Welcome to Five and Dive, a twice-weekly podcast from Baseball Prospectus. We’re named Five and Dive in honor of all the pitchers out there who can’t or won’t go beyond five innings. We respect their laziness or lack of ability. Each episode we will cover five topics of interest that come from either recent events, articles we’ve written, articles we’ve thought about writing but thought “too much research,” and whatever else is on our minds. Craig Goldstein, Editor-in-Chief of Baseball Prospectus hosts alongside editor and author Patrick Dubuque.
In Episode 348, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about hiking and sandwiches and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Chase Anderson Facts: Chase Anderson has signed a deal with the Pirates. That is really the only Chase Anderson fact for now. 2. A joyous return of baseball: Most of the Orioles are hurt, also Josh Jung…again. 3. There is no such thing as a free agency: Perhaps Baltimore should sign one or more of the still very good available FA then. 4. Around the Horn: The A’s finally tweet a move, and other moves that got tweets. 5. A hastily thrown together Octavio’s Game.
In Episode 347, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss Mike Rizzo’s view on fastballs and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Becaue We’re a Mets Podcast: A former Mets GM is suspended, while a current Mets owner is losing a lot of money? Plus, some bread box chat. 2. Minor Threat: MLB continues to be habitual rake steppers when it comes to the minors and player development. 3. Sharp Dressed Man: The new MLB jerseys look terrible, who is to blame? 4. Aeround the Horn: A few minor signings, one intriguing trade, and some early spring training injuries. 5. How well do our hosts know 2024 PECOTA?
In Episode 346, Patrick and Jeffrey discuss Netflix documentarties and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1.It sure is a (psychological) projection system: It’s PECOTA Week and this is a PECOTA segment. 2. Don’t Come Back to Oakland (Waste Another Year): Perhaps we are uniquely concerned with weird A’s moving stuff among baseball podcasts, but it continues to be weird. 3. The Air Out There: Look we will get to like the Corbin Burnes trade, but again, we refer you to the episode title. 4. Around the Horn: The Corbin Burnes trade, also all the baseball transaction news from the week. 5. Jeffrey knows exacly one thing.
In Episode 345, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the end of prospect list season and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Natty Boh’kay we’ll see how this goes: The Orioles have new owners, eventually. 2. Say yes! to Michigan: The Tigers have a new second baseman, shortly 3. There is no such things as a free agency: A lot of teams have new relievers and platoon bats 4. Around the Horn: The Mariners get another new second baseman, and some other teams get new jerseys 5. Craig is honestly getting too good at the games
In Episode 344, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Hi-diddle-dee-dee, goddamn, the Pirates life for me: The 39th Pirates topic in the history of the pod, we think. 2. A weekend in Utah won’t fix what’s wrong with us: We now have a Mountain West bias on the pod, at least that is different, we guess 3. There is no such thing as a free agency: A fair few signings to cover from the last week, albeit mostly relievers. 4. Around the Horn: Hall of Fame results are in, and we catch up on some fanfests 5. The audio of the game doesn’t lie, Craig.
In Episode 343, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig fail to remember much about Dante’s Inferno and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. I left my Hicks in San Francisco: Jordan Hicks signs with the Giants to be a…starter? 2. No one wants to pitch anymore: The pitching market appears to be slowly moving now. So there’s that. 3. Hall Pass: One of our two alloted Hall of Fame segments for the year 4. Around the Horn: More signings, an Orioles movie, and a new place to watch uh Tigers baseball next year 5. Craig is getting better at the games, and it’s making the hosts nervous.
In Episode 342, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics, plus intermittently the Michael Busch trade. 1. Jerry’s World: Jerry Dipoto didn’t really take the holidays off but also now he is back with a vengence against Transaction Analysis writers 2. Rumor Has It: NYC pitching rumors and more than you ever wanted to know about Red Sox fanfest and the Reality TV career of Chad Johnson 3. Around the Horn: Pitchers finding new homes and the Rays making a very Rays trade 4. Extremely We Bought a Zoo voice: We wrote a book: We will now plug that book. 5. Craig and Patrick test their knowledge of the 2023 Baseball Prospectus Annual
In Episode 341, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig dchat about book fatigue and Christmas music in January before discussing five mostly baseball topics.
1. Shipping Up to and Out of Boston: The Red Sox swap pitchers, Atlanta adds an occasionally healthy ace, and the Braves Foundation gets some more funding. 2. Moving to and then Immediately Leaving Las Vegas: So what exactly is going on with the A’s Vegas stadium? Five and Dive investigates and is just more confused. 3. Around the Horn: The Padres fill out their bullpen, the Mets add an outfielder, and we discuss the reporting around Wander Franco’s arrest. 4. Thanks I Love It: A Pop Tart Bowl follow up 5. Jeffrey puts his film degree to good use in this week’s game
In Episode 340, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. We Signed Yamamoto: Well, the Dodgders did, because of course they did. 2. Merry Mitchmas: The Mariners have now replaced one of the bats from their 2023 team 3. Rumor Has It: Mostly Blue Jays talk 4. Around the Horn: Mostly Martin Maldonado talk 5. We acquit ourselves well at the nickname game, although Craig complains about his wifi speed again
In Episode 339, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig have no banter, but Craig has a plug. Then they discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1.There Is No Such Thing as a Free Agency: The Royals are making moves, but to what end? Plus a roundup of the other signings from the last week 2. Rumor Has It: Mosty Yoshinobu Yamamoto rumors 3. Natty Boh’kay?: The Orioles renew their lease for Camden Yards. For real this time. Mostly. 4. Thanks We Hate It: Ben Verlander is coming for every legend of baseball. 5. Jeffrey demonstrates the Denyi Reyes difference in this episode’s game
In Episode 338, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig have no energy for banter, so just discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. That’s What The Money is For!: Hope you like more contract talk 2. Everybody sell high on Arozarena: The Rays might not be trading Randy, but are probably trading Tyler Glasnow 3. Rumor Has It: All the Yamamoto rumors 4. Around the Horn: Some actual free agent signings and a couple offseason injuries 5. A hastily thrown together game
In Episode 337, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly Shohei Ohtani (and Nabil Crismatt) topics.
1. Los Angeles, I’m Yours (Or if you prefer, LA Confidential): Shohei Ohtani is a Dodger for…well, a lot of money 2. Does Anyone Here Know How To Land This Plane: Before that happened though, Friday sure was a day on baseball twitter. 3. The Big Picture: What does this mean on the field and for future major free agents? 4. Around the Horn: Finally we get to the Nabil Crismatt news 5. And we have a very brief Nabil Crismatt game
In Episode 336, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig fire off some hot honey takes (That’s hot “honey takes,” not “hot honey” takes) and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Finally Something Good Happens to the Yankees: They got Juan Soto, eventually 2. Must Not Be Talking to an Angel: Good evening, Shoehi Ohtani was a 24 month sociological study conducted by Harvard University. We are now complete with our study. 3. Rumor Has It: Several of these rumors turned into actual news after Jeffrey started the agenda 4. Around the Horn: Another Yankees trade and a handful of free agent signings 5. An Ohtani-related game
In Episode 335, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about spicy chicken and large hotels and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Must Be Talking to an Angel: Teams are talking to Ohtani, he’s listening, we’re hearing nothing. 2. There’s no such thing as a free agency: Credit to all the agents out there, getting their clients major league deals somehow. 3. Rumor Has It: Juan Soto is getting trade again, for what and to who, well that’s to be determined. Plus all the other trade rumors out there since nothing is actually happening. 4. Around the Horn: Patrick gets sad about a Mariners move, we celebrate Jim Leyland’s, uh, Rockies tenure. 5. We reach a new frontier in Craig getting mad about the game.
