PEBACast Episode 16: A 3 Hour Tour of 2030

[KenH]

Hello PEBA GMs and fans! It’s somehow been over 3 months since we last recorded and we felt so bad about that that our latest episode is giving you (basically) one hour of podcast for each PEBACast-less month.

In this episode we cover a lot of topics but our primary subjects are the 2030 draft and the upcoming all-star game. Interspersed throughout are goofs and jokes and Ken springing new, unexpected topics at RJ and Reg as he watches them gallantly try to keep the episode on the straight and narrow.

If you are in PEBA already, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO VOTE FOR THE ALL STAR TEAMS. Also: please consider giving Ken a great deal on a bullpen arm.

If you are not in PEBA and thought that this was for some reason interesting or cool, may I suggest heading on over to pebabaseball.com and filling out an application? We’re currently full, but the best way to get into the league is to get involved and stay in touch.

Thanks guys!

LISTEN HERE!

0:00 – 10:15 – Intro
10:15 – 11:20 -- Draft class review
11:20 – 15:35 -- #1 Draft pick Bill Knight review
15:35 – 19:21 -- #2 Draft pick Dave Hull review
19:22 – 24:15 -- #3 Draft pick Alexander Craig review
24:16 – 28:16 -- #4 Draft pick Pedro Coronado review
28:16 – 37:10 -- #5 Draft pick Tsuginori Takahashi review/The Bakersfield plan
37:10 – 44:50 -- Draft diamonds in the PEBA rough
44:50 – 55:35 -- Who are our diamonds in the rough?
56:15 – 56:59 -- The best surprises of 2030 so far
57:00 – 1:10:54 -- Reviewing Charleston’s 2030
1:10:55 – 1:16:40 -- Reviewing Aurora’s 2030
1:16:40 – 1:25:10 – Reviewing Hartford’s 2030
1:25:11 – 1:33:00 -- Reviewing Toyama’s 2030
1:34:00 – 1:36:18 – IL Rules!
1:36:25 – 2:08:10 -- SL All Stars
2:08:17 – 2:43:33 – IL All Stars
2:43:33 – 2:45:33 – A bleary sign-off

[Leones]

You guys got the title wrong. Should have been "Got to gets me a Raines" Great job again!

[KenH]

You guys got the title wrong. Should have been "Got to gets me a Raines" Great job again!

we all want a raines!

thanks for the kind words patrick

[Sandgnats]

You guys got the title wrong. Should have been "Got to gets me a Raines" Great job again!

Thanks Patrick!

[Lions]

Finally got a chance to listen to this in its entirety. Took a couple of sessions!

Love the look at the draft... particularly the hidden gems. I think one of the fun things about everyone having different scouts is that we all rate guys differently, so there's a good chance people will take players you don't like and leave a few that you do. Of course, that player you're watching fall down the draft board? Yeah, the team in front of you will probably pick him.

On All-Star voting, I always vote as late as possible. I feel like the early votes are too subject to small sample sizes. I'd love to see a module with vote tallies throughout the year, changing as we approach the game date.

I was surprised you didn't touch on Neo-Tokyo's struggles this season. I realize it's less fun to talk about teams struggling than teams surprising in a positive way, but they're really not performing as I expected. They won 95+ games each of the past two seasons.