The SIS Baseball Podcast
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The R&D team at Sports Info Solutions is joined by special guests to discuss notable topics related to baseball analytics and defensive excellence. Hosted by Mark Simon.
Episodes
- Defensive Guru Perry Hill Teaches How To Think 'Inside The Box'
Seattle Mariners infield coach Perry Hill joins Mark Simon to discuss his 40 years of teaching defensive excellence in baseball, including owning batted balls within a player's "box" and evaluating Cole Young. Mark and Brandon Tew also ana…
- Jo Adell on Fearlessness, Difficult Ballparks, and of course Home Run Robberies
In this episode of The SIS Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon interviews Jo Adell of the Los Angeles Angels about his home run robberies, difficult ballparks, and the value of fearlessness. The discussion also covers Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s defe…
- ABS Replay Review: Buffer Zones and Strategy w/ Jayson Stark, Oyster Analytics
The SIS Baseball Podcast episode features Mark Simon discussing robo-umps. Jayson Stark analyzes the new system's buffer zone and imperfections, while Maxfield Lane and Owen Riley of Oyster Analytics present a tool for baseball strategy ba…
- MLB Season Preview w/Chelsea Janes + WPBL shortstop Joely Leguizamon
Mark Simon interviews Chelsea Janes for an MLB season preview, covering predictions and surprise elements. Joely Leguizamon, a WPBL player, joins to discuss her insights on defense and her athletic journey.
- Educating People About Jackie Robinson and Josh Gibson in 2026
The SIS Baseball Podcast features Samantha Gibson discussing the Jackie Robinson Museum
- Michael Chernow (Pirates Coach & Player Development Director) + 3 SABR Analytics Awards Finalists
It's a guest-packed episode of The SIS Baseball Podcast as Mark Simon welcomed in Pirates coach and player development director Michael Chernow as well as three finalists for the SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards, Zach Crizer (The…
- Twins Pro Personnel Analyst Nihar Maskara On What It's Like To Work In Baseball
On our final episode of 2025 we're joined by Minnesota Twins pro personnel analyst Nihar Maskara (an SIS alumnus) to talk about what working in baseball analytics is like when working for an MLB team. Nihar recounted his time as a student…
- NPB Fielding Bible Award Winner Tyler Nevin On The Most Unusual Pickoff, Tatsuya Imai and a 5-Foot-2 Defensive Superstar
On this episode, Mark Simon was joined by former major leaguer and current Japanese baseball star Tyler Nevin, who won an NPB Fielding Bible Award for defensive excellence at first base. Tyler talked about his overall experience in Japan (…
- 2025 Fielding Bible Awards Winners Announcement
On this episode, Mark Simon announces the winners of The 2025 Fielding Bible Awards , including a new award for Defensive Team of the Year. Mark is joined by three of the Fielding Bible winners: Nico Hoerner of the Cubs (2:15), Ernie Cleme…
- Mark Simon and Ben Clemens On The Biggest Surprises in Baseball In 2025
This year for our annual "Biggest Surprises in Baseball" episode, Mark Simon brought in Ben Clemens of FanGraphs to come up with a comprehensive list. Mark and Ben talked about surprise hitters, pitchers, fielders, teams, and things. Among…
- Angels CF Bryce Teodosio Has Played Aggressive, Gotten His Uniform Duty His Whole Baseball Life
On this week's episode, Mark Simon is joined by Angels center fielder Bryce Teodosio, one of the top defensive players in baseball since his recall from the minors about 6 weeks ago. Bryce talked about his aggressive approach and how he ma…
- No. 1 Minor League Prospect Konnor Griffin of the Pirates On What Goes Into Playing SS & CF
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by the No. 1 prospect in minor league baseball, Pirates shortstop and center fielder Konnor Griffin , who at age 19, is playing solid MLB-caliber defense right now. Konnor talked about why he plays the…
- Marlins Shortstop Otto Lopez on The Challenges of Shortstop, The Value of Badminton
On this episode Mark Simon talked with Marlins shortstop Otto López , one of our Defensive Player of the Month selections about his midseason position switch, the challenges of playing shortstop, and why playing badminton as a kid was help…
- Rockies Prospect & Minor League Gold Glove Winner Kyle Karros + Top Drafted Pitchers w/ Brandon Tew
On this episode, Mark Simon talks with Rockies minor league prospect Kyle Karros of the Albuquerque Isotopes about the intricacies of third base defense and SIS prospects expert Brandon Tew about the top pitchers selected in the MLB Draft.…
- Cam Smith Knows He Needs To Ask A Lot Of Questions (+ Sports-Reference's Adam Darowski)
You can find a transcript of the episode here On this episode, our Mark Simon talks to Astros rookie right fielder Cam Smith , who ranks among the leaders in Defensive Runs Saved despite never having played the position before this season.…
- Giants VP Randy Winn On The Intricacies Of Playing Defense (+ Mariners stats whiz Alex Mayer)
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Giants vice-president of player development Randy Winn, Mariners communications manager Alex Mayer , and his SIS colleague Greg Halperin . Randy explained his new role under new Giants president Bus…
- Diamondbacks Pitcher-Turned-Shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and MLB Pitcher-Turned-Coach Jay Jackson Join Us
On this episode, Mark Simon was joined by both a current major leaguer and a former major leaguer. Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo stopped by to talk shop with regards to why he's a shortstop and how he plays his position. He shared…
- Tanner Murray Is One Of The Next Great Rays Defenders (+ Venezuelan Baseball Writer Daniel Álvarez-Montes)
On this episode, Mark Simon welcomes 2024 Rays Minor League Defensive Player of the Year Tanner Murray , who plays two infield positions and is now learning the outfield. Tanner talked about his transition to new positions and the other pl…
- Volleyball -->Gold Glove Defense, Defensive Positioning, Scoreboard Watching (w/ Joe Mack, Katie Krall)
On this episode, we cover how playing volleyball helped a future minor league Gold Glover, got an explanation on how defensive positioning models are developed and talked about what stats belong on a baseball scoreboard. Joining Mark Simon…
- Fernando Tatis The Gymnast & Elly De La Cruz Brings The Joy (w/ Doug Glanville, Davy Andrews)
On this episode, Mark Simon welcomes in ex-major leaguer Doug Glanville , FanGraphs writer Davy Andrews, and his SIS colleague, Mark Bricker. Mark and Doug talked about Doug's new baseball newsletter, Welcome To Glanville and Mark pitched…
- The 'All-Scrapes Team' and Breaking Down MLB's Japanese Pitchers (w/Hannah Keyser & Brandon Tew)
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by national baseball writer Hannah Keyser and SIS operations analyst Brandon Tew. Hannah, who formerly wrote for Yahoo Sports, introduced us to her thrice-weekly baseball newsletter, The Bandwagon , wh…
- Predictions & Analysis, Minor League Hitting Coach Life + a Women's History Month Baseball Lesson (ft. Chelsea Janes, Amanda Kamekona, Myra Faye Turner)
On this episode, Mark Simon welcomes Washington Post national baseball writer Chelsea Janes , Cleveland Guardians minor league assistant hitting coach Amanda Kamekona , and children’s book author Myra Faye Turner , who gave us a Women’s Hi…
- Black History Month: Missouri Head Baseball Coach Kerrick Jackson & Black Play-By-Play Broadcaster & Scholarship Fund Founder & Recipient, Adam Giardino and Grayson Singleton
For our 5th annual episode with a connection to Black History Month, Mark Simon is joined by Missouri head baseball coach Kerrick Jackson , and Adam Giardino and Grayson Singleton of the Black Play-By-Play Broadcaster & Scholarship Fund .…
- Baseball Hall of Fame Analysis With Mike Cameron & Tom Tango
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, we devote the entire episode to exploring the Baseball Hall of Fame from different angles. - Former Mariners outfielder Mike Cameron shares the story of how Ichiro Suzuki made…
- What We'll Remember With Center Fielder Kevin Kiermaier and Pebble Hunting's Sam Miller
We close out 2024 by asking two people what they'll remember. First we ask recently-retired (and new father) Kevin Kiermaier about the defensive plays he'll most remember from his career. He's the overall leader in Defensive Runs Saved by…
- Sean Smith On Inventing Baseball-Reference's WAR, His New Book "WAR in Pieces"
On this episode, Mark Simon takes a break from talking defense (mostly) by welcoming in Sean Smith. Sean, a former consultant for the Blue Jays, is the inventor of the WAR you see on Baseball-Reference.com and the author of the new book, W…
- Talking With Fielding Bible Award Winners Tanner Bibee and Matt Olson
We talked to so many Fielding Bible Award winners that we couldn't fit them all into one episode. On this episode we talked to Award winners Cleveland Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee and Braves first baseman Matt Olson. Bibee shared some of…
- 2024 Fielding Bible Award winners (with Riley Greene, Brenton Doyle, and Wilyer Abreu)
Thursday, Sports Info Solutions announced the winners of The 2024 Fielding Bible Awards. Each year since 2006 our voters have picked the best defensive player at each position. This year, we’ve added a Defensive Player of the Year award to…
- Standout Prospect Colby Thomas (A's) + The Season's Biggest Surprises
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by one of the top defensive players in the minor leagues, A's outfield prospect Colby Thomas , to talk about how he does what he does in the outfield. Mark also talked to Chelsea Janes of The Washingto…
- Mike Yastrzemski on His Love Of Defense + Brewers Broadcaster Vinny Rottino
On this episode, host Mark Simon ( @markasimonsays ) is joined by Giants right fielder Mike Yastrzemski ( @mikeyaz18 ) and Brewers broadcaster Vinny Rottino ( @vinnyrottino ) for a pair of discussions on defensive excellence. Mark was also…
- Who's Your Favorite? (with Joe Sheehan)
Taking a brief break from our usual player interviews as Mark Simon chats about baseball favorites with one of our favorite baseball writers, Joe Sheehan , whose baseball newsletter is a great read. We're not talking gambling favorites ...…
- Talking baseball with Angels SS Zach Neto and Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti
On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by Angels shortstop Zach Neto , Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti , and SIS Video Scout Associate Benjamin Cruciani. Neto talked about a couple of ridiculous plays he's made the last two seasons on popu…
- Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno; FanGraphs writer Davy Andrews
On this episode of The Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon talks with Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno , FanGraphs baseball writer Davy Andrews , and SIS Video Scout Associate Christopher Barnett. Gabriel (with help from…
- Teaching Defense with Cody Dennis; MLB Draft Analysis with Brandon Tew and Colin Sanders
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon ( @markasimonsays ) is joined by college baseball coach Cody Dennis (@ BSB_Blueprint ), who runs a Twitter community for teaching defensive excellence. Mark was also…
- Nationals CF Jacob Young On His Fielding Bible Award-caliber Defense
On this episode, Mark Simon ( @markasimonsays )is joined by Nationals center fielder Jacob Young ( @jacob_young27 ) to talk about his run of defensive excellence in 2024. Young talked about what goes into playing the position, specifically…
- Rays Prospect Chandler Simpson; Using Baseball Analytics For Good Causes with Jenn Rubenstein
On this episode of The Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon ( @markasimonsays ) is joined by Rays outfield prospect Chandler Simpson, a baseball fan who cleverly used analytics for good, Jenn Rubenstein ( @queerfancystats ),…
- Defense Lessons from Rangers Utility Man Josh Smith + Matthew Trueblood on The Disappearing DP
On this episode, Mark Simon ( @markasimonsays ) is joined by Rangers utility man Josh Smith ( @joshhsmith4 ), baseball writer Matthew Trueblood ( @MATrueblood ) and SIS operations associate Mark Bricker ( @brick26house ). Mark S. and Josh…
- Ryan Mountcastle and Manny Acta on Positions, Positioning, and Playing Defense
On this episode, Mark Simon ( @markasimonsays ) is joined by Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, Mariners bench coach Manny Acta ( @mannyacta14 ), and SIS operations analyst Nick Rabasco ( @nrabasco1 ). Ryan talks to us about playing f…
- All Things Injuries With Under The Knife's Will Carroll and SIS' Brett Barnes
On this episode, Mark Simon ( @markasimonsays) is joined by Will Carroll ( @injuryexpert ), CEO of NTangible Sports and the Under The Knife baseball injury newsletter and SIS injury associate Brett Barnes. The conversation is all things in…
- Royals CF Kyle Isbel + Daniel Epstein (Baseball Prospectus) on Mookie Betts & Brandon Tew on Kansas' unique defense
On this episode Mark Simon is joined by Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel , baseball writer Daniel Epstein , and SIS baseball operations analyst Brandon Tew . Mark and Kyle talk about Kyle's defensive approach, which has helped him to rank…
- Cubs Minor League Hitting Coach Rachel Folden; Marquee Pitching Analyst Lance Brozdowski
On this episode, Mark Simon ( @markasimonsays ) does an "everything but defense" show, talking to Cubs minor league hitting coach and co-hitting coordinator Rachel Folden ( @rachelfolden25 ) and pitching analyst Lance Brozdowski ( @LanceBr…
- Honoring Women's History Month With Alexia Jorge and Emily-Anne Patt
On this episode, we honor Women’s History Month with 2 interviews featuring women working in baseball in different ways. First, Mark Simon talks to Saint Elizabeth University catcher Alexia Jorge , who became the 2nd woman to start at catc…
- Let's Dance With Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez
On this episode, Mark Simon ( @markasimonsays ) is joined by Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez ( @andresgimenez ). Andrés talks about how he does what he does on defense, which led to him winning a 2023 Fielding Bible Award…
- Honoring Black History Month: Steve Williams and LaTroy Hawkins
On this special Black History Month episode, Mark Simon ( @MarkASimonSays ) is joined by Pirates' Vice President of Player Personnel Steve Williams and former MLB pitcher LaTroy Hawkins ( @LaTroyHawkins32 ). Steve talks about his career wo…
- Orioles Pitching Strategy Coach Ryan Klimek, Asian Baseball, and the Hall of Fame
On this episode, Mark Simon ( @MarkASimonSays ) is joined by Orioles pitching strategy coach Ryan Klimek, SIS’ Asian Baseball scout and operations associate Brandon Tew, ( @BrandonTeweets ) and our VP of Baseball, Bobby Scales ( @Bobby_Sca…
- 2023 In Review: A Great Run Of Players Talking About Their Defensive Excellence
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, we remember the many baseball players - major leaguers, minor leaguers, NPB players, and college players - that we spoke to in 2023. You'll hear the best we got from Phillies G…
- NPB Fielding Bible Awards with 1B David MacKinnon
The podcast goes global this week as Mark Simon is joined by Seibu Lions first baseman David MacKinnon and Japan Baseball Weekly podcast co-host John Gibson . Mark and David talk about David's first season in Japan both from a baseball and…
- The 2023 Fielding Bible Awards winners w/Ke’Bryan Hayes & Kevin Kiermaier
Thursday, Sports Info Solutions announced the winners of The 2023 Fielding Bible Awards. Each year since 2006 our voters have picked the best defensive player at each position. This year, we’ve added a Defensive Player of the Year award to…
- Reviewing the Year's Biggest Surprises With Tyler Kepner and Chelsea Janes
On this episode of The Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon ( @markasimonsays ) is joined by national baseball writers, Tyler Kepner of The Athletic ( @tylerkepner ) and Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post ( @chelsea_janes )…
- Minor League Wizardry With Noah Miller & Nasim Nuñez
On this episode of The Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon is joined by a pair of minor league defensive standouts, Noah Miller from the Twins organization (0:58) and Nasim Nuñez (16:19) from the Marlins organization. We enj…