<p><strong>Episode 1011</strong></p> <p>This week, we sit down with one of the bright baseball minds in Baltimore before getting our lead prospect analyst&#8217;s backstory.</p> <ul> <li>At the top of the show, <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/author/david-laurila/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">David Laurila</a> welcomes Sig Mejdal, vice president and assistant general manager of the Baltimore Orioles. Mejdal tells us about breaking into baseball with the Cardinals, and what his day-to-day with Mike Elias and <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-audio-al-east-chats-with-eve-rosenbaum-david-cone-and-julian-mcwilliams/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">former podcast guest</a> Eve Rosenbaum is like. Mejdal also shares his thoughts on analytics and data, and what his team of analysts are working on in Baltimore. Finally, David asks about spending a season in the minors, seeing <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/albert-pujols/1177/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Albert Pujols</a> in his prime, and how difficult it was to trade <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/trey-mancini/15149/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trey Mancini</a>. [3:32]</li> <li>After that, <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/author/bclemens6/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ben Clemens</a> is joined by <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/author/elongenhagen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Eric Longenhagen</a> for the latest edition of <em>FanGraphs Backstories</em>. Eric tells us about interning with his hometown IronPigs, taking up writing because he got mono, working at Baseball Info Solutions, and eventually ending up at FanGraphs. Ben also asks Eric about his favorite baseball memories, which include dressing up as <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mark-mcgwire/1008559/stats?position=1B" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mark McGwire</a> for Halloween and going to Veterans Stadium for his first major league game. The duo also discuss the Super Bowl being in Arizona and how going to Eagles training camp had an impact on Eric&#8217;s path. [24:20]</li> </ul> <p>To purchase a FanGraphs membership for yourself or as a gift, click <a href="https://plus.fangraphs.com/product/fangraphs-membership/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p> <p>To donate to FanGraphs and help us keep things running, click <a href="https://plus.fangraphs.com/product/fangraphs-donation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p> <p>Don&#8217;t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to <a href="https://twitter.com/dhhiggins" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@dhhiggins</a> on Twitter.</p> <p>You can subscribe to the podcast via <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=356200509" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/feed/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">other feeder things</a>.</p> <p>Audio after the jump. (Approximate 1 hour 15 minute play time.)</p> <script>var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {});</script> <p><a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-audio-sig-mejdal-on-analytics-eric-longenhagen-on-his-journey-here/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>