NOOOOOOOOOOOOO www.mlb.com/news/shohei-...

With the #1 pick in the MLB Draft being UCLA SS Roch Cholowsky, @megrowler.fangraphs.com's prediction of a HS pitcher being first is declared FALSE.

anyone know the record for most fWAR accrued in a calendar month?

I don't think Konnor Griffin is reaching 10 fWAR, folks. www.mlb.com/news/konnor-...

Episode 2500 coming out on the US 250th wasn't the only coincidence - it's also @grantbrisbee.bsky.social's 25th appearance on the show.

Vitello's aura has diminished so much that I don't think anyone's going to bother with him on AO3 anymore

Corbin Carroll 20/20/20/20 Tracker: 16 doubles, 9 triples, 13 home runs, 9 stolen bases

a rare self-serving post: help a guy out

Welp. So much for that Sunday return.

In the MLFAD, Meg's draft board has had a pretty awful run, still stuck at zero and with only two players projected by FanGraphs to record playing time. One of them, Ty Adcock, was DFA'd by the Padres on the 14th. However, on the positive side, the other player (Blake Hunt) was who got called up!

Elsewhere around the Preseason Predictions Game: - Justin Verlander (1.6 fWAR) returns from the IL on Sunday - Konnor Griffin currently doubling up Jake Magnum's fWAR - Mickey Moniak has 21 HR, which I am told is a lot - Corbin Carroll already has 8 triples

Ben Clemens's prediction of Spencer Strider being optioned to the minors takes another major hit with the news of his placement on the 60-day IL, preventing his potential return until mid-August. He'd originally been placed on the 15-day IL earlier this week. www.rotowire.com/baseball/hea...

Once again, @benclemens.bsky.social is ahead of his time, as the White Sox have sole possession of the AL Central lead

Good shit imo

EW Stats member Michael Mountain has an article up on FanGraphs about BOOG! community.fangraphs.com/boog-and-the...

i haven't posted in awhile but i did think it was important to let everyone know that baseball is continuing to happen, every day. In some cases i've even seen multiple games happening at the same time

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The Tigers and Red Sox, playing in front of an empty stadium due to a threat of lightning. Now the question is, if this had happened last year, would we have counted it as a correct prediction for Baumann?

Since we've now had two managers dismissed, a reminder: Even though each of their replacements are 'new', the prediction was specifically about the nine new managers who started the season. Don Mattingly or Chad Tracy getting the can (while unlikely) doesn't qualify.

Alex Cora is not a new manager.

Oh no Sal Frelick baby what is you doin

Munetaka Murakami - 36 K's Top CWS Hitter - ALSO Murakami (tied with Chase Meidroth) at 23 I think we're well on our way to some points being earned.

I regret to report that Konnor Griffin is not currently on pace to reach 10.1 fWAR, as he is currently still at -0.1.

It *finally* happened! Oneil Cruz his a double at 119(!) MPH exit velocity.

This is how @benlindbergh.bsky.social gets a prediction correct

We have still not had a batted ball reach 117.0 MPH.

Tonight's Orioles-DBacks game is the third time on record to achieve this feat. The other two: Brewers @ Reds, May 7, 2016 Tigers @ Brewers, June 1, 2021 (h/t EWStats member Michael Mountain)

Your HR leader among #1 overall draft picks is, in fact, Mickey Moniak. He's got 5 now— 2 ahead of Bryce Harper.

Tapping my helmet after the pitcher completely whiffs on his first punch.

everyone: omg people are fighting me: WAS A CHALLENGE INVOLVED everyone: ...what?

Some Minor League Free Agent Draft news…

Starters generally have bullpen sessions scheduled between their turn in the rotation. A listener email asked why teams don't just have starters appear in relief on the day they're going to be throwing in the bullpen anyways.

🧵/1 Okay, EWStats sometimes could use some help scrounging up more esoteric info, so we're starting a new thing: the *STAT SIGNAL*. We're putting out the call to EW listeners to help us find the answers to burning questions from the podcast and it's competitions and/or 'prop bet' games.

It turns out we can, in fact, have nice things once in awhile

...huh.

Artemis II has already launched but I can't help but note we've had our second 116.9 MPH hit, this time by Ketel Marte

"Jo Adell robs 3 home runs in a single game" would have been a SICK prediction

Konnor Griffin has earned 0.1 fWAR in his first game, meaning he is now mathematically on pace for 15.6 by season's end.

Verlander missing time not helping our prediction, but on the plus side, this might factor into his first start going so rough.

welcome to the resistance bsky.app/profile/ewst...

KONNOR GRIFFIN COME ON DOWN

Artemis II has launched! Michael Baumann's prediction is declared TRUE, and is now in the lead of the Preseason Predictions Game!

Another Artemis II/baseball connection: They had a montage of A-list celebrity messages to the astronauts, including Stanley Tucci, Ryan Gosling, Scarlet Johannson, Victor Wembanyama... ...and Pirates reliever Isaac Mattson?

Current Artemis II launch time: 6:24 PM EDT. Current Max EV today: 112.6 MPH (Garrett Mitchell), and three games still active before the liftoff.

In the EW predictions game I said Artemis II would launch before there was a regular season batted ball of 117 mph EV or higher. The current leaguewide max EV is 116.9, but there are 13 day games between now and the scheduled liftoff time. This is real hair-of-my-chinny-chin-chin stuff

Tuesday's max EV - Giancarlo Stanton, 112.8 MPH Launch is still scheduled for later today, stay tuned for updates

Monday's max EV - Junior Caminero, 116.9 MPH

Justin Verlander's first outing of the season: 3.2 IP, 6H, 5ER, 2BB, 1K

Corbin Carroll is second player in Diamondbacks history with a triple and a homer within the first two innings of a game, joining: 4/18/08 Conor Jackson