Welcome to the Post Winter Storm Edition! Jose returns after fighting off the Texas Ice Storm for a scintillating interview with the co-authors of "The Stats Game: A Deep Dive Into Sports Analytics in The Modern Era"!
The guys to give Jose an "Analytics For Dummies" Course. They explain the pillars of baseball analytics, breakdown statistical analysis covered in their book, coding in baseball, and The World Series Blake Snell Decision! Stick Around, though, because Andrew and Jose return on the back-half of the podcast to talk about all the latest breaking news across the Major League Baseball Landscape including; Fernando Tatis Jr.'s Pay-Day, A Seattle Mariners Exec sticking his foot in his mouth, and Spring Training Power Rankings!
Timestamps:
Riverdale!
(2:20-3:30)
Writing a Book While in High School
(3:45- 6:00)
Coding in Baseball (6:48-9:30)
The Pillars of Baseball Analytics (9:34-14:20)
xWOBA & WAR Baselines
(14:28-17:20)
Analytical Cases:
Derek Jeter’s Defense,
(17:20- 23:16)
Pedro Martinez The Goat
(23:17-25:55)
The Blake Snell Decision
(26:45-32:33)
Extra inning situations
(32:40- 36:11)
Speed Round Nonsense
(36:20- 40:20)
Are the Numbers too much?
(40:30-42:35)
Andrew and Jose Baseball News Introduction:
42:57
Bruins Flyers Lake Tahoe laughs
(43:44- 44:56)
Fernando Tatis Jr. Extension
(45:00-48:25)
Seattle Mariners President Resigns
(48:26-56:50)
Where has Major League Baseball been with Discipline?
(56:50-1:00:25)
Spring Training Is Here/MLB Power Rankings Reactions
(1:01:03-1:14:34)
Free Agent Signing Prediction
(1:14:40- 1:17:07)