Michael Soroka just pitched an immaculate inning. That’s the guy #Cubs were excited to grab last July, before he immediately got hurt.

Internal Rugby is what happens after a few too many Foster’s with your bloomin’ onion at Outback.

Justin Verlander’s ass looks old. I mean literally, from the CF camera, you can see his age in the way his uniform fits and all. And honestly, I love it. We never get to see the greats get old anymore. This one is getting full-ass old right in front of our eyes.

Corbin Carroll joins former Twins nemesis Denard Span as the only players with a triple and a home run off Justin Verlander in the same game. Span tormented the Tigers, though his game happened 8/9/18 during Verlander's Astros tenure. (h/t @slangsonsports.bsky.social)

He did not go… did he?

Leo Rivas just went to the plate, waited five pitches for the pitcher to get done fuckin around, and took his one swing. Clean single to right.

Bump.

Boy are the endless narratives around Royce Lewis fascinating. I mean *fascinating*. People want this guy to be good so, so, so badly. And he does too! And I kinda think he’s just not good.

Have now fully updated this, for the moment. Obviously, we’ll have much more coverage to come @brewerfanatic.com.

Imagine having to buy broad-spectrum advertising to clarify that you do not facilitate people making money on the question of when someone will croak.

@mikepetriello.bsky.social Do you have quick-turnaround catch probability on that bloop single by Jonathan India?

In a move that caught many within the game by surprise, the Milwaukee Brewers are finalizing a deal with shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt that could exceed $80 million over 10 years, a source confirmed to Brewer Fanatic. #brewers #milwaukee #thisismycrew

Here's the last play Cooper Pratt made at shortstop for Triple-A Nashville over the weekend:

Have now fully updated this, for the moment. Obviously, we’ll have much more coverage to come @brewerfanatic.com.

Source: #Brewers, Cooper Pratt are in agreement on an 8-year deal that could stretch to 10. @bnightengale.bsky.social had it 1st. Details: brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...

Source: #Brewers, Cooper Pratt are in agreement on an 8-year deal that could stretch to 10. @bnightengale.bsky.social had it 1st. Details: brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...

In nearly 300 swings in the majors last year, Luke Keaschall topped 71 MPH in swing speed fewer than 50 times. This year, that number is already eight. Here's why that matters, even for a contact hitter. #twins #minnesota #mntwins

The most interesting man on the Cubs roster at the moment is Matt Shaw, who's been permanently disenfranchised as an infielder on the North Side. This spring, he's trying to show he can hit enough to be a corner outfielder. Can he? #cubs #chicago

By now, if you haven't noticed Jake Bauers making loud noises, it's a failure of attention. But how sustainable is his barrel's spring sing? #brewers #milwaukee #thisismycrew

They’re twisted, all right.

Holy Week is not a celebration of the Resurrection

Good piece about Alex Bregman's adaptability and how, perhaps, we needn't have worried about his fit at Wrigley, from Matt Ostrowski today @northsidebaseball.com: northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/...

Jake Bauers made some changes last summer. He changed his workout regimen this winter. And this spring, he's changed his stance and his contact point. It's starting to look a lot like what you'd expect a lefty slugger with a true-talent wRC+ of 140 to look like. brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...

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Jake Bauers made some changes last summer. He changed his workout regimen this winter. And this spring, he's changed his stance and his contact point. It's starting to look a lot like what you'd expect a lefty slugger with a true-talent wRC+ of 140 to look like. brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...

Follow Chantal, read her writing, and listen up when she skeets. Also, importantly, help her out here while she needs it. One of the clarion voices of this moment in which too many people (mostly ones who look like me) don’t want to hear what needs saying.

You can take the bro out of the PNW but

Phenomenal piece this morning @brewerfanatic.com from @jackstern.bsky.social, who talked to Chris Hook about what makes Kyle Harrison unique; Pat Murphy about what he hopes to see from him; and Harrison himself about joining #Brewers, all sprinkled with analysis: brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...

Golden retriever runs 15 feet after owner mimes throwing tennis ball

We’ll be back with a new episode later this week, but if you didn’t listen to our #Cubs season preview on This is Not a Rebuild yet, it’s still full of good stuff. open.spotify.com/episode/5nze...

Today @baseballprospectus.com, I compared Joe Ryan to a push-puppet and also broke down his new(ish) curveball: why it's so good, why he's throwing it more now, but also what the costs and constraints on that change are. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

ABS Challenges So Far: 11 MIN 10 9 CWS LAA 8 BOS CIN CLE 7 ATL BAL MIA PHI 6 HOU MIL NYY SD SF SEA TB WSH 5 ATH LAD NYM TOR 4 CHC DET KC 3 ARI PIT STL TEX 2 COL

Wrote about Chase DeLauter, ABS and baseball's newfound power to rewrite the past. bandwagon.ghost.io/delauter-and...

I just... god, I hope Illinois wins. Please, please, please Illini. Save me from this detestable dweeb.

Did not know the Fed chair was a Cubs fan.

Luke Keaschall's bat speed is up this spring. Yes, it's only been 3 games. No, power isn't his game, anyway. Yes, it still matters—and it also gives us a chance to better understand what bat speed (the concept) does for a player and what bat speed (the stat) tells us. twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/...

Luke Keaschall's bat speed is up this spring. Yes, it's only been 3 games. No, power isn't his game, anyway. Yes, it still matters—and it also gives us a chance to better understand what bat speed (the concept) does for a player and what bat speed (the stat) tells us. twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/...

Today @baseballprospectus.com, I compared Joe Ryan to a push-puppet and also broke down his new(ish) curveball: why it's so good, why he's throwing it more now, but also what the costs and constraints on that change are. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

I’d be surprised if we found life on other planets in my lifetime. Except turkeys. Like if we looked through a telescope and there were turkeys there. Just walking around aimlessly like they do. And they were earth turkeys. And we don’t know they got there and of course they have no idea either.

Matt Shaw needed to make some changes after an uneven rookie season. The good news is, he's made some, and they're very much along the lines one might have advocated. So why is that monkey's paw curling again? northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/...

Phenomenal piece this morning @brewerfanatic.com from @jackstern.bsky.social, who talked to Chris Hook about what makes Kyle Harrison unique; Pat Murphy about what he hopes to see from him; and Harrison himself about joining #Brewers, all sprinkled with analysis: brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...

That’s a work. Like the Spider-Man dancer at Citi Field or whatever it was, several years ago.

admittedly I mostly stopped watching SNB on ESPN for obvious reasons but I threw on tonight's while I'm working and maybe it's just Benetti but it's a much more enjoyable experience. Also someone said this recently, but sports just look right on NBC (I'd also include CBS in that).

This song is on *fire* in baseball clubhouses this spring. By which I mean I know it to have been played loudly in 4. But that’s kind of a lot really! I don’t know that many clubhouses’ playlists!

Emerson Hancock (6.0 IP, 0 H) is the first pitcher in MLB history to toss 5.0+ hitless innings on Cy Young’s birthday. 🎈🥳 Fittingly, the final out of Hancock’s outing was a ground ball to C. Young (Cole). #TheMayerGWS

Chance Cards are just ads now. You get nothing from them.

When you land on free parking, the richest player gets the money in the middle of the board.

Join @dblesky.bsky.social and @sorenpetro.bsky.social on the Kauffman Corner YouTube live stream! Watch and comment with the link below… tinyurl.com/anvr9wcb

I always reserve judgment until I see the City Connects on the field. Some of them have been very pleasant surprises for me once they're there. But this isn't encouraging, because, I mean, "Wisco".

Matt Shaw needed to make some changes after an uneven rookie season. The good news is, he's made some, and they're very much along the lines one might have advocated. So why is that monkey's paw curling again? northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/...