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The Baseball Show, S2.E9 Mike Petriello [Video]

A total joy to welcome Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) of MLB.com this week to The Baseball Show! Mike is best known for his coverage of Statcast, which is the technology being employed that is revolutionizing the game of baseball. How fast players run, the angle of a batter's swing, the velocity and spin rate on a ball slung by a pitcher, and so much more. Mike walks us through what exactly it all means, and how it is growing and being integrated into today's game. We got into some specific examples, including the recent…

2018 Player Profile: Domingo Santana

Domingo Santana - Fabulous and Flawed This time last year, Domingo Santana was somewhat of an afterthought. Ryan Braun’s name was swirling in trade rumors for the 800th time, Lewis Brinson was unanimously the Brewers' top prospect, and Keon Broxton was being over-drafted in nearly every league. Santana still managed to sneak onto fantasy teams, but his 236 ESPN ADP meant he was often one of the last players picked to fill out a roster.The return on that investment, however, was enormous. Santana hit .278/.371/.505 with…

The Baseball Show, S2.E8 Matt Winkelman [Video]

Join or start a fantasy baseball league at Fantrax today! Keeper, dynasty, re-draft. Fully customizable. A+ customer service. Play for free! The Baseball Show takes an expansive look at the Philadelphia Phillies system from top to bottom with Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman). Matt is the managing editor at Crashburn Alley and owner of Phillies Minor Thoughts, so if anyone knows the organization, it's him. And what a system it has become! With big-time prospects already in the majors and many others filtered through all…

Blue Jays Acquire Randal Grichuk from St. Louis

Might there finally be a little bit of warmth coming from the hot stove? Two trades in under a week? What is this madness?Apparently, the Toronto Blue Jays thought they need more veteran outfielders on their roster. Just three days after signing Curtis Granderson, they acquired Randal Grichuk from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for right-handers Dominic Leone and Conner Greene.This move shouldn’t come as much of a shock, as Grichuk recently mentioned that he was unhappy with his likely role as the fourth…

The Baseball Show, S2.E7 guest Paul Sporer [Video]

One of our favorite guests, Mr. Paul Sporer (@sporer) of Fangraphs, returned to wish a Happy Birthday to Andy and talk some baseball. We got into a bunch, but the main players of emphasis are sorted here:1:24 Gerrit Cole trade 9:33 David Price 12:27 NFBC Draft Strategy 13:19 Luis Castillo 18:10 Luis Severino 20:30 Christian Yelich 24:05 Garrett Richards 29:42 Michael Wacha 32:33 Eric Thames 34:51 Rhys Hoskins 38:59 David Dahl 42:37 Raimel TapiaAlso please note, we have switched the format in which we…