And I don't really mind any of this, because I don't know what it's leading to yet. Replacing Edwin Diaz with Devin Williams plus whatever those savings turn into is good by me. They haven't even started replacing Pete Alonso yet. It's two weeks to Christmas, they're not remotely done yet, relax.

If I'm up this early it must be #FPAZ25 time.

#LABR Mixed auction lineup:
@razzball.bsky.social
@justinmasonfwfb.bsky.social
@camarcano.bsky.social
@ericcrossmlb.bsky.social
@arielcohen.bsky.social
@shellyv643.bsky.social
@jeffwzimmerman.bsky.social
@fightingchance.bsky.social
@mattmartingale.bsky.social
Doug Anderson
Brian Feldman
Ray Murphy

At noon ET today, @jasoncollette.bsky.social and I will be discussing new (and newish) things going on in MLB in 2025 at @baseballhq.com's First Pitch Online event. Tune in!
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Howie Rose’s call of Pete Alonso’s homer on the Mets radio broadcast.

Elite.

OMG!

I had a great time chatting with Ariel & Reuven in my podcast debut. The conversation went long so I think they're saving most of the 1980s Mets talk for a part 2 to be released next week.
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Last league and only Main Event entry in 2024. I know the competition is fierce, but I do feel like I caught a few breaks (like Strider falling to #3) and executed the draft better than any I've done in a while. A few too many injured guys but they were all past ADP. Couldn't pass up Cole in 22nd.

As promised at First Pitch Florida, here are the park factors for every current Spring Training stadium. Run scoring is quite a bit higher in AZ than FL (homers are surprisingly very close though), so a park with a zero in the Cactus League is a better place to hit than one in the Grapefruit.

Mixed auction in the books for this #LABR rookie.

Beyond honored to be not only speaking at this event but also participating in mixed LABR draft with some of the smartest people in the industry. www.baseballhq.com/pricing/firs...

Looking for revenge for 1984.

Today's 35-28 win over Utah was the first time in program history that Washington shut-out its opponent in the 2nd half after allowing 28+ PTS in the 1st half.

UCF defeated #15 Oklahoma State, 45-3, the largest margin of victory by an unranked team over an opponent in the top 20 of the AP Poll since Oklahoma beat #13 Texas A&M 51-6 in 1999.

Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby

Waiting on plane for ground crew at PHX. Guess they're bummed out at World Series.

For just the third time in school history, Georgia Tech
overcame a double-digit deficit entering the 4th quarter to beat a ranked opponent. The first two were both in 1998 (down 14 vs. Virginia, down 12 at Georgia).

Today's 23-0 win over #20 Duke was Louisville's first-ever shutout of an opponent ranked in the AP Poll.

Before defeating #6 Oklahoma today, Kansas had been 0-99-1 all-time against AP top-10 opponents after trailing entering the 4th quarter. The tie was vs. Colorado in 1977.