https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/three-quarters-delivery--4090326enBaseballCopyright Bret Sayrehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5fa3293da2ab19ceb31c0ae48400d675.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/three-quarters-delivery--4090326Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:10:55 +0000Bret SayreBret Sayrefeeds@spreaker.comBaseball Prospectus's prospect podcast taking a free form look at prospects, evaluations, and player development.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-33-old-friends-bookends--64578058
"Drive My Car" - Haruki Murkami]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64578058Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:09:28 +0000Bret Sayre"Kafuku settled back in the leather seat, closed his eyes, and tried to focus hismind on the sound of the engine when Misaki shifted gears. But he couldn’t catch the precise moment. It was all too smooth, too mysterious. He could only make out a...
"Drive My Car" - Haruki Murkami]]>2492falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-32-unusual-occurrences-in-the-desert--62969955https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62969955Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:07:35 +0000Bret SayreSometimes in the Arizona Fall League you see a desert mirage. No that's too cliche. AFL performance is as easy to grasp as a handful of sand. That's not much better. It's been a while, friends.  1899falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-31-in-a-world-of-time-nothing-can-go-back-to-the-way-it-was--47846094https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47846094Thu, 09 Dec 2021 11:00:02 +0000Bret SayreConnecticut is home to one first round pick, one lead prospect writer, and one Double-A park.1316falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-30-is-don-juan-melancholy--47593845https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47593845Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:00:05 +0000Bret SayreOne must imagine the prospect writer happy.1237falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-29-jadis-si-je-me-souviens-bien--47434473
On the heat death of the universe, corner bats, industry consensus, the inherently limited thinking of trying to tie Jazz Chisholm to a role grade, and of course catchers.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47434473Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:00:19 +0000Bret SayreProspect List Season #1 On the heat death of the universe, corner bats, industry consensus, the inherently limited thinking of trying to tie Jazz Chisholm to a role grade, and of course catchers.
On the heat death of the universe, corner bats, industry consensus, the inherently limited thinking of trying to tie Jazz Chisholm to a role grade, and of course catchers.]]>1303falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-28-exit-music-for-a-prospect-list-errata-and-addenda--43993148
Also, here his this week's suggested reading: https://marinakittaka.com/posts/2021-02-26-Good-Ol-Charlie-B.html]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43993148Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:00:06 +0000Bret SayreGabriel Ynoa made the 2017 Orioles Top Ten, but only if you own a copy of the Futures Guide from that year. Also, here his this week's suggested reading: https://marinakittaka.com/posts/2021-02-26-Good-Ol-Charlie-B.html
Also, here his this week's suggested reading: https://marinakittaka.com/posts/2021-02-26-Good-Ol-Charlie-B.html]]>1787falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-27-exit-music-for-a-prospect-list-part-six--43819001
Branded to Kill by John Zorn

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/47-branded-to-kill

Tokyo Drifter by Manohla Dargis

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/54-tokyo-drifter

Unveiling the Mystery of Chablis by Eric Asimov

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/dining/your-next-lesson-chablis.html]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43819001Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:00:13 +0000Bret SayreSuggested Reading: Branded to Kill by John Zorn https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/47-branded-to-kill Tokyo Drifter by Manohla Dargis https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/54-tokyo-drifter Unveiling the Mystery of Chablis by Eric...
Branded to Kill by John Zorn

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/47-branded-to-kill

Tokyo Drifter by Manohla Dargis

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/54-tokyo-drifter

Unveiling the Mystery of Chablis by Eric Asimov

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/dining/your-next-lesson-chablis.html]]>1578falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-26-exit-music-for-a-prospect-list-part-five--43698082https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43698082Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:00:16 +0000Bret SayreWe aren't really sticking to one question or four minutes per team by this point.1580falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-25-exit-music-for-a-prospect-list-part-four--43652478https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43652478Sat, 27 Feb 2021 11:00:16 +0000Bret SayreDid not expect the Athletics to be the organization that stretched the furthest past our four-minute target.1418falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-24-exit-music-for-a-prospect-list-part-three--43536189https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43536189Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:00:09 +0000Bret Sayre“I swear to you that I am not quite such an ass as I like to appear sometimes, although I am rather an ass, I admit.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky (I double-checked)1338falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-23-exit-music-for-a-prospect-list-part-two--43412823https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43412823Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:00:16 +0000Bret SayreWe didn't skip the Rockies, although we considered it.1352falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-exit-music-for-a-prospect-list-part-one--43326477https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43326477Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:00:02 +0000Bret SayreOur prospect lists are done which means we have time to...uh...podcast about our prospect lists.1319falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-baseball-prospectus-2021-top-101--43035044https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43035044Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:29:11 +0000Bret SayreThe senior prospect team gets together to discuss the philosophical underpinnings of this year's national prospect list.3347falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21-true-stories--41545144
- Leo Tolstoy]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41545144Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:00:06 +0000Bret Sayre"In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you." - Leo Tolstoy
- Leo Tolstoy]]>1641falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-i-don-t-know-what-you-did-this-summer--36700131https://api.spreaker.com/episode/36700131Tue, 07 Jul 2020 10:00:03 +0000Bret SayreThis would normally be around the time when our Midseason Top 50 Podcast would be published. This is not that.1292falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-work-in-the-time-of-corona--33430705
- Gabriel García Márquez]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/33430705Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:00:06 +0000Bret Sayre“That's maybe the reason he does so many things, so that he will not have to think.” - Gabriel García Márquez
- Gabriel García Márquez]]>1178falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-me-and-julio-down-by-the-schoolyard--30706867
1. There's been no minor league baseball long enough now that yes we are talking about a 61-year-old on a prospect podcast.

2. 65 is not a grade, Craig.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/30706867Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:00:12 +0000Bret SayreShow Notes 1. There's been no minor league baseball long enough now that yes we are talking about a 61-year-old on a prospect podcast. 2. 65 is not a grade, Craig.
1. There's been no minor league baseball long enough now that yes we are talking about a 61-year-old on a prospect podcast.

2. 65 is not a grade, Craig.]]>1425falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-jeffrey-paternostro-s-prospecty-vehicle--27812873https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27812873Wed, 20 May 2020 10:00:17 +0000Bret SayreWe know you shouldn't explain the reference, but the structure of this show is a reference to the interview interludes in Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. Also, we didn't actually plan on this being the topic for Episode 17, but once it came up in...1066falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-sliding-doors--26890061https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26890061Sat, 09 May 2020 10:00:18 +0000Bret SayreFrom Wikipedia: The term a sliding doors moment became a term popularized in the late 20th-century meaning tiny, seemingly inconsequential moments, that nonetheless alter the trajectory of future events.1176falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-baseball-bingo--25819524https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25819524Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:00:04 +0000Bret SayreWe have a special guest co-host this week, as Chris Blessing of Baseball HQ takes us through some of the sites and sounds and promotions you'll see in the minors. Plus, Nathan Graham and Jen Mac Ramos tell us all about epic Monte Harrison tater trots...1429falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-the-future-is-wild--25210257https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25210257Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:00:02 +0000Bret SayreThe senior prospect staff gathers for a roundtable discussion about what the 2020 and 2021 draft changes might mean for the future of Minor League Baseball and player development.2671falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-teenage-fanclub--24831888https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24831888Sun, 05 Apr 2020 02:53:50 +0000Bret SayreJeffrey hasn't played in a fantasy league in a while, so he enlisted Nick, Mark Barry, and Craig Goldstein to give him some advice.1487falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-all-my-ex-s-live-in-texas--23994435https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23994435Tue, 17 Mar 2020 22:11:26 +0000Bret SayreLeody Taveras won't be playing games for a while, but the prospect team has a lot of thoughts on him.1761falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-shut-up-b-s-of-the-seizieme--23772847https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23772847Thu, 12 Mar 2020 01:54:12 +0000Bret SayreWe continue our season preview with more talk about Russian composers and Rylan Bannon.1292falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-we-were-clever-enough-to-turn-a-laundry-list-into-poetry--23484246https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23484246Wed, 04 Mar 2020 23:42:20 +0000Bret SayreIn the first of our "season preview" episodes, there is already baseball being played in locations warmer than Jeffrey's house, so we bring on Alec Dopp and Keanan Lamb to chat about preseason rituals and how we pass the offseason. Meanwhile, Jeffrey...1042falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-hey-siri--23146743https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23146743Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:02:54 +0000Bret SayreJose Siri gives Jeffrey a headache, but also is a useful example of the difficulties of evaluating prospects from the outside.1050falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-i-just-like-the-duck-i-think-it-s-cool--20248395
2. Tanking doesn't work as well as you think. But it probably works exactly well as ownership thinks.

3. Fine, let's talk about Ryan Mountcastle.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20248395Mon, 25 Nov 2019 19:00:06 +0000Bret Sayre1. Catchers are weird. Adley Rutschman is a catcher. Adley Rutschman is...not weird? 2. Tanking doesn't work as well as you think. But it probably works exactly well as ownership thinks. 3. Fine, let's talk about Ryan Mountcastle.
2. Tanking doesn't work as well as you think. But it probably works exactly well as ownership thinks.

3. Fine, let's talk about Ryan Mountcastle.]]>1837falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-so-you-wanna-be-a-prospect-writer--19860840https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19860840Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:10:05 +0000Bret SayreThis is maybe a prospect list introduction. It's definitely a contemplation on an artist working within a rigid hierarchy he has no say in. It's also about how damn amazing and infuriating Sam Miller is. It's some other weird stuff too. We will maybe...1406falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-we-don-t-podcast-about-3s--19657705https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19657705Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:00:17 +0000Bret SayreThe senior staff discusses the players that don't make our prospect lists.1009falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-my-year-in-lists--19544833https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19544833Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:00:13 +0000Bret SayreWith a through line of Casey Mize, and an obligatory mention of Robert Gsellman, the senior prospect staff at Baseball Prospectus discuss list-making philosophy.1570falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-tinstaapp--19331133https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19331133Wed, 02 Oct 2019 23:10:49 +0000Bret SayreJeffrey Paternostro and Nick Schaefer are joined by Nick Stellini and Keanan Lamb to discuss the branches of the Pedro Martinez tree currently pitching in the minors.1372falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-jo-adell-is-an-icon--19331131https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19331131Wed, 02 Oct 2019 23:09:54 +0000Bret SayreIn the first episode of Baseball Prospectus's new prospect podcast, the team discusses the second best prospect in baseball.1615falsefull