First Pitch Online 2024 Command Center

Welcome to First Pitch Online!

Bookmark this page as your command center for the event. We'll be updating and adding information here, so check back frequently.

ZOOM BASICS

  • All sessions will be held on Zoom. You can download Zoom here.
  • IMPORTANT: Please review our quick Zoom User Guide before joining the event. Particularly important, please make sure you have updated your Zoom to the latest version (details in the User Guide) so that you can take full advantage of Zoom's breakout rooms functionality.

ZOOM RECORDINGS

OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT

  • Take the attendee survey
  • Request a roster analysis (5:30-6:15pm window)
  • Submit a question for a speaker/panel
     

Schedule is subject to change; all times ET. 

11a-11:10Introduction and WelcomeBrent Hershey, Ray Murphy (BaseballHQ)
   
11:10-12:00pKeeping Draft Prep SimpleRon Shandler (Baseball Forecaster); Jason Collette (RotoWire); Steve Gardner (USA TODAY); Brian Walton (CreativeSports)
   
12:00-12:30Rookie BIdders: Takeaways from our first auction leaguesRyan Bloomfield, Brian Entrekin (BaseballHQ); Joe Orrico (SportsEthos)
   
12:40-1:30Spring Things: New pitches and velocity/mix changesNick Pollack (PitcherList), Paul Sporer (RotoGraphs)
   
2:00-2:45Building a bullpen Greg Jewett (Reliever Recon, BaseballHQ); Aaron Pags (Reliever Recon)
   
2:45-3:45ADP risers/fallersRay Murphy; Rob DiPietro (Pull Hitter Patreon)
   
4:00-4:45Spring Things: Hitters worth trackingBrent Hershey; Corbin Young (BaseballHQ); John Laghezza (The Athletic)
   
4:45-5:15What our player shares tell usRay Murphy, Brent Hershey
   
5:30-6:15Attendee Roster Analysis - 1:1, 15 min feedback sessionsSpeaker/BHQ staffers
   
6:15-7:00How's he's look? In-person spring training reports Brent Hershey; Geoff Pontes (Baseball America); Jock Thompson (BaseballHQ)
   
7:45-8:15What we can learn from 2023 rules changesDerek Carty (RotoGrinders; THE BAT projections)
   
8:15-9:15Position and category visual ADP analysisAriel Cohen (Beat the Shift podcast)
   
9:20-10:10Mining (Today's) News and Looking AheadBrent Hershey, Jeff Zimmerman (FanGraphs), 
  Tristan Cockcroft (ESPN)
10:00-10:45Attendee Survey resultsBrent Hershey, Ray Murphy
   
10:45-11:00Final Q&A / Wrap-up 

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