Michael Rosen

#noticing that a certain seattle-based major league baseball team has the best projected ROS win % in the AL...

alternate headline: edouard julien will rule again... but at what cost

The Twins Blow It All The Way Up Trading Louis Varland perhaps stings most of all.

if you thought i was done.... think again!!! for my third blog in the last 24 hours, i wrote a eulogy for this era of twins baseball

for @fangraphs.com, i extended some measured praise to the royals and their deadline acquisitions

there is that

The Red Sox Load Up On Lefty Specialists Steven Matz joins a Red Sox bullpen packed to the gills with southpaws.

i wrote about steven matz, who somewhat incredibly has not added a single pitch since he debuted ten years ago, he is the exact same guy

58 - Epstein's Owner's Box with Michael Rosen Staffcast · Episode

Staffcast! Special guest host Noah Kulwin and I are joined by @michaelrosen.bsky.social to talk about Comrade Bryce, crying owners, hot new pitching metas, dumb teams, Trump at Shea Stadium, evil fans, divorced owners, and more!

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Sports Feature: catcher Andrew Knapp Brought to you by UC Berkeley's independent, student-run newspaper, The Daily Californian.

my finest podcast appearance since @seung.bsky.social and i discussed an article i wrote about andrew knapp in 2013

58 - Epstein's Owner's Box with Michael Rosen Staffcast · Episode

i was terrified but in the end had fun going on @richstaff.bsky.social's staffcast

Padres, still pursuing Jarren Duran and Steven Kwan, also pushing for Mason Miller: Sources Miller, who started six games as a rookie in 2023, appeals to San Diego as a pitcher who could be stretched out next season.

sounds like they might even think of him as a short-term starter

geno for locklear, cranton, burgos

JERRYYYYYYY

it's gotta be cijntje or sloan right...

GENOOOOOOOOO

yes exactly

i should admit my apologism may be slightly motivated by picking them in march as a long-shot wild card...

they're 4 games back of a wild card, is it really a crime to give up a fringey prospect to try and make the playoffs

some days i feel like the internet's only angels apologist

yeah i agree with it 100%, so i think you're right there should be some premium paid for ROS 2025. but idk if it's necessarily worth paying. this skeet put it well

also this is my 50th fangraphs post 😊

i offered some medium-hot mitch keller takes for @fangraphs.com:

let the record show i've never once doubted ben williamson

ramon urias you will make an amazing mariner

Looking For Friends Among Baseball’s Most Passionate Nerds | Defector CHICAGO — I live in fear of two things: flying and networking. But so powerful was the allure of baseball science and making new friends that I boarded the Flyaway bus to LAX to begin my path to the 2...

Even if you're a casual baseball fan interested in sabermetrics, this is just a great place to meet people (see this piece in Defector). We're all getting together at Maria's Community Bar on 8/23 after the first day of talks, and it will be a blast. See you there! defector.com/looking-for-...

1 like = 1 shortstop with a better OAA than JP crawford

Gleyber Torres Is So Annoying The Tigers second baseman and resident pest refuses to make an incorrect swing decision.

gleyber terrorized the mariners so i was compelled to write about it

gary: "pete alonso is 7 for his last 71 against LHP breaking balls"

keith: "boy, all these stats, it's almost like BIG BROTHER is watching"

i always thought they had access to a) and b) through some sort of special broadcaster statcast feed

great stuff

ty that's what i was going for

Seven Trends That Defined the “First Half” What better time to take stock of the general state of the sport?

throwing more pitches is lowkey goated when getting hitters out is the vibe