was literally every other person on earth unavailable

I get that some owners are cheap but I would imagine that e.g. Steve Cohen refusing to cover WBC insurance is not bc he doesn't want to spend money, but rather bc he would prefer that Lindor not go *at all* to minimize injury risk lol

Keith Hernandez has agreed to a new contract with SNY, a source tells Anthony Rieber

I would be remiss not to shout out @stevengoldman.bsky.social and @matrueblood.bsky.social, whose incredible articles are also featured in this week's recap, and can be read for free here: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article... www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

"Jerry Dipoto" can try his best but he will never stop me from posting. this week's recap features the inimitable Annie Savoy in an essay from 1988: seatoseabaseball.com/weekly-score...

Excited for the trade but sad I won’t get to tell the story Ben Williamson told me at FanFest about how his turnaround in Tacoma started after his fiancée helped him understand and process his feelings. “I can be kind of a closed book sometimes.” 😭 be good to him Tampa Bay or I’m coming down there

0 for 2 on this ask. Thanks Jerry #SeeBallMissBall

The Seattle Mariners have acquired All-Star Brendan Donovan. Deal is done. Full trade, per sources: Mariners receive: Donovan Cardinals receive: RHP Jurrangelo Cijntje, CF Tai Peete, OF Colton Ledbetter and two competitive-balance Round B picks Rays receive: 3B Ben Williamson

The Mariners are trading prized pitching prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje and minor-league OF Tai Peete to St. Louis in the Brendan Donovan trade, as Ryan Divish and Adam Jude first reported. Third baseman Ben Williamson will be going to the Rays for a prospect and Comp B draft pick.

can Jerry please not do this to me right now

We are working on a new daily video series for Black History Month with @adarowski.bsky.social. Check it out on reels, youtube or tiktok. youtube.com/shorts/A9wXZ... www.tiktok.com/@baseball.re... www.instagram.com/baseball.ref...

Jonah Tong throwing in Port St. Lucie 💪 🌴🎟️👉 atmlb.com/4qDlxyw

First sight of Nolan McLean 🤩 🌴🎟️👉 atmlb.com/4qDlxyw

Hey, here's a small but hopefully pretty useful update to the Baseball Savant / Statcast dot com factory: all the zone charts on player pages now have year-to-year comparison views. So for example: Yandy Díaz was so much better low and away in 2025, run-value baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-playe...

To celebrate Black History Month, we’re proud to share a collection of spotlights, honoring iconic athletes and barrier-breakers across sports. Read more, discover history, educator resources, and more 👇

literally typing up the Weekly Scorecard right now so if they could go ahead and finish things up (without trading Ben),

🔁 @Ken_Rosenthal retweeted @CodyStavenhagen Tigers, Tarik Skubal square off in precedent-setting arbitration hearing Wednesday https://t.co/UJqvg0d9eE

Today in a FREE edition of The Mets Newsletter: - Francisco Lindor can't get insured for the WBC - Hah, turns out the Mets were never close to getting Cody Bellinger. Hehe - The Syracuse Mets are hiring! themetsnewsletter.com/p/more-like-...

BRING HIM TO QUEENS

:((( farewell...

The Mariners will wear Steelheads uniforms on all home Sundays this season, and are launching the Steelheads Community Fund with a $500,000 commitment "in support of local Black-led baseball and softball organizations and community initiatives."

fascinating

my Bo Bichette essay is on hold for a bit longer while I rework some of the statistical analysis, so in the meantime, I'll share the part of it where I break down this thread and why it's deeply misleading (spoiler: no, Pete Alonso is not "twice as good" at hitting as Bo Bichette)

You probably know January 31 as the birthday of three Hall of Famers, but did you know it's also the birthday of the three MLB Barrier Breakers! #CardSky

Francisco Lindor will not be playing for Team Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic after having a cleanup procedure on his right elbow this offseason.

well,

The Seattle Mariners have announced their plan for in-market streaming this year: Mariners.TV. The product will allow in-market streaming at $99.99 a year, equivalent to Root Sports Stream a year ago. Cable/satellite broadcasts will continue as well. www.lookoutlanding.com/news/138537/...

Here's Mr. and Mrs. Met loading up the Mets equipment truck and driving off to Port St. Lucie.

Can’t wait to see how old Dealin’ Dave fixes this situation! *Dombrowski gives a guy who hit .260 three years ago $10M* Ah! Well nevertheless

People sometimes asking me for advice about my career, and I always tell them the same thing: When a conditional phrase represents an unreal or hypothetical situation, use "if I were," and when that phrase represents a possible alternative situation, use "If I was"

while I personally find every detail the Phillies admit and/or leak about the Bichette non-signing to be gleeful, if I was Dave Dombrowski you wouldn’t be able to waterboard any of this shit out of me

I do not believe history will look kindly on this voting bloc of writers for deciding that the only use of the character clause should be players explicitly suspended for PED usage

Did he do the Dave Stewart and think he was trading for the other Acuña

having to see Dylan Moore at Citi Field like this

I made this image in AUGUST OF LAST YEAR

just a reminder of the official Baseball Prospectus position on this stuff

Every few years a reader says "STICK TO SPORT!" When that happens I get to ask: "What does that even mean? Does that mean when someone shoots the Cubs' first baseman we can't mention the gun?" This edition was prompted by @matrueblood.bsky.social's column from the Twin Cities. Free at BP.

Some folks in the Yard Goats Facebook comments are upset about them posting a message of unity. Yard Goats: "if caring about people is woke I ain't sleeping"

@JeffPassan tweeted Seattle Mariners right-hander Logan Evans underwent Tommy John surgery last week and will miss the 2026 season. As a rookie last year, Evans made 15 starts and threw 81.1 innings. While he was a depth starter in the Mariners' excellent rotation, it's nonetheless a painful loss.

We believe this so much, we put it on a 700 square foot sign on the outside of our ballpark

My fave 2022 Topps Heritage Flashbacks (courtesy of @markarmour04.bsky.social), featuring 4 of the GOATs; Mets aside, the Clemente story makes me really emotional. Winfield's card has a fun error - he was actually drafted by 4 pro leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, ABA), not 3. #cardsky

yeah nobody wants that so

great read, genuinely made me laugh out loud

current Mets fan status

oh my god Freddy Peralta is everything. I LOVE his stories about watching the Mets growing up, it's so nice to see a player really mean it when they say they're excited to join a team www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIYK...

"Captain America" nice try MLB but there's only one Captain America we recognize in this house and it sure as shit isn't a Yankee

I need to finish this Bo Bichette analysis because my biggest talking points are becoming mainstream now and I have to be so clear that I had them AGES ago (<- immediately after saying I didn't love the signing)