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Kendall Guillemette and Harry Pavlidis discuss baseball statistics, as well as look for the stories and people behind the stats.

  1. Episode 36: Dingers, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and ARod

    04/25/2019

    Episode 36: Dingers, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and ARod

    We talk about the Great Home Run Surge of 2019, the Rabbit Ball, Slippier in the Air Ball, the call up of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alex Rodriguez on YouTube. Links: Moonshot: The Baseball Is Juiced (Again) by Robert Arthur Moonshot: Exit Velocity Is Higher Than Ever by Robert Arthur Moonshot: The Rabbit Ball is Flying in Triple-A Too by Robert Arthur The Call-Up: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. by Jarrett Seidler and Kevin Jebens Circle Change: Who’s Hitting the Extra Dingers? by Zach Crizer Kendall's writing for the Prospectus Notebook ARod on YouTube

    22 min
  2. Episode 35: New MLB Rules with Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal

    03/14/2019

    Episode 35: New MLB Rules with Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal

    We talked with Jared Diamond about recent MLB rules changes. Specifically related to one of our favorite subjects, two-way players. We address how teams will have to designate players as, pitchers, hitters, or two-way and what effect those rules will have on the game. We also get a peak into Jared's upcoming book. Harry and Kendall also dig into some of the upcoming changes that MLB will be testing out in the Atlantic League.

    1 hr
  3. Episode 34: Projection Roundtable with the creators of ZiPS, Steamer, THE BAT and Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA

    02/21/2019

    Episode 34: Projection Roundtable with the creators of ZiPS, Steamer, THE BAT and Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA

    We chatted with the creators and maintainers of four major projection systems, ZiPS (Dan Szymborski), Steamer (Jared Cross), THE BAT (Derek Carty) and Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA (Harry Pavlidis) about how their systems are created, how the past is used to project future performance and how projecting young players without much track record can be tricky. Music is "Open Your Face" by Parker Projection.

    51 min
  4. Episode 33: PECOTA 2019 with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown

    02/07/2019

    Episode 33: PECOTA 2019 with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown

    Deep dive into DRC+ and PECOTA with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown of Baseball Prospectus. Stats Chat DRC Updates and Improvements DRC+ and Observables All DRC+ coverage Projected Standings based on PECOTA How to watch Serie del Caribe 2019

    52 min
  5. Episode 32: How big can this Hall get?

    12/15/2018

    Episode 32: How big can this Hall get?

    Shohei Ohtani revisited, baseball Hall of Fame bar lowering and how it affects who gets in, lining up optimal player development and what happens when you launch a new statistic. Available at Baseball Prospectus

    54 min
  6. Episode 31: Changing Pitchers, Changing Players, Changing Owners

    11/15/2018

    Episode 31: Changing Pitchers, Changing Players, Changing Owners

    Harry and Kendall talk about the quantifying The Opener phenomenon, Bill James' comments about replacing players, trying to figure out if regular baseball fans could visibly tell the difference between top MLB talent and replacement level talent. Then cap it off with a discussion about the changes at Baseball Prospectus.

    55 min
  7. Episode 30: In the playoffs (and always) pitching and catching are important

    10/25/2018

    Episode 30: In the playoffs (and always) pitching and catching are important

    In the playoffs (and always) pitching and catching are important Donate to the Lupus Foundation Required Reading The unlucky legacy of the 2018 Houston Astros by Sam Miller Joel Sherman writes about the plight of catchers

    26 min
  8. Episode 29: Building a Baseball Team for the Playoffs and the Future

    10/04/2018

    Episode 29: Building a Baseball Team for the Playoffs and the Future

    We talk about how you build a baseball team for the playoffs and the future. It’s good to talk about baseball. Enjoy the playoffs.

    59 min
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About

Kendall Guillemette and Harry Pavlidis discuss baseball statistics, as well as look for the stories and people behind the stats.

Information

  • Creator
    Baseball Prospectus
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2019
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Baseball Prospectus
  • Show Website
    Stolen Signs