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On The Corner PodcastOTC 592 - Remember These Injured ArmsOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski make note of the injured starting pitchers to watch heading into draft season. Nerd out about pitching and fantasy baseball weekly with Pitcher List's Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) and NBC Sports' Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC). Support us: https://pitcherlist.com/premium/Our Award Winning Baseball Site: https://pitcherlist.comPitching is dope.
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2026-01-221h 09On The Corner PodcastOTC 591 - Finding SP Super SleepersOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski look at the early ADP and highlight some of their favorite late round targets. Nerd out about pitching and fantasy baseball weekly with Pitcher List's Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) and NBC Sports' Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC). Support us: https://pitcherlist.com/premium/Our Award Winning Baseball Site: https://pitcherlist.comPitching is dope.
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2026-01-1455 minOn The Corner PodcastOTC 590 - SP Sleepers Post 300 ADPOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss their favorite starting pitchers currently being draft after pick 300.Nerd out about pitching and fantasy baseball weekly with Pitcher List's Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) and NBC Sports' Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC). Support us: https://pitcherlist.com/premium/Our Award Winning Baseball Site: https://pitcherlist.comPitching is dope.
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2025-12-1158 minOn The Corner PodcastOTC 557 - Finding MLB's Next AcesOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski explore Eric's First Pitch Arizona Topic of what makes a Top 25 starting pitcher. Nerd out about pitching and fantasy baseball weekly with Pitcher List's Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) and NBC Sports' Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC). Support us: https://pitcherlist.com/premium/Our Award Winning Baseball Site: https://pitcherlist.comPitching is dope.
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2025-12-051h 11On The Corner PodcastOTC 556 - Mock Draft Review (Nick's Version)On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss the recently finished Pitcher List Pods 2026 Mock Draft, and look at Nick''s team and the players that he picked. Nerd out about pitching and fantasy baseball weekly with Pitcher List's Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) and NBC Sports' Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC). Support us: https://pitcherlist.com/premium/Our Award Winning Baseball Site: https://pitcherlist.comPitching is dope.
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2025-11-251h 06On The Corner PodcastOTC 555 - Ranking Debates - LIVE From First Pitch ArizonaOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss their top 100 rankings with a live audience at First Pitch Arizona. Nerd out about pitching and fantasy baseball weekly with Pitcher List's Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) and NBC Sports' Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC). Support us: https://pitcherlist.com/premium/Our Award Winning Baseball Site: https://pitcherlist.comPitching is dope.
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2025-11-131h 11
On The Corner PodcastOTC 554 - PL Pods Mock Draft (Eric's Version)On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss the recently finished Pitcher List Pods 2026 Mock Draft, and look at Eric's team and the players that he picked. Nerd out about pitching and fantasy baseball weekly with Pitcher List's Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) and NBC Sports' Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC). Support us: https://pitcherlist.com/premium/Our Award Winning Baseball Site: https://pitcherlist.comPitching is dope.
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2025-10-281h 09
On The Corner PodcastOTC 553 - WAY Too Early Fantasy Baseball SP RankingsOn The Corner Nick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss the Nick's first round of his Top 200 Pitchers for 2026. Nerd out about pitching and fantasy baseball weekly with Pitcher List's Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) and NBC Sports' Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC). Support us: https://pitcherlist.com/premium/Our Award Winning Baseball Site: https://pitcherlist.comPitching is dope.
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2025-10-221h 05On The Corner PodcastOTC 508 - Eric's Top 150 SPOn The Corner Nick Pollack and Eric Samulski break down Eric's Top 150 SP for 2025
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2025-02-081h 16On The Corner PodcastOTC 480 - 2025 SP 11-15On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss the too-early 2025 rankings of the top 200 SP, focusing on SP 11-1511 George Kirby12 Cole Ragans13 Yoshinobu Yamamoto14 Gerrit Cole15 Max FriedHosts: Nick Pollack | Eric Samulski Producer: Adam Howe Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon | RSS
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2024-11-0824 minOn The Corner PodcastOTC 471 - Rest of Season SchedulesOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss changes to The List, the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2024 fantasy baseball, updated weekly at PitcherList.com - with a focus on the remaining schedules for each MLB rotation. Hosts: Nick Pollack | Eric Samulski Producer: Adam Howe Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon | RSS
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2024-08-281h 09On The Corner PodcastOTC 457 - Great For Our PostureOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss changes to The List, the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2024 fantasy baseball, updated weekly at PitcherList.com
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2024-05-211h 18On The Corner PodcastOTC 456 - The First SPs On The ListOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss changes to The List, the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2024 fantasy baseball, updated weekly at PitcherList.com
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2024-05-141h 21On The Corner PodcastOTC 455 - Rainy Day Starting PitchersOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss changes to The List, the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2024 fantasy baseball, updated weekly at PitcherList.com
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2024-05-071h 26On The Corner PodcastOTC 454 - Treat YourselfOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss changes to The List, the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2024 fantasy baseball, updated weekly at PitcherList.com
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2024-04-301h 24On The Corner PodcastOTC 453 - On The MoveOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss changes to The List, the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2024 fantasy baseball, updated weekly at PitcherList.com
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2024-04-231h 17On The Corner PodcastOTC 452 - Top 100 SP Week 4On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss changes to The List, the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2024 fantasy baseball, updated weekly at PitcherList.com
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2024-04-161h 04On The Corner PodcastOTC 451 - Total Eclipse of the StartsOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss changes to The List, the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2024 fantasy baseball, updated weekly at PitcherList.com
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2024-04-091h 09On The Corner PodcastOTC 450 - Playing SpoilerOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss changes to The List, the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2024 fantasy baseball, updated weekly at PitcherList.com
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2024-04-021h 10On The Corner PodcastOTC 449 - The Final Preseason ListOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss changes to The List, the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2024 fantasy baseball, updated weekly at PitcherList.com
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2024-03-261h 42On The Corner PodcastOTC 448 - Moving On UpOn The CornerEric Samulski and Nick Pollack discuss starting pitchers that are moving up their rankings
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2024-03-201h 02On The Corner PodcastOTC 444 - Eric's SP Rankings UpdateOn The CornerNick and Eric discuss Eric's Starting Pitcher rankings update for 2024 drafts. Focusing the conversation on Tarik Skubal, Framber Valdez, Bryan Woo, Shane Bieber, Mitch Keller, Luis Severino, Brandon Pfaadt, Gavin Williams, and others.
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2024-03-061h 14On The Corner PodcastOTC 440 - Top 400 SP for 2024: 81-100On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski's review Nick's top 400 SP for 2024. Today's episode centers around SP 81-100 on The List. Full List81. Michael Wacha82. Seth Lugo83. Braxton Garrett84. Jameson Taillon85. John Means86. Tanner Houck87. Charlie Morton88. Erick Fedde89. Trevor Rogers90. James Paxton91. Ricky Tiedemann92. Reese Olson93. Garrett Whitlock94. Lance Lynn95. Kyle Harrison96. Jacob deGrom97. Max Scherzer98. Drew Rasmussen99. Robbie Ray100. Clayton Kershaw
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2024-02-221h 07On The Corner PodcastOTC 439 - Top 400 SP for 2024: 61-80On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski's review Nick's top 400 SP for 2024. Today's episode centers around SP 61-80 on The List. Full List61. Hunter Brown62. Aaron Civale63. Shane Bieber64. Marcus Stroman65. Brandon Pfaadt66. Eduardo Rodriguez67. DL Hall68. Triston McKenzie69. Nick Lodolo70. Edward Cabrera71. Hunter Greene72. Nestor Cortes73. Aaron Ashby74. Kenta Maeda75. Emmet Sheehan76. Jordan Hicks77. Taj Bradley78. Mitch Keller79. Alek Manoah80. A.J. Puk
Hosts: Nick Pollack | Eric Samulski
2024-02-201h 21On The Corner PodcastOTC 438 - Top 400 SP for 2024: 41-60On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski's review Nick's top 400 SP for 2024. Today's episode centers around SP 41-60 on The List. Full List41. Dylan Cease42. Justin Verlander43. Chris Bassitt44. Brayan Bello45. Merrill Kelly46. Cristopher Sánchez47. Walker Buehler48. José Berríos49. Jordan Montgomery50. Carlos Rodón51. Nathan Eovaldi52. Gavin Williams53. Cristian Javier54. Ryan Pepiot55. Kutter Crawford56. Louie Varland57. Bryce Miller58. Yusei Kikuchi59. Luis Severino60. Lucas Giolito
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2024-02-131h 10On The Corner PodcastOTC 436 - Top 400 SP for 2024: 21-40On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski's review Nick's top 300 SP for 2024. Today's episode centers around SP 21-40 on The List. 21. Kodai Senga22. Max Fried23. Freddy Peralta24. Eury Pérez25. Tarik Skubal26. Logan Gilbert27. Jesús Luzardo28. Blake Snell29. Justin Steele30. Sonny Gray31. Yu Darvish32. Shōta Imanaga33. Joe Ryan34. Bailey Ober35. Michael King36. Bryan Woo37. Chris Sale38. Nick Pivetta39. Tanner Bibee40. Shane Baz
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2024-02-071h 15On The Corner PodcastOTC 435 - Top 400 SP for 2024: 1-20On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski's review Nick's top 400 SP for 2024. Today's episode centers around SP 1-20 on The List. 1. Spencer Strider2. Gerrit Cole3. Corbin Burnes4. Zack Wheeler5. Pablo López6. Luis Castillo7. George Kirby8. Kevin Gausman9. Zac Gallen10. Logan Webb11. Aaron Nola12. Yoshinobu Yamamoto13. Bobby Miller14. Cole Ragans15. Grayson Rodriguez16. Tyler Glasnow17. Kyle Bradish18. Zach Eflin19. Joe Musgrove20. Framber Valdez
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On The WireOTW 149 - Pitching Ray She Owes w/ Eric SamulskiOn The WireAdam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by Eric Samulski to preview the pitching ratio categories (ERA, WHIP) for 2024 draftsDiscussions:Corbin Burnes traded to Baltimore; Joey Ortiz and DL Hall to MilwaukeeMinor League deals worth watching? (Christian Arroyo, Matt Duffy, Jared Walsh, Carlos Carrasco, Cole Tucker, Nick Solak, Greg Allen)David Robertson in Texas; Hector Neris in Chicago - either taking over for José Leclerc or Adbert Alzolay?Joc Pederson to ArizonaTrey Cabbage DFA'd by Anaheim, traded to Houston. Aaron Hicks signs with A...
2024-02-041h 54On The Corner PodcastOTC 434 - Eric Samulski's Top 100On The CornerNick Pollack reviews Eric Samulski's top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2024
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2024-01-302h 00On The Corner PodcastOTC 433 - SP Prospects for 2024On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski dive into all the prospect starting pitchers worth knowing for your 2024 leagues.Visit FactorMeals.com/OTC50 and use promo code OTC50 to get 50% off
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2024-01-232h 07On The Corner PodcastOTC 432 - SP ADP BattlesOn The Corner Nick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss starting pitcher pockets based on ADP.
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2024-01-161h 45On The Corner PodcastOTC 431 - Super SP SleepersOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski discuss the favorite deep starting pitcher sleepers for the 2024 season
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2024-01-111h 11On The Corner PodcastOTC 430 - Favorite SP Post-300 ADPOn The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski dive into their favorite starting pitchers available after pick 300
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2024-01-091h 36On The Corner PodcastOTC 428 - 2024 Starting Pitchers 81-90On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski preview the very early top 200 Starting Pitchers for 2024, focusing on Nick's SP 81-90.Full List81. Luis Severino82. Chris Paddack83. Reese Olson84. Kyle Harrison85. Graham Ashcraft86. Edward Cabrera87. Marcus Stroman88. Clarke Schmidt89. Dean Kremer90. José Quintana Hosts: Nick Pollack | Eric Samulski Producer: Adam Howe Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | RSS
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2023-12-261h 24On The Corner PodcastOTC 427 - 2024 Starting Pitchers 71-80On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski preview the very early top 200 Starting Pitchers for 2024, focusing on Nick's SP 61-70.Full List 71. Aaron Civale72. Yusei Kikuchi73. Seth Lugo74. Eduardo Rodriguez75. Shane Bieber76. Kenta Maeda77. Andrew Abbott78. Cristian Javier79. Mitch Keller80. Kona Takahashi
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2023-12-1954 minOn The Corner PodcastOTC 425 - 2024 Starting Pitchers 61-70On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski preview the very early top 200 Starting Pitchers for 2024, focusing on Nick's SP 61-70.Full List 61. Clayton Kershaw62. Taj Bradley63. Tyler Wells64. Shōta Imanaga65. Michael Wacha66. José Berríos67. Jordan Montgomery68. Garrett Whitlock69. Ryan Pepiot70. Emmet Sheehan
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2023-12-131h 04
On The Corner PodcastOTC 423 - 2024 Starting Pitchers 51-60On The Corner Nick Pollack and Eric Samulski preview the very early top 200 Starting Pitchers for 2024. Full List Head to factormeals.com/otc50 and use code otc50 to get 50% off51. Chris Sale 7:2552. Nathan Eovaldi 15:4553. Charlie Morton 19:0054: Carlos Rodon 25:3055. Sawyer Gibson-Long 33:0056. Mason Miller 39:0057. Nick Lodolo 44:0058. Michael King 50:0059. James Paxton 57:0060. Nestor Cortes 57:00Hosts: Nick Pollack | Eric Samulski Producer: Adam Howe Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | RSS Join: PL+ | PL Pro Proud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network
2023-11-211h 02
On The Corner PodcastOTC 421 - 2024 Starting Pitchers 41-50On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski preview the very early top 200 Starting Pitchers for 2024.Full ListHead to factormeals.com/otc50 and use code otc50 to get 50% off41. Yu Darvish42. Bailey Ober43. Justin Verlander44. Chris Bassitt45. Bryan Bello46. Merrill Kelly47. Lucas Giolito48. Hunter Brown49. Hunter Greene50. Dylan Cease Hosts: Nick Pollack | Eric SamulskiProducer: Adam HoweSubscribe: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | RSSJoin: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network
2023-11-201h 04
On The Corner PodcastOTC 419 - 2024 Starting Pitchers 31-40On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski preview the very early top 200 Starting Pitchers for 2024.Hosts: Nick Pollack | Eric SamulskiProducer: Adam HoweSubscribe: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | RSSJoin: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network
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On The Corner PodcastOTC 415 - 2024 Starting Pitchers 21-30On The CornerNick Pollack and Eric Samulski preview the very early top 200 Starting Pitchers for 2024. Hosts: Nick Pollack | Eric SamulskiProducer: Adam HoweSubscribe: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | RSSJoin: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network
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2023-10-251h 12
On The Corner PodcastOTC 414 - 2024 Starting Pitchers 11-20On The CornerNick Pollack (@PitcherList) and Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) preview the very early top 200 Starting Pitchers for 2024.11 Tyler Glasnow 4:3012 Walker Buehler 9:0013 Freddy Peralta 13:0014 Grayson Rodriguez 17:3015 Tarik Skubal 26:1516 Bobby Miller 34:1517 Eury Pérez 34:1518 Joe Ryan 42:3019 Cole Ragans 49:0020 Aaron Nola 54:00Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Spotify | Google Play | RSS |Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Learn more a...
2023-10-101h 07
On The Corner PodcastOTC 413 - 2024 Starting Pitchers 1-10On The CornerNick Pollack (@PitcherList) and Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) preview the very early top 200 Starting Pitchers for 2024.
Gerrit Cole 15:00
Spencer Strider 18:00
Zack Wheeler 25:30
Luis Castillo 32:30
Kevin Gausman 37:00
Pablo López 45:30
Corbin Burnes 52:30
Max Fried 1:02:30
Zac Gallen 1:17:00
George Kirby 1:26:00
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2023-10-031h 41
On The Corner PodcastOTC 412 - All Final Week SP MatchupsOn The CornerNick Pollack (@PitcherList) and Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) review the updates to The ListThe List - Updated 9/25/23Every Starting Pitcher’s ROS Daily MatchupsSubscribe: iTunes | Android | Spotify | Google Play | RSS |Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2023-09-261h 30
On The Corner PodcastOTC 411 - For Your InformationOn The CornerNick Pollack (@PitcherList) and Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) review the updates to The ListThe List - Updated 9/18/23Team-by-team rotations and schedules through the end of the seasonSubscribe: iTunes | Android | Spotify | Google Play | RSS |Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2023-09-191h 20
Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Eno Sarris on Stuff+ and Fantasy JournalismSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Eno Sarris (@enosarris) live from the Oakland A’s protest game to discuss his blend of traditional sports journalism and fantasy analysis. Then they dive into the Stuff+ metric, how to use it, and which pitchers Stuff+ may be over or underselling.
Players Discussed:
Tyler Glasnow
Taj Bradley
Chris Bassitt
Graham Ashcraft
Clarke Schmidt
Tanner Houck
Kyle Bradish
Zach Eflin
Michael Kopech
MacKenzie Gore
2023-06-1440 minCatcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Biases, blind spots, and the danger of attachmentsSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) blend fantasy baseball analysis with fantasy baseball therapy as they discuss personal biases, blind spots, and why we create such attachments to players on our teams. They end with a therapy-style breakthrough on the best way to approach FAAB.
Through all of this, they’ll discuss Brent Rooker, Nathan Eovaldi, Pablo Lopez, Jake Fraley, Triston Casas, Jake Burger, Matthew Liberatore, and many more.
Rundown
How aware are you of your own biases and are biases just a result of managing out of...
2023-06-0257 minCatcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Do These Guys Suck? (no MLB players suck, but still...)Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) go back to their roots and just talk baseball. They cover why some pitchers can be ineffective with elite stuff, why pitchers made suddenly lose feel for pitches, and what leads to hitting slumps. Along they way, they discuss a handful of slumping players and discuss when to trust what you see and when to use "the data."
RUNDOWN
- We discuss potentially coaching our kids, even though our kids are too young to be coached
- Sami is pissed that he went against h...
2023-05-241h 02Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Struggling HittersSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome KC Bubba (@bdentrek) to discuss hitters who are scuffling of late. Some were early-season waiver wire darlings, others were early-round draft picks. Who should we be worried about? Who should we be trying to trade for? They dig into it all here.
News and Notes:
Luis Ortiz debut on Tuesday
Eury Perez getting the call
Matt Mervis and Christopher Morel both called up
Casey Schmitt called up
Struggling Hitters: Are we buying low or...
2023-05-121h 20Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Prospect Pitcher Pow WowEric (@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?
2023-05-041h 15Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Early Season RegretsEric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@believe_Sami) discuss early-season regrets, both with players they didn’t draft and those they did. They discuss how upset to be about your team in April and then dive into players who could be nearing a breakout.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Rundown
What can we react to in April and what should we ignore?
FOMO Regrets (Players We...
2023-04-271h 11Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Praise or Panic with These Young Players?Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) to discuss recent prospect call-ups and young players who are scuffling and surging to start the year. Who should we be excited about? Who should we be worried about? They dig into it all here.
Recent Prospect Call-ups (Who’s worth adding?)
Mason Miller
Brayan Bello
Vaughn Grissom
Oswald Peraza
Brett Baty
Zach Neto
Brett Wisley
Tyler Freeman
Any of Tucupita Marcano, Jordan Diaz, Emnamuel Valdez, Leny...
2023-04-211h 18Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Early Starting Pitcher ReactionsSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome fellow Brooklynite Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) to discuss hitters. Kidding. They discussed starting pitching, played some name games, and had a generally wonderful time while giving lots of fantasy advice on who to pick up or panic on, etc.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Should We Panic?
Corbin Burnes
Max Scherzer
Zac Gallen
Chris Sale
(Shane Bieber t...
2023-04-071h 17Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Sunday Six (Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds)Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) premiere their inaugural Sunday Six waiver wire show where they give you six starting pitchers who are under 50% rostered in Yahoo formats that they think you should be adding on the wire. Short and sweet and oh so useful.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Rundown
Kyle Bradish
Zach Eflin
Justin Steele
Eduardo Rodriguez
Roansy Contreras
...
2023-04-0224 minCatcher's CornerCatcher's Corner - Waiver Wire TipsEric (@SamskiNYC) does a solo pod breaking down his favorite waiver wire pick-ups for both shallow and deeper leagues. He covers both hitters and pitchers who are rostered in under 50% of NFBC 12-team leagues and runs through what types of leagues he believes they'll be valuable in and what you can expect from adding them.
Since these are quick-hitter type analyses, we're not going to do a rundown of all the names mentioned, but some of them were Darick Hall, Jake Cave, David Hensley, A.J. Minter, Nick Anderson, AJ Pollock, Nick Maton, Dom Smith, Mike Moustakas...
2023-03-2627 minCatcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Spring Training Position BattlesSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome reigning Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) to discuss his detailed spring training tracker. They walk through some of the remaining starting jobs across the league that are up for grabs and could have major fantasy implications. Who is likely to win the job? Are they worth drafting? They discuss it all.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Rundown
Intro: Where can you read Mike’s work and what he fo...
2023-03-221h 17Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Prospect Extravaganza with James AndersonEric (@SamskiNYC) welcomes prospect expert and Top Chef superfan James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) to discuss what factors determine when to draft prospects in redraft leagues. Then they run through a laundry list of prospects and discuss their potential value for 2023.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Rundown
Intro: Where can you read James’ work
Rookie strategy: Generally, how comfortable are you taking rookies early in redraft leagues? What are the determining factors in knowing if you will or...
2023-03-091h 36Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Spring Training Tidbits with John LaghezzaSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome reigning FWSA Baseball Article of the Year writer John Laghezza (@JohnLaghezza) to discuss his awesome new rankings site. They also discuss what matters and doesn't matter when it comes to Spring Training, look into some Spring Training tidbits to see if they care, and break down some key players from John's rankings.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Rundown
John's rankings: what are they and where can you find them?
2023-03-031h 31Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Building an Ideal Pitching StaffSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) talk about pitchers who are debuting new pitches at Spring Training and if it matters to their current value. Then they use guidelines from The Process to create an ideal seven-man starting pitching corps.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
4:45 - Oswald Peraza spring HR. Is he the starting SS?
7:20 - Which SP with a new pitch interests you the most?
9:15 - Robbie Ray (Splitter)
12:30...
2023-02-241h 04Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Which Top-End SP are the Best Bets to Return Value?Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) are back with Season Three of the Catcher's Corner. They talk about dad stuff, recent breaking news, and an under-the-radar rule change we should be focusing on. Then they dive into the main topic, which is the top-end starting pitchers who are the best bet to return value based on current ADP.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Intro (shooting the shit)
4:00 - Why the focus on balks could b...
2023-02-1759 minCatcher's CornerCatcher's Corner Ep 43: Interview with Stephen Vogt on retirement and his career in baseballEric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) sits down with two-time All-Star and World Series champion Stephen Vogt to talk about his decision to retire this season and 16-year professional baseball career. They talk about the "I Believe in Stephen Vogt" chants, the final at-bat that went viral on social media, and also dive into questions on the players Vogt loved/hated to catch and hit off of and much more.
As always, all music in this episode is produced by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose music can be found on Spotify.
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2022-12-0634 minCatcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: 2nd Half Starting Pitcher BreakoutsWith Sami on vacation, Eric welcomes John Laghezza (@MLBMovingAvg) to talk about starting pitchers that interest them for the end of the season. They also talk about the philosophy of baseball and how to “create fishermen” in fantasy baseball by having people think about process and not just results.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
TIMESTAMPS
START - Eric and John talk baseball and creating useful fantasy content. They chat about the value of discussing proc...
2022-08-051h 08Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Relief Pitcher Trade Deadline PreviewSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Nate Marcum (@natemarcum) of Reliever Recon to discuss what the trade deadline could mean for fantasy relievers. They discuss pitchers most likely to be traded away and who to stash in their place. Then they end with some players they’re fading in the second half and others they’re actively trying to get on their teams.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Rundown
News and Notes
Is T...
2022-07-271h 15
Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Father's Day Waiver Wire SpecialSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Chris Torres (@TorresTakes) to discuss whether or not Sami is being replaced on the podcast and what to do about current breaking news, like injuries to Ozzie Albies and Liam Hendriks. Then they discuss the catcher waiver wire landscape and look ahead for which fringe starting hitters have good upcoming weekends.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Timestamps
4:00 - Trending News Breakdown
Fernando Tatis Jr. not healing as the Padres w...
2022-06-161h 19Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Claim or Lame?Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) to discuss recent pieces of news and then play a game of Cut or Keep followed by a game of Claim or Lame. This episode has tons of quick-hitting analysis on as many players as we could possibly fit.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Timestamps
4:00 - Top News Stories
Joe Maddon is fired. Do managers matter for fantasy?
Tylor Megill coming back this weekend. Start him r...
2022-06-091h 29Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Cut, Keep, or Claim with Vlad SedlerEric (@SamskiNYC) welcomes Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut to talk about his takeaways now that we're two months into the fantasy baseball season. Then they play some Cut, Keep, or Claim with trending waiver wire options as well as some struggling veterans.
All music in the show is by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (his complete work can be found on Spotify).
Timestamps
2:15 - Early takeaways from the first two months of the fantasy baseball season. Players we missed on and changes in our process we’re happy about.
...
2022-06-0255 minCatcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Boom Scores and Hot StreaksSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Jon Anderon (@JonPGH) to talk about some of the hitters who are popping on the metrics he's created for his daily substack. Then they continue their Twitter debate on whether or not hot streaks are real and if there's anything that can tell us when one is coming.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Timestamps
3:30 - Aroldis Chapman to IL. Is Clay Holmes the closer for the rest o...
2022-05-271h 08Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Hot and Cold StreaksSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Chris Torres (@TorresTakes) to talk through this week's intriguing waiver wire adds and then discuss some notable players on recent hot and cold streaks.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Waiver Wire Reaction
Interesting players added in Main Event leagues. Where do we stand on them?
Alek Thomas
Wil Myers
Ian Kennedy
Jeffrey Springs
Chase Silseth
Vidal Brujan (with Lowe on IL)
Hot S...
2022-05-181h 20Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Waiver Wire Starting PitchersSami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) break down a crop of potential waiver wire starting pitchers after watching their starts during the week.
Timestamps
3:00 - George Kirby, SEA
9:00 - Kyle Bradish, BAL
15:00 - Yusei Kikuchi, TOR
20:30 - Bruce Zimmermann, BAL
27:45 - Alex Faedo, DET
36:00 - Dane Dunning, TEX
41:00 - Drew Rasmussen, TB
49:15 - Josh Winder, MIN
55:00 - Chase Silseth, LAA
1:04:00 - Eric and Sami rank the pitchers
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2022-05-141h 11Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Victory Laps or Honey Traps?Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) chat with Toby Guevin (@BatFlipCrazy) about the hot/cold starts of some of the pre-season’s most polarizing players. Plus, they cover the potential value of a victory lap and also discuss how much attention you should be paying to your standings at this point in the season.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Timestamps
2:45 - General discussion on the fantasy baseball environment
7:15 - At what point in the year do...
2022-05-121h 24Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: How Stable Are You?Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) chat with Rotoballer's Nicklaus Gaut (@nt_burtreynolds) about hitting stats that have begun to stabilize and whether some league leaders - both good and bad - could be potential breakouts or guys that need to be dropped.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Timestamps
Blast Rate Leaders (Do we believe?)
7:00 - Rowdy Tellez
15:00 - Christian Walker
20:20 - Eugenio Suarez
28:00 - Anthony R...
2022-05-061h 17Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Hot Or Not? 2022 Fast StartersEric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) chat with Fantrax's' Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) about some of the starting pitchers and hitters who are off to hot starts and whether or not they're buying in.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Timestamps
3:15 - Chris’s Quick Grades Column
7:55 - Byron Buxton: Survived one scare. If you have Buxton, do you hold or trade?
11:00 - Marcus Semien: Any cause to be worried?
14:30...
2022-04-191h 13Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: SP Rankings Discussion with Paul SporerEric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) chat with Fangraphs' Paul Sporer (@Sporer) about some pitchers he and Eric ranked differently in their Top 100 Starting Pitcher articles. They also review some recent news that will impact SP rankings and discuss their favorite arms heading into the 2022 season.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
TimeStamps
News and Notes
7:30 - Where do you move Manaea up in your rankings after the trade?
11:00 - What d...
2022-04-061h 23Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Preseason Prospect Preferences with James AndersonEric (@SamskiNYC) talks to RotoWire prospect writer James Anderson (@TheRealJRAnderson) about everything spring training prospects. Biggest risers and fallers. Where to draft the top studs and much more.
Timestamps
3:45 - Will the new CBA change the timeline of prospect promotions?
5:50 - James’ Biggest Spring Training Prospect Risers
8:45 - James’ Biggest Spring Training Prospect Fallers
11:20 - Would You Rather? (Which prospect would you rather have for 2022?)
Josh Lowe or Vidal Brujan?
Riley Greene or Spencer Torkelson?
Spencer Howard or Glenn Otto?
Hunter Greene or Nick Lodolo?
Roansy Contreras or Miguel...
2022-04-0159 min
Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Reds Deep Dive With C Trent RosecransEric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) breakdown the most-discussed starting pitching performances of spring training before welcoming Reds beat writer C Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) on to discuss all things Reds: When will Luis Castillo be back? Will the Reds use a closer? Will Hunter Greene and/or Nick Lodolo break camp and much more.
As always, all music from this episode is by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger whose new album can be found on Spotify.
Timestamps
1:00 - Eric and Sami debrief on early spring training storylines:
Pablo Lopez
J...
2022-03-3054 minCatcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Post-Lockout Free Agent FrenzySami (Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Sara Sanchez (@BCB_Sara) to sort through all the madness of the first three days of MLB transactions after the end of the lockout.
All music is produced by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (new album available on Spotify)
Rundown
- Fernando Tatis fractures his wrist. Where can you draft him?
- Ronald Acuña won't be back until May and won’t play the OF until late May. Where can you draft him?
- Chris Sale has a stress fracture in his...
2022-03-171h 21Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Relief Pitcher Report, Volume 1Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@believe_Sami) attempt to tackle the current ADP of the top 15 relief pitchers, so they call in the experts. In this joint podcast, they are joined by Aaron Pags (@FantasyTriage) and Nate Marcum (@natemarcum) of Reliever Recon, who give you everything you need to know about the upper tier of relievers and where you can find your value.
(4:30)
Discuss Mark Appel Tweet on the current state of the Minor Leagues: https://twitter.com/markappel26/status/1493693618988720137
(17:30)
Is Raisel alone in the tier...
2022-02-171h 23Catcher's CornerCatcher’s Corner: Pitchers’ and Catchers’ Report, Volume 3Eric and Sami continue their breakdown of pitchers and catchers going at similar ADP in order to help identify who might be a target or fade at their current value.
All music in this episode is from Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose music can be found on Spotify
Timestamps
(6:15) Catcher’s Report
Tyler Stephenson (Catcher 6 - ADP133 )
Keibert Ruiz (Catcher 7 - ADP 142)
Pitcher’s Report
(19:30) - Robby Ray (SP 13 - ADP 47)
(28:30) - Freddy Peralta (SP 14 - ADP 5...
2022-02-101h 00Catcher's CornerCatcher’s Corner: Pitchers’ and Catchers’ Report, Volume 2Sami and Eric continue their ADP breakdown, looking at pitchers and catchers who have a similar ADP in drafts from January 1st to present and discussing where they stand on those current trends.
All music in this episode is created by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (whose music - and new album - can be found on Spotify)
(6:30) Catcher’s Report
Would you draft Willson Contreras over Daulton Varsho and/ or Yasmani Grandal?
(15:00) Reliever ADP Trends
Are you taking either Josh Hader (ADP 31) or Liam Hendricks (ADP...
2022-02-021h 02Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner: Pitcher's and Catcher's Report, Volume 1Eric and Sami start of Season 2 by talking about the lockout and Eric's first draft of the year. Then they introduce a new offseason segment called Pitcher's and Catcher's Report where they analyze a few pitchers and catchers all going around the same place in drafts to help you decide which player might be the better fit for your team.
All music is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose music can be found on Spotify.
Timestamps
(8:30): Catcher’s Report
Daulton Varsho (C ADP 4)
Yasmani Grandal (C ADP 5)
...
2022-01-2158 minCatcher's CornerEnd of Season Awards: Catcher's Corner, Episode 21Eric and Sami sit down with Justin Mason to recap the wildcard games and discuss the upcoming Division Series'. Then they dive into the end-of-season awards for fantasy, focusing on some players who let them down but also some guys who they are excited to buy into for the 2022 season. Then, Justin ends with some advice for all fantasy managers on how to best use their time during the offseason as your prepare for 2022.
All music on the show is from Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (available on Spotify)
Timestamps
3:00...
2021-10-081h 01Catcher's CornerAre You For Real? Catcher's Corner, Episode 20Eric and Sami talk to Rotoballer writer Frank Ammirante about some players currently on late season hot stretches or currently providing value in specific categories for the playoffs and end of year standings climb. The big question of the day: is the recent run of production for real?
(All music in this episode is from Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger)
Timestamps
5:30 - Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
8:30 - Lorenzo Cain
12:30 - Ian Happ
15:30 - Andrew Benintendi
21:00 - Anthony Alford
24:30 - Frank Schwindel
31:30...
2021-09-1554 minCatcher's CornerspeX Starters to Stash: Catcher's Corner, Episode 19Eric (@SamskiNYC) chats with Carlos Marcano (@camarcano) about his pitching index leaderboard (speX) and how it can help us to identify some ars to buy and sell for the final month of the season. Then, they each give their favorite under-rostered starting pitching for the remainder of the year.
All music in this episode is from Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (music can be found on Spotify)
Timestamps
3:50 - Carlos explains his ranking system (speX), how it was created, and how it can be a useful tool in finding under-rostered pitchers.
9:00...
2021-09-011h 04Catcher's CornerProspect Stashes: Catcher's Corner, Episode 18Eric and Sami talk to Eric Cross (@EricCross04) about which prospects fantasy managers should be stashing him hopes of September call-ups, then dove into some prospects who could have starting jobs at the outset of 2022 and could be strong keeper assets to have on your bench now.
All music in this episode is from Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (music can be found on Spotify)
Timestamps
Prospect Stashes in redraft leagues: Guys who could come up and have an impact in September.
(7:45) - Edward Cabrera
(12:55) Hunter Greene and Nick Lo...
2021-08-251h 05Catcher's CornerCategory Contributors: Episode 17Eric welcomes KC Bubba (@bdentrek) to talk about why making roster moves based on categories of need is so important during this time of the season. Then they break down potential waiver wire adds based on the category leaderboards over the last 30 days.
All music used in this podcast is from Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger
Timestamps
(7:15) Batting Average (Rafael Ortega, Josh Harrison, Lorenzo Cain)
(12:30) Home Runs (Abraham Toro, Sam Hilliard)
(16:30) RBIs (Akil Baddoo, Miguel Cabrera, Lamonte Wade Jr)
(21:30) Runs (Miguel Sano, Brendan Rodgers, Kolten Wong)
(27:45) Stolen Bases (Myles Straw, Adam Engel, Miguel Rojas, Yonny Hernandez, Jarren Duran)
(32:45) Strikeouts (Cal...
2021-08-1255 minCatcher's CornerTrade Deadline Extravaganza - Catcher's Corner, Episode 16Eric and Sami talk to Nicklaus Gaut and Phil Goyette, both of Rotoballer, breaking down every trade from the deadline and all the possible ramifications for the end of the fantasy season. It's a lot of info, but it's some damn good info.
All music in the episode is performed by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (music can be found on Spotify).
Timestamps
(3:45)- Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers
Will Keibert Ruiz or Josiah Gray be an impact player down the stretch?
(14:20) Jon Lester to Cardinals fo...
2021-07-311h 46Catcher's CornerTour of Shame (Catcher's Corner, Episode 15)Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) talk to Toby (@batflipcrazy) about his biggest takeaways and lessons from his last few years of NFBC success before diving into discussing recent rookie call-ups and second-half rebound candidates.
All music is this episode is created by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (music can be found on Spotify)
Timestamps
4:45 - Vlad Jr. and the value of acknowledging and studying your misses
10:30 - Toby’s big takeaways over his last few years of fantasy success
14:00 - Digression about the madness of rostering spec closers now and wh...
2021-07-211h 13Catcher's CornerTalking Out of Your Bukauskas (Catcher's Corner, Episode 14)Eric and Sami bring together a panel of Relief Pitcher Experts - Greg Jewett (@gjewett9), Mike Carter (@mdrc0508), and Nate Marcum (@natemarcum) - to talk about what we can expect from bullpens in the second half. They discuss which players are more likely to be dealt, which players could be moving into high leverage roles, and which players might be your best bets to stash for saves. Dozens of names are mentioned, so this is your best crash course in how you can add saves to your roster for the second half.
All music in this episode i...
2021-07-131h 21Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 13Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@believe_Sami) talk to Vlad Sedler (@Rotogut) about his path to consistent fantasy success and some of the FAAB targets we all like. Then we dive into first-half over and under performers to see what the second half might hold.
As always, the music in this episode was created by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose music can be found on Spotify.
Timestamps
Meet Vlad and talk about the changes in the fantasy landscape
8:00 - Vlad’s FAAB Keys and players we’re currently lookin...
2021-07-101h 02Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 12Eric and Sami chat with Max Bay, the creator of Stuff+, about how the metric evaluates pitching, what it might be able to tell us about pitchers adjusting to the new "sticky stuff" rules and how Stuff+ can be a useful tool for fantasy players when it (hopefully) becomes publicly available this summer.
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2021-07-011h 01Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 11Eric and Sami chat with Micah Henry about his Micah Notes and what to do about some of the hottest and coldest players in the month of June. Comes for the informative takes and stay for the discussion of Andrew Vaughn as the star of a horror movie and the moment Sami gets a Tornado Alert on his phone.
All music used in the episode is from Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (find this music on Spotify)
Timestamps
Intro
June Swoons - what to do with these June poor performers?
2021-06-221h 08Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 10Eric and Sami chat with Michael Simione (@SPStreamer) about why people should stream pitchers and how to choose the best one. Then they discuss a few pitchers who might be close to graduating from streaming status before playing Stream It or Leave It with some pitchers for the week of June 14th.
All music in the show is by Brooklyn hip-hip artist Dan Dillinger (his complete work can be found on Spotify).
Timestamps
7:00 - What is streaming and how can people try to identify the right guy?
10:30 - What does it t...
2021-06-091h 03Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 9Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) talk with Arizona Diamondbacks' catcher Stephen Vogt about his path to the majors, the way Statcast has changed gameplanning for catchers, what has led to the rebounds for some of his veteran pitchers, and much more.
All music is by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (music can be found on Spotify)
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2021-05-2944 minCatcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 8Eric and Sami chat with Fantrax prospect hound Eric Cross (@EricCross04) about what we can expect from some young starting pitchers for the rest of 2021, and then Eric gives some predictions of when some of the top prospects in baseball may be up in 2021 and if fantasy managers should be stashing them.
All music is from Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (music is available on Spotify)
Timestamps
Meet Eric Cross and chat about how he got into writing about prospects
(8:02) Huascar Ynoa breaks his hand. Is there an Atlanta arm to f...
2021-05-191h 17Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 7Eric and Sami discuss how and when to make trades in fantasy leagues and then dive into the inaugural game of Fix This Pitcher! They end the show by Calling Pitches and giving you a few guys they're currently looking to add off of waiver wires.
All music in the show is by Brooklyn hip-hip artist Dan Dillinger (his complete work can be found on Spotify).
Timestamps
(1:45) - How and when to trade in your fantasy league
(7:40) - What do catchers look for when trying to help a struggling pitcher?
2021-05-121h 05Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 6Eric and Sami are joined by Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) to talk about his SP Pitch Mix Chart, why we should care about pitch mix, and some starting pitchers who have notably altered their pitch mix this year.
All music is by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (streaming on Spotify)
Timestamps
(4:55) - Explaining Mike's SP Pitch Mix Tracker
(9:00) - Why should we even care about a pitcher's pitch mix?
(13:40) - Nathan Eovaldi and his new slider
(20:07) - Tyler Glasnow and his new "slutter"
(24:32) - Lance M...
2021-04-291h 06Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner Episode 5Eric, Sami, and special guest Greg Jewett (The Athletic, Fantasy Alarm) breakdown the current closer landscape and then discuss potential options in some of the most chaotic bullpens.
All music by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (available on Spotify)
Timestamps
(6:15) Is the younger generation watching baseball? What can the league do to help?
(9:45) Is this closer landscape the new normal? How does that impact our fantasy decisions?
(18:00) Ian Kennedy - can anybody in Texas challenge him?
(22:24) Lucas Sims - is it his job now? Will the Reds ev...
2021-04-221h 17Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 4Sami and Eric discuss how to be calm and not overreact to week one, and then overreact to some starting pitchers who had strong and not-so-strong first starts.
All music is produced by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (check him out on Spotify
Time Stamps
(0:00) - How to manage your team in week one without overreacting.
(6:50) - Why are the Mets the way they are?
(9:15) Nathan Eovaldi - cutter out, slider in?
(16:22) Chris Paddack - why no curveballs? Seems like it was part of the plan
...
2021-04-0854 minCatcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 3Sami and Eric dive into pitchers who've had a strong Spring Training and discuss whether the performance is believable or not.
(All music in the episode is from hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger - available on Spotify and other streaming platforms)
Time Stamp
(0:00) Players we're excited about heading into the year.
(5:36) Daulton Jefferies and Why is it so hard to watch Spring Training baseball?
(9:18) Tangent discussion on when a repeatable delivery is good and when it can hurt a pitcher
(14:41) Tarik Skubal)
(21:11) Corey Kluber and Are the...
2021-03-311h 01Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 2In Episode 2, Sami and Eric try to make sense of the relief pitcher landscape and talk about their general strategy in drafting relief pitching.
All music is by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose complete songs can be found on Spotify.
Timestamps
News and Notes
- David Price in the bullpen?
- A.J. Puk in the rotation?
- Sonny Gray back injury?
- Eugenio Suarez at SS?
BEHIND THE DISH: Does defense matter to pitchers? (13:07)
Are you changing your valuation of...
2021-03-221h 10Catcher's CornerCatcher's Corner, Episode 1Eric Samulski and Sami Akleh introduce themselves and their vision for the podcast and then dive into some of the starting pitchers they're most excited about this season.
(All music made by Dan Dillinger - check him out on Spotify)
Podcast POV and what we look for in pitchers (1:35)
Tyler Mahle and "what is tunneling?" (6:26)
Sixto Sanchez (17:40)
Ryan Yarbrough and "what is mirroring?" (31:00)
Jake Odorizzi (42:40)
Calling Pitches - Early, Mid, and Late Round SP we like (50:30)
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