The Steal: Analyzing Baseball
By Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown
Cover Art by Gage Oelschlager
The Steal: Analyzing BaseballDec 25, 2019
The Trade Deadline | S2 Ep. 5
In this episode of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown give there top 3 buyers and top 3 Sellers and the deadline and sicuss how they can impact their future and the league. They also give their opinion on the approach many General Managers should employ to give their teams the best chance at success. Thanks for listening, enjoy!
Everything AL East | S2 Ep. 4
Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown return with a new episode of The Steal, where the break down the best division in baseball. The debate the AL East and make their prediction for how the season will end.
The All Out Derek Jeter Debate! | S2 Ep. 3
In this episode of the Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown draft players they believe will make a comeback following a tough season, they give their top 10 player list and debate Derek Jeter's reputation. Thanks for listening and enjoy!
Under .500 Draft, NL East Recap, & AL East Weaknesses | Ep. 2
In this episode of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown draft the best teams that finished under .500, hand out grades to NL East teams based on their past five seasons, and discuss each AL East team's biggest weakness. Thanks for listening, enjoy!
Will MLB Return? | S2 Ep.1
In episode one of season 2 of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss the MLB lockdown and what implications it could have on the coming season. They also break down the most important free agent signings that have occurred this offseason pre-lockdown. Thanks for listening, and enjoy!
The Craziest Trade Deadline! | Ep. 41
In this episode of The Steal Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown breakdown the MLB Trade Deadline. They analyze all of the blockbuster moves, discuss the impacts on the league, and choose their winners and losers of the deadline. Check out The Steal on instagram and enjoy!
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The Trade Deadline is Here | Ep. 40
In this episode of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss the trade deadline. They analyze multiple teams and determine which players would fit where. Check out The Steal on Instagram and enjoy!
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Are the Giants a fluke? | Ep. 39
In this episode of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown break down the Giants hot start to the season and wether or not it is sustainable. They also discuss the All Star game, Shohei Ohtani and more! Check out The Steal on instagram, enjoy!
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Does Spring Training Mean Anything? | Ep. 38
This episode was recorded before the season began at the end of spring training. In this episode of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss which aspects of spring training matter and what to look for. They also discuss which teams and players have made significant impacts to spring training. Enjoy!
How To Run a Franchise! | Ep. 37
In this episode of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown make their predictions for the award winners at the end of the season! They also do a deep dive into the Padres last 5 years to see where the success came from in the segment called "How did We Get Here?" Enjoy!
The Greatest Pitchers are Cheating! | Ep. 36
In this episode of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown play Love It or Hate It with all the recent free agents singings and trades. They take a look at the potential money problems the Mets may have, and they discuss the baseball scandal of pitchers using substances! Check out the steal on instagram and youtube for more content!
Lindor could cost the Mets! | Ep. 1
This is the first of the new mini episode series that is also on the Steal's new youtube channel! In this Episode of the Steal Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss the Lindor trade and analyze it with their own stat PCR! Check The Steal out on instagram.
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Where will the biggest Free Agents Land? | Ep. 35
In this episode of the Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown talk about the ending to the World Series, and where they think the biggest free agents will land!
The World Series is Here, and the Home Run is King! | Ep. 34
In this episode of the Steal Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss the series between the Rays and Dodgers. They also take an in depth look at wether or not the sabermetrics are representing offensive production correctly and if a new era of baseball is coming!
Four Remain! | Ep. 33
In this Episode of the Steal Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown talk all things playoffs! They make their final predictions for the season, and breakdown the playoff matches that have already occurred. Enjoy!
The Playoff Race is On! | Ep. 32
This weeks episode of the Steal is a shorter segment all about the playoff race! Enjoy, and subscribe!
Did the Padres really win the Trade Deadline? | Ep. 31
In this exciting episode of The Steal, the race for ten trivia points continues! Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown analyze the Winners and Losers of the Trade Deadline, and take an in depth look on the Tampa Bay Rays! Follow The Steal on instagram for more baseball content! Enjoy!
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This trade deadline could change the league! | Ep. 30
In this episode of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown make trade deadline predictions, talk about this years "all-stars" and play a game to build the best team while staying under budget! Enjoy!
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Could this new stat change the Game? | Ep. 29
In this episode of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown answer tough trivia questions, discuss how teams management determine potential in players, introduce their new contract stat PCR and take a deep look into the Athletics team. Check out the steal on Instagram and enjoy!
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Marlins in first? Orioles in second? Baseball is upside down! | Ep. 28
In this episode of The Steal Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown jump into the interesting standings after the early part of the season. They discuss how good the twins are and wether or not all 60 games will be played. Follow The Steal on instagram for everyday content! Enjoy the episode!
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This Can't be the Top 100 Players! | Ep. 27
In this episode of The Steal, hosts Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown kick it off with trivia, discuss the outbreak amongst the Marlins, make predictions about the AL West, and analyze a very controversial list of the top 100 players! Subscribe and if you enjoy leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts!
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Dodgers vs. Yankees | Ep. 26
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The Rough History of the Orioles | Ep. 25
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Are the top contracts worth it? | Ep. 24
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More players opt out, season in jeopardy! | Ep. 23
Shortened Season and Astros Cheating! | Ep. 22
The Steal: Episode 21
This episode of The Steal brings the scandals of the Astros to center stage. Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss and debate the highly controversial topic as they share their personal opinions on the matter.
The Steal: Episode 20
Happy Holidays! On this episode of The Steal, Asher and Amrit talk about the recent signings in the MLB, debate which of the worst teams are due for improvement, and how the home run era came to be. Thanks for listening!
The Steal: Episode 19
In this episode The Steal returns after a long break! Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown talk all the offseason trades, make predictions of there own and much more. We hope you enjoy!
The Steal: Episode 18
In this episode of the steal Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown talk everything playoffs!
The Steal: Episode 17
The Steal returns with Episode 17! Amrit Brown and Asher Cohn discuss sabermetrics, the wild card teams, make playoff predictions and more!
The Steal: Episode 16
This episode of The Steal is all about the trade deadline, Asher and Amrit breakdown all the moves that happened and how it will affect the teams moving forward.
The Steal: Episode 15
In this episode of the steal Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown breakdown the sabermetric contact%, they analyze their 100 game predictions, discuss the NL Central and revisit the teams they created!
The Steal: Epsiode 14
In episode 14 Amrit and Asher talk the AL wild card race, Philadelphia's underwhelming position, the crazy amount of home runs being hit and much more.
The Steal: Episode 13
In this Episode of the Steal Amrit and Asher discuss the shift, the new rules in the Atlantic League, the Oakland A's streak, and the upcoming trade deadline.
The Steal: Episode 12
In this episode of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss the London series, sabermetrics, trade talks, the home run derby and more. Also a huge special announcement about an upcoming interview!
The Steal Quick: All Star Break
The Steal Quick: The Homerun Derby
The Steal Quick: Global Expansion
The Steal Quick: London Series
In the quick game one of the London Series between the Red Sox and Yankees are broken down by Amrit Brown and Asher Cohn
The Steal: Episode 11
In this episode of The Steal Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss the Twins incredible start, look at whether or not teams like the Rangers and Reds have a shot at making playoffs, and the highly anticipated London Series between the Yankees and Red Sox.
The Steal: Episode 10
In Episode 10 of The Steal Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss the the sabermetric OPPO%, they create their team's lineups, discuss the fact that both Machado and Harper didn't make the All Star Team, make AL East predictions and talk about the high scoring series between the Rockies and Padres.
The Steal: Episode 9
In this episode of The Steal, Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown finalize their all star teams, they discusses the Kimbrel and Keuchel signings and review their 60 game predictions for the Rays, Red Sox, and Yankees. Podcast info- Asher and Amrit are finished with exams so podcasts should start coming two to three times a week.
The Steal: Episode 8
In Episode 8 of the steal Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss the stat LOB%. They pick their starting rotation for their all star teams, discuss the Oakland Athletics hot streak, and debate which team will get to fifty wins first.
The Steal: Episode 7
In the 7th episode a new type of sabermetrics is discussed. Amrit and Asher take a closer look at why the Reds have a positive run differential and continue building their All Star teams from episode 6. They also debate whether or not the NL should have a DH and if pitchers can hit.
The Steal: Episode 6
In The Steal episode 6, the common sabermetric WAR is discussed, explained and applied. Amrit and Asher discuss where Kimbrel and Kuechel will land, and they begin each building there own All star team.
The Steal: Episode 5
Episode 5 of steal focuses on one of the most important sabermertics, wOBA, two teams who have shocked the MLB early and the potential of two new teams coming to baseball in an expansion.
The Steal: Episode 4
In episode 4 of The Steal Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss a defensive sabermetric, Vlad Guerrero Jr's debut along with other top rookies, why home runs keep flying out like never before, they debate about the AL East and much more.
The Steal: Episode 3
In Episode three Asher Cohn and Amrit Brown discuss the sabermetric SIERA, the Houston pitching staff and their division, whether or not Yelich can continue to perform, if the Yankees fan interference call was correct and whether the Yankees can perform with the amount of injuries that they are facing.