Episode 284
Ben Badler (@BenBadler) writes for Baseball America, for which publication he provides all manner of prospect-related coverage, with a decided emphasis on the international-type of prospect-related coverage. Ben Badler also appears on this edition of FanGraphs Audio from the Winter Meetings in Nashville.

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Episode 283
Emma Span writes for Sports on Earth alongside the talented (and, it seems, elusive!) Joe Posnanski among others. Emma Span also appears on this edition of FanGraphs Audio from the Winter Meetings in Nashville.

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Episode 282
Jonah Keri of Grantland — and, before that, of FanGraphs — both (a) walked by the host of FanGraphs Audio and then (b) condescended to speak to that host.

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Episode 281
Dayn Perry, contributor to CBS Sports’ Eye on Baseball and author of two books (one of them serviceable), answers questions from concerned readers.

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Episode 280
FanGraphs managing editor Dave Cameron analyzes all baseball — and, in particular, the part of baseball concerning Evan Longoria’s new contract. Also: Hiroki Kuroda. Also-also: Michael Ynoa and 16-year-old pitchers, generally.

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Episode 279
FanGraphs contributor Paul Swydan discusses the many splendors of 2013 Hardball Times Annual (available for buying here), in what is certainly not just a 30-minute infomercial-type episode of the podcast.

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Episode 278
Prospect analyst Mike Newman considers, among other topics, the impact a deep minor-league system can have on an organization’s ability to acquire major-league talent — not unlike what happened in the recent trade that saw Toronto acquire Mark Buehrle, John Johnson, and Jose Reyes from Miami.

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Episode 277
FanGraphs managing editor Dave Cameron analyzes all baseball — and, in particular, the part of baseball concerning how the Marlins have made a mistake by abandoning all hope so far as the 2013 season is concerned. Also: both guest and host make multiple unsubstantiated claims regarding the art world. Also-also: Your 2013 Blue Jays, Toronto.

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Episode 276
Prospect analyst Marc Hulet discusses his first four organizational top-15 prospect lists for the 2012-13 offseason, with particular attention to Daniel Vogelbach (Cubs), Dillon Maples (also Cubs), Matt Szczur (also-also Cubs), and Garin Cecchini (Red Sox). Additionally, Hulet previews his Astros top-15 list (with specific notes on George Springer and Nolan Fontana) — and shares some material/analysis that’s frigging exclusive (!) to FanGraphs Audio.

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Episode 275
A free-flowing conversation with Aaron Gleeman — contributor to NBC’s Hardball Talk and longtime proprietor of AaronGleeman.com — that occasionally touches on mature subjects.

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