Nate capitalizes on what may be his only chance to talk about the Rockies, aka the hottest team in baseball, which turns into a conversation on player development. The duo then discuss prospects they may be rekindling some interest in before co

Episode 32: Leaderboards and Left-Behinds

14 days ago 1h 18m

The duo peruse minor league leaderboards discussing players sticking out there and in their video reviews, good or bad. The Rook wonders if there's a surprising organization next in line as one of the games legit arm producers. Nate wonders if

Episode 31: Redbirds and Red Hots

21 days ago 1h 26m

Nate dives into a slew of Cardinal pitching prospects, The Rook gets temporarily booted off the show, they both share hitters getting up arrows in their books, observations from the MiLB week, rundown some trending dynasty adds, and take a look

Episode 30: The Rook Is Back!

28 days ago 1h 11m

The Rook comes off the developmental list to get back to some mud as he and Nate talk about more observations from their B-Side looks, check in on some prospects trending in dynasty leagues, and take a look forward at this week's interesting mi

Episode 29: A Solo Shot Over The First Full Week

Apr 16th, 2024 1h

With The Rook out, Nate takes a stab at covering the first full week of MiLB action, sharing thoughts and observations of what he was taking in, including a twist in the Gavin Conticello appeal, some impressive season debuts by some B-Side arms

Episode 28: Full On Full Season!

Apr 9th, 2024 1h 17m

Nate and Matt get into the season's first looks at all four full season levels of the minor leagues, sharing observations and thoughts on George Klassen, Jonah Tong, Yoander Suarez, Reid VanScoter, Owen Murphy, Jhonathan Diaz, Yariel Rodriguez,

Episode 27: Game on! and MiLB Preview

Apr 2nd, 2024 1h 20m

Nate and the Rook share some observations from the first weekend's MLB and Triple-A action and then preview the rest of the minor leagues, including the best broadcasts to watch and which rosters are shaping up to be the most interesting looks.

Episode 26: Spring Breakouts Review

Mar 23rd, 2024 1h 44m

The Rookie and Nate compare notes on their looks at MLB's first try at 13 Spring Breakout games showcasing top prospects from their respective organizations.

Episode 25: Listener Appreciation 25th Episode Party

Mar 15th, 2024 1h 29m

Nate and The Rookie are joined by a guest long time listeners will appreciate. The crew takes some excellent questions from the Handy Dandies, getting into whether we should be excited about Ryan Weathers, as well as a several other topics. The

Episode 24: The Early Spring Mud

Mar 8th, 2024 1h 59m

Nate and The Rookie cover all things fringy this early MLB spring training; from their B-Side selections' early performances, to position battles, to rotation battles, and much more in a thorough meandering through the early spring mud.

Episode 23: Muddy Points League Fest with Beck

Mar 1st, 2024 1h 53m

Points league guru Beck joins the pair to talk about all things points leagues, discussing players category leagues just don't understand, on both the MLB and MiLB side of dynasty.Bonus: The Rook gets an education on Supper Clubs. (Format detai

Episode 22: MLB B-Side Arms and Things

Feb 10th, 2024 1h 26m

Nate and Da Rook share 10 unpopular MLB arms they're interested in moving forward, in a myraid of fantasy formats. They also share some findings looking at some starting pitching prospects' 2023 performance later in starts.9:30 Steven Matz17:10

Episode 21: Mudding MLB Style

Feb 4th, 2024 1h 45m

The two put on their big boy mudders and talk through twenty-some lightly drafted, lightly rostered in dynasty MLBers who juuust might have some nice fantasy return of investment and/or signs of more to come from them:4:34 Jose Miranda20:55 Joe

Episode 20: Chris "Chaos" Clegg Session

Jan 23rd, 2024 1h 13m

Matias Von Rooker, Chris "Chaos" Clegg and Nate chat B-Side prospects and other things prospecting. Chaos adds some juicy insight on some of the duos' 2024 selections and tosses out a few of his own B-Sides while showing off his top-1000-dynast

Episode 19: Prospecting Permits?

Jan 17th, 2024 1h 36m

A splash of J15 signings talk. How one can come to different conclusions, and a bevy of hypothetical trades bucking the consensus. The two are at it again ruminating on how to get an advantage on your dynasty opponents.31:25 - Walker Jenkins fo

Episode 18: First Year Player Arms and Things

Jan 10th, 2024 1h 28m

The Four-Eyed Rook and Nate talk some first-year-player-draft-arm philosophies before dipping their toes into the murky waters of draft arms, talking over 20 prospect pitchers. The duo also takes some listener questions.29:18 "Top 10"31:05 Loga

Episode 17: First Year Player Bats

Jan 5th, 2024 1h 49m

Rook VonRookster and Nate talk some draft philosophies before diving into 35 prospects available in First Year Player Drafts. Good, bad, ugly, unpopular, they don't care, they're talking their guys and throwing some shade on others....perhaps e

Episode 16: NL East B-Sides

Dec 16th, 2023 1h 43m

The Rookster and Nate finish off their division by division series with a bang (not), but kinda. The last mudfest of the year expounds on some of over 55 mentioned, lightly to completely not rostered prospects from the NL East 's farm systems.7

Episode 15: AL East B-Sides

Dec 8th, 2023 1h 40m

The Rookie shocks the world, getting into another hitter who can't ride the rides. Nate surprises no one getting into small sample-size pitchers. They continue to sludge through the divisions, expounding on some of over 70 mentioned lightly to

Episode 14: NL Central B-Sides

Dec 1st, 2023 1h 49m

Nate and Ru flip some scripts while continuing to make their way through the division by division grind, mentioning and expounding on some of over 60 lightly to completely not rostered prospects from the NL Central farm systems. Warning: Episod

Episode 13: AL Central B-Sides

Nov 17th, 2023 1h 42m

Nate and The Rookie continue to sludge through their division by division mudfest, mentioning and expounding on some of over 65 lightly to completely not rostered prospects from the pleasantly surprising AL Central farm systems.17:11 Mason Adam

Episode 12: NL West B-Sides

Nov 11th, 2023 1h 41m

Nate and The Rookie Matt mention or expound upon over 55 lightly to completely not rostered prospects from the NL West. 8:16 Braydon Fisher10:46 Austin Gauthier13:11 Yunior Garcia17:01 Josue De Paula24:04 Yilber Diaz31:27 Christian Cerda35:58 C

Episode 11 - AL West

Nov 1st, 2023 1h 53m

Nate and Matt dive into their B-Side picks from the AL West.5:54 Tyler Guilfoil13:37 Jose Fleury19:27 Carlos Espinosa26:46 Jackson Loftin29:17 Miguel Palma36:20 Gustavo Campero40:49 Jadiel Sanchez45:22 Michael Darrell-Hicks52:22 Brett Harris55:

Episode 10 - B-Side Pitcher Draft

Oct 27th, 2023 1h 41m

Nate and The Rookie get into another marathon of mud, this time partaking in their 2024 B-Side Pitcher draft.13:45 Kai-Wei Teng23:30 D.J. McCarty31:05 Reid VanScoter40:31 Tyler Schweitzer47:33 Tyler Guilfoil54:28 Jerming Rosario101:54 Trey Domb

Episode 9 - B-Sides Back, Alright

Oct 27th, 2023 1h 43m

After an unforeseen hiatus, the band’s bigger, better, and muddier than ever. Nate and The Rookie jump into some competitive 2024 B-Side’ing, comparing notes on hitters showing up during their 2023 video reviews. 15:33 Ryan Cermak18:54 Austin G