that's why I log on every day

I think it's so cool that Dave keeps going to unreliable relievers in leverage situations, such that he immediately has to get a better RP up behind them. Seems like maybe you could skip a step but what do I know

[guy who doesn't know the difference between washing machines and dryers] jack dreyer's got em in the SPIN CYCLE!!!

is it good when your eighth inning guy was also the guy you had up in the first inning when the starter struggled and also is the guy you just added to the roster due to an injury

I really loved the Kirby Yates signing at the time and couldn't have been more wrong

rortvedt with a classic austin barnes "he got all of that one" can of corn

"Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" Ben Rortvedt replied, "The times when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you."

@cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com we did it

My annual reflection on the Stash List, including breakdowns of who was included, and why, across the 199 players I blurbed between March and September: www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/arti...

thought it was Jack Dreyer in for some reason and felt so at ease. now I have agita

unsolicited recommendation: tillamook campfire peanut butter cup ice cream

"a man two friends short of a podcast" is an INCREDIBLE turn of phrase. Language is beautiful

I'd humbly suggest you're not going to get baseball writing like this anywhere else, especially in what's supposed to be a recap-type thing, although tbh @baumann.bsky.social will assuredly rope WW2 in at times: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

I guess I should promote it. This one is about Roald Dahl, war, and being forcibly drowned in an empty field in Europe. Also, the Rockies, a bit.

today’s MLU, featuring some big-name prospects who are so close (yet so far) from the big leagues www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

My last Box Score Banter of the year. Free to read, as they always are.

Alex Vesia: Closer, is like if you gave adrenaline cocaine

I got you covered bro

well Kopech could have done that

glad Dave learned his lesson about bringing in Treinen with men on

more like Michael BBopech

we talked about this on the pod today. mentioned just about every part of this post. except, you know, it was about how shitty the sixth playoff spot is and not laudatory about the org

As I was moved to say in the comments, "If the goal is to venerate someone for purposes that have nothing to do with the reality of their lives... That's a manipulative politics that has no relationship to critical thinking and is in fact actively opposed to it." That's what this column is about.

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Going live now

The updated version of StuffPro rates Jhancarlos Lara's slider as the 6th best pitch across both MLB and AAA this season (min 100 pitches thrown)

anyway here is me at @baseballprospectus.com on Dec. 19 of 2024, pre-the signing Passan used as a focus in his piece. You should subscribe to BP. It's cheaper than Tanner Scott, and you get more out of it, too. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Bunch of owners going out of their way to not sign players and then declaring "oh no, this is unfair!" when a player they had no intention of signing is signed by a team actually trying. The issue, as it always is, has more to do with a desire to spend than an inability to do so.

maybe the rest of the league was on to something with that one

Thinking about this a lot since it went up yesterday. Lots of pieces talk about grief, love, and moving forward. Few capture the stop-and-start jitters of it all. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Today for @baseballprospectus.com I ranked baseball's best and worst backsplashes.

My latest piece for @baseballprospectus.com is an argument in FAVOR of the #Rockies. If they were good, it would be good. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

"Tanner Scott has started to warm" it's not October, spooky tales are not called for gdi

The fear in his eyes that the pen was coming, lmao.

some talk here about what makes Ranger Suárez so good, and I think part of it- as they alluded to- is how well his arsenal fits together. He's elite in all four of our Arsenal Metrics

This excellent piece is available to read with a Basic subscription! www.baseballprospectus.com/subscriptions

Subscribe to @baseballprospectus.com! Do it now. Please. Seriously, like they helped save my life.

It absolutely is. You should read RJ's novel as well, but any time we get some sportswriting, you have to stop what you're doing. www.amazon.com/All-Things-S...

Wearing the Hat by RJ McDaniel

Everything RJ McDaniel writes is a gift.

aren't we all

one of the best things you'll read today. I promise:

[flipping a tarot card and it's a bullpen engulfed in flames] me: is that good

I'll just come out and say what we're all thinking: Dodgers win that game if Michael Conforto isn't on the team

hey maybe they should keep playing that guy, tough to say

My latest Heat Check is up today at Baseball Prospectus, featuring the minor league players trending up to end the season, including Leo De Vries power surge in Double-A and Ethan Pecko showing he's ready to contribute in Houston. www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/ar...

Also leads off with some volleyball chat, which I add because we need some listeners to chime in and tell what it is I'm missing on that front

new Five & Dive! @jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social, @euqubud.baseballprospectus.com, and I talk about the Mets, Dodgers, Nabil Crismatt (D'Backs), Mariners, Astros, Rangers, Giants, Reds, and then play a game.

the Orioles DFA'd Emmanuel Rivera, who had batted 4th or 5th in 6 of the last 12 games he played with them