The Shallows

The Shallows EP 018 - Dropping Our First Round Picks!?

The Shallows EP 018 - Dropping Our First Round Picks!? Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Report, featuring major injury news on big names like Ronald Acuña Jr. and Oneil Cruz, musings about the 15-14 slugfest between the Brewers and Athletics in Las Vegas, and analyzing if Logan Webb is all the way back since returning from injury. Then it's the return of Walking The Plank where the guys talk about a handful of big name players that might not be long for your rosters, like Trea Turner, George Kirby, and Gunnar Henderson, and if you should cut or trade players of this caliber, even in shallow leagues. Finally, Erik tests Carson in a new game called Can You Name The Top 5? where he give Carson a random stat category and Carson attempts to guess the top 5 players in that category so far this season. Welcome to The Shallows! Follow Erik on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/erikhin.bsky.social] & Twitter [https://x.com/erikhin]! || Follow Carson on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/carsonpicard.bsky.social]! Have a question? Email the show at theshallowspod@gmail.com! Proud member of the Pitcher List Fantasy Baseball Podcast Network [https://twitter.com/PitcherListPods]   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Shallows EP 017 - Sunken Ships

The Shallows EP 017 - Sunken Ships Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Log, featuring an update on several young players, including Wyatt Langford, Elly De La Cruz's first career trip to the IL, Chase DeLauter vs Carson Benge, and what is shaping up to be a hotly-contested NL Cy Young race. Then the guys admit their mistakes and detail the players they were wrong on in a new segment called Sunken Ships, featuring Zack Wheeler, Yordan Alvarez, Austin Riley, and Michael Harris. Last but not least, they discuss players they're really excited for rest of season, including Cal Raleigh, Gerrit Cole, Jordan Walker and JJ Bleday, and that could happen at the trade deadline. Welcome to The Shallows! Follow Erik on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/erikhin.bsky.social] & Twitter [https://x.com/erikhin]! || Follow Carson on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/carsonpicard.bsky.social]! Have a question? Email the show at theshallowspod@gmail.com! Proud member of the Pitcher List Fantasy Baseball Podcast Network [https://twitter.com/PitcherListPods]   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Shallows EP 016 - The Sinatra Awards

The Shallows EP 016 - The Sinatra Awards Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Report featuring positive news only this week!!! Several pitchers injured this spring are making big progress in their returns, including Spencer Schwellenbach and Hunter Greene, Logan Webb is returning this Friday, but do you start him in Coors, and Cristopher Sanchez just keeps shutting everyone out. Then the guys give out the Sinatra Awards to players who were flying high in April, but have shot down in May, like Maikel Garcia, Sal Stewart, Ben Rice, Jose Soriano, and Nolan McLean. And finally, it's the swift return of Marco! Polo! where this week the roles are reversed with Carson giving the clues while Erik has to choose which players he wants rest of season and who they ultimately are. Can he better Carson's 2/6 last week or will he make a fool of himself? Welcome to The Shallows! Follow Erik on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/erikhin.bsky.social] & Twitter [https://x.com/erikhin]! || Follow Carson on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/carsonpicard.bsky.social]! Have a question? Email the show at theshallowspod@gmail.com! Proud member of the Pitcher List Fantasy Baseball Podcast Network [https://twitter.com/PitcherListPods]   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Shallows EP 015 - Marco! Polo!

The Shallows EP 015 - Marco! Polo! Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with the Captain's Report detailing the return of Blake Snell to the IL, catcher chaos with injuries to 4 starting-caliber catchers, the returns of Jackson Holliday and Gerrit Cole, and the unfortunate luck of J.T. Ginn. Then the guys discuss what you should be doing with a laundry list of pitchers, including Eury Perez, Reid Detmers, Griffin Jax, and Bryce Elder. And finally, it's the debut of a brand new segment, Marco! Polo! where Erik relays the comparative stats of two players without revealing who they are and Carson has to choose which players he wants rest of season and who they ultimately are. See if he gets any right! Welcome to The Shallows! Follow Erik on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/erikhin.bsky.social] & Twitter [https://x.com/erikhin]! || Follow Carson on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/carsonpicard.bsky.social]! Have a question? Email the show at theshallowspod@gmail.com! Proud member of the Pitcher List Fantasy Baseball Podcast Network [https://twitter.com/PitcherListPods]   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Shallows EP 014 - Prospects, Pitchers, & Performances

The Shallows EP 014 - Prospects, Pitchers, & Performances Erik Hinrichsen and Carson Picard navigate through The Shallows, starting with an extended Captain's Report detailing the returns of Blake Snell and Bryce Miller, injuries to Robby Snelling and Max Fried, call-ups of countless prospects, and quirky news of the week, including Cal Raleigh breaking his extended slump, Bailey Ober's "Maddux", and the greatness of Paul Skenes. Then the guys chat about their leagues, the players they roster most, and how they're doing so far. In light of the slew of recent prospect promotions, the guys then discuss the prospective-crew members to stash who are most likely to have an impact in shallow leagues this season. Finally, it's Pitching From The Abyss, where Erik and Carson dive into pitchers underperforming who should perform better moving forward. Welcome to The Shallows! Follow Erik on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/erikhin.bsky.social] & Twitter [https://x.com/erikhin]! || Follow Carson on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/carsonpicard.bsky.social]! Have a question? Email the show at theshallowspod@gmail.com! Proud member of the Pitcher List Fantasy Baseball Podcast Network [https://twitter.com/PitcherListPods]   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.