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Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Jun-27: Friday Full Edition w Ariel CohenShow No. 24 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Ariel Cohen, of the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers (3:25), discussing his fantasy baseball (and softball) seasons so far, a two-for-one trade he made to acquire Dodgers SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto and questions about player valuations... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In AL News (42:35), Ray looks at LA SS Zach Neto and TOR RHSP Max Scherzer... And in NL News (42:35), Ray looks at SD 1B Luis Arraez...2025-06-272h 09Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Jun-20: Friday Full Edition w Jason ColletteShow No. 23 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Jason Collette, of Rotowire and the Sleeper and the Bust pod (3:25), discussing hot summer sluggers and pitcher wins... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (41:20), Ray looks at hitters including the Rafael Devers saga (Part 1) and KC LHSP Kris Bubic... And in NL News (1:05:05), Ray looks at SF DH Rafael Devers (Part 2) and STL RHRP Ryan Helsley... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:28:30), PD and Jason Collette discuss eating...2025-06-212h 17Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Jun-13: Friday Full Edition w Scott PianowskiShow No. 22 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Scott Pianowski, of Yahoo! Sports (2:25), discussing three hot hitters and three hot pitchers to pickup, and would you trade Shohei?...Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In AL News (42:45), Ray looks hitters including BAL 3B Jordan Westburg and BOS RHSP Brayan Bello... And in NL News (1:09:45), Ray looks at Reds 3B Noelvi Marte and MIL RHSP Jacob Misiorowski...In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:32:45), PD and Scott Pianowski...2025-06-132h 32Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Jun-6: Friday News and Notes EditionShow No. 21 is a Friday News and Comment Edition featuring our weekly player news review with Ray Murphy... In the AL News (2:10), Ray looks hitters including KC INF Maikel Garcia and MIN SP Pablo Lopez... And in NL News (29:10), Ray looks at Mets 3B Mark Vientos and STL SP Michael McGreevy... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (49:10), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at DET C Josue Briceno and WAS 3B Brady House...In the Frequent Flyer (53:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at COL RHRP Seth Halvorsen... And in his Extra Innings comment (56:55), BaseballHQ Radio...2025-06-071h 05Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-May-30: Friday Full Edition w Nate SchwartzShow No. 19 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Nate Schwartz, of PitcherList.com (3:10), discussing the new Statcast bat-path metrics, ATH OF Lawrence Butler and why pitchers aren't sufficiently terrorized by Aaron Judge... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (35:35), Ray looks hitters including Giancarlo Stanton and Tyler Mahle... And in NL News (0:54:59), Ray looks at James Wood and Camilo Doval... ... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:14:10), PD and Nate Schwartz discuss in-depth about Ryan Pepiot's tinkering, plus...2025-05-301h 58Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-May-23: Friday Full Edition w Jerren BrightShow No. 18 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Jerren Bright, an engineer at the University of Waterloo Vision and Image Processing Lab, where a team is working on PitcherNet, a system to allow pitcher motion data to be captured from a TV image or a smartphone video.In Part 1 (3:20), Jerren and PD discuss how the PitcherNet project got started and how the technology works... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (20:10), Ray looks hitters including Julio...2025-05-241h 42Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-May-16: Friday Full Edition w Todd ZolaShow No. 17 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary...First, PD talks with Todd Zola, of Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM (2:55), discussing his process for creating RoS projections and weekly top-player lists... Then, Ray Murphy has our player news review... In the AL News (58:30), Ray looks at hitters including BAL 3B Ramon Urias and TEX RHSP Tyler Mahle... And in NL News (1:16:38), Ray looks at ATL OF Ronald Acuna Jr. and ARI RHSP Merrill Kelly... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:30:50), PD and Todd Zola discuss the level of...2025-05-162h 15Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-May-9: Friday Full Edition w Doug DennisShow No. 16 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with BaseballHQ Bullpens analyst Doug Dennis (2:20), discussing his recent column about the saves leaderboard, and the saves leaders whose skills match their saves totals·or don't... Then, Ray Murphy has player news... In AL News (28:10), Ray looks at players including Yoan Moncada and Gunnar Hoglund... And in NL News (1:03:46), Ray looks at such players as Carson Kelly and Jesus Luzardo... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:34:35), PD and Doug Dennis discuss Doug·s holds and K-bb% leaderboards, an...2025-05-102h 15Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Apr-25: Friday Full Edition w Mike GianellaShow No. 15 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries...First, in Part 1 of our two-part feature interview with Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus (2:45), PD and Mike discuss putting our drafts into the rearview mirror, why Mike loves April·and hates it, and the perils of overanalyzing slow starts, plus we'll throw in a few short snapper player comments... Then, Joe Orrico pinch-hits for Ray Murphy with our weekly player news...In AL News (47:40), Joe looks at players including Reid Detmers and Byron Buxton... And in NL News (1:00:40), Joe c...2025-04-251h 39Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Apr-18: Friday Full Edition w Frank StampflShow No. 14 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary...First, PD talks with Frank Stampfl, of the CBS Fantasy Baseball Today podcast (2:45), discussing pitchers he and his colleagues talked about on their pod, including Shane Baz, Clay Holmes, Seth Lugo and Emmanuel Clasé, plus the great debate about whether a kid is better off being afraid of rabies or alien abduction... Then, Ray Murphy has player news...In AL News (37:50), Ray looks hitters including ATH breakout Tyler Soderstrom and the Royals' bullpen... And in NL News (56:05), Ray looks at A...2025-04-181h 47Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Apr-11: Friday Full Edition w Jason Collette and Dr. Jim FerrettiShow No. 13 is a Friday Really Full Edition featuring two guest expert interviews, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries...First (2:35), PD talks with guest expert Jason Collette, of Rotowire and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast, discussing the early pace of HRs, why Elly de la Cruz will have a lot fewer SBs this season, how he·s managing a full rebuild starting... now, and his Boons and Banes... Then, Ray Murphy has player news...In AL News (59:10), Ray looks at players including TEX OF Wyatt Langford and KC pitcher Kris Bubic... And in NL News (1:18:35), Ray looks a...2025-04-112h 43Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Apr-4: Friday Full Edition roundtable w Todd Zola and Ray MurphyShow No. 12 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part Week One roundtable with Todd Zola of Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM, and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ... In Part One (2:05), Ray, Todd and PD discuss Kristian Campbell, Nathan Eovaldi's "Maddux start," and the battle of the titans shaping up in the NL West... And in Part Two, the guys discuss early 0-fers, SBs rising as singles and walks are falling, and several torpedo sightings ...Plus we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (28:00), Rob Gordon looks at ATH 1B NIck Kurtz and ATL SP Hurston Waldrep... in the...2025-04-041h 15Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Mar-28: Friday Full Edition w Paul SporerShow No. 11 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary...First (2:20), PD talks with Paul Sporer, of Rotographs and the Sleeper and the Bust pod, discussing starting pitcher power rankings, including a surprisingly strong TOR rotation and a surprisingly not strong BAL group... Then, Ray Murphy has player news...In AL News (45:15), Ray looks at hitters on Opening Day, including Spencer Torkelsen, Wilyer Abreu, Framber Valdez and three AL closers... And in NL News (1:03:05), Ray looks at Opening Day notables including Trea Turner, Mackenzie Gore and Paul Skenes... And...2025-03-281h 56Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Mar-25: One-Tout Two-Part Tuesday Edition w Ryan BloomfieldShow No. 10 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a One-Tout Two-Part Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ryan Bloomfield of BaseballHQ.com... In Part 1 (2:05), PD and Ryan discuss his Speculator column about the Top-15 most valuable players·at the end of this season (Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal aren't on the list)... Then (53:45), PD talks with Ryan about his Bubba and the Bloom podcast live at NFBC weekend in Las Vegas, including how to manage a draft when the closers are going earlier than ever, and the transition from pre-season draft planning to in-season managing... Plus he'll have his 2025 bo...2025-03-251h 19Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Mar-21: Friday Full Edition w Doug DennisShow No. 9 of the 2025 season is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries...First, PD talks with Doug Dennis, BaseballHQ Bullpens analyst (2:10), discussing his strategy in the recent Tout Wars AL-only auction, plus bullpen opportunities for relievers you can get for a buck or less ... Then, Ray Murphy has player news...In AL News (4:00), Ray looks at hitters including Josés Altuve and Miranda, and pitchers Mike Clevinger and Kris Bubic... And in NL News (1:26:05), Ray looks at hitters Victor Scott and Masyn Winn, and pitchers Dylan Cease, Jared J...2025-03-211h 59Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Mar-18: Two-Tout Tuesday Edition w Scott Pianowski and Jeff BartonShow No. 8 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring interviews with Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Sports and Jeff Barton of Scoresheet Baseball... first (2:10), PD and Scott discuss how early to draft pitchers, breakout candidates, high-risk hitters to avoid, late infielders, and why Scott is leery about CHC OF Kyle Tucker... Then (1:28:20), PD talks with Jeff about the ins and outs of Scoresheet, his reality-based simulation game, including how the rules have evolved, how the game tests baseball acumen better than category-style fantasy, which kinds of players are more valuable in Scoresheet than regular fantasy, and...2025-03-182h 08Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Mar-13: Friday News and Notes Edition (on Thursday)Show No. 7 is a Friday News and Notes Edition, on Thursday because of Tout Wars weekend travel... Ray Murphy has player news... In AL News (2:15), Ray looks at BOS 3B (for now) Alex Bregman, the TEX bullpen, and more...... And in NL News (20:20), Ray looks at NYM C Francisco Alvarez, ARI RHSP Corbin Burnes and more... And in our BaseballHQ commentary, the Minor League Minute (35:50), Rob Gordon looks at five prospects including ATL C Drake Baldwin, CHC 3B Matt Shaw and DET RHSP Jackson Jobe... Runs 41:402025-03-1341 minBaseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Mar-11: Two-Tout Tuesday Edition w James Anderson and Joe OrricoShow No. 6 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with James Anderson, prospects director at RotoWire (2:45)... first, PD and James discuss how he compiles his top-prospects lists, his views on weighing talent versus path to playing time, and his takes on more than 20 MLB-ready prospects for 2025, including BOS OF Roman Anthony, BOS IF Kristian Campbell, MIL 2B Caleb Durbin, COL RP Seth Halvorsen, PIT SP Bubba Chandler, and many more, plus his prospect Boons and Banes... Then, PD talks with Joe Orrico (1:28:20) about His recent review of the 2B and OF pools, plus...2025-03-101h 48Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Mar-7: Friday Full Edition w Ryan Williams and Mark GannonShow No. 5 is a Friday Full Edition featuring two expert interviews, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... In our first expert interview (3:40), PD talks with Ryan Williams, BHQ AL East analyst, discussing how he got into the game and how he gathers and analyzes news, plus some Boons and Banes from the AL East... Then, Ray Murphy has AL player news (41:35), looking at hitters Kerry Carpenter and Jose Miranda, and pitchers George Kirby, Jose Berrios and Bowden Francis... In NL News (1:07:45), Ray looks at hitters Ronald Acuna Jr. and Matt Shaw, and pitchers Spencer Strider and Ryan...2025-03-072h 12Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Feb-25: Two-Tout Tuesday Edition w Ariel Cohen and Tim McLeodShow No. 4 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ariel Cohen, of the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers... first (1:40), PD and Ariel discuss precision in the projections game, converting projections into values, and some 2025 Boons and Banes ... Then (43:30), PD talks with Tim about a run of bad luck with KDS, new Far East players in the majors, and some top prospects, and some more Boons and Banes... Runs 1:41:052025-02-251h 41Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Feb-21: Friday Full Edition w Gene McCaffrey and Jeff ZimmermanShow No. 3 is a Friday Full Edition featuring expert interviews with Gene McCaffrey, fantasy columnist at The Athletic, and Jeff Zimmerman from Rotographs, the Launch Angle pod and 'The Process' annual fantasy baseball manual... In our first interview (3:20), Gene and PD discuss his Wise Guy comments about players at every position, and his Boons and Banes at each position... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (59:40), including HOU SS Jeremy Pena and DET 1B Spencer Torkelson, and AL pitchers including the A's bullpen and Taj Bradley and t...2025-02-212h 48Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Feb-18: Two-Tout Tuesday Edition w Ron Shandler and Peter KreutzerShow No. 2 is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ron Shandler, the founder of BHQ.com and the BABS fantasy baseball system, and the author of the autobiography Fantasy Expert... first (1:40), PD and Ron discuss his fantasy baseball journey, the power of his BABS player-rating system, and some BABSian Boons and Banes... Then (32:15), PD talks with Peter about notes on draft season, the evolution of his Perfect Pitching System, and his Boons and Banes for 2025... Runs 1:50:102025-02-181h 50Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2025-Feb-14: Roundtable Edition w Todd Zola and Ray MurphyShow No. 1 is a Roundtable Edition featuring Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ... in Part 1 (1:40), the panel discusses park changes and rule changes in the game that might affect projections... and in Part 2 (32:15), the panel talks about spring training position battles, draft theory and practice, player pockets and Boons and Banes for 2025... Runs 1:22:502025-02-151h 22Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio2024-11-01: Special Roundtable Edition from FPAZLIVE from First Pitch Arizona, a Hallowe'en Special Roundtable Edition. Host Patrick Davitt is joined by BaseballHQ founder Ron Shandler, BaseballHQ.com co-GM Ray Murphy, BaseballHQ Radio Frequent Flyer commentator Alex Beckey, and regular HQ Radio guest Todd Zola. PD and the panel look back on the stories and players of the 2024 fantasy baseball season, and then look ahead to 2025. Runs 1:05:452024-11-031h 10Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Sep-13: Friday Full Edition w Paul SporerShow No. 35 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Paul Sporer, from Rotographs, and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (2:35), Paul and PD discuss dropping Adley Rutschman, how the move to Sacramento will affect A's players' fantasy values, and more player observations from that real 2025 draft that started in August... and in Part 2 (1:27:45), Paul tells PD about pitchers for the stretch run and his Boons and Banes for 2025... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:40) and the NL (1:05:00)... In the Frequent Flyer (1:57:25...2024-09-132h 09Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Sep-6: Friday Full Edition w Mike GianellaShow No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Mike Gianella, from Baseball Prospectus... in Part 1 (2:40), Mike and PD discuss assessing 2024 player projections and the greatness of Aaron Judge... and in Part 2 (1:29:00), Mike tells PD about the 'mushy middle' of starting pitchers, FAAB bidding in experts' leagues and his Boons and Banes for 2025 drafts... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (34:20) and the NL (1:08:00)... In the Minor League Minute (2:00:10), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates top prospects, including TEX RHP Kumar Rocker, SF 1...2024-09-062h 10Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Aug-30: Friday Full Edition w Rob DiPietroShow No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Rob DiPietro, from the Dead Pull Hitter Patreon and podcast, and the Launch Angle podcast... in Part 1 (2:40), Rob and PD discuss his many 2024 drafts, and how the 2025 early draft got going... and in Part 2 (1:31:05), Rob tells PD about how that 2025 draft has unrolled so far:·the first-rounders, the surprise picks, the surprising not-picks, and how Rob rates his team through 11 rounds... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (33:05) and the NL (1:14:05)... In the Minor League M...2024-08-312h 22Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Aug-23: Friday Full Edition w Jeff ZimmermanShow No. 33 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jeff Zimmerman, from Rotographs, the Launch Angle podcast, and The Process fantasy baseball manual... in Part 1 (2:40), Jeff and PD discuss his background in baseball research and his yearly fantasy manual The Process... and in Part 2 (1:12:35), Jeff tells PD about a Bizarro fantasy baseball format, and player discussions including Jake McCarthy vs Victor Robles, Junior Caminero, Zebby Matthews, Bubba Chandler, Grant Holmes, Tanner Houck and Paul Skenes, plus his Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Joe Orrico discuss hitter...2024-08-232h 13Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Aug-16: Friday Full Edition w Fred ZinkieShow No. 32 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Fred Zinkie, from Yahoo! Sports... in Part 1 (2:40), Fred and PD discuss which stats and metrics he uses in player valuation... and in Part 2 (1:18:40), Fred tells PD about evaluating two-start pitchers, trading for category help, and his Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Joe Orrico discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (43:50) and the NL (57:25)... In the Frequent Flyer (2:01:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at HOU SS Shay Whitcomb... And in Extra Innings (2:04:25), PD looks at Canadian MLB...2024-08-162h 11Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Aug-9: Friday Full Edition w Doug DennisShow No. 31 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Doug Dennis, from bullpens columnist at BHQ.com... in Part 1 (2:30), Doug and PD discuss the poor performance of Doug's no-starters strategy in Tout-AL, the value of non-closer relievers, and some bits and pieces from the trade deadline... and in Part 2 (1:09:25), Doug tells PD about bullpens of five teams, including KC and PHI, and his Boons & Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (24:20) and the NL (:48:47)... In the Minor League Minute (1:44:05), BHQ...2024-08-091h 56Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Aug-2: Friday Full Edition w Jason ColletteShow No. 30 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jason Collette, from Rotowire, the Rotowire podcast and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (2:25), Jason and PD discuss how the Rays did at in deadline trades and non-closer relievers ... and in Part 2 (1:25:15), Jason tells PD about using players' Unrestricted Free Agent status in draft planning and roster management, and his Boons and Banes (also smokers and sous vide cooking tips)... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (40:35) and the NL (1:05:55)... In the Minor League...2024-08-022h 10Baseball HQ RadioHQ Radio July 31, 2024: Special Trade Deadline EditionShow No. 29 is a Special Trade Deadline Edition, featuring host Patrick Davitt discussing the Trade Deadline with Ray Murphy and BaseballHQ Scouting Director Chris Blessing... In Part 1 (1:15), Ray Murphy and PD discuss the major-league players who are moving to new teams... And in Part 2 (57:15), BaseballHQ Scouting Director Chris Blessing discusses the many prospects who moved at the deadline...Runs 1:56:502024-08-011h 56Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Jul-26: Friday Full Edition w Derek CartyShow No. 28 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Derek Carty, from The Bat and TheBatX projections systems and the EV Analytics website... in Part 1 (3:05), Derek and PD discuss projections theory, including prospect weighting, confidence levels through the season, and incorporating Statcast metrics... and in Part 2 (1:27:05), Derek discusses variances between this year's projections and actuals, plus his Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (33:10) and the NL (1:03:40)... In the Minor League Minute (1:48:20), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates seven prospects...2024-07-262h 03Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Jul-19: Friday Full Edition w Ariel CohenShow No. 27 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Ariel Cohen, from the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers... in Part 1 (3:45), Ariel and PD discuss the pros and cons of injured lists in fantasy leagues and other league, drafting top pitchers in 2025, and using ADPs in draft planning... and in Part 2 (1:24:50), Ariel and PD follow up on our Tuesday Special Roundtable edition, as Ariel has his Part 1 awards and some Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher...2024-07-192h 03Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Jul-16: Roundtable Edition w Todd Zola
and Ray MurphyShow No. 26 is a Roundtable Edition featuring Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM, and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com... in Part 1 (2:00), Todd, Ray and PD discuss the big stories so far in real and fantasy baseball, and our awards for the first part of the season: biggest disappointment, top fantasy rookie hitter and pitcher, fantasy Cy Young and the Most Valuable Hitter... And in Part 2 (30:45), Todd, Ray and PD look at the rest of the season, including the big story watch, appointment viewing for hitters and pitchers, and some boons and banes... Runs 57:202024-07-1657 minBaseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Jul-12: Friday Full Edition w Sara SanchezShow No. 25 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Sara Sanchez, a PTTomorrow analyst at BaseballHQ.com, co-host of the PitcherList.com podcast Fantasy Feud, and a contributor to the Cubs fan site Bleed Cubbie Blue... in Part 1 (2:35), Sara and PD discuss her start in fantasy baseball and the business, and managing shortfalls in saves and steals, ... and in Part 2 (1:19:05), Sara tells PD about NL East players including Eddie Rosario, Edward Cabrera, Edmundo Sosa and Edwin Diaz, and some whose first names don't start with "Ed"... plus her Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the...2024-07-122h 02Baseball HQ Radiohqradio2024-07-05Show No. 24 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Nick Pollack, founder, podcaster, livestreamer and analyst of PitcherList.com... in Part 1 (2:15), Nick and PD discuss his weekly starting pitcher Top-100 list, starting with newly listed starters like PIT RHP Paul Skenes and CLE RHP Gavin Williams ... and in Part 2 (1:17:50), Nick and PD continue with the Top-100 SPs, including big risers like CHW LHP Garret Crochet and KC RHP Seth Lugo, and big fallers like Kevin Gausman and Zack Eflin... plus Nick has some RoS SP Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD...2024-07-062h 01Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Jun-28: Friday Full Edition w Joe OrricoShow No. 23 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Joe Orrico, from the 90 Feet From Home Patreon and podcast... in Part 1 (2:55), Joe and PD discuss hitters including Cedric Mullins, Richie Palacios and Colt Keith... and in Part 2 (1:13:15), Joe tells PD about pitchers including CLE RHP Tanner Bibee, HOU RHP Hunter Brown, the TOR bullpen, whether Paul Skenes will be the first SP off the board in 2025, and his Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (39:40) and the NL (57:30)... In the Minor...2024-06-282h 08Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Jun-21: Friday Full Edition w Mike KurlandShow No. 22 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Mike Kurland, from MLBplayingtime.com... in Part 1 (2:50), Mike and PD discuss playing time for ATL, what happens in BOS PT with David Hamilton out of the lineup, PT questions in KC about Kyle Isbel and Michael Massey, and Jonny DeLuca's PT in TAM... and in Part 2 (1:36:30), Mike tells PD about how he maintains the PT for all 30 teams at MLBPlayingTime.com, why he was the only manager in the NFBC Main Event to drop Ryan Jeffers, players finding the home run stroke, and his Boons and Banes...2024-06-212h 36Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Jun-14: Friday Full Edition w Jeff ZimmermanShow No. 21 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jeff Zimmerman, from Rotographs, the Launch Angle podcast, and The Process fantasy baseball manual... in Part 1 (2:30), Jeff and PD discuss the effects of rest days on hitters and applying pitch modeling to fantasy baseball... and in Part 2 (1:33:45), Jeff tells PD about hitters he's been watching, including Kyle Manzardo, Jarred Kelenic, and big-money target Masataka Yoshida...and pitchers including Reid Detmers, Joey Estes, and a lefty-specialist opener strategy in MIL... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the...2024-06-142h 28Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Jun-7: Friday Full Edition w Todd ZolaShow No. 20 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM... in Part 1 (2:55), Todd and PD discuss the addition of Negro Leagues players to the official MLB stats, and a new draft to get those players and other alltime greats onto fantasy teams, plus a look at the early drop in run-scoring... and in Part 2 (1:52:10), Todd tells PD about the return of the knuckleball, some hitter would-you-rathers, and pitcher pickup Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from...2024-06-072h 27Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-May-31: Friday Full Edition w Lenny MelnickShow No. 19 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Lenny Melnick, from of Lennymelnickfantasysports.com... in Part 1 (2:40), Lenny and PD discuss the good old days of fantasy baseball, including the earliest experts' leagues ... and in Part 2 (1:19:50), Lenny tells PD about assessing player disappointments, including Andrew Benintendi, Jose Abreu and Julio Rodriguez, plus his Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (32:25) and the NL (57:25) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:44:55), BHQ minor leagues analyst/scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at...2024-06-012h 01Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-May-24: Friday Full Edition w Steve GardnerShow No. 18 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Steve Gardner, Senior Fantasy Editor and baseball writer at USA Today ... in Part 1 (3:25), Steve tells PD about players in his experts' leagues, including Bo Bichette, Elly de la Cruz, Jackson Merrill, and Javier Assad ... and in Part 2 (1:41:05), Steve and PD discuss the new Statcast bat-speed metrics, why (almost) all closers suck, and his Boons and Banes among fast and slow starting rookies ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (59:00) and the NL (1:15:05) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:06:10...2024-05-242h 19Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-May-17: Friday Full Edition w Ariel CohenShow No. 17 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Ariel Cohen, from the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers... in Part 1 (2:55), Ariel and PD discuss pre-season and in-season strategies for managing SP injury risk, as well as player valuations ... and in Part 2 (1:52:45), Ariel and PD discuss ideas about how MLB could fix the SP injury issue, and his Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (54:35) and the NL (1:28:30) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:27:50), BHQ minor leagues...2024-05-172h 45Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-May-10: Friday Full Edition w Larry SchechterShow No. 16 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Larry Schechter, from the author of 'The History of Fantasy Sports'... in Part 1 (2:25), Larry and PD discuss his leagues and injuries, the early days of fantasy sports ... and in Part 2 (1:29:30), Larry tells PD about the growth of fantasy sports, and the entrepreneurs who drove that growth, plus his Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (33:30) and the NL (1:07:25) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:15:10), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BAL RHSP Chayce McDermott ... And...2024-05-112h 28Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-May-3: Friday Full Edition w Todd Zola and Bill FrancisShow No. 15 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an expert interview (2:35) with Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM... Todd and PD talk about the relationship between flyball distance and HRs, about using the latest stats and probabilities, and about what's up with Kevin Gausman ... plus a new approach to Boons and Banes! ... Later, Podapalooza contest winner and 'Regular Joe' Bill Francis (2:18:20) tells PD about his 2024 league, his fantasy research sources, pre- and in-season, and some picks to click for the rest of this season ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter...2024-05-033h 05Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Apr-26: Friday Full Edition w Jason ColletteShow 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...2024-04-262h 44Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Apr-19: Friday Two-Tout Extra-Full Edition w Dr. Peter Chalmers and Dave PottsShow 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...2024-04-192h 20Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Apr-12: Friday Full Edition w Jeff EricksonShow 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...2024-04-122h 11Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Apr-5: Friday Full Edition w Joe OrricoShow 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...2024-04-052h 31Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Mar-29: Roundtable Edition w Ray Murphy and Todd ZolaShow 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...2024-03-291h 37Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Mar-26: Two-tout Tuesday Edition w Mike Gianella and Doug DennisShow 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...2024-03-261h 44Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Mar-22: Friday Full Edition w Paul SporerShow 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...2024-03-222h 35Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Mar-19: Two-Tout Tuesday Edition w Nick Pollack and Ed DeCariaShow 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, a...2024-03-191h 38Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Mar-15: Friday Full Edition w Peter Kreutzer and Matt BeagleShow 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...2024-03-143h 11Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Mar-12 2-Tout Tuesday w Jeff Zimmerman and Jock ThompsonShow 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...2024-03-121h 59Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Mar-8 FFE w Ron Shandler and Scott PianowskiShow 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...2024-03-082h 58Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Feb-23 FFE w Ariel Cohen and Ryan BloomfieldShow 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...2024-02-233h 07Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Feb-20 FFE w Todd Zola and Brant ChesserShow 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 1:24:502024-02-201h 24Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2024-Feb-16 FFEShow 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...2024-02-163h 07Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Oct-3 End-of-2023 roundtable w Todd Zola and Ray MurphyIn 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 1:21:402023-10-041h 21Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Sep-8 FFE w Gene McCaffreyShow 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...2023-09-082h 34Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Sep-1 FFE w Eric LongenhagenShow 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...2023-09-012h 23Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Aug-25 FFE w Nick PollackShow 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...2023-08-252h 59Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Aug-18 FFE w Paul SporerShow 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...2023-08-182h 51Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Aug-11 FFE w Ariel CohenShow 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 t...2023-08-111h 32Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Aug-4 FFE w Todd ZolaShow 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...2023-08-043h 11Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Jul-28 FFE w Jason ColletteShow 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 f...2023-07-282h 20Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Jul-21 FFE w Rob McCabeShow 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...2023-07-212h 29Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Jul-14 FFE w Greg JewettShow 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...2023-07-142h 01Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Jul-11 Special ASB Roundtable Edition w Todd Zola and Ray MurphyShow 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 1:29:402023-07-101h 29Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Jul-7 FFE w Justin MasonShow 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...2023-07-072h 40Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Jun-23 FFE w Mike GianellaShow 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 ... A...2023-06-231h 57Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Jun-16 FFE w Rob DiPietroShow 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...2023-06-172h 17Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Jun-9 FFE w Eno SarrisShow 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 B...2023-06-092h 07Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Jun-2 FFE w Vlad SedlerShow 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...2023-06-032h 16Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-May-26 FFE w Jeff ZimmermanShow 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...2023-05-262h 40Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-May-19 FFE w Mike KurlandShow 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...2023-05-192h 05Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-May-12 FFE w Paul SporerShow 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...2023-05-122h 30Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-May-5 FFE w Derek Carty and Zack WaxmanShow 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...2023-05-062h 36Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-04-28 FFE w Tim McLeod of Prospect361Show 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...2023-04-282h 30Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-Apr-21 Friday Full Edition w Ariel CohenShow 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 hi...2023-04-211h 52Baseball HQ RadioFriday Full Edition w Glenn ColtonShow 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...2023-04-142h 28Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-April-7 Friday Full Edition w Joe SheehanShow 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 2:26:352023-04-072h 26Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-March-31 Friday News Edition w Ray MurphyShow 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...2023-03-311h 05Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-March-28 Tuesday Tout Edition w Scott PianowskiShow 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 1:17:452023-03-281h 17Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-March-24 Friday News and Notes w Ray MurphyShow 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 1:13:152023-03-241h 13Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2023-March-17 Guest expert Peter KreutzerShow 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 2:27:152023-03-162h 27Baseball HQ RadioFirst show of calendar '23 with Ray Murphy, BaseballHQShow 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 1:24:202023-02-171h 24Baseball HQ RadioFree Agent special edition with Ray MurphyShow 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 1:46:302022-12-131h 46Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2022-Oct-11: End of Season RoundtableShow 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 1:41:452022-10-111h 41Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2022-Sep-23 Mike Gianella and Paul SporerShow No. 37 is a Friday Full Edition, featuring interviews with Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus (3:35), discussing how many fantasy baseball teams is enough, and how he figured out which ones to drop; managing risk in roster management, and his Boons and Banes... and Paul Sporer of Rotographs and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast (2:23:20), discussing surging 2H pitchers, the saves-holds debate, and his Boons and Banes ... Also NL news with Harold Nichols (1:27:30) and AL News with Ray Murphy (1:48:20) ... Plus BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey has his Frequent Flyer commentary (3:43:40) and BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt has his Extra Innings comment (3:47:05...2022-09-233h 59Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2022-Sep-16 with Tanner Bell and James AndersonShow No. 36 is a Friday Full (Doubleheader) Edition, featuring two expert interviews... First up, Tanner Bell of SmartFantasyBaseball, and the co-author of The Process, discusses setting up your roster to make the most use of stats that aren't drafted, using your slow brain to make fantasy decisions, the perils of precision, and his 2023 Boons and Banes... and up next, James Anderson, lead prospects analyst at Rotowire, discussing his updated Top-400 list, and how various factors affect ratings and rankins, plus his prospect Boons and Banes for 2023 ... Also NL news with Harold Nichols and AL News with Ray Murphy ... Plus B...2022-09-173h 17Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2022-Sep-09 Toby Guevin, BatFlipCrazy podcastShow No. 35 is a Friday Full Edition, featuring an interview with Toby Guevin, host of the BatFlipCrazy podcast, discussing his successful track record in NFBC, late-season FAAB bidding, and his Boons and Banes... also NL news with Harold Nichols and AL News with Ray Murphy ... Plus BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey has his Frequent Flyer commentary and BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt has his Extra Innings comment ... Runs 2:24:302022-09-092h 24Baseball HQ RadioBaseballHQ Radio 2022-Sept-2Show No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition, featuring an interview with Rob DiPietro of the Pull Hitter podcast, discussing podcasting the first seven rounds of his (very) early NFBC Draft Champions league draft with 14 fantasy baseball experts, his own successful track record in NFBC leagues, and his Boons and Banes. Also NL news with Harold Nichols and AL News with Ray Murphy ... Plus BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey has his Frequent Flyer commentary and BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt has his Extra Innings comment ... Runs 2:43:002022-09-032h 42
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