7 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
ITP 177 - Can We Predict Relievers?
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) review their preseason predictions to determine where they went wrong and what they were right about.
- New episodes
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 27 min
- Latest
- 7 Oct 2026
- Language
- English
Latest episode
Earlier episodes 29 most recent
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23 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 40 min
ITP 176 - 2026 Reliever Awards
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) hand out awards to the best (and worst) relievers from the 2026 campaign.
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9 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 34 min
ITP 175 - Every Team's 2027 Closer
In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) run through every team and predict each club's closer.
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2 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
ITP 174 - 2nd Half Standouts
In The Pen - Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the relievers who topped the most advanced stats leaderboards since the beginning of July.
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26 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 21 min
ITP 173 - Way-Too-Early Mock Draft
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the relievers taken in the Way-Too-Early Pitcher List Mock Draft.
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19 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 44 min
ITP 172 - NL Closing Storylines
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) answer pressing questions for every National League bullpen in the closing months of the season.
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12 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
ITP 171 - AL Closing Storylines
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) answer pressing questions for every American League bullpen in the closing months of the season.
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5 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 38 min
ITP 170 - Breaking Down Every Deadline Trade
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) run through every single team to break down all of the deals that occurred leading up to the trade deadline.
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29 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
ITP 169 – Bracing For The Trade Deadline
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down all of the transactions and injuries entering the Trade Deadline and discuss the top-rated relievers likely to be traded.
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10 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 29 min
ITP 168 - Entering The All-Star Break
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down all of the transactions and injuries entering the All-Star Break before giving their takes on the All-Star selections.
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1 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 8 min
ITP 167 - 2026 All-Star Relievers
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the top candidates to be selected to the All-Star game.
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24 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
ITP 166 - Relievers On The Trade Block
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) speculate on the relievers expected to be traded at this year's trade deadline.
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17 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 29 min
ITP 165 - Bottom 10 Bullpens
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the worst bullpens in baseball.
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10 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
ITP 164 - Top 10 Bullpens
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) rank the top 10 bullpens in baseball.
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3 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
ITP 163 - Lucky & Unlucky Relievers
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify the luckiest and unluckiest relievers based on the discrepancies in their ERAs and ERA estimators.
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27 May 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
ITP 162 - Strikeout Sleepers
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify sleepers on the strikeout and swinging strike rate leaderboards.
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20 May 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
ITP 161 - The Most Dominant Relievers
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the Z-Contact-minus-O-Swing rate leaderboard to identify some of the game's most dominant relievers.
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13 May 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
ITP 160 - Relievers With New Pitches
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down relievers with pitch mix changes and velocity increases.
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6 May 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
ITP 159 – Relievers with the Best Stuff
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) run through the PLV and Stuff+ leaderboards to find the relievers with the best stuff in the first month of the season.
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29 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
ITP 158 - Reassessing Bullpen Roles
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) run through the SV+HLD leaders to identify relievers whose roles have changed early in the season.
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24 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 21 min
ITP 157 – Early Season Breakouts
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify early season breakouts and determine their sustainability.
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17 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 34 min
ITP 156 – Patience or Panic
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) determine whether we should be employing patience or panicking with struggling closers.
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10 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
ITP 155 - Unanswered Bullpens
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down bullpens that have yet to be decided.
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3 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
ITP 154 - Where To Find Saves
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify bullpens where fantasy managers can find saves early in the season.
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27 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 25 min
ITP 153 - Opening Day Reactions & Predictions
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) react to reliever usage from Opening Day 2026 and make predictions for the 2026 campaign.
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20 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 38 min
ITP 152 - NL Bullpen Preview
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) answer pressing questions about every National League bullpen ahead of the start of the 2026 season.
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13 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
ITP 151 - AL Bullpen Preview
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) answer pressing questions about every American League bullpen ahead of the start of the 2026 season.
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6 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 27 min
ITP 150 - When To Draft A Relief Pitcher
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down relief pitcher ADP and determine the best spots to draft every fantasy-relevant relief pitcher.
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2 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 27 min
ITP 149 - Holds Targets
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the top candidates in leagues that factor in holds. These are the top setup men in baseball, and they combine decision-making with elite ratios and strikeouts.
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13 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 27 min
ITP 148 - Updated Reliever Rankings
In The Pen Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down Rick's brand-new reliever rankings, tier by tier.
About In The 'Pen
Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham) and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) break down the latest in the bullpens throughout the league and help you get an edge over your league mates in finding those needed relief pitchers
In The 'Pen is a English sport podcast from Rick Graham, Jake Crumpler. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
- Publisher
- Rick Graham, Jake Crumpler
- Language
- English
- Category
- Sport
- New episodes
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 27 min
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
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- 2024 Pitcher List
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