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.
TAA 17 - I Don't Care How Fast You Throw Ball Four
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland discuss plate discipline stats for pitchers.
17 Jul 2026
TAA 16 - Pitch Tunneling and Arsenal Construction
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland discuss pitch tunnels and their impact on arsenal construction.
20 Jun 2026
TAA 15 - That's The Good Stuff: What Goes Into Pitch Modeling
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland talk about the numbers and ideas behind pitch models.
12 Jun 2026
TAA 14 - New Bat Tracking Data and How to Look at New Stats
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland talk about the new miss distance and other bat tracking stats.
3 Jun 2026
TAA 13 - You Down With IVB? Yeah You Know Me! (with Alex Chamberlain)
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland are joined by Alex Chamberlain to talk about approach angles and pitch movement.
30 May 2026
TAA 12 - Hitters Who Caught Our Eye
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland talk about four hitters who are doing something new.
22 May 2026
TAA 11 - What to Make of ERA Estimators
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland talk about ERA estimators and how to apply them.
15 May 2026
TAA 10 - Do We Have Any Discipline?
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland break down swing rates and contact rates for hitters.
7 May 2026
TAA 9 - Creating Our Own Game Score
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland talk about different versions of game score.
29 Apr 2026
TAA 8 - What Are Park Factors Worth?
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland are joined by Sara Sanchez to talk about park factors.
24 Apr 2026
TAA 7 - What Does wRC+ Actually Measure
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland talk about what goes into wRC+ and why it's a strong, all-encompassing hitter stat.
18 Apr 2026
TAA 6 - Everything About BABIP
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland are joined by Carson Picard to talk about BABIP and why it's more than just luck.
8 Apr 2026
TAA 5 - The Ins and Outs of Bat Tracking Data
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland talk about bat tracking data and why context matters so much for these stats.
1 Apr 2026
TAA 4 - How to Understand Batted Ball Metrics
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland discuss how to use a variety of batted ball metrics.
25 Mar 2026
TAA 3 - Stats for Identifying Underappreciated Pitchers
The Approach Angle Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland discuss the importance of WHIP and how it can be analyzed with Str-ICR to find underappreciated pitchers.
14 Mar 2026
TAA 2 - Auction Calculators and Other Draft Evaluation Tools
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland are joined by Alexander Chase to discuss auction values and other draft evaluation tools for upcoming fantasy drafts.
4 Feb 2026
TAA 1 - Advanced Metrics that Matter - Premiere at PitchCon!
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Nate Schwartz and Kyle Bland discuss 2026’s newest metrics that matter and where analytics stand heading into the season.
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