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The SIS Baseball Podcast

Sports Info Solutions

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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29:28

Black History Month: Missouri Head Baseball Coach...

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2025/02/20

For our 5th annual episode with a connection to Black History Month, Mark Simon is joined by Missouri head baseball coach Kerrick Jackson, and Adam Giardino and Grayson Singleton of the Black Play-By-Play Broadcaster & Scholarship Fund. Kerrick is the first Black head baseball coach in SEC history. He shared the story of his career path and influences, explained how data and analytics have become a big part of his job, and explained why his school is participating in this weekend's Andre ...

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27:02

Baseball Hall of Fame Analysis With Mike Cameron &...

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2025/01/23

On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, we devote the entire episode to exploring the Baseball Hall of Fame from different angles.- Former Mariners outfielder Mike Cameron shares the story of how Ichiro Suzuki made him a better defensive center fielder.- MLB senior database architect, book author, and inventor of baseball stats Tom Tango gave his recommendations for how to evaluate pitchers for the Baseball Hall of Fame moving forward.- And show host Mark Simon explaine...

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45:03

What We'll Remember With Center Fielder Kevin...

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2024/12/19

We close out 2024 by asking two people what they'll remember.First we ask recently-retired (and new father) Kevin Kiermaier about the defensive plays he'll most remember from his career. He's the overall leader in Defensive Runs Saved by a center fielder. We also talked to Kevin about what it was like to play for the Dodgers and got a specific example on how their advance scouting paid off.Then we talked to baseball writer Sam Miller about the most memorable things from the 2024 season (spoil...

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32:30

Sean Smith On Inventing Baseball-Reference's WAR, His...

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2024/11/21

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 understand, with lots of pertinent historical examples.Sean talked about the impact the stat has had within base...

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18:50

Talking With Fielding Bible Award Winners Tanner...

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2024/10/31

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 when a 105-MPH ground ball comes right back at you (watch Bibee pick off Shohei Ohtani HERE)Olson went through some ...

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43:00

2024 Fielding Bible Award winners (with Riley Greene,...

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2024/10/24

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 Greene, Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle and Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu about their seasons and one of ou...

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43:26

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

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2024/09/26

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, Christopher Sánchez, as well as the Tigers, Guardians, and Blue Jays, plus others as well.Mark also coaxes a Wo...

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44:26

Mike Yastrzemski on His Love Of Defense + Brewers...

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2024/09/12

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 to mimic an outfield fence to the challenges of playing Triples Alley at Oracle Park. Mike also talked about his ...

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32:30

Who's Your Favorite? (with Joe Sheehan)

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2024/08/29

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, favorite pitcher to watch who doesn't rank in the Top 10, favorite baseball development, and much more (including a l...

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42:11

Talking baseball with Angels SS Zach Neto and Tigers...

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2024/08/15

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 honor his defensive excellence, and shared his personal connection to Jackie Robinson.Benetti engaged Mark on his ...

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34:12

Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno; FanGraphs writer...

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2024/08/01

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. He also shared a couple of his favorite defensive plays (you can watch some of Gabi’s best throws here).Davy talked ...

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39:47

Teaching Defense with Cody Dennis; MLB Draft Analysis...

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2024/07/18

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 players selected in the MLB Draft.Mark and Cody talked about what skills he likes to watch and some of the players...

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21:57

Nationals CF Jacob Young On His Fielding Bible...

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2024/07/03

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 Hernández (link to watch) and another against Ozzie Albies (link).Mark was also joined by his colleague at SIS, Joey Mahon, t...

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47:14

Rays Prospect Chandler Simpson; Using Baseball...

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2024/06/20

On this episode of The Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Rays outfield prospect Chandler Simpson, a baseball fan who cleverly used analytics for good, Jenn Rubenstein (@queerfancystats), and SIS baseball operations analyst Stephen Marciello (LinkedIn) .Chandler introduced himself by telling us about some videos online showing him as a kid dancing like Michael Jackson … and how those skills related to baseball. He walked us through the idea of ba...

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37:50

Defense Lessons from Rangers Utility Man Josh Smith +...

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2024/06/06

On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Rangers utility man Josh Smith (@joshhsmith4), baseball writer Matthew Trueblood (@MATrueblood) and SIS operations associate Mark Bricker (@brick26house). Mark S. and Josh talk about Josh’s move to different positions, his approach to playing defense, and the tip he’d give to any kids that want to play defense like he does (a different answer than we usually get) (3:28). Matt and Mark talk about Matt’s defense-oriented artic...

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41:19

Ryan Mountcastle and Manny Acta on Positions,...

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2024/05/23

On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, Mariners bench coach Manny Acta (@mannyacta14), and SIS operations analyst Nick Rabasco (@nrabasco1).Ryan talks to us about playing first baseman, where he's been a league leader in our "Good Fielding Plays" stat, what it's been like to switch positions at various points in his baseball life, and how he puts technology to use (3:48).Manny talks to us about the details behind a recent article we ...

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24:57

All Things Injuries With Under The Knife's Will...

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2024/05/09

On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Will Carroll (@injuryexpert), CEO of NTangible Sports and the Under The Knife baseball injury newsletter and SIS injury associate Brett Barnes.The conversation is all things injury-related, not just pitcher injuries. The 3 discuss the abundance of muscular injuries, future prognosis for Mike Trout and Byron Buxton, and novel ideas like catcher innings limits and whether injuries may necessitate tandem starters.Thank you for listening....

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41:31

Royals CF Kyle Isbel + Daniel Epstein (Baseball...

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2024/04/25

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57:47

Cubs Minor League Hitting Coach Rachel Folden;...

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2024/04/11

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42:05

Honoring Women's History Month With Alexia Jorge and...

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2024/03/26

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