Episode 724
Lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen is the guest on this edition of the pod. In this episode, he discusses certain themes that emerge from the top-100 prospect list he published earlier this week. He also elaborates on the possible value of a college game pitched by two starters who fail to break 90 mph.

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Episode 723
The prolific Travis Sawchik is a former beat reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and author of the book Big Data Baseball. He’s also the guest on this edition of the program, during which he discusses players like Jose Bautista, J.D. Martinez, and others who’ve been compelled to follow unconventional paths to success.

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Episode 722
Kate Preusser is the managing editor of Seattle Mariners SB Nation blog Lookout Landing. She’s also (a) FanGraphs’ inaugural writer-in-residence and (b) the guest on this edition of FanGraphs Audio.

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Episode 721
Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the pod, during which he discusses the question of assigning credit, especially where WAR is concerned. How much credit does Andre Ethier for a wind-aided home run? For catching a fly ball that’s caught 95% of the time by major-league outfielders? These are merely two of the questions asked poorly and slowly by the host and half-answered by Dave Cameron.

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Episode 720
Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the pod, during which he discusses the relevance of PITCHf/x and Statcast data to understanding the probability of Mets right-hander Robert Gsellman approximating last year’s success in 2017. Also discussed: how only one out of every five professional pitchers doesn’t experience the horrors of attrition before reaching the majors.

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Episode 719
Lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen is the guest on this edition of the pod. On this episode, he and the idiot host set the over/under WAR figures for the home edition of the Over/Under Prospect Game, which readers can play by clicking here.

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Episode 718
Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the pod, during which he discusses the relationship of college baseball to the professional game; attempts to explain Washington’s logic for signing Matt Wieters; and experiences a brief, on-air existential crisis.

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Episode 717
Dayn Perry is a contributor to CBS Sports’ Eye on Baseball and the author of three books — one of them not very miserable. He’s also the garbage interlocutor on this edition of FanGraphs Audio.

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Episode 716
Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest on this edition of the pod, during which he plays (almost willingly) the Over/Under Game for 2017. This is similar to — although not exactly the same as — the game played with Eric Longenhagen last week.

Here’s how this particular version is played:

• Contestant A introduces a specific metric for 2017. (Example: Adam Eaton’s UZR in center field for the Nationals.)
• Contestant A proposes a precise figure for that metric. (Example: +8.0 runs).
• Contestant B chooses the over or under.

Each Cameron and the host submit five over/under proposals in this episode, for a total of 10 overall. Click here to see the results.

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Episode 715
The prolific Travis Sawchik is a former beat reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and author of the book Big Data Baseball. He’s recently become a full-time employee of FanGraphs.com. He’s also the guest on this edition of the program, during which he discusses methods for adding intellectual diversity (as well as all the other kinds of diversity) to baseball front offices

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