Baseball Podcasts?

[terpkristin]

As fantasy season draws nearer, and spring training is about to start in earnest, was wondering if any of y'all listened to any of the baseball podcasts and could recommend any of them? I'm looking for either baseball news in general with what's going on around the league or baseball news with a fantasy bent.

A quick search on iTunes suggests that there are a TON of them, but was wondering if anybody had actually listened to them or had any recommendations. Some of the ones on iTunes include:
Baseball America
Baseball Prospectus Radio
Baseball Geeks: MLB News with a Fantasy Baseball spin
AP Baseball
Free Fantasy Baseball Advice Podcast
Just Baseball
360thePitch: Big League Baseball Report
The RotoKings Fantasy Baseball Podcast
Baseball HQ Radio
MSR Baseball Podcast: MLB Roundtable on MySportsRadio.com
360thePitch: Outsider Radio MLB baseball show
The Fantasy Baseball Podcast
Explicit Fantasy Baseball
Pro Baseball Central
Baseball Zealot Radio
Baseball Musings

As you can see, there are a ton listed. I could go through and give them all a listen, but figured I'd first ask if anybody was already listening to one or a few and could advise...

/tk

[samifan24]

I've listened to the Baseball America one and recommend it if you are interested in prospects. John Manuel and Jim Callis do tend to go off on tangents where they argue about random things but the baseball content is pretty good.

[Green Caesar]

I've listened to BaseballGeeks ... it is pretty good. I'd say a 6 out of 10.
The Baseball Prospectus & Baseball HQ podcasts are not really targeted towards fantasy baseball. They are more slanted towards SABR metric studies.

I, personally, enjoy the MLB.com Fantasy 411 podcast. It is their daily show on MLB.com radio tha tthey put up as a podcast. Check it out here (http://mlb.mlb.com/feed/podcast/c1265936.xml)

[Green Caesar]

I've listened to BaseballGeeks ... it is pretty good. I'd say a 6 out of 10.
The Baseball Prospectus & Baseball HQ podcasts are not really targeted towards fantasy baseball. They are more slanted towards SABR metric studies.

I, personally, enjoy the MLB.com Fantasy 411 podcast. It is their daily show on MLB.com radio tha tthey put up as a podcast. Check it out here (http://mlb.mlb.com/feed/podcast/c1265936.xml)

Sorry about that ... gave you the wrong link
Correct link is here (http://mlb.mlb.com/feed/podcast/c1261158.xml)
Although, it appears that they have been off since Feb 15th

[terpkristin]

Thanks a lot, Green Caeser! I'm giving the MLB.com 411 one a go. :)

/tk

[QuikSand]

Baseball HQ podcasts are not really targeted towards fantasy baseball. They are more slanted towards SABR metric studies.

I'd disagree with that, for what it's worth. The BBHQ podcast seems to be very much about player valuation, and is very much in the terms used for fantasy baseball. Yes, it has an analytical bent, but it is most definitely assembled with a fantasy baseball mentality in mind.

[Buccaneer]

I'd disagree with that, for what it's worth. The BBHQ podcast seems to be very much about player valuation, and is very much in the terms used for fantasy baseball. Yes, it has an analytical bent, but it is most definitely assembled with a fantasy baseball mentality in mind.

Somehow, I knew you were going to say that.

[QuikSand]

Not really self-serving, I have never participated in any of the podcats or their development. I just find it frustrating sometimes that BBHQ (the site or the podcast, same problem) gets thrown into the discard bin by many who see discussion of subjects like K/BB ratios, "bat speed" measures or the like, and think "well, they aren't talking about whether I ought to take him in the first round of my draft, so this can't be about fantasy bnaseball."