An amazing @jaysonst.bsky.social note on Carson Kelly's cycle last week: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTje5QsEH/

DAILY DINGER Fun project…Going to share something I’ve learned daily related to baseball. Could include… ⚾️ Anecdotes ⚾️ Nuggets ⚾️ Trends ⚾️ More Would love if you followed:

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Leody Taveras is 2nd in franchise history in games played in centerfield. I'm not sure how regular his playing time will be but perhaps he catches Oddibe? 520 Oddibe McDowell 462 Leody Taveras 420 George Wright Since 2021, Taveras is 5th in MLB in games in CF.

Josh Smith's MLB ranks vs LHP among LHB in 2024 BA: T-9th (.286) OBP: 10th (.345) SLG: 14th (.429) OPS: 12th (.774)

Most HR by a LHH in the National League since 2015 281 Bryce Harper 277 Kyle Schwarber 257 Freddie Freeman 209 JOC PEDERSON 199 Charlie Blackmon 196 Cody Bellinger

Joc Pederson’s MLB ranks vs. RHP in 2024 BA: 21st (.281) OBP: 6th (.392) SLG: 14th (.531) OPS: 10th (.923) Pederson’s success against RHP isn’t limited to 2024. Over Pederson’s last three seasons he’s slashed .267/.367/.503/.870.

MLB players who ranked in Top 15 in OBP, SLG, and OPS vs. RHP last year? Aaron Judge Juan Soto Shohei Ohtani Bobby Witt Jr. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Rafael Devers Yordan Alvarez Marcell Ozuna Gunnar Henderson COREY SEAGER JOC PEDERSON Pretty salty class.

The 24 Rangers struggled vs 4-seam FB. BA: .234 (26th) SLG: .380 (28th) wOBA: .306 (28th) VS 4FB (Ranks/207) 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫 BA: .299 (30th) SLG: .645 (10th) wOBA: .422 (14th) 𝐉𝐨𝐜 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 BA: .291 (36th) SLG: .602 (16th) wOBA: .426 (13th) *Min 400 PA

Hoby Milner's generated a ground ball rate of 51.9% since the start of 2023. Of the 319 pitchers who have worked at least 100 IP during that stretch, Milner's GB% ranks 32nd.

Jake Burger is going to help the Rangers in many ways. A Burger strength was also a 2024 TEX weakness: the elevated fastball. Since 2023, Burger's .641 SLG vs the upper-third FB ranks 9th/323. WOW! Last year's Rangers slugged .325 on those pitches (24th) w/ a .183 BA (27th)

Rangers - Cubs, 6/20/07 Sosa playing for TEX vs CHC hit his 600th career HR. He hit it off of Jason Marquis who was wearing Sosa's popular Cubs number 21. Sosa was traded by CHC to BAL for Hairston Jr. and Fontenot. Fontenot (CHC), JHJ (TEX) both played in Sosa's 600th.

Among all players who saw less than or equal to 3.6 P/PA, Corey Seager’s BB% of 9.9% was topped by only Yordan Alvarez’s 10.9%. No only else had a BB% above 8%. This just shows Seager’s (and Alvarez’s) uniquely dangerous contradicting combo of patience and aggression.

Wyatt Langford's XBH% Through May 31: 4.0% After June 1: 10.7% MLB average, FWIW, was 8.5%

There were ONLY SIX PLAYERS IN MLB last year who ranked in at least the 80th percentile in bat speed AND chase rate. Aaron Judge Kyle Schwarber Juan Soto Gunnar Henderson Riley Greene WYATT LANGFORD

Josh Jung told me his dad, Jeff, a longtime HS football and baseball coach in Texas, got him so into sports cards. Jeff was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan because of the nearby minor league affiliate, the San Antonio Dodgers, and loved collecting Dodgers players.

SIX CATCHERS IN MLB have 200+ RBI since the start of the 2022 season 260 - Salvador Perez 238 - Cal Raleigh, Will Smith 215 - Willson Contreras 202 - 𝐉𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐇 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐌 201 - Adley Rutschman

Jon Gray shared with me that he's always wanted to have a 200 IP/200 K season and that is absolutely his goal this year. His career-high in IP is 172.1 (2018, COL) and his career-high in K is 185 (2016, COL).

Dustin Harris told me that when he got traded to the Rangers in September 2020, he didn't even have an agent so he found out because a friend saw a note on twitter. Harris is a great story. He had just one JuCo offer out of HS and made his MLB debut last year.

Sam Haggerty has slashed .263/.355/.452/.807 in his career vs. LHP. On a team that might need a platoon option vs. LHP, he's worth considering. He can play all three OF positions and also has experience at 1B, 2B, and 3B, plus he's a good runner.

Highest AL bWAR since 2021 17.7 Gerrit Cole (NYY) 14.2 Shohei Ohtani (LAA) 13.5 Framber Valdez (HOU) 11.8 Dylan Cease (CWS) 11.5 Tarik Skubal (DET) 11.2 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐃𝐈 (𝐓𝐄𝐗)

Lowest all-time ERA in the expansion era (since 1961) 2.19 Sandy Koufax 2.50 Clayton Kershaw 𝟐.𝟓𝟐 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛 𝐝𝐞𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐦 2.80 Whitey Ford 2.83 Don Drysdale

MLB players with 350+ RBI and 50+ SB since 2021 Shohei Ohtani Jose Ramirez Freddie Freeman Kyle Tucker Francisco Lindor 𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐒 𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐈𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐔𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐍

Most HR since 2023 among MLB infielders 83-Matt Olson 80-Pete Alonso 65-Gunnar Henderson 64-Francisco Lindor 63-𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐑, 𝐉𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐑, and Jose Ramirez

"𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫. 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬." Was very meaningful speaking to Jake Burger about wearing 21 to honor his daughter Penelope who has Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)

Emiliano Teodo told me his favorite player growing up was Corey Seager Winston Santos told me his favorite player growing up was Jacob deGrom Malcolm Moore told me two of his favorite players were Corey Seager and Joc Pederson. All guys who are in Big League camp together.

Adolis Garcia said his goal is to hit 50 homers this season. He shared that his knees feel healthy and strong and that he’s worked on improving his bat speed. 2023 avg bat speed: 73.5 mph 2024 avg bat speed: 72.0 mph

Jesse Chavez is back in camp with the Rangers. It is his fourth stint with the organization with the chance of making it his third MLB stint if he makes the team. Overall, Chavez has had 2+ MLB stints with five MLB teams Braves (4) Angels (3) RANGERS (2) Blue Jays (2) Cubs (2)

Liberty -14.0 TEN +10 COL -10 Cuse +10 Mizzou +14 JMU -3 TEX -12.5 PSU 1Q -7 LSU UF O54.5 TEN/UGA U48 WSU/NM U72.5 OreSt/AF O44.5 TEN/UGA 1H U24.5 LIberty Team O33.5 SMU Team O34.5 193-176-3

The Mavs have lost four straight games but a combined EIGHT points.

ECU/Tulsa U64.5 ❌ WAS/PHI U49.5 ✅ Hurts longest comp O38.5 ✅ Slight lean PHI -3.5 if i were to play a side ✅ 193-176-3

Hey, everyone! Looking forward to bringing the same Rangers and sports content over here as I have been doing on twitter! Let's party!