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Show No. 3 is a Friday Full Edition, featuring interviews with Ariel Cohen, the ATC projection/valuation systems Fangraphs and the Beat the Shift podcast ... and Ryan Bloomfield, Speculator columnist and analyst at BHQ.com... In our first expert interview (2:20), Ariel and PD discuss Ariel's drafts so far, how he manages the ATC projections system, what fantasy managers do wrong with projections, how he generates dollar values for auction-style drafts, and his boons and banes ... In the second expert interview (2:09:10), Ryan and PD discuss Ryan's LABR-Mixed draft this week, Speculating about 2025's ADP Risers, and "Recency Bias Rebounds for 2024" ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (1:16:50) and the NL (1:45:00) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:57:10), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at spring training prospects to watch ... And in the Frequent Flyer (3:00:50), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at NYY C Austin Wells ... Runs 3:07:15

Show No. 2 is our first Two-Tout Tuesday Edition of 2024, featuring interviews with Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire, and SiriusXM, and Brant Chesser of BaseballHQ.com... In our first expert interview (1:50), Todd and PD discuss why he took Kyle Tucker second overall in a recent draft, the effects on pitchers when they change divisions, whether hitter K rates are projectable, and his Boons and Banes ... And in the second expert interview (59:35), Brant and PD discuss how he analyzes the players in his Arsenal Report and Facts and Flukes coverage at BaseballHQ.com ... Runs 1:24:50

Show No. 1 is a Friday Full Edition featuring interviews with Gene McCaffrey, fantasy baseball writer at The Athletic, and Brent Hershey, co-GM, BaseballHQ.com... in our first expert interview (2:15), Gene and PD discuss some of the hitters he'll be featuring in his columns at The Athletic, including Yainer Diaz, Vlad Guerrero, Zach Gelof, Francisco Lindor, Gunnar Henderson, and Riley Greene ... and in the second expert interview (1:59:10), Brent and PD discuss the new BaseballHQ website and prospects being taken in drafts this season, like Wyatt Langford, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ricky Tiedemann, Dylan Crews, and Kyle Manzardo ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (1:08:35) and the NL (1:40:15) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:56:20), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at HOU 3B Zach Dezenzo ... Runs 3:03:15

In our annual end-of-season roundtable, PD is joined by Todd Zola, from Mastersball, ESPN, SiriusXM and Rotowire and Ray Murphy, the co-GM, projections meister, analyst and writer at BaseballHQ.com. In Part 1 (0:50), PD, Todd and Ray have their top stories from the year for MLB and fantasy, and key takeaways for 2024... In Part 2 (25:40), they look at the top (and bottom) fantasy players from 2023... and in Part 3 (48:40), they have some Boons and Banes for 2024 ... Runs 1:21:40

Show No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Gene McCaffrey of the Wise Guy of fantasy baseball and a columnist at The Athletic... in Part 1 (2:05), Gene and PD discuss items in the news and SPs for 2024 ... and in Part 2 (1:34:40), Gene and PD discuss post-hype hitters, the 2024 catcher scene, his Boons and Banes for 2024, and a couple of cool music acts, including a young female singer who has just the most amazing voice... (there are a couple of tunes in a Coda segment after the main show; starts at 2:26:10) ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (46:40) and the NL (1:10:00) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:12:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIL LHSP Robert Gasser ... And in Extra Innings (2:16:00), PD looks at the end of another HQ Radio season ... Runs 2:26:15 (2:34:55 with Coda)

Show No. 33 is a Friday Full Edition talkin' prospects with Eric Longenhagen, lead prospect analyst at Fangraphs... in Part 1 (2:35), Eric and PD discuss which organizations improved between the draft and the deadline, and why teams are pushing young prospects aggressively ... and in Part 2 (1:31:55), Eric and PD discuss which prospects might and might not be called up in September, and some prospect Boons and Banes for 2024 ... In the player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (45:35) and the NL (1:13:30) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:11:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at Yankees OF callup Jasson Dominguez ... And in Extra Innings (2:14:35), PD looks at listens to how it's gone for veteran 1B Carlos Santana ... Runs 2:23:10

Show No. 32 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Nick Pollack of PitcherList.com... in Part 1 (2:40), Nick and PD discuss the tools at PitcherList.com, especially their " Pitch Level Value" metric ... and in Part 2 (1:54:10), Nick and PD discuss Nick's weekly top-100 SPs, with a special focus on young starters like George Kirby, Bryce Miller, Bobby Miller, and Grayson Rodriguez ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (1:03:10) and the NL (1:30:20) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:30:55), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at TAM OF/SS Chandler Simpson ... And in a combined MLM and Extra Innings (2:34:15), BHQ Minor Leagues analyst Rob Gordon and PD talk about the recent spate of prospects being very quickly elevated to Double-A ... Runs 2:59:50

Show No. 31 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Paul Sporer of Fangraphs, the Sleeper and the Bust podcast... in Part 1 (3:20), Paul and PD discuss start-sit decisions for pitchers, drafting "name" closers, and analyzing pitchers with big 1H-2H xFIP changes ... and in Part 2 (1:50:10), Paul and PD discuss 2H hitters, hold or fold on struggling starters, and some RoS Boons & Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (1:05) and the NL (1:23:55) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:37:25), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at updates on STL SS Masyn Winn and DET IF Colt Keith ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:40:35), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at SD C Ethan Salas ... And in Extra Innings (2:43:50), PD looks at the remarkable resurgence of Lance Lynn in LA ... Runs 2:51:40

Show No. 30 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Ariel Cohen of Rotographs, the Beat the Shift podcast, and the ATC player projection and valuation systems... in Part 1 (2:45), Ariel and PD discuss rest-of-season player projections and how to use them to work the categories ... and in Part 2 (51:20), Ariel and PD discuss setting lineups effectively, performing player analysis, and Ariel·s RoS Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD discusses hitter and pitcher news from the AL (34:55) and the NL (44:30) ... In the Minor League Minute (1:23:20), PD looks into BAL catching prospect Samuel Basallo... And in the Frequent Flyer (1:26:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIL RHRP Abner Uribe ... Runs 1:33:00

Show No. 29 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Todd Zola of Mastersball, ESPN, Rotowire, SiriusXM... in Part 1 (2:35), Todd and PD discuss CIN LHP Andrew Abbott and major-league equivalents, and the biases that can affect us as we assess players for our rosters ... and in Part 2 (1:46:30), Todd and PD discuss the trades on Monday and Tuesday of this week, including cross-league trades affecting the fantasy value of pitchers like Justin Verlander and Paul Sewald and hitters like Josh Bell and Jace Peterson, and then we look at same-league trades affecting such pitchers as Aaron Civale and Andrew Chafin, and hitters like Ji-Man Choi and Jeimer Candelario ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (41:00) and the NL (1:16:45) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:56:45), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at NYM 2B Ronny Mauricio ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:59:05), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at STL 1B Luken Baker ... And in Extra Innings (3:02:20), PD looks at Saying 'no thanks' to LA ... Runs 3:11:30

Show No. 28 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Jason Collette of Rotowire and the Sleeper and the Bust podcast ... in Part 1 (2:35), Jason and PD discuss his fine fantasy season, and his research into whether rising statistical tides lift all players' boats ... and in Part 2 (1:29:35), Jason and PD discuss how some of his pre-season bold predictions turned out, including Mitch Keller, Michael Harris, Carlos Estevez, and various Lowes and Garretts, plus a brief digression into curling, and Jason·s Boons and Banes ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Kris Olson discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (40:35) and the NL (1:11:10) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:11:30), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at STL SS Masyn Winn ... And in the Frequent Flyer (2:14:15), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at SEA RHRP Prelander Berroa ... Runs 2:20:30

Show No. 27 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with fantasy baseball researcher Rob McCabe, who specializes in FAAB analysis... in Part 1 (3:15), Rob and PD discuss monitoring the volatility and movement in the overall standings in NFBC leagues ... and in Part 2 (1:45:35), Rob and PD discuss his FAAB research, including strategies, 'churning and burning', FAAB Efficiency, and bang for the FAAB buck ... In the Market Watch player news report, Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com and PD discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (28:50) and the NL (59:45) ... In the Minor League Minute (2:14:25), BaseballHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at BAL OF Heston Kjerstad ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:17:00), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at PHI 3B Weston Wilson ... And in Extra Innings (2:20:25), PD looks at comparing pitchers' actual ERAs with five of their ERA estimators ... Runs 2:29:55