Show No. 15 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries...First, in Part 1 of our two-part feature interview with Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus (2:45), PD and Mike discuss putting our drafts into the rearview mirror, why Mike loves April·and hates it, and the perils of overa…

Show No. 14 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary...First, PD talks with Frank Stampfl, of the CBS Fantasy Baseball Today podcast (2:45), discussing pitchers he and his colleagues talked about on their pod, including Shane Baz, Clay Holmes, Seth Lugo and Emmanuel Clasé, plus th…

Show No. 13 is a Friday Really Full Edition featuring two guest expert interviews, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries...First (2:35), PD talks with guest expert Jason Collette, of Rotowire and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast, discussing the early pace of HRs, why Elly de la Cruz will have a lot fewer SBs this season, how he·s manag…

Steve shares a delightfully drinkable session-ish mead made from New Mexico honey, tart cherry juice, cacao nibs, and saffron.By James Spencer

Show No. 12 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part Week One roundtable with Todd Zola of Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM, and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ... In Part One (2:05), Ray, Todd and PD discuss Kristian Campbell, Nathan Eovaldi's "Maddux start," and the battle of the titans shaping up in the NL West... And in Part Two, the guys…

Show No. 11 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary...First (2:20), PD talks with Paul Sporer, of Rotographs and the Sleeper and the Bust pod, discussing starting pitcher power rankings, including a surprisingly strong TOR rotation and a surprisingly not strong BAL group... Then,…

Steve brews up a tasty, traditionally-hopped pale ale with a little something extra.By James Spencer

Show No. 10 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a One-Tout Two-Part Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ryan Bloomfield of BaseballHQ.com... In Part 1 (2:05), PD and Ryan discuss his Speculator column about the Top-15 most valuable players·at the end of this season (Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal aren't on the list)... Then (53:45), PD tal…

Show No. 9 of the 2025 season is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries...First, PD talks with Doug Dennis, BaseballHQ Bullpens analyst (2:10), discussing his strategy in the recent Tout Wars AL-only auction, plus bullpen opportunities for relievers you can get for a buck or less…

Show No. 8 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring interviews with Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Sports and Jeff Barton of Scoresheet Baseball... first (2:10), PD and Scott discuss how early to draft pitchers, breakout candidates, high-risk hitters to avoid, late infielders, and why Scott is leery about CHC OF Kyle T…

James brews up a tasty and malty lager to celebrate the upcoming spring.By James Spencer

Show No. 7 is a Friday News and Notes Edition, on Thursday because of Tout Wars weekend travel... Ray Murphy has player news... In AL News (2:15), Ray looks at BOS 3B (for now) Alex Bregman, the TEX bullpen, and more...... And in NL News (20:20), Ray looks at NYM C Francisco Alvarez, ARI RHSP Corbin Burnes and more... And in our BaseballHQ commenta…

Show No. 6 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with James Anderson, prospects director at RotoWire (2:45)... first, PD and James discuss how he compiles his top-prospects lists, his views on weighing talent versus path to playing time, and his takes on more than 20 MLB-ready prospects for 2025, i…

Show No. 5 is a Friday Full Edition featuring two expert interviews, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... In our first expert interview (3:40), PD talks with Ryan Williams, BHQ AL East analyst, discussing how he got into the game and how he gathers and analyzes news, plus some Boons and Banes from the AL East... Then, Ray Murphy has …

James overcomes a couple of brewing hurdles to make a deliciously hoppy Golden Ale with Belgian spice character.By James Spencer

Show No. 4 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ariel Cohen, of the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers... first (1:40), PD and Ariel discuss precision in the projections game, converting projections into values, and some 2025 Boons and Banes ... Then …

Show No. 3 is a Friday Full Edition featuring expert interviews with Gene McCaffrey, fantasy columnist at The Athletic, and Jeff Zimmerman from Rotographs, the Launch Angle pod and 'The Process' annual fantasy baseball manual... In our first interview (3:20), Gene and PD discuss his Wise Guy comments about players at every position, and his Boons a…

Show No. 2 is a Two-Tout Tuesday Edition featuring an interview with Ron Shandler, the founder of BHQ.com and the BABS fantasy baseball system, and the author of the autobiography Fantasy Expert... first (1:40), PD and Ron discuss his fantasy baseball journey, the power of his BABS player-rating system, and some BABSian Boons and Banes... Then (32:…

Show No. 1 is a Roundtable Edition featuring Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ... in Part 1 (1:40), the panel discusses park changes and rule changes in the game that might affect projections... and in Part 2 (32:15), the panel talks about spring training position battles, draft theory and practic…

James and Steve taste a low-alcohol tart cherry beer with chocolate notes that James brewed to meet the Mash Your Luck challenge.By James Spencer

James responds to the Mash Your Luck challenge with a big, black beer with south-of-the-border flavors.By James Spencer

James brews a very simple and satisfying lager beer to grow up the yeast he needs for a special high gravity end-of-the-year dark beer.By James Spencer

It's take two of a hoppy honey-infused beer as James and Steve taste a slightly modified recipe from a previous brew.By James Spencer

LIVE from First Pitch Arizona, a Hallowe'en Special Roundtable Edition. Host Patrick Davitt is joined by BaseballHQ founder Ron Shandler, BaseballHQ.com co-GM Ray Murphy, BaseballHQ Radio Frequent Flyer commentator Alex Beckey, and regular HQ Radio guest Todd Zola. PD and the panel look back on the stories and players of the 2024 fantasy baseball s…

Steve takes the Mash Your Luck challenge and uses burnt honey to bring dark color and flavor to this big, delicious beer.By James Spencer

James and Steve taste the beer James brewed from characteristics randomly chosen from the Mash Your Luck Challenge. It's different, but tasty.By James Spencer

Steve avoids a brewing disaster by modifying a recipe through a challenging fermentation and produces a delicious honey-based beer.By James Spencer

Show No. 35 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Paul Sporer, from Rotographs, and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (2:35), Paul and PD discuss dropping Adley Rutschman, how the move to Sacramento will affect A's players' fantasy values, and more player observations from that real 2025 draft that started in Augu…

James uses the heat of his summer porch and local honey along with a bunch of Centennial hops to brew up a deliciously drinkable Kveik beer.By James Spencer

Show No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Mike Gianella, from Baseball Prospectus... in Part 1 (2:40), Mike and PD discuss assessing 2024 player projections and the greatness of Aaron Judge... and in Part 2 (1:29:00), Mike tells PD about the 'mushy middle' of starting pitchers, FAAB bidding in experts' leagues and his…

Show No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Rob DiPietro, from the Dead Pull Hitter Patreon and podcast, and the Launch Angle podcast... in Part 1 (2:40), Rob and PD discuss his many 2024 drafts, and how the 2025 early draft got going... and in Part 2 (1:31:05), Rob tells PD about how that 2025 draft has unrolled so far…

Show No. 33 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jeff Zimmerman, from Rotographs, the Launch Angle podcast, and The Process fantasy baseball manual... in Part 1 (2:40), Jeff and PD discuss his background in baseball research and his yearly fantasy manual The Process... and in Part 2 (1:12:35), Jeff tells PD about a Bizarro f…

Show No. 32 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Fred Zinkie, from Yahoo! Sports... in Part 1 (2:40), Fred and PD discuss which stats and metrics he uses in player valuation... and in Part 2 (1:18:40), Fred tells PD about evaluating two-start pitchers, trading for category help, and his Boons and Banes for the RoS... In the …

Show No. 31 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Doug Dennis, from bullpens columnist at BHQ.com... in Part 1 (2:30), Doug and PD discuss the poor performance of Doug's no-starters strategy in Tout-AL, the value of non-closer relievers, and some bits and pieces from the trade deadline... and in Part 2 (1:09:25), Doug tells P…

Show No. 30 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jason Collette, from Rotowire, the Rotowire podcast and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (2:25), Jason and PD discuss how the Rays did at in deadline trades and non-closer relievers ... and in Part 2 (1:25:15), Jason tells PD about using players' Unrestricted Free…

James and Steve sample a fruit stout that has been primed in the bottle with fruit juice and heat pasteurized to preserve fruit flavor.By James Spencer

Show No. 29 is a Special Trade Deadline Edition, featuring host Patrick Davitt discussing the Trade Deadline with Ray Murphy and BaseballHQ Scouting Director Chris Blessing... In Part 1 (1:15), Ray Murphy and PD discuss the major-league players who are moving to new teams... And in Part 2 (57:15), BaseballHQ Scouting Director Chris Blessing discuss…

Show No. 28 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Derek Carty, from The Bat and TheBatX projections systems and the EV Analytics website... in Part 1 (3:05), Derek and PD discuss projections theory, including prospect weighting, confidence levels through the season, and incorporating Statcast metrics... and in Part 2 (1:27:05…

Show No. 27 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Ariel Cohen, from the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers... in Part 1 (3:45), Ariel and PD discuss the pros and cons of injured lists in fantasy leagues and other league, drafting top pitchers in 2025, and using ADPs in draft planning.…

James and Steve sample a deliciously hoppy big beer fermented warm with Kveik on the porch.By James Spencer

Show No. 26 is a Roundtable Edition featuring Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM, and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com... in Part 1 (2:00), Todd, Ray and PD discuss the big stories so far in real and fantasy baseball, and our awards for the first part of the season: biggest disappointment, top fantasy rookie hitter and pitcher, fa…

Show No. 25 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Sara Sanchez, a PTTomorrow analyst at BaseballHQ.com, co-host of the PitcherList.com podcast Fantasy Feud, and a contributor to the Cubs fan site Bleed Cubbie Blue... in Part 1 (2:35), Sara and PD discuss her start in fantasy baseball and the business, and managing shortfalls …

Show No. 24 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Nick Pollack, founder, podcaster, livestreamer and analyst of PitcherList.com... in Part 1 (2:15), Nick and PD discuss his weekly starting pitcher Top-100 list, starting with newly listed starters like PIT RHP Paul Skenes and CLE RHP Gavin Williams ... and in Part 2 (1:17:50),…

Show No. 23 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Joe Orrico, from the 90 Feet From Home Patreon and podcast... in Part 1 (2:55), Joe and PD discuss hitters including Cedric Mullins, Richie Palacios and Colt Keith... and in Part 2 (1:13:15), Joe tells PD about pitchers including CLE RHP Tanner Bibee, HOU RHP Hunter Brown, the…

Show No. 22 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Mike Kurland, from MLBplayingtime.com... in Part 1 (2:50), Mike and PD discuss playing time for ATL, what happens in BOS PT with David Hamilton out of the lineup, PT questions in KC about Kyle Isbel and Michael Massey, and Jonny DeLuca's PT in TAM... and in Part 2 (1:36:30), M…

Show No. 21 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Jeff Zimmerman, from Rotographs, the Launch Angle podcast, and The Process fantasy baseball manual... in Part 1 (2:30), Jeff and PD discuss the effects of rest days on hitters and applying pitch modeling to fantasy baseball... and in Part 2 (1:33:45), Jeff tells PD about hitte…

James and Steve sample a hoppy raw beer brewed with only wheat malt as the grain bill.By James Spencer

Show No. 20 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM... in Part 1 (2:55), Todd and PD discuss the addition of Negro Leagues players to the official MLB stats, and a new draft to get those players and other alltime greats onto fantasy teams, plus a look at the early drop in…

Show No. 19 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part interview with Lenny Melnick, from of Lennymelnickfantasysports.com... in Part 1 (2:40), Lenny and PD discuss the good old days of fantasy baseball, including the earliest experts' leagues ... and in Part 2 (1:19:50), Lenny tells PD about assessing player disappointments, including Andrew Be…

Steve shares the most simple beer that he's ever brewed – a deliciously drinkable cold-conditioned Kölsch.By James Spencer