Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast
1) Marlins Shortstop Otto Lopez on The Challenges of Shortstop, The Value of Badminton
On this episode Mark Simon talked with Marlins shortstop Otto López, one of our Defensive Player of the Month selections about his midseason position switch, the challenges of playing shortstop, and w...Show More
2) Rockies Prospect & Minor League Gold Glove Winner Kyle Karros + Top Drafted Pitchers w/ Brandon Tew
On this episode, Mark Simon talks with Rockies minor league prospect Kyle Karros of the Albuquerque Isotopes about the intricacies of third base defense and SIS prospects expert Brandon Tew about the ...Show More
3) Cam Smith Knows He Needs To Ask A Lot Of Questions (+ Sports-Reference's Adam Darowski)
On this episode, our Mark Simon talks to Astros rookie right fielder Cam Smith, who ranks among the leaders in Defensive Runs Saved despite never having played the position before this season. Cam tal...Show More
4) Giants VP Randy Winn On The Intricacies Of Playing Defense (+ Mariners stats whiz Alex Mayer)
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Giants vice-president of player development Randy Winn, Mariners communications manager Alex Mayer, and his SIS colleague Greg Halperin. Randy explained his ne...Show More
5) Diamondbacks Pitcher-Turned-Shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and MLB Pitcher-Turned-Coach Jay Jackson Join Us
On this episode, Mark Simon was joined by both a current major leaguer and a former major leaguer. Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo stopped by to talk shop with regards to why he's a shortstop ...Show More
6) Tanner Murray Is One Of The Next Great Rays Defenders (+ Venezuelan Baseball Writer Daniel Álvarez-Montes)
On this episode, Mark Simon welcomes 2024 Rays Minor League Defensive Player of the Year Tanner Murray, who plays two infield positions and is now learning the outfield. Tanner talked about his transi...Show More
7) Volleyball -->Gold Glove Defense, Defensive Positioning, Scoreboard Watching (w/ Joe Mack, Katie Krall)
On this episode, we cover how playing volleyball helped a future minor league Gold Glover, got an explanation on how defensive positioning models are developed and talked about what stats belong on a ...Show More
8) Fernando Tatis The Gymnast & Elly De La Cruz Brings The Joy (w/ Doug Glanville, Davy Andrews
On this episode, Mark Simon welcomes in ex-major leaguer Doug Glanville, FanGraphs writer Davy Andrews, and his SIS colleague, Mark Bricker. Mark and Doug talked about Doug's new baseball newsletter,...Show More
9) The 'All-Scrapes Team' and Breaking Down MLB's Japanese Pitchers (w/Hannah Keyser & Brandon Tew)
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by national baseball writer Hannah Keyser and SIS operations analyst Brandon Tew. Hannah, who formerly wrote for Yahoo Sports, introduced us to her thrice-weekly ...Show More
10) Predictions & Analysis, Minor League Hitting Coach Life + a Women's History Month Baseball Lesson (ft. Chelsea Janes, Amanda Kamekona, Myra Faye Turner)
On this episode, Mark Simon welcomes Washington Post national baseball writer Chelsea Janes, Cleveland Guardians minor league assistant hitting coach Amanda Kamekona, and children’s book author Myra F...Show More