With the minor league season wrapping up, Smith and Nathan are back to check up on the prospects making a strong last impression. 

In Episode 404, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1. Wake Me Up When September Ends: We examine the state of play heading into the last month of the season.   
2. Call Me (Call Me) On The Line: Chase Anderson (!) and others get the September call-up, plus, another Angels rant.  
3. Around the Horn: We check in on some injuries and (sigh) the stadium situation for the Athletics Baseball Club. 
4. What to Watch: It's playoff race time, but almost none of the good teams are playing each other. 
5. A new game, which always pleases Craig.


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Prospects have been on the move for the last week, but the BP Prospect Team is still here to tell you who is hot as we head towards the end of the minor league season. 

In Episode 322, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. NLDS Check-In: The Phillies steal one against Strider, while the Dodgers run out of pitching

2. ALDS Check-In: The Rangers lineup is too much for Baltimore, and the Astros/Twins series remains too close to call (For us or PECOTA)
3. Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?! I just hoped the format would be better: What to make of rest vs. rust, byes, and the overall MLB playoff structure in Year Two.
4. Around the Horn: An ace hits the shelf, and a lot of front office and field staff shuffling already
5. Craig and Patrick try to identify the best players in franchise history for the NL this time.

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In Episode 321, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about vases and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Around the Horn: Craig has a lot of thoughts on the Mariners ten-year winning percentage (https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/jerry-dipoto-tells-mariners-fans-what-they-dont-want-to-hear/), a Rockie stays put, and Pete Alonso might be escaping New York.
2. Let's Play Two (but only two): Do we like the Wild Card Round format?
3. Anyway, the Wild Card Round: Regardless, we must recap the Wild Card Round
4. And then, the Real Playoffs: Let's look ahead to the Division Series
5. Patrick has a game.

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In Episode 320, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig bring back coffee chat and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Around the Horn: We wrap up the last week of the season, before heading to playoff previews.
2. Twins/Jays preview
3. Rays/Rangers preview
4. Brewers/Dbacks preview
5. Phillies/Marlins preview

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In Episode 319, Jeffrey and Patrick then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. What to Watch: The games that happened and the games that will happen
2. Seattle Slew: In hindisight, Jeffrey probably should have edited and posted this episode before the Mariners dramatic ninth inning comeback against the Rangers last night.
3. Twins Chilling: At least all the Twins stuff is still current.
4. Around the Horn: Speed may never slump, but Davis Schneider, Zack Davies, and the Mets grounds crew do.
5. Good process bad outcome in this episode's game.

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In Episode 318, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Do You Know How The West Was Won?: Well, it probably won't be by the Mariners or Astros. But check back in later this week to be sure.
2. Georgia, Georgia, he has beautiful bones: A pair of Atlanta pitcher inuries have complicated their playoff rotation. It might not matter though if they keep hitting dingers
3. Wild Card! I cut the brakes!: It's still a big old mess.
4. What to Watch: Mariners/Astros, some NL East action, and one (or two)for the sickos
5. We regret to inform you Craig is getting better at the games.

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Smith and Nathan wrap up the minor league regluar season talking about Nick Gonzales, Drew Thorpe, Samuel Basallo among other notable prospects.

In Episode 317, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about yogurt and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?! I just hope we can win a game: The AL West is still messy, perhaos even messier. The NL Wild Card race is just very mid, as the kids say.
2. When you sleep, where do your fingers go?: Yusei Kikuchi is well-rested. Perhaps not as productive as this guy though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoH9_wQnQ_A
3. Around the Horn: A 200th win, some sort of elbow surgery, and owners in the news...again
4. What to Watch: The AL West gets messier while Jeffrey finally gets his wrestling chat in the form of a convoluted metaphor.
5. We still don't know how Silver Sluggers work, even less so now. Plus, a deep dive into 1984 shortstops.

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In Episode 316, Jeffrey, and Craig do not chat about the wrestlemen, do chat about the Roman calendar, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.


1. We Could Never Be Royals: Why is this podcast leading with the Royals? Well, why not?
2. Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?! I just hope we can win a game: The AL West remains messy, and here come the Blue Jays again. Don't even ask about the NL Wild Card race.
3. Angels With Dirty Faces: The Angels say goodbye to Shohei Ohtani as only they can, by not saying anything for like 18 hours for no reason.
4. What to Watch: A short Dbacks/Giants series and probably some long Yankees/Blue Jays games.
5. Nobody knows what the Silver Slugger is

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In Episode 315, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss milk and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. The Favourite: Have we been overlooking Atlanta and how much does the regular season actually matter
2. Marred Max: Max Scherzer is out for the season and then three-quarters of the way through this segment Chaim Bloom gets fired
3. Last Night: Adam Wainwright is in search of win number 200 and a major label country record deal.
4. Around the Horn: More baseball executive news, a shorter wild card segment, and a Rich Hill lament.
5. I know we often say this is the maddest Craig has ever been about a game, but this is the maddest Craig has ever been about a game.

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In Episode 314, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss rain delays and then chat about five mostly baseball topics.

1. Wild Card! I cut the brakes!: The Wild Card races continue to be messy benches who love drama

2. Lerner'd League: The Nationals are a mess as well, but in a different way.

3. Around the Horn: Your favorite Martian might need Tommy John, Jeffrey's favorite Finishing School subject is on the mend, and Craig's favorite Dodgers reliever is back (and maybe DFA'd again by the time you hear this)

4. What to Watch: An AL Wild Card showdown, and Yanks and Sawx (but for sicko reasons this time)

5. Craig does not understand how a lightning round works.

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In Episode 395, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Minecraft: The Card Game and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
 
1. Now I Wish I Could Freeze Time at Seventeen: But the White Sox have to play another 50 games or so.
2. Hi Everyody! Hi Dr. Cash!: So what's up with Jack Flaherty's medicals anyway.
3. Around the Horn: The Orioles sort through their roster and a lot of post-deadline DFAs. 
4. What to Watch: Now the real sickos season begins.
5. Testing Craig and Patrick's knowledge of two players in particular.

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In Episode 313, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss school lunchbox technology and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?! I just hope we can win a game: The AL West is getting messy, and here come the...Blue Jays?

2. The Cy's Have It: What even is a good pitcher nowadays.

3. Around the Horn: More White Sox FO chat, and the usual news roundup.

4. What to Watch: Some actually interesting series, and also Tigers/White Sox

5. Craig and Patrick test their knowledge of players around 11 WAR.

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In Episode 312, Patrick and Craig reminisce about how many CDs you could get for a penny and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel: The Angels waive a quarter of their roster in a cynical attempt to get under the CBT.

2. Ragans Against the Machine: Cole Ragans is not the best pitcher in baseball, but he is pitching like the best pitcher in baseball

3. Wake Me Up When September Starts: Some notabel September 1st prospect call-ups

4. Around the Horn: The White Sox get a new GM, awfully quickly, while Tony Gonsolin gets Tommy John surgery

5. How much does the Editor-in-Chief and Lead Prospect Writer of Baseball Prospectus know about current baseball? Let's find out together.

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Smith and Nathan cover who's hot up and down the minor leagues, from a streaking Triple-A bat in line for a call up, to a Rangers prospect mashing in the complex, and everywhere in between.

In Episode 311, Jeffrey and Craig delve into 311's discography and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.


1. Messing with Texas: The Rangers skid has knocked them out of first place and into the mix of a now-crowded AL West race. 2. Who's the real MVP: Some Mookie Betts appreciation

3. Around the Horn: Injuries affecting the AL East race, Pitcher DFAs of note, and Jordan Wicks arrives at Wrigley

4. What to Watch: Not a great slate for the non-sickos.

5. How much does the Editor-in-Chief of Baseball Prospectus know about current baseball? Let's find out together.

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In Episode 310, Patrick and Craig chat about camping and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Fallen Angels: Shohei Ohtani has a torn UCL
2. We Can't Have Nice Things: With both Trout and Ohtani injured again, Patrick reflects on how baseball stars are remembered instead of just writing about it.
3. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool: John Fisher gave a long interview, you can guess how that went.
4. Around the Horn: The White Sox will have a new front office. The Nats will have the same front office. The Yankees might be evaluating their own front office. Plus, we check in on some pennant races.
5. Craig finally figures out how to "win" one of Patrick's games.

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In Episode 309, Jeffrey and Craig chat about moving and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. The Actual Quarter Pole: As baseball comes down the stretch, some playoff races to keep an eye on. It's not as exciting as you'd hope.
2. Bronx, bombing: The Yankees continue to struggle. What does the future hold?
3. Around the Horn: John Angelos continues to talk to the media for some reason, an injury roundup, and the return of Nabil Crismatt.
4. What to Watch: Some potentially weird wild card matchups, and an effective velocity showdown for the sickos.
5. Craig once again tries to determine who is the real MVP.

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Smith and Nathan are back for your regularly scheduled check in on who's hot and who's not across minor league baseball.

Jesse discusses five pitching and hitting prospects in Triple-A that could make a late-season impact in fantasy leagues, including Connor Phillips, Kyle Harrison, Ben Brown, Ryan Pepiot, Joey Cantillo, Noelvi Marte, Masyn Winn, Ceddanne Rafaela, Darell Hernaiz, and Everson Pereira.

In Episode 308, Patrick and Craig address Wander Franco being placed on the restricted list and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. LA LA Land: The Dodgers are back on a 100-win pace, Craig is still annoyed.
2. Watch Out For Snakes: The Dbacks have little to show for the Paul Goldschmidt trade and less to show for their strong first half of the season.
3. Around the Horn: Milwaukee wants some state money, please, Shane McLanahan and Nestor Cortes are out for the season, and Luis Robert gives Wrigley the business
4. What to Watch: Wild Card intrigue, and a national sickos showcase.
5. Craig gets mad because a game involves someone that played in the 90s.

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In Episode 307, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Rockies prospects and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Natty Boh'no: Despite the Orioles leading the AL East, we have to bring back this segment.
2. Streakless in Seattle: The Mariners are hot, try to avoid the Passan curse this time around.
3. Around the Horn: Craig is out on no-hitters, the Rays might be out of pitchers.
4. What to Watch: Wild Card matchups, and a Missouri showdown for the sickos.
5. We regret to inform you Craig is getting better at the games.

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In Episode 394, Jeffrey, Patrick, and Craig discuss a very busy MLB trade deadline.

In Episode 306, Jeffrey and Craig chat about wasted youth and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Damned if you do, damned if you don't: The Angels went for it and have gone 0-6 for the deadline. The Reds and Dbacks mostly didn't and have gone 0-6 since the deadline. The Mets have also gone 0-6, but that's mostly to plan.
2. Season Projections are Playing Time Projections: As the 2023 season winds down
3. Around the Horn: A fight and a couple of call ups
4. What to Watch: Yes we are bringing it back.
5. Craig tries to answer the ancient sabermetrics question: WAR, what is it good for?

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Nathan and Smith are joined by Ben Spanier and Jarrett Seidler to break down the prospects that were onthe move at the trade deadline.

Jeffrey, Patrick, R.J., Zach, and Craig discuss the 2023 trade deadline in a podcast that is somehow longer than the last two years.

In Episode 304 Patrick and Craig chat about birthdays and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. The Arte of the Deal: Ohtani is staying put and the Angels are buying
2. White Flag 2: Electric Boogaloo: The White Sox got a good return for Giolito and Lopez, but is this the front office to be stewarding a second rebuild?
3. Pick Up Six: The Dodgers acquire two players that can stand at shortstop.
4. Let's Make a Deal: Patrick and Craig make some trades
5. Patrick's turn to do a live grid.

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In Episode 303 Patrick and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Bronx Bombing: The Yankees continue to tumble down the AL East and AL Wild Card standings. It's not what you want.
2. Jerry's World: The GM of the Mariners had some interesting comments about his 2023 team on his podcast. Ours may or may not be.
3. Father Time: The 2023 Padres may just be unlucky, but they are definitely running out of time.
4. Around the Horn: The Rays are slumping. The Cardinals are hot(?!). And the stove is heating up.
5. Craig does all right at a game (?!).

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Smith and Nathan are back with a post-All-Star-Break look at who's hot and who's not across minor league baseball.

In Episode 3012 Jeffrey and Craig chat about birthdays and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Yo! Listen!: The Anegls are listening to offers on Shohei Ohtani, and you get are now listening to us talking about what that means
2. Sorry We Missed You: A few individual performances that may have flown under the radar over the course of the season.
3. East Coast Bias: The AL East continues to be intriguing.
4. Around the Horn: Another home run derby, a couple IL stints that may impact the trade deadline, and a lot of call ups.
5. Craig gets a game for his birthday.

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In Episode 301, Patrick and Craig chat about milestone sports numbers and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. What to Watch: Everyone picks something to keep an eye on in the second half.
2. Or Do You Want to See Me Sock Some Dingers: Highlights from the home run derby, and Patrick offers some tweaks to the format.
3. Hey now, You're an All-Star: The game was fine but this segment devolves very quickly into some guy remembering.
4. Around the Horn: Ohtani gave some quotes people definitely won't read into, the Immaculate Grid finds a new home, as does Chris Flexen, which Jeffrey insists we talk about.
5. A game that makes Craig even madder than the average game.

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In Episode 300, Jeffrey and Craig chat about seltzer nomenclature and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Whoa-oh, we're halfway there: We go over tightening races, big disappointments, and the best players in baseball at the halfway(ish) point.
2. Odd Futures: What do we make of the Futures Game in 2023?
3. BP on Draft: A quick Day 1 draft recap
4. Around the Horn: The Yankees have a new hitting coach, the Marlins need a new starting pitcher for some reason, and the Angels needs a couple outfielders.
5. A 300th episode game.

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Smith checks in from Seattle for a solo show covering who impressed at the Futures Game.

In Episode 393, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about trade deadline time dilation and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
 
1. FRAUD WATCH: We had to bring it back after the Mariners got swept by the Angles (yes we recorded before the Randy Arozarena trade), but the Astros, Yankees, and Braves may not be beating the faud allegations either.  
2. Rumour Has It: We recap some scuttlebutt right before the trades start flying in. 
3. Around the Horn: Cal Quantrill got a little too hot (as did the Rockies bats), two former MVPs are dealing with injuries, and a ballpark food item we actually like for a change. 
4. What to Watch: An NL East rivalry plus more NL Wild Card Shenanigans.  
5. We should just rename the Lightning Round to Can You Repeat the Question.

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In Episode 7 of The Heat Check, Smith and Nathan discuss the good and the bad of Dodgers pitching prospects, if Tyler Black is underrated, and check in with Grant Schiller about Owen White.

In Episode 299, Patrick and Craig chat about new social media websites and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Searching for Chase Anderson: He's back! Not really.
2. City of Injured Stars: The Angels and Dodgers are both down some of their best players.
3. Weights and Mesaures: Some real knobheads in our nation's capital.
4. Around the Horn: All-star minutiae, more social media talk
5. This game is not Mark Canha approved.

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In Episode 298, Patrick and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. The Least Perfect Game: Domingo Germán threw a perfect game against the Athletics.
2. Because We're a Mets Podcast: Steven Cohen held a press conference.
3. All's Well for Boswell: Craig read a Washington Post column.
4. Hey Now, You're an All-Star: We are obligated to do at least one ASG segment.
5. Possibly the most disastrous game yet.

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In Episode 297, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Chase Anderson Facts: Back for one very long night only
2. London Calling: The Cubs and Cards faced off in England, but can the league make more out of these games?
3. Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of ummmm: The Pirates are no longer frisky and now may have forgotten how to hit.
4. Around the Horn: The commissioner speaks again, unfortunately. Some more call-ups, and a very hot recent call up.
5. Craig tries his hand at the lightning round.

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Jesse begins draft coverage by debating the top three players in this draft class (Dylan Crews, Wyatt Langford, and Paul Skenes) and where they likely will fall in the Top-500 Dynasty Prospects in the next update in mid July.

In Episode 296, Patrick and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Selling Sunset: Who should sell at the upcoming trade dealine?
2. Zagtime: The Guardians and Marlins are zagging, and it's working (for now, for the Marlins).
3. blocked. blocked. blocked. youre all blocked. none of you are free of sin: Blocking the plate appears to be a point of emphasis again. What exactly is the rule?
4. Fake Tales of San Francisco: Are the suddenly hot Giants for real?
5. The most dreaded game yet (for Craig)

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Nathan and Smith discuss Gabriel Gonzalez and other prospects running hot or cold for the last two weeks.

In Episode 295, Jeffrey and Craig welcome Craig back to the show, say goodbye to Chase Anderson facts, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.


1. Flyover Country: We do occasionally have to talk about the Central Divisions.
2. Yanks and Sawx: But what the people really want are Yanks and Sawx (plus a long Astros aside and us considering a Luis Robert trade to the Orioles)
3. The Craij Up: The Dodgers have been struggling, Leody Taveras has not, and Jo Adell hit a home run (and then another, much longer home run after we recorded).
4. Around the Horn: Mostly stuff from twitter dot com
5. And of course we welcome Craig back properly with the dreaded game

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In Episode 294, Ginny, Jeffrey and Patrick chat about recorder concerts and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.


1. Chase Anderson Facts: This will never end (Chase Anderson will never lose)
2. Saying Goodbye to Oakland: A reverse boycott is really just a hunk of metal if you really think about it.


3. And Hello to Vegas: Nothing matters, eat Arby's (there's probably one on the Strip)

4. Raising Arizona: The Diamondbacks are playing well, but how long can it last.

5. The Dreaded Game

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In Episode 293, Jeffrey and Patrick chat about Daniel Murphy and baseball gloves and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.


1. Chase Anderson Facts: The children are our future (of Chase Anderson podcast segments) 2. Marlins Will Soar: Are the Marlins good or just the good version of the Marlins? Or just the Marlins?

3. Checking Back In: The Rays have kept hitting. The Cardinals have kept struggling

4. The Stanford Pitching Experiment: Quinn Mathews threw 156 pitches in a super-regional, and we have thoughts.

5. Around the Horn: Milestone homers (in the statcast era) and milestone hits.

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In Episode 392, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about salad cream and lemon hockey and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. It's One Playoff Race Michael, What Can it Cost, Ten Games: We regret to inform you the Mariners are at it again.  
2. What's Got Into That Cat: The Pirates a re frisky again, and this year that's enough to have some Wild Card juice.
3. Around the Horn: Another A's stadium/move segment, a lot of injuries and the Angels are doing some stuff.
4. What to Watch: A very average slate of games. 
5. Jeffrey is still having issues with the number of episodes and the number of names for his games.

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In Episode 292, Ginny, Jeffrey and Patrick discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Chase Anderson Facts: What is Chase Anderson worth to all of us?
2. Saying Goodbye (For Now): Alek Manoah heads to Dunedin and Jacob deGrom heads for Tommy John surgery.
3. Enter De La Cruz: Elly is real and strong and he's the Reds friend.
4. What's Ahead for Noah Syndergaard: Well, the injured list for now, but after that.
5. Around the Horn: Stadium updates in Los Angeles and Vegas, while Luis Arraez keeps hitting and Jordan Lyles keeps losing.

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Smith and Nathan once again walk through the prospects outpacing their competition over the last couple weeks.

In Episode 291, Jeffrey and Patrick chat about baseball cards and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Chase Anderson Facts: Chase Anderson is in the news
2. The Third Pole: Patrick put together some interesting statistical notes at the 33.3repeating percent point in the season.
3. The Trick is Not Caring How You Look: Baseball aesthetics aren't always pretty
4. Around the Horn: Liam Hendriks scores another big win, plus the usual injury round up.
5. The Dreaded Game: This one also has a name, and goes very quickly at least.

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