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Show No. 23 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Jason Collette, of Rotowire and the Sleeper and the Bust pod (3:25), discussing hot summer sluggers and pitcher wins... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (41:20), Ray looks at hitters including the Rafael Devers saga (Part 1) and KC LHSP Kris Bubic... And in NL News (1:05:05), Ray looks at SF DH Rafael Devers (Part 2) and STL RHRP Ryan Helsley... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:28:30), PD and Jason Collette discuss eating Crow, as in Pete Crow-Armstrong, Bluesky musings and his RoS Boons and Banes... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:58:25), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at nine top SP prospects, including NYM SP Jonah Tong, WAS SP Travis Sykora and TOR SP Trey Yesavage...... in the Frequent Flyer (2:05:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at NYM RHP Nolan McLean... and in his Extra Innings comment (2:08:35), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses big news in Tampa!... Runs 2:17:10

Show No. 22 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Scott Pianowski, of Yahoo! Sports (2:25), discussing three hot hitters and three hot pitchers to pickup, and would you trade Shohei?...

Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In AL News (42:45), Ray looks hitters including BAL 3B Jordan Westburg and BOS RHSP Brayan Bello... And in NL News (1:09:45), Ray looks at Reds 3B Noelvi Marte and MIL RHSP Jacob Misiorowski...

In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:32:45), PD and Scott Pianowski discuss 12 fantasy MVPs of the year so far, Roman Anthony's callup, his boons and banes, and some obligatory NHL chat...

Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (2:20:30), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at six prospects including BAL C Sam Basallo and CIN RHP Chase Burns... And in the Frequent Flyer (2:25:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at SF RHRP Randy Rodriguez...

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Show No. 19 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Nate Schwartz, of PitcherList.com (3:10), discussing the new Statcast bat-path metrics, ATH OF Lawrence Butler and why pitchers aren't sufficiently terrorized by Aaron Judge... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (35:35), Ray looks hitters including Giancarlo Stanton and Tyler Mahle... And in NL News (0:54:59), Ray looks at James Wood and Camilo Doval... ... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:14:10), PD and Nate Schwartz discuss in-depth about Ryan Pepiot's tinkering, plus Nate will have some boons and banes for the RoS... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:40:30), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at six prospects including PIT SP Bubba Chandler, KC 1B/OF Jac Caglianone and TOR SS Arjun Nimmala... In the Frequent Flyer (1:45:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at PHI OF Justin Crawford... and in his Extra Innings comment (1:50:10), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses league averages for some of those Statcast metrics, and announces Mr. Average SP for 2025!... Runs 1:58:00

Show No. 18 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Jerren Bright, an engineer at the University of Waterloo Vision and Image Processing Lab, where a team is working on PitcherNet, a system to allow pitcher motion data to be captured from a TV image or a smartphone video.
In Part 1 (3:20), Jerren and PD discuss how the PitcherNet project got started and how the technology works... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (20:10), Ray looks hitters including Julio Rodriguez and Shane Smith... And in NL News (43:10), Ray looks at Pete Crow-Armstrong and Hayden Birdsong... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:14:35), PD and Jerren Bright discuss the future potential of PitcherNet, both inside baseball and outside...
Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... in the Frequent Flyer (1:28:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at CLE 1B/OF C.J. Kayfus... and in his Extra Innings comment (1:31:30), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses what do about Jeff Hoffman... Runs 1:42:05

Show No. 15 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries...First, in Part 1 of our two-part feature interview with Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus (2:45), PD and Mike discuss putting our drafts into the rearview mirror, why Mike loves April·and hates it, and the perils of overanalyzing slow starts, plus we'll throw in a few short snapper player comments... Then, Joe Orrico pinch-hits for Ray Murphy with our weekly player news...In AL News (47:40), Joe looks at players including Reid Detmers and Byron Buxton... And in NL News (1:00:40), Joe covers players including Bailey Falter and Mickey Moniak... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:13:05), PD and Mike Gianella discuss using seasonal dynamics in managing closer and relief pitching, and Mike has some Boons and Banes... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:28:55), Rob Gordon looks at five prospects, including CHW OF Braden Montgomery and CHC SP Cade Horton... And in the Frequent Flyer (1:33:50), Alex Beckey looks at MIN OF Carson McCusker... Runs 1:39:50

Show No. 11 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary...First (2:20), PD talks with Paul Sporer, of Rotographs and the Sleeper and the Bust pod, discussing starting pitcher power rankings, including a surprisingly strong TOR rotation and a surprisingly not strong BAL group... Then, Ray Murphy has player news...In AL News (45:15), Ray looks at hitters on Opening Day, including Spencer Torkelsen, Wilyer Abreu, Framber Valdez and three AL closers... And in NL News (1:03:05), Ray looks at Opening Day notables including Trea Turner, Mackenzie Gore and Paul Skenes... And we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Frequent Flyer (1:44:55), Alex Beckey looks at WAS RHSP Jake Irvin... and in his Extra Innings comment (1:48:15), Patrick Davitt discusses his quick reactions to Opening Day... Show runs 1:56:35

Show No. 10 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a One-Tout Two-Part Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ryan Bloomfield of BaseballHQ.com... In Part 1 (2:05), PD and Ryan discuss his Speculator column about the Top-15 most valuable players·at the end of this season (Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal aren't on the list)... Then (53:45), PD talks with Ryan about his Bubba and the Bloom podcast live at NFBC weekend in Las Vegas, including how to manage a draft when the closers are going earlier than ever, and the transition from pre-season draft planning to in-season managing... Plus he'll have his 2025 boons and banes... Runs 1:19:45...

Show No. 9 of the 2025 season is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries...First, PD talks with Doug Dennis, BaseballHQ Bullpens analyst (2:10), discussing his strategy in the recent Tout Wars AL-only auction, plus bullpen opportunities for relievers you can get for a buck or less ... Then, Ray Murphy has player news...In AL News (4:00), Ray looks at hitters including Josés Altuve and Miranda, and pitchers Mike Clevinger and Kris Bubic... And in NL News (1:26:05), Ray looks at hitters Victor Scott and Masyn Winn, and pitchers Dylan Cease, Jared Jones, and Alexis Diaz... And in our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:43:55), Rob Gordon looks at nine top prospects, including BOS 2B Kristan Campbell, WAS OF Dylan Crews and DET RHP Jackson Jobe... In the Frequent Flyer (1:47:10), Alex Beckey looks at BOS OF Roman Anthony... and in his Extra Innings comment (1:50:15), Patrick Davitt discusses an unusual draft strategy at the Tout Wars AL-only auction... Runs 1:59:35

Show No. 8 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring interviews with Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Sports and Jeff Barton of Scoresheet Baseball... first (2:10), PD and Scott discuss how early to draft pitchers, breakout candidates, high-risk hitters to avoid, late infielders, and why Scott is leery about CHC OF Kyle Tucker... Then (1:28:20), PD talks with Jeff about the ins and outs of Scoresheet, his reality-based simulation game, including how the rules have evolved, how the game tests baseball acumen better than category-style fantasy, which kinds of players are more valuable in Scoresheet than regular fantasy, and more... Finally (1:45:00), Scott returns for some Boons and Banes as well as quick comments on the NHL situation and March Madness... Runs 2:08:00

Show No. 7 is a Friday News and Notes Edition, on Thursday because of Tout Wars weekend travel... Ray Murphy has player news... In AL News (2:15), Ray looks at BOS 3B (for now) Alex Bregman, the TEX bullpen, and more...... And in NL News (20:20), Ray looks at NYM C Francisco Alvarez, ARI RHSP Corbin Burnes and more... And in our BaseballHQ commentary, the Minor League Minute (35:50), Rob Gordon looks at five prospects including ATL C Drake Baldwin, CHC 3B Matt Shaw and DET RHSP Jackson Jobe... Runs 41:40

Show No. 6 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with James Anderson, prospects director at RotoWire (2:45)... first, PD and James discuss how he compiles his top-prospects lists, his views on weighing talent versus path to playing time, and his takes on more than 20 MLB-ready prospects for 2025, including BOS OF Roman Anthony, BOS IF Kristian Campbell, MIL 2B Caleb Durbin, COL RP Seth Halvorsen, PIT SP Bubba Chandler, and many more, plus his prospect Boons and Banes... Then, PD talks with Joe Orrico (1:28:20) about His recent review of the 2B and OF pools, plus his Boons and Banes... Runs 1:48:10

Show No. 5 is a Friday Full Edition featuring two expert interviews, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... In our first expert interview (3:40), PD talks with Ryan Williams, BHQ AL East analyst, discussing how he got into the game and how he gathers and analyzes news, plus some Boons and Banes from the AL East... Then, Ray Murphy has AL player news (41:35), looking at hitters Kerry Carpenter and Jose Miranda, and pitchers George Kirby, Jose Berrios and Bowden Francis... In NL News (1:07:45), Ray looks at hitters Ronald Acuna Jr. and Matt Shaw, and pitchers Spencer Strider and Ryan Pressly... In our second expert interview (1:28:20), PD talks with Mark Gannon about his history in the game and the biz, how he researches his BaseballHQ articles, plus Boons and Banes from the NL West... And finally we have our our BaseballHQ commentary... In the Frequent Flyer (2:07:05), Baseball HQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BOS OF Roman Anthony... Show runs 2:12:50

Show No. 4 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ariel Cohen, of the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers... first (1:40), PD and Ariel discuss precision in the projections game, converting projections into values, and some 2025 Boons and Banes ... Then (43:30), PD talks with Tim about a run of bad luck with KDS, new Far East players in the majors, and some top prospects, and some more Boons and Banes... Runs 1:41:05

Show No. 3 is a Friday Full Edition featuring expert interviews with Gene McCaffrey, fantasy columnist at The Athletic, and Jeff Zimmerman from Rotographs, the Launch Angle pod and 'The Process' annual fantasy baseball manual... In our first interview (3:20), Gene and PD discuss his Wise Guy comments about players at every position, and his Boons and Banes at each position...  In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (59:40), including HOU SS Jeremy Pena and DET 1B Spencer Torkelson, and AL pitchers including the A's bullpen and Taj Bradley and the Rays' rotation... and the NL (1:25:40), including CHC catcher Miguel Amaya and DH Justin Turner, and pitchers Frankie Montas of the Mets and the Reds bullpen... In our second expert interview (1:43:30), Jeff tells PD about his 'Mining the News' reports at Rotographs, including players showing up in the best shape of their lives, a sneaky interesting OF candidate in TOR, and the 2025 edition of his fantasy baseball manual, 'The Process' (including showing the uselessness of a hot new Statcast metric)... Plus we'll have Jeff's boons and banes for the draft season...   In the Minor League Minute (2:42:20), BaseballHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates six prospects, including some top prospects who could make the Opening Day rosters, like DET P Jackson Jobe, Angels 2B Christian Moore and Cubs 3B Matt Shaw... Runs 2:48:00

Show No. 2 is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ron Shandler, the founder of BHQ.com and the BABS fantasy baseball system, and the author of the autobiography Fantasy Expert... first (1:40), PD and Ron discuss his fantasy baseball journey, the power of his BABS player-rating system, and some BABSian Boons and Banes... Then (32:15), PD talks with Peter about notes on draft season, the evolution of his Perfect Pitching System, and his Boons and Banes for 2025... Runs 1:50:10

LIVE from First Pitch Arizona, a Hallowe'en Special Roundtable Edition. Host Patrick Davitt is joined by BaseballHQ founder Ron Shandler, BaseballHQ.com co-GM Ray Murphy, BaseballHQ Radio Frequent Flyer commentator Alex Beckey, and regular HQ Radio guest Todd Zola. PD and the panel look back on the stories and players of the 2024 fantasy baseball season, and then look ahead to 2025. Runs 1:05:45

Show No. 35 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Paul Sporer, from Rotographs, and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (2:35), Paul and PD discuss dropping Adley Rutschman, how the move to Sacramento will affect A's players' fantasy values, and more player observations from that real 2025 draft that started in August... and in Part 2 (1:27:45), Paul tells PD about pitchers for the stretch run and his Boons and Banes for 2025... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:40) and the NL (1:05:00)... In the Frequent Flyer (1:57:25), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BOS 2B Kristian Campbell... And in Extra Innings (2:00:30), PD looks at a wrapup of our 2024 podcast season... Runs 2:09:15

Show No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Mike Gianella, from Baseball Prospectus... in Part 1 (2:40), Mike and PD discuss assessing 2024 player projections and the greatness of Aaron Judge... and in Part 2 (1:29:00), Mike tells PD about the 'mushy middle' of starting pitchers, FAAB bidding in experts' leagues and his Boons and Banes for 2025 drafts... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (34:20) and the NL (1:08:00)... In the Minor League Minute (2:00:10), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates top prospects, including TEX RHP Kumar Rocker, SF 1B Bryce Eldridge and BOS INF/OF Kristian Campbell... In the Frequent Flyer (2:04:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at PHI RHSP Seth Johnson... Runs 2:10:25

Show No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Rob DiPietro, from the Dead Pull Hitter Patreon and podcast, and the Launch Angle podcast... in Part 1 (2:40), Rob and PD discuss his many 2024 drafts, and how the 2025 early draft got going... and in Part 2 (1:31:05), Rob tells PD about how that 2025 draft has unrolled so far:·the first-rounders, the surprise picks, the surprising not-picks, and how Rob rates his team through 11 rounds... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (33:05) and the NL (1:14:05)... In the Minor League Minute (2:13:00), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates four prospects including BOS OF Roman Anthony and MIN INF Brooks Lee... And in the Frequent Flyer (2:16:10), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at STL LHSP Quinn Mathews... Runs 2:22:20

Show No. 33 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jeff Zimmerman, from Rotographs, the Launch Angle podcast, and The Process fantasy baseball manual... in Part 1 (2:40), Jeff and PD discuss his background in baseball research and his yearly fantasy manual The Process... and in Part 2 (1:12:35), Jeff tells PD about a Bizarro fantasy baseball format, and player discussions including Jake McCarthy vs Victor Robles, Junior Caminero, Zebby Matthews, Bubba Chandler, Grant Holmes, Tanner Houck and Paul Skenes, plus his Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Joe Orrico discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (36:55) and the NL (0:56:15)... In the Frequent Flyer (2:00:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at LA RHRP Edgardo Henriquez... And in Extra Innings (2:04:05), PD looks at Joey Votto's Hall of Fame candidacy... Runs 2:13:15

Show No. 32 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Fred Zinkie, from Yahoo! Sports... in Part 1 (2:40), Fred and PD discuss which stats and metrics he uses in player valuation... and in Part 2 (1:18:40), Fred tells PD about evaluating two-start pitchers, trading for category help, and his Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Joe Orrico discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (43:50) and the NL (57:25)... In the Frequent Flyer (2:01:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at HOU SS Shay Whitcomb... And in Extra Innings (2:04:25), PD looks at Canadian MLB award winners... Runs 2:11:45

Show No. 31 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Doug Dennis, from bullpens columnist at BHQ.com... in Part 1 (2:30), Doug and PD discuss the poor performance of Doug's no-starters strategy in Tout-AL, the value of non-closer relievers, and some bits and pieces from the trade deadline... and in Part 2 (1:09:25), Doug tells PD about bullpens of five teams, including KC and PHI, and his Boons & Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (24:20) and the NL (:48:47)... In the Minor League Minute (1:44:05), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates nine prospects, including LAA RHP Caden Dana and PHI OF Justin Crawford... And in the Frequent Flyer (1:50:45), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at OAK RHP RP Grant Holman... Runs 1:56:40

Show No. 28 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Derek Carty, from The Bat and TheBatX projections systems and the EV Analytics website... in Part 1 (3:05), Derek and PD discuss projections theory, including prospect weighting, confidence levels through the season, and incorporating Statcast metrics... and in Part 2 (1:27:05), Derek discusses variances between this year's projections and actuals, plus his Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (33:10) and the NL (1:03:40)... In the Minor League Minute (1:48:20), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates seven prospects who might be on the move at the trade deadline or are just playing well lately, including DET OF Max Clark, DET SS Kevin McGonigle, TEX RHP Kumar Rocker and MIA RHP Max Meyer... In the Frequent Flyer (1:52:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIN RHSP Zebby Matthews... And in Extra Innings (1:56:10), PD looks at pitch-mix changes from 2023 to 2024... Runs 2:03:20

Show No. 27 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Ariel Cohen, from the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers... in Part 1 (3:45), Ariel and PD discuss the pros and cons of injured lists in fantasy leagues and other league, drafting top pitchers in 2025, and using ADPs in draft planning... and in Part 2 (1:24:50), Ariel and PD follow up on our Tuesday Special Roundtable edition, as Ariel has his Part 1 awards and some Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:10) and the NL (1:08:05)... In the Frequent Flyer (1:48:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at LAD RHSP River Ryan... And in Extra Innings (1:52:00), PD has another Extra Innings quiz, using Statcast data from Part 1 of the season... Runs 2:03:30

Show No. 25 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Sara Sanchez, a PTTomorrow analyst at BaseballHQ.com, co-host of the PitcherList.com podcast Fantasy Feud, and a contributor to the Cubs fan site Bleed Cubbie Blue... in Part 1 (2:35), Sara and PD discuss her start in fantasy baseball and the business, and managing shortfalls in saves and steals, ... and in Part 2 (1:19:05), Sara tells PD about NL East players including Eddie Rosario, Edward Cabrera, Edmundo Sosa and Edwin Diaz, and some whose first names don't start with "Ed"... plus her Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (30:50) and the NL (52:50)... In the Minor League Minute (1:45:20), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon discusses the draft and futures game this weekend, and four prospects including OAK SS Jacob Wilson and COL RHP Chase Dollander... In the Frequent Flyer (1:50:25), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at TAM 1B Xavier Isaac... And in Extra Innings (1:53:55), PD looks at the big mistake we make with flyballs in pitcher assessment... Runs 2:02:55

Show No. 24 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Nick Pollack, founder, podcaster, livestreamer and analyst of PitcherList.com... in Part 1 (2:15), Nick and PD discuss his weekly starting pitcher Top-100 list, starting with newly listed starters like PIT RHP Paul Skenes and CLE RHP Gavin Williams ... and in Part 2 (1:17:50), Nick and PD continue with the Top-100 SPs, including big risers like CHW LHP Garret Crochet and KC RHP Seth Lugo, and big fallers like Kevin Gausman and Zack Eflin... plus Nick has some RoS SP Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (39:10) and the NL (1:01:05)... In the Frequent Flyer (1:50:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at WAS OF Dylan Crews... And in Extra Innings (1:54:10), PD looks at having fun with Statcast pitch-count data... Runs 2:01:50

Show No. 23 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Joe Orrico, from the 90 Feet From Home Patreon and podcast... in Part 1 (2:55), Joe and PD discuss hitters including Cedric Mullins, Richie Palacios and Colt Keith... and in Part 2 (1:13:15), Joe tells PD about pitchers including CLE RHP Tanner Bibee, HOU RHP Hunter Brown, the TOR bullpen, whether Paul Skenes will be the first SP off the board in 2025, and his Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (39:40) and the NL (57:30)... In the Minor League Minute (1:54:25), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates four top prospects, including CHW LHP Noah Schultz and TAM 3B Brayden Taylor... In the Frequent Flyer (1:58:35), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIN SS Brooks Lee... And in Extra Innings (2:01:55), PD looks at arbitraging at the halfway point... Runs 2:08:15

Show No. 22 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Mike Kurland, from MLBplayingtime.com... in Part 1 (2:50), Mike and PD discuss playing time for ATL, what happens in BOS PT with David Hamilton out of the lineup, PT questions in KC about Kyle Isbel and Michael Massey, and Jonny DeLuca's PT in TAM... and in Part 2 (1:36:30), Mike tells PD about how he maintains the PT for all 30 teams at MLBPlayingTime.com, why he was the only manager in the NFBC Main Event to drop Ryan Jeffers, players finding the home run stroke, and his Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (51:05) and the NL (1:18:05)... In the Minor League Minute (2:19:35), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates six prospects, including BOS C Kyle Teel and CHC C Moises Ballesteros... In the Frequent Flyer (2:24:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at HOU RHSP Jake Bloss... And in Extra Innings (2:20:35), PD looks at building the super-hybrid platoon player... Runs 2:36:10

Show No. 21 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jeff Zimmerman, from Rotographs, the Launch Angle podcast, and The Process fantasy baseball manual... in Part 1 (2:30), Jeff and PD discuss the effects of rest days on hitters and applying pitch modeling to fantasy baseball... and in Part 2 (1:33:45), Jeff tells PD about hitters he's been watching, including Kyle Manzardo, Jarred Kelenic, and big-money target Masataka Yoshida...and pitchers including Reid Detmers, Joey Estes, and a lefty-specialist opener strategy in MIL... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (41:15) and the NL (1:12:15)... In the Minor League Minute (2:12:35), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon updates six prospects, including ARI SS Jordan Lawlar and NYY OF Jasson Dominguez... In the Frequent Flyer (2:17:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at ARI C Jose Del Castillo... And in Extra Innings (2:20:35), PD looks at the slow decline of the four-seam fastball... Runs 2:28:40

Show No. 20 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM... in Part 1 (2:55), Todd and PD discuss the addition of Negro Leagues players to the official MLB stats, and a new draft to get those players and other alltime greats onto fantasy teams, plus a look at the early drop in run-scoring... and in Part 2 (1:52:10), Todd tells PD about the return of the knuckleball, some hitter would-you-rathers, and pitcher pickup Boons and Banes... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (49:10) and the NL (1:25:45)... In the Minor League Minute (2:17:00), BHQ minor leagues analyst/scouting team member Rob Gordon updates six prospects MIA RHP Max Meyer and CHW RHP Drew Thorpe, plus a quick NCAA Regional update... In the Frequent Flyer (2:20:55), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIN RHSP David Festa... Runs 2:27:15

Show No. 19 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Lenny Melnick, from of Lennymelnickfantasysports.com... in Part 1 (2:40), Lenny and PD discuss the good old days of fantasy baseball, including the earliest experts' leagues ... and in Part 2 (1:19:50), Lenny tells PD about assessing player disappointments, including Andrew Benintendi, Jose Abreu and Julio Rodriguez, plus his Boons and Banes ...

In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (32:25) and the NL (57:25) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:44:55), BHQ minor leagues analyst/scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at six prospects, including STL RHP Tink Hence, CHC OFs Owen Caissie and Brennen Davis, and WAS OF James Wood ... In the Frequent Flyer (1:48:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at LA 2B Andre Lipcius ... And in Extra Innings (1:52:05), PD looks at building a metric to assess team support for SPs ... Runs 2:01:15

Show No. 17 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Ariel Cohen, from the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers... in Part 1 (2:55), Ariel and PD discuss pre-season and in-season strategies for managing SP injury risk, as well as player valuations ... and in Part 2 (1:52:45), Ariel and PD discuss ideas about how MLB could fix the SP injury issue, and his Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (54:35) and the NL (1:28:30) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:27:50), BHQ minor leagues analyst/scouting team member Rob Gordon updates eight prospects, including SF SS Marco Luciano and NYY OF Jasson Dominguez ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:31:25), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at SD RHP Adam Mazur ... And in Extra Innings (2:34:45), PD looks at very low-pitch-count complete games ... Runs 2:45:25

Show No. 15 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an expert interview (2:35) with Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM... Todd and PD talk about the relationship between flyball distance and HRs, about using the latest stats and probabilities, and about what's up with Kevin Gausman ... plus a new approach to Boons and Banes! ... Later, Podapalooza contest winner and 'Regular Joe' Bill Francis (2:18:20) tells PD about his 2024 league, his fantasy research sources, pre- and in-season, and some picks to click for the rest of this season ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (20:50) and the NL (49:45) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:48:35), BHQ minor leagues analyst/scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at six top prospects including TAM IF Junior Caminero and NYM RHP Christian Scott ... And in the Frequent Flyer (2:52:25), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at PIT RHP Paul Skenes ... Runs 3:05:10

Show No. 13 is a Friday Two-Tout Extra-Full Edition featuring an interview (2:50) with Dr. Peter Chalmers, professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Utah, an expert on baseball-related injuries to the elbow and shoulder, and a practicing surgeon ... Dr. Chalmers and PD discuss Tommy John surgery, the UCL, its connection to pitching mechanics, and what he'd do to greatly reduce the incidence of the injury ... Then, our second interview (1:09:05)features Dave Potts, from RotoGrinders ... Dave tells PD about the value of a stud pitcher in DFS lineups, about assessing early underformers like George Kirby and overperformers like Tanner Houck, and about using DFS research in managing full-season leagues, and he has some Boons and Banes for this weekend's FAAB run... ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD pinch-hits for Ray Murphy, discussing hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:55) and the NL (59:00) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:10:35), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at TEX RHP Jack Leiter, BAL SS Jackson Holliday, PIT RHP Paul Skenes, TAM SS Carson Williams, COL OF Zac Veen, and MIN OF Emanual Rodriguez ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:14:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at NYM SP Christian Scott .... Runs 2:21:00

Show No. 11 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Joe Orrico, from sportsethos.com and the Fantasy MLB Today podcast... in Part 1 (3:00), Joe tells PD why he focuses on shallow leagues, and analyzes hitters including Esteury Ruiz, Jared Walsh, Michael Conforto, and early-season 1.000-OPSers ... and in Part 2 (1:39:05), Joe tells PD about pitchers including Grayson Rodriguez, Garret Crochet, Ronel Blanco and Sean Manaea ... and has some Boons and Banes for this weekend's pickups ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (47:00) and the NL (1:08:45) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:13:10), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at Paul Skenes, Jackson Holliday, Heston Kjesrtad and other prospects ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:16:20), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at Japanese SP Roki Sasaki ... And in Extra Innings (2:19:35), PD has a first-week(ish) baseball quiz ... Runs 2:31:45

Show No. 10 is a Roundtable Edition featuring interviews with Ray Murphy, from BaseballHQ.com, and Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM... in Part 1 (2:05), the panel talks about end-of-spring and Opening Day storylines, including changes in Shohei Ohtani's fantasy value, Jackson Holliday's demotion, JD Martinez's signing, and more ... and then in Part 2 (43:25), it's our massive Opening Day Boons and Banes, including Tim Anderson, CJ Abrams (twice), Mitch Keller and Tyler Glasnow (also twice) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:21:50), BHQ minor leagues analyst Rob Gordon has his final spring training report ... In the Frequent Flyer (1:25:20), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BOS SS/OF Ceddanne Rafaela ... And in Extra Innings (1:28:45), PD looks at whether two fantasy managers can use the Doug Dennis no-starters strategy without sinking both of them ... Runs 1:37:05