Official statement re: Dan Bongino

BASEBALL HYPE VIDEO THREAD Every year, MLB socials puts out some great work to get folks excited for the season. So I'll be collecting them all and posting them here as they appear over the next two days. But first! MLB Japan has their season teaser out and it might be the best one yet:

When @baseballprospectus.com's seasonal DRC+ varies from the other leading plus stats, what does it suggest about batter performance in the following year? www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

“Baseball’s almost here” - Jered Weaver’s catcher

baseball is back

I had a mild conniption about the way they scheduled the start of the baseball season, so I decided to write about it as both a disembodied voice asking questions and a person slowly getting mad in response www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

no one else gets adjectives for their DFAs, this is clear bias towards Atlanta

wet_haybale joined PeasantChat. <puddlesipper> wellcome ye back <wet_haybale> ta <puddlesipper> hast tha seen the moon this eve <wet_haybale> nay be it ftrange ? <HimWhatEkes> tis red <wet_haybale> that be new ? <gleanmachine> Zounds man do ye ever look up? <wet_haybale> not unlefs it pleafe milord

bring him home

hey, @timjacksonsays.bsky.social and the fantasy team at BP have an open thread going throughout the day for any fantasy questions you may have. That's right, we're going forum mode, baby:

It’s a weird day when I actually ask to be assigned to write up a contract extension. But I wanted to use PCA’s new deal to check on defensive value and the aging curve, to estimate whether the Cubs’s star center fielder will be either a star, or a center fielder, by the time we’re done.

you'll see many people bidding you a happy opening day today. is it opening day when one game happens and it's at night? and why are we forced to consider such things?

There's a specific tone of cheer when a guy and his bros realize a complicated low-stakes scheme is going to work. It's the sound of dudes rocking and it's the most beautiful sound in the world.

I know we all love Walton Goggins but we need to have a conversation about him wearing a shirt tucked into pleated pants and no belt in these Walmart commercials

One of my favorite articles of the year at @baseballprospectus.com (on my tenth anniversary of my first article at the site!): We ran 100,000 simulations of the 2026 season using PECOTA. Here are some of the most fun.

Expected, I think the right move, and also I'm still quite nervous

One of my favorite articles of the year at @baseballprospectus.com (on my tenth anniversary of my first article at the site!): We ran 100,000 simulations of the 2026 season using PECOTA. Here are some of the most fun. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Hey it's almost Opening Day. If you want to support fan-focused, independent baseball coverage, consider giving The Bandwagon a try. I've got a double-dip of newsletters coming tomorrow and Thursday to preview the 2026 MLB season. Subscribe now and come along for the ride. bandwagon.ghost.io

Our last (I think) preseason pod. It's just a run down of stuff before the season starts but it was fun, even though I was very sick during it.

One of my favorite articles of the year at @baseballprospectus.com (on my tenth anniversary of my first article at the site!): We ran 100,000 simulations of the 2026 season using PECOTA. Here are some of the most fun.

ME: this year the cubs are gonna win the central. they might even run away with it. THE CUBS:

Finally arrived in Sweden. Just in time for the season start. :) @baseballprospectus.com @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com

Just about ready to host our annual last-minute "Who would have dinner with Jesus, Muhammad, and Dave Chapelle" fantasy draft. I'm picking second this year, feel pretty good

I absolutely did. This is incredible.

A Brief History of The Kremer Unit by Patrick Dubuque (@euqubud.baseballprospectus.com) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Don't worry, be happy www.theringer.com/2026/03/23/m...

The baseball season is almost here, so it might be a good time to recalibrate your feed. @reneedechert.com has some starter packs pinned, so check those out. You can also find packs for Baseball Prospectus writers here:

I'm excited for Opening Day, because it means the return of Jake Mangum's incredibly fun (although very limited) offensive game. Today @baseballprospectus.com, a full taxonomy of the ways he tortures opposing infields. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Excited to announce that Lindsay will be joining Box Score Banter next week. Give her a follow!

For years the utterly replaceable, never replaced Dean Kremer has symbolized the Orioles’ approach to starting pitching. Now that he’s been demoted, has anything changed?

surprise! for those of you who subscribe to @baseballprospectus.com, you can read my staff debut here. full formal announcement coming soon to a blog near you

Beyond thrilled that my first piece @baseballprospectus.com officially went live yesterday afternoon! You'll be able to read my work at BP all season long, focusing on SPs. But before my pitching journey begins, I wrote a requiem for Rockies bats. www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/arti...

I don't want to be overly dramatic but the people behind the Ms. Jackson/Capitol One commercial need to be tried at the hague

that was some of the worst defense I've ever seen in that situation. todd golden you will fit in perfectly at UNC

whaaaaaat the actual fuck am I looking at

my only contribution to this particular discourse is that one of the best burgers I've ever had has been from a sushi restaurant, but crucially, the burger is on the menu

Not that it should register as much of a surprise, but Emmet Sheehan said he’s been told he will be a starter to open the year. Not official what day he will start in the opening homestand.

20 million people have tuned in to watch CBS' hit new show DMV Country

trey fort is a stepping stone to someone being named six seven in a couple generations

any attempted math using kremer units now returns #DIV/0

I don't like pizza hut attempting to make "hut crust" a thing. I don't think they should be allowed to say that.

On the interaction of philosophy and modern society, the source of human suffering, and José Ramírez being awesome:

this is the greatest cookout primer I’ve ever heard

2026 Season Preview: Cleveland Guardians by Matthew Trueblood (@matrueblood.bsky.social) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

everyone is now guided by a simple three word principle: "not me though." not me though

feels like people cannot or will not just grasp the ramifications of fragmentation, sometimes? everything is the fault of a platform or users rather than a structural issue. the issues that exist w/bsky compared to twitter aren't ultimately much different imo than those w/streamers compared to cable

During the regular season, Craig Goldstein will change his display name on Bluesky more times than Michael Conforto home runs (MiLB included).

Today at @baseballprospectus.com: Did you know the Padres had the fifth-most wins in MLB over the past two years? Can they keep it up this year?

in 2040 Duke's starting lineup will be two of Mason Plumlee's sons, two of Miles Plumlee's sons, and one of Marshall Plumlee's sons