Catcher's Corner: Prospect Pitcher Pow Wow Catcher's Corner

Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcomes Fangraphs editor and mustache aficionado Paul Sporer (@sporer) for a starting pitching smorgasbord! They discuss all of the recent starting pitching prospects being called up and then dive into some veterans who are over-performing to decide if these starts are real or not.



All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify



Rundown



Offenses to attack? How much do you factor in opposing offense when starting a pitcher? 



Hitter Call-Ups

Matt Mervis

Maikel Garcia



Ranking the Rookies. Our thoughts on all of:

Tanner Bibee 

Taj Bradley

Mason Miller

Bryce Miller 

Logan Allen 

Louie Varland

Gavin Stone 

Brandon Pfaadt 

Matthew Liberatore 

Bryce Elder



Are you for real? 

Seth Lugo 

Matt Strahm 

Vince Velasquez 

Eduardo Rodriguez 

Domingo German 

Justin Steele 

Drew Smyly

Wade Miley 



Some final words/advice about process and sticking to your evaluations


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