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ITP 174 - 2nd Half Standouts

In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the relievers who topped the most advanced stats leaderboards since the beginning o

ITP 173 - Way-Too-Early Mock Draft

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the relievers taken in the Way-Too-Early Pitcher List Mock Draft. Hosted by Simple

ITP 172 - NL Closing Storylines

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) answer pressing questions for every National League bullpen in the closing months of the season

ITP 171 - AL Closing Storylines

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) answer pressing questions for every American League bullpen in the closing months of the season

ITP 170 - Breaking Down Every Deadline Trade

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) run through every single team to break down all of the deals that occurred leading up to the tr

ITP 169 – Bracing For The Trade Deadline

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down all of the transactions and injuries entering the Trade Deadline and discuss the top

ITP 168 - Entering The All-Star Break

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down all of the transactions and injuries entering the All-Star Break before giving their

ITP 167 - 2026 All-Star Relievers

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the top candidates to be selected to the All-Star game. Hosted by Simplecast, an A

ITP 166 - Relievers On The Trade Block

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) speculate on the relievers expected to be traded at this year's trade deadline. Hosted by Sim

ITP 165 - Bottom 10 Bullpens

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the worst bullpens in baseball. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.

ITP 164 - Top 10 Bullpens

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) rank the top 10 bullpens in baseball. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswi

ITP 163 - Lucky & Unlucky Relievers

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify the luckiest and unluckiest relievers based on the discrepancies in their ERAs and ERA

ITP 162 - Strikeout Sleepers

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify sleepers on the strikeout and swinging strike rate leaderboards. Hosted by Simplecas

ITP 161 - The Most Dominant Relievers

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the Z-Contact-minus-O-Swing rate leaderboard to identify some of the game's most dom

ITP 160 - Relievers With New Pitches

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down relievers with pitch mix changes and velocity increases. Hosted by Simplecast, an

ITP 159 – Relievers with the Best Stuff

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) run through the PLV and Stuff+ leaderboards to find the relievers with the best stuff in the f

ITP 158 - Reassessing Bullpen Roles

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) run through the SV+HLD leaders to identify relievers whose roles have changed early in the seas

ITP 157 – Early Season Breakouts

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify early season breakouts and determine their sustainability.  Hosted by Simplecast, an

ITP 156 – Patience or Panic

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) determine whether we should be employing patience or panicking with struggling closers. Hoste

ITP 155 - Unanswered Bullpens

In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down bullpens that have yet to be decided. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. Se