FanGraphs Audio13 Aug 2021

FanGraphs Audio: Ryan Fitzgerald Has a Goal

Episode 935

This week on the podcast, we welcome a rising prospect with a story to tell before having an extended chat about the current baseball landscape.

To kick things off, David Laurila is joined by Ryan Fitzgerald, an infielder in the Red Sox organization. Fitzgerald shares his story of going from being undrafted to playing in the independent leagues to getting all the way to Triple-A. Now, he is on the precipice of attaining his dream of becoming a major leaguer. The pair discuss using technology to improve swing mechanics, intentionally hitting for power, and just how meaningful errors are as a defensive metric. Fitzgerald also shares what it was like to play behind Chris Sale and who is the best defender he’s played with this year. [2:40]
After that, Eric Longenhagen and Ben Clemens chat about their recent travels. Eric just returned from the Area Code Games in San Diego, where he got to see some great players from the 2022 draft, and he has a lot to share about the event and how it works. Meanwhile, Ben has been musing about teams that aren’t serious playoff contenders but still have questions to answer regarding the future. What will Cleveland do with their 40-man crunch? Can Abraham Toro play second base for the Mariners? And what are the Cardinals going to do next year? [19:59]

To purchase a FanGraphs membership for yourself or as a gift, click here.

To donate to FanGraphs and help us keep things running, click here.

Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @dhhiggins on Twitter.

You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things.

Audio after the jump. (Approximate 1 hour 4 minute play time.)

Source

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(1031)

FanGraphs Audio: Alex Coffey Reports From Phillies Camp

Episode 967 On this week’s show, David Laurila welcomes Alex Coffey, a sportswriter for The Philadelphia Inquirer covering the Philadelphia Phillies. David and Alex both attended Nick Castellanos’ sig...

25 Mar 202226min

FanGraphs Audio: Transaction Reactions With Eric Longenhagen and Ben Clemens

Episode 966 On this edition of FanGraphs Audio, our own Eric Longenhagen and Ben Clemens discuss some of the numerous signings and trades of the past week. Eric and Ben talk about the first sunburn of...

18 Mar 202249min

FanGraphs Audio: Jon Bois on Dave Stieb, Louis Head on Pitching

Episode 965 On this edition of FanGraphs Audio, we welcome a documentarian to talk about a Blue Jays legend before speaking to a major league right-hander who’s on a new team. To kick things off, Jay...

11 Mar 20221h 3min

FanGraphs Audio: John Perrotto Shares Pirates Stories

Episode 964 This week on the show, David Laurila welcomes long-time Pittsburgh scribe and former Baseball Prospectus colleague John Perrotto to the program. Perrotto has been covering baseball long en...

4 Mar 202243min

FanGraphs Audio: Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin Reflect on Prospects Week

Episode 963 On this episode, we review Prospects Week before traveling back to the 1960s with a guest. At the top of the show, lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen welcomes fellow evaluator Tess Ta...

25 Feb 20221h 3min

FanGraphs Audio: Adam Ottavino Talks Slider-Slinging

Episode 962 On this week’s episode, David Laurila welcomes veteran major league reliever Adam Ottavino to the program. Ottavino shares his thoughts on the lockout and spring training before the pair g...

18 Feb 202236min

FanGraphs Audio: Brian Garman Chats Pitching Development

Episode 961 This week on the show, David Laurila is joined by Brian Garman, pitching coach for the Dayton Dragons, High-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Garman shares the story of how visiting Driv...

11 Feb 202234min

FanGraphs Audio: Craig Albernaz on Coaching With the Giants

Episode 960 This week, we welcome a coach who is a big part of a remarkable big-league staff before a conversation about what some of us are working on and pondering lately. To kick things off, David...

4 Feb 20221h 9min