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The SIS Baseball Podcast

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The R&D team at Sports Info Solutions is joined by special guests to discuss notable topics related to baseball analytics and defensive excellence. Hosted by Mark Simon.

154 حلقات

#Sports #Baseball #Sports Info Solutions

The SIS Baseball Podcast

updated منذ 3 أيام

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The R&D team at Sports Info Solutions is joined by special guests to discuss notable topics related to baseball analytics and defensive excellence. Hosted by Mark Simon.

154 حلقات

#Sports #Baseball #Sports Info Solutions

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Diamondbacks Pitcher-Turned-Shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and MLB Pitcher-Turned-Coach Jay Jackson Join Us 39:07

منذ 3 أيام39:07

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On this episode, Mark Simon was joined by both a current major leaguer and a former major leaguer. Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo stopped by to talk shop with regards to why he's a shortstop and how he plays his position. He shared with us his approach in the field and how he uses his instincts. Former MLB and NPB relief pitcher Jay Jackson also joined us to share lessons learned from his MLB career that he's turned into a self-published book about positivity. He also spoke to us about the coaches that influenced him, as he's about to become a coach in the MLB Draft Summer League. And Mark's colleague, SIS senior product manager Noah Gatsik , discussed why he's optimistic about the Rays and pessimistic about the Phillies. Spoiler alert: It had to do with their defense. Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Bluesky at @sportsinfosolutions.com , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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Tanner Murray Is One Of The Next Great Rays Defenders (+ Venezuelan Baseball Writer Daniel Álvarez-Montes) 34:07

منذ 18 يومًا34:07

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On this episode, Mark Simon welcomes 2024 Rays Minor League Defensive Player of the Year Tanner Murray , who plays two infield positions and is now learning the outfield. Tanner talked about his transition to new positions and the other players on the well-loaded Durham Bulls that could be great defensive major leaguers in the future, like Carson Williams and Tre' Morgan. Mark also spanned the globe talking with baseball writer Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extra Base about the current generation of Venezuelan baseball players. They talked about the defensive excellence of Wilyer Abreu and Ezequiel Tovar, the hitting prowess of Wilmer Flores, and the early-season struggle for Anthony Santander. Lastly, Mark closed the show with his SIS colleague, associate director of baseball operations Evan Butler. They talked about MLB stadiums and their various quirks and traits and how that related to enjoying a game in person. Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Bluesky at @sportsinfosolutions.com , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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Volleyball -->Gold Glove Defense, Defensive Positioning, Scoreboard Watching (w/ Joe Mack, Katie Krall) 39:59

منذ 4 weeks39:59

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On this episode, we cover how playing volleyball helped a future minor league Gold Glover, got an explanation on how defensive positioning models are developed and talked about what stats belong on a baseball scoreboard. Joining Mark Simon , our first guest was Marlins prospect Joe Mack , who won a Gold Glove as a catcher last season. Joe talked about how he developed at the position and what he's working on now. Then Katie Krall , baseball analyst for Marquee Sports Network and former research analyst for the Reds and minor league coach with the Red Sox, shared her insights on defensive positioning, defensive stats, and why she wants to be thought of as the 'card on the wall at an art museum' of baseball analysts. Lastly, Mark's colleague, Nick Rabasco came on to talk about a Bluesky thread from Sports-Reference president Sean Forman about scoreboards at MLB ballparks. Examples of Katie's segments Positioning cards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H61fpueO3M&pp=0gcJCYUJAYcqIYzv Umpire accuracy on close pitches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek1gHUblh-s Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Bluesky at @sportsinfosolutions.com , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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Fernando Tatis The Gymnast & Elly De La Cruz Brings The Joy (w/ Doug Glanville, Davy Andrews) 36:54

منذ 6 weeks36:54

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On this episode, Mark Simon welcomes in ex-major leaguer Doug Glanville , FanGraphs writer Davy Andrews, and his SIS colleague, Mark Bricker. Mark and Doug talked about Doug's new baseball newsletter, Welcome To Glanville and Mark pitched 3 ideas about defense that Doug could write about (Fernando Tatis The Gymnast is one). From ideas for articles to actual articles, Mark and Davy talked about what Davy's written about defense this season on Elly De La Cruz, Oneil Cruz, and what adding/losing a Defensive Run Saved looks like early in the season. And then Mark and Mark talked Roki Sasaki, the Phillies lineup, and the impressiveness of Pete Crow-Armstrong. Welcome to Glanville http://dougglanville.substack.com Latest episode of Doug and Jayson Stark's podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starkville-mike-shildt-talks-about-the-surging-padres/id1558220009?i=1000704576444 Davy Andrews article links Witnessing Elly De La Cruz https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/witnessing-elly-de-la-cruz Oneil Cruz isn't a CF yet https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/oneil-cruz-isnt-a-center-fielder-yet This is How You Lose A Fielding Run https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/this-is-how-you-earn-or-lose-one-fielding-run When Ballplayers Make Babies https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-when-ballplayers-make-babies Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Bluesky at @sportsinfosolutions.com , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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The 'All-Scrapes Team' and Breaking Down MLB's Japanese Pitchers (w/Hannah Keyser & Brandon Tew) 41:31

منذ 8 weeks41:31

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On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by national baseball writer Hannah Keyser and SIS operations analyst Brandon Tew. Hannah, who formerly wrote for Yahoo Sports, introduced us to her thrice-weekly baseball newsletter, The Bandwagon , which she co-authors with Zach Crizer. She shared what early-season baseball happenings surprised her and 'confirmed her priors.' Then she played along and guessed at the members of 'The All-Scrapes Team' (or 'The All-Ouch Team') - players who have dove for balls the most over the last 3 seasons. Mark also shared which players are the most effective at diving for balls at each position. Brandon, who writes regularly for SportsInfoSolutions.com (see his articles on Roki Sasaki and Tomoyuki Sugano), is SIS' resident expert in Japanese baseball pitchers and their performance in the major leagues. He delved into the pitching approaches of Sasaki, Sugano, Shota Imanaga, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. And he talked about everyone's new favorite pitch, the kick-change (a variant of a changeup). Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Bluesky at @sportsinfosolutions.com , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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Predictions & Analysis, Minor League Hitting Coach Life + a Women's History Month Baseball Lesson (ft. Chelsea Janes, Amanda Kamekona, Myra Faye Turner) 42:26

منذ 11 weeks42:26

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On this episode, Mark Simon welcomes Washington Post national baseball writer Chelsea Janes , Cleveland Guardians minor league assistant hitting coach Amanda Kamekona , and children’s book author Myra Faye Turner , who gave us a Women’s History month baseball lesson. Mark and Chelsea discussed the best defensive teams entering 2025, underachievers in 2024 who could be in for big years this season, players with injury concerns, sleeper MVP and Cy Young picks, and predicted LCS and World Series matchups. Amanda shared the story of her path to pro baseball and the work she focuses on as a minor league coach. She explained what she likes to use in terms of stats and video analysis, how she helps hitters with the mental challenges of a long season, and the mentors that have helped her. Myra Faye talked about her book, Hitting Her Way to the Negro Leagues: A Graphic Novel Biography of Toni Stone . She detailed Toni’s story and how her determination helped her overcome gender barriers to play baseball for the Indianapolis Clowns. It’s a story worth knowing. The SIS Baseball Podcast moves to a bi-weekly schedule during the season, so you can catch us again in two weeks. Check out our 2021 talk on our injury prediction tool! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_iPVOY6TiU&t=744s&pp=ygUdam9obiBzaGlybGV5IG1hdHQgbWFub2NoZXJpYW7SBwkJvQCDtaTen9Q%3D Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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Black History Month: Missouri Head Baseball Coach Kerrick Jackson & Black Play-By-Play Broadcaster & Scholarship Fund Founder & Recipient, Adam Giardino and Grayson Singleton 29:28

منذ 15 weeks29:28

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For our 5th annual episode with a connection to Black History Month, Mark Simon is joined by Missouri head baseball coach Kerrick Jackson , and Adam Giardino and Grayson Singleton of the Black Play-By-Play Broadcaster & Scholarship Fund . Kerrick is the first Black head baseball coach in SEC history. He shared the story of his career path and influences, explained how data and analytics have become a big part of his job, and explained why his school is participating in this weekend's Andre Dawson Classic , competing against HBCU colleges (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Adam explained why he founded the fund and how it has helped aspiring play-by-play broadcasters, including Grayson, a sports broadcaster (including baseball) in Oklahoma with a great voice and a love for telling stories. You can donate to the fund at https://www.blackpxpfund.com/ . Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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Baseball Hall of Fame Analysis With Mike Cameron & Tom Tango 27:02

منذ 19 weeks27:02

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On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, we devote the entire episode to exploring the Baseball Hall of Fame from different angles. - Former Mariners outfielder Mike Cameron shares the story of how Ichiro Suzuki made him a better defensive center fielder. - MLB senior database architect, book author, and inventor of baseball stats Tom Tango gave his recommendations for how to evaluate pitchers for the Baseball Hall of Fame moving forward. - And show host Mark Simon explained why he's looking forward to two years from now, when he'll be casting votes for Chase Utley and Félix Hernández. Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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What We'll Remember With Center Fielder Kevin Kiermaier and Pebble Hunting's Sam Miller 45:03

منذ 24 weeks45:03

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We close out 2024 by asking two people what they'll remember. First we ask recently-retired (and new father) Kevin Kiermaier about the defensive plays he'll most remember from his career. He's the overall leader in Defensive Runs Saved by a center fielder. We also talked to Kevin about what it was like to play for the Dodgers and got a specific example on how their advance scouting paid off. Then we talked to baseball writer Sam Miller about the most memorable things from the 2024 season (spoiler alert: there's a lot of Shohei Ohtani). We also had a discussion about what gets remembered and what doesn't, and what the things we'll most remember about this year's potential Hall of Fame inductees will be. Click to see the 5 plays Kevin Kiermaier talked about Catch vs Wyatt Langford Throw-out of Brice Turang Catch vs Francisco Mejia Throw-out of Ronald Acuña Jr. HR robbery vs Manny Machado You can find Sam's articles online at pebblehunting.substack.com Finding the single memory that defines each baseball season 2024 edition Part 1 2024 edition Part 2 Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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Sean Smith On Inventing Baseball-Reference's WAR, His New Book "WAR in Pieces" 32:30

منذ 28 weeks32:30

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On this episode, Mark Simon takes a break from talking defense (mostly) by welcoming in Sean Smith. Sean, a former consultant for the Blue Jays, is the inventor of the WAR you see on Baseball-Reference.com and the author of the new book, War In Pieces , a documenting of how he put it together and an explanation of how it works. The book's chapters are short and not hard to understand, with lots of pertinent historical examples. Sean talked about the impact the stat has had within baseball, his perspective on WAR's usefulness in evaluating players, replacement level, win probability, the impact of Bill James on his work, and David Eckstein's justifiable 20-WAR career. For more of Sean's work, visit his website https://baseballprojection.com/ Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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Talking With Fielding Bible Award Winners Tanner Bibee and Matt Olson 18:50

منذ 31 weeks18:50

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We talked to so many Fielding Bible Award winners that we couldn't fit them all into one episode. On this episode we talked to Award winners Cleveland Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee and Braves first baseman Matt Olson. Bibee shared some of the keys to his success in holding baserunners (he allowed 6 stolen bases in 12 attempts but also had 4 pickoffs) and explained what it's like when a 105-MPH ground ball comes right back at you (watch Bibee pick off Shohei Ohtani HERE ) Olson went through some of his favorite plays in 2024 and discussed the preparation that goes into being so good at first base (watch the behind-the-back play Matt talked about - HERE ) Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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2024 Fielding Bible Award winners (with Riley Greene, Brenton Doyle, and Wilyer Abreu) 43:00

منذ 32 weeks43:00

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Thursday, Sports Info Solutions announced the winners of The 2024 Fielding Bible Awards. Each year since 2006 our voters have picked the best defensive player at each position. This year, we’ve added a Defensive Player of the Year award to the mix. Mark Simon ran through the winners and shared what makes them great defensive players. We also talked to Tigers left fielder Riley Greene , Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle and Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu about their seasons and one of our voters, Ben Clemens from FanGraphs, about his voting process. Ben's article about his vote- Part I & Part II Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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Standout Prospect Colby Thomas (A's) + The Season's Biggest Surprises 43:26

منذ 36 weeks43:26

43:26

On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by one of the top defensive players in the minor leagues, A's outfield prospect Colby Thomas , to talk about how he does what he does in the outfield. Mark also talked to Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post and Tyler Kepner of The Athletic for our 4th annual look at the surprises of the 2024 season. These included the Jose Iglesias, Ronel Blanco, Christopher Sánchez, as well as the Tigers, Guardians, and Blue Jays, plus others as well. Mark also coaxes a World Series winner pick out of both of them. Thank you for listening. Please check out Archive.FieldingBible.com for your defensive stats needs, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com. You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.…

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Mike Yastrzemski on His Love Of Defense + Brewers Broadcaster Vinny Rottino 44:26

منذ 38 weeks44:26

44:26

On this episode, host Mark Simon ( @markasimonsays ) is joined by Giants right fielder Mike Yastrzemski ( @mikeyaz18 ) and Brewers broadcaster Vinny Rottino ( @vinnyrottino ) for a pair of discussions on defensive excellence. Mark was also joined by his SIS colleague Noah Gatsik ( @iamthatnoah ). Mark and Mike talked about Yaz's love of defenses from his days as a little kid using the sofa to mimic an outfield fence to the challenges of playing Triples Alley at Oracle Park. Mike also talked about his open-mindedness to learning and how that helped him pick up Jung Hoo Lee's throwing technique. Mark and Vinny went through the Brewers' defensive studs, looking at what makes players like Brice Turang, Blake Perkins, Sal Frelick, and Joey Ortiz so good. Vinny also talked about his favorite jack-of-all-trades major leaguer. And then Mark and Noah talked about scouting and the lessons Noah picked up from a conversation with Barry Larkin and how he's never watched infield play the same way again. Be sure to check out "How Mike Yastrzemski owns the outfield" with Mike and Hunter Pence on the Giants YouTube page. Thank you for listening. Please check out Archive.FieldingBible.com for your defensive stats needs, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com .…

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Who's Your Favorite? (with Joe Sheehan) 32:30

منذ 40 weeks32:30

32:30

Taking a brief break from our usual player interviews as Mark Simon chats about baseball favorites with one of our favorite baseball writers, Joe Sheehan , whose baseball newsletter is a great read. We're not talking gambling favorites ... instead this was a fun discussion about favorite baseball stories this season, favorite 'out of nowheres,' favorite defensive teams to watch, favorite pitcher to watch who doesn't rank in the Top 10, favorite baseball development, and much more (including a lot on the Royals). Plus, Mark and his colleague Jordan Coleman chat about Brenton Doyle, Hunter Greene, the ABS challenge system, and the toughest problem to solve in sports. Thank you for listening. Please check out Archive.FieldingBible.com for your defensive stats needs, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball , and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com . You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com .…

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