August 1, 2009: Trade Deadline edition (Ray Murphy)

August 1, 2009
Show #27 of 2009 features Baseball HQ.com Managing Editor and “Speculator” columnist Ray Murphy, talking about the MLB deadline trades ... Harold Nichols analyzes the NL trades, and Market Pulse columnist Matt Beagle talks AL trades in our regular Market Watch segments ... In our “Skills Monitor” segment, Brandon Kruse discusses Matt Wieters, Clayton Kershaw and two other players whose performance is at odds with their skill metrics ... minor leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at the prospects who moved at the deadline ... and show host Patrick Davitt pinch-hits for Ron Shandler, discussing “Things we never would have said a year ago,” in the “Master Notes” segment... Runs 57:00

July 25, 2009: Rick "Dr. HQ" Wilton

July 25, 2009
Show #26 of 2009 features Baseball HQ.com’s “Dr. HQ,” Rick Wilton, talking about player injuries and answering questions from the HQ Subscriber Forums ... Harold Nichols discusses NL player news and Matt Beagle talks the AL in their regular “Market Watch” segments ... Brandon Kruse discusses Delwyn Young, John Smoltz and two other players whose performance is at odds with their skill metrics in our “Skills Monitor” segment ... Rob Gordon looks at White Sox catching prospect Tyler Flowers in our regular “Minor League Minute” and HQ editor Ron Shandler talks about free agent considerations at the deadline in his weekly “Master Notes” ... Runs 52:50

July 18, 2009: Todd Zola on dump trading

July 18, 2009
Show #25 of 2009 features Mastersball.com fantasy expert Todd Zola, talking about dump trading—how to do it, and what rules work best to govern it ... Harold Nichols analyzes the NL, and Market Pulse columnist Matt Beagle talks AL in our regular Market Watch segments ... In our “Skills Monitor” segment, Brandon Kruse discusses Jeff Niemann, Jimmy Rollins and two other players whose performance is at odds with their skill metrics ... and minor leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at Houston catching prospect Jason Castro ... Runs 52:00

July 11, 2009: Our Fantasy All-Star team picks

July 11, 2009
Show #24 of 2009 features Baseball HQ.com analysts Harold Nichols (NL) and Market Pulse columnist Matt Beagle (AL) discussing their picks for the 2009 Fantasy Baseball All-Star teams ... Nichols and Beagle also have their regular “Market Watch” segments ... and Brandon Kruse discusses David Wright, Derek Holland and two other players whose performance is at odds with their skill metrics in our “Skills Monitor” segment ... (Rob Gordon and Ron Shandler are on the Reserve List this week) ... Runs 44:40

July 4, 2009: HQ Researcher Bill Macey

July 4, 2009
Show #23 of 2009 features BaseballHQ.com researcher Bill Macey, talking about how power production translates from the minors to the majors, and how bunts affect Expected Batting Average ... Harold Nichols analyzes the NL, and Market Pulse columnist Matt Beagle talks AL in our regular Market Watch segments ... In our “Skills Monitor” segment, Brandon Kruse discusses Ricky Nolasco, Carl Crawford and two other players whose performance is at odds with their skill metrics ... Minor leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at Cincinnati OF prospect Chris Heisey ... and in his “Master Notes” segment, Ron Shandler discusses the inevitable shifts in breakout-player value in the second half of the year ... Runs 53:10