First Pitch Arizona 2024 - Program
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All sessions tentative and subject to change; check back often for updates!
Updated: 9/5/24
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31
| 1:30p | AFL games (on your own)
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| 2:30-5p | Registration/Check-in | BaseballHQ staff |
| 3:00-4:00p | 2024 in Review: A Stats Recap and What it Means for 2025 | Jason Collette, Ray Murphy, TBD |
| 4:15-5:15p | Thursday breakouts #2 - CHOOSE ONE | |
| Role (with the) changes: Relievers are Starters; Starters are Relievers | Mike Carter, Rick Graham | |
| Crafting a Player Profile: Personal player evaluation in 125 words or fewer (Not only for writers!) | Peter Kreutzer | |
| First Time at First Pitch? A Weekend Q&A | BHQ staff | |
| 5:30-7:30p | Welcome Reception | TBD |
| 8-9:30p | Evening Activities - CHOOSE FROM: | |
| 2024 Attendee Retro Draft Can you win a league when you know the stats? | Jeff Zimmerman, Todd Zola | |
| Joey Votto and the Rotisserie Hall of Fame | Ron Shandler | |
| Podcast Room | TBD |
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1
| 8:00-8:10a | Welcome and Introductions | Brent Hershey, Ray Murphy |
| 8:10-8:45a | Opening Address | Ron Shandler |
| 8:45-10:00a | Arizona Fall League Scouting Report | Eric Longenhagen, TBD |
| 10:15-11:15a | Friday breakouts #1 - CHOOSE ONE | |
| Prospect Q&A | Eric Longenhagen, Chris Blessing, TBD | |
| 2024 NFBC Takeaways | TBD | |
| 11:20a-12:20pm | Friday breakouts #2 - CHOOSE ONE | |
| Bullpen Hour | Doug Dennis, Greg Jewett | |
| Valuation Theory | Todd Zola | |
| Lunch on your own | ||
| 1:30p | AFL Game - Mesa at Glendale | |
| 1:30-3:45p | Excel and Fantasy Baseball Workshop | Ariel Cohen |
| 4:15-5:15p | Updates to Stuff+ Pitching Model | Eno Sarris, Max Bay |
| 6:30p | AFL Games
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| 9-10:45p | Evening Activities
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2
| 8:00-8:10a | Saturday intro/Housekeeping | Hershey/Murphy |
| 8:10-9:10a | Player Spotlights: Hitters | Panelists: Jeff Erickson, Vlad Sedler, TBD; Moderator: Ryan Bloomfield |
| 9:20-10:20a | Player Spotlights: Pitchers | Panelists: Paul Sporer, Nick Pollack, TBD; Moderator: Ryan Bloomfield |
| 10:30-11:45a | Live Podcast: Rates & Barrels | Derek VanRiper, Eno Sarris |
| Lunch - TBD | ||
| 12:30p | AFL Game - Mesa at Salt River | |
| 2:30p | XFL Draft | |
| 3:30p | AFL Game - Peoria at Surprise | |
| 3:30-4:30p | Saturday breakouts #1 - CHOOSE ONE | |
| The Importance of Pitch Mix Changes | Eric Samulski | |
| Injury Roundup | Matt Cederholm | |
| 4:45-5:45 | Saturday breakouts #2 - CHOOSE ONE | |
| Behind Process+ | Kyle Bland | |
| TBD | ||
| 5:00p | World Series Game 7 Watch Party (if necessary) | |
| 6:30p | ATTENDEE DRAFT NIGHT!
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| 9:00-10:00p | FPAZ Rookie Draft 2025 | Participants TBD; Moderator: Chris Blessing |
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3
| 8:30-9:15a | Sunday breakouts #1 - CHOOSE ONE | |
| Balancing Formats, Fairness & Fun | Ariel Cohen | |
| Community Conversation: When Your Season Goes South | Led by Brian Feldman | |
| TBD | ||
| 9:25-9:30a | Sunday Housekeeping | Hershey/Murphy |
| 9:30-10:30 | An Introduction to Bat Speed Metrics | Andy Andres, Kyle Bland, Alex Chamberlain |
| 10:40-11:50a | Scout talk | TBA |
| 11:50-12p | Final Wrap-up | Hershey/Murphy |
All sessions tentative and subject to change; check back often for updates!
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