Episodes

  • Episode 17 - Monetizing the draft

    Episode 17 - Monetizing the draft
    Aug 22 2025
    It would be so refreshing to have adult baseball discussion regarding what an "acceptable" return on a draft pick would be.
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    14 mins
  • Episode 16 - Kade Snell

    Episode 16 - Kade Snell
    Aug 22 2025
    While Kade Snell has struggled a bit with a high pro placement, don't sweat it, he'll be fine.
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    11 mins
  • Episode 15 - Lineup sclineup

    Episode 15 - Lineup sclineup
    Aug 22 2025
    The days of using the same lineup day after day went out with Leo Durocher. A team without depth isn't going to win. That 13th hitter on the roster had better be useful, or it really doesn't much matter.

    If you're a content creator, don't waste time complaining about the lineup. There are far more useful topics to discuss.
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    15 mins
  • Episode 14 - Second rounder Kane Kepley

    Episode 14 - Second rounder Kane Kepley
    Aug 22 2025
    Kane Kepley has done nothing but hit since joining the Myrtle Beach roster. When players run wild on the bases when having a pro on-base of over .500 (Yes, really.), people notice.
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    14 mins
  • Episode 13 - Jed Hoyer's deadline decisions

    Episode 13 - Jed Hoyer's deadline decisions
    Aug 22 2025
    While the criticism for Jed Hoyer's deadline activity was rather loud, it has quieted. After all, the cost of acquiring an SP with 0 innings this season was a second rounder in the 2024 draft. (Shane Bieber to Toronto.)

    It's almost like seeing Owen Caissie in a Cubs uniform stifled the dissent.
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    13 mins
  • Episode 12 - Why the Dodgers, Mets, and Yankees can't pitch

    Episode 12 - Why the Dodgers, Mets, and Yankees can't pitch
    Aug 15 2025
    The 40 man roster and the freebies given to smaller market teams are a large part of why Milwaukee is crushing in MLB nowadays.
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    15 mins
  • Episode 11 - Baseball incrementalism

    Episode 11 - Baseball incrementalism
    Aug 12 2025
    By retaining Reese McGuire and giving Jonathan Berti the DFA treatment, the Cubs better set themselves on a path for success than if they had done the reverse.
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    14 mins
  • Episode 10 - Shoehorning Large Market Development Problems

    Episode 10 - Shoehorning Large Market Development Problems
    Aug 8 2025
    Why does it seem like big market MLB development systems are struggling more than before COVID hit?

    Maybe because a small-market team with a good batch of strategies _should_ clock a similar organization in development.
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    15 mins