Jon Tayler (Jon Tayler’s Version)
@jontayler.bsky.social
Eight-time winner of PEOPLE's Sexiest Man of the Year award, three-time AL MVP, recipient of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, third grade spelling bee finalist. Formerly a baseball words guy at FanGraphs and Sports Illustrated.
Rob Manfred would let the American Nazi Party slap swastikas on MLB helmets so long as the checks cleared
February 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Rob Manfred would let the American Nazi Party slap swastikas on MLB helmets so long as the checks cleared
We’ve raised the odds on It Happening today to “probable”
The Phillies are releasing Nick Castellanos.
February 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
We’ve raised the odds on It Happening today to “probable”
Luge relay is the most "thought up drunk off your ass at 2 am" idea I've heard of since whenever was the last time Taco Bell introduced a new menu item, it reeks of alcohol-fueled arrogance against both common sense and physics, which of course makes it a brilliant sport and competition
February 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Luge relay is the most "thought up drunk off your ass at 2 am" idea I've heard of since whenever was the last time Taco Bell introduced a new menu item, it reeks of alcohol-fueled arrogance against both common sense and physics, which of course makes it a brilliant sport and competition
Giving off a lot of tertiary Twin Peaks character energy there
February 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Giving off a lot of tertiary Twin Peaks character energy there
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I don't want to hear or know any more about this Nick Fuentes doofus until and unless it's about him falling into a grizzly bear enclosure at a zoo
February 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I don't want to hear or know any more about this Nick Fuentes doofus until and unless it's about him falling into a grizzly bear enclosure at a zoo
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February 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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As close to an actual real-life Wilhelm Scream as I've ever heard
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
As close to an actual real-life Wilhelm Scream as I've ever heard
Harper calling up Wheeler when he heard about the surgery
February 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Harper calling up Wheeler when he heard about the surgery
Bryce Harper is going to steal the rib, crush it, and inject it into his bloodstream
Zack Wheeler kept his rib that he had removed during thoracic outlet decompression surgery. It’s in his closet at his house.
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Bryce Harper is going to steal the rib, crush it, and inject it into his bloodstream
With regard to all the baseball players getting their hamate bones turned into powder: has there been any large scale study done on how and how long hamate bone injuries affect production?
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
With regard to all the baseball players getting their hamate bones turned into powder: has there been any large scale study done on how and how long hamate bone injuries affect production?
Did a bunch of MLB players make a hamate bone suicide pact
February 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Did a bunch of MLB players make a hamate bone suicide pact
AJ are you ok, are you ok, are you ok AJ
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
AJ are you ok, are you ok, are you ok AJ
Just realized that the Padres made zero (0) trades this offseason and now I'm wondering if we have to organize a search party to find AJ Preller
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Just realized that the Padres made zero (0) trades this offseason and now I'm wondering if we have to organize a search party to find AJ Preller
I wrote Soriano up for this year's BP Annual as part of the Marlins comments, though by the time I filed, he'd been waived and then claimed by the Orioles, and his comment ended up in that chapter. Between then and the Annual's publication, he's gone from Baltimore to Atlanta to DC to now St. Louis.
February 10, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I wrote Soriano up for this year's BP Annual as part of the Marlins comments, though by the time I filed, he'd been waived and then claimed by the Orioles, and his comment ended up in that chapter. Between then and the Annual's publication, he's gone from Baltimore to Atlanta to DC to now St. Louis.
Their quality has definitely gone down in the last few years, I'd imagine because they've become more of a chain
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Their quality has definitely gone down in the last few years, I'd imagine because they've become more of a chain
Oh man, I'm 99% sure I went there with my mom years ago. And yeah, the internet says it's gone
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Oh man, I'm 99% sure I went there with my mom years ago. And yeah, the internet says it's gone
Oh yeah, Sophie's, I always forget about Sophie's. I like it well enough.
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Oh yeah, Sophie's, I always forget about Sophie's. I like it well enough.
The only place I know is Margon in midtown Manhattan
February 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The only place I know is Margon in midtown Manhattan
I left Chris Martin (39 years and 253 days) off this list; I didn't realize he'd re-signed with Texas. Also, Yu Darvish will turn 40 on August 16, though he won't pitch this year and might retire before then.
Justin Verlander signing with Detroit guarantees that there'll be a player of 40 or older on an MLB roster to start the season. Carlos Santana (39 years and 308 days old) will join him in that club in about two months, assuming Arizona doesn't let him go before then.
February 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I left Chris Martin (39 years and 253 days) off this list; I didn't realize he'd re-signed with Texas. Also, Yu Darvish will turn 40 on August 16, though he won't pitch this year and might retire before then.
Had a fun moment just now learning that there are, as of now, only six players left in the majors who are older than I am, one of whom was born on my birthday and one of whom was born a day before me
February 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Had a fun moment just now learning that there are, as of now, only six players left in the majors who are older than I am, one of whom was born on my birthday and one of whom was born a day before me
As of right now, the 40 And Up Club is just Verlander; the only other still active players over 40 — Max Scherzer, Justin Turner, and Adam Ottavino — are still unsigned
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
As of right now, the 40 And Up Club is just Verlander; the only other still active players over 40 — Max Scherzer, Justin Turner, and Adam Ottavino — are still unsigned
Justin Verlander signing with Detroit guarantees that there'll be a player of 40 or older on an MLB roster to start the season. Carlos Santana (39 years and 308 days old) will join him in that club in about two months, assuming Arizona doesn't let him go before then.
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Justin Verlander signing with Detroit guarantees that there'll be a player of 40 or older on an MLB roster to start the season. Carlos Santana (39 years and 308 days old) will join him in that club in about two months, assuming Arizona doesn't let him go before then.
I'm not trying to kick a guy when he's down, and Bryant's back going kaput isn't his fault, but the only way this deal could've gone worse for the Rockies is if Bryant had powerbombed Dinger into a pile of broken glass and barbed wire in front of all of Denver's schoolchildren
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I'm not trying to kick a guy when he's down, and Bryant's back going kaput isn't his fault, but the only way this deal could've gone worse for the Rockies is if Bryant had powerbombed Dinger into a pile of broken glass and barbed wire in front of all of Denver's schoolchildren