The SIS Baseball Podcast

Nov 21 2024 145 ep. 34 mins 34
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The R&D team at Sports Info Solutions is joined by special guests to discuss notable topics related to baseball analytics and defensive excellence. Hosted by Mark Simon.

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Sean Smith On Inventing Baseball-Reference's WAR, His New Book "WAR in Pieces"

Nov 21 2024 32 mins  
On this episode, Mark Simon takes a break from talking defense (mostly) by welcoming in Sean Smith. Sean, a former consultant for the Blue Jays, is the inventor of the WAR you see on Baseball-Reference.com and the author of the new book, War In Pieces, a documenting of how he put it together and an explanation of how it works. The book's chapters are short and not hard to understan

Talking With Fielding Bible Award Winners Tanner Bibee and Matt Olson

Oct 31 2024 18 mins  
We talked to so many Fielding Bible Award winners that we couldn't fit them all into one episode.On this episode we talked to Award winners Cleveland Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee and Braves first baseman Matt Olson.Bibee shared some of the keys to his success in holding baserunners (he allowed 6 stolen bases in 12 attempts but also had 4 pickoffs) and explained what it's like whe

2024 Fielding Bible Award winners (with Riley Greene, Brenton Doyle, and Wilyer Abreu)

Oct 24 2024 43 mins  
Thursday, Sports Info Solutions announced the winners of The 2024 Fielding Bible Awards. Each year since 2006 our voters have picked the best defensive player at each position. This year, we’ve added a Defensive Player of the Year award to the mix. Mark Simon ran through the winners and shared what makes them great defensive players. We also talked to Tigers left fielder Riley Gr

Standout Prospect Colby Thomas (A's) + The Season's Biggest Surprises

Sep 26 2024 43 mins  
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by one of the top defensive players in the minor leagues, A's outfield prospect Colby Thomas, to talk about how he does what he does in the outfield.Mark also talked to Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post and Tyler Kepner of The Athletic for our 4th annual look at the surprises of the 2024 season. These included the Jose Iglesias, Ronel Blanco

Mike Yastrzemski on His Love Of Defense + Brewers Broadcaster Vinny Rottino

Sep 12 2024 44 mins  
On this episode, host Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Giants right fielder Mike Yastrzemski (@mikeyaz18) and Brewers broadcaster Vinny Rottino (@vinnyrottino) for a pair of discussions on defensive excellence. Mark was also joined by his SIS colleague Noah Gatsik (@iamthatnoah).Mark and Mike talked about Yaz's love of defenses from his days as a little kid using the sofa

Who's Your Favorite? (with Joe Sheehan)

Aug 29 2024 32 mins  
Taking a brief break from our usual player interviews as Mark Simon chats about baseball favorites with one of our favorite baseball writers, Joe Sheehan, whose baseball newsletter is a great read.We're not talking gambling favorites ... instead this was a fun discussion about favorite baseball stories this season, favorite 'out of nowheres,' favorite defensive teams to watch, favo

Talking baseball with Angels SS Zach Neto and Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti

Aug 15 2024 42 mins  
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Angels shortstop Zach Neto, Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti, and SIS Video Scout Associate Benjamin Cruciani.Neto talked about a couple of ridiculous plays he's made the last two seasons on popups, explained the pre-game work that's helped him rank among the shortstop leaders in Defensive Runs Saved, talked about what kind of tattoo would h

Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno; FanGraphs writer Davy Andrews

Aug 01 2024 34 mins  
On this episode of The Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon talks with Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno, FanGraphs baseball writer Davy Andrews, and SIS Video Scout Associate Christopher Barnett.Gabriel (with help from interpreter Alex Arpiza) talked about his catching history and the different things he’s worked on that have translated to defensive excellence. H

Teaching Defense with Cody Dennis; MLB Draft Analysis with Brandon Tew and Colin Sanders

Jul 18 2024 39 mins  
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by college baseball coach Cody Dennis (@BSB_Blueprint), who runs a Twitter community for teaching defensive excellence. Mark was also joined by SIS "superscouts" Brandon Tew (@brandonteweets) and Colin Sanders (@colinjsanders) who wrote scouting reports on some of the top college p

Nationals CF Jacob Young On His Fielding Bible Award-caliber Defense

Jul 03 2024 21 mins  
On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays)is joined by Nationals center fielder Jacob Young (@jacob_young27) to talk about his run of defensive excellence in 2024.Young talked about what goes into playing the position, specifically how he’s one of the best in MLB at getting good jumps on fly balls. He walked us through 2 catches he made this season, one against Kiké Hernánde