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Registration is NOW OPEN for First Pitch Arizona 2026!
🗓️ November 5-8, 2026
📍 Sheraton Mesa Wrigleyville | Mesa, AZ
💵 Early-bird rate (35% off) through July 10
Details, room block info all here: bhq.news/fpaz26
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Fun fact on coverboy Shohei Ohtani — made his Forecaster debut in 2012 as a HIGH SCHOOLER (✍️ @nfinitemonkey)
We knew him when…
Always proud to announce the new cover of the Baseball Forecaster, from @BaseballHQ. This year's cover boy seemed like a no-brainer. The 36th edition can be pre-ordered now at baseballhq.com/baseball-fore…
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Not all heroes wear capes, especially at First Pitch. @Mike_Kurland’s friend was unable to attend #FPFLA this year. We took this picture so Mike could brag to his friend he met @TheAthleticFS @enosarris. Now, we’re using it to remind you to plan on joining us in AZ come October.
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#BF22 update — off to the printer! Can’t wait to get this one in your hands.
And KUDOS to our entire crew who contributed this year:
Head Honcho: @RonShandler
Editors: @BrentHQ | @RayHQ
Assoc. Editors: @bpkruse | @RyanBHQ
Tech: @TheBigHurtHQ | Mike Krebs
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We. Are. Live.
New website launched today, and we're STOKED.
@RayHQ welcomes you to our new home: baseballhq.com/articles/rese…
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🚨Announcing...
FIRST PITCH FLORIDA!
📆: Feb 28-March 1, 2020
📍: Marriott St. Petersburg Clearwater
⚾️: #FantasyBaseball nirvana — info sessions from industry speakers, spring training games, #LABR auctions, and a ton more.
Registration opens next week!
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#BF21 UPDATE — Off to the printer! All 272 pages of it.
Fernando should be in your hands by early December (and at your digital fingertips next Wednesday!)
baseballhq.com/content/last-…
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Happy Forecaster PDF Day! Now available for download by book buyers with annual standing orders: baseballhq.com/content/hq-no…. Enjoy!
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Welcome, @EmilyCWaldon! 👏👏
Now that it's official, pleased to announce that I'll be making monthly appearances at @BaseballHQ to provide player evaluation content.
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🌵 SAVE THE DATE 🌵
First Pitch Arizona.
November 2-5, 2023.
Mesa, AZ.
Much more to come 😎
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And finally, our dear friend Rob Carroll, who passed away on September 21, 2019.
Rob was a BaseballHQ writer for the last 10 years and Forecaster contributor for the last seven.
This one's for you, Rob.
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Thank you, FSWA! A proud moment for our entire #BF19 team:
The Man:
@RonShandler
Editors:
@RayHQ
@BrentHQ
Associate Editors:
@bpkruse
@RyanBHQ
Tech/Data/Charts:
@TheBigHurtHQ
@mikeinet
Rob Rosenfeld
Best Baseball Publication
Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster, @BaseballHQ
#FSWA19
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🎉 Big CONGRATS to several BHQ writers/publications recognized as finalists for @FSWA awards today.
Doin' us proud!
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Another year in the books!
THANK YOU to everyone—attendees new and old, speakers, our staffers—for another excellent weekend.
‘Til #FPAZ23...
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#FPAZ22 UPDATE — our initial Speaker + HQStaff list!
Many more adds to come, agenda updates next as we're just two months away...
Nov. 3-6 | PHX | Details + reg info (33% off thru Wed): bhq.news/fpaz22
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On behalf of everyone at BaseballHQ, congratulations to @RyanBHQ on this honor! We’re biased, but we think this is extremely well-earned. Way to go, Ryan!
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The Baseball Forecaster is headed to your mailbox, and we're ready to celebrate.
🗓️: Wednesday, 8pm ET
🙋♂️: @RonShandler, @RayHQ, @BrentHQ, @edecaria, @RyanBHQ
LIVE on YouTube: piped.video/cKeOArTp3SA
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Update: ONE WEEK!
#BF24 production in its final stages; PDF will be at your digital fingertips in time for Turkey Day...
... if you have an annual standing order: bhq.news/bf24
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#FPAZ23 LIVE podcast schedule is set!
🌵Thursday
9:45p — @OnTheCornerPL
🌵Friday
11a — @Beat_Shift_Pod
9:15p — @FTNFantasy
10:45p — @BubbaBloomPod
🌵Saturday
10:30a — @FBTpod
1:15p — @ratesandbarrels
2:45p — BHQ Radio
9:15p — @Pallazzopodcast
10:45p — Sleeper and the Bust!
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Quick little #BF22 update:
✔️ Hitter boxes: done
✔️ Pitcher boxes: dusted
✍️ Research/data charts: editing
🦃 Thanksgiving Eve (aka PDF day for annual standing orders): TWO WEEKS away!
🔗: bhq.news/bf22
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🎉 Welcome to the team, @gjewett9 🎉
Greg will pen our new LINEUP OUTLOOKS column, a weekly look at noteworthy batting order trends.
Today’s debut is up for subscribers: baseballhq.com/content/lineu…
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It’s time! Presenting the 2023 Baseball Forecaster…. baseballhq.com/content/hq-no…
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NEWS — First Pitch Arizona registration is now open.
3+ days of friends, #FantasyBaseball, and a HR Derby + Fall Stars Game across the street!
🗓: November 3-6
📍: Wrigleyville West; Mesa, AZ
🔗: bhq.news/fpaz22
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#BF23 status — off to the printer ✅
And with an annual standing order, the PDF is in your hands THIS Wednesday!
👉 bhq.news/bf23
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Nametags prepped, alphabetized (ish), and ready to roll for tomorrow morning! #FPAZ19
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🌵 SAVE THE DATE 🌵
⚾️ First Pitch Arizona 2024
📅 October 31 - November 3, 2024
📍 Sheraton Wrigleyville West | Mesa, AZ
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...and that’s a wrap for #FPAZ18! Thank you to all attendees and speakers for another stellar weekend.
Already looking forward to our 25th anniversary shebang in 2019!
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RotoLab 2022 is released! The draft software used in more high stakes and industry leagues than you think.
Full HQ seal of approval (and comes loaded w/ our projections): buff.ly/38KbgJH
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Great news — The Baseball Forecaster just won the @FantasySportsTA’s Best Print Publication for 2018!
Our whole team is thankful for the honor (and we think #BF19 is even better): bhq.news/bf19
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Much of our new crew is on Twitter. Toss 'em all a follow 👇
@saraha2010, @james_bisson, @timmyc45, @chase_rate, @jakecrumpler, @baseballmaestro, @bdentrek, @ryanmhoover, @BaseballATeam, @hdouglasotto, @ShellyV_643, @steveymer, @zigwhiletheyzag, @fantasy_gospel, @corbin_young21
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📕 Forecaster update — Off to the printer; PDFs out before Thanksgiving.
Back cover testimonials this year from a pair of @TheNFBC overall winners. Thanks, @that_glg20 and @Frew_Dorte!
#BF24 order info: bhq.news/bf24
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Happy New Year to all our subscribers and followers.
May your 2018 be filled with "A" health grades and a #FantasyBaseball title or two.
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2024 starts now — it’s book season.
📕 #BF24 ships in Dec; PDFs by Thanksgiving: bhq.news/bf24
📘#MLBA24 ships in Jan: bhq.news/mlba24
Both now ready for pre-order.
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🔥The all-new BaseballHQ.com is coming!
@RayHQ with a heads-up on our new website, coming VERY soon: baseballhq.com/content/gms-o…
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Huge CONGRATS to the @FSWA finalists today; esp. all the new faces and First Pitch speakers!
Special shout to BHQer finalists:
🏆 Baseball Forecaster — Publication
🏆 @corbin_young21 — Series (Facts/Flukes)
🏆 @RyanBHQ x3 — Series (FAAB), Writer of Year, Article (Speculator)
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Congrats to all you league winners celebrating tonight. Hope we were a part of your #FantasyBaseball success.
2018, here we come!
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Our own little Thanksgiving Eve tradition just dropped. Gobble gobble!
The wait is over! #BF21 PDF now available for download @BaseballHQ, for all who have annual standing orders for this year's book. (If you don't have a one-time order, you'll get the PDF in early January).
Download here: baseballhq.com/content/hq-no…
Engage 2021 draft prep mode!
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... and that’s a wrap.
THANK YOU to all attendees, speakers, and staffers for making #FPAZ19 another special event.
See you all in Florida!
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Co-sign. RotoLab has been an HQ staple for years.
The draft software I use to build projections and draft with is called RotoLab (rotolab.com) and I highly recommend it. Launching around 1/22-1/23.
Merv is the best. Tell him Vlad sent ya.
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WELCOME to our new class of staffers — 21 new faces in all!
Our virtual meet-n-greet for subscribers ($): buff.ly/3luEiEp
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#FF our #BF19 writing gang churning out player boxes all month: @RayHQ @BrentHQ @bpkruse @RyanBHQ @RuddHQ @BrantChesser @JOCKatHQ @sporer @that_glg20 @arik_florimonte @KO_Reporter @GregPyron @StephenNickrand.
2019 is here: bhq.news/bf19
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Sandy Alcantara 🤝 Cy Young
Can’t say we didn’t see that coming 😉
Last year’s Forecaster box from @GregPyron
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TWO WEEKS ‘til #FantasyBaseball Thanksgiving.
As is tradition, the #BF24 PDF will be in the hands of all annual orders before T-Day.
👉 bhq.news/bf24
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🎉 CONGRATS to @edecaria for winning the @FSWA's Best Research Article of 2021 🎉
Ed's award-winning piece on draft-level analytics is now a FREE READ as an example of our work.
He'll have an update with 2022 data for subscribers in March!
baseballhq.com/content/resea…
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🚨 First Pitch Arizona — Registration NOW OPEN for our long weekend of #fantasybaseball bliss.
🗓: October 31 - November 3.
🌵: Wrigleyville West; Mesa, AZ.
💵: Early-bird rate (35% off!) through Aug 2.
Join us: bhq.news/fpaz24
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🎉 Baseball Forecaster Release Party! 🎉
Join @RonShandler, @BrentHQ, @RayHQ, @RyanBHQ for a LIVE show on all things #BF21, which hits mailboxes THIS WEEK.
Wednesday, 8:30pm ET 👉 bhq.news/BF21Release
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2023 starts now — it’s book season.
📘 #BF23 ships in Dec, PDFs by Thanksgiving: bhq.news/bf23
📙 #MLBA23 ships in Jan: bhq.news/mlba23
Both now ready for pre-order.
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🎉 From all of us at BaseballHQ, here’s to the end of another wild ride of a season. We hope our content & tools helped pave the way for your success this year.
And if you’re celebrating tonight, always remember…
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Good morning! Our Saturday morning session started with the NL LABR Roundtable, recapping last night’s auction draft and moderated by @RonShandler. #FPFLA
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🎉 From all of us at BaseballHQ—Happy New Year! 🎉
We hope your 2020 includes a #fantasybaseball title or two.
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🚨 #BF25 UPDATES:
🖨️ Off the printer tomorrow!
📘 Book ships in mid-December.
💻 Auto Renew orders get the PDF next WEDNESDAY. Before Turkey Day.
Last call for early delivery + a FREE preview page to whet the appetite:
baseballhq.com/articles/book…
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Three months out and the #FPAZ18 speaker list is already 👀.
Join us Nov 1-4 in PHX: bhq.news/FPAZ18
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And we’ve kicked off First Pitch Florida in the Grand Ballroom at the St Petersburg Marriott Clearwater. Up next, What’s New in 2020 with panelist @jasoncollette, @SteveAGardner & @glenncolton1 and moderator @RayHQ! #FPFLA
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Just over 2️⃣ months 'til we're desert-bound for First Pitch Arizona!
⚾️ 40+ industry speakers/panelists
🌵 Arizona Fall League games
⚾️ Live drafts and auctions
🌵 The fire pit.
Discounted rate thru 8/19. Join us!: bhq.news/fpaz19
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Another year in the books.
Thank you to all attendees and speakers for making it an epic weekend. ‘Til #FPAZ18...
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🎙️ LIVE from #FPAZ22 — @Beat_Shift_Pod with @ATCNY + guests @DerekCarty, @SultanofStat.
Talking 2023 changes, projections in front of quite the lively audience!
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...our first reported Forecaster sighting! Enjoy, Greg!
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Oh, and after those Forecasters hit your mailbox, we're gonna celebrate.
Wednesday Night. YouTube (link to come) with @RonShandler @RayHQ @BrentHQ and host @RyanBHQ to chat all things #BF22 and take your questions.
See ya there!
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Missing #FPAZ?
All podcasts will be streamed LIVE from our YouTube page: piped.video/@BaseballHQcom?s…
The sched (PHX time):
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Let’s play a game! Anyone can participate, even if you’re not here with us. If you could choose a Breakout Session 1 & Breakout Session 2 to attend, which ones would you attend? #FPFLA
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21 Forecasters!
Can anyone outside of @RonShandler beat that?
Really can’t understate what a trip it is to contribute to this publication. This is the 21st Forecaster in my collection and the second for which I’ve been lucky enough to write player boxes. Feels good to be a small part of something great. #BF21
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What a season it was. A big THANK YOU to our subscribers for sticking it out with us this year!
Hoping your loyalty nets you a spot in the winner's circle this morning 🏆
Forecaster time. #BF21
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We’re talking dynasty with @IanKahn4, @jaroche6 and an assortment of other dynasty experts in the crowd like @EddyAlmaguer, @EricCross04 & @SultanofStat in one of our morning breakout sessions.
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⚡#FPAZ FLASH SALE⚡
With AFL rosters out today, we're celebrating with $100 off First Pitch Arizona thru Sunday!
A loaded speaker list and program filled with panels, live drafts, live games, and four days of #fantasybaseball bliss.
Join us: baseballhq.com/content/roste…
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📚 ANNOUNCING 📚
Pre-orders open for the 2022 Baseball Forecaster and Minor League Baseball Analyst!
⚾️ #BF22 ships early Dec; PDFs by Thanksgiving for annual standing orders: bhq.news/BF22
⚾️ #MLBA22 ships in Jan: bhq.news/MLBA22
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Some big #BF23 updates:
✅ Player boxes done and dusted.
🗓️ Pre-order deadline MONDAY NIGHT to lock in best price, earliest ship.
🦃 PDFs by Thanksgiving (next week!) for standing orders.
Details: bhq.news/bf23
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Fri afternoon breakout sessions at #FPAZ19:
🌵 Pitching analysis (@DolphHauldhagen, @PitcherList)
🌵 Prospect Q&A (@EmilyCWaldon, @longenhagen, @C_Blessing)
🌵 Daily lineups/DFS (@Jeff_Mans, @DerekCarty, @almelchiorBB)
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🎙️ BaseballHQ Radio is back! Episode 1 of 2024 with @patrickdavitt, featuring:
- Guest experts Gene McCaffrey + @BrentHQ
- Market Watch Reports with @RayHQ
- Frequent Flyers with Alex Beckey
🔗: baseballhq.com/articles/podc…
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Thursday night — 2024 Baseball Forecaster Release Party!
Join @RonShandler, @BrentHQ, @RayHQ, @edecaria and host @RyanBHQ as we chat through all things #BF24.
Details, links, etc. below. See you there!
baseballhq.com/content/hqnow…
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OK, stop pounding the refresh button. IT'S HERE!
baseballhq.com/content/2019-…
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The HQ100 is here!
Our team's combined list of 2024's Top Prospects; all with a #fantasybaseball tilt ($): baseballhq.com/content/hq100…
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We’re having a great morning on the final day of #FPFLA. We started with a recap with the participants of the #LABR AL only draft. Right now, @RayHQ, @DerekCarty & @ToddZola talk about the year in tough projections, moderated by @SultanofStat. #Orioles @ #Phillies at 1.
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Baseball Forecaster buyers — our March 1 projections update is now available!
Have your book handy and answer a couple super secret questions: baseballhq.com/book/projecti…
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Gettin’ a little touchy feely this morning at #FPAZ19!
Great stuff on in-season roster mgmt from @BradKullman @DerekCarty @RealJRAnderson @jeffwzimmerman
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Sat. AM at #FPAZ21 — pick your path:
🌵 @LaunchAnglePod LIVE w/ @RobSilver @jeffwzimmerman @PitcherList
🌵 Saves market w/ @gjewett9 @DougDennis41
🌵 Dynasty/keeper w/ @B_Walton @Crawford_MILB @EricCross04
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Pick a path, any path — @RyanBHQ goes through his #LABR process and results.
FREE read: buff.ly/2DJj5R1
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🚨 First Pitch Arizona — REGISTRATION OPEN!
Join us for 3+ days of #FantasyBaseball nirvana in the desert.
🗓: November 3-6
📍: Wrigleyville West; Mesa, AZ
🔗: bhq.news/fpaz23
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Boxes:
@BrantChesser
@acdeleon
@arik_florimonte (+ research)
@StephenNickrand (+ research)
@KO_Reporter
@GregPyron
@RuddHQ
@sporer
@JOCKatHQ
@rodtruesdell
Research & Tech:
@edecaria
@TheBigHurtHQ
@mikeinet
Prospects:
@C_Blessing
Rob Gordon
@nfinitemonkey
Injuries:
@RickWilton
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