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