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June 13, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 223: Should College Pitchers Shut it Down After Being Drafted?/The Red Sox and Advance Scouting

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss whether college pitchers should stop pitching for their college teams after being drafted, then talk about the Red Sox and advance scouting.

June 12, 2013

Pebble Hunting: How Beanballs and Brawls Could Be Avoided

by Sam Miller

And why a few suspensions won't stop an ugly scene from occurring again.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 222: Bloodlines and the Draft/Giving Up in Extras/Managers Telling the Truth/Moore, Molina, and Calling Pitches

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about baseball bloodlines, managers revealing too much, giving up in extras, calling games, and more.

June 11, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 221: Astros Pro Scouting Coordinator Kevin Goldstein on the Amateur Draft

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam talk to Kevin Goldstein about the amateur draft, his scouting assignments, the Astros' system, and more.

June 10, 2013

Pebble Hunting: The Worst a Team Ever Did in the Draft

by Sam Miller

The time a team had nothing to show for its selections.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 220: Sick Starters, The Value of Hitting Coaches, and The Most Disappointing Team of 2013

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss how impressive it is when players play sick, whether hitting coaches are more important than they'd previously thought, and the season's most disappointing teams.

June 7, 2013

Pebble Hunting: Baseball's Best Comp

by Sam Miller

Reggie Willits, J.B. Shuck, and how lightning might be striking again in Anaheim.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 219: The Mock Draft Mystery/Joey Votto's Future/Scouts and Espionage/The New-Look Royals Lineup

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss the mystery of mock drafts, how Joey Votto might age, the kinds of information scouts can trust, and the Royals' lineup evolution.

June 6, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 218: Paralysis by Biogenesis

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss the latest developments in the Biogenesis saga.

June 5, 2013

Pebble Hunting: The Batting Order Evolution

by Sam Miller

Are we starting to see the optimization of lineups?

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 217: Umpires, Catchers, and Home Field Advantage/Forming a Wall/The Anti-DH Movement/Lengthening Games

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about umpires, catchers, and home field advantage, a wall in front of home plate, game length, and the anti-DH movement.

June 4, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 216: Whither the White Sox?/Dissecting Yasiel Puig's Debut

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam talk about where the White Sox should go from here, then discuss the (over?)hyping of Yasiel Puig's big-league debut.

June 3, 2013

Pebble Hunting: A Riddle in a Minor-League Baseball Game

by Sam Miller

Plus fast prospects, impressive non-prospects, and scouts.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 215: Does Money Still Make Teams Better?/Taking our Temperatures on Tim Lincecum and Chris Davis

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss whether the ability to spend big helps teams as much as it once did, then talk about their expectations for Tim Lincecum and Chris Davis.

June 2, 2013

BP Unfiltered: Stats vs. The Will To Win on the Family Feud

by Sam Miller

Do numbers tell us more than traditional scouting, when it comes to 1980s game shows and athletes in dated menswear?

May 31, 2013

Pebble Hunting: Every Manager's Face, Part 1

by Sam Miller

Like Mike Scioscia Face, but for managers not named Mike Scioscia.

The Prospectus Hit List: Friday, May 31

by Sam Miller

Thank goodness it's fulsome.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 214: B.J. Upton and Fixing Mechanical Flaws/Scouting and the International Draft

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss B.J. Upton's slump and mechanical flaws, then talk about the impact an international draft would have on scouting.

May 30, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 213: The Royals and Not Hitting Homers/The Physical Signs of Scouting

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss the Royals' power outage and the comments made by their hitting coach, then talk about surprising physical signs that scouts study.

May 29, 2013

Pebble Hunting: A Week of Watching Eric Hosmer

by Sam Miller

Is the Royals' first baseman coming out of his slump, or still struggling?