Baseball HQ Radio

It's a two-part end of season roundtable edition... In Part One (2:25), Todd Zola, Ray Murphy and PD talk about 2025... The big stories in real baseball and fantasy baseball... End of season awards... Biggest bargains and busts... And a discussion of who should and who will be the hotly debated AL MVP· Then in Part 2 (49:25), Todd, Ray and PD look ahead to 2026, including stories to watch in the offseason and spring training... Hitters and pitchers outside the top rounds who could deliver top-round value... Hitters and pitchers inside the early rounds who will not return value ... Predictions of 2026 Fantasy Cy Young and 2026 Fantasy MVH... And where Cal Raleigh should and will be drafted next season... Plus we·ll get a FPAZ update... Runs 1:39:25

Show No. 35 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries... First, PD talks with Ariel Cohen, of the ATC projection/valuation systems and the Beat the Shift podcast (2:50), discussing when and how he will update his ATC projections this offseason and his recent baseball trip to Toronto... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (31:00), Ray looks hitters including TOR SS Bo Bichette and TOR RHSP Trey Yesavage... And in NL News (0:55:49), Ray looks at STL 1B Willson Contreras and MIL LHSP Jose Quintana, plus a FPAZ update... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:14:20), PD and Ariel Cohen discuss 2025 in review·the big stories, the breakouts and breakdowns, where Cal Raleigh should be drafted next season, and some Boons and Banes for 2026... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Frequent Flyer (1:43:25), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at DET SS Kevin McGonigle... and in his Extra Innings comment (1:46:55), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt rollsthe 2025 credits... Runs 2:01:45

Show No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a two-part guest expert interview with Justin Mason, of Rotographs and the Sleeper & The Bust podcast, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries... First, in Part 1 of the expert interview (3:10), PD and Justin discuss players in his most recent Roto Riteup at Rotographs, including SF OF Drew Gilbert and CHW RHSP Davis Martin, and his year-long tracking of his regular streaming SP recommendations... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (39:00), Ray looks hitters including TOR OF Daulton Varsho and pitchers including MIN RHSP Pablo Lopez... And in NL News (1:00:15), Ray looks at hitters including ATL OF Ronald Acuna and pitchers including MIA RHSP Edward Cabrera... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:15:15), PD and Justin Mason discuss some draft selections in the first 11 rounds of the way-too-early Meatball draft, including hitters like BOS OF Roman Anthony in the third and TOR C Alejandro Kirk in the ninth... and pitchers like Cristopher Sanchez in the 3rd and Ryan Pepiot in the 10th (and no pitchers in the second)... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:57:00), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at six more top prospects, including NYM RHP Brandon Sproat, KC C Carter Jensen and ATL RHP JR Ritchie... and in the Frequent Flyer (2:03:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at LA OF Kendall George... Runs 2:09:30

Show No. 33 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries... First, PD talks with Derek Van Riper, host of the Rates & Barrels pod and a writer at The Athletic (3:00), discussing the way-too-early Meatball Draft, and hitters in the news including SEA C Cal Raleigh and LAA SS Zach Neto... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (44:15), Ray looks at hitters including TEX 2B Marcus Semien and pitchers including MIN RHSPs Mick Abel and Taj Bradley... And in NL News (1:06:08), Ray looks at hitters including SF OF Luis Matos and pitchers including MIL RHRP Abner Uribe... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:28:25), PD and DVR discuss pitchers in the headlines, including Spencer Strider and Shane Bieber, as well as pitchers who force hitters into bad swing decisions... Plus Derek has some RoS Boons and Banes... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:57:40), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at six prospects including NYM RHSP Jonah Tong, CHW OF Braden Montgomery and WAS RHSP Jarlin Susana...... in the Frequent Flyer (2:02:35), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at STL MI JJ Wetherholt... and in his Extra Innings comment (2:05:55), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses Cal Raleigh's truly historical season... Runs 2:14:50

Show No. 32 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries... First, PD talks with Jeff Zimmerman, of Rotographs and The Process fantasy baseball manual (3:55), discussing an ethical question about a fantasy manager trying to improve a playoff head-to-head matchup by deliberately losing the last regular-season matchup... and the guys discuss hitters who came up in Jeff's recent Rotographs chat, including TEX OF Adolis Garcia, HOU OF Jesus Sanchez and MIA OF Jakob Marsee... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (38:05), Ray looks hitters including MIN OF Matt Wallner and Angels LHSP Yusei Kikuchi... And in NL News (1:05:31), Ray looks at ATL OF Michael Harris II and closers Victor Vodnik of COL and Calvin Faucher of MIA, plus an update on FPAZ... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:23:45), PD and Jeff Zimmerman discuss chat questions about pitchers, including SD RHSP Yu Darvish, PIT RHP Bubba Chandler and ATL RHSP Hurston Waldrep, as well as thoughts on bourbon whiskey, having a swim at a very unusual location, a quick round of "ballplayer or member of the US House of Representatives," and some RoS Boons and Banes... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... in the Frequent Flyer (2:20:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BAL OF Dylan Beavers... and in his Extra Innings comment (2:23:30), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses Realignment... Runs 2:32:35

Show No. 31 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries... First, PD talks with Fred Zinkie, of Yahoo! Sports (3:40), discussing managing multiple fantasy teams in a season; streaming pitchers like RHSP Cade Horton of CHC and LHSP Bailey Falter, now of KC; and potential pickups including COL SS Warming Bernabel and CHW SS Colson Montgomery... Then, PD has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (50:20), he looks at hitters including TAM 3B Junior Caminero and HOU RHRP Bryan Abreu... And in NL News (1:01:42), PD looks at MIL C William Contreras and MIA RHSP Edward Cabrera... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:12:20), PD and Fred Zinkie discuss trading for the stretch: sell-highs including ATH 1B Nick Kurtz (!) and KC RHSP Seth Lugo, and buy-lows including PHI LHSP Jesus Luzardo and CIN RHSP Hunter Greene... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:48:45), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at six top prospects, including CHC OF Owen Caissie, NYM RHSP Nolan McLean and PIT SS Konnor Griffin... And in the Frequent Flyer (1:54:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at CLE 2B Travis Bazzana... Runs 2:00:20

Show No. 30 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries... First, PD talks with James Anderson, of prospects director at Rotowire (3:15), discussing hitting prospects traded at the deadline, including ATH SS Leo De Vries, STL 3B Jesus Baez, and ARI 1B Tyler Locklear... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (42:05), Ray looks hitters including DET OF Riley Greene and bullpen upheaval for the NYY... And in NL News (1:13:00), Ray looks at the surprising resurgence of MIL 1B Andrew Vaughn and the short tenures of two starting pitchers traded at the deadline... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:22:25), PD and James Anderson discuss pitching prospects traded at the deadline, including CLE RHP Khai Stephen, MIN RHP Mick Abel and BAL RHP Wellington Aracena... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:53:25), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at six top prospects, including SF 1B Bryce Eldridge, CHC C Moises Ballesteros and BAL C/1B Sam Basallo... In the Frequent Flyer (1:58:30), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BOS RHSP David Sandlin... and in his Extra Innings comment (2:01:50), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses a chance to watch our Jackie Robinson moment... Runs 2:10:30

Show No. 29 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries... First, PD talks with Paul Sporer, of Rotographs and the Sleeper and the Bust pod (3:30), discussing Emmanuel Clasé's 'non-disciplinary paid leave,' and trades a few days before the deadline frenzy... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (42:15), Ray looks hitters including last minute trades, including HOU getting MIA OF Jesus Sanchez, the Yankees loading up on bullpen arms, and CHW OF Luis Robert Jr. going... nowhere!... And in NL News (1:13:10), Ray looks at last minute trades, including get the Cubs filling specific needs like getting SP Michael Soroka from WAS, the Mets getting Ryan Helsley from STL and two other established bullpen arms, and the Padres adding a starting DH in Ryan O'Hearn, a starting catcher in Freddy Fermin, and a dominant reliever in Mason Miller... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:35:05), PD and Paul Sporer discuss questions from Paul's recent chat at Fangraphs, including whether to bench Mookie Betts and whom to choose between SPs Zebby Matthews and Troy Melton, plus a take on Bryce Harper and the MLB labor situation, and Paul's boons and banes for the RoS... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (2:31:00), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at top prospects traded at the deadline, including MIN C Eduardo Tait, ATH SS Leo DeVries and ARI SP Kohl Drake... in the Frequent Flyer (2:38:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at BOS #8 prospect, OF Jhostynxon Garcia... and in his Extra Innings comment (2:41:35), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt wraps up trading season with a trade deadline quiz... Runs 2:49:30

Show No. 28 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Greg Jewett, of BaseballHQ Lineups Outlook, CloserMonkey.com (3:30), discussing Closer news including Tanner Scott, and David Bednar, and some save stashes for the deadline and RoS... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (34:15), Ray looks hitters including newly traded SEA 1B Josh Naylor and not traded RHSP Reese Olson... And in NL News (57:48), Ray looks at ARI 2B Ketel Marte and newly signed PHI RHRP David Robertson... ... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:17:00), PD and Greg Jewett discuss teams who are bullpen buyers and sellers at the deadline, and the relievers whose roles might be affected when the trade winds hit their teams... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:57:25), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at 10 prospects who are candidates to be traded at the deadline, including NYY OF Spencer Jones, NYM RHP Jonah Tong and SEA C Harry Ford...... in the Frequent Flyer (2:04:30), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at CHC OF Owen Caissie... and in his Extra Innings comment (2:07:50), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses deals that happened after our production deadline on Friday afternoon... Runs 2:17:55

Show No. 27 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries... First, PD talks with Sara Sanchez, of BaseballHQ and the Bleed Cubbie Blue blog (3:25), discussing the kid who went over the fence to rob Junior Caminero of a tater in the home run derby, the derby itself and the all-star game, including the ABS challenge system... plus there's a discussion of Sara's coverage of the NL Central in PTTomorrow... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In AL News (31:10), Ray looks at players including BOS SS Trevor Story and TAM RHSP Shane Baz... And in NL News (1:00:22), Ray looks at CHC OF/DH Seiya Suzuki and CHC LHSP Matt Boyd and others... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:16:25), PD and Sara Sanchez talk about MLB omitting a key part of Vin Scully's famous call of Henry Aaron's 715th and about Pete Crow-Armstrong's historical defensive prowess, and Sara has a quick Cubs trivia game and her Boons and Banes for the RoS... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:54:10), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at likely fast movers from the 2025 draft, including SEA LHP Kade Anderson and MIA SS/3B Aiva Arquette... and in the Frequent Flyer (2:00:35), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at NYM RHSP Brandon Sproat... Runs 2:06:55

Show No. 26 is a Tuesday Special Roundtable Edition featuring guest experts Todd Zola, of Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM and Joe Orrico, from fangraphs and fantasy pros (1:45), discussing who saw Cal Raleigh coming, and what we see coming for Cal Raleigh... And some trade speculation for the coming deadline... In Part 2 of our roundtable (23:25), Joe, Todd and PD discuss player awards for the first 60%... and special roundtable edition Boons and Banes!... Runs 1:05:10

Show No. 25 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Joe Orrico (2:50), of fangraphs.com, fantasypros.com, the Sleeper and the Bust podcast, and the host of his own pod, the '90 Feet From Home' fantasy baseball podcast, discussing a deep dive into his FAAB acquisition of KC slugger Jac Caglianone...Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (36:00), Ray looks at HOU SS Jeremy Pena, the MIN rotation, and other AL newsmakers... And in NL News (58:35), Ray looks at LA 2B Hyeseong Kim, PHI LHSP Cristopher Sanchéz and other names in the news...In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:19:00), PD and Joe Orrico discuss tout comments on pitchers including BAL RHSP Charlie Morton and LA LHP Justin Wrobelski, and hitters including MIL IF/OF Isaac Collins and LA all-rounder Mookie Betts...And we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (2:02:25), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at five top prospects, including MIA C Joe Mack, CHC OF Kevin Alcantara and SEA OF Lazaro Montes, plus a look ahead to the upcoming MLB Draft... in the Frequent Flyer (2:07:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at CHW SS Colson Montgomery... and in his Extra Innings comment (2:10:30), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses Baseball on the Fourth of July!... Runs 2:24:35

Show No. 24 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Ariel Cohen, of the ATC projection/valuation systems, the Beat the Shift podcast and Rotoballers (3:25), discussing his fantasy baseball (and softball) seasons so far, a two-for-one trade he made to acquire Dodgers SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto and questions about player valuations... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In AL News (42:35), Ray looks at LA SS Zach Neto and TOR RHSP Max Scherzer... And in NL News (42:35), Ray looks at SD 1B Luis Arraez and ATL RHSP Bryce Elder... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:06:30), PD and Ariel Cohen discuss buying, selling or holding a dozen players having unusual 2025 seasons, including TOR closer Jeff Hoffman, ATH OF Denzel Clarke, and boring veteran linchpin PIT OF Bryan Reynolds... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:58:35), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at top prospects including STL SS JJ Wetherholt and CHC OF Owen Caissie... And in the Frequent Flyer (2:03:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at Trey Yesavage... Runs 2:09:10

Show No. 22 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Scott Pianowski, of Yahoo! Sports (2:25), discussing three hot hitters and three hot pitchers to pickup, and would you trade Shohei?...Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In AL News (42:45), Ray looks hitters including BAL 3B Jordan Westburg and BOS RHSP Brayan Bello... And in NL News (1:09:45), Ray looks at Reds 3B Noelvi Marte and MIL RHSP Jacob Misiorowski...In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:32:45), PD and Scott Pianowski discuss 12 fantasy MVPs of the year so far, Roman Anthony's callup, his boons and banes, and some obligatory NHL chat... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (2:20:30), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at six prospects including BAL C Sam Basallo and CIN RHP Chase Burns... And in the Frequent Flyer (2:25:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at SF RHRP Randy Rodriguez...Show runs 2:32:00

Show No. 21 is a Friday News and Comment Edition featuring our weekly player news review with Ray Murphy... In the AL News (2:10), Ray looks hitters including KC INF Maikel Garcia and MIN SP Pablo Lopez... And in NL News (29:10), Ray looks at Mets 3B Mark Vientos and STL SP Michael McGreevy... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (49:10), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at DET C Josue Briceno and WAS 3B Brady House...In the Frequent Flyer (53:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at COL RHRP Seth Halvorsen... And in his Extra Innings comment (56:55), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses hope for the White Sox fans·in six to 10 years... Runs 1:05:00

Show No. 19 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with Nate Schwartz, of PitcherList.com (3:10), discussing the new Statcast bat-path metrics, ATH OF Lawrence Butler and why pitchers aren't sufficiently terrorized by Aaron Judge... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (35:35), Ray looks hitters including Giancarlo Stanton and Tyler Mahle... And in NL News (0:54:59), Ray looks at James Wood and Camilo Doval... ... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:14:10), PD and Nate Schwartz discuss in-depth about Ryan Pepiot's tinkering, plus Nate will have some boons and banes for the RoS... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:40:30), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at six prospects including PIT SP Bubba Chandler, KC 1B/OF Jac Caglianone and TOR SS Arjun Nimmala... In the Frequent Flyer (1:45:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at PHI OF Justin Crawford... and in his Extra Innings comment (1:50:10), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses league averages for some of those Statcast metrics, and announces Mr. Average SP for 2025!... Runs 1:58:00

Show No. 17 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary...First, PD talks with Todd Zola, of Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire and SiriusXM (2:55), discussing his process for creating RoS projections and weekly top-player lists... Then, Ray Murphy has our player news review... In the AL News (58:30), Ray looks at hitters including BAL 3B Ramon Urias and TEX RHSP Tyler Mahle... And in NL News (1:16:38), Ray looks at ATL OF Ronald Acuna Jr. and ARI RHSP Merrill Kelly... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:30:50), PD and Todd Zola discuss the level of proof needed for sound roster moves, plus his Boons and Banes... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:56:45), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at SEA C Harry Ford, CHW OF Brayden Montgomery, and CIN SP Chase Burns... in the Frequent Flyer (2:02:25), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at PHI 3B Otto Kemp... and in his Extra Innings comment (2:05:25), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses his soft spot for the DET Tigers... Runs 2:15:10

Show No. 16 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentary... First, PD talks with BaseballHQ Bullpens analyst Doug Dennis (2:20), discussing his recent column about the saves leaderboard, and the saves leaders whose skills match their saves totals·or don't... Then, Ray Murphy has player news... In AL News (28:10), Ray looks at players including Yoan Moncada and Gunnar Hoglund... And in NL News (1:03:46), Ray looks at such players as Carson Kelly and Jesus Luzardo... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:34:35), PD and Doug Dennis discuss Doug·s holds and K-bb% leaderboards, and which leaders' skills might put them in line to get those closer roles... Finally, we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (2:01:00), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at top prospects including ARI SS Jordan Lawlar, CHC C Moises Ballesteros and COL OF Charlie Condon... in the Frequent Flyer (2:04:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at CHC RHSP Cade Horton... and in his Extra Innings comment (2:08:15), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses a great moment in baseball history... Runs 2:15:10

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 overanalyzing slow starts, plus we'll throw in a few short snapper player comments... Then, Joe Orrico pinch-hits for Ray Murphy with our weekly player news...In AL News (47:40), Joe looks at players including Reid Detmers and Byron Buxton... And in NL News (1:00:40), Joe covers players including Bailey Falter and Mickey Moniak... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:13:05), PD and Mike Gianella discuss using seasonal dynamics in managing closer and relief pitching, and Mike has some Boons and Banes... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:28:55), Rob Gordon looks at five prospects, including CHW OF Braden Montgomery and CHC SP Cade Horton... And in the Frequent Flyer (1:33:50), Alex Beckey looks at MIN OF Carson McCusker... Runs 1:39:50

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 the great debate about whether a kid is better off being afraid of rabies or alien abduction... Then, Ray Murphy has player news...In AL News (37:50), Ray looks hitters including ATH breakout Tyler Soderstrom and the Royals' bullpen... And in NL News (56:05), Ray looks at ARI breakout Geraldo Perdomo and CIN RHSP Hunter Greene... In Part 2 of our expert interview, PD and Frank Stampfl (1:09:50) discuss batters they talked about on Fantasy Baseball Today, including Kam Misner, Mookie Betts, Tyler Soderstrom, and Matt Shaw... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Frequent Flyer (1:35:10), Alex Beckey looks at ATH 1B Nick Kurtz... and in his Extra Innings comment (1:38:35), Patrick Davitt discusses unfamiliar names on the batting leaderboards... Runs 1:47:10