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

Show No. 1 is a Friday Full Edition featuring interviews with Gene McCaffrey, fantasy baseball writer at The Athletic, and Brent Hershey, co-GM, BaseballHQ.com... in our first expert interview (2:15), Gene and PD discuss some of the hitters he'll be featuring in his columns at The Athletic, including Yainer Diaz, Vlad Guerrero, Zach Gelof, Francisco Lindor, Gunnar Henderson, and Riley Greene ... and in the second expert interview (1:59:10), Brent and PD discuss the new BaseballHQ website and prospects being taken in drafts this season, like Wyatt Langford, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ricky Tiedemann, Dylan Crews, and Kyle Manzardo ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (1:08:35) and the NL (1:40:15) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:56:20), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at HOU 3B Zach Dezenzo ... Runs 3:03:15

In our annual end-of-season roundtable, PD is joined by Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, SiriusXM and Rotowire and Ray Murphy, the co-GM, projections meister, analyst and writer at BaseballHQ.com. In Part 1 (0:50), PD, Todd and Ray have their top stories from the year for MLB and fantasy, and key takeaways for 2024... In Part 2 (25:40), they look at the top (and bottom) fantasy players from 2023... and in Part 3 (48:40), they have some Boons and Banes for 2024 ... Runs 1:21:40

Show No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Gene McCaffrey of the Wise Guy of fantasy baseball and a columnist at The Athletic... in Part 1 (2:05), Gene and PD discuss items in the news and SPs for 2024 ... and in Part 2 (1:34:40), Gene and PD discuss post-hype hitters, the 2024 catcher scene, his Boons and Banes for 2024, and a couple of cool music acts, including a young female singer who has just the most amazing voice... (there are a couple of tunes in a Coda segment after the main show; starts at 2:26:10) ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (46:40) and the NL (1:10:00) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:12:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIL LHSP Robert Gasser ... And in Extra Innings (2:16:00), PD looks at the end of another HQ Radio season ... Runs 2:26:15 (2:34:55 with Coda)

Show No. 33 is a Friday Full Edition talkin' prospects with Eric Longenhagen, lead prospect analyst at Fangraphs... in Part 1 (2:35), Eric and PD discuss which organizations improved between the draft and the deadline, and why teams are pushing young prospects aggressively ... and in Part 2 (1:31:55), Eric and PD discuss which prospects might and might not be called up in September, and some prospect Boons and Banes for 2024 ... In the player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (45:35) and the NL (1:13:30) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:11:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at Yankees OF callup Jasson Dominguez ... And in Extra Innings (2:14:35), PD looks at listens to how it's gone for veteran 1B Carlos Santana ... Runs 2:23:10

Show No. 32 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Nick Pollack of PitcherList.com... in Part 1 (2:40), Nick and PD discuss the tools at PitcherList.com, especially their " Pitch Level Value" metric ... and in Part 2 (1:54:10), Nick and PD discuss Nick's weekly top-100 SPs, with a special focus on young starters like George Kirby, Bryce Miller, Bobby Miller, and Grayson Rodriguez ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (1:03:10) and the NL (1:30:20) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:30:55), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at TAM OF/SS Chandler Simpson ... And in a combined MLM and Extra Innings (2:34:15), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon and PD talk about the recent spate of prospects being very quickly elevated to Double-A ... Runs 2:59:50

Show No. 31 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Paul Sporer of Fangraphs, the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (3:20), Paul and PD discuss start-sit decisions for pitchers, drafting "name" closers, and analyzing pitchers with big 1H-2H xFIP changes ... and in Part 2 (1:50:10), Paul and PD discuss 2H hitters, hold or fold on struggling starters, and some RoS Boons & Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (1:05) and the NL (1:23:55) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:37:25), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at updates on STL SS Masyn Winn and DET IF Colt Keith ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:40:35), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at SD C Ethan Salas ... And in Extra Innings (2:43:50), PD looks at the remarkable resurgence of Lance Lynn in LA ... Runs 2:51:40

Show No. 30 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Ariel Cohen of Rotographs, the Beat the Shift podcast, and the ATC player projection and valuation systems... in Part 1 (2:45), Ariel and PD discuss rest-of-season player projections and how to use them to work the categories ... and in Part 2 (51:20), Ariel and PD discuss setting lineups effectively, performing player analysis, and Ariel·s RoS Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD discusses hitter and pitcher news from the AL (34:55) and the NL (44:30) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:23:20), PD looks into BAL catching prospect Samuel Basallo... And in the Frequent Flyer (1:26:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIL RHRP Abner Uribe ... Runs 1:33:00

Show No. 29 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Todd Zola of Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire, SiriusXM... in Part 1 (2:35), Todd and PD discuss CIN LHP Andrew Abbott and major-league equivalents, and the biases that can affect us as we assess players for our rosters ... and in Part 2 (1:46:30), Todd and PD discuss the trades on Monday and Tuesday of this week, including cross-league trades affecting the fantasy value of pitchers like Justin Verlander and Paul Sewald and hitters like Josh Bell and Jace Peterson, and then we look at same-league trades affecting such pitchers as Aaron Civale and Andrew Chafin, and hitters like Ji-Man Choi and Jeimer Candelario ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (41:00) and the NL (1:16:45) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:56:45), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at NYM 2B Ronny Mauricio ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:59:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at STL 1B Luken Baker ... And in Extra Innings (3:02:20), PD looks at Saying 'no thanks' to LA ... Runs 3:11:30

Show No. 28 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Jason Collette of Rotowire and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast ... in Part 1 (2:35), Jason and PD discuss his fine fantasy season, and his research into whether rising statistical tides lift all players' boats ... and in Part 2 (1:29:35), Jason and PD discuss how some of his pre-season bold predictions turned out, including Mitch Keller, Michael Harris, Carlos Estevez, and various Lowes and Garretts, plus a brief digression into curling, and Jason·s Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Kris Olson discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (40:35) and the NL (1:11:10) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:11:30), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at STL SS Masyn Winn ... And in the Frequent Flyer (2:14:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at SEA RHRP Prelander Berroa ... Runs 2:20:30

Show No. 27 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with fantasy baseball researcher Rob McCabe, who specializes in FAAB analysis... in Part 1 (3:15), Rob and PD discuss monitoring the volatility and movement in the overall standings in NFBC leagues ... and in Part 2 (1:45:35), Rob and PD discuss his FAAB research, including strategies, 'churning and burning', FAAB Efficiency, and bang for the FAAB buck ... In the Market Watch player news report, Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com and PD discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (28:50) and the NL (59:45) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:14:25), BaseballHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at BAL OF Heston Kjerstad ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:17:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at PHI 3B Weston Wilson ... And in Extra Innings (2:20:25), PD looks at comparing pitchers' actual ERAs with five of their ERA estimators ... Runs 2:29:55

Show No. 26 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Greg Jewett, who covers relief pitching at the Reliever Recon website and The Athletic, and writes the Lineups Outlook batting-order feature at BaseballHQ, ... in Part 1 (2:30), Greg discusses the 'Big Picture' elements of reliever research and his 'Lineup Outlook' batting-order work at BaseballHQ ... and in Part 2 (1:24:00), Greg discusses we get into the nitty-gritty of the reliever game, looking at closers, near-closers, soon-to-be non-closers, and some longshots to become closers ... In the Market Watch player news report, host Patrick Davitt and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (36:10) and the NL (1:05:55) ... In the Frequent Flyer (1:50:45), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at ARI RHRP Justin Martinez ... And in Extra Innings (1:54:10), BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt looks at Rob Manfred being ... right? ... Runs 2:02:00

Show No. 25 is a Special Allstar Break Roundtable Edition, with host Patrick Davitt and guests Todd Zola and Ray Murphy discussing the fantasy landscape through the first 60% of the season... in Part 1 (1:25), the guys discuss the big stories from the season so far ... and in Part 2 (51:40), they discuss players of note in the first half, busts, MVPs and Boons and Banes ... Runs 1:29:40

Show No. 24 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Justin Mason of Friends with Fantasy Benefits, Rotographs, FantasyPros, and multiple podcasts... In Part 1 (2:35), Justin discusses a few buy-lows and sell-highs and the young pitchers of this season ... and in Part 2 (1:55:55), Justin discusses the year of young hitters and has Boons and Banes for the rest of the season ... In the Market Watch player news report, BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (58:15) and the NL (1:23:00) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:30:55), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at NYM SS Ronny Mauricio ... And in Extra Innings (2:34:00), host Patrick Davitt looks at how to improve all-star weekend ... Runs 2:40:55

Show No. 22 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus... in Part 1 (2:15), Mike discusses whether two pitcher starts in a week is actually better than one, and paying minor celebrities to record podcast intros ... and in Part 2 (1:18:45), Mike discusses how the conventional wisdom about saves isn't actually very wise, and how FAAB budegting is actually way tought than draft budgeting ... Also Ray Murphy and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (35:05) and the NL (0:58:20) ...  In the Frequent Flyer (1:48:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at SF LHP SP Kyle Harrison ... And in Extra Innings (1:52:15), BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt looks at Matt Chapman's vanishing homers ... Runs 1:57:35

Show No. 21 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Rob DiPietro of the Dead Pull Hitter Patreon and podcast, and the Launch Angle podcast... in Part 1 (2:25), Rob discusses Elly-palooza weekend, rating the new young pitchers ... and in Part 2 (1:24:30), Rob discusses players going on heaters over the last 14 days ... Also Ray Murphy and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (42:25) and the NL (1:07:35) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:02:15), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at OAK C Tyler Soderstrom ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:04:30), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BAL 3B Jordan Westburg ... And in Extra Innings (2:07:45), BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt looks at another Extra Innings quiz, looking at the YTD standings ... Runs 2:17:30

Show No. 20 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Eno Sarris, writer and podcaster at the Athletic... in Part 1 (2:45), Eno discusses Elly de la Cruz and where all of CIN's great prospects will play, Alek Manoah's demotion all the way to the Complex League, how teams are using advanced tracking to spy on pitcher tells, and why players have a tough time when they move to a new team ... and in Part 2 (1:14:25), Eno discusses ·The Model' for pitcher analysis: Where it came from, how it works, and how fantasy managers can take advantage, plus his Boons and Banes, using the Model's ROS projections ... AND his go-to beer and the five "S"es of the perfect sandwich ... In the Market Watch segment, Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (31:25) and the NL (1:00:00) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:59:20), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at SF OF Luis Matos ... And in the Frequent Flyer (2:01:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at LAA OF Trey Cabbage ... ... Runs 2:07:30

Show No. 19 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Vlad Sedler, the 'FAAB Whisperer' at FTN Fantasy and co-host of the FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast... in Part 1 (2:50), Vlad discusses how to fit a busy fantasy baseball workload into even busier real-world situations, and his strategies and tactics in his competitive team in the NFBC Main Event ... and in Part 2 (1:28:00), Vlad discusses his methods for FAAB management and how to manage personal biases ... Also Ray Murphy and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (30:50) and the NL (1:03:25) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:02:30), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at Reds SS Elly De La Cruz ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:05:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at ATL RHSP A.J. Smith-Shawver ... And in Extra Innings (2:08:35), BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt looks at his reverse LIMA Plan pitching staff ... Runs 2:16:25

Show No. 18 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Jeff Zimmerman of Rotographs, the Launch Angle podcast, and The Process fantasy baseball manual... in Part 1 (2:40), Jeff discusses in-season decision-making, effectively monitoring player performance, and the true advantage of two-start pitchers ... and in Part 2 (1:35:25), Jeff discusses the cold Mays of Jorge Mateo and Trea Turner, using rest-of-season projections, using a team-value approach to adds and drops ... Also Ray Murphy and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (45:05) and the NL (1:12:05) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:26:30), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at DET 3B Colt Keith ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:28:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at CIN LHSP Andrew Abbott ... And in Extra Innings (2:32:10), BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt looks at the pending arrival of the robo umps. ... Runs 2:40:55

Show No. 17 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Mike Kurland of Gaining the Edge, The Athletic, and the Bases Loaded podcast... in Part 1 (2:25), Mike discusses tracking lineups in NYM, ARI, SD, TAM, TOR and TEX ... and in Part 2 (1:15:25), Mike discusses his processes for lineup analysis, player analysis, and FAAB analysis ... Also Kris Olson and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (28:20) and the NL (58:35) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:49:30), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at some MLB-ready Orioles prospects ... In the Frequent Flyer (1:53:10), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIN SS Royce Lewis ... And in Extra Innings (1:56:40), BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt looks at opportunities in STL ... Runs 2:05:15

Show No. 16 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Paul Sporer of Rotographs and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (3:10), Paul discusses the process and analytical foundations of his daily starting pitcher notes ... and in Part 2 (1:30:25), Paul discusses analyzing last week's FAAB run, and analyzes this week's FAAB run, including his Boons and Banes ... Also Ray Murphy and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (43:00) and the NL (1:08:00) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:15:45), Davitt pinch-hits for Rob Gordon, looking at MIA RHSP Eury Perez ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:18:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at CIN SS Elly de la Cruz ... And in Extra Innings (2:22:00), BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt follows up on his comment last week on the Vickrey method ... Runs 2:30:15

Show No. 15 is a Friday Full Edition featuring interviews with Derek Carty of The Bat and TheBatX projections systems and Zack Waxman of the Draft Champions podcast... in the first interview (2:25), Derek discusses projecting new young pitchers and playing the odds in different ways, and has his Boons and Banes for this weekend's FAAB run ... In the second interview, (1:28:15), Zack discusses his weekly NFBC FAAB reviews, and also has his Boons and Banes for FAAB this weekend ... Ray Murphy and BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (45:35) and the NL (1:12:45) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:20:50), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at Reds 3B Christian Encarnacion-Strand and SS Matt McClain ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:24:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at SEA RHSP Bryce Miller ... And in Extra Innings ( 2:27:25), Davitt looks at why he misses the Vickrey system in FAAB ... Runs 2:36:15

Show No. 14 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Tim McLeod of Prospect361.com, and our go-to guy for Japanese and Korean baseball... in Part 1 (2:30), Tim discusses some of his biggest surprises and disappointments, waiver-wire targeting, and the closer-go-round ... and in Part 2 (1:31:55), Tim discusses baseball in the Far East, including this year's arrivals and some possibilities for 2024 and beyond ... Also Ray Murphy and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (39:40) and the NL (1:07:25) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:16:15), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at ARI RHSP Brandon Pfaadt ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:18:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at CLE RHSP Gavin Williams ... And in Extra Innings (2:21:30), BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt looks at the Mateo Miracle ... Runs 2:30:15

Show No. 13 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Ariel Cohen from Rotographs and the ATC player projection and valuation systems... in Part 1 (2:40), Ariel discusses how his pre-season bold predictions are doing so far, the challenges of projecting performance and very different baseball environment, and his softball season so far ... and in Part 2 (1:06:55), Ariel discusses why he's playing Shohei Ohtani only as a pitcher so far, why he likes Brandon Nimmo, and how he manages his weekend waivers claims—plus his Boons and Banes for this weekend's waiver claims! ... Also Kris Olson and host Patrick Davitt discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (41:40) and the NL (57:30) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:41:00), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at the Cardinals' prospect Matt Liberatore and the Marlins' Eury Perez ... In the Frequent Flyer, BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at Angels' RHRP Ben Joyce ... And in Extra Innings (1:46:50), BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt looks at the A's planned move to another city. ... Runs 1:53:00

Show No. 12 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Glenn Colton, co-host of the weekly "Colton and the Wolfman" show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio ... in Part 1 (2:20), Glenn discusses early observations from the new season, including the parade of injuries ... and in Part 2 (1:46:45), Glenn discusses in-season management from the SMART system, managing fast and slow starts, and some early buys and sells on surprising player performances ... Also Kris Olson has hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:05) and the NL (1:31:00) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:13:55), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at NYM IF Brett Baty and DET cornerman Justyn-Henry Malloy ... In the Frequent Flyer, BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at newly arrived MIN 2B Edouard Julien ...And in Extra Innings (2:20:25), BHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt looks at his first trivia quiz of the season, about 30-30 guys ... Runs 2:28:00

Show No. 11 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Joe Sheehan, of the Joe Sheehan baseball newsletter ... In Part 1, Joe discusses his drafts, the pitch clock, and the end of the two-leagues era in MLB... In Part 2 (1:23:20), Joe talks about his 2023 team rankings, reasons to pay more attention than usual to Mookie Betts, and instead of Boons and Banes, his picks for this year's MLB award winners ... Also Ray Murphy analyzes hitter and pitcher news from the AL (42:25) and NL (1:07:25) ... And in the Frequent Flyer commentary, Alex Beckey looks at OAK 1B Ryan Noda ... Runs 2:26:35

Show No. 10 of 2023 is a Friday News Edition, featuring Ray Murphy and PD discussing Opening Day (2:10) ... OFs in TEX and BOS and more AL hitters news (7:30) ... A mystery starter in CLE and other AL pitcher news (21:45) ... A crowded offense in STL, a spec pick for 2023·s NL SB leader, and more NL hitter news (32:15) ... And woes in the Mets rotation, a longshot SP for the NL ERA crown, and more NL pitcher news (50:40)... Show runs 1:05:15...

Show No. 9 of 2023 is a Tuesday Tout Edition, featuring an expert interview with Scott Pianowski, of Yahoo! Sports, discussing drafting by proxy, last-minute drafting tips, and yes, the Final Four and the amazing season of the Boston Bruins, plus his Boons and Banes ... Runs 1:17:45

Show No. 8 is a Friday News Edition  featuring an interview with Ray Murphy of co-GM and analyst at BaseballHQ.com, discussing injury news with Rhys Hoskins, Raisel Iglesias, Mitch Haniger and others (2:30) ... managing the Grayson Rodriguez conundrum and other AL East notes (11:10) ... the STL leadoff situation and NL Central notes (18:00)... spring training SP wrapups, including a deep opportunity in CLE (23:10) ... the Big Hurt column updates (34:50) and the Baseball HQ Straight Draft Guide, now in its 19th year! (50:40) ...Runs 1:13:15

Show No. 7 of 2023 is a Tuesday Tout Edition, featuring an expert interview with Tanner Bell, of SmartFantasyBaseball.com and the fantasy guidebook 'The Process,' discussing analyzing Main Event success, the way to understand and use projections, how many fantasy stats get 'captured' in drafts, starting pitchers, saves, rules change effects ... and his Boons and Banes ... Runs 1:35:50 Show Rundown > Feature expert interview 1 (1:25): Tanner Bell > Feature expert interview 2 (54:10): Tanner Bell

Show No. 6 is a Friday Full Edition, dropping Thursday because of Tout Wars weekend, featuring an interview with Peter Kreutzer of Rotoman's Guide at Substack, discussing his picks and pans for 2023 among first, second and third basemen (1:25), what's happening with Tout Wars, and his Boons and Banes (1:37:45) ... Also hitter and pitcher news with Kris Olson (44:05) ... Runs 2:27:15 Runs 2:27:15

Show No. 5 of 2023 is a Tuesday Tout Edition, featuring an expert interview with Gene McCaffrey, of a fantasy baseball columnist at The Athletic, discussing his series at The Athletic analyzing the fantasy outlooks for the hitters in our drafts,and his Boons and Banes (new version!) ... Runs 1:23:20 Show Rundown > Feature expert interview 1 (1:05): Gene McCaffrey > Feature expert interview 2 (49:50): Gene McCaffrey

Show No. 4 is a Friday News Edition, featuring hitter and pitcher news with Ray Murphy … Show Rundown > Hitters (1:10:25): Ray Murphy looks at Bryce Harper, Jordan Walker, Seiya Suzuki and more ... > Pitchers (51:55): Ray Murphy looks at Carlos Rodon, Jose Quintana, James Paxton and more... Runs 1:11:05

Show No. 3 of 2023 is our first Tuesday Tout Edition of 2023, featuring an expert interview with Todd Zola, of Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire, SiriusXM and podcasts everywhere, discussing what to expect in the new SB environment, what he's seeing out there in draft-land, why we both like best-ball leagues, and more ... Runs 1:20:30 Runs 1:20:30

Show Number 3 of the 2023 season, and the first show of this calendar year, features a full-scale interview with Ray Murphy, the co-GM and columnist at the BHQ site ... Ray and host Patrick Davitt discuss spring training stories Ray’s watching, early trends in this season’s drafts, managing player tiers, using ADPs effectively, and what’s new with Baseball HQ and First Pitch Florida.Runs 1:24:20

Show No. 1 of the 2023 fantasy season is a Tuesday Special Edition, with Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com joining host Patrick Davitt to discuss the fantasy effects of free agents who have changed teams so far this Hot Stove season. The fun begins with starting pitchers (1:40) including Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Zach Eflin and Jose Quintana... Then we move to hitters (50:30): Including Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts, Jose Abreu and Willson Contreras ... And finally relievers (1:32:10): Including Kenley Jansen, Chris Martin, and potential closers Carlos Estevez in LAA and Miguel Castro in ARI... Runs 1:46:30

This special edition was recorded on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the First Pitch Arizona fantasy baseball conference in Phoenix, in front of a (mostly) live audience. Guests Todd Zola, Ray Murphy and Ron Shandler are three of the best-known and most successful projections builders in the business, and we talked about how the coming MLB rules changes are going to affect their approaches to building and maintaining their projections systems.Runs 1:25:50

Show No. 38 is a special Tuesday end of season roundtable edition of Baseball HQ Radio ... Host Patrick Davitt is joined by Todd Zola of Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM, and Ray Murphy, co-GM and columnist at BaseballHQ.com, to talk about the big stories of the 2022 season (1:45), about 2022 fantasy players (42:00) ... and about their 2023 Boons and Banes (1:01:30) ...Runs 1:41:45