Ballpark Dimensions

Baseball’s biggest news, trends, trades and highlights, all broken down from an analytical angle. Subscribe now to stay up-to-date on Majors' most important storylines using the same data as cutting-edge front offices. Enjoy two episodes per week, one with Matt Meyers and Mike Petriello, and another with Mandy Bell and Sarah Langs.

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Welcome to Ballpark Dimensions! And a 2020 Seas...
Statcast Podcast is now Ballpark Dimensions! Each week, MLB.com’s Matt Meyers and Mike Petriello are joined by guests from around the league break down baseball’s biggest news, trends, trades and highlights from an analytical angle. Join us for a special first episode featuring MLB.com reporters Mark Bowman and Juan Toribio on the AL and NL East (8:09), Mandy Bell and Anne Rogers on the Central divisions (30:28) and Alyson Footer and Thomas Harding on what to expect in the West (51:00) before Matt and Mike give their own predictions on a unique season to come (1:13:20).
90 min
177
Baseball Finally Has a Return Date – Season 6, ...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers react to all of the news and rule changes surrounding baseball’s scheduled 2020 return, ponder how teams will strategize, and talk about the future of the show.
37 min
178
Reversing Award History and Mourning the Sacrif...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers try to reverse baseball history’s worst award decisions, wonder if the sacrifice bunt is about to be dead entirely and ask where all the lefties have gone.
40 min
179
The Most Incredible “What If?” Moments in Baseb...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers talk about the best “What If?” moments in recent baseball history, including Tom Seaver signing with the Braves, the St. Louis Browns moving to Los Angeles, and the Mets trading for Ken Griffey, Jr.
49 min
180
Our Favorite Pitching Performances Ever – Seaso...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers talk about their favorite ever pitching performances, including the time Clayton Kershaw almost threw a perfect game, when George Brunet had the worst inning ever and Derek Lowe’s big ALCS moment
47 min
181
The Wildest Postseason Decisions (featuring Ben...
FanGraphs writer Ben Clemens joins host Mike Petriello and MLB.com national editor Matt Meyers to look back at some of the most interesting and controversial postseason decisions of the last quarter-century.
55 min
182
Drafting the 21st Century Rookie of the Year Wi...
MLB.com columnist Will Leitch joins host Mike Petriello and MLB.com national editor Matt Meyers to draft each of the 40 Rookie of the Year award winners from 2000-2019.
86 min
183
Breaking Down the MLB Dream Bracket – Season 6,...
Host Mike Petriello, national editor Matt Meyers and MLB.com national writer Anthony Castrovince break down the MLB Dream Bracket, the new 32-team simulated tourney that pits all-time greats from each franchise against each other until the best of all time is crowned.
41 min
184
Name That Game, A Trivia Trip Through History –...
Host Mike Petriello, national editor Matt Meyers and MLB.com researcher Sarah Langs play a trivia game attempting to name the teams, year and significance of games throughout history based on short 45-60 second clips of historic broadcasts.
47 min
185
How Live Baseball on Television Gets Made – Sea...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers note a Willie Mays fun fact before being joined by ESPN baseball producer Andy Jacobson, who talks about the ins and outs of live baseball production, including producing the ESPN2 Statcast alternate broadcasts.
39 min
186
An Extra Innings Home Run Derby and The All-Tim...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers talk about which season fans voted for as the best of all time, the passing of Tigers legend Al Kaline and underappreciated Hall of Famers, Justin Turner’s idea for a Home Run Derby in extra innings, and how many toothpicks Dusty Baker has actually gone through.  
38 min
187
How To Formulate A Roster for a 2020 Baseball C...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers talk about what it’s like to watch 1980s classic baseball, talk about current pitchers selecting their favorite ever pitches, and work out a formula to try to imagine what the rosters would be for a season-opening baseball celebration game to take the place of the 2020 All-Star Game.
46 min
188
Drafting the last 25 World Series champions – S...
MLB.com columnist Will Leitch joins host Mike Petriello and MLB.com national editor Matt Meyers to draft each of the last 25 World Series champions, ranking them from best to worst, from the 1995 Atlanta Braves to the 2019 Washington Nationals.
84 min
189
87 Years of Being a Cubs Fan – Season 6, Ep. 10
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers react to Noah Syndergaard’s elbow injury, talk about the “season” that Barry Bonds hit 95 homers and share possibly unpopular baseball takes, before Mike’s 99-year-old great uncle Frank joins the show to discuss becoming a Cubs fan back in 1933 and seeing them finally win in 2016.
49 min
190
The Best Baseball You’ve Ever Seen – Season 6, ...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers reminisce about their favorite baseball moments, including the first games they ever attended, the best and weirdest games they ever saw and their own personal on-field highs, including Matt bringing in Little League teammate Teddy Wayne to verify his story.
53 min
191
Talking Baseball, Without Baseball – Season 6, ...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers try to cope with the suspension of the baseball season by thinking about what a shortened season might mean, looking at their favorite losing teams, talking about xERA & Hawk-Eye, before Matt tries to stump Mike with a collection of old found baseball cards.
44 min
192
Judge is hurt, the cool thing the Rockies are d...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers look at the effect of Aaron Judge’s rib injury and how the extensions for Christian Yelich and Yoan Moncada impact the Central divisions. They then investigate an interesting Rockies approach and how managers are reacting to the three-batter minimum. Finally they dig into the new MLB.com contest, “The Vault.”
48 min
193
The 2019 breakout that’s for real, how to measu...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers look at whether the Yankee injuries open up the AL East, which 2019 breakout is a strong bet to keep mashing, whether the Dodgers might have the deepest lineup ever and how confident to be in Lorenzo Cain having a rebound from a down 2019.
43 min
194
2020’s deepest lineup, the other fascinating TB...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers project 2020’s deepest lineup, dig into the overlooked Emilio Pagan-Manuel Margot trade, check out how the new rule changes will impact the game, and investigate some of the new 2020 projections.
51 min
195
The Mookie Betts trade rocks the sport – Season...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers dissect the impact of the Mookie Betts and Joc Pederson trades, including how it impacts each team involved and those teams not involved as well
39 min
196
How Castellanos might fit in Cincy, Betts might...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers discuss how Great American Ball Park might affect Nicholas Castellanos, what the Cubs might do now that Kris Bryant’s service time case has been resolved, ponder a potential Mookie Betts trade, and look at how Dusty Baker and the Astros might fit together.
43 min
197
Ozuna and Donaldson find new homes, why the met...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers discuss the numbers behind Marcell Ozuna signing with the Braves, Josh Donaldson joining the Twins, why Infield Outs Above Average has Ozzie Albies declining so much, why the Mike Moustakas second base experiment could work and what’s happened in the NL Central this winter.
34 min
198
Statcast Infield Outs Above Average Is Here – S...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers celebrate that José Martínez has finally been traded to the Rays, then turn to the newest expansion of Statcast data into Infield Outs Above Average, before welcoming in MLB.com Sr. Data Architect Tom Tango to provide a deeper dive into how a metric gets made.
43 min
199
What the Brewers up to, what if the Reds get Li...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers dive into all of Milwaukee’s moves, look at Francisco Lindor trade rumors, and reflect upon some of the fun stories we may have overlooked in 2019.
38 min
200
Cole, Rendon, Strasburg, and Winter Meetings Ma...
Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers break down the action from the Winter Meetings, including the big signings of Anthony Rendon and Gerrit Cole, why Mike didn’t like the trades the White Sox and Angels made, and what comes next.
42 min