The SIS Baseball Podcast
Episodes
Let's Talk Fun & Smart Baseball With Len Kasper (White Sox radio) & Paul Hembekides (ESPN)
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mark Simon was joined by Chicago White Sox radio broadcaster Len Kasper and ESPN content producer Paul Hembekides. Len talked about ...
MLB Experts Cliff Floyd, Karl Ravech, James Wagner Have Predictions For 2021
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by MLB Network analyst Cliff Floyd, ESPN Basebal...
Bonus Episode: Joey Wendle on How He Does What He Does
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) heard from Rays infielder Joey Wendle (@JoeyWendle) right after we posted our last episode, so we figured we’d bring yo...
A Different Kind of Prediction Season (with Eno Sarris, Phil Klotzbach, Alex Vigderman)
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined first by Eno Sarris (@enosarris) of The Athletic...
A's Tony Kemp Talks Offense and Defense, Orioles Broadcaster Melanie Newman on Women in Baseball
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) welcomes spring training with 3 guests! First, Mark is jo...
Conversing about Coaching with Rachel Balkovec, Minor League Hitting Coach with the Yankees
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Yankees minor league hitting coach Rachel Bal...
Byron Buxton On His Well-Rounded Game Plus KBO and NPB Fielding Bible Award Discussion
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Minnesota Twins centerfielder Byron Buxton (@...
Josh Rawitch on Kim Ng’s Historic Hiring; Trevor Plouffe on MLB Free Agents
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, we begin by discussing the historic hiring of Kim Ng as the Marlins GM with Josh Rawitc...
Bill James on the 2021 Bill James Handbook and Fielding Bible Award Winners
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by the godfather of baseball sabermetrics, Bill ...
Doug Glanville and Eno Sarris on intricacies of the Outfield & World Series Numbers
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) talks to Doug Glanville (@dougglanville) of ESPN and his b...
ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian on What He’s Watched This Postseason
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by ESPN analyst Tim Kurkjian (@Kurkjian_ESPN) to...
Author Ethan Bryan on the Power of a Game of Catch
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon is joined by Ethan Bryan (@Ethan_Bryan), the author of A Year of Playing Cat...
Talking Top Seeds with Brian Anderson (Rays), Joe Davis (Dodgers)
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On a special playoff-preview edition of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, we dig deep on the top-seeded Rays and Dodgers as we welcome forme...
Joe Sheehan on How Rays and A’s might win; Wayne Randazzo on DeGrom, NL East
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by baseball writer Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) an...
2020 MLB Surprises with Tyler Kepner
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by New York Times senior baseball writer Tyler K...
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Negro Leagues
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues with...
Trevor Story Goes “Full Superman” In Talking Great Defense
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Rockies shortstop Trevor Story (@Tstory2) to ...
Kiké Hernández on Working to be a Good Defender
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
NOTE: This episode was taped last week prior to the player protests and games being postponed.On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Po...
Spotlight on People of Color in Baseball Analytics & Development
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two weeks ago, we did an episode on women working in baseball analytics - Emily Curtis and Kiri Oler. This week, we turn our attention to people of co...
Spanning the Baseball Globe with Eduardo Perez
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by ESPN and Sirius XM’s Eduardo Perez (@Perez...
Women in Baseball Analytics Spotlight: Emily Curtis and Kiri Oler
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When we planned out Season 2 of our podcast, our goal was to make the show more thoughtful and more diverse. We continue to work towards that with thi...
Beat-Writer Braintrust: Cardinals, Dodgers Outlooks
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by two beat writers to discuss the 2020 season o...
Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton preview the 2020 MLB season
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by his former ESPN colleagues, the Sunday Night ...
Angels' Broadcaster Jose Mota Previews the Upcoming Season
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by longtime Angels broadcaster José Mota (@Jose...
Bengie Molina on Measuring the Pitcher-Catcher Relationship
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) asks the question – how can we measure catchers beyond p...
Ex-Major Leaguer Brandon Guyer Moves Into Mentoring
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mark Simon talks to Brandon Guyer (@BrandonGuyer), who just retired after an 8-year, 500+-game MLB career in which he was known for h...
Reporters Roundtable on Coronavirus and Social Justice Issues in MLB
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb), Rockies bea...
KBO Superstar Mel Rojas Jr on Hitting the Ball Hard
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by KT Wiz outfielder Mel Rojas Jr. (@melrojasjr)...
SIS Enters The Basketball Business
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this special edition episode, Mark Simon is joined by Sports Info Solutions Director of Basketball, Jake Loos. SIS recently announced that it would...
Let’s Talk about Japanese Baseball
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We know that MLB is back and we’ll talk about that plenty in the next few weeks. This week on the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon...
Baseball America’s Carlos Collazo on Draft Defensive Standouts
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Baseball America writer Carlos Collazo (@Carl...
A Potential Gem in the MLB Draft and Top Prospects Preview
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Coastal Carolina (@CoastalBaseball) outfielde...
Studying Arenado, Baez, Lindor and more with Dai Dai Otaka
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) talks with college baseball infielder Dai Dai Otaka (@dai_...
No-Hit Wonders: More Than Just the Pitcher
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Dirk Lammers (@ddlammers), author of Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders and an expert on the histo...
Jeeho Yoo on covering the KBO
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Yonhap News reporter Jeeho Yoo (@Jeeho_1). Je...
Softball Gold Glove winner A.J. Andrews on Defensive Excellence in Softball
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by softball star A.J. Andrews (@aj_andrews_) to ...
NBA Assistant Coach Dean Oliver on Measuring Defense in basketball
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Washington Wizards assistant coach Dean Olive...
Braves Coach Ron Washington is a Defensive Guru
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Braves third base coach Ron Washington who ha...
Kevin Kiermaier Talks Defense, Defense, and More Defense
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Sports Info Solution Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Tampa Bay Rays Platinum-Glove winning center f...
The Impact of Coronavirus on Baseball Training
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Dr. Aaron Gray (@MizzouSportsDoc), a Youth &a...
Multi-Position Masters: Don Kelly & Joe McEwing
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the SIS Baseball Podcast, senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) talks with two current MLB coaches who have an exper...
Comedienne Kasha Patel on Using Analytics to Evaluate Jokes
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) takes the show in a different dire...
Giants Bench Coach Kai Correa on Teaching Defense, #CoachesvsCOVID, and his path to MLB
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions, senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Giants bench coach Kai Correa (@ThatGu...
First Things First with A’s first baseman Matt Olson
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, two-time Fielding Bible Award winner Matt Olson (@mattolson21) joins Mark Simon (@MarkA...
Eric Longenhagen & Kiley McDaniel talk scouting and player development
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the SIS Baseball Podcast, senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) talks with the authors of “Future Value: The Battl...
Keith Law on Biases, Decision Making, and The Inside Game
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the SIS Baseball Podcast, senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Keith Law (@keithlaw), senior baseball ...
Wall Street Journal writer Jared Diamond on Swing Kings and the Home Run Revolution
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of The SIS Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond (@ja...
Who is the Best Defensive Player of the 21st century?
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the SIS Baseball podcast, senior research analyst Mark Simon is joined by former major leaguer Eduardo Perez (@PerezEd) and NY Time...
The Baseball Brainpower Bonanza (Eno Sarris, Jay Jaffe, and Rob Arthur)
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This special edition of the SIS Baseball Podcast features a conversation with 3 of the smartest minds in baseball writing today. Eno Sarris (@enosarri...
Wake Forest Coach Tom Walter on Performance Sciences and Analytics
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this edition of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) welcomes baseball back. Hooray! He’s then joined by Wake...
Royals GM Dayton Moore on Analytics, Looking to the Future, Getting Into Baseball
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this month’s edition of the SIS Baseball Podcast, senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) shares interesting things he's learne...
Nationals assistant GM on winning World Series, Tips for Jobs in Analytics
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s edition of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball podcast, senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) opens the show by talking...
Fielding Bible Awards, Bill James Handbook, New Defensive Runs Saved!
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the final episode of the 2019 season, senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) explains why the Nationals defense was an important part...
The State of Stats with Rob Neyer
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Sports Info Solutions senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) talks with writer, SABRcast podcast host and base...
Austin Hedges on Pitch-framing, Robot Umps
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions baseball podcast, senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) begins the show by praising those ...
Diving Into Defense with Nick Ahmed
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the SIS Baseball Podcast, senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) opens the show by praising the Cardinals infield’s...
A Talk With One of The Best Defensive Players in the Minors
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Sports Info Solutions senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) details the story of the success of Yankees outfielder Mik...
Kevin Pillar on Making Difficult Catches
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode of the SIS Baseball Podcast highlights defensive excellence in the Bay Area.Senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays)...
MLB Legend Kirk Gibson and Brooks Baseball's Dan Brooks
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sports Info Solutions podcast, senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) recounts the Indians recent success (1:22),...
SIS Founder John Dewan & The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the SIS Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays), senior research analyst for Sports Info Solutions, shows us how baseball analytics are cool...
Mike Ferrin wants to be Byron Buxton
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SIS Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) begins by marveling at Zack Greinke’s defense (1:05). Mark then talks to M...
What Does Moneyball Look Like in 2019?
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sports Info Solutions senior analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by three baseball writers – Susan Slusser (@susanslusse...
JT Realmuto, Joe Sheehan, & Andrew Kyne
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the SIS Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon, senior research analyst for Sports Info Solutions, shows us how baseball analytics are cool, interesting, and...
David Cone Talks Analytics
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this podcast, SIS senior research analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) talks about Cody Bellinger’s great defensive season (1:07). David Cone (@d...
Mark Simon Talks the Business of Baseball with Ben Jedlovec
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sports Info Solutions Senior Research Analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) compares the defense of Nick Ahmed and Andrelton Simmons in his Batter Up...
Mark Simon Talks Pitching with Tyler Kepner
28 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sports Info Solutions Senior Research Analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is back for round two of the SIS Baseball Podcast. This week, Mark look...
Mark Simon's SIS Baseball Podcast featuring Jayson Stark
28 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the pilot episode of the SIS Baseball Podcast with Sports Info Solutions Senior Research Analyst Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays). Mark dis...