Dr. Russell A. Carleton has been a writer for Baseball Prospectus since 2009. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from DePaul University in Chicago. He is author of the book, The Shift: The Next Evolution in Baseball Thinking, released on April 1, 2018.
In 2019, Russell took a part-time position for a year as an analyst for the New York Mets.
He currently resides in Atlanta, GA.
Podcast Appearances[]
| Episode | Role | Notes/Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 271 | Co-Host | Disciplining Puig/Trade Deadline Do-Overs/Mistaken Sabermetric Assumptions |
| 311 | Guest | The Postseason Mythbusters Edition |
| 390 | Guest | Season Preview: Rockies |
| 430 | Co-Host | Subbed for Sam |
| 484 | Co-Host | Subbed for Sam |
| 485 | Co-Host | Subbed for Sam |
| 510 | Co-Host | Subbed for Sam (along with Michael Baumann) |
| 595 | Co-Host | Subbed for Sam |
| 612 | Guest | Possible fallout from potential rule changes |
| 635 | Guest | Season Preview: Rangers |
| 818 | Guest | Season Preview: Reds |
| 918 | Guest | Interviewed alongside Kate Morrison about research into front office hiring |
| 984 | Guest | Potential of MLBPA strike in 2021 |
| 1204 | Guest | Discussed Russell's book, The Shift |
| 1329 | Guest | Discussed Russell's departure of BP to join the Mets org |
| 1583 | Guest | Debated Alex Vigderman about the value of defensive shifting |
| 1728 | Guest | Discussed Cleveland's name change |
| 1746 | Guest | Interviewed alongside Robert O'Connell about conditions in the minors |
Notes/Trivia[]
- Russell's 18 appearances on the podcast are tied for the most prolific guest/co-host in the history of the show (along with Grant Brisbee), and his writings have been linked in the show notes over 30 times.
- His Twitter handle, @pizzacutter4, is a reference to the 1995 Letters to Cleo song, "Pizza Cutter."