Meet our Team
Since our launch in 2014, we've welcomed hundreds of passionate baseball fans to the Pitcher List team, all unified in creating the best baseball site on the internet. What started as a small WordPress site has since added developers, editors, graphic designers, and community managers, working hard with our talented team of writers to express our love for the game.
Founder and CEO of Pitcher List. Worked with MSG, FanGraphs, CBS Sports, and Washington Post. Former pitching coach and Brandeis alum. Wants every pitcher to be dope.
Alex Fast is the Vice President at Pitcher List. An FSWA award winner for Research Article of the Year, Alex is the co-host of On The Corner and host of the weekend edition of First Pitch. He received his masters in interactive telecommunications from NYU's ITP. All opinions are Alex's and Alex's alone. A die-hard Orioles fan, Alex is well versed in futility and broken pitching prospects.
Former player and umpire and New York-based lawyer who spends his free time studying advanced statistics and obsessing over fantasy trades. Will debate with you about most anything.
Scott Chu has written about fantasy baseball since 2013 and is Pitcher List's Senior Fantasy Analyst. If you want to chat about baseball, fantasy curling (featured in WSJ), sports in general, deaf culture, being a twin, or the oddities of having Irish and Korean ancestry, Chu's your guy.
Shelly currently writes for Pitcher List, and The Dynasty Guru. She can also be heard on the Dynasty's Child podcast on The Dynasty Guru. She is a proud Dog Mom to Orsillo and Soto and can be found filling your timeline with pictures of dishes coming out of her kitchen.
Anthony Tucker is a lifelong Yankees fan. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and convinces himself each fall that this is the year that ND Football ends their title drought.
Matt (he/him) is a devoted husband and father, teacher, and a believer in Justice for All. He writes some of the Best Moments articles and adds some niche pieces here and there for We Love Baseball. He is also the Co-Host of @DugoutStudyHall on the PitcherList Podcast Network. FSWA. IBWAA.
Raised as an Atlanta Braves fan in central Illinois, Austin Bristow II attended Eureka College for undergrad and Purdue University for his master's degree in Higher Education Administration. Since co-founding his home league at age 16, Austin has been obsessed with fantasy baseball. Austin serves as the Staff Manager for Pitcher List.
Dave Swan is an avid Chicago Cubs fan that enjoys all aspects of fantasy baseball. He would trade his right arm for a GIF library of Greg Maddux pitches. Swan's baseball thoughts are available at @davithius.
Resides in the Boston area and has experience as a player and coach at the collegiate level. He has been covering relievers for Pitcher List since 2017.
Andrew is Pitcher List's DFS Manager who also covers MLB and NFL for FantasyPros and Bleacher Report. He placed second in FantasyPros' MLB accuracy ratings in 2016 and fifth in 2018.
Justin is the Graphics Team Manager. You have seen his graphics on over 1,200 Pitcher List articles over the past three years. He has made cameos over on Baseball Prospectus, Fantrax, and the Fantasy Front Office over the years.
More graphics content from Justin can be consumed at @JustParaDesigns on Twitter, or @justinparadisdesigns on Instagram.
Manager of the web development team. Jeff is a resident of Virginia and fan of the Washington Nationals, formerly his hometown Montreal Expos. He’s into prospecting, baseball cards, simulation leagues, and generally nerding out over baseball statistics.
Business Developer at Pitcherlist, finding the balance between making an awesome site and also money. Still riding the high of the Nationals' 2019 World Series run.
Shelly currently writes for Pitcher List, and The Dynasty Guru. She can also be heard on the Dynasty's Child podcast on The Dynasty Guru. She is a proud Dog Mom to Orsillo and Soto and can be found filling your timeline with pictures of dishes coming out of her kitchen.
When he's not writing about baseball (and sometimes when he is), Alexander Chase teaches test prep and elementary through high school math. He loves Shohei Ohtani, Camden Yards, and the extra-innings ghost runner rule. Don't you?
Staff Writer at Pitcher List. Small business General Manager, BA in History from The University of Arizona. Passionate about teaching people about the most perfectly formed game, baseball! Go Red Sox.
Senior columnist at Pitcher List. Lifelong Orioles fan (which can be....painful at times) and a Ravens/Wizards/Terps fan. I also listen to way too much music and watch way too many movies.
Cole is a member of the Going Deep team at Pitcher List and a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State. You can find him talking mostly about the Los Angeles Angels on Twitter @cgb123
Studying Economics and Finance at the University of Kentucky. Founder and Writer for sabermetrics blog The Drummey Angle. Loves trying to identify the inefficiencies that remain within baseball.
Grant Washburn is a late antique religious historian, a Yankees fan, and an Ottoneu player. When he's not poring over ancient manuscripts, he's poring over batted ball data.
Jeremy is currently a senior studying Computer Science and Statistics at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a writer and data science staffer here at Pitcher List. His goal is to one day work in the analytics department of the front office of an MLB team
John is a writer for Pitcher List with an emphasis on data and analysis. He is a lifelong Minnesota Twins fan and former college pitcher who believes 2-0 is a changeup count. He resides in Albuquerque, NM with his wife, twin sons, and their black lab. More of John's analysis and writing can be found on TwinkieTown.com
Andrew writes for Pitcher List and is a lifelong New York Yankees fan. During the warmer months he can be found playing vintage baseball in the Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York.
Kyle is a former Division 1 baseball player and Quinnipiac University alum. Please follow him on Twitter @Hortonimo, he already told his mom that you did.
Matt began contributing at Pitcher List in 2022. He is a lifelong baseball fan who is notoriously bad at supporting one team. He recently moved to DC, and has been a fan of the Yankees, Angels, Dodgers, and now the Nationals. He is also a die hard Gonzaga basketball fan.
Matt studied accounting at UAlbany, is a Yankee fan, and writes for Pitcher List and Rotoballer where he can work with even more numbers to analyze baseball players, which is a lot more fun.
Miles is a Pitcher List contributor and lifelong Boston Red Sox fan. He appreciates Corbin Burnes' cutter, changeups to same-handed hitters, and Joey Votto's plate discipline/general shenanigans.
Nate is currently writing for the Going Deep team at Pitcher List. He is a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan and devil magic supporter despite being from the Chicago area. You can follow him on Twitter @_nateschwartz where he may or may not be tweeting. Left-handed pitchers make him happy.
Tim is a Going Deep writer at PitcherList. A data analyst by trade, he is also the self-proclaimed owner of the Backyard Baseball fan club. He enjoys Bay Area sports and pondering life's greatest mysteries, like why Arson Judge still hasn't hit a home run for the Giants yet.
Zach is based in Chicago and contributes analysis and coverage for Pitcher List and South Side Sox. He also co-hosts the Shaggin' Flies podcast with Ben Palmer, and enjoys reading, Justin Fields highlights, and people-watching on the CTA. Find him on Twitter @pinetarkeyboard if, for some reason, you really want to.
Blair holds a PhD in Japanese history and is the author of "Making Japan's National Game: A Cultural History of Baseball." He's a fan of sci-fi, prog metal, and sipping rums.
Chrystal O'Keefe is a freelance writer from Indianapolis, Indiana. She balances her time between Indianapolis and Chicago and tries to travel to at least one new ballpark every year. She primarily covers the Chicago White Sox but loves talking about baseball in general.
Daniel is a staff writer and teacher with a love of batting stances, 20 K pitching performances, and over-the-wall catches. He will slip a musical reference into virtually every article, and a hockey one if-and-when the mood strikes.
Joseph graduated from Marquette University in 2021 with a degree in Analytics and Economics. He's been an Angels fan since the days of Vlad Sr. and is looking to present complex analytical concepts in a digestible manner.
Nicole Cahill is a freelance writer who focuses on mental health and sports. She recently founded a nonprofit that helps youth athletes living with mental health challenges. When she's not fighting stigma or exploring Baseball Savant visuals, you can find Nicole enjoying a cup of coffee and a good book.
Portfolio: NicoleCahill.com.
Sean Roberts is a Pitcher List staff writer. His work has previously appeared at Baseball Prospectus, The Hardball Times, and October. He also writes mostly about the Brewers at Sausage Racing Form. Ohtani Appreciator.
Sheryl Ring is a consumer rights and civil rights attorney practicing in the Chicago, Illinois area. This post is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice, and does not create any attorney-client relationship.
Anthony Tucker is a lifelong Yankees fan. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and convinces himself each fall that this is the year that ND Football ends their title drought.
Matt (he/him) is a devoted husband and father, teacher, and a believer in Justice for All. He writes some of the Best Moments articles and adds some niche pieces here and there for We Love Baseball. He is also the Co-Host of @DugoutStudyHall on the PitcherList Podcast Network. FSWA. IBWAA.
Adam has worked in the sports statistics industry since 2009 analyzing basketball and baseball video, with a current emphasis on pitching, while also publishing web content in various forms since 2005. He currently is the managing editor of Gators Wire and is a writer/editor at Bless You Boys while continuing his work for Synergy Sports.
Journalist who loves the Yankees and the Bears. One gives me strength, the other leads me to existential dread. When I'm not obsessing over baseball, you can find me at a concert, hiking in a National Park or chasing my dog, Frankie, who has probably stolen one of my socks.
Asher hails from Brooklyn, wears a 2008 Joba Chamberlain jersey to every Yankees game he attends, and pronounces BABIP funny. Appreciator of Beefy Lad dingers and beers.
Ben is a lifelong resident of the great state of Maine who loves the wild and wacky intricacies of baseball. During the summer months, you'll find him either in the woods at a golf course or floating on the water upta camp, both with a local beer in hand and a game on the radio.
A Yorkshireman living in Australia, loving Major League Baseball from afar. As I wait for my A's to build their new stadium, I spend my time coaching soccer, writing for sportbc.blog, and over-analyzing relief pitcher scoring in fantasy baseball.
Arizona State alum who's worked in planetariums, rockets, newspapers, and trash cans. Believes the stories and people in baseball are just as important as the game itself. Always up for book recommendations.
Colin McCusker
Staff Writer
Colin is a former collegiate pitcher who now spends his time watching as many Red Sox games as possible. He is hoping Alex Cora's return means better days are on the horizon.
Collin is somehow a fan of the Phillies & Dodgers simultaneously; although Matt Stairs had some thoughts about that back in ‘08. In his spare time, he plays disc golf like a pitcher in hopes to defy physics enough to be featured by Pitching Ninja.
Since attending my first Red Sox game in 2009 at the age of seven, Daniel has been obsessed with all things baseball. Over time, he has learned to combine his love for writing, debating, and performing with his love of baseball. As a junior at Ithaca College, Daniel has been involved with both the TV and radio stations as an on-air personality while also continuing his passion for writing.
Donny Moskovits
Staff Writer
Donny currently studies Financial Mathematics at Baruch College. He writes nastiest pitches articles here at Pitcher List, and is a die hard Mets fan whose optimism can only be described as unbridled.
Aside from his work at Pitcher List, Joel is also in his 10th year as a National MLB columnist at Bleacher Report and the author of a weekly column for Beckett Media.
Lee is an optimistic New York Mets fan that loves everything about the sport of baseball. When he's not watching baseball or tinkering with his fantasy teams, he enjoys; bowling, collecting cards and streaming video games on Twitch.
Nathan Hursh has been a baseball fan for as long as he can remember. He grew up in Pittsburgh and loves the Pirates. Don't hold that against him though, he has suffered enough because of it. Find Nathan on Twitter and Instagram at Nathan_Hursh.
Noah Scott is a long-suffering baseball writer and knuckleball connoisseur. If you want to talk old timey baseball names, traffic on the 405, or lukewarm hip-hop opinions you can find him on Twitter @noahascott6
Be sure to also check out his podcast about weird baseball, Short Hops & Tall Tales, on the Pitcher List podcast network.
Brooklyn-based writer-- primarily of fiction, sometimes other stuff like baseball. Was once almost ejected from a rec softball game for employing too many infield shifts.
Scott is an L.A. native who bleeds Dodger Blue and Lakers Purple & Gold but still isn't sure whether to root for the Rams or Chargers. He loves fantasy sports, trivia, listicles, and history. Yes, one of these things is not like the others.
Raised as an Atlanta Braves fan in central Illinois, Austin Bristow II attended Eureka College for undergrad and Purdue University for his master's degree in Higher Education Administration. Since co-founding his home league at age 16, Austin has been obsessed with fantasy baseball. Austin serves as the Staff Manager for Pitcher List.
Dave Swan is an avid Chicago Cubs fan that enjoys all aspects of fantasy baseball. He would trade his right arm for a GIF library of Greg Maddux pitches. Swan's baseball thoughts are available at @davithius.
Resides in the Boston area and has experience as a player and coach at the collegiate level. He has been covering relievers for Pitcher List since 2017.
I've been writing for Pitcher List since the beginning, and have been a fantasy baseball addict now for 20 years. I grew up as a Red Sox fan in New York, but now I declare allegiance only to my fantasy teams.
Ben Rosener is baseball and fantasy baseball writer whose work has previously appeared on the digital pages of Motor City Bengals, Bleacher Report, USA Today, FanSided.com and World Soccer Talk among others. He also writes about fantasy baseball for RotoBaller and the Detroit Tigers for his own Patreon page, Getting You Through the Tigers Rebuild (@Tigers_Rebuild on Twitter). He only refers to himself in the third person for bios.
Charlotte-based outdoor educator and Philly sports fan whose Pitcher List involvement stems from a decades-long fascination with baseball statistics, trading cards, and debates about player valuation. When not thinking about fantasy baseball, can regularly be found exploring the trails, rivers and rocks of North Carolina.
Just a Venezuelan, not living in Venezuela. Intrigued by most of the things that can be measured in baseball, football, basketball, soccer, and life. I love to try to estimate performances. Electronics Engineer and amateur bread baker.
Colin currently resides in the Buffalo, NY area and studied at SUNY Fredonia earning a degree in Sport Management. He is a former Assistant Athletic Director and Sports Information Director at the collegiate level. Baseball is his passion and he bleeds Pinstripes.
Eric is a Core Fantasy contributor on Pitcher List and speaks five languages. He strives to help fantasy baseball players make data-driven and logic-driven decisions. Mideast Chapter President of the Willians Astudillo Unironic Fan Club.
Jake is a lifelong Texas Rangers fan and has accepted that curses are real, and the Rangers will never win a World Series. Jake currently lives in San Antonio and works for a physical therapy practice in the area.
A Bay Area sports fan and lover of baseball, Jake is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in English Literature. He currently writes fantasy articles for Pitcher List, is the lead baseball writer at The Athletes Hub, and does playing time analysis at BaseballHQ. Some consider his knowledge of the sport to be encyclopedic.
Jake is a fantasy baseball writer located in Cincinnati, OH. He plays most fantasy baseball formats but his favorite is H2H categories. When he's not watching and writing about baseball, he's playing board games with his girlfriend, Emma, or playing fetch and/or tug-of-war with their dogs, Moose and Daphne.
Graduate of The Ohio State University and New York City dweller, I'm a full-blown fantasy baseball fanatic. Otherwise, I am a die-hard Mets and former staff writer at Prospects365 who is always down to chat on Twitter!
Jim has written for Razzball and now is a part of the Pitcher List staff. He is a Villanova alum and an eternally optimistic Mets fan. He once struck out Rick Porcello in Little League.
Josh is a jersey boy and a die-hard Yankees fan. He has been playing, coaching, and writing about baseball for as long as he could remember. Josh is a recent graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in Public Relations.
Justin Wick pitched collegiately at Creighton University (2018-19; B.A. Journalism) and South Mountain Community College (2016-17), and is a three-year veteran of the Northwoods League with the St. Cloud Rox (2018-20). He also has a Tommy John scar on his left elbow. More of his analysis can be found on Purple Row covering the Colorado Rockies, and on Twitter @justwick.
Kevin is a life-long KC Royals fan who resides with his amazing wife and daughter in Abilene, TX. He has been playing fantasy baseball for over 20 years, cohosts the On the Wire weekly FAAB podcast with Adam Howe on the PitcherList Podcast Network, and was the 2020 TGFBI overall champion.
Kyle studied finance and sport management at UMass Amherst, and he is a die hard Red Sox fan, despite both of his parents rooting for the Yankees. He can also be found writing about the NBA on Fantrax.
Lucas Zenobi
Staff Writer
Lucas Zenobi is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a life-long Pittsburgh Pirates fan. His other interests include film, music, and any and all things Pittsburgh.
Colorado State Ram, Orioles fan, and Anthony Santander stan, Nick is a fantasy writer for Pitcher List that also writes about the O's for SB Nation's Camden Chat blog. When he's not writing, he's probably playing The Show.
Sami is a lifelong Reds sufferer, proud Buckeye, NYC attorney and statistical romantic who you can find disguised in a Yankee hat with the Bleacher Creatures at Yankee Stadium. When not overanalyzing the fringe of his roto roster you can find him desperately seeking reservations at Michelin starred restaurants and exuberantly jumping off balance at concerts.
Steve Gesuele is a fantasy baseball enthusiast who has been playing since 2012. He takes pride in participating in his competitive home league- The League of Champions. He was the sports editor at Loyola University Maryland where he covered their men's basketball team and NCAA-champion men's lacrosse team. He is a die-hard New Jersey Devils fan currently residing in Hoboken, NJ.
Taylor is a fantasy baseball champion that has been playing for over a decade. Tune into his podcast, Fastball Fantasy Baseball, every Wednesday for in depth analysis making sabermetrics friendly to the everyday fantasy player.
A law student and stat nerd, Ben will happily talk fantasy baseball trade analysis, contemporary hip-hop/neo-soul music, or bourbon preferences with you until the wheels fall off.
Matt Heckman is a writer for the dynasty team at PitcherList. He started writing about fantasy baseball in 2022 for both Fantrax and Prospects Worldwide. He has developed an xwRC+ model which he uses for predictions and analysis. Philly Philly!
Natan is a California native and rising senior at UMass Amherst. His interests include applying analytics to scouting and player development strategy. You can find him on twitter @natan_cd
Will Garofalo is a Fantasy Analyst here at Pitcher List and has an ever-growing passion for the beautiful game of Baseball. A University of Oregon graduate, he has attended MLB Scout School, and worked for various organizations such as the Arizona Diamondbacks, Hillsboro Hops, Portland Trail Blazers, STATS Perform, Nike, and FanDuel. He also enjoys spending time with family, cooking, playing basketball, and staying active in the gym.
Andrew is Pitcher List's DFS Manager who also covers MLB and NFL for FantasyPros and Bleacher Report. He placed second in FantasyPros' MLB accuracy ratings in 2016 and fifth in 2018.
Originally from the Midwest, but moved to Colorado almost 10 years ago for the sun & Red Rocks. My lifelong aspiration is to either build the perfect analytical simulation tool for MLB players & games or be the head writer for a hit TV show that changes the medium for the next generation.
Unofficial president of the Bartolo Colon & Danny Trejo Fan Clubs
DFS writer at PL, artist, and occasional Yankee fan. Once won a GPP with Henderson Alvarez. A proprietor of the Ketel Marte Fan Club. Appreciates walks but only of the base on ball variety.
Born and raised in the 808 state, Paperboi's passion somehow found its way onto the diamond instead of the water. The nickname is god-given and was established well before the show Atlanta debuted if anyone's wondering.
Editor for Pitcher List. Born, raised, and currently resides in Northeast Ohio. Got to throw out the first pitch at a Guardians (Indians) game. Lover of all things Fantasy Baseball Auctions and NFBC. 2021 NFBC Online Auction League Champion (7th overall).
Fan of the Atlanta Braves, banana pudding, and the rule of three. Once a little league all-star, Christian now contents himself with watching from afar and reliving his glory days through slow-pitch softball. When not watching baseball, you can probably find him reading a book or thinking about watching baseball (or both).
Clay joined the editing team in December 2018. He credits his mild success in life to his agnostic "gee - eye - eff" pronunciation of the hotly-debated GIF file.
Dylan has been a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan since 2015. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he devotes most of his non-baseball attention to college basketball. He contributes as a writer and editor at Pitcher List.
Well-rounded sports professional who was raised loving Joe Torre's Yankees and Dodgers. Baseball has her heart, as well as the exceptional people & teams she's worked with in America's Pastime.
Noah Hintz is an editor for Pitcher List, as well as a senior studying journalism and digital storytelling at Michigan State University. Originally from Masontown, Pennsylvania, Noah's interests outside of baseball and broadcasting include video games, professional wrestling and traveling abroad.
Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada mere days after Joe Carter's World Series walk-off home run, Pete is unsurprisingly a Blue Jays fan. He has a degree in sports journalism and spends most of his time complaining about the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Co-host of the In the Deep podcast, Jordan also acts as a content editor and occasional contributor for the Pitcher List website. When he's not slinging deep league content, Jordan enjoys tabletop gaming, working on his next voice-over project, and plant-based cooking/baking.
Justin is the Graphics Team Manager. You have seen his graphics on over 1,200 Pitcher List articles over the past three years. He has made cameos over on Baseball Prospectus, Fantrax, and the Fantasy Front Office over the years.
More graphics content from Justin can be consumed at @JustParaDesigns on Twitter, or @justinparadisdesigns on Instagram.
Pablo Figueroa is a Baseball Writer here at Pitcher List, with experience as a writer since 2013. He lives in Aguascalientes, Mexico - proud home of Los Rieleros. When he´s not thinking about baseball , he's a husband, owns two dogs, watches random episodes of The Sopranos , plays padel, and works on his day job to pay the bills.
Steve Drumwright is a lifelong baseball fan who retired as a player before he had the chance to be cut from the freshman team in high school. He recovered to become a sportswriter and have a successful journalism career at newspapers in Wisconsin and California.
Chicago-born, LA-based graphic designer. Certified goofball, friend to all dogs, and lover of puns. Might be a little too obsessed with the Cubs. He/Him.
I run a publishing design and marketing business in Tacoma, WA. Baseball has been a passion of mine since 1989 when The Kid made his debut. I've been playing fantasy baseball since 2001 and am the commissioner of the best fantasy league there is, ask me about it. He/Him
cainesdesign.com
Graphic Designer for Pitcher List. I have been creatively designing for over 15 years now for name-brand clients such as Legoland CA, LA Clippers, Gatorwraps, EA Madden Mobile and more. Graduated from Cypress College in 2010 with a background in Advertising Design and 2D Animation. My favorite team is the LA Angels and Mike Trout is obviously my favorite player.
Design Director of a startup by day, digger of creative commons images by night, Quincey is a middle aged man who struggles to get his daily fix of baseball while being half way around the world from his beloved Mets.
Manager of the web development team. Jeff is a resident of Virginia and fan of the Washington Nationals, formerly his hometown Montreal Expos. He’s into prospecting, baseball cards, simulation leagues, and generally nerding out over baseball statistics.
Business Developer at Pitcherlist, finding the balance between making an awesome site and also money. Still riding the high of the Nationals' 2019 World Series run.
Developer and Yankees fan based in Berkeley, CA. I write code to maintain our Wordpress Site, run Dev Ops, and build things around the site like the leaderboard and this masthead.
Manages the PL+ Discord along with the fantastic Moderator Team! When he's not working on getting his M.S. in Sports Analytics, you can usually catch him yelling at Cleveland or the Rockies on most days and putting together the occasional Going Deep or Video Appearance!
