73% take rate and 80% of takes were balls. No appearances since 3/8 but wouldn't be surprised if he'd thrown live bp and management said "welp."
Flawless. Go Riders.
Italy has eight runs and their top five in the lineup are 0-for-19 with 2 walks, no runs, none driven in.
Amazing. I have a Q5 (as required by law in central Austin) and I bet I could fit this in the back without even putting the seats down.
Everybody in America has to buy this for their next car, I don't make the rules
Thank you. Confused at first and was intrigued at how tiny South Korea was such a massive beef exporter. And thank you for bringing “Beef Magazine” to my attention.
That second chart: that’s US exports to those countries, not those country’s exports, yes?
As a practicing Pastafarian, I accept this correlation between specialty coffees and loneliness.
A strike rate below around 58% is nearly untenable in the Majors. Successful outings are uncommon and/or come by the skin of your teeth.
Alexis Diaz's strike rate this spring is 40%. Today was, uh, not good. He does have an option.
Hola. I have a 'Hitters26' tab on my Rangers org sheets (rangers.scottlucas.com/tr/org.htm) w/ pitch results, whiff/chase/contact, EV, hard-hit & contact types. Shading for best/worst at certain aspects. Mini-reports on performance & outlook. But, like the '26Pitchers' tab, it's just tables.
Abi Ortiz off to an exceptionally slow start for Washington, 0-for-14, 2 BB, 3 K. Chase and contact rates are fine but just one hard hit (barely), median EV 81, lots of popups.
I keep these decades-old headlines from @theonion.com on my phone specifically for for these situations.
Here’s me and Michael Irvin. God, I look so tiny. But I was certainly 6’1 in cleats, probably weighed around 170 at the time.
Only thought that, didn’t say it, because 1) obviously unprofessional thing to say, and 2) Ken Norton Jr.
If Ken Norton Jr. comes across this, it’s totally made up, just for laughs, ha ha
Used to officiate HS football and would work Cowboys practices in the 90s when they trained in Austin. Ken Norton Jr got right in my face about a pass interference call, and my thought was “you’re listed 6’2 but I’m 6’1 on a good day and I’m taller than you and I’m not even wearing a helmet.”
Farmer/rancher
and
Textile mill mechanic (and LST mechanic in pacific theatre in wwii)
Honestly feels like I’m basking in some ruggedness, maybe I should run.
Teixeira only has to fend off Vicente Padilla in the general.
Josh Sborz threw 3 pitches in the 93.9-94.3 range, equal to or faster than his best of '25. 2 strikes, the other barely outside to a lefty, the kind of pitch usually called a strike (and it was) but successfully challenged. Still a touch below '24 velo & certainly below '23, but it's something.
Statue is so monochromatic, dude could really use a rainbow-stripe bandana.
MLB Pipeline has updated top 30s for east divisions. Washington's haul for Gore ranked thusly:
5 - Fien (not top 100 overall but 1-4 are)
8 - Fitz-Gerald
15 - Rosario
20 - Cabrera
24 - Ortiz
Spring debuts for Otanez, Pence, Trentadue. Otanez is on the 40, nominally in battle for bullpen spot, also DFA candidate.
Pence was RP in college but now an actual SP candidate. Trentadue has shot as well. Probably both in AA in April unless Texas wants a smidge more high-A action for Pence.
Uh, graphic design is not my passion, plus once the real season gets underway these stats are mostly useless, so this is just a massive table because I wanted to get something up. But it'll give you more insight into, say, R5 pick Carter Baumler, who's been making a strong case so far.
My Rangers org repository now has a bunch of Spring Training info for pitchers: last outing summary, general notes, a host of basic and Statcast data (strike rates, chase rates, contact rates and quality, pitch velos). See "26pitchers" tab in rangers.scottlucas.com/tr/org.htm. Will do hitters next.
Josh Sborz had a spotless inning with one K in his spring debut. FB average 93.4, top 93.9. In last year's rehab he also topped at 93.9 but averaged only 91.7. 2024 avg was 95.1, 2023 was 96.9. So avg velo was halfway between 2024 and 2025 today.
This is weird. Their main park definitely measures velo. All ST stadium data is public now. Maybe they're talking about the back fields?
Evan Carter: 84 MPH, 25 degrees, 291 feet to LC. Result: triple.
Sorry, bad phrasing. A waste even if the call was overturned.
It's just an exhibition, but Kyle Higashioka challenged a 0-0 ball call with none on and two out in the top of the 1st. Call upheld. Basically a waste of a challenge even if he was right.
Never head of Soave but his face has Shkreli-level punchability.
