The Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network

An episode about having generosity for broken infielders, both the capable and relatively incapable, the healthy but unproductive and the productive but slain by inanimate objects. TABLE OF CONTENTS Meet Linus*Meet Linus’s Watercooler*A Listener Makes a Complaint*Frameworks and Platforms*The Great Nations of Europe*George Stovey’s 1.13-ERA Season*What is This Show About, and Who Gets to Decide?*Th...

Smith and Jeffrey run down the top prospects in the Marlins system along with one no longer a prospect in the Marlins system.

Smith and Marc Delucchi sit down to discuss all the new faces in the Athletics system.

Smith and Jarrett discuss a Reds system bolstered by trades over the last calendar year, but mostly just talk about Elly de la Cruz.

In Episode 263 of Five and Dive, Patrick and Craig chat with Jonathan Judge about BP's new defensive metric.

Jesse and Bret review the keystone, debating Jazz Chisholm Jr. versus Ozzie Albies at the top, why Bret hates Vaughn Grissom, what to do with Trevor Story, and how this is the year (right?!) for the long-awaited breakouts of Gavin Lux and Brendan Rodgers.

Jesse talks designated hitters and first basemen, including how to value Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper, there is added value in the consistent options at 1B, and which players to target and avoid at the position.

In Episode 395 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett chat about Beltran returning to the Mets (again), elbow woes for pitchers, weird tweets from ex-GMs, and try to preview Buck in February stories.

Smith and Jeffrey take a bit of a meandering route through the Blue Jays system.

Smith and Jeffrey chat about a very deep Cleveland farm system.

Smith and Jeffrey delve into a very deep Orioles org.

In Episode 262, Patrick and Craig chat about how they are feeling and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Rocky Mountain Why: It's nice that we have owners out here every week filling the news void at this point in the offseason. This week, Dick Monfort takes a turn. Plus, Jeffrey explains how prospect lists work. 2. Natty Boh No: It's Natty Boh Yes for Orioles ownership though. 3. Patric...

Jesse and Bret discuss the all-of-a-sudden interesting catcher position, including how to approach it in dynasty, who is the top dynasty catcher, why Bret wants all the shares of Cal Raleigh, and how, against Jesse's better judgment, catching prospects are en vogue.

Jesse and Bret dive into this exciting, fantasy-friendly first-year player draft class, including a debate at No. 1, how to value imports from Nippon Professional Baseball, and why bloodlines and comps may be a slippery slope for this class.

In Episode 261, Patrick and Craig chat about Frasier episodes and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Rolen, Rolen, Rolen: Is this said in a Rawhide or Limp Bizkit voice, choose for yourself. Also, the writers chose Scott Rolen to enter the Hall of Fame. 2. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: It's nice that we have owners out here every week filling the news void at this point in the...

Smith and Jeffrey return after some computer malfunctions and flu-like symptoms and resume chatting prospect lists with the Kansas City Royals. We are not exactly returning with a bang.

Jeffrey and Jarrett discuss the 2023 Baseball Prospectus Top 101 list...in some detail.

In Episode 260, Patrick and Craig chat about moving and moving discourse and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. The Failson Also Rises: In which John Angelos tells Phil Castellini to hold his beer. That's Cub: Are the Cubs having a sneaky good offseason? Because we're a Mets podcast: Some last bits of Correa chat and a distinct vibe shift to Tommy Pham. Rays Method: The Rays went to arbitra...

In which the player called “Honey-Boy” is traded by the Cubs to great derision and a rebuild movement is compared to the art of long-term self-deception. TABLE OF CONTENTS All the Lies That Are My Life: A Story by Harlan Ellison and/or Self-Deception by a Dead-End Manager*You Don’t Belong Here*The Challenge-Trade*An Odd Swap of Catchers*My Outfield for Your Outfield*All the Lies That Are Your Rebu...

In Episode 259, Patrick and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. Minnesota Nice: Carlos Correa picks door number three. A Storybook Mending: The Red Sox are going to be down one shortstop themselves. Denim Belts Are In: Craig isn't allowed to pick the topic names anymore. Anyway, this is about Brandon Belt signing with Toronto. Around the Horn: Rounding up the news of the last week, as we do...

In Episode 258, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Boston, why now, why not three years ago: Craig tries to figure out if Carlos Baerga actually broke the Devers signing. Also we eventually discuss the actual Devers signing. 2. Trading Places: Toronto and Arizona engage in an old fashioned challenge trade. 3. Correa-mas: Carlos Correa still hasn't officially signed with a te...

Smith and Jeffrey discuss a loaded Dodgers system that slowly drove Jeffrey batty (no pun intended) with its depth in the same kind of prospects.

In Episode 257, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Because We're a Mets Podcast: Not a Giants podcast this week, much to uh everyone's surprise. 2. LA LA Land: Across the country the Dodgers have also been busy adding to their 2022 roster. Maybe not as much impact though. 3. That's Cub: The last shortstop came off the board in Chicago. Well, technically another shortstop cam...

Smith and Jeffrey discuss the Detroit Tigers system, but mostly Dillon Dingler for some reason

In Episode 256, Bradford and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Goldilocks and the Three Balls: We (well, Bradford) dive deeper into just what was up with the baseball in 2022. 2. Because we are a Mets Podcast: And the Mets keep signing free agents. 3. I just love how he *clenches fist* catches all that rye: Atlanta soaps out catchers with Oakland, sort of... 4. Around the Horn: A few m...