Down on the Farm Podcast

Down on the Farm Podcast 5/19/26: Fitz-Gerald's Hot Run, Buried Treasure, Young Yo-Yos

This week on the Down on the Farm Podcast, we get into the Nationals’ Devin Fitz-Gerald [https://oysteranalytics.com/#Player-Cards/Devin%20Fitz%20Gerald]’s red-hot power surge and why he’s flashing the same tools that made Kevin McGonigle [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/kevin-mcgonigle/33572/stats/batting] a top Tigers bat in year one. We continue the Fitz-Gerald talk by discussing the Nationals/Rangers MacKenzie Gore [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mackenzie-gore/22201/stats/pitching] swap, and what teams can do to nab gems deep in trades, as Washington did with Fitz-Gerald and Yeremy Cabrera [https://oysteranalytics.com/#Player-Cards/Yeremy%20Cabrera]. We finish by discussing a pair of 2025 draft standouts who are new to our model, and why their projections are in a current state of flux. We hope you enjoy. Thanks, as always, to Laura van der Heijden [https://www.lauravanderheijden.uk/] for her stellar jingle work! Get full access to Down on the Farm at downonthefarm.substack.com/subscribe [https://downonthefarm.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Down on the Farm Podcast 5/12/26: Bounceback Candidates, Called-Up Fantasy Options, Bailey Beef

This week on the Down on the Farm Podcast, we discuss a pair of struggling prospects that we’ve been high on for years (Ryan Clifford (NYM) [https://oysteranalytics.com/#Player-Cards/Ryan%20Clifford] and Jadher Areinamo (TBR) [https://oysteranalytics.com/#Player-Cards/Jadher%20Areinamo]) and why they’re far from cooked. We also look at an exciting pair of call-ups in Spencer Jones (NYY) [https://oysteranalytics.com/#Player-Cards/Spencer%20Jones] and Ryan Waldschmidt (ARI) [https://oysteranalytics.com/#Player-Cards/Ryan%20Waldschmidt] and why they’re outside shots to be immediate go-to fantasy options (in most leagues). We finish by discussing Andrew Baggarly’s piece [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7267303/2026/05/10/giants-loss-boo-birds-bryce-eldridge/] outlining Buster Posey’s perspective on the “optics” of Patrick Bailey [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/patrick-bailey/27478/stats/batting]’s catching work amidst his trade to Cleveland, and why Posey’s priorities are divorced from the data. We hope you enjoy. Thanks, as always, to Laura van der Heijden [https://www.lauravanderheijden.uk/] for her stellar jingle work! Get full access to Down on the Farm at downonthefarm.substack.com/subscribe [https://downonthefarm.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Down on the Farm Podcast 5/5/26: Brenton Del Chiaro Joins the Pod, Swinging with Intention, Big League Bryce

This week on the Down on the Farm Podcast, we interview Brenton Del Chiaro, getting a boots-on-the-ground perspective on player development from one of the top prospecting organizations out there! We also go deeper into the Brewers’ dynamic duo of Luis Peña [https://oysteranalytics.com/#Player-Cards/Luis%20Pena] and Jesús Made [https://oysteranalytics.com/#Player-Cards/Jesus%20Made], with Owen sharing his preliminary findings from hours of content coding swing video. We finish with projecting Bryce Eldridge’s (SFG) [https://oysteranalytics.com/#Player-Cards/Bryce%20Eldridge] fantasy output this season, and how his playing time matters as much as his improved bat! We hope you enjoy. Thanks to Brenton for joining us, and as always, to Laura van der Heijden [https://www.lauravanderheijden.uk/] for her stellar jingle work! Get full access to Down on the Farm at downonthefarm.substack.com/subscribe [https://downonthefarm.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Down on the Farm Podcast 4/28/26: A Pair of Power Surges, Blocked Fantasy Talent, Keep Kangaroos Out of ABS

On this week’s version of the Down on the Farm Podcast, we take a look at the Red Sox’s Yophery Rodriguez [https://oysteranalytics.com/#Player-Cards/Yophery%20Rodriguez] and the Brewers’ Braylon Payne [https://oysteranalytics.com/#Player-Cards/Braylon%20Payne], and why we are excited about their power surges, especially with their strong contact skills. We also discuss how to handle high-potential Triple-A fantasy prospects when their path to regular playing time, and therefore fantasy point scoring potential, is blocked. We conclude with a conversation on team, player, and media-driven ABS discourse, and why players’ kangaroo court could unintentionally promote sub-optimal challenge behaviors. Jazz Chisholm [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jazz-chisholm-jr/20454/stats/batting]’s big miss wasn’t quite so bad! We hope you enjoy. We also want to give props to Laura van der Heijden [https://www.lauravanderheijden.uk/] for producing our new jingles. She’s a rare combo of 80-grade cello and 65-grade keyboard! Get full access to Down on the Farm at downonthefarm.substack.com/subscribe [https://downonthefarm.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Down on the Farm Podcast 4/21/26: A Pair of Twins, Just Don't Swing, Slap-Happy Path to Stardom

This week on the Down on the Farm Podcast, we take a look at Minnesota Twin Walker Jenkins [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/walker-jenkins/sa3022894/stats/batting]’ early-season struggles and why his peripherals ease any concerns we have about his future. We also speak about fellow Twin Emmanuel Rodriguez [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/emmanuel-rodriguez/sa3014693/stats/batting], and if his excessive patience and big power can carry him at the dish, a pathway that the White Sox’s Munetaka Murakami [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/munetaka-murakami/37120/stats/batting] has used to success thus far. Finally, we tease this week’s research article on slap-happy hitters, and why they’re undervalued and underappreciated relative to their big slugging peers. We hope you enjoy. We also want to give props to Laura van der Heijden [https://www.lauravanderheijden.uk/] for producing our new jingles. She’s a rare combo of 80-grade cello and 65-grade keyboard! Get full access to Down on the Farm at downonthefarm.substack.com/subscribe [https://downonthefarm.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]