In Episode 364, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Wilyer Abreu's defense and continental drift and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Real or No Real: April baseball is just a construct. 2. Profar away, doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore: Jurickson Profar found himself very relavant this past weekend. 3. Around the Horn: Even …

In Episode 363, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about allergies and bros and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Real or No Real: We debate how real the baseball season is so far. 2. Holliday, far away, to stay: A third Jackson has entered the majors. 3. Around the Horn: Mostly injuries, some Ohtani 4. What to Watch: some intriguing pitch…

In Episode 362, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about chain steakhouses and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Me and UCL and Everyone We Know: A lot of pitchers got hurt since the last show, we (and everyone else) try to figure out what is happening. 2. Stephen at Home: In other news, an oft-injured ace hangs it up officially. 3. Around…

In Episode 361, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the rain and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. National Jump to Conclusions Week: No-hitters, 0.00 ERAs, and hoo boy the Marlins. Booted from Oakland: The A's have a new home, temporarily maybe. Things are going badly in their current one though. Around the Horn: Josh Jung is hurt again, Julio T…

In Episode 360, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Crismatt and coffee and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. National Jump to Conclusions Week: Some teams are who we thought they were (derogatory). Some teams are who we thought they were (complimentary). Yankees fans are definitely who we though they were (horny for Waldo). 2. Everybody Hurts,…

In Episode 359, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Ohtani and a bunch of NL West moves and then discuss the five teams in the American League East 1. The Yankees are a CBS procedural, we just can't agree on which one. 2. The Jays can't keep getting away with this (winning 90 games and feeling underwhleming every year). 3. The Rays can't keep ge…

In Episode 358, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Shohei Ohtani (after ever other baseball podcast on the planet), Chase Anderson (probably only on this baseball podcast), and some Guardians roster moves before discussing the five teams in the NL East Atlanta remains a strong favorite for the division, but some cracks might be showing. The Phi…

Smith and Nathan are back with another season of the Heatc Check, and they've assembled members of the BP Prospect Team to draft their most underrated prospects going into the 2024 minor league season.Bret Sayre

In Episode 357 Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the actual Dylan Cease trade and then discuss the five teams in the AL Central 1. The Twins are projected to win how many games? 2. The Guardians are determined to get under their projection. 3. The Tigers might be frisky? 4. The Royals are prepared to single you to death and maybe pitch a littl…

In Episode 356, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about scavenger hunts and Travis Bazzana and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Stay Ceasey, San Diego: The Padres trade for Dylan Cease, just like we were all thinking on the last show. 2. Can't you Snell that Snell?: A Cy Young Runner up has a new own, but a two-time winner is still in li…

In Episode 355, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the Dylan Cease trade that hadn't happened yet and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. PECOTA loves the St. Louis Cardinals, we just think they're neat. 2. The Cubs are probably going to be around .500 3. The Brewers are probably going to be around .500 (Jeffrey is more bearish) 4. The…

In Episode 354, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig cover the recent AL East and NL West news and then discuss the five teams in the AL West. 1. The Astros are still here, still good, but now kinda boring. 2. The Rangers are not boring, but very injured 3. The Mariners are The Mariners 4. The Angels still have Mike Trout, but we don't talk much about Mike …

In Episode 353, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about fast food and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect: We finally have Vegas stadium renderings. We also have questions. 2. Everybody Hurts, Springtime: A long list of preseason injuries to go through. 3. Zunino TV: Remebering Mike Zunino and I guess the 20…

In Episode 352, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Will Ospreay and Zack Wheeler and then discuss the five teams in the NL West. 1. The Dodgers are inevitable, famous...likable? 2. Did the Diamondbacks do enough? What does enough even mean with six playoff teams? 3. The Giants might be the most average team in baseball, even after signing Matt …

In Episode 351, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about secret weddings and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The Rite of Spring: Spring training has started, are our podcast hosts learning? 2. A joyous return of baseball: A lot of pitchers are already hurt. 3. Around the Horn: Free agency is still slow going, although both Enrique Hernan…

In Episode 350, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about trips to the zoo and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. I hope he tells us to burn our pants: Yes it's time for fabrication and tailoring chat on your favorite baseball podcast. That's Cub: Cody Bellinger is a Cub again The Bore-us angle: Yes it's time for Scott Boras chat on your favori…

In Episode 349, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about watching college games and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Go Birds: Hyun-Jin Ryu has flown back to Korea and the Hanwha Eagles 2. #RaysMethod: The Rays sign Amed Rosario for not all that much. 3. The Expanse: Jeff Passan wrote about baseball's expansion plans, and we discuss them.…

In Episode 348, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about hiking and sandwiches and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Chase Anderson Facts: Chase Anderson has signed a deal with the Pirates. That is really the only Chase Anderson fact for now. 2. A joyous return of baseball: Most of the Orioles are hurt, also Josh Jung...again. 3. There is …

In Episode 347, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss Mike Rizzo's view on fastballs and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Becaue We're a Mets Podcast: A former Mets GM is suspended, while a current Mets owner is losing a lot of money? Plus, some bread box chat. 2. Minor Threat: MLB continues to be habitual rake steppers when it comes to t…

In Episode 346, Patrick and Jeffrey discuss Netflix documentarties and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. It sure is a (psychological) projection system: It's PECOTA Week and this is a PECOTA segment. 2. Don’t Come Back to Oakland (Waste Another Year): Perhaps we are uniquely concerned with weird A's moving stuff among baseball podcasts, …

In Episode 345, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the end of prospect list season and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Natty Boh'kay we'll see how this goes: The Orioles have new owners, eventually. 2. Say yes! to Michigan: The Tigers have a new second baseman, shortly 3. There is no such things as a free agency: A lot of teams hav…

Smith chats with Grant, Jeffrey and Ben about the A's, Phillies and Pirates prospect lists.Bret Sayre

In Episode 344, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Hi-diddle-dee-dee, goddamn, the Pirates life for me: The 39th Pirates topic in the history of the pod, we think. 2. A weekend in Utah won't fix what's wrong with us: We now have a Mountain West bias on the pod, at least that is different, we guess 3. There is no suc…

In Episode 343, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig fail to remember much about Dante's Inferno and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. I left my Hicks in San Francisco: Jordan Hicks signs with the Giants to be a...starter? 2. No one wants to pitch anymore: The pitching market appears to be slowly moving now. So there's that. 3. Hall Pass: One of …

Smith chats with Jeffrey and Jarrett about this year's edition of the BP 101.Bret Sayre

In Episode 342, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics, plus intermittently the Michael Busch trade. 1. Jerry's World: Jerry Dipoto didn't really take the holidays off but also now he is back with a vengence against Transaction Analysis writers 2. Rumor Has It: NYC pitching rumors and more than you ever wanted to know about…

Smith and Jeffrey chat about the Minnesota Twins prospect list (we have an update on Smith's Emmanuel Rodriguez prediction from last year) before turning their attention to the two New York farm systems (and particualrly their catchers).Bret Sayre

In Episode 341, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about book fatigue and Christmas music in January before discussing five mostly baseball topics. 1. Shipping Up to and Out of Boston: The Red Sox swap pitchers, Atlanta adds an occasionally healthy ace, and the Braves Foundation gets some more funding. 2. Moving to and then Immediately Leaving Las Ve…

In Episode 340, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. We Signed Yamamoto: Well, the Dodgders did, because of course they did. 2. Merry Mitchmas: The Mariners have now replaced one of the bats from their 2023 team 3. Rumor Has It: Mostly Blue Jays talk 4. Around the Horn: Mostly Martin Maldonado talk 5. We acquit oursel…

Smith sits down with Ben to go over a typically loaded Los Angeles Dodgers farm system and then turns to Jeffrey for the lowdown on the Marlins and Brewers orgs.Bret Sayre

In Episode 339, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig have no banter, but Craig has a plug. Then they discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1.There Is No Such Thing as a Free Agency: The Royals are making moves, but to what end? Plus a roundup of the other signings from the last week 2. Rumor Has It: Mosty Yoshinobu Yamamoto rumors 3. Natty Boh'kay?: The Orio…

In Episode 338, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig have no energy for banter, so just discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. That's What The Money is For!: Hope you like more contract talk 2. Everybody sell high on Arozarena: The Rays might not be trading Randy, but are probably trading Tyler Glasnow 3. Rumor Has It: All the Yamamoto rumors 4. Around the…

In Episode 337, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly Shohei Ohtani (and Nabil Crismatt) topics. 1. Los Angeles, I'm Yours (Or if you prefer, LA Confidential): Shohei Ohtani is a Dodger for...well, a lot of money 2. Does Anyone Here Know How To Land This Plane: Before that happened though, Friday sure was a day on baseball twitter. 3. The…

Smith chats with Ben and Jeffrey about the Astros, Royals, and Angels prospect lists.Bret Sayre

In Episode 336, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig fire off some hot honey takes (That's hot "honey takes," not "hot honey" takes) and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Finally Something Good Happens to the Yankees: They got Juan Soto, eventually 2. Must Not Be Talking to an Angel: Good evening, Shoehi Ohtani was a 24 month sociological study c…

In Episode 335, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about spicy chicken and large hotels and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Must Be Talking to an Angel: Teams are talking to Ohtani, he's listening, we're hearing nothing. 2. There's no such thing as a free agency: Credit to all the agents out there, getting their clients major league deal…

The Prospect Team is back once again. Host Smith rickner chats about the Reds list with Jarrett Seidler, the Guardians with Jeffrey Paternostro, the Rockies with John Trupin, and the Tigers with Nathan Graham.Bret Sayre

In Episode 334, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about roguelike deckbuilders and coffee and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Batting .540: The Mariners continue to get slightly cheaper and slightly worse 2. And I don't know why you'd want to play here: The Angels add a couple 2024 roster pieces. 3. Around the Horn: More transactions to round-up…

In Episode 333, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Xander Bogaerts' season and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Nola, no va: Aaron Nola is sticking around in Philadelphia, at least until the end of the decade. What does this mean for the rest of the pitching market and the balance of the Phillies offseason? 2. Fisher and Loathing in…

Smith chats with Jeffrey, Nathan, and Ben as they run down the names to know in the Red Sox, Cubs, and White Sox systems.Bret Sayre

In Episode 331, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about AM playlists and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Dunn Deal: It as not a particualrly intriguing Rule 5 add period, but Jeffrey does want to discuss a trade. 2. Straight Cash, homie: Cashman is back on the record, although Craig doesn't get the big deal. 3. Twins Peaks: Patrick chec…

Smith and Jeffrey dig into the Arizona, Atlanta, and Baltimore lists. Who's hot, who needs to get hot, and all the names to know as we start rolling out our 2024 Top Prospect lists at Baseball Prospectus.Bret Sayre

In Episode 331, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss children's media and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Chicago Fire: Chris Getz hates his team, Jed Hoyer likes his manager, and other news from the home of Italian beef and overloaded hot dogs 2. Straight Cash, Homie: We get Brian Cashman, unfiltered 3. Rumor Has It: A rumor roundup le…

In Episode 330, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about daylight savings time and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. No Longer Guaranteed Rate: Craig wants to talk about Tim Anderson having his option declined by the White Sox. It's the end of yet another era of White Sox baseball. 2. The Colonel's Secret Recipe: Patrick wants to talk abou…

In Episode 329, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig do not chat about Patrick's new job or Brian Blessed's theater careeer, but do discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Gray Gardens: The Rangers muddle through to win Game 3 of the World Series 2. Was the Jank There?: And then bludgeon the Diamondbcaks bullpen with the help of an unlikely ourfielder 3. Al…

In Episode 328, Jeffrey and Craig (mostly Jeffrey) make a hash of Utah geography and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Its time for Paul Sewald to pitch lol: We recap Game 1 2. The Full Monty: And Game 2 3. Thanks I Hate It: We don't hate the Diamondback players but hate the discourse game 4. Around the Horn: Manager interviews and also …

In Episode 327, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1.Watch Out For Snakes: The Dbacks complete their comeback in Philly, setting up... 2. South by Southwest: A World Series, that we will now preview 3. Won't Someone Think of the Television Networks: We also have the requisite ratings/aesethtics chat. 4. Around the Horn…

In Episode 326, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The Wild, Wild, AL West: Yeah, there's a lot to cover as the Rangers storm back to take games six and seven from the Astros 2. I'm just a smol beanball: We're not engaging with this, MLB has a humilation fetish. Okay, we are engaging with it a little. 3. This one al…

In Episode 325, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about brussel sprout recipes, parasocial new media relationships, and tripping over a curb and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The Middle (of the series): The Dbacks get a game back in Arizona despite being heavily outspent by the Phillies on payroll. 2. With Arms Wide Open (and fumbling…

In Episode 324, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Kansas City Royals prospects and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Michael Yordan: This flu game didn't go as well for the whole team, nor is the ALCS generally. 2. Don't Go to Pat's: Or throw first-pitch center cut fastballs to the Phillies. Anyway, the roast pork and broccoli rabe …