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The Approach Angle podcast is the easiest way to learn advanced baseball. Hosts Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland guide listeners through the sea of baseball analytics, teaching advanced metrics and translating them into laymen terms, helping you watch baseball smarter.
Update frequency:
every 9 days
Average audio length:
63 minutes
Has sponsors
English
United States
17 episodes
since Feb. 4, 2026
episodic
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The Approach Angle
Nate Schwartz (@_nateschwartz) and Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) discuss plate discipline stats for pitchers.
The episode starts by talking about zone rate and chase rate, as Kyle explains that throwing pitches in the strike zone doesn't directly correlate with success for pitch…
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Nate Schwartz (@_nateschwartz) and Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) discuss pitch tunnels and their impact on arsenal construction.
The podcast starts by talking about what a pitch tunnel is and why it can be effective against all types of hitters (including Jordan Walker, who Nate h…
The Approach Angle
Nate Schwartz (@_nateschwartz) and Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) talk about the numbers and ideas behind pitch models.
The discussion begins by talking about what "stuff" actually is. What does it mean when a scout says a pitcher has great stuff, and how does that get valued? Kyle…
The Approach Angle
Nate Schwartz (@_nateschwartz) and Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) talk about the new miss distance and other bat tracking stats.
There are new leaderboards on Baseball Savant! They talk about what all of these new numbers mean and what they're actually calculating. There's miss dis…
The Approach Angle
Nate Schwartz (@_nateschwartz) and Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) are joined by Alex Chamberlain to talk approach angles and pitch movement.
This week, Nate and Kyle hop into the world of pitch movement, and Alex Chamberlain joins the discussion as one of the key researchers on app…
The Approach Angle
Nate Schwartz (@_nateschwartz) and Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) talk about four hitters who are doing something new.
After spending the last couple of weeks building up the analytical toolkit on the hitting side, the two investigate hitters who are doing something new—for better …
The Approach Angle
Nate Schwartz (@_nateschwartz) and Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) about ERA estimators and how to apply them.
The discussion starts by talking about why ERA needs to be estimated. There are so many factors that go into run prevention that make it hard to value a pitcher just on ERA…
The Approach Angle
Nate Schwartz (@_nateschwartz) and Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) break down swing rates and contact rates for hitters.
The discussion starts with how ABS has changed parts of how we value plate discipline, and how good discipline can play into challenges. They dive into swing rate…
The Approach Angle
Nate Schwartz (@_nateschwartz) and Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) talk about different versions of game score.
They start by talking about the theory behind the original game score, which was created by Bill James. That leads to the second version of game score, developed by Tom Ta…
The Approach Angle
Nate Schwartz (@_nateschwartz) and Kyle Bland (@blandalytics) are joined by Sara Sanchez to talk about park factors.
The discussion starts with the group talking about what goes into park factors and what they actually mean. They discuss how specific factors, such as HR or stri…
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