The Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network

In Episode 446, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about dental routines and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. Last-Minute Shopping: Most of the moves both major and minor we missed over the last few weeks. 2. Everyboduy hurts, spring time: And of course there's a lot of injuries to cover 3. Roster Resourceful: Some Opening Day debuts, and some surprising roster choices. 4. What to Watch...

In Episode 445, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the Tokyo Series and then preview the American League West.   1. None of us know what to do about the 2025 Texas Rangers. 2. PECOTA knows exactly what to do with the 2025 Seattle Mariners. 3. The Houston Astros are worse and more interesting 4. The Los Angeles Angels are exactly as good and exactly as uninteresting.   5. The Sacramento Athleti...

In Episode 444, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the free coffee, local gas stations, and free baseball(s), and then preview the American League Central.   1. The Twins are projected to win the division. People don't love this, but imagine having an opinion onthe Twins. 2. The Royals are going to need another great Bobby Witt season. 3. The Guardians may be the most boring team in baseball,...

In Episode 443, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig preview the American League East 1. Yeah, the Orioles are projected for first place now. They probably should still be better than this 2. The Toronto Blue Jays should see a bounce back, per PECOTA, less so per us. 3. Okay this Yankees preview is gonna take a while now. 4. The Rays might have a new owner soon, won't have a new stadium soon, will have the...

In Episode 442, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about free coffee and then preview the National League East. 1. Atlanta suddenly has a lot of roster questions, but might be the best team in the division 2. The Mets suddenly have a lot of injuries, but may be the best team in the division 3. The Phillies are suddenly a bit old, but may be the best team in the division 4. The Nationals are frisky?...

In Episode 441, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig preview the teams in the National League Central. 1. The Cubs are the fancy dog Blue Jays? 2. The Brewers can't keep getting away with this, but will probably get away with this in 2025. 3. The Cardinals are fine. 4. The Pirates will be frisky, but probably not good. 5. The Reds have been out in the sun for a year too long. Five and Dive is listener-supp...

In Episode 440, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig kick off their 2025 divisional previews. 1. We aren't tired of the Dodgers yet, but you probably don't need to tune in before October.  2. The Diamondbacks and Padres are very close by PECOTA, but Arizona feels much lower variance.  3. We have no idea what the 2025 San Diego Padres will be.  4. The Giants arent exactly rebuilding, but definitely aren't g...

"Kafuku settled back in the leather seat, closed his eyes, and tried to focus hismind on the sound of the engine when Misaki shifted gears. But he couldn’t catch the precise moment. It was all too smooth, too mysterious. He could only make out a slight gradation in the engine’s hum. It was like the wings of a flying insect, now drawing closer, now fading away." "Drive My Car" - Haruki Murkami

In Episode 439, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the Tigers coffee temperature debate and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Tinker, Devers Askance: Rafael Devers is a third baseman, just ask him. Also, if anyone has a hot tip on what was served at Alex Cora's team dinner, inquiring minds want to know. 2. Temporarily Embarassed Billionaires: Leave it to the owners and the commish t...

In Episode 438, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about why they are doing a second show this week, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Alex and Everything After: Mostly it's because Alex Bregman finally signed somewhere. Where he is goign to play there? A more open-ended question. 2. Los Angeles, I'm Yours: Clayton Kershaw returns home (and immediately goes on the IL) 3. There is no s...

In Episode 437, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about The Big Game and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Pete's Dragged On: Pete Alonso is a Met again. That sure took a while. 2. There is no such thing as a free agency: A lot of bench outfielders are signing now 3. A Stadium Rendering is worth 1,000 Words: As first reported by Five and Dive, baseball teams need stadiums to play in. 4....

In Episode 436, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig indulge in the usual coffee chat and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 / All computers go the heaven: Let's talk PECOTA. 2. There is no such thing as a free agency. Some bigger names finally sign.  3. I am not shocked to find gamblong in this establishment: Is this a gambaling scandal? Maybe not, but there is probably one coming....

Smith and Nathan check in some offseason prospect chat.

In Episode 435, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about pitching metrics and the Pleistocene Era and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Houston, we have too many third basemen? The Astros are getting to 91 wins and a division win in the weirdest way possible.  2. The Politics of Glory: Three new Hall of Famers, two catchers fall off the ballot, and other Cooperstown chat. 3. There is no s...

In Episode 434, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. A Tale of Two Cities: Los Angeles hands Toronto yet another L.  2. There is no such thing as a free agency: The Mets add some non-Pete-Alonso free agents, and the Mariners make their one move. 3. Mr. Baseball: We salute Bob Uecker 4. Around the Horn: Talk about actual Pete Alonso, free agent, some retirements, and...

Smith is joined by Thomas Nestico to take a more data-driven look at the prospect world. 

In Episode 433, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the BP Annual and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. There is no sugh thing as a free agency: Man, that's a lot of deals. Wait we are talking about all these deals? 2. The Owner's Box: A lawsuit in San Diego and a pending sale in Minnesota? 3. Rated Roki: Where will Roki Sasaki sign? And the fallout in the IFA market has already star...

In Episode 432, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. Burnes After Signing: Corbin Burnes is headed to Arizona? And yeah, this already feels like forever ago. There is no such thing as a free agency: There were a few other one-year deals too: Marvelous Merv: And exactly one trade. Too bad Patrick isn't here Rumor Has It: Some baseall transactions that might eventually happen, mayb...

In Episode 431, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about cough syrup and porrly shucked oysters, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. I'm already in the book three or four times: Saying farewell to Rickey 2. Last-minute Christmas shopping: Man, there sure were a lot of free agent signings all of the sudden 3. I just wan't something I can never have: Cleveland doesn't a weird two-step mov...

In Episode 430, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about nostalgia for mid-2000s hipster rock, MST3K, and Homestar Runner, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Tuck Everlasting?: Kyle Tucker is traded to the Cubs in a trade that both makes sense and doesn't make sense for both teams.  2. Trading Places: The Yankees stay active on the trade market, and the As and the Rays make a very Rays...

In Episode 429, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig update you on Craig's travel plans and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. Straight Cash, Homie: Brian Cashman splashes the pot for a...starting pitcher? Trading Places: Three pretty big trades cap off the winter meetings Rumor Has It: What are the Astros doing? (Turns out trading Kyle Tucker but more on that next week) Around the Horn: We are not...

In Episode 428, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Craig's trip to Dallas and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. Smoke your green, I'm spending mine: Childish Bambino calls his shot and it's the New York Mets for a record-setting deal. There is no such thing as a free agency: All the other non-record-setting deals If you hear any noise it's just me and the boys getting into the Hall of...

In Episode 427, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about holiday cleaning and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. There is no such thing as a free agency: The market is moving...slowly 2. The Golden At-Bat: Yeah, we have to talk about it. Spoiler Alert: It's dumb 3. Rumor Has It: The Royals have plans and Juan Soto's plans are still undetermined. 4. Around the Horn: Front office stuff and s...

In Episode 426, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig mention out some pielights and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Fuck it, we're doing five blades: The Dodgers sign Blake Snell, because why not?   2. The Angels have two blades: The Angels sign Yusei Kikuchi, why? 3. A Good Trade Leaves Everyone Mad: The Royals and Reds swap players that are probably better off staying put. 4. Around the Horn...

Before it's time to start breaking down some prospect lists, Nathan and Smith check in on whose been hot in the Arizona Fall League.