Beat the Shift Podcast – Episode w/ Jeremy Hefner (New York Mets) by Ariel Cohen December 17, 2021 The latest episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players. Guest: Jeremy Hefner, New York Mets Interview Highlight of career Game preparation Preparing players for the mental & physical aspects of the game Is game planning more about having players pitch to their strengths, or about exploiting weaknesses of your opponents ? In-game management 3rd time through the order Use of an “opener” How “first-in” and “next-in” pitchers coming out of the bullpen are decided Health Keeping pitchers healthy throughout the season Extended rest between outings – good or bad? Analytics How best to use analytics as a coach Objective vs. subjective view Analytics vs. Gut Pulling Blake Snell in the World Series Trusting analytics, and when to go with your gut How are stats/analytics used to help players on the major league level? Which are the key stats/indicators that you look at? Injury Guru Trivia of the Week Rule changes in baseball Universal DH 3 batter minimum rule for pitchers Extra inning runner on 2nd base rule Position players pitching in baseball Effectiveness of Ariel pitching in the major leagues Mailbag Coaching players older than yourself Do teams overuse bullpens? How to keep players relaxed? Do you promote pitchers helping other staff pitchers? Most influential players & coaches on Jeremy’s career Follow us on Twitter Ariel Cohen (@ATCNY) Reuven Guy (@mlbinjuryguru) Jeremy Hefner (@jeremy_hefner53) Beat the Shift Podcast (@Beat_Shift_Pod) https://media.blubrry.com/rotographs/p/cdn-podcasts.fangraphs.com/Beat_the_Shift-Episode-2021-12-16.mp3Podcast (beat-the-shift): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS