Replacement Level Podcast

Episode 21: Russell Carleton

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:43 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast Baseball Prospectus writer Russell Carleton joined me to discuss small sample sizes and when statistics start to stabilize. Russell also spoke about...

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Diamond Mining the 2014 Hall of Fame Class

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:15:30 +0000

The Baseball Hall of Fame recently launched its Diamond Mines exhibit. The exhibit and its corresponding web database have scouting reports for over 4,000 players from more than 400 scouts. The...

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Episode 20: Wendy Thurm

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:38:51 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast Wendy Thurm joined me to discuss the business of baseball. We discussed the future of local TV contracts, what teams are set to benefit from the boom,...

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Is Miguel Cabrera The Best Right-Handed Hitter Of His Generation?

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:37:01 +0000

Not everything or everyone is the best thing ever. We live in a time of instant gratification, short attention spans, and hyperbole overload. Recently, I’ve heard and read various pundits and...

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Episode 19: Jay Jaffe

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:52:30 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast Sports Illustrated’s Jay Jaffe joined me to discuss his 20 ways to improve baseball right now piece. His ideas include expanding instant replay,...

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Dumb Predictions: Awards and Winners

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:39:55 +0000

Predictions are useless but are also fun to do. This past week I rolled out my own dumb predictions for the 2013 season. Here are my predictions for award winners, league leaders, division winners,...

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Dumb Predictions: The NL West

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:55:53 +0000

Predictions are useless but are also fun to do. This week I will roll out my own dumb predictions for the 2013 season. NL West Team W L GB San Francisco 91 71 - Los Angeles 89 73 2 Arizona 84 78 7...

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Dumb Predictions: The AL West

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:29:34 +0000

Predictions are useless but are also fun to do. This week I will roll out my own dumb predictions for the 2013 season. AL West Team W L GB Los Angeles 92 70 - Texas 91 69 1 Seattle 78 84 14 Oakland...

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Dumb Predictions: The NL Central

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:40:38 +0000

Predictions are useless but are also fun to do. This week I will roll out my own dumb predictions for the 2013 season. NL Central Team W L GB Cincinnati 90 72 - St. Louis 88 74 2 Pittsburgh 80 82 10...

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Episode 18: Ben Badler

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:17:13 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast Baseball America’s Ben Badler joined me to discuss the possibility of an international draft and what that would mean for Major League Baseball....

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Dumb Predictions: The AL Central

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:15:45 +0000

Predictions are useless but are also fun to do. This week I will roll out my own dumb predictions for the 2013 season. AL Central Team W L GB Detroit 93 69 - Cleveland 81 81 12 Chicago 80 82 13...

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Dumb Predictions: The NL East

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:28:03 +0000

Predictions are useless but are also fun to do. This week I will roll out my own dumb predictions for the 2013 season. NL EAST Team W L GB Washington 99 63 - Atlanta 93 69 6 Philadelphia 84 78 15 New...

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Dumb Predictions: The AL East

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:50:19 +0000

Predictions are useless but are also fun to do. This week I will roll out my own dumb predictions for the 2013 season. AL EAST Team W L GB Toronto 94 68 - Boston 88 74 6 Tampa Bay 83 79 11 New York...

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Episode 17: Bill Petti

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:12:09 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast FanGraphs writer Bill Petti joined me to discuss his favorite advanced metrics and why those numbers matter. Bill spoke about the differences between...

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My Personal Hall of Fame

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:51:20 +0000

The Baseball Hall of Fame has 208 players enshrined in it primarily because of their MLB playing careers. Over the past several months, I started a project creating my own personal Hall of Fame. I...

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Episode 16: Ben Jedlovec

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:12:01 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast Vice President at Baseball Info Solutions and co-author of The Fielding Bible-Volume Three, Ben Jedlovec joined me to discuss the state of defensive...

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Episode 15: Vance Albitz

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:40:31 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast St. Louis Cardinals minor league infielder Vance Albitz joined me to discuss his Gloves4Troops endeavor, and life in the minor leagues. Vance talked...

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Episode 14: Richard Justice

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:52:16 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast MLB.com national baseball writer Richard Justice joined me to discuss the passings of Earl Weaver and Stan Musial, and much more. Richard told several...

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Episode 13: Craig Calcaterra

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:34:08 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast NBC Sports blogger Craig Calcaterra joined me to discuss the Hall of Fame election results, and much more. Craig and I discussed the problems with the...

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2013 Hall of Fame Voting Results

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:18:37 +0000

Today the BBWAA Hall of Fame voting results were announced. For the first time since 1996, no player received the 75% of the vote necessary for enshrinement. On December 20th, I posted my...

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62 Hall of Famers That Don’t Belong In The Hall

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:34:18 +0000

Given that it’s Hall of Fame season we are hearing a lot of chatter about the Hall. Some of the phrases I keep hearing over and over again are “he falls below standards” or...

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Episode 12: Ken Rosenthal

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:47:00 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast FOX Sports columnist Ken Rosenthal and I discussed all things Hall of Fame. He discussed in great detail who he plans to vote for in 2013 and more...

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Episode 11: Joe Posnanski

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:51:15 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast Sports on Earth Columnist Joe Posnanski and I discussed all things Hall of Fame. He discussed in great detail who he plans to vote for in 2013 and...

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2013 Hall of Fame Predictions

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:10:16 +0000

It’s Hall of Fame season and many voters have started to release their ballots. This ballot is stacked, it has more depth and quality players than any other class in modern voting history...

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Baseball’s most exclusive clubs

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:19:41 +0000

Twenty eight players have accumulated 3,000 hits or more. Twenty five players have hit 500 home runs or more. Pete Rose tops the hit list with 4,256, Roberto Clemente finished with exactly 3,000....

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Baseball Links From Around The Web

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:52:45 +0000

Here are some quick links to some of my favorite baseball stories this week, (with a few of my own posts mixed in). Bryan O’Connor examined how sports have evolved, and why each generation of...

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Episode 10: David Schoenfield

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:21:56 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast SweetSpot writer and editor David Schoenfield and I discussed ESPN’s Hall of 100, and the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot. David gave his thoughts on...

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Q & A with Tom Tango

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:18:02 +0000

Tom Tango, sabermetrician and co-author of The Book Playing the Percentages in Baseball, was kind enough to answer some of my questions regarding run expectancy, PEDs, defensive metrics, and the Hall...

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Episode 9: Michael Silverman

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:00:18 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast Red Sox beat writer Michael Silverman and I discussed all things Hall of Fame. Michael has been a Hall of Fame voter since 2006. He discussed in great...

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A Hall of Fame Case For: Tim Raines

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:51:01 +0000

Should Tim Raines be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame? In short, yes. Below is a statistical look at how Raines compares to the Hall of Fame averages, and to some of his Hall of Fame...

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Vote: The Top 50 Players not in the Hall of Fame

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:50:33 +0000

Quick Post: Graham Womack from Baseball Past and Present recently posted a survey to determine the 50 best players not in the Hall of Fame, and asked voters to note if they think the player is Hall...

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Vote for the 2013 Hall of Fame Class

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:56:55 +0000

It’s baseball Hall of Fame season and everyone has an opinion on who should or shouldn’t get enshrined. Below are two polls. First up: who do you think is a deserving Hall of Famer?...

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Episode 8: Dan Szymborski

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:37:11 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast ESPN’s Dan Szymborski joined me to discuss his ZIPS projection system. Dan projected the career trajectory for dozens of players including...

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Episode 7: Derrick Goold

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:44:56 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast St. Louis Cardinals beat writer Derrick Goold and I discussed the 2012 MLB award season. Derrick detailed his NL Cy Young ballot, and explained why he...

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A Hall of Fame Case For: Kenny Lofton

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:17:39 +0000

Should Kenny Lofton be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame? For me, the answer is yes. However Lofton finds himself on the borderline. Below is a statistical look at how he compares to the Hall of...

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A Hall of Fame Case For: Alan Trammell

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:21:18 +0000

Should Alan Trammell be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame? In short, yes. Below is a statistical look at how he compares to Hall of Fame averages both as his position and overall. The chart...

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A Hall of Fame Case For: Lou Whitaker

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:58:59 +0000

Should Lou Whitaker be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame? In short, yes. Below is a statistical look at how he compares to Hall of Fame averages, and to some of his HOF contemporaries. The chart...

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A Quick Look at Hall of Fame Averages at Catcher

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:21:19 +0000

Should Mike Piazza be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame? In short, yes. Below is a statistical look at how he compares to the Hall of Fame averages both as his position and overall. In addition...

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Episode 6: Dave Cameron

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:26:34 +0000

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast Dave Cameron from FanGraphs and I discuss some baseball myths (like protection), PEDs, and what’s next with advanced metrics. Dave also discussed the...

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C-WAR Top 100 Pitchers

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:55:25 +0000

C-WAR is a Hall of Fame monitoring system using career and peak WAR. C-WAR is the career WAR(P) totals from Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs, and Baseball Prospectus added up and averaged out, plus an...

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C-WAR Top 100 Position Players

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:56:46 +0000

C-WAR Top 100

contact@replacementlevelpodcast.com (Ross Carey) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:03:51 +0000