Episode 654
Dave Cameron is the managing editor of FanGraphs. During this edition of FanGraphs Audio he discusses the implications which new regulations concerning overtime pay might possess for major-league clubs, the very bright financial prospects for Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, and — at the request of the host — a wOBA-type metric for better determining the value of a residential property.

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Episode 653
Dave Cameron is the managing editor of FanGraphs. During this edition of FanGraphs Audio he examines what the data reveal about slumps, injuries, etc — specifically looking at Yordano Ventura‘s fastball velocity and release point, and then Troy Tulowitzki’s contact rate on pitches in the zone and also exit velocity.

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Episode 652
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 fetid creature on this edition of FanGraphs Audio.

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Episode 651
Dave Cameron is the managing editor of FanGraphs. During this edition of FanGraphs Audio he examines the Chicago Cubs in no little depth — how, for example, they’ve produced one of the great run-differentials of all time and how, strangely, they might have benefited from Kyle Schwarber‘s early-season injury. Also discussed: Bryce Harper’s lengthy swing-less streak. And also: what makes a knuckleballer like Steven Wright effective when he’s being effective.

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Episode 650
Dave Cameron is the managing editor of FanGraphs. During this edition of FanGraphs Audio he examines the unprecedented talent among baseball’s young players; Dexter Fowler, Andrew McCutchen, and the the influence of data on outfield positioning; and, finally, the science of deterrence as it pertains to Dee Gordon and PED suspensions.

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Episode 649
August Fagerstrom certainly has written for MLB.com — and, almost just as certainly, does write currently for FanGraphs, by which site he’s employed as some manner of editor. He’s also the guest on this edition of FanGraphs Audio, during which he discusses the relationship between Oakland left-hander Rich Hill and the Fibonacci spiral, Boston knuckleballer Steven Wright and that moment when information becomes an impediment for major leaguers, among other sundry topics.

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Episode 648
Emma Baccellieri is a writer for FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus — as well as a contributor (past and/or present) to the McClatchy family of papers, the Charlotte Observer, and the Chronicle of Duke University. She’s also the guest on this edition of FanGraphs Audio.

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Episode 647
Dave Cameron is the managing editor of FanGraphs. During this edition of FanGraphs Audio he (a) discusses where Bryce Harper currently resides on a scale of zero to Mike Trout, (b) examines what Byron Buxton’s troubles may or may not reveal about aggressive promotions, and (c) utilizes a Food Metaphor to characterize the St. Louis Cardinals’ track record of minor-league development.

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Episode 646
Jeff Sullivan is a senior editor at FanGraphs. He’s also the wholly endangered guest on this edition of FanGraphs Audio.

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Episode 645
Dave Cameron is both (a) the managing editor of FanGraphs and (b) the guest on this particular edition of FanGraphs Audio, during which edition he discusses the benefits and risks of pulling the ball — and, in particular, how that tension relates to Boston’s Mookie Betts — and also the new freely available stream of batted-ball data being provided this year by Statcast.

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