobe, Angels 2B Christian Moore and Cubs 3B Matt Shaw... Runs 2:48:00

Show No. 2 is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ron Shandler, the founder of BHQ.com and the BABS fantasy baseball system, and the author of the autobiography Fantasy Expert... first (1:40), PD and Ron discuss his fantasy baseball journey, the power of his BABS player-rating system, and some BABSian Boons and Banes... Then (32:15), PD talks with Peter about notes on draft season, the evolution of his Perfect Pitching System, and his Boons and Banes for 2025... Runs 1:50:10

Show No. 1 is a Roundtable Edition featuring Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ... in Part 1 (1:40), the panel discusses park changes and rule changes in the game that might affect projections... and in Part 2 (32:15), the panel talks about spring training position battles, draft theory and practice, player pockets and Boons and Banes for 2025... Runs 1:22:50

LIVE from First Pitch Arizona, a Hallowe'en Special Roundtable Edition. Host Patrick Davitt is joined by BaseballHQ founder Ron Shandler, BaseballHQ.com co-GM Ray Murphy, BaseballHQ Radio Frequent Flyer commentator Alex Beckey, and regular HQ Radio guest Todd Zola. PD and the panel look back on the stories and players of the 2024 fantasy baseball season, and then look ahead to 2025. Runs 1:05:45

Show No. 35 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Paul Sporer, from Rotographs, and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (2:35), Paul and PD discuss dropping Adley Rutschman, how the move to Sacramento will affect A's players' fantasy values, and more player observations from that real 2025 draft that started in August... and in Part 2 (1:27:45), Paul tells PD about pitchers for the stretch run and his Boons and Banes for 2025... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:40) and the NL (1:05:00)... In the Frequent Flyer (1:57:25), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BOS 2B Kristian Campbell... And in Extra Innings (2:00:30), PD looks at a wrapup of our 2024 podcast season... Runs 2:09:15

Show No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Mike Gianella, from Baseball Prospectus... in Part 1 (2:40), Mike and PD discuss assessing 2024 player projections and the greatness of Aaron Judge... and in Part 2 (1:29:00), Mike tells PD about the 'mushy middle' of starting pitchers, FAAB bidding in experts' leagues and his Boons and Banes for 2025 drafts... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (34:20) and the NL (1:08:00)... In the Minor League Minute (2:00:10), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates top prospects, including TEX RHP Kumar Rocker, SF 1B Bryce Eldridge and BOS INF/OF Kristian Campbell... In the Frequent Flyer (2:04:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at PHI RHSP Seth Johnson... Runs 2:10:25

Show No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Rob DiPietro, from the Dead Pull Hitter Patreon and podcast, and the Launch Angle podcast... in Part 1 (2:40), Rob and PD discuss his many 2024 drafts, and how the 2025 early draft got going... and in Part 2 (1:31:05), Rob tells PD about how that 2025 draft has unrolled so far:·the first-rounders, the surprise picks, the surprising not-picks, and how Rob rates his team through 11 rounds... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (33:05) and the NL (1:14:05)... In the Minor League Minute (2:13:00), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates four prospects including BOS OF Roman Anthony and MIN INF Brooks Lee... And in the Frequent Flyer (2:16:10), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at STL LHSP Quinn Mathews... Runs 2:22:20

Show No. 33 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jeff Zimmerman, from Rotographs, the Launch Angle podcast, and The Process fantasy baseball manual... in Part 1 (2:40), Jeff and PD discuss his background in baseball research and his yearly fantasy manual The Process... and in Part 2 (1:12:35), Jeff tells PD about a Bizarro fantasy baseball format, and player discussions including Jake McCarthy vs Victor Robles, Junior Caminero, Zebby Matthews, Bubba Chandler, Grant Holmes, Tanner Houck and Paul Skenes, plus his Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Joe Orrico discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (36:55) and the NL (0:56:15)... In the Frequent Flyer (2:00:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at LA RHRP Edgardo Henriquez... And in Extra Innings (2:04:05), PD looks at Joey Votto's Hall of Fame candidacy... Runs 2:13:15

Show No. 32 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Fred Zinkie, from Yahoo! Sports... in Part 1 (2:40), Fred and PD discuss which stats and metrics he uses in player valuation... and in Part 2 (1:18:40), Fred tells PD about evaluating two-start pitchers, trading for category help, and his Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Joe Orrico discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (43:50) and the NL (57:25)... In the Frequent Flyer (2:01:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at HOU SS Shay Whitcomb... And in Extra Innings (2:04:25), PD looks at Canadian MLB award winners... Runs 2:11:45

Show No. 31 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Doug Dennis, from bullpens columnist at BHQ.com... in Part 1 (2:30), Doug and PD discuss the poor performance of Doug's no-starters strategy in Tout-AL, the value of non-closer relievers, and some bits and pieces from the trade deadline... and in Part 2 (1:09:25), Doug tells PD about bullpens of five teams, including KC and PHI, and his Boons & Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (24:20) and the NL (:48:47)... In the Minor League Minute (1:44:05), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates nine prospects, including LAA RHP Caden Dana and PHI OF Justin Crawford... And in the Frequent Flyer (1:50:45), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at OAK RHP RP Grant Holman... Runs 1:56:40

Show No. 30 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jason Collette, from Rotowire, the Rotowire podcast and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (2:25), Jason and PD discuss how the Rays did at in deadline trades and non-closer relievers ... and in Part 2 (1:25:15), Jason tells PD about using players' Unrestricted Free Agent status in draft planning and roster management, and his Boons and Banes (also smokers and sous vide cooking tips)... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (40:35) and the NL (1:05:55)... In the Minor League Minute (1:58:45), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates six prospects, including top prospects traded at the deadline, including MIA RHP Robby Snelling and DET C Thayron Liranzo... In the Frequent Flyer (2:04:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at ATL C Drake Baldwin... Runs 2:10:05

Show No. 29 is a Special Trade Deadline Edition, featuring host Patrick Davitt discussing the Trade Deadline with Ray Murphy and BaseballHQ Scouting Director Chris Blessing... In Part 1 (1:15), Ray Murphy and PD discuss the major-league players who are moving to new teams... And in Part 2 (57:15), BaseballHQ Scouting Director Chris Blessing discusses the many prospects who moved at the deadline...Runs 1:56:50

Show No. 28 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Derek Carty, from The Bat and TheBatX projections systems and the EV Analytics website... in Part 1 (3:05), Derek and PD discuss projections theory, including prospect weighting, confidence levels through the season, and incorporating Statcast metrics... and in Part 2 (1:27:05), Derek discusses variances between this year's projections and actuals, plus his Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (33:10) and the NL (1:03:40)... In the Minor League Minute (1:48:20), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates seven prospects who might be on the move at the trade deadline or are just playing well lately, including DET OF Max Clark, DET SS Kevin McGonigle, TEX RHP Kumar Rocker and MIA RHP Max Meyer... In the Frequent Flyer (1:52:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIN RHSP Zebby Matthews... And in Extra Innings (1:56:10), PD looks at pitch-mix changes from 2023 to 2024... Runs 2:03:20

Show No. 27 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Ariel Cohen, from the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers... in Part 1 (3:45), Ariel and PD discuss the pros and cons of injured lists in fantasy leagues and other league, drafting top pitchers in 2025, and using ADPs in draft planning... and in Part 2 (1:24:50), Ariel and PD follow up on our Tuesday Special Roundtable edition, as Ariel has his Part 1 awards and some Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:10) and the NL (1:08:05)... In the Frequent Flyer (1:48:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at LAD RHSP River Ryan... And in Extra Innings (1:52:00), PD has another Extra Innings quiz, using Statcast data from Part 1 of the season... Runs 2:03:30

Show No. 26 is a Roundtable Edition featuring Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM, and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com... in Part 1 (2:00), Todd, Ray and PD discuss the big stories so far in real and fantasy baseball, and our awards for the first part of the season: biggest disappointment, top fantasy rookie hitter and pitcher, fantasy Cy Young and the Most Valuable Hitter... And in Part 2 (30:45), Todd, Ray and PD look at the rest of the season, including the big story watch, appointment viewing for hitters and pitchers, and some boons and banes... Runs 57:20

Show No. 25 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Sara Sanchez, a PTTomorrow analyst at BaseballHQ.com, co-host of the PitcherList.com podcast Fantasy Feud, and a contributor to the Cubs fan site Bleed Cubbie Blue... in Part 1 (2:35), Sara and PD discuss her start in fantasy baseball and the business, and managing shortfalls in saves and steals, ... and in Part 2 (1:19:05), Sara tells PD about NL East players including Eddie Rosario, Edward Cabrera, Edmundo Sosa and Edwin Diaz, and some whose first names don't start with "Ed"... plus her Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (30:50) and the NL (52:50)... In the Minor League Minute (1:45:20), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon discusses the draft and futures game this weekend, and four prospects including OAK SS Jacob Wilson and COL RHP Chase Dollander... In the Frequent Flyer (1:50:25), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at TAM 1B Xavier Isaac... And in Extra Innings (1:53:55), PD looks at the big mistake we make with flyballs in pitcher assessment... Runs 2:02:55

Show No. 24 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Nick Pollack, founder, podcaster, livestreamer and analyst of PitcherList.com... in Part 1 (2:15), Nick and PD discuss his weekly starting pitcher Top-100 list, starting with newly listed starters like PIT RHP Paul Skenes and CLE RHP Gavin Williams ... and in Part 2 (1:17:50), Nick and PD continue with the Top-100 SPs, including big risers like CHW LHP Garret Crochet and KC RHP Seth Lugo, and big fallers like Kevin Gausman and Zack Eflin... plus Nick has some RoS SP Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (39:10) and the NL (1:01:05)... In the Frequent Flyer (1:50:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at WAS OF Dylan Crews... And in Extra Innings (1:54:10), PD looks at having fun with Statcast pitch-count data... Runs 2:01:50

Show No. 23 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Joe Orrico, from the 90 Feet From Home Patreon and podcast... in Part 1 (2:55), Joe and PD discuss hitters including Cedric Mullins, Richie Palacios and Colt Keith... and in Part 2 (1:13:15), Joe tells PD about pitchers including CLE RHP Tanner Bibee, HOU RHP Hunter Brown, the TOR bullpen, whether Paul Skenes will be the first SP off the board in 2025, and his Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (39:40) and the NL (57:30)... In the Minor League Minute (1:54:25), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates four top prospects, including CHW LHP Noah Schultz and TAM 3B Brayden Taylor... In the Frequent Flyer (1:58:35), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIN SS Brooks Lee... And in Extra Innings (2:01:55), PD looks at arbitraging at the halfway point... Runs 2:08:15

Show No. 22 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Mike Kurland, from MLBplayingtime.com... in Part 1 (2:50), Mike and PD discuss playing time for ATL, what happens in BOS PT with David Hamilton out of the lineup, PT questions in KC about Kyle Isbel and Michael Massey, and Jonny DeLuca's PT in TAM... and in Part 2 (1:36:30), Mike tells PD about how he maintains the PT for all 30 teams at MLBPlayingTime.com, why he was the only manager in the NFBC Main Event to drop Ryan Jeffers, players finding the home run stroke, and his Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (51:05) and the NL (1:18:05)... In the Minor League Minute (2:19:35), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates six prospects, including BOS C Kyle Teel and CHC C Moises Ballesteros... In the Frequent Flyer (2:24:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at HOU RHSP Jake Bloss... And in Extra Innings (2:20:35), PD looks at building the super-hybrid platoon player... Runs 2:36:10

Show No. 21 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jeff Zimmerman, from Rotographs, the Launch Angle podcast, and The Process fantasy baseball manual... in Part 1 (2:30), Jeff and PD discuss the effects of rest days on hitters and applying pitch modeling to fantasy baseball... and in Part 2 (1:33:45), Jeff tells PD about hitters he's been watching, including Kyle Manzardo, Jarred Kelenic, and big-money target Masataka Yoshida...and pitchers including Reid Detmers, Joey Estes, and a lefty-specialist opener strategy in MIL... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (41:15) and the NL (1:12:15)... In the Minor League Minute (2:12:35), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates six prospects, including ARI SS Jordan Lawlar and NYY OF Jasson Dominguez... In the Frequent Flyer (2:17:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at ARI C Jose Del Castillo... And in Extra Innings (2:20:35), PD looks at the slow decline of the four-seam fastball... Runs 2:28:40

Show No. 20 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM... in Part 1 (2:55), Todd and PD discuss the addition of Negro Leagues players to the official MLB stats, and a new draft to get those players and other alltime greats onto fantasy teams, plus a look at the early drop in run-scoring... and in Part 2 (1:52:10), Todd tells PD about the return of the knuckleball, some hitter would-you-rathers, and pitcher pickup Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (49:10) and the NL (1:25:45)... In the Minor League Minute (2:17:00), BHQ minor leagues analyst/scouting team member Rob Gordon updates six prospects MIA RHP Max Meyer and CHW RHP Drew Thorpe, plus a quick NCAA Regional update... In the Frequent Flyer (2:20:55), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIN RHSP David Festa... Runs 2:27:15

Show No. 19 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Lenny Melnick, from of Lennymelnickfantasysports.com... in Part 1 (2:40), Lenny and PD discuss the good old days of fantasy baseball, including the earliest experts' leagues ... and in Part 2 (1:19:50), Lenny tells PD about assessing player disappointments, including Andrew Benintendi, Jose Abreu and Julio Rodriguez, plus his Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (32:25) and the NL (57:25) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:44:55), BHQ minor leagues analyst/scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at six prospects, including STL RHP Tink Hence, CHC OFs Owen Caissie and Brennen Davis, and WAS OF James Wood ... In the Frequent Flyer (1:48:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at LA 2B Andre Lipcius ... And in Extra Innings (1:52:05), PD looks at building a metric to assess team support for SPs ... Runs 2:01:15

Show No. 18 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Steve Gardner, Senior Fantasy Editor and baseball writer at USA Today ... in Part 1 (3:25), Steve tells PD about players in his experts' leagues, including Bo Bichette, Elly de la Cruz, Jackson Merrill, and Javier Assad ... and in Part 2 (1:41:05), Steve and PD discuss the new Statcast bat-speed metrics, why (almost) all closers suck, and his Boons and Banes among fast and slow starting rookies ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (59:00) and the NL (1:15:05) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:06:10), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at ATL RHSP Hurston Waldrep ... And in Extra Innings (2:09:40), PD looks at the new Statcast bat-speed metrics ... Runs 2:18:30

Show No. 17 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Ariel Cohen, from the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers... in Part 1 (2:55), Ariel and PD discuss pre-season and in-season strategies for managing SP injury risk, as well as player valuations ... and in Part 2 (1:52:45), Ariel and PD discuss ideas about how MLB could fix the SP injury issue, and his Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (54:35) and the NL (1:28:30) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:27:50), BHQ minor leagues analyst/scouting team member Rob Gordon updates eight prospects, including SF SS Marco Luciano and NYY OF Jasson Dominguez ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:31:25), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at SD RHP Adam Mazur ... And in Extra Innings (2:34:45), PD looks at very low-pitch-count complete games ... Runs 2:45:25

Show No. 16 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Larry Schechter, from the author of 'The History of Fantasy Sports'... in Part 1 (2:25), Larry and PD discuss his leagues and injuries, the early days of fantasy sports ... and in Part 2 (1:29:30), Larry tells PD about the growth of fantasy sports, and the entrepreneurs who drove that growth, plus his Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (33:30) and the NL (1:07:25) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:15:10), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BAL RHSP Chayce McDermott ... And in Extra Innings (2:18:35), PD looks at how bullpens affect SP ERA ... Runs 2:28:10

Show No. 15 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an expert interview (2:35) with Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM... Todd and PD talk about the relationship between flyball distance and HRs, about using the latest stats and probabilities, and about what's up with Kevin Gausman ... plus a new approach to Boons and Banes! ... Later, Podapalooza contest winner and 'Regular Joe' Bill Francis (2:18:20) tells PD about his 2024 league, his fantasy research sources, pre- and in-season, and some picks to click for the rest of this season ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (20:50) and the NL (49:45) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:48:35), BHQ minor leagues analyst/scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at six top prospects including TAM IF Junior Caminero and NYM RHP Christian Scott ... And in the Frequent Flyer (2:52:25), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at PIT RHP Paul Skenes ... Runs 3:05:10

Show No. 14 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jason Collette, from Rotowire and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (2:25), Jason and PD discuss the injuries rocking his fantasy teams, player news including Amed Rosario's fast start and Victor Scott's slow start ... and in Part 2 (1:44:05), Jason tells PD about topics from his Collette Calls columns at Rotowire, including trends in SBs, Wins and HRs, plus his Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (50:05) and the NL (1:23:00) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:25:40), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at MIN OF Emanuel Rodriguez, MIL 3B Tyler Black, TOR OF Orelvis Martinez and University of Georgia OF Charlie Condon ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:30:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at WAS OF James Wood ... And in Extra Innings (2:34:20), PD looks at the distribution of SBs ... Runs 2:44:45

Show No. 13 is a Friday Two-Tout Extra-Full Edition featuring an interview (2:50) with Dr. Peter Chalmers, professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Utah, an expert on baseball-related injuries to the elbow and shoulder, and a practicing surgeon ... Dr. Chalmers and PD discuss Tommy John surgery, the UCL, its connection to pitching mechanics, and what he'd do to greatly reduce the incidence of the injury ... Then, our second interview (1:09:05)features Dave Potts, from RotoGrinders ... Dave tells PD about the value of a stud pitcher in DFS lineups, about assessing early underformers like George Kirby and overperformers like Tanner Houck, and about using DFS research in managing full-season leagues, and he has some Boons and Banes for this weekend's FAAB run... ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD pinch-hits for Ray Murphy, discussing hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:55) and the NL (59:00) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:10:35), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at TEX RHP Jack Leiter, BAL SS Jackson Holliday, PIT RHP Paul Skenes, TAM SS Carson Williams, COL OF Zac Veen, and MIN OF Emanual Rodriguez ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:14:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at NYM SP Christian Scott .... Runs 2:21:00

Show No. 12 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jeff Erickson, from Rotowire and SiriusXM fantasy sports... in Part 1 (2:35), Jeff and PD discuss managing through injuries, extreme strategies in drafts, and being OK with being outbid in FAAB ... and in Part 2 (1:22:30), Jeff tells PD about the usefulness of including coaches and organizations in player valuations, slow stars by Spencer Torkelson and Ronald Acuna, surprisingly quick starts by Paul Blackburn and Cody Bradford, and his Boons and Banes for this weekend's FAAB runs ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (37:15) and the NL (1:13:05) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:57:30), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at the hot-starting Norfolk Tides, and six prospects: ARI C Adrian Del Castillo, TEX RHP Jack Leiter, ATL SP AJ Smith-Shawver, TAM IF Junior Caminero, COL OF Jordan Beck, WAS OF James Wood ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:01:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at HOU 1B/2B/OF Joey Loperfido ... And in Extra Innings (2:04:25), PD looks at the great 2024 pitcher injury explosion ... Runs 2:11:45

Show No. 11 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Joe Orrico, from sportsethos.com and the Fantasy MLB Today podcast... in Part 1 (3:00), Joe tells PD why he focuses on shallow leagues, and analyzes hitters including Esteury Ruiz, Jared Walsh, Michael Conforto, and early-season 1.000-OPSers ... and in Part 2 (1:39:05), Joe tells PD about pitchers including Grayson Rodriguez, Garret Crochet, Ronel Blanco and Sean Manaea ... and has some Boons and Banes for this weekend's pickups ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:00) and the NL (1:08:45) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:13:10), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at Paul Skenes, Jackson Holliday, Heston Kjesrtad and other prospects ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:16:20), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at Japanese SP Roki Sasaki ... And in Extra Innings (2:19:35), PD has a first-week(ish) baseball quiz ... Runs 2:31:45

Show No. 10 is a Roundtable Edition featuring interviews with Ray Murphy, from BaseballHQ.com, and Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM... in Part 1 (2:05), the panel talks about end-of-spring and Opening Day storylines, including changes in Shohei Ohtani's fantasy value, Jackson Holliday's demotion, JD Martinez's signing, and more ... and then in Part 2 (43:25), it's our massive Opening Day Boons and Banes, including Tim Anderson, CJ Abrams (twice), Mitch Keller and Tyler Glasnow (also twice) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:21:50), BHQ minor leagues analyst Rob Gordon has his final spring training report ... In the Frequent Flyer (1:25:20), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BOS SS/OF Ceddanne Rafaela ... And in Extra Innings (1:28:45), PD looks at whether two fantasy managers can use the Doug Dennis no-starters strategy without sinking both of them ... Runs 1:37:05

Show No. 9 is a Two-tout Tuesday Edition featuring interviews with Mike Gianella, from Baseball Prospectus, and Doug Dennis, bullpens columnist at BHQ.com... In our first expert interview (2:10), Mike and PD discuss the no-starting pitcher strategy at Tout Wars-AL, his BP series on bid limits, touching on hitters like Josh Lowe, Josh Jung, and Esteury Ruiz, and pitchers like Eury Perez, Yimi Garcia and Shane Baz, plus his Boons and Banes... And in the second expert interview (1:05:05), Doug tells PD about his successful use of the no-starters strategy in Tout-AL, why he paid almost $30 to roster Mike Trout, and why he drafted all three closer candidates in KC, plus he'll have his spring training bullpens update from BaseballHQ, including a shaky closer in DET, injured closers in MIN and MIL, a closer mess in SD, and maybe no closer for the Cubs! ... Runs 1:44:30

Show No. 8 is a Friday Full Edition featuring interviews with Paul Sporer, from Rotographs and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast ... in Part 1 (2:15), Paul and PD discuss fantasy pitcher breakouts, including George Kirby, Hunter Brown and Yu Darvish ... and in Part 2 (1:43:05), Paul tells PD about fantasy hitter breakouts, including Oneil Cruz, Anthony Volpe and Jackson Merrill ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (42:00) and the NL (1:11:40) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:24:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at STL OF Victor Scott ... And in Extra Innings (2:27:20), PD looks at the worst Gold Glove award in baseball history ... Runs 2:35:45

Show No. 7 is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring interviews with Nick Pollack, from PitcherList.com, and Ed DeCaria, director of research at BaseballHQ.com... In our first expert interview (1:35), Nick and PD discuss some of the starting pitchers he's been talking about over at PitcherList.com, like Eury Perez of MIA, Anthony Desclafani of MIN and Cody Bradford of TEX, and some of the rotations he's addressed, including the Orioles, the Angels and the Pirates, and he·ll have some starting pitcher Booms and Banes ... In the second expert interview (46:30), Ed tells PD about what makes good fantasy baseball research, adjustments to HQ's PQS metric for starters, and Ed's own work on assessing Playing Time... Runs 1:38:40

Show No. 6 is a Friday Full Edition, coming to you on Thursday because of Tout Wars weekend... We'll have interviews with Peter Kreutzer, from the Rotoman Guide at Substack and the Rotoman Fantasy Baseball Guide, and Matt Beagle, Strat-o-matic analyst at BHQ.com... In our first expert interview (2:30), Peter and PD discuss Tout Wars and drafting philosophies; differences of valuation opinion between Peter and various experts' leagues, like Juan Soto and Grayson Rodriguez; and prospect values, including Jackson Chourio, Curtis Mead and Colt Keith ... And in our second expert interview (2:09:50), Matt tells PD about the Strat-O-Matic game format, some players he has identified as good bets, and how those players (like Ryan Borucki and Wilmer Flores) map to standard Roto formats... ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss pitcher news (1:11:20) about Gerrit Cole, Devin Williams and Emmanuel Clase, and hitter news (1:43:15), including Jose Altuve and Pete Alonso ... In the Minor League Minute (3:06:15), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at more intriguing spring training roster battles involving prospects, including Wyatt Longford, Colton Cowser, Orion Kerkering and many more ... Runs 3:12:00

Show No. 5 is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring interviews with Jeff Zimmerman, from Rotographs, the Launch Angle podcast, and The Process fantasy baseball manual, and Jock Thompson, team analyst at BHQ.com... in our first expert interview (2:20), Jeff and PD discuss player analysis including a "modern lineup" in HOU, the possibility of Esteury Ruiz as a power source, and a new view of roster management in DET ... 2024 batter breakouts including Luis Robert and Maikel Garcia ... and the 2024 "Appendix Edition" of The Process fantasy baseball owners manual... plus some Boons and Banes ... and in the second expert interview (1:14:40), Jock tells PD about how he pans the river of baseball reporting to find gleaming nuggets of actionable news, as well as some key players and Boons and Banes in the AL West  ... And in Extra Innings (1:51:40), PD looks at very recent news on injuries affecting two key fantasy pitchers ... Runs 1:59:25

Show No. 4 is a Friday Full Edition featuring interviews with Ron Shandler, founder of BHQ.com and the BABS fantasy baseball system, and the author of the new book Fantasy Expert... and Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Sports... In our first expert interview (2:40), PD asks Ron about his book: how the fantasy baseball industry got rolling, how he rolled with it to build the best fantasy baseball website in the business, and some of the characters he encountered along the way... In our second expert interview (1:51:50), Scott and PD discuss twenty-plus fantasy topic Scott has been thinking about, including some superstars "undraftable" at current ADPs, boring old vets (including one who's been in MLB for two seasons), shopping for closers, and drafting non-closer relievers... Scott also has a Stanley Cup pick (and if you know him, it's gonna surprise you) and a big set of Boons and Banes... ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (1:04:25) and the NL (1:29:15) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:51:00), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at interesting prospect/position battles this spring ... Runs 2:58:05

Show No. 3 is a Friday Full Edition, featuring interviews with Ariel Cohen, the ATC projection/valuation systems Fangraphs and the Beat the Shift podcast ... and Ryan Bloomfield, Speculator columnist and analyst at BHQ.com... In our first expert interview (2:20), Ariel and PD discuss Ariel's drafts so far, how he manages the ATC projections system, what fantasy managers do wrong with projections, how he generates dollar values for auction-style drafts, and his boons and banes ... In the second expert interview (2:09:10), Ryan and PD discuss Ryan's LABR-Mixed draft this week, Speculating about 2025's ADP Risers, and "Recency Bias Rebounds for 2024" ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (1:16:50) and the NL (1:45:00) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:57:10), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at spring training prospects to watch ... And in the Frequent Flyer (3:00:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at NYY C Austin Wells ... Runs 3:07:15

Show No. 2 is our first Two-Tout Tuesday Edition of 2024, featuring interviews with Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire, and SiriusXM, and Brant Chesser of BaseballHQ.com... In our first expert interview (1:50), Todd and PD discuss why he took Kyle Tucker second overall in a recent draft, the effects on pitchers when they change divisions, whether hitter K rates are projectable, and his Boons and Banes ... And in the second expert interview (59:35), Brant and PD discuss how he analyzes the players in his Arsenal Report and Facts and Flukes coverage at BaseballHQ.com ... Runs 1:24:50