Category Archives: Baseball

The 5th Deck Podcast – S1E01 – No half measures

Title: The 5th Deck Podcast – S1E01 – No half measures
Date: February 2, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the first official edition of The 5th Deck Podcast, Jonah Keri and I discuss the Toronto Blue Jays’ approach to the offseason and their standing ahead of Spring Training.
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Coming Soon: The 5th Deck Podcast

Title: Coming Soon: The 5th Deck Podcast
Date: January 26, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In 2017, I’ll be hosting a weekly podcast at The Athletic called The 5th Deck Podcast. This first episode is a brief teaser announcing the podcast’s creation and briefly talking about Kendrys Morales.
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FNTSY Sports Network television appearance

Title: FNTSY Sports Network television appearance
Date: June 21, 2016
Original Source: FNTSY Sports Network
Synopsis: I made an appearance on FNTSY Sports Network to discuss some young potential waiver-wire pickups and some aging pitchers.

You can check out my earlier TV appearances here.

Fantasy Baseball Analyst at Rotographs

Title: Fantasy Baseball Analyst at Rotographs
Date: January 21, 2016
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: I’ve started back up at Rotographs on what’s close to a full-time basis. I’ll be contributing at least four pieces a week and, once the season starts, be manning the larger side of their Roto Riteup platoon, providing a for-your-coffee breakdown of the prior day’s baseball happenings.

There will probably be too much volume for me to re-post everything here, so make sure to check out my Rotographs archive, in addition to this site, where anything I write for the Fangraphs side will definitely still appear.

Riding the Waves of BABIP Variance with Chris Colabello

Title: Riding the Waves of BABIP Variance with Chris Colabello
Date: April 12, 2016
Original Source: Fangraphs
Synopsis: For my latest at Fangraphs, I spoke with Chris Colabello at spring training about the ups and downs of life as a high-variance hitter and how to keep faith in your process.
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ERIC THAMES WENT FROM QUAD-A SLUGGER TO KOREAN LEAGUE STAR. WHAT’S NEXT?

Title: ERIC THAMES WENT FROM QUAD-A SLUGGER TO KOREAN LEAGUE STAR. WHAT’S NEXT?
Date: April 12, 2016
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: I caught up with Eric Thames, former Blue Jays prospect and current king of the KBO league, to talk baseball, life in Korea, bad dating beats, and more.
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Big Contracts: Year One

Title: Big Contracts: Year One
Date: March 10, 2016
Original Source: Paul Sporer’s Starting Pitcher Guide
Synopsis: I contributed an essay to Paul Sporer’s excellent annual Starting Pitcher Guide for the 2016 fantasy baseball season, looking at how free agent pitchers perform in the first year of new contracts.
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Blue Jays’ Playing Time Battles: Hitters

Title: Blue Jays’ Playing Time Battles: Hitters
Date: January 21, 2016
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at playing time battles for the Toronto Blue Jays entering the 2016 season.
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22 years later, thoughts on the Blue Jays’ ALDS roster

Title: 22 years later, thoughts on the Blue Jays’ ALDS roster
Date: October 4, 2015
Synopsis: This article broke down the three primary decisions facing the Toronto Blue Jays for their playoff (!!) roster.
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Mark Buehrle deserved start, deserved a better ending

Title: Mark Buehrle deserved start, deserved a better ending
Date: October 4, 2015
Synopsis: This article shed a tear for Mark Buehrle following his final start as a Blue Jay, 1.1 innings shy of a major milestone.
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