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Gonna plug the Patreon since the Yankees will play a baseball game today (!). Today's post has thoughts on ...
- Boone's extension
- latest spring news (injuries, etc.)
- spring storylines
- mailbag questions
... and a bunch more. Link: www.patreon.com/posts/februa...
- Boone's extension
- latest spring news (injuries, etc.)
- spring storylines
- mailbag questions
... and a bunch more. Link: www.patreon.com/posts/februa...
February 21st, 2025: Boone, Wells, Beeter, Schmidt, Hampton, Spring Storylines, Mailbag | RAB Thoughts
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February 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Gonna plug the Patreon since the Yankees will play a baseball game today (!). Today's post has thoughts on ...
- Boone's extension
- latest spring news (injuries, etc.)
- spring storylines
- mailbag questions
... and a bunch more. Link: www.patreon.com/posts/februa...
- Boone's extension
- latest spring news (injuries, etc.)
- spring storylines
- mailbag questions
... and a bunch more. Link: www.patreon.com/posts/februa...
Happy to be proven wrong, but color me skeptical that "the Yankees have offered prospects, none ranked among their top 30 in MLB Pipeline’s top 30" for Kyle Tucker....
www.nj.com/yankees/2024...
www.nj.com/yankees/2024...
Astros feel Yankees low-balling in Kyle Tucker trade talks, offering ‘crap’
The Yankees have had trade talks with week with the Astros on three-time All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker, who is one season away from free agency.
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December 12, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Happy to be proven wrong, but color me skeptical that "the Yankees have offered prospects, none ranked among their top 30 in MLB Pipeline’s top 30" for Kyle Tucker....
www.nj.com/yankees/2024...
www.nj.com/yankees/2024...
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Wrote a quick thing at the Patreon about what the Yankees should do now. The post is unlocked and free to read: www.patreon.com/posts/plan-b...
Plan B | RAB Thoughts
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December 9, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Wrote a quick thing at the Patreon about what the Yankees should do now. The post is unlocked and free to read: www.patreon.com/posts/plan-b...
This is great
In case anybody is wondering. The We Tried Tracker is fully up to date and it's starting to look pretty spiffy. We'll have a FanGraphs article breaking down the week's events on Monday. Please keep sending your tips!
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2024-25 MLB Matrices
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November 27, 2024 at 4:31 PM
This is great
It's only been a week but full credit to @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com's BP subscription push.
I never stopped consuming the baseball games, but I have not been this excited to read league-wide (non-Yankees specific) baseball writing in a very long time
I never stopped consuming the baseball games, but I have not been this excited to read league-wide (non-Yankees specific) baseball writing in a very long time
November 27, 2024 at 2:53 PM
It's only been a week but full credit to @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com's BP subscription push.
I never stopped consuming the baseball games, but I have not been this excited to read league-wide (non-Yankees specific) baseball writing in a very long time
I never stopped consuming the baseball games, but I have not been this excited to read league-wide (non-Yankees specific) baseball writing in a very long time
Beltran was a great player + checks all the HOF boxes. But if the standard is anyone who cheated, confirmed or otherwise, can't be in, then, as an acknowledged cheater, he can't be. And, if you think Beltran was unfairly singled out, then fine, let's just say no '17/'18 Astros are eligible.
November 26, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Beltran was a great player + checks all the HOF boxes. But if the standard is anyone who cheated, confirmed or otherwise, can't be in, then, as an acknowledged cheater, he can't be. And, if you think Beltran was unfairly singled out, then fine, let's just say no '17/'18 Astros are eligible.
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Hal hadn’t survived three Thanksgivings by being stupid.
November 25, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Hal hadn’t survived three Thanksgivings by being stupid.
I missed @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social's column on it, but this really draws out the issues with the current IFA/Sasaki situation. Good on him for betting on himself, by not waiting until he was older than 25, but it makes no sense why he is part of the same $$ pool as 16 years old from Latin America
Rōki Sasaki has been pitching professionally for four years in Japan, but MLB rules incorrectly classify him as an amateur. That sets off a cascade of labor and ethical disasters which are all MLB's fault.
I urge you to read this. @baseballprospectus.com
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
I urge you to read this. @baseballprospectus.com
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Rōki Sasaki, Brought to You By Institutional Failures | Baseball Prospectus
Everything about the NPB ace's pending move to MLB is exciting—except the system through which he's arriving.
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November 25, 2024 at 2:01 PM
I missed @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social's column on it, but this really draws out the issues with the current IFA/Sasaki situation. Good on him for betting on himself, by not waiting until he was older than 25, but it makes no sense why he is part of the same $$ pool as 16 years old from Latin America
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My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
November 24, 2024 at 2:08 PM
My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
If Steinbrenner wasn’t suspended in the early 90’s, does the late 90’s dynasty happen?
Whats the greatest roster/team building 'what if' in your favorite MLB team's history?
November 24, 2024 at 4:44 PM
If Steinbrenner wasn’t suspended in the early 90’s, does the late 90’s dynasty happen?
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If there was a way to clear this many ASU students off of the field quickly the Waste Management Open would have discovered it by now
November 24, 2024 at 12:05 AM
If there was a way to clear this many ASU students off of the field quickly the Waste Management Open would have discovered it by now
I'm stealing this from @mikeaxisa.bsky.social, but I cannot get over that Juan Soto is four months younger than AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil
most seasons with 30+ HR & 100+ walks before turning 26:
Juan Soto: 3
Ted Williams: 3
Mickey Mantle: 3
Juan Soto: 3
Ted Williams: 3
Mickey Mantle: 3
November 21, 2024 at 9:21 PM
I'm stealing this from @mikeaxisa.bsky.social, but I cannot get over that Juan Soto is four months younger than AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil
This is a great read
Today @baseballprospectus.com: no team is more committed to a fastball shape than #Cubs are to one they prefer, and it's a highly idiosyncratic one, too. Some stark examples, a demonstration of just how far back this goes, what it means for team-building. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
Any Way You Cut It | Baseball Prospectus
The Cubs have one weird trick, but the trouble is finding guys who can perform it.
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November 21, 2024 at 4:57 PM
This is a great read
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There are going to be a lot of appreciations of Rafael Nadal, and rightly so, but my biases aside I think this one is pretty astounding. defector.com/rafael-nadal...
Rafael Nadal Found Process In Pain | Defector
Nadal was the destroyer of context, the man who played every point in vacuum, through comebacks and blowouts with the same equanimous mind and full effort.
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November 21, 2024 at 4:53 PM
There are going to be a lot of appreciations of Rafael Nadal, and rightly so, but my biases aside I think this one is pretty astounding. defector.com/rafael-nadal...