The Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network

In Episode 317 of For All You Kids Out there, Jeffrey and Jarrett open up the holiday mailbag and cover a potential Jeff McNeil trade, hit tool analysis, favorite minor league alternate logos, and a whole lot more.

Craig Calcaterra returns to baseball’s lockout, teenage drunkenness, and division of labor in marriage. Plus tales: Ralph Houk’s prophecy/Jim Bouton’s waltz and Babe Ruth sacrifices his socks for the greater good. TABLE OF CONTENTS Fate, Ralph Houk, and Bobby Murcer*Babe Ruth in the Snow*Craig Calcaterra: Dessert Wine*Raymond Chandler’s Evenings*1990 Gut*Cash-Laden Ships that Have Sailed*The Stran...

In Episode 316, Jeffrey and Jarrett discuss the inevitable Buck Showalter hiring, a potential Brandon Nimmo extension, and the reliever market, you know, once there is a reliever market again.

A solo episode with an owner-player conflict that anticipates the tenor of the current lockout (with some amazing stats) and the question of which Harry Frazee show really killed the Red Sox is taken on (A: None, or maybe all of them)! Plus excuses for being tardy. TABLE OF CONTENTS The New Babe Ruth Holds Out*Please Excuse My Son’s Absence From Class*The Old Babe Ruth is Sold, But Not for the Rea...

In Episode 315 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett discuss the Minor League Rule 5 draft, the Mets managerial, mostly fail to talk about Noah Syndergaard as a prospect, and then wrap things up with a very, very long wrestling portion of the show.

Connecticut is home to one first round pick, one lead prospect writer, and one Double-A park.

In Episode 188, Bradford and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Weights and Measures: Bradford wrote about the baseball(s), so let's discuss the baseball(s). 2. Okay, I guess we are doing three Hall of Fame segments: The Veterans Committee voted in six new Hall of Famers, but not Dick Allen. 3. Because we are a Mets podcast and also there is nothing else going on: One thing that is goin...

In Episode 314 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett discuss the lockout, the future Mets manager and answer your correspondence.

In Episode 187, Emma and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Laborious! No, I won't give in, I won't give in: We are bringing back the 90s. Grunge music and baseball labor strife. 2. My baby just-a wrote me a letter: Rob Manfred passes baseball fans a note. 3. There is no such thing as a free agent: Before that all happened though, a lot more players signed 4. Around the Horn: The rest o...

Cliff Corcoran talks hot stove baseball and ice cream in plastic batting helmets. Plus tales: The thief who just had to go to the Dodgers-Giants game and current Hall of Fame candidate/long-neglected pitcher Cannonball Dick Redding and his times. TABLE OF CONTENTS Killer at the Polo Grounds*Cannonball Dick Redding’s America*Cliff Corcoran: The Browns’ Brownie’s Brownie Sundae*Carvel and the Ground...

In Episode 186, Jeffrey. Jarrett, Zach, and Craig take to Twitch to discuss a jam-packed week of offseason wheeling and dealing. 1. We are definitely a Mets Podcast: The Mets made the biggest splash, adding Max Scherzer on a record AAV, and remaking their lineup. 2. The payroll is bigger in Texas: They didn't spend the most money though, as the Rangers dropped a cool half a billion on a new middle...

In Episode 312 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett chat about a busy week of Mets free agent moves, take a bigger picture look at the org with Howard Megdal, and chat about some pro wrestling, all before we inevitable come back tonight or tomorrow with Episode 313.

In Episode 185, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. One Giant leap for the San Francisco rotation: Disco is not dead in San Francisco as the Giants get the band back together. 2. There is no such thing as a free agent: Verlander head backs to Houston and Aaron Loup joins his fellow former Met in Anaheim. 3. Craig's favorite time of year: Hall of Fame discussion, part one of t...

In Episode 310 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett discuss the officially new Mets GM and his first press conference, why Noah Syndergaard is headed to Anaheim, and what to make of the Mets Rule 5 protections. In the second half of the show, we dive into the 2022 Mets Top Prospects List, before wrapping up as always with some correspondence and some pro wrestling.

One must imagine the prospect writer happy.

In Episode 184, Bradford and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Because We're a Mets Podcast: The Mets almost have a GM, but need another starting pitcher. 2. Kenny Williams discusses the lack of diversity in front office hires. 3. Marcus Stroman is probably not going to be a Yankee 4. Anthems for a Seven-Year Contract or The Lefty or the Tiger: The pitching market is heating up. 5. Har...

Lincoln Michel talks his science-fiction/noir/baseball novel THE BODY SCOUT. Plus tales: An umpire does something unforgivable to a great pitcher and the players vs. teams in the Hall of Fame. TABLE OF CONTENTS Dolf Luque, Bill Klem, and the Very Bad Word*Buster Posey and the Hall of Fame*Lincoln Michael: An Idea on Every Page*Context and Electric Forks*It Would Happen to the Mets*Philosophical Ne...

In Episode 309 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett discuss Harol Gonzalez returning to the Mets, Billy Eppler maybe (probably) coming to the Mets, and Rule 5 adds because it's that time of year. Then in the third half of the show we answer your correspondence and review AEW Full Gear.

In Episode 183, Jeffrey and Craig chat about prospect lists and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. WAR, it's not good for this: The league has another completely serious CBA proposal. 2. Unfrozen GM Laywer: We are once again a Mets podcast, and the Mets still don't have a GM. 3. Carlsbad Comedy Club: We review Scott Boras's annual tight five minutes at the GM meetings 4. Around the Horn:...

Prospect List Season #1 On the heat death of the universe, corner bats, industry consensus, the inherently limited thinking of trying to tie Jazz Chisholm to a role grade, and of course catchers.

In Episode 182, Bradford and Craig chat about Carlsbad, CA and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. 18.4 Million Reasons to Stay: Qualifying offers are out and one has already been rejected. 2. Because We're a Mets Podcast: The Mets are getting rejected by executives too, but a new candidate has emerged. 3. Warm Stove: The first week of moves and trade rumors. 4. Around the Horn: Bregman i...

Gabrielle Starr (Fansided) discusses the Red Sox fall out of the playoffs, the hazards of being a female in sports online, and rails against analytics. Plus tales: Charlie Morton isn’t the first pitcher throw with a broken leg and the tomahawk chop is once again placed in its sad and objectionable context. TABLE OF CONTENTS Bobo Newsom and Charlie Morton*The Tomahawk Chop Revisited*Gabrielle Starr...

In Episode 308 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett have more (not particularly new) thoughts on the Mets executive search, and some actual Mets transaction news (as for who is making these decisions, see above). In the second half of the show we are joined by Craig Goldstein and chat about prospect lists and the general offseason. Craig is also on a Greek mythology kick if you can t...

In Episode 181, Jeffrey and Craig chat about coffee again and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Hotlanta: Atlanta are World Series champions, what does it mean? 2. The catcher in repose-y: Buster Posey retires in a bit of a surprise announcement. 3. There is no such thing as a free agent: The Brewers kick off the market and we preview the players on the move. 4. Around the Horn: More Me...

In Episode 307 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett cover the last week of the Mets GM/POBO search in...uh no discernible order, then we are joined by David Roth of Defector to discuss deep New Jersey lore and boating.