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

And how a Home Run! 2 down, 78 to go!

Was not expecting Corbin Carroll's first progress towards a 20/20/20/20 season to be hitting a triple, but he's on the board.

HOLY CABOOSES 116.9!

IT BEGINS

Royce Lewis is leading former #1 overall picks in HR with 2. Was I planning on giving regular updates on this? No. Am I changing that stance now that Royce Lewis is in the lead? Yes.

Sunday's max EV - Jordan Walker, 114.9 MPH

Only 2 players in Sunday's night game have ever hit a ball 117+ MPH: Julio Rodríguez (2022) Josh Naylor (2025) José Ramírez reached 116.6 in 2024.

Well, we haven't had a challenge instigate the benches clearing, but we did just see MIN's Derek Shelton get ejected after he thought the umps gave the Orioles too much time to challenge a pitch (he was wrong, but let's ignore that part)

Saturday's top EV - Griffin Conine, 114.4 MPH

Friday's max EV - Yordan Alvarez, 113.0 MPH

Yesterday's max EV - Luke Raley, 113.8 MPH

Final Cal Raleigh report: - 1 potential attempt by Rhys Hoskins towards Cal after a walk (Cal was facing the other way) - 1 pickoff attempt at first base (doesn't really count unless you wanted to get SUPER pedantic) We grade this prediction as FALSE.

As I am blacked out from the Guardians/Mariners game despite being 400 miles away (MANFRED!!!!), I am receiving reports from EW Stats team member Raymond Chen, live at T-Mobile Park. Thus far we have only 1 potential handshake attempt/opportunity, but Cal was facing the other way at the time.