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Ben Lindbergh and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/benclemens.bsky.social" target="_blank">Ben Clemens</a> of FanGraphs banter about the latest positional drama regarding <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/rafael-devers/17350/stats" target="_blank">Rafael Devers</a>, then discuss whether and why pitchers leaguewide are <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/yu-darvish/13074/stats" target="_blank">Yu Darvish</a>-ing and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/tyler-holton/26231/stats" target="_blank">Tyler Holton</a>-ing—that is, throwing more pitch types, and varying their pitch types more based on batter handedness—before answering listener emails about home strike zones and combining bad teams to make a good team. Then (44:42) Ben continues the &#8220;baseball jobs&#8221; series by bringing on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-auer-rd-rscc-a9b515195" target="_blank">Adam Auer</a>, major league dietician for the Brewers and former minor and major league strength and conditioning coach, to talk about how teams are improving player performance through nutrition, exercise, and recovery, followed (1:41:49) by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emory-brinkman-8961b8137" target="_blank">Emory Brinkman</a>, senior editor for Stats Perform, who discusses generating viral fun facts, parsing statistical qualifiers, and data-wrangling.
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<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/rafael-devers-unwilling-to-play-first-base.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Devers</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/lets-take-a-peek-at-some-early-2025-pitch-usage-trends/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on adaptation score</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/an-adaptation-score-follow-up/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to adaptation score sequel</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/96918/cold-takes-tyler-holton-against-all-odds/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP on Holton</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/98293/across-the-pond-how-simple-is-too-simple-ben-brown/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP on Brown</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/21043/overthinking-it-the-rays-changeup-revolution/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben L. on Rays changeups</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&lg=all&type=9&month=0&ind=0&startdate=&enddate=&season1=2008&season=2008&pageitems=200&qual=50&stats=sta" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2008 SP pitch usage</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&lg=all&type=9&month=0&ind=0&startdate=&enddate=&pageitems=200&qual=50&stats=sta&season1=2024&season=2024" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2024 SP pitch usage</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2018/07/31/mlb/baltimore-orioles-kansas-city-royals-combined-rosters" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on the Orioyals</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-auer-rd-rscc-a9b515195" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adam on LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/players-take-new-new-approach-to-nutrition-c169715232" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB dietician origins</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-brewers-announce-additions-to-major-league-high-performance-staff-x3278" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adam&#8217;s hiring</a>
<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/news/angels-news-gm-reveals-why-2-training-staffers-were-fired-this-offseason-ml0802" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Minasian comments</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emory-brinkman-8961b8137" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Emory on LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://www.statsperform.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stats Perform</a>
<a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1918817433617363431" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Schneemann fact</a>
<a href="https://x.com/optastats/status/1842020516044947491" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Alonso fact</a>
<a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1843443540707479784" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Carpenter fact</a>
<a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1836920815578927157" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani fact</a>
<a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1551066333223206912" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to unremarkable day fact</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/tNVNFt2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to shutouts fact</a>
<a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1920737761113280940" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani fact 2</a>
<a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1920642674257707146" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BWJ fact</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/thaddeus-young-is-vastly-underrated-kdJ6mMx" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Young graphic</a>
<a href="https://x.com/OptaJoe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to @OptaJoe</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jacob-degrom-command-god/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to deGrom post</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Pirates/status/1920519001555263852" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pirates statement</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/reeling-rockies-aim-play-better-brand-baseball-vs-padres-2025-05-09/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Freeland comments</a>

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