As most of you know, I’ve been writing less while dedicating my time coaching my children’s baseball/softball teams. Our little softball league did the unthinkable this past weekend in USA Softball of SoCal’s State Tournament in Lancaster, CA.

For those interested in the 2025 #LABR schedule, we have dates for the four #fantasybaseball drafts. Mixed draft: Feb. 25 AL auction: Feb. 28 NL auction: March 1 Mixed auction: March 2 League participants and live draft grid links will be posted very soon.

Stuff+ is updated! Max Bay @choicefielder.bsky.social, between his jobs with MLB teams, along with Owen McGrattan and Matt Dennewitz @mattdennewitz.bsky.social worked hard to bring the metric back into top of the class. Find it @fangraphs.com www.fangraphs.com/leaders/majo... A thread.

On Stuff+ and its legacy, good and bad, what it means for DIPS, and the future www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...

One of my favorite leagues, Tout Wars Draft & Hold, will kick off on Tuesday, 2.18, @ 1:00 EST. 15-team, 5x5 roto w/OBP in lieu of AVG. I'll be picking No. 1 overall. So many options...

On the heels of the Soto/Alonso Et al. signings this winter, it still feels like the Mets may be a frontline starter short. The Padres and Dylan Cease could be a fit?

🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social and I have Part 3 of our 2025 Starting Pitcher Preview, which was just extended by an episode (dropping early next week). Worried about Luis Gil's walk rate? Maybe you shouldn't be.... Audio: pod.fo/e/2a6853 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels