Darius Austin
@dariusa64.bsky.social
Depth chart administrator @ Baseball Prospectus. Matt Chapman correspondent @ Bat Flips and Nerds. Mario Kart 64 enthusiast. Webb-Albers Championship commissioner.
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We are thrilled to have master wordsmith Nick Stillman making a cameo on the site and writing about the experience of attending a game in Sacramento: www.lookoutlanding.com/2025/5/8/244...
How to visit a stadium that doesn’t exist
Is it still a home game if the team won’t call it home?
www.lookoutlanding.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
We are thrilled to have master wordsmith Nick Stillman making a cameo on the site and writing about the experience of attending a game in Sacramento: www.lookoutlanding.com/2025/5/8/244...
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Hot takes wanted! 🔥
We’re hopping on the podcast mics tonight to debate ‘who are the best 10 players in baseball’?
And we want to hear your lists - or at least an outside shout at who you think we should consider. Go! 💬
We’re hopping on the podcast mics tonight to debate ‘who are the best 10 players in baseball’?
And we want to hear your lists - or at least an outside shout at who you think we should consider. Go! 💬
May 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hot takes wanted! 🔥
We’re hopping on the podcast mics tonight to debate ‘who are the best 10 players in baseball’?
And we want to hear your lists - or at least an outside shout at who you think we should consider. Go! 💬
We’re hopping on the podcast mics tonight to debate ‘who are the best 10 players in baseball’?
And we want to hear your lists - or at least an outside shout at who you think we should consider. Go! 💬
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Every single piece published today at @baseballprospectus.com is free to read with a basic membership. A basic subscription doesn't require a credit card to sign up, it just needs an email address. You'll start getting our newsletter (just a list of articles), which you can opt out of easily.
April 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Every single piece published today at @baseballprospectus.com is free to read with a basic membership. A basic subscription doesn't require a credit card to sign up, it just needs an email address. You'll start getting our newsletter (just a list of articles), which you can opt out of easily.
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Here is a video to tell you that starting Monday you can get written content (for now! video to come? maybe!) from me and @zcrizer.bsky.social at bandwagon.substack.com
We'd love to have you aboard.
We'd love to have you aboard.
March 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Here is a video to tell you that starting Monday you can get written content (for now! video to come? maybe!) from me and @zcrizer.bsky.social at bandwagon.substack.com
We'd love to have you aboard.
We'd love to have you aboard.
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Cincinnati Reds: World Series wannabes or "One Superstar floating above a layer of mediocrity"?
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/22/c...
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/22/c...
Cincinnati Reds: 2025 Season Preview
It is just over a year since I stepped away from Cincinnati Reds fanship, yet I still hoped I would jealously watch them in the postseason as I firmly stuck to my “don’t follow any one …
batflipsandnerds.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Cincinnati Reds: World Series wannabes or "One Superstar floating above a layer of mediocrity"?
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/22/c...
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/22/c...
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Royce Lewis = injured
Brooks Lee = injured
… at least Byron Buxton is fit
Here’s Charlie Deeks’ Minnesota Twins preview
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/23/m...
Brooks Lee = injured
… at least Byron Buxton is fit
Here’s Charlie Deeks’ Minnesota Twins preview
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/23/m...
Minnesota Twins – 2025 Season Preview
The Minnesota Twins seem to be stuck in mediocrity. Since the 2019 ‘Bomba Squad’ Twins hit their high water mark in both home runs and wins for the franchise, they have since played almost exactly …
batflipsandnerds.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Royce Lewis = injured
Brooks Lee = injured
… at least Byron Buxton is fit
Here’s Charlie Deeks’ Minnesota Twins preview
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/23/m...
Brooks Lee = injured
… at least Byron Buxton is fit
Here’s Charlie Deeks’ Minnesota Twins preview
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/23/m...
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It’s a winnable division. Can the Chicago Cubs capitalise?
Here’s Sean Guest’s season preview @thatlondoncubsfan.bsky.social
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/17/c...
Here’s Sean Guest’s season preview @thatlondoncubsfan.bsky.social
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/17/c...
Chicago Cubs: 2025 season preview
For the second straight year, the Cubs came within touching distance of the postseason in 2024 but their lack of depth and superstar talent cost them once again. This offseason they addressed both …
batflipsandnerds.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It’s a winnable division. Can the Chicago Cubs capitalise?
Here’s Sean Guest’s season preview @thatlondoncubsfan.bsky.social
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/17/c...
Here’s Sean Guest’s season preview @thatlondoncubsfan.bsky.social
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/03/17/c...
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NEW POD! 🎙️
We’re talking 2025 Breakout Candidates, latest news and some silly Spring Training stat lines! ⚾️
Tune in at the usual places or on YouTube at the link below!
youtu.be/lia46ibOaMI?...
We’re talking 2025 Breakout Candidates, latest news and some silly Spring Training stat lines! ⚾️
Tune in at the usual places or on YouTube at the link below!
youtu.be/lia46ibOaMI?...
March 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
NEW POD! 🎙️
We’re talking 2025 Breakout Candidates, latest news and some silly Spring Training stat lines! ⚾️
Tune in at the usual places or on YouTube at the link below!
youtu.be/lia46ibOaMI?...
We’re talking 2025 Breakout Candidates, latest news and some silly Spring Training stat lines! ⚾️
Tune in at the usual places or on YouTube at the link below!
youtu.be/lia46ibOaMI?...
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Your five-minute roundup of this week’s baseball news is up on the Bat Flips & Nerds website
February 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Your five-minute roundup of this week’s baseball news is up on the Bat Flips & Nerds website
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Wrote some words about the Polanco re-signing for @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/01/31/m...
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/01/31/m...
Mariners Reportedly Re-Sign Veteran INF Jorge Polanco
Last night, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Mariners have re-signed free-agent INF Jorge Polanco. The deal is for one-year, for $7.75 million, with $750k of that being a vesting/mut…
batflipsandnerds.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wrote some words about the Polanco re-signing for @batflipsandnerds.bsky.social
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/01/31/m...
batflipsandnerds.com/2025/01/31/m...
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NEW POD! 🎙️
The team looks back on 2024 and makes some suggestions of things to bin and keep from that season.
They then look forward to new and old things for 2025.
Tune in on YouTube at the link below or via your favourite podcast platform!
youtu.be/_HlgQ7qJL0o
The team looks back on 2024 and makes some suggestions of things to bin and keep from that season.
They then look forward to new and old things for 2025.
Tune in on YouTube at the link below or via your favourite podcast platform!
youtu.be/_HlgQ7qJL0o
January 31, 2025 at 7:13 AM
NEW POD! 🎙️
The team looks back on 2024 and makes some suggestions of things to bin and keep from that season.
They then look forward to new and old things for 2025.
Tune in on YouTube at the link below or via your favourite podcast platform!
youtu.be/_HlgQ7qJL0o
The team looks back on 2024 and makes some suggestions of things to bin and keep from that season.
They then look forward to new and old things for 2025.
Tune in on YouTube at the link below or via your favourite podcast platform!
youtu.be/_HlgQ7qJL0o
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January 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Please consider a subscription to Baseball Prospectus. It's a crucial time for us and we're really hoping to expand our subscriber base to keep our current price in place for everyone. I want our quality work to be highly accessible, and more subs help make that possible.