{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Stolen Signs","home_page_url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/json","description":"Kendall Guillemette and Harry Pavlidis discuss baseball statistics, as well as look for the stories and people behind the stats.","_fireside":{"subtitle":"Kendall Guillemette and Harry Pavlidis discuss baseball statistics, as well as look for the stories and people behind the stats.","pubdate":"2019-04-25T14:00:00.000-07:00","explicit":false,"copyright":"2025 by Kendall Guillemette, Harry Pavlidis","owner":"Baseball Prospectus","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/4/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/cover.jpg?v=1"},"items":[{"id":"a6f7ace8-d3fc-4afe-a911-cb65bf17aa8f","title":"Episode 36: Dingers, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and ARod","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/36","content_text":"We talk about the Great Home Run Surge of 2019, the Rabbit Ball, Slippier in the Air Ball, the call up of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alex Rodriguez on YouTube. \n\nLinks: \n\n\nMoonshot: The Baseball Is Juiced (Again) by Robert Arthur\nMoonshot: Exit Velocity Is Higher Than Ever\n by Robert Arthur\nMoonshot: The Rabbit Ball is Flying in Triple-A Too by Robert Arthur\nThe Call-Up: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. by Jarrett Seidler and Kevin Jebens\nCircle Change: Who’s Hitting the Extra Dingers? by Zach Crizer\nKendall's writing for the Prospectus Notebook\nARod on YouTube\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe talk about the Great Home Run Surge of 2019, the Rabbit Ball, Slippier in the Air Ball, the call up of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alex Rodriguez on YouTube. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/48260/moonshot-the-baseball-is-juiced-again/\"\u003eMoonshot: The Baseball Is Juiced (Again)\u003c/a\u003e by Robert Arthur\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/48425/moonshot-exit-velocity-is-higher-than-ever/\"\u003eMoonshot: Exit Velocity Is Higher Than Ever\n\u003c/a\u003e by Robert Arthur\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/48613/moonshot-the-rabbit-ball-is-flying-in-triple-a-too/\"\u003eMoonshot: The Rabbit Ball is Flying in Triple-A Too\u003c/a\u003e by Robert Arthur\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/48806/the-call-up-vladimir-guerrero-jr/\"\u003eThe Call-Up: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.\u003c/a\u003e by Jarrett Seidler and Kevin Jebens\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/48809/circle-change-whos-hitting-the-extra-dingers/\"\u003eCircle Change: Who’s Hitting the Extra Dingers?\u003c/a\u003e by Zach Crizer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/48766/prospectus-notebook-opportunity-and-redemption/\"\u003eKendall\u0026#39;s writing for the Prospectus Notebook\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgT6Dap2uIDuwaJod2zlO3A/videos\"\u003eARod on YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"We talk about the Great Home Run Surge of 2019, the Rabbit Ball, Slippier in the Air Ball, the call up of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alex Rodriguez on YouTube. ","date_published":"2019-04-25T14:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/a6f7ace8-d3fc-4afe-a911-cb65bf17aa8f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":10420877,"duration_in_seconds":1301}]},{"id":"a24958f2-1eba-451f-8b16-3c3c3b9a50e7","title":"Episode 35: New MLB Rules with Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/35","content_text":"We talked with Jared Diamond about recent MLB rules changes. Specifically related to one of our favorite subjects, two-way players. We address how teams will have to designate players as, pitchers, hitters, or two-way and what effect those rules will have on the game. We also get a peak into Jared's upcoming book. \n\nHarry and Kendall also dig into some of the upcoming changes that MLB will be testing out in the Atlantic League. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe talked with Jared Diamond about recent MLB rules changes. Specifically related to one of our favorite subjects, two-way players. We address how teams will have to designate players as, pitchers, hitters, or two-way and what effect those rules will have on the game. We also get a peak into Jared\u0026#39;s upcoming book. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarry and Kendall also dig into some of the upcoming changes that MLB will be testing out in the Atlantic League. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We talked with Jared Diamond about recent MLB rules changes. Specifically related to one of our favorite subjects, two-way players. We address how teams will have to designate players as, pitchers, hitters, or two-way and what effect those rules will have on the game. We also get a peak into Jared's upcoming book. ","date_published":"2019-03-14T14:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/a24958f2-1eba-451f-8b16-3c3c3b9a50e7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":28880624,"duration_in_seconds":3610}]},{"id":"69035bf5-9079-4121-9f92-6fd468e1358b","title":"Episode 34: Projection Roundtable with the creators of ZiPS, Steamer, THE BAT and Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/34","content_text":"We chatted with the creators and maintainers of four major projection systems, ZiPS (Dan Szymborski), Steamer (Jared Cross), THE BAT (Derek Carty) and Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA (Harry Pavlidis) about how their systems are created, how the past is used to project future performance and how projecting young players without much track record can be tricky. \n\nMusic is \"Open Your Face\" by Parker Projection. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe chatted with the creators and maintainers of four major projection systems, ZiPS (\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DSzymborski\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDan Szymborski\u003c/a\u003e), Steamer (\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/steamerpro\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJared Cross\u003c/a\u003e), THE BAT (\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DerekCarty\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDerek Carty\u003c/a\u003e) and \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota-projections/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBaseball Prospectus\u0026#39; PECOTA\u003c/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/harrypav\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHarry Pavlidis\u003c/a\u003e) about how their systems are created, how the past is used to project future performance and how projecting young players without much track record can be tricky. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMusic is \u0026quot;\u003ca href=\"https://parkerprojection.bandcamp.com/track/open-your-face\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eOpen Your Face\u003c/a\u003e\u0026quot; by \u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/artist/71yR5UGfJkZHeJ9kk3pezD?si=690DNsrQQHOLRBrNdcqM4g\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eParker Projection\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We chatted with the creators and maintainers of four major projection systems, ZiPS (Dan Szymborski), Steamer (Jared Cross), THE BAT (Derek Carty) and Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA (Harry Pavlidis) about how their systems are created, how the past is used to project future performance and how projecting young players without much track record can be tricky. \r\n\r\nMusic is \"Open Your Face\" by Parker Projection","date_published":"2019-02-21T00:15:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/69035bf5-9079-4121-9f92-6fd468e1358b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":24423184,"duration_in_seconds":3052}]},{"id":"7d9a424a-163f-47e8-b1e8-f2a63d7496e8","title":"Episode 33: PECOTA 2019 with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/33","content_text":"Deep dive into DRC+ and PECOTA with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown of Baseball Prospectus. \n\n\nStats Chat\nDRC Updates and Improvements\nDRC+ and Observables\nAll DRC+ coverage\nProjected Standings based on PECOTA\nHow to watch Serie del Caribe 2019\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDeep dive into DRC+ and PECOTA with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown of Baseball Prospectus. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/chat/chat.php?chatId=1521\"\u003eStats Chat\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/46944/drc-updates-and-improvements/\"\u003eDRC Updates and Improvements\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/46947/drc-and-observables/ \"\u003eDRC+ and Observables\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/drc-deserved-runs-created/\"\u003eAll DRC+ coverage\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/\"\u003eProjected Standings based on PECOTA\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/46879/how-to-watch-serie-del-caribe-2019/\"\u003eHow to watch Serie del Caribe 2019\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Deep dive into DRC+ and PECOTA with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown of Baseball Prospectus. ","date_published":"2019-02-07T01:15:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/7d9a424a-163f-47e8-b1e8-f2a63d7496e8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":24943808,"duration_in_seconds":3117}]},{"id":"6b1a4613-933c-4ef0-8040-2d0878700775","title":"Episode 32: How big can this Hall get?","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/32","content_text":"Shohei Ohtani revisited, baseball Hall of Fame bar lowering and how it affects who gets in, lining up optimal player development and what happens when you launch a new statistic. \n\nAvailable at Baseball Prospectus","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eShohei Ohtani revisited, baseball Hall of Fame bar lowering and how it affects who gets in, lining up optimal player development and what happens when you launch a new statistic. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable at \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/podcasts/episode-32-how-big-can-this-hall-get/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBaseball Prospectus\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Shohei Ohtani revisited, baseball Hall of Fame bar lowering and how it affects who gets in, lining up optimal player development and what happens when you launch a new statistic. ","date_published":"2018-12-15T00:15:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/6b1a4613-933c-4ef0-8040-2d0878700775.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":25791174,"duration_in_seconds":3221}]},{"id":"772e1668-b0f3-420e-b2a4-ac06ccdb39dc","title":"Episode 31: Changing Pitchers, Changing Players, Changing Owners","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/31","content_text":"Harry and Kendall talk about the quantifying The Opener phenomenon, Bill James' comments about replacing players, trying to figure out if regular baseball fans could visibly tell the difference between top MLB talent and replacement level talent. Then cap it off with a discussion about the changes at Baseball Prospectus.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHarry and Kendall talk about the quantifying The Opener phenomenon, Bill James\u0026#39; comments about replacing players, trying to figure out if regular baseball fans could visibly tell the difference between top MLB talent and replacement level talent. Then cap it off with a discussion about the changes at Baseball Prospectus.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Harry and Kendall talk about the quantifying The Opener phenomenon, Bill James' comments about replacing players, trying to figure out if regular baseball fans could visibly tell the difference between top MLB talent and replacement level talent. Then cap it off with a discussion about the changes at Baseball Prospectus.","date_published":"2018-11-15T00:15:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/772e1668-b0f3-420e-b2a4-ac06ccdb39dc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":26331121,"duration_in_seconds":3286}]},{"id":"23c048fd-bad1-4060-ada4-4de77de39c59","title":"Episode 30: In the playoffs (and always) pitching and catching are important","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/30","content_text":"In the playoffs (and always) pitching and catching are important\n\n\nDonate to the Lupus Foundation\n\n\nRequired Reading\n\n\nThe unlucky legacy of the 2018 Houston Astros by Sam Miller \nJoel Sherman writes about the plight of catchers\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn the playoffs (and always) pitching and catching are important\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/2O7rtgh\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDonate to the Lupus Foundation\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRequired Reading\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25024557/the-unlucky-legacy-2018-houston-astros\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe unlucky legacy of the 2018 Houston Astros\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sammillerbb\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSam Miller\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://nypost.com/2018/10/24/its-not-just-gary-inside-the-catching-plague-thats-only-getting-worse/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJoel Sherman writes about the plight of catchers\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"In the playoffs (and always) pitching and catching are important","date_published":"2018-10-25T03:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/23c048fd-bad1-4060-ada4-4de77de39c59.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":37083646,"duration_in_seconds":1545}]},{"id":"bd617a38-12e2-4ee3-aaad-fe6e5c09f8c6","title":"Episode 29: Building a Baseball Team for the Playoffs and the Future","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/29","content_text":"We talk about how you build a baseball team for the playoffs and the future. It’s good to talk about baseball. Enjoy the playoffs. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe talk about how you build a baseball team for the playoffs and the future. It’s good to talk about baseball. Enjoy the playoffs. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We talk about how you build a baseball team for the playoffs and the future. It’s good to talk about baseball. Enjoy the playoffs. ","date_published":"2018-10-04T00:15:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/bd617a38-12e2-4ee3-aaad-fe6e5c09f8c6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":28835357,"duration_in_seconds":3522}]},{"id":"e7e7320a-f16a-47ab-8af0-dcc7ac501d5f","title":"Episode 28: Women's Baseball World Cup and the Rise of the 100 MPH Pitcher","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/28","content_text":"Harry and Kendall talk about the Women's Baseball World Cup, then look at how the number of 🔥high velocity🔥pitchers has increased over the last 10 years. They wrap up with a discussion of how bullpen usage affects lineups and how it might affect your daily fantasy league. \n\n\nStolen Bases book by Jennifer Ring, Ph.D.\nWomen's Baseball World Cup website\nWomen's Baseball World Cup YouTube Channel\nKalamazoo Yankees vs Colorado Silver Bullets\nBullpen (Mis)management Tool\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHarry and Kendall talk about the Women\u0026#39;s Baseball World Cup, then look at how the number of 🔥high velocity🔥pitchers has increased over the last 10 years. They wrap up with a discussion of how bullpen usage affects lineups and how it might affect your daily fantasy league. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://amzn.to/2wmOnJw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eStolen Bases book\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://www.unr.edu/political-science/people/jennifer-ring\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJennifer Ring, Ph.D.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://wbwc.wbsc.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWomen\u0026#39;s Baseball World Cup website\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UXjExO348UiOCxazH69hA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWomen\u0026#39;s Baseball World Cup YouTube Channel\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/162749016\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eKalamazoo Yankees vs Colorado Silver Bullets\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/pitchfx/bpm/index.php?org=CHN\u0026grint=27\u0026startgame=1\u0026endgame=162\u0026year_id=2018\u0026Submit=Submit\u0026utm_source=podcast\u0026utm_campaign=stolen_signs_28\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBullpen (Mis)management Tool\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Harry and Kendall talk about the Women's Baseball World Cup, then look at how the number of 🔥high velocity🔥pitchers has increased over the last 10 years. They wrap up with a discussion of how bullpen usage affects lineups and how it might affect your daily fantasy league. ","date_published":"2018-08-23T00:15:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/e7e7320a-f16a-47ab-8af0-dcc7ac501d5f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":24792643,"duration_in_seconds":3016}]},{"id":"ff0d4579-f83f-4f59-bef0-b2d7d7b20f58","title":"Episode 27: Bringing numbers to the booth with Jason Benetti","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/27","content_text":"We visit with Jason Benetti, television play by play announcer for the Chicago White Sox. We talk with him about his start in the business, taking over for a broadcasting legend, how he integrates Steve Stone's first hand knowledge, with the plethora of statistical data he has access to. \n\nWe also touch on the All Star Game and how catchers are evaluated for the Hall of Fame. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe visit with Jason Benetti, television play by play announcer for the Chicago White Sox. We talk with him about his start in the business, taking over for a broadcasting legend, how he integrates Steve Stone\u0026#39;s first hand knowledge, with the plethora of statistical data he has access to. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe also touch on the All Star Game and how catchers are evaluated for the Hall of Fame. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We visit with Jason Benetti, television play by play announcer for the Chicago White Sox. We talk with him about his start in the business, taking over for a broadcasting legend, how he integrates Steve Stone's first hand knowledge, with the plethora of statistical data he has access to. \r\n\r\nWe also touch on the All Star Game and how catchers are evaluated for the Hall of Fame. ","date_published":"2018-07-13T23:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/ff0d4579-f83f-4f59-bef0-b2d7d7b20f58.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":29128939,"duration_in_seconds":3559}]},{"id":"1f384781-f23b-4319-9ba8-967de062790f","title":"Episode 26: It seems the seam material has a material impact with Dr. Meredith Wills","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/26","content_text":"Talking about the materials that make up a baseball with Dr. Meredith Wills. We also revisit two-way players, dig into defensive metrics and why they're difficult, and are reminded that everything old is new again. \n\n\nHow one tiny change to the baseball may have led to both the home run surge and the rise in pitcher blisters\nAngels Live: What to make of ‘Seam Study’\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTalking about the materials that make up a baseball with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Bbl_Astrophyscs\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDr. Meredith Wills\u003c/a\u003e. We also revisit two-way players, dig into defensive metrics and why they\u0026#39;re difficult, and are reminded that everything old is new again. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://theathletic.com/381544/2018/06/06/how-one-tiny-change-to-the-baseball-may-have-led-to-both-the-home-run-surge-and-the-rise-in-pitcher-blisters/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHow one tiny change to the baseball may have led to both the home run surge and the rise in pitcher blisters\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.foxsports.com/west/video/1252393539925\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAngels Live: What to make of ‘Seam Study’\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Talking about the materials that make up a baseball with Dr. Meredith Wills. We also revisit two-way players, dig into defensive metrics and why they're difficult, and are reminded that everything old is new again. ","date_published":"2018-06-14T06:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/1f384781-f23b-4319-9ba8-967de062790f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":34460390,"duration_in_seconds":4227}]},{"id":"6493dce7-5a06-4a7b-b5e1-a4c84dd10d9e","title":"Episode 25: Sergio Romo is The Opener with R.J. Anderson","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/25","content_text":"R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports came on to talk with us about the Rays recent usage of Sergio Romo as a starting pitcher. We talk about whether this concept will continue and if there may be other teams willing to try it out. We also talk with Anthony Rescan about his Baseball Prospectus Intern project for calculating surplus draft value. We threw in a handful of things we've learned over the last few weeks including tidbits about Kendrys Morales, Jordan Hicks, and the predictive value of xStats. \n\n\nHow Sergio Romo and the Rays 'opener' strategy are impacting how pitching stats are tracked and viewed\nKendrys Morales: An All-Time Unlikely Base Stealer by Mike Passador\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/r_j_anderson\"\u003eR.J. Anderson\u003c/a\u003e of CBS Sports came on to talk with us about the Rays recent usage of Sergio Romo as a starting pitcher. We talk about whether this concept will continue and if there may be other teams willing to try it out. We also talk with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/anthonyrescan\"\u003eAnthony Rescan\u003c/a\u003e about his Baseball Prospectus Intern project for \u003ca href=\"https://apps.baseballprospectus.com/shiny/draftvalue/\"\u003ecalculating surplus draft value\u003c/a\u003e. We threw in a handful of things we've learned over the last few weeks including tidbits about Kendrys Morales, Jordan Hicks, and the predictive value of xStats. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/how-sergio-romo-and-the-rays-opener-strategy-are-impacting-how-pitching-stats-are-tracked-and-viewed/\"\u003eHow Sergio Romo and the Rays 'opener' strategy are impacting how pitching stats are tracked and viewed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://toronto.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/05/24/kendrys-morales-an-all-time-unlikely-base-stealer/\"\u003eKendrys Morales: An All-Time Unlikely Base Stealer\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mike_pandador\"\u003eMike Passador\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports came on to talk with us about the Rays recent usage of Sergio Romo as a starting pitcher. We talk about whether this concept will continue and if there may be other teams willing to try it out. We also talk with Anthony Rescan about his Baseball Prospectus Intern project for calculating surplus draft value. We threw in a handful of things we've learned over the last few weeks including tidbits about Kendrys Morales, Jordan Hicks, and the predictive value of xStats. ","date_published":"2018-05-31T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/6493dce7-5a06-4a7b-b5e1-a4c84dd10d9e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":34766456,"duration_in_seconds":4265}]},{"id":"c1b9e8ff-c09e-48d9-979d-17fae886ec18","title":"Episode 24: Report of the Committee Studying Home Run Rates in Major League Baseball","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/24","content_text":"We discuss the Report of the Committee Studying Home Run Rates in Major League Baseball released on May 24, 2018. We talk with committee chair Dr. Alan Nathan, and committee member Dr. Dan Brooks as well as radar and target tracking research engineer, Dr. Sean O'Rourke. We examine what the report is saying and what it means going forward. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe discuss the Report of the Committee Studying Home Run Rates in Major League Baseball released on May 24, 2018. We talk with committee chair Dr. Alan Nathan, and committee member Dr. Dan Brooks as well as radar and target tracking research engineer, Dr. Sean O\u0026#39;Rourke. We examine what the report is saying and what it means going forward. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We discuss the Report of the Committee Studying Home Run Rates in Major League Baseball released on May 24, 2018. We talk with committee chair Dr. Alan Nathan, and committee member Dr. Dan Brooks as well as radar and target tracking research engineer, Dr. Sean O'Rourke. We examine what the report is saying and what it means going forward. ","date_published":"2018-05-24T11:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/c1b9e8ff-c09e-48d9-979d-17fae886ec18.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":54032402,"duration_in_seconds":6674}]},{"id":"b4305d72-6a19-4c7a-adb1-ebccf980aee6","title":"Episode 23: Evaluating Baseball Statistics with Sam Miller of ESPN","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/23","content_text":"Sam Miller joined us to talk about his recent article about evaluating Statcast's new Pop Time metric. Surprising exactly no one, we also talk about Shohei Ohtani, again. And take a look at Robinson Cańo's Hall of Fame candidacy. \n\n\n'Pop' science: Your guide to learning a new MLB stat by Sam Miller\nUsain Bolt playing baseball by Sam Miller\nA big step forward in measuring command by Eno Sarris\nCMD from Baseball Prospectus\nWhat Makes a Good Change Up? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Harry Pavlidis\n\n\nBelow is a table showing the comparative ratings of some of the pitchers with the best command scores.\n\n\n\n\nCommand+\nCMD\nName\n\n\n\n\n1\n9\nKyle Hendricks    \n\n\n2\n19\nJordan Zimmermann  \n\n\n3\n21\nAlex Wood   \n\n\n4\n10\nJeremy Hellickson     \n\n\n5\n64\nMasahiro Tanaka  \n\n\n6\n86\nJosh Tomlin *  \n\n\n7\n25\nAaron Nola    \n\n\n8\n12\nTyler Mahle   \n\n\n9\n6\nJacob deGrom   \n\n\n10\n3\nZack Greinke    \n\n\n12\n4\nCorey Kluber\n\n\n20\n2\nMarco Gonzales\n\n\n23\n1\nKyle Davies\n\n\n53\n8\nDoug Fister\n\n\n101\n5\nMarco Estrada\n\n\n122\n7\nCC Sabathia\n\n\n\nData pulled a few days apart, 151 total pitchers in COMMAND+ rankings and 130 in CMD\n* Tomlin ranked sixth in CMD in 2017\n\n\n\nShohei Ohtani is flexible\n\nhttps://twitter.com/shinjibvby/status/996478920110190592","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSam Miller joined us to talk about his recent article about evaluating Statcast\u0026#39;s new Pop Time metric. Surprising exactly no one, we also talk about Shohei Ohtani, again. And take a look at Robinson Cańo\u0026#39;s Hall of Fame candidacy. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23500839/pop-science-your-guide-learning-new-mlb-stat\"\u003e'Pop' science: Your guide to learning a new MLB stat\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sammillerbb\"\u003eSam Miller\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/22979/pebble-hunting-billy-hamilton-usain-bolt-and-whether-90-feet-is-still-enough/\"\u003eUsain Bolt playing baseball\u003c/a\u003e by Sam Miller\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://theathletic.com/346863/2018/05/10/exclusive-a-big-step-forward-in-measuring-command/\"\u003eA big step forward in measuring command\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/enosarris\"\u003eEno Sarris\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=2570426\"\u003eCMD from Baseball Prospectus\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Makes a Good Change Up? \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/20539/what-makes-a-good-changeup-an-investigation-part-1/\"\u003ePart 1\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/20696/what-makes-a-good-changeup-an-investigation-part-two/\"\u003ePart 2\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/21675/what-makes-a-good-changeup-an-investigation-part-three/\"\u003ePart 3\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/harrypav\"\u003eHarry Pavlidis\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBelow is a table showing the comparative ratings of some of the pitchers with the best command scores.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://theathletic.com/346863/2018/05/10/exclusive-a-big-step-forward-in-measuring-command/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCommand+\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=2570426\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCMD\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eName\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKyle Hendricks    \u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJordan Zimmermann  \u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlex Wood   \u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJeremy Hellickson     \u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMasahiro Tanaka  \u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e86\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJosh Tomlin *  \u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAaron Nola    \u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTyler Mahle   \u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJacob deGrom   \u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZack Greinke    \u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCorey Kluber\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarco Gonzales\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKyle Davies\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDoug Fister\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e101\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarco Estrada\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e122\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCC Sabathia\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003ctfooter\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"3\"\u003eData pulled a few days apart, 151 total pitchers in COMMAND+ rankings and 130 in CMD\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"3\"\u003e* Tomlin ranked sixth in CMD in 2017\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tfooter\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShohei Ohtani is flexible\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ehttps://twitter.com/shinjibvby/status/996478920110190592\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Sam Miller joined us to talk about his recent article about evaluating Statcast's new Pop Time metric. Surprising exactly no one, we also talk about Shohei Ohtani, again. And take a look at Robinson Cańo's Hall of Fame candidacy. ","date_published":"2018-05-17T05:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/b4305d72-6a19-4c7a-adb1-ebccf980aee6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":36186160,"duration_in_seconds":4443}]},{"id":"231d96b1-8ae4-48b2-95f5-5d3d2621dde1","title":"Episode 21: Baseball is Back","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/21","content_text":"Baseball is back and we're all so glad","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eBaseball is back and we\u0026#39;re all so glad\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Baseball is back and we're all so glad.","date_published":"2018-04-05T22:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/231d96b1-8ae4-48b2-95f5-5d3d2621dde1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":30389786,"duration_in_seconds":3718}]},{"id":"da8a7c94-3514-4b32-9af7-9d05ddf064cd","title":"Episode 20: Spin Rates and Designing Pitches with Jeff Long","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/20","content_text":"\n2:32 Revisiting PECOTA team projections\n10:44 Announce winners of The Shift by Russell A. Carleton giveaway\n14:40 Spin Rates and Pitch Design with Jeff Long\n1:08:45 Home Runs Have Surged in MLB — Baseball Experts Explain Why NBC Left Field (h/t Rob Arthur)\n\n\nOther Links\n\n\nWhat would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light? Ellen McManis\n","content_html":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2:32 Revisiting \u003ca href=\"https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/\"\u003ePECOTA team projections\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10:44 Announce \u003ca href=\"https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-chris-coghlan-flips-into-home-plate/c-226493268\"\u003ewinners\u003c/a\u003e of \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Shift-Next-Evolution-Baseball-Thinking/dp/1629375446/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shift\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/pizzacutter4\"\u003eRussell A. Carleton\u003c/a\u003e giveaway\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14:40 Spin Rates and Pitch Design with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JeffLongBP\"\u003eJeff Long\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1:08:45 \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP7mUi18wg8\"\u003eHome Runs Have Surged in MLB — Baseball Experts Explain Why\u003c/a\u003e NBC Left Field (h/t \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/No_Little_Plans/status/973969689704566785\"\u003eRob Arthur\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOther Links\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://what-if.xkcd.com/1/\"\u003eWhat would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?\u003c/a\u003e Ellen McManis\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"2:32 Revisiting PECOTA team projections\r\n10:44 Announce winners of The Shift by Russell A. Carleton giveaway\r\n14:40 Spin Rates and Pitch Design with Jeff Long\r\n1:08:45 More juiced ball talk (h/t Rob Arthur)","date_published":"2018-03-15T01:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/da8a7c94-3514-4b32-9af7-9d05ddf064cd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":39918450,"duration_in_seconds":4909}]},{"id":"60c5fa4e-c9b6-4a82-9d01-ead882ef6149","title":"Episode 19: Park Factors and Pitch Design","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/19","content_text":"When we talk about park adjusted stats, and park factors, what does all of that mean? How do we arrive at those numbers and how do we account for changes over time? We also talk about \"pitch design\" and how that combines analytical data and player development. \n\nLinks: \n\n\nThe Shift: The Next Evolution in Baseball Thinking by Russell A. Carleton\nBasics Of Pitch Design Using Rapsodo\nBaseball Prospectus' Park Factors by Handedness\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen we talk about park adjusted stats, and park factors, what does all of that mean? How do we arrive at those numbers and how do we account for changes over time? We also talk about \u0026quot;pitch design\u0026quot; and how that combines analytical data and player development. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Shift-Next-Evolution-Baseball-Thinking/dp/1629375446/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Shift: The Next Evolution in Baseball Thinking\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/pizzacutter4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRussell A. Carleton\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/2017/04/basics-pitch-design-using-rapsodo/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBasics Of Pitch Design Using Rapsodo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=1819123\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaseball Prospectus' Park Factors by Handedness\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"When we talk about park adjusted stats, and park factors, what does all of that mean? How do we arrive at those numbers and how do we account for changes over time? We also talk about \"pitch design\" and how that combines analytical data and player development. ","date_published":"2018-02-28T22:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/60c5fa4e-c9b6-4a82-9d01-ead882ef6149.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":94594567,"duration_in_seconds":3914}]},{"id":"9e48f37a-4d3c-436f-9a8c-17d626ffd67d","title":"Episode 18: Making PECOTA with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/18","content_text":"We talk with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown, who oversee Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA projections to get some more insight into how the projections are made, what's new this year, and of course hip hop. \n\n\nSam Miller asks how much we'd be willing to endure to play Major League Baseball \n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe talk with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bachlaw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJonathan Judge\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Robmcquown\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRob McQuown\u003c/a\u003e, who oversee Baseball Prospectus\u0026#39; \u003ca href=\"https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePECOTA projections\u003c/a\u003e to get some more insight into how the projections are made, what\u0026#39;s new this year, and of course hip hop. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SamMillerBB\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSam Miller\u003c/a\u003e asks \u003ca href=\"http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22381495/put-coach-how-much-embarrassment-willing-endure-play-major-league-baseball\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehow much we\u0026#39;d be willing to endure to play Major League Baseball\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"We talk with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown, who oversee Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA projections to get some more insight into how the projections are made, what's new this year, and of course hip hop. ","date_published":"2018-02-15T23:45:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/9e48f37a-4d3c-436f-9a8c-17d626ffd67d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":37217778,"duration_in_seconds":4572}]},{"id":"4a66c9f0-3deb-4b47-b161-916f56203ed8","title":"Episode 17: These Are Not the Robot Umpires You're Looking For","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/17","content_text":"We talk to Jeff Long, Sean O'Rourke, Wayne Boyle, and Russell Carleton about their recent Pitching Week article about the Robot Strikezone and Robot Umpires. \n\n\nNew Power, Command, Stamina pitching metrics from Baseball Prospectus\nUpdating Pitch Tunnels - by Jeff Long, Harry Pavlidis, and Martin Alonso\nJeff Long, Jonathan Judge and Harry are nominated for a SABR Analytics Conference Research Award\nThe Hazards of Going on Auto-Pilot - by Maria Konnikova \n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe talk to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JeffLongBP\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJeff Long\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/dj_mosfett\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSean O\u0026#39;Rourke\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PitchGrader\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWayne Boyle\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/pizzacutter4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRussell Carleton\u003c/a\u003e about their recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/tag/pitching-week/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePitching Week\u003c/a\u003e article about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/37347/robo-strike-zone-not-simple-think/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRobot Strikezone and Robot Umpires\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew \u003ca href=\"http://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=2507171\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePower, Command, Stamina pitching metrics\u003c/a\u003e from Baseball Prospectus\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/37436/prospectus-feature-updating-pitch-tunnels/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eUpdating Pitch Tunnels\u003c/a\u003e - by Jeff Long, Harry Pavlidis, and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/martnar\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMartin Alonso\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJeff Long, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bachlaw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJonathan Judge\u003c/a\u003e and Harry are nominated for a \u003ca href=\"http://sabr.org/about/sabr-analytics-conference-research-awards\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSABR Analytics Conference Research Award\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/hazards-automation\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Hazards of Going on Auto-Pilot\u003c/a\u003e - by Maria Konnikova \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"We talk to Jeff Long, Sean O'Rourke, Wayne Boyle, and Russell Carleton about their recent Pitching Week article about the Robot Strikezone and Robot Umpires. ","date_published":"2018-01-31T22:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/4a66c9f0-3deb-4b47-b161-916f56203ed8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":93141995,"duration_in_seconds":3853}]},{"id":"48fa7eff-dff1-4a9a-a225-2788d9f0b8f4","title":"Episode 16: Inning(s) Eaters and Aces","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/16","content_text":"Stolen Signs is back. Harry and Kendall talk about the slow offseason, collusion and ideas on how to change the economics of baseball. After a short break (14:05) they discuss new research by Duke University that looks into neurological and motor skills and how they translate to baseball production, a new smart baseball that can provide some pitch tracking and tease some new work by the stats team at Baseball Prospectus. To wrap up (32:00), a look into the state of pitching and try to talk about what an inning(s) eater is and also what an ace is. \n\n\nNeuroscience Can Project Batting Lines Now by Eno Sarris \nAnthony DiComo's tweet of Sandy Alderson quote \nHere's why baseball's economic system might be broken by Jeff Passan\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eStolen Signs is back. Harry and Kendall talk about the slow offseason, collusion and ideas on how to change the economics of baseball. After a short break (14:05) they discuss new research by Duke University that looks into neurological and motor skills and how they translate to baseball production, a new smart baseball that can provide some pitch tracking and tease some new work by the stats team at Baseball Prospectus. To wrap up (32:00), a look into the state of pitching and try to talk about what an inning(s) eater is and also what an ace is. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/neuroscience-can-project-batting-lines-now/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNeuroscience Can Project Batting Lines Now\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/enosarris\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eEno Sarris\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/953740175024193536\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAnthony DiComo\u0026#39;s tweet of Sandy Alderson quote\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://sports.yahoo.com/heres-baseballs-economic-system-might-broken-224638354.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHere\u0026#39;s why baseball\u0026#39;s economic system might be broken\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jeffpassan\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJeff Passan\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Stolen Signs is back. Harry and Kendall talk about the slow offseason, collusion and ideas on how to change the economics of baseball. After a short break (14:05) they discuss new research by Duke University that looks into neurological and motor skills and how they translate to baseball production, a new smart baseball that can provide some pitch tracking and tease some new work by the stats team at Baseball Prospectus. To wrap up (32:00), a look into the state of pitching and try to talk about what an inning(s) eater is and also what an ace is. ","date_published":"2018-01-18T05:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/48fa7eff-dff1-4a9a-a225-2788d9f0b8f4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":83815333,"duration_in_seconds":3465}]},{"id":"b761200e-c1db-45b3-9d79-96ce1d620418","title":"Episode 15: Twas the Episode Before Christmas","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/15","content_text":"We touch on many issues of the day as we wrap up 2017 in style. \n\n\n3:10 - Marlins firesale fallout - Dan LeBatard show\n17:05 - Bob Bowman forced out at MLBAM\n23:38 - Shohei Ohtani ZIPS, Steamer and PECOTA projections\n35:20 - The Case for Long-Form Movement by Jeff Long\n51:00 - Major League Baseball's Statcast Can Break Sabermetrics by Emma Baccellieri\n1:19:20 - Hall of Fame discussion - HOF Tracker c/o @NotMrTibbs\n\n\nWith that we bid you farewell for the year. Happy holidays to all, and we look forward to 2018. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe touch on many issues of the day as we wrap up 2017 in style. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3:10 - Marlins firesale fallout - \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDT-a7fh5fc\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDan LeBatard show\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17:05 - \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/baseballs-rainmaker-forced-out-after-alleged-misconduct-1513882805\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBob Bowman forced out at MLBAM\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23:38 - Shohei Ohtani ZIPS, Steamer and PECOTA projections\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e35:20 - \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/36603/pitching-backward-case-long-form-movement/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Case for Long-Form Movement\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JeffLongBP\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJeff Long\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e51:00 - \u003ca href=\"https://deadspin.com/major-league-baseballs-statcast-can-break-sabermetrics-1820987737\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMajor League Baseball\u0026#39;s Statcast Can Break Sabermetrics\u003c/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/emmabaccellieri\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eEmma Baccellieri\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1:19:20 - Hall of Fame discussion - \u003ca href=\"https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=F2E5D8FC5199DFAF!8063\u0026ithint=file,xlsx\u0026app=Excel\u0026authkey=!AAAsz3uDsmqy_Vw\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHOF Tracker\u003c/a\u003e c/o \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NotMrTibbs\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@NotMrTibbs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith that we bid you farewell for the year. Happy holidays to all, and we look forward to 2018. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We touch on many issues of the day as we wrap up 2017 in style. \r\n[3:10] - Marlins firesale fallout\r\n[17:05] - Bob Bowman forced out at MLBAM\r\n[23:38] - Shohei Ohtani ZIPS, Steamer and PECOTA projections\r\n[35:20] - Long form movement article from Jeff Long\r\n[51:00] - Major League Baseball's Statcast Can Break Sabermetrics by Emma Baccellieri\r\n[1:19:20] - Hall of Fame discussion","date_published":"2017-12-22T05:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/b761200e-c1db-45b3-9d79-96ce1d620418.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49914866,"duration_in_seconds":6159}]},{"id":"0358ca55-affc-4628-92bc-c888f4050d31","title":"Episode 14: Shohei Otani and Japanese Baseball with Ben Lindbergh and Kaz Yamazaki","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/14","content_text":"We talk with Ben Lindbergh and Kaz Yamazaki about the NPB posting system, differences between the mounds, balls, culture of MLB and NPB and dig a little deeper into some of the myths about Japanese pitchers coming over to MLB. We also look into the current state of the sabermetric community in Japan. \n\n\nEffectively Wild Episode 1145: The Reigning-MVP Podcast Effectively Wild episode where Ben and Jeff Sullivan talk with Dennis Sarfate\nShohei Otani and MLB's Japanese Fragility Myth from The Ringer\nShohei Otani's life goals\nDelta Graphs\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe talk with Ben Lindbergh and Kaz Yamazaki about the NPB posting system, differences between the mounds, balls, culture of MLB and NPB and dig a little deeper into some of the myths about Japanese pitchers coming over to MLB. We also look into the current state of the sabermetric community in Japan. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/effectively-wild-episode-1145-the-reigning-mvp-podcast/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eEffectively Wild Episode 1145: The Reigning-MVP Podcast\u003c/a\u003e Effectively Wild episode where Ben and Jeff Sullivan talk with Dennis Sarfate\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2017/12/5/16737454/shohei-ohtani-history-of-japanese-pitchers-in-mlb\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eShohei Otani and MLB\u0026#39;s Japanese Fragility Myth\u003c/a\u003e from The Ringer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2017/12/06/262926572/check-out-shohei-ohtanis-life-goals-that-he-wrote-out-in-high-school\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eShohei Otani\u0026#39;s life goals\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://1point02.jp/op/index.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDelta Graphs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"We talk with Ben Lindbergh and Kaz Yamazaki about the NPB posting system, differences between the mounds, balls, culture of MLB and NPB and dig a little deeper into some of the myths about Japanese pitchers coming over to MLB. We also look into the current state of the sabermetric community in Japan. ","date_published":"2017-12-07T11:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/0358ca55-affc-4628-92bc-c888f4050d31.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":40836068,"duration_in_seconds":5024}]},{"id":"567af3fe-2a73-4e54-be3f-8ca9adf5feab","title":"Episode 13: Wins Above Replacement discussion with Sean Forman (bWAR), David Cameron (fWAR), Greg Matthews (openWAR), Rob McQuown and Jonathan Judge (WARP)","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/13","content_text":"We welcome Sean Forman from Baseball Reference, David Cameron from FanGraphs, Greg Matthews from openWAR, Rob McQuown and Jonathan Judge from Baseball Prospectus to the show. \n\nWith all the recent discussion about Wins Above Replacement statistics, we wanted to get people who create and maintain the statistics together to talk about how their respective stats are created and calculated. We talk about what replacement level is, positional adjustments, how to accurately portray confidence in the precision of the statistic.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe welcome \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sean_forman\"\u003eSean Forman\u003c/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/war_explained.shtml\"\u003eBaseball Reference\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DCameronFG\"\u003eDavid Cameron\u003c/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https://www.fangraphs.com/library/misc/war/\"\u003eFanGraphs\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/StatsInTheWild\"\u003eGreg Matthews\u003c/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https://baseballwithr.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/introduction-to-openwar/\"\u003eopenWAR\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Robmcquown\"\u003eRob McQuown\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bachlaw\"\u003eJonathan Judge\u003c/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/27944/prospectus-feature-updates-to-fraa-bps-fielding-metric/\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003eBaseball\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/26195/prospectus-feature-introducing-deserved-run-average-draand-all-its-friends/\u003cbr\u003e\n\"\u003eProspectus\u003c/a\u003e to the show. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith all the recent discussion about Wins Above Replacement statistics, we wanted to get people who create and maintain the statistics together to talk about how their respective stats are created and calculated. We talk about what replacement level is, positional adjustments, how to accurately portray confidence in the precision of the statistic.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We welcome Sean Forman from Baseball Reference, David Cameron from FanGraphs, Greg Matthews from openWAR, Rob McQuown and Jonathan Judge from Baseball Prospectus to the show.\r\n\r\nWith all the recent discussion about Wins Above Replacement statistics, we wanted to get people who create and maintain the statistics together to talk about how their respective stats are created and calculated. We talk about what replacement level is, positional adjustments, how to accurately portray confidence in the precision of the statistic.","date_published":"2017-11-29T01:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/567af3fe-2a73-4e54-be3f-8ca9adf5feab.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":91123572,"duration_in_seconds":3770}]},{"id":"37628ef9-c701-44c5-88af-add8f2a0c587","title":"Episode 12: Making Sausage and Catching Up","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/12","content_text":"Harry and Kendall look back at the World Series, discuss the Cy Young awards and the BBWAA vote has lined up with BP's pitching metrics over the past few years. \n\nNext up is a preview of some new pitching statistics that the Baseball Prospectus stats team is working on and why that's proven to be a challenge. Harry gives a look into how these statistics are imagined, designed, tested, and tweaked throughout the process. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHarry and Kendall look back at the World Series, discuss the Cy Young awards and the BBWAA vote has lined up with BP\u0026#39;s pitching metrics over the past few years. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNext up is a preview of some new pitching statistics that the Baseball Prospectus stats team is working on and why that\u0026#39;s proven to be a challenge. Harry gives a look into how these statistics are imagined, designed, tested, and tweaked throughout the process. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Harry and Kendall look back at the World Series, discuss the Cy Young awards and the BBWAA vote has lined up with BP's pitching metrics over the past few years. \r\n\r\nNext up is a preview of some new pitching statistics that the Baseball Prospectus stats team is working on and why that's proven to be a challenge. Harry gives a look into how these statistics are imagined, designed, tested, and tweaked throughout the process. ","date_published":"2017-11-16T13:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/37628ef9-c701-44c5-88af-add8f2a0c587.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":41849844,"duration_in_seconds":5148}]},{"id":"0a1bc5d4-125c-41a8-8121-e6f8c2e2410f","title":"Episode 11: Unusual Paths to the Rotation and Everything Old is New Again with Jarrett Seidler","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/11","content_text":"This week Harry and Kendall talk to Jarrett Seidler from the Baseball Prospectus Prospects team about the cyclical nature of baseball in general, and analytics specifically. \n\nHarry and Kendall also take a closer look at how pitchers end up in the bullpen and examine their route to get there. For this exercise they looked at pitchers with a debut season of \u0026gt; 20 IP as a reliever, and fewer starter innings than reliever innings in that year and then went on to log \u0026gt; 75 IP as a starter in a subsequent season, with fewer reliever than starting innings. Check out the spreadsheet. \n\n*This Week I Learned: *\n\n\nHarry - A look into research done with Kate Morrison for Ben Lindbergh's Ringer piece about Dallas Keuchel and the Dodgers - https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2017/10/24/16533310/houston-astros-los-angeles-dodgers-dallas-keuchel-kryptonite\nKendall - Is it possible that Major League Baseball is coming to Portland? - http://www.baseballamerica.com/columnists/expansion-trigger-realignment-longer-postseason/#IpHtEd8vb3JeJHOB.97\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week Harry and Kendall talk to Jarrett Seidler from the Baseball Prospectus Prospects team about the cyclical nature of baseball in general, and analytics specifically. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarry and Kendall also take a closer look at how pitchers end up in the bullpen and examine their route to get there. For this exercise they looked at pitchers with a debut season of \u0026gt; 20 IP as a reliever, and fewer starter innings than reliever innings in that year and then went on to log \u0026gt; 75 IP as a starter in a subsequent season, with fewer reliever than starting innings. \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B-zIHBTXAOnDeKi_4f2m4e1QgUR8OSZIBVagdwOcFow/edit#gid=0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCheck out the spreadsheet\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e*\u003cem\u003eThis Week I Learned: *\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarry\u003c/strong\u003e - A look into research done with Kate Morrison for Ben Lindbergh\u0026#39;s Ringer piece about Dallas Keuchel and the Dodgers - \u003ca href=\"https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2017/10/24/16533310/houston-astros-los-angeles-dodgers-dallas-keuchel-kryptonite\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.theringer.com/mlb/2017/10/24/16533310/houston-astros-los-angeles-dodgers-dallas-keuchel-kryptonite\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKendall\u003c/strong\u003e - Is it possible that Major League Baseball is coming to Portland? - \u003ca href=\"http://www.baseballamerica.com/columnists/expansion-trigger-realignment-longer-postseason/#IpHtEd8vb3JeJHOB.97\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://www.baseballamerica.com/columnists/expansion-trigger-realignment-longer-postseason/#IpHtEd8vb3JeJHOB.97\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"This week Harry and Kendall talk to Jarrett Seidler from the Baseball Prospectus Prospects team about the cyclical nature of baseball in general, and analytics specifically. \r\n\r\nHarry and Kendall also take a closer look at how pitchers end up in their eventual roles and examine their route to get there. For this exercise they looked at pitchers with a debut season of \u003e 20 IP as a reliever, and fewer starter innings than reliever innings in that year and then went on to log \u003e 75 IP as a starter in a subsequent season, with fewer reliever than starting innings. Check out the spreadsheet. \r\n\r\nThis Week I Learned: \r\n\r\nHarry - A look into research done with Kate Morrison for Ben Lindbergh's Ringer piece about Dallas Keuchel and the Dodgers - https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2017/10/24/16533310/houston-astros-los-angeles-dodgers-dallas-keuchel-kryptonite\r\n\r\nKendall - Is it possible that Major League Baseball is coming to Portland? - http://www.baseballamerica.com/columnists/expansion-trigger-realignment-longer-postseason/#IpHtEd8vb3JeJHOB.97","date_published":"2017-10-26T10:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/0a1bc5d4-125c-41a8-8121-e6f8c2e2410f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30454748,"duration_in_seconds":3726}]},{"id":"13a29c3d-e1f4-46e8-8602-ddbd35d26cea","title":"Episode 10: Looking back at PECOTA","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/10","content_text":"We start by talking about projection systems in general, then dive into 2017 PECOTA team projections. We look to see how adding in actual playing time affects the team totals. Then we talk about individual players that out-performed and under-performed their PECOTA projections. \n\nThis Week I Learned: \n\n\nHarry learns that \"bullpenning\" is a thing, sort of, maybe, kind of. (h/t Matt Trueblood)\nKendall learns to make adjustments in parenting, just like hitters like Mike Trout have had to make adjustments to high fastballs. (h/t to Jeff Sullivan)\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe start by talking about projection systems in general, then dive into 2017 PECOTA team projections. We look to see how adding in actual playing time affects the team totals. Then we talk about individual players that out-performed and under-performed their PECOTA projections. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis Week I Learned: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarry learns that \u0026quot;bullpenning\u0026quot; is a thing, sort of, maybe, kind of. (h/t \u003ca href=\"http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32960\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMatt Trueblood\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKendall learns to make adjustments in parenting, just like hitters like Mike Trout have had to make adjustments to high fastballs. (h/t to \u003ca href=\"https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-history-of-the-adjustment-to-mike-trout/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJeff Sullivan\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"We start by talking about projection systems in general, then dive into 2017 PECOTA team projections. We look to see how adding in actual playing time affects the team totals. Then we talk about individual players that out-performed and under-performed their PECOTA projections. \r\n\r\nThis Week I Learned: \r\nHarry learns that \"bullpenning\" is a thing, sort of, maybe, kind of. (h/t Matt Trueblood)\r\nKendall learns to make adjustments in parenting, just like hitters like Mike Trout have had to make adjustments to high fastballs. (h/t to Jeff Sullivan)","date_published":"2017-10-12T04:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/13a29c3d-e1f4-46e8-8602-ddbd35d26cea.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":37442657,"duration_in_seconds":4598}]},{"id":"039570d3-0c31-45e5-a64f-2c2ca46b82d8","title":"Episode 9: Playoff Formats and Rosters w/ Rob Arthur, Ben Diamond, Greg Matthews, and Travis Sawchik","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/9","content_text":"We sat down with Rob Arthur, Ben Diamond, Greg Matthews, and Travis Sawchik to talk about the MLB playoffs. We touched on playoff formats (past, present, and future?) and then moved on to talk about roster construction and optimization for the playoffs. After that, Harry and Kendall talk about the things they learned this week. \n\nLinks: \n\n\nAlternate Reality Playoff Races by Ben Diamond\nLet’s Improve the Wild-Card Round by Travis Sawchik\nThe Yankees Are Built to Bullpen the Wild Card Game by Travis Sawchik\nBaseball’s ‘Hot Hand’ Is Real by Rob Arthur and Greg Matthews\nTWIL Harry: Beans \u0026amp; Bagels You never know where you're going to meet up with Bill James\nTWIL Kendall: Tyler Flowers Good catcher or best catcher? \n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe sat down with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/no_little_plans\"\u003eRob Arthur\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/_bendiamond\"\u003eBen Diamond\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/statsinthewild\"\u003eGreg Matthews\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Travis_Sawchik\"\u003eTravis Sawchik\u003c/a\u003e to talk about the MLB playoffs. We touched on playoff formats (past, present, and future?) and then moved on to talk about roster construction and optimization for the playoffs. After that, Harry and Kendall talk about the things they learned this week. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32850\"\u003eAlternate Reality Playoff Races\u003c/a\u003e by Ben Diamond\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-improve-the-wild-card-round/\"\u003eLet’s Improve the Wild-Card Round\u003c/a\u003e by Travis Sawchik\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-yankees-are-built-to-bullpen-the-wild-card-game/\"\u003eThe Yankees Are Built to Bullpen the Wild Card Game\u003c/a\u003e by Travis Sawchik\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/baseballs-hot-hand-is-real/\"\u003eBaseball’s ‘Hot Hand’ Is Real\u003c/a\u003e by Rob Arthur and Greg Matthews\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTWIL Harry: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/beansandbagels\"\u003eBeans \u0026amp; Bagels\u003c/a\u003e You never know where you're going to meet up with Bill James\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTWIL Kendall: \u003ca href=\"http://www.baseballprospectus.com/card/card.php?id=52532\"\u003eTyler Flowers\u003c/a\u003e Good catcher or best catcher? \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"We sat down with Rob Arthur, Ben Diamond, Greg Matthews, and Travis Sawchik to talk about the MLB playoffs. We touched on playoff formats (past, present, and future?) and then moved on to talk about roster construction and optimization for the playoffs. After that, Harry and Kendall talk about the things they learned this week.","date_published":"2017-09-28T12:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/039570d3-0c31-45e5-a64f-2c2ca46b82d8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63071899,"duration_in_seconds":5133}]},{"id":"9f0cd3e8-39ba-4f76-92e6-fde9718e6034","title":"Episode 8: Pitcher Similarity Scores","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/8","content_text":"This week Harry and Kendall discuss pitcher similarity scores. Where did they come from? What are they? What can they be used for? And what might they evolve into. \n\nThis week Kendall learned a little about Ted Williams, and Harry learned something from Neil deGrasse Tyson.\n\nLinks:\n\nPitcher similarity scores by Josh Kalk\nClustering pitchers by similarity by Vince Gennaro\nMeasuring Pitcher Similarity by Glenn Healey, Shiyuan Zhao and Dan Brooks\nBaseball Reference Similarity Score Definition\nPitcher Similarity Scores 2.0 by Stephen Loftus\nFinding Comps for Other Signature Pitches by Jeff Sullivan\nKendall's TWIL: Ted Williams, My Father\nHarry's TWIL: Baseball TweetTalk, with Neil deGrasse Tyson\n\n\n\nYou can email Kendall and Harry at stolen_signs@baseballprospectus.com and follow them on Twitter @stolen_signs.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week Harry and Kendall discuss pitcher similarity scores. Where did they come from? What are they? What can they be used for? And what might they evolve into. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis week Kendall learned a little about Ted Williams, and Harry learned something from Neil deGrasse Tyson.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.fangraphs.com/tht/pitcher-similarity-scores/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePitcher similarity scores\u003c/a\u003e by Josh Kalk\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://sabr.org/latest/gennaro-clustering-pitchers-similarity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClustering pitchers by similarity\u003c/a\u003e by Vince Gennaro\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32199\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeasuring Pitcher Similarity\u003c/a\u003e by Glenn Healey, Shiyuan Zhao and Dan Brooks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/similarity.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaseball Reference Similarity Score Definition\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2013/11/25/5133702/pitcher-similarity-scores-ervin-santana-sabermetrics\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePitcher Similarity Scores 2.0\u003c/a\u003e by Stephen Loftus\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/finding-comps-for-other-signature-pitches/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFinding Comps for Other Signature Pitches\u003c/a\u003e by Jeff Sullivan\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKendall's TWIL:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Ted-Williams-My-Father-Memoir/dp/0062259563\"\u003eTed Williams, My Father\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarry's TWIL:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-tweettalk-with-neil-degrasse-tyson/id1198280360?i=1000391131291\u0026mt=2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaseball TweetTalk, with Neil deGrasse Tyson\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can email Kendall and Harry at stolen_signs@baseballprospectus.com and follow them on Twitter \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/stolen_signs\"\u003e@stolen_signs\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"This week Harry and Kendall discuss pitcher similarity scores. Where did they come from? What are they? What can they be used for? And what might they evolve into. ","date_published":"2017-09-21T22:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/9f0cd3e8-39ba-4f76-92e6-fde9718e6034.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":86234090,"duration_in_seconds":3531}]},{"id":"http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stolen_signs/2017/09/17/episode-7-the-rise-of-the-two-way-player","title":"Episode 7: The Rise of the Two-Way Player","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/7","content_text":"With the news of Shohei Ohtani's imminent posting from the NPB, this episode we talk with Sung Min Kim from the Sporting News about the posting system as well as a closer look at Ohtani. Harry and Kendall then discuss the precedence of two-way players in the Major Leagues and talk about what they've learned this week.\n\nLinks:\nFrank HowardMLBAM Outs Above AverageHunter Greene's future is on the moundCan Cincinnati Reds prospect Hunter Greene be this smart and this good? Yes","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWith the news of Shohei Ohtani\u0026#39;s imminent posting from the NPB, this episode we talk with Sung Min Kim from the Sporting News about the posting system as well as a closer look at Ohtani. Harry and Kendall then discuss the precedence of two-way players in the Major Leagues and talk about what they\u0026#39;ve learned this week.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks:\u003cbr\u003e\nFrank HowardMLBAM Outs Above AverageHunter Greene\u0026#39;s future is on the moundCan Cincinnati Reds prospect Hunter Greene be this smart and this good? Yes\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"With the news of Shohei Ohtani's imminent posting from the NPB, this episode we talk with Sung Min Kim from the Sporting News about the posting system as well a","date_published":"2017-09-16T19:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/5d3df00f-22c8-418f-9720-da8f85608b43.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65305343,"duration_in_seconds":3989}]},{"id":"http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stolen_signs/2017/09/08/episode-6-baseball-and-psychology-with-dan-brooks-and-russell-carleton","title":"Episode 6: Baseball and Psychology with Dan Brooks and Russell Carleton","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/6","content_text":"This week Harry and Kendall welcome Dan Brooks from Brooks Baseball and Russell Carleton from Baseball Prospectus. We talk with Dan and Russell about how baseball relates to their professional field of study, psychology. Russell has a new book coming out, called \"The Shift\", which is available for pre-order. To steal a play from Russell's playbook, we command you to pre-order it.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week Harry and Kendall welcome Dan Brooks from Brooks Baseball and Russell Carleton from Baseball Prospectus. We talk with Dan and Russell about how baseball relates to their professional field of study, psychology. Russell has a new book coming out, called \u0026quot;The Shift\u0026quot;, which is available for pre-order. To steal a play from Russell\u0026#39;s playbook, we command you to pre-order it.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"This week Harry and Kendall welcome Dan Brooks from Brooks Baseball and Russell Carleton from Baseball Prospectus. We talk with Dan and Russell about how baseba","date_published":"2017-09-08T06:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/09070431-7bcf-4823-b742-2bcc3ec5c89c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68652002,"duration_in_seconds":4198}]},{"id":"http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stolen_signs/2017/09/01/episode-5-sabermetrics-timeline","title":"Episode 5: Sabermetrics Timeline","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/5","content_text":"We go through a rough outline of the history of sabermetrics. And we also want to ask for your help. We're sure we missed things. If you know of so key point in the history of sabermetrics, please help us add to our list. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe go through a rough outline of the history of sabermetrics. And we also want to ask for your help. We\u0026#39;re sure we missed things. If you know of so key point in the history of sabermetrics, please help us add to our list. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Harry Pavlidis and Kendall Guillemette go through a rough outline of the history of sabermetrics.","date_published":"2017-09-01T06:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/98b1e456-83fe-4b2f-9f10-09c6041eb455.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60212784,"duration_in_seconds":3671}]},{"id":"http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stolen_signs/2017/08/25/episode-4-stats-and-storytellers-with-jonah-keri","title":"Episode 4: Stats and Storytellers with Jonah Keri","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/4","content_text":"This is the first in a new recurring series called Stats and Storytellers. We're excited to welcome Jonah Keri as our first guest. Our conversation was wide-reaching and really interesting. We talked about Jonah's recent article about the Expos mascot, Youppi, getting ejected from a game back in 1989, touched on the stats behind why he thought Tim Raines deserved to be in the Hall of Fame. Jonah reflected on his time at BP (and elsewhere), and we had a great discussion about the ins and outs of writing about statistics. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first in a new recurring series called Stats and Storytellers. We\u0026#39;re excited to welcome Jonah Keri as our first guest. Our conversation was wide-reaching and really interesting. We talked about Jonah\u0026#39;s recent article about the Expos mascot, Youppi, getting ejected from a game back in 1989, touched on the stats behind why he thought Tim Raines deserved to be in the Hall of Fame. Jonah reflected on his time at BP (and elsewhere), and we had a great discussion about the ins and outs of writing about statistics. \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"This is the first in a new recurring series called Stats and Storytellers. We're excited to welcome Jonah Keri as our first guest.","date_published":"2017-08-25T06:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/8c1272fa-b1e4-4fd0-9903-944b5f08ac61.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70645146,"duration_in_seconds":4323}]},{"id":"http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stolen_signs/2017/08/17/episode-3-not-just-academic-rob-arthur-and-jim-albert-on-the-hot-hand","title":"Episode 3: Not Just Academic: Rob Arthur and Jim Albert on the Hot Hand","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"This week we talked to Rob Arthur of FiveThirtyEight and Jim Albert, professor of mathematics and statistics at Bowling Green State University about Rob's article Baseball’s ‘Hot Hand’ Is Real, co-authored by Greg Matthews assistant professor of statistics at Loyola University Chicago. We covered specifics of the article and the research behind it and also delved into how we can present statistical analysis to the general public in a way that's both rigorous and accessible.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week we talked to Rob Arthur of FiveThirtyEight and Jim Albert, professor of mathematics and statistics at Bowling Green State University about Rob\u0026#39;s article Baseball’s ‘Hot Hand’ Is Real, co-authored by Greg Matthews assistant professor of statistics at Loyola University Chicago. We covered specifics of the article and the research behind it and also delved into how we can present statistical analysis to the general public in a way that\u0026#39;s both rigorous and accessible.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"This week we talked to Rob Arthur of FiveThirtyEight and Jim Albert, professor of mathematics and statistics at Bowling Green State University about Rob's artic","date_published":"2017-08-17T09:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/c2cd3974-4bc8-4197-853a-b44b3b092fad.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":71135098,"duration_in_seconds":4354}]},{"id":"http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stolen_signs/2017/08/15/episode-2-dips-fip-dra-and-you","title":"Episode 2: DIPs, FIP, DRA and You","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/2","content_text":"On Episode 2 of Stolen Signs we briefly recap SaberSeminar 2017, answer a listener email about how to learn more about baseball stats, and we have a discussion about pitching metrics with Jonathan Judge of Baseball Prospectus and Neil Weinberg of FanGraphs.\n\nYou can email Kendall and Harry at stolen_signs@baseballprospectus.com and follow them on Twitter @stolen_signs.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eOn Episode 2 of Stolen Signs we briefly recap SaberSeminar 2017, answer a listener email about how to learn more about baseball stats, and we have a discussion about pitching metrics with Jonathan Judge of Baseball Prospectus and Neil Weinberg of FanGraphs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can email Kendall and Harry at \u003ca href=\"mailto:stolen_signs@baseballprospectus.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003estolen_signs@baseballprospectus.com\u003c/a\u003e and follow them on Twitter @stolen_signs.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We briefly recap SaberSeminar 2017, answer a listener email about how to learn more about baseball stats, and we have a discussion about pitching metrics w/ Jon","date_published":"2017-08-15T09:30:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/a2d5e329-aac6-4ce5-bec5-15d2aa8c61eb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83255420,"duration_in_seconds":5111}]},{"id":"http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stolen_signs/2017/08/01/episode-1-welcome-to-the-stolen-signs-podcast","title":"Episode 1: Welcome to the Stolen Signs Podcast","url":"https://stolen-signs.fireside.fm/1","content_text":"This is episode 1 of the Stolen Signs podcast, a new podcast from the stats team at Baseball Prospectus. Your hosts Kendall Guillemette and Harry Pavlidis introduce the show, themselves and talk to Jeff Long and Kate Morrison about their presentation at SaberSeminar 2017 about pitch selection, sequencing, and tunnels.\n\nYou can email Kendall and Harry at stolen_signs@baseballprospectus.com and follow them on Twitter @stolen_signs.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis is episode 1 of the Stolen Signs podcast, a new podcast from the stats team at Baseball Prospectus. Your hosts Kendall Guillemette and Harry Pavlidis introduce the show, themselves and talk to Jeff Long and Kate Morrison about their presentation at SaberSeminar 2017 about pitch selection, sequencing, and tunnels.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can email Kendall and Harry at \u003ca href=\"mailto:stolen_signs@baseballprospectus.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003estolen_signs@baseballprospectus.com\u003c/a\u003e and follow them on Twitter @stolen_signs.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"This is episode 1 of the Stolen Signs podcast, a new podcast from the stats team at Baseball Prospectus.","date_published":"2017-08-01T09:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/404b1f73-65b1-41c4-adb4-28c4fda60071/949629f1-9c4e-4b81-9041-30c1ef408261.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54607576,"duration_in_seconds":3321}]}]}