The Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network

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

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

In Episode 339, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig have no banter, but Craig has a plug. Then they discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1.There Is No Such Thing as a Free Agency: The Royals are making moves, but to what end? Plus a roundup of the other signings from the last week 2. Rumor Has It: Mosty Yoshinobu Yamamoto rumors 3. Natty Boh'kay?: The Orioles renew their lease for Camden Yards. For real t...

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

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

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

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

In Episode 335, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about spicy chicken and large hotels and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Must Be Talking to an Angel: Teams are talking to Ohtani, he's listening, we're hearing nothing. 2. There's no such thing as a free agency: Credit to all the agents out there, getting their clients major league deals somehow. 3. Rumor Has It: Juan Soto is getting t...

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

In Episode 334, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about roguelike deckbuilders and coffee and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Batting .540: The Mariners continue to get slightly cheaper and slightly worse 2. And I don't know why you'd want to play here: The Angels add a couple 2024 roster pieces. 3. Around the Horn: More transactions to round-up, although not that many 4. Thanks I Hate It: An e...

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

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

In Episode 331, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about AM playlists and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Dunn Deal: It as not a particualrly intriguing Rule 5 add period, but Jeffrey does want to discuss a trade. 2. Straight Cash, homie: Cashman is back on the record, although Craig doesn't get the big deal. 3. Twins Peaks: Patrick checks in with the KBO champions 4. Around the Horn: A...

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

In Episode 331, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss children's media and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Chicago Fire: Chris Getz hates his team, Jed Hoyer likes his manager, and other news from the home of Italian beef and overloaded hot dogs 2. Straight Cash, Homie: We get Brian Cashman, unfiltered 3. Rumor Has It: A rumor roundup led off by improtant Erick Fedde news. 4. Around the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

In Episode 324, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Kansas City Royals prospects and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Michael Yordan: This flu game didn't go as well for the whole team, nor is the ALCS generally. 2. Don't Go to Pat's: Or throw first-pitch center cut fastballs to the Phillies. Anyway, the roast pork and broccoli rabe is the play. 3. Just Like Miami (Miami) Fucking Mi...

In Episode 323, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The Philadelphia Story (on the record): Yeah, almost have this episode is about that series, there's a lot to go over. 2. Houston, We Don't Have a Problem: Shout out to the frisky and surprisingly strikeout-laden Twins, but the Astros are once again a problem (for the rest of the AL) 3. How Sweep it is: Things ende...

In Episode 322, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. NLDS Check-In: The Phillies steal one against Strider, while the Dodgers run out of pitching 2. ALDS Check-In: The Rangers lineup is too much for Baltimore, and the Astros/Twins series remains too close to call (For us or PECOTA) 3. Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?! I just hoped the format would be better: What to make of rest...

In Episode 321, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about vases and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Around the Horn: Craig has a lot of thoughts on the Mariners ten-year winning percentage (https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/jerry-dipoto-tells-mariners-fans-what-they-dont-want-to-hear/), a Rockie stays put, and Pete Alonso might be escaping New York. 2. Let's Play Two (but only...