Irrevocable Waivers

Nov 27 2024 13 ep. 72 mins 3
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Irrevocable Waivers is a baseball podcast hosted by FanGraphs resident sheet man, Jon Becker. Joining him is, Liam, a random carpenter, who just happens to know a thing or two about baseball. Together they endeavor to understand why they’re even doing this and wait for it all to fall apart.

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Can The Other 29 Teams Please Wake Up?

Nov 27 2024 55 mins  
In today’s podcast, Jon and Liam talk about the Yusei Kikuchi signing, by far the biggest of the offseason, and what the Angels have been up to. We also highlight some interesting non-tenders, what the non-tender process is like, and check in on the latest Juan Soto updates.

Is This Thing On?

Nov 08 2024 81 mins  
Yes, the podcast still exists. After a hiatus, Jon and Liam are joined by our producer, Will Stevens, to make predictions for which free agents will land where. Our picks will be almost entirely wrong.

Trade Deadline Recap

Jul 31 2024 66 mins  
Jon and Liam chat about the trade deadline, why huge moves didn’t get made, teams that should’ve sold but didn’t, and which teams did the best and worst.

Prospecting with Pontes

Jun 28 2024 101 mins  
Jon and Liam are joined by Baseball America prospect writer Geoff Pontes to discuss the state of the minor leagues, the widening gap between Triple-A and the majors, technological advancements in college up through the pros, and much more. Daniel Schneemann.

Remembering Willie Mays

Jun 21 2024 33 mins  
Jon is once again joined by Pat Ellington Jr. (@tangible_uno) to discuss and remember Willie Mays, what he meant to both Negro League and Major League Baseball, and lesser-known pieces of his legacy.

Nationals Pass Time

Jun 15 2024 51 mins  
Jon and The Washington Post’s Andrew Golden (@andrewcgolden) shoot the shit on the Nationals’ 2024 and beyond including Sean Doolittle’s role, when James Wood will be up, and how Nasim Nuñez has dealt with barely playing despite being on the roster and healthy all season.

Episode 7: The Hituation Room

May 24 2024 95 mins  
Jon and Liam are joined by Jarrett Seidler (@jaseidler), Robert Orr (@NotTheBobbyOrr), and Thomas Nestico (@TJStats) to discuss Stacast’s new bat tracking metrics, how we like to use them, and what other data points we’re looking forward to having.

Episode 6: Widening The Lens

May 16 2024 54 mins  
Jon talks with Pat Ellington Jr. (@tangible_uno) about how Black baseball isn’t just African-American baseball, what the league needs to do to better accommodate different all cultures, and the economic factors driving a decline in working class youth participation.

Episode 5: Hoggchat

May 09 2024 52 mins  
Jon is joined by Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel to talk Pat Murphy, Craig Counsell, the Brewers’ many early-season run-ins with other teams and umpires, and Walker McKinven’s Catching Lab.

Episode 4: Attack Angles

May 02 2024 80 mins  
After a hiatus, Jon and Liam return to discuss how data the public doesn’t have access to is used for hyper-specific in-game approaches. They also talk about some early-season trends, the aesthetics of today’s game, and minor league consolidation. Jon promises to release these weekly