Final from Chicago: KCR 1 CHW 22

😂 Just got to photoshop a #Cubs hat on him.

Hoy en @enespanol.baseballprospectus.com: El triste estado de la base robada, por @bradleywoodrum.com, traducción de @jhernandezlagunes.bsky.social. ¡Para leer todo nuestro contenido en español, ve a baseballprospectus.com/espanol!

Like, no pressure, #WhiteSox.

Seriously though. At what point can the players just form their own league, one where teams are owned by geographically-locked supporters clubs, and billionaires can go kick rocks?

So the no-hitter is gone, but the no-bipper is still on?

If the #Rays manage to finish off this no hitter with the husk of Craig Kimbrel, then well, frankly, I don't know what nice things I could say about the #Royal offense on this day.

old friend alert

Stolen bases are up, but sliding down. What can be done to save them? www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

This is an absolutely brutal finish to the #Nationals game. About to win, 1-2 count with 2 outs in the 9th, they end up allowing 7 runs. So far.

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

Happy Father's Day 🖤

Asking children aged 9 what they think they'll be like when they're 40.

The 240 Fastest Pitches Thrown By A Starting MLB Pitcher So Far This Year

Can you score more runs just by working longer at bats? In theory, yes! In reality... It's complicated. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Can you score more runs just by working longer at bats? In theory, yes! In reality... It's complicated. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

A subscriber just told me that as of last night, James Wood, who is 23 and who has played in just 310 games, has faced more pitchers in his career than Ted Williams did. A good reminder that, in addition to facing radically higher velo and better stuff, hitters today have WAY more homework to do.

omg ffs we just want healthcare

Wow! I had never heard this!

This graph from Australia shows how quickly the tide is turning.

Please Use AI

I expected to write this @baseballprospectus.com article about how single game results don't mean anything. I was surprised to discover... That's not actually true. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

I expected to write this @baseballprospectus.com article about how single game results don't mean anything. I was surprised to discover... That's not actually true. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Something is going on with this ballclub.

from way back in March, courtesy @maddiellandis.bsky.social, on Ben Brown's new sinker and why it could unlock things for him: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Luis Arraez: "I'm gonna live FOREVER!!!"

Whoa!

Cool! Less competition and fewer people employed? It's a perfect lose-lose situation for the economy! Fans, industry workers, and the companies themselves get to suffer. There's plenty to go around! www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

The Secret to One-Run Games by Bradley Woodrum (@bradleywoodrum.bsky.social) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Every year, it's tempting to think, maybe, some team has "solved" 1-run games. But in practice, it seems unlikely to ever be solved. I dug into the issue when I worked for the #Marlins, and even when we had success, we couldn't quite explain it. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Pick off attempt by a former teammate, no less.

Good morning. I wrote about Tanner Bibee, who has gone winless in 13 starts, despite being very much Tanner Bibee over the course of 13 starts. Also, I wrote a paean to one of my favorite "useless" stats, our old friend Game Score.

I do not, it so happens, require a paternity test. She is indeed my daughter.

lol

I'm very excited about the upcoming improvements! Back when I was working behind a team's curtain, we found DRC+ and DRA+ to be among the best -- if not the absolute best -- publicly available metrics on performance. Now let's make them easy to get! www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

I'm always very excited about these high OBP minor leaguers. The history is... Not encouraging. But you never know until you know! #WhiteSox www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Good piece at @baseballprospectus.com by @bradleywoodrum.com on Rikuu Nishida and how much a great minor-league OBP translates to MLB success. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

I'm always very excited about these high OBP minor leaguers. The history is... Not encouraging. But you never know until you know! #WhiteSox www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

As a writer, I can't imagine offering my craft to an LLM. Why should the robots get all the fun / mental health release valves?! If I don't write, I will literally figuratively explode.

It's very rare to get a top tier #MLB hitter from someone who didn't crush minor league pitching. To quote Billy Beane from Moneyball: “If he’s a good hitter, then why doesn’t he hit good?” www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

It's a very optics-oriented day at @baseballprospectus.com this morning.

Not to mention the Google Chrome AI bullshit I didn’t ask for that clogged up 4 GB of my hard drive space to spy on me without my consent: www.theverge.com/tech/924933/...

Good morning. The Chicago White Sox have a winning record. Go have a Friday.

As a coach of many young baseball players, boys and girls alike, I can't tell you how excited I am about this podcast! About the future of our -- yes ALL of us are in that "our" -- sport! "Uningrained: You Mean Softball?," a podcast about women and baseball. open.spotify.com/episode/5bEx...

As a coach of many young baseball players, boys and girls alike, I can't tell you how excited I am about this podcast! About the future of our -- yes ALL of us are in that "our" -- sport! "Uningrained: You Mean Softball?," a podcast about women and baseball. open.spotify.com/episode/5bEx...

Sophie Kurys of the Racine Belles, born on this date in 1925

You Hang It, Turang Bangs It by Bradley Woodrum (@bradleywoodrum.com) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

I'm not saying it's inevitable, but it's the direction things are going: By 2030, the #Brewers' Brice Turang is going to break all of MLB's single season records. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...