Jayhay (Baseball is Dead)
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Baseball is Dead podcast and ⚾️ content for UnderdogFantasy, stats research, Baines Meter Institute/Club 38.8 (previously ESPN, Barstool, MLB). Peace Prize winner. “Weird smart guy” - Chipper Jones
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We need to talk about how voters across eras don’t know what a Hall of Fame 2B looks like.
January 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We need to talk about how voters across eras don’t know what a Hall of Fame 2B looks like.
The tide is turning
January 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The tide is turning
A quick peek under the hood of Justin Verlander:
January 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A quick peek under the hood of Justin Verlander:
Corbin Burnes strikeout rate:
December 28, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Corbin Burnes strikeout rate:
Kyle Tucker’s top near-age offensive comps, per ZiPS:
December 23, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Kyle Tucker’s top near-age offensive comps, per ZiPS:
Interesting excerpt from Garrett Crochet on his potential sinker usage in 2025.
He threw 0 sinkers from April-July, then 9 in August and 41 in September.
He threw 0 sinkers from April-July, then 9 in August and 41 in September.
December 23, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Interesting excerpt from Garrett Crochet on his potential sinker usage in 2025.
He threw 0 sinkers from April-July, then 9 in August and 41 in September.
He threw 0 sinkers from April-July, then 9 in August and 41 in September.
The Astros trading for Arenado because he’s owed less money than it would take to re-sign Bregman can also just be described as “getting worse”
2024 2023-24
2024 2023-24
December 16, 2024 at 6:07 AM
The Astros trading for Arenado because he’s owed less money than it would take to re-sign Bregman can also just be described as “getting worse”
2024 2023-24
2024 2023-24
Troubling trends for Nolan Arenado:
December 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Troubling trends for Nolan Arenado:
Quick check on some of the names surrounding newly-elected Dick Allen on the career OPS+ leaderboard:
December 9, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Quick check on some of the names surrounding newly-elected Dick Allen on the career OPS+ leaderboard:
This is one of the most depressing baseball-related things I’ve ever seen.
December 4, 2024 at 4:15 PM
This is one of the most depressing baseball-related things I’ve ever seen.
Two things that stood out on Aroldis Chapman’s fit with Boston:
1. Red Sox have desperately needed swing-and-miss from the left side out of the pen. Chapman addresses that.
2. But is there trouble under the hood? Every pitch he throws saw a drop in whiff rate from 23 to 24.
1. Red Sox have desperately needed swing-and-miss from the left side out of the pen. Chapman addresses that.
2. But is there trouble under the hood? Every pitch he throws saw a drop in whiff rate from 23 to 24.
December 4, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Two things that stood out on Aroldis Chapman’s fit with Boston:
1. Red Sox have desperately needed swing-and-miss from the left side out of the pen. Chapman addresses that.
2. But is there trouble under the hood? Every pitch he throws saw a drop in whiff rate from 23 to 24.
1. Red Sox have desperately needed swing-and-miss from the left side out of the pen. Chapman addresses that.
2. But is there trouble under the hood? Every pitch he throws saw a drop in whiff rate from 23 to 24.
Ben Casparius joined the pod today for a fun interview fresh off a World Series win.
Listen here: beacons.ai/baseballisde...
Listen here: beacons.ai/baseballisde...
December 3, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Ben Casparius joined the pod today for a fun interview fresh off a World Series win.
Listen here: beacons.ai/baseballisde...
Listen here: beacons.ai/baseballisde...
Presented without comment.
November 29, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Presented without comment.
Happy thanksgiving, may your nuggets be tender and juicy
November 28, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Happy thanksgiving, may your nuggets be tender and juicy
Are the Dodgers ruining baseball with their spending?
Quick reminder on what the Yankees were doing 15-20 years ago:
Quick reminder on what the Yankees were doing 15-20 years ago:
November 27, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Are the Dodgers ruining baseball with their spending?
Quick reminder on what the Yankees were doing 15-20 years ago:
Quick reminder on what the Yankees were doing 15-20 years ago:
Which one is the Hall of Famer?
November 26, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Which one is the Hall of Famer?
Zack Wheeler’s top near-age comps per ZiPS 👀
November 25, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Zack Wheeler’s top near-age comps per ZiPS 👀
The 1981 AL Cy Young Award has a new home.
November 22, 2024 at 10:48 PM
The 1981 AL Cy Young Award has a new home.
9 trips to the IL.
56 total starts over 5 seasons.
Traded for a man named Vaughn Grissom.
Chris Sale’s Cy Young Award win puts the finishing touches on the greatest comeback arc in modern baseball history.
Watch here: youtu.be/QwSNwp3_aH0
56 total starts over 5 seasons.
Traded for a man named Vaughn Grissom.
Chris Sale’s Cy Young Award win puts the finishing touches on the greatest comeback arc in modern baseball history.
Watch here: youtu.be/QwSNwp3_aH0
November 22, 2024 at 1:12 PM
9 trips to the IL.
56 total starts over 5 seasons.
Traded for a man named Vaughn Grissom.
Chris Sale’s Cy Young Award win puts the finishing touches on the greatest comeback arc in modern baseball history.
Watch here: youtu.be/QwSNwp3_aH0
56 total starts over 5 seasons.
Traded for a man named Vaughn Grissom.
Chris Sale’s Cy Young Award win puts the finishing touches on the greatest comeback arc in modern baseball history.
Watch here: youtu.be/QwSNwp3_aH0
Shohei Ohtani is the 2024 NL MVP. He is the 12th player in MLB history with 3 or more MVP awards.
November 22, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Shohei Ohtani is the 2024 NL MVP. He is the 12th player in MLB history with 3 or more MVP awards.
Knock, knock, Mr. Fingers 👀
November 21, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Knock, knock, Mr. Fingers 👀
For context: every other pitcher who has led baseball in fWAR over any 7-season span in the Wild Card era has at least 1 CYA to show for it.
November 20, 2024 at 1:14 PM
For context: every other pitcher who has led baseball in fWAR over any 7-season span in the Wild Card era has at least 1 CYA to show for it.
You have overstate the impact of adding both Hoggy and Clarkey to the A’s
November 19, 2024 at 7:14 PM
You have overstate the impact of adding both Hoggy and Clarkey to the A’s
No one was *robbed* of the AL Rookie of the Year Award because there were like a half dozen similarly valuable players and no truly outstanding campaign
November 19, 2024 at 1:34 AM
No one was *robbed* of the AL Rookie of the Year Award because there were like a half dozen similarly valuable players and no truly outstanding campaign