Esteban

Can’t wait for Giancarlo to not open a bag of chips then swing a 34 oz bat at 80 mph later today

Anybody on here going to Sloan in a couple weeks??

Kevin McGonigle reminds me of Grady Sizemore

Outrageous!!

I forgot Kris Bryant played for the Giants

Alvarez enters '26 in better shape following offseason sacrifices ... but it wasn't easy PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The hardest part, Francisco Alvarez said, were the arepas -- large discs of corn dough stuffed with meat, eggs and cheese, which his mother would cook at their South Florida ho...

I’m not a professional baseball player, but if I was, I could never give up rice and beans, mofongo, etc. New level of respect unlocked🔓

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Basically, can you predict YoY blocking skill by using a catcher’s distribution of glove vs chest blocks? Are you more likely to retain elite blocking talent if you use your chest more than glove?

William Contreras’ Defense Has Done a Complete 180 The Brewers have worked their magic once again and now have a star catcher because of it.

Been thinking about this article I wrote on William Contreras a few years ago. His blocking has regressed since. It makes me wonder how sticky it is to use your glove/picking as your primary blocking mechanism.

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Nick Kurtz Is Baseball’s Premier Opposite-Field Blaster The AL Rookie of the Year’s swing is geared towards launching to the opposite field.

Wrote some words about how Nick Kurtz makes the reverse-Isaac Paredes approach work
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Jacob Wilson playing like an MVP has compromised my Jac Caglianone RoY pick

Well, Ronald Acuña seems to have his legs under him

Folks, make sure you drink water before flying. Not wanting to go to the bathroom is not worth it🤝🏼

Macro analyses are going to be very interesting, but I think this is going to help the larger understanding of exactly why and how hitters are different from one another. My suggestion: use this as a way to describe how the best hitters are versatile

If you find yourself wondering how to incorporate the Statcast bat path data into player by player analyses, you should read my last few years of writing. These data concepts are folded into how I think about hitting. My blog roll at @fangraphs.com has basically been a journal of my hitting thoughts

Wrigley is just a beautiful park dude

So Cal Raleigh is the best catcher in baseball. Full stop.

I’m loving the Javy Baez outfield experience. Unfortunately he’s still a horrible hitter😅

It is a pleasure seeing Byron Buxton in the OF again. Thank goodness 2022 wasn’t permanent.

Somebody tell Shane Baz to put some sunscreen on

deGrom with 7 innings of 1 run ball and an L 🫶🏼 back to normal

Genuinely enjoyed watching the video of JHL hitting for this article. Super talented player.

Yeah man George Lombard just won’t be in high A very long. Kid’s swing is too good for that level

Ben Rice Has Built a Strong Foundation During His Limited Time The combination of the rookie’s swing decisions and above-average contact quality make his future promising.

Think this held up pretty well from August. That boy nice
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Oh man😫😫

I’d like to know what it would be about

The fall of Kris Bryant has been crazy

Enjoy more defense appreciation!

Why didn’t the Red Sox pay Mookie Betts

20 years is crazy!

Does anybody know a physicist I can work with on trying to figure out if the torpedo bats are going to break any differently from other bats