March 6: Three new guys

March 6, 2010
Show #4 of 2010 features “Three of the New Guys”: new Baseball HQ.com Rotisserie writers Matt Cederholm and Pat DiCaprio and minor-league analyst Randy Appel... In our League Watch segments, Harold Nichols discusses NL news and Matt Beagle talks the AL ... Rob Gordon looks at Cuban super-prospect Aroldis Chapman, a Reds LHP, in our regular Minor League Minute ... Beagle has his weekly Market Pulse segment, talking about using the Pulse information in conjunction with “Total Control Drafting” ... and in his Master Notes segment, BaseballHQ.com Editor Ron Shandler has a suggestion to “expand the player pool for deep leagues” ... Runs 52:10

Feb. 27: The Great Catcher Debate

February 27, 2010
Show #3 of 2010 features a “Great Debate” from the First Pitch Arizona Baseball HQ Seminars in November. Jeff Erickson of RotoWire.com and Tristan Cockroft of ESPN debate the wisdom of grabbing premium catchers ... In the League Watch segments, Harold Nichols discusses NL news and Matt Beagle talks the AL ... Rob Gordon profiles Marlins 1B prospect Logan Morrison in our regular Minor League Minute ... Beagle discusses mis-valued pitching categories in the Market Pulse segment ... and BaseballHQ.com editor Ron Shandler talks about 2010 players who fit “The Crawford Scenario” in his Master Notes... Runs 54:10

Feb. 20, 2010: Ray Murphy

February 20, 2010
Show #2 of 2010 features Baseball HQ.com Managing Editor Ray Murphy, discussing his fourth-place finish in the 2009 NFBC, the HQ Straight Draft Guide, more new features at the HQ site, and his “Speculator” column ... In our League Watch segments, Harold Nichols discusses NL news and Matt Beagle talks the AL ... Rob Gordon looks at Detroit OF prospect Austin Jackson in our regular Minor League Minute ... Beagle has his weekly Market Pulse segment, talking about stat categories that the fantasy world over- and undervalue ... and in his Master Notes segment, Shandler asks if we can get rid of the DH-only rule for players who haven’t got enough GP anywhere else ... Runs 50:40

Feb. 12, 2010: Ron Shandler

February 13, 2010
Show #1 of 2010 features an interview with Baseball HQ.com founder and editor Ron Shandler, discussing the leagues he plays (including the NFBC for the first time), the new “Mayberry Method” of payer management, new features at the HQ website, and this year’s “First Pitch Forums" ... Harold Nichols discusses NL player news and Matt Beagle talks the AL in their regular League Watch segments ... Host Patrick Davitt introduces a new “Baseball History” trivia feature ... Rob Gordon looks at Chicago Cubs shortstop prospect Starlin Castro in our regular “Minor League Minute” ... Beagle introduces his new weekly Market Pulse segment ... and Shandler talks about the difference between keeper and redraft leagues in his Master Notes segment ... Runs 1:00:15

Aug. 29: First Pitch Arizona Preview

August 29, 2009
Show #30 of 2009 is our annual First Pitch Arizona Preview, with FPAZ participants discussing the event. Guest include ”Dr. HQ,” Rick Wilton, CreativeSports’ Lawr Michaels, Mastersball.com’s Todd Zola, fantasypros911.com’s Lenny Melnick, as well as “regular Joes” who have been attending FPAZ for various lengths of time ... Also, HQ minor leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at some of the top prospects scheduled to play in the Arizona Fall League, and focuses on first pick Stephen Strasburg, who will pitch in the league ... Runs 46:45

Aug. 15: RotoWire's Jeff Erickson

August 15, 2009
Show #29 of 2009 features Jeff Erickson of RotoWire, talking about managing your squad down the stretch ... Harold Nichols discusses NL player news and Matt Beagle talks the AL in their regular “Market Watch” segments ... Brandon Kruse discusses Luke Hochevar, Tony Gwynn, Jr. and two other players whose performance is at odds with their skill metrics in our “Skills Monitor” segment ... Rob Gordon looks at Tampa lefthanded pitching prospect Matt Moore in our regular “Minor League Minute” ... and HQ editor Ron Shandler talks about the five top players for 2010 ... Runs 1:02:00

Aug. 8: "Baseball Professor" Andy Andres

August 8, 2009
Show #28 of 2009 features Baseball HQ.com team analyst and “Baseball Professor” Andy Andres, talking about his historical Sim league (with opponents including new SI columnist Joe Posnanski and sabermetrics legend Bill James, as well as some players to watch down the stretch ... Harold Nichols analyzes NL news and Market Pulse columnist Matt Beagle talks AL in our regular Market Watch segments ... minor leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at the prospects who moved to Cleveland in the Victor Martinez deal ... Runs 52:05