The Shallows

The Shallows EP 022 - Bail or Sail? Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Report, featuring injury updates to weekly staple Wyatt Langford, what you should do with Konnor Griffin and Carlos Rodon, and the legacy Justin Verlander will leave behind. Plus the guys recap the top performers of the past week, from Zack Wheeler's dominance to Taj Bra...

The Shallows EP 021 - Mize Guyz Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Report, featuring injury updates to Wyatt Langford (again), Kris Bubic, an exploration of hip impingements, and the top performers of the past week, including Cade Cavalli, Griffin Jax, Mookie Betts, and Brandon Marsh. Then the guys discuss potential new crew mates to add to...

The Shallows EP 020 - First Half Fun Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Report, featuring pitcher injury updates to Kris Bubic, Matthew Boyd, and the return of Eury Perez. Also for the first time in the Captain's Report, the guys feature the top performers of the week, from Dansby Swanson's absurd double-header, to Wyatt Langford's heater (...

The Shallows EP 019 - Goin' Fishin' Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with an extended Captain's Report, featuring possible replacements for Jose Ramirez, analysis of Kyle Bradish's 12-strikeout performance, a look at if Dustin May is legit, and answering the question of whether or not you should stash Joshua Baez after his 4 homer game at AAA. Then it's the...

The Shallows EP 018 - Dropping Our First Round Picks!? Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Report, featuring major injury news on big names like Ronald Acuña Jr. and Oneil Cruz, musings about the 15-14 slugfest between the Brewers and Athletics in Las Vegas, and analyzing if Logan Webb is all the way back since returning from injury. Then it...

The Shallows EP 017 - Sunken Ships Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Log, featuring an update on several young players, including Wyatt Langford, Elly De La Cruz's first career trip to the IL, Chase DeLauter vs Carson Benge, and what is shaping up to be a hotly-contested NL Cy Young race. Then the guys admit their mistakes and detail the p...

The Shallows EP 016 - The Sinatra Awards Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Report featuring positive news only this week!!! Several pitchers injured this spring are making big progress in their returns, including Spencer Schwellenbach and Hunter Greene, Logan Webb is returning this Friday, but do you start him in Coors, and Cristopher Sanc...

The Shallows EP 015 - Marco! Polo! Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Report detailing the return of Blake Snell to the IL, catcher chaos with injuries to 4 starting-caliber catchers, the returns of Jackson Holliday and Gerrit Cole, and the unfortunate luck of J.T. Ginn. Then the guys discuss what you should be doing with a laundry list of...

The Shallows EP 014 - Prospects, Pitchers, & Performances Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with an extended Captain's Report detailing the returns of Blake Snell and Bryce Miller, injuries to Robby Snelling and Max Fried, call-ups of countless prospects, and quirky news of the week, including Cal Raleigh breaking his extended slump, Bailey Ober's "Maddux",...

The Shallows EP 013 - First Class Crew Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with a tribute to the late great John Sterling, the Captain's Report detailing injuries to Tarik Skubal, Carlos Correa, and Tyler Glasnow, as well as return of Jhoan Duran and Gerrit Cole's intentional plunking of a minor leaguer. Then the guys discuss the first class crew, or players l...

The Shallows EP 012 - The Trading Post Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Report detailing injuries to Garret Crochet, Brandon Woodruff, and Trevor Rogers, as well as the future outlook for former number one overall pick Travis Bazzana, position eligibility updates for Fernando Tatis Jr, Ivan Herrera, and Sal Stewart, and how Cade Cavalli b...

The Shallows EP 011 - Buried Treasure Bullpen Replacements Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Report detailing a ton of injuries, including those to Wyatt Langford, Jackson Holliday getting pulled off his rehab assignment for the second time, and the impending return of Anthony Volpe. Then the report shifts to the call-ups of Christian Scot...

The Shallows EP 010 - Is Mike Trout Back? Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, debuting three new segments in honor of the 10th episode of the show! First up is the Captain's Log with observations from the week, like is Mike Trout back? Then it's The Crow's Next, where Carson plays a bit of guess who based on random stats, and finally it's Walking The Plank, where the g...

The Shallows EP 009 - Believe It Or Not Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, giving you a lot of current injury news, it's the return of From the Crew where the guys answer your listener-submitted questions, and it's also the return of Sink or Swim, where the guys discuss what to believe in some really hot and really cold starts. First up is the Captain's Report, featur...

The Shallows EP 008 - Early Shallow Adds & Drops Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, giving you current news, a fascinating discovery about BABIP, and it's the debut of Let's Go Fishing, where the guys tell you who to reel in and who to throw back into the water when it comes to free agent pickups and early season drops. First up is the Captain's Report, featuring inju...

The Shallows EP 007 - Predictions For The Season Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, giving you current news, players they drafted the most on their teams, and it's the debut of Charting the Course, where the guys tell you what hype you should and shouldn't react to as the season gets underway. First we have the Captain's Report, which prospects made the team and who w...

The Shallows EP 006 - Pitcher Previews w/ Kyle Bland Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard are joined by Kyle Bland, Director of Analytics & Research at Pitcher List, as they set sail aboard The Shallows, giving you current news, previews of the starting and relief pitcher positions, highlighting players to target, avoid, and swing for the fences, and answer your questions with the return of From The...

The Shallows EP 005 - Favorite Picks in Rounds 15-22 Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard set sail aboard The Shallows, giving you current news, their favorite players to draft and fade in rounds 15-22, and previews of the shortstop and outfield positions, highlighting players to target, avoid, and swing for the fences. First we have the Captain's Report, featuring all the news you need to know from...

The Shallows EP 004 - Favorite Picks in Rounds 8-14 Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard set sail aboard The Shallows, giving you current news, their favorite players to draft and fade in rounds 8-14, answering mailbag questions in a segment called From The Crew, and previews of the second and third base positions, highlighting players to target, avoid, and swing for the fences. First we have the Cap...

The Shallows EP 003 - Favorite Picks in Rounds 1-7 Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard set sail aboard The Shallows, giving you current news, their favorite players to draft and fade in rounds 1-7, and previews of the catcher and first base positions, highlighting players to target, avoid, and swing for the fences. First we have the Captain's Report, featuring all the news you need to know, includin...

The Shallows EP 002 - Sink or Swim Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard set sail aboard The Shallows, giving you current news, draft strategies, and players to sink or swim with this draft season. First we have the Captain's Report, featuring all the news you need to know, including the Twins losing Pablo Lopez for the season already, Nick Castellanos's new home, Zac Gallen returning to Arizona, a ne...

The Shallows EP 001 - Welcome Aboard Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard set sail aboard The Shallows, giving you an introduction into what makes shallow leagues different, the strategies needed to succeed, which advanced stats are most helpful, and current news that's impacted player values. Detroit's pitching staff gets revamped with Framer Valdez and Justin Verlander while loosing Reese Olson, Ma...