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 208, Bradford, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Dead Letter Blues: The Yankees letter is out and it’s…about what you’d expect. Also what you’d expect: The Yankees beating up on the Guardians and the Orioles.
2. What are you gonna do, hit me?: The Mets have been hit a lot this season, and they are not happy about it.
3. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel: The Angels might finally have a good team around Trout and Ohtani.
4. Around the Horn: Injury returns, new injuries, other news.
5. What to Watch: Always Mets/Phillies, and maybe Rays/Mariners?
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 207, Jeffrey and Craig chat about early season WAR and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Cincinnati Blues: The Reds finally won another game, but things aren’t looking good in The Queen City.
2. The Blight Sox (TM Tim Marchman): Meanwhile on the south side of Chicago, injuries abound once again.
3. Mr. 3000: Miguel Cabrera gets his milestone hit, but who might be next?
4. Around the Horn: We talk City Connect Unis, the dejuiced baseball, and Jo Adell.
5. What to Watch: Pablo Lopez and…Kyle Wright?
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
5. What to Watch: The Dodgers and Padres face off and some big AL boppers get together.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 205, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Do you know how the West was won?: It’s early days but the NL West sure looks like it’s gonna be a fun race…unless you live in Phoenix.
2. Protocol Me Maybe: Some positive tests in Oakland and Boston, but good vibes from Cristian Pache.
3. Around the Horn: Eight more perfect innings from Roki Sasaki, the Phillies have been anything but perfect, and one perfect tweet.
4. Who ya got: We take a look at another very fun race, AL Rookie of the Year.
5. What to Watch: The Mets and Giants throw their best arms at each other, the Jays and Sox face off, and Pablo Lopez watch is back.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 204, Emma and Craig chat about Jackie Robinson Day and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. No-no narrative: Clayton Kershaw has a perfect game going, and then he didn’t.
2. Unwritten Rules Were Made to be Broken: We have our first unwritten rules discourse of 2022, folks.
3. Emmtymology: A new recurring segment? Maybe.
4. Around the Horn: The Mets have a covid outbreak, Vlad hits bombs, and all the Guardians hit bombs.
5. What to Watch: Some good AL matchups, 102 mph fastballs, and much slower changeups.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 203, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. National Jump to Conclusions Week: The Rockies are good! Steven Kwan is the best rookie in the AL! The Mets and Phillies…are the Mets and Phillies.
2. Ready to Transact: A lot of extensions and trades have happened. We’ll talk about them.
3. Around the Horn: New broadcasts, new tech, and one incredible ass.
4. Beltway Billions: The Nats and Orioles ownership groups have some money coming in.
5. What to Watch: A couple 40 year old pitchers, more Mets/Phillies chaos, and an early AL East showdown.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 202, Jeffrey and Craig are briefly a Mets podcast and then preview the AL West.
1. The Astros are more watchable, but maybe slightly less good. Maybe.
2. We will note that we recorded the Angels preview before Jo Adell started 0-8 with 6 Ks, but also before that oppo home run.
3. Seattle is a coffee town, but also needs to be a player development town.
4. The Rangers are still a year away.
5. The Athletics are…further than that.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 201, Emma and Craig talk Opening Day plans and then preview the AL Central.
1. The White Sox are very watchable by AL Central standards at least.
2. The new look Twins are difficult to peg
3. Cleveland did in fact extend Jose Ramirez shortly after this podcast was recorded.
4. Kansas City has a surprisingly good bar and a less surprisingly good third baseman.
5. This might be harsh on the Tigers, but their pitching is going to be the decider.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 200, Jeffrey and Craig mourn the loss of a cold brew bottle and then preview the AL East
1. We aren’t sure the Yankees are the best team in the division but they sure should hit a lot of dingers.
2. The Blue Jays are extremely watchable and also might be the best team in the AL.
3. The Red Sox segment spends more time on Bobby Dalbec than you’d expect.
4. PECOTA is out on the Rays for reasons we don’t entirely get.
5. What can you say about the Orioles? Well, we will fill some time at least.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 199, R.J. and Craig discuss the Final Four, and then preview the NL West.
1. Craig’s second-favorite team is well-positioned to win 100 games again.
2. The Padres have a lot of starting pitchers and may need all of them.
3. R.J. has strong thoughts about Jake Junis on the Giants.
4. The Diamondbacks are boring, again.
5. The Rockies are never as bad as you think, but are probably going to be pretty bad.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 198, Jeffrey and Craig freshen their drinks, and then preview the NL Central.
1. Jeffrey has begrudgingly come around on the Brewers, mostly because the rest of this division, well…you’ll see.
2. The Cardinals are probably underrated a bit, but that pitching staff is questionable.
3. The Reds on the other hand have an interesting pitching staff, well at least until the trade deadline.
4. The Cubs are maybe a little frisky.
5. The Pirates are the Pirates.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 197, Jeffrey and Craig debate how much iced coffee is too much iced coffee, and then preview the NL East.
1. PECOTA likes Atlanta this year, finally.
2. The Mets are a better version of the usual high variance Mets.
3. The Phillies should be entertaining to watch (provided you are not a Phillies fan).
4. We need to stop trying to make the Marlins happen.
5. The Nets have Juan Soto, so they have that going for them.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 195, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Cincinnati Blues: The Reds continue to align their payroll (and 2022 win total) with revenue. (But these aren’t payroll moves)
2. Fernandohno: Fernando Tatis will be out for months with a wrist injury. What do the Padres do now?
3. I was a Freeman in Paris: Matt Olson and Freddie Freeman discussion, part one.
4. Ready to Transact: There were a lot of transactions, here are some of them
5. Rumor Has It: There’s no way the Rockies sign Kris Bryant, right?
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In Episode 196, Emma and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Brought to you by the number 6: The top remaining shortstop free agents have new homes. It’s probably not where you expected (and one is no longer a shortstop)
2. I was a Freeman in Paris: Matt Olson and Freddie Freeman discussion, part two
3. Rocky Mountain Why Not: Apparently the Rockies could in fact sign Kris Bryant.
4. There is no such thing as a free agency: There were a lot of transactions, here are some of them
5. Around the Horn: The Matt Chapman trade and baseball-related news out of the big apple.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
In Episode 194, Baumann and Craig chat discuss five mostly baseball topics.
1. Laborious, no I won’t give in, I won’t give in: We have a CBA. We also have an hour long discussion of said CBA.
2. Rumor Has It: The transaction freeze is over, and the rumor mill has started up.
3. All My Passans Gone: We try to explain the NFT hack.
4. There is no such thing as a free agency: Only one signing so far which means Formula 1 and College baseball talk here.
5. Rule 1: Let’s break down a Jim Bowden tweet.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
In Episode 193, Jeffrey and Craig chat about the continuing lockout and NickToons. That’s the show.
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
