Nate Schwartz

so much fun :(

Phillies ‘doing everything we can’ to part with Nick Castellanos before first full-squad workout If the Phillies don’t trade Castellanos, they’re expected to release him. Either way, they will pay all or most of his $20 million salary.

It's still funny how out in the open this entire thing is www.inquirer.com/phillies/nic...

Felix Hernandez will be the barometer for reframing Hall of Fame pitchers. He was an Ace for an extended amount of time in the modern era and has *close enough* counting stats to make it work. If not him, I worry a large swath of worthy guys will miss it

Things that sink a fringe team: absolutely atrocious defense.

I don't see many (if any) impact defenders on this roster, and one Konnor Griffin can't save them all. If you're going to focus on run prevention in a team build, you should probably care about defense

Bingo

bingo! he’s so underrated and is in the top of the tigers lineup. hard not to love at cost

Which second baseman led the position in Process+ last year?

One of my favorite targets for fantasy in a really shallow position

skubal’s arb case did numbers already

TAA 1 - Advanced Metrics that Matter - Premiere at PitchCon!

Episode 1 of the Approach Angle is up! @blandalytics.pitcherlist.com and I will be talking all things baseball analytics (and hopefully, teach you a thing or two).

While the intro is still in spring training form, give it a listen!

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Death of a Sports Section The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change

Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section.

This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...

Ke'Bryan Hayes is at least one I think

So many great writers don’t deserve this and it’s just another moment in how enshittified everything useful has become. With sports specifically, it’s unfathomable that the local paper in a major city won’t cover a full slate of teams.

Support independent writers

the other two make this something really nice. I’m happy

Cijintje and Peete is about as expected return, but that absolutely works. I don’t think a haul was going to be in the cards (especially with the Giants dropping out), but it’s an exciting RHP and a reclamation project for a guy with pedigree.

Need these types to build out a strong pipeline.

Herrera to TB would be an incredibly Tampa/STL kind of deal

Brendan Donovan is an incredibly frustrating player to pitch to -- he makes great contact with good decisions and can tap into power when healthy.

Not sure if his power potential will play as well in Seattle, so if he pivots more toward contact, I could see a .300 average

This is fun!! Really hope it’s Montes or something.

And this opens up the Wetherholt role much more clearly now

I'm not doubting Julio this year, but fascinated to see that the pitch quality he faced fell off a cliff late last season. He was able to take advantage of it in a major way, though he might be closed to a true talent 125sh Process+/wRC+ kinda guy

A 38% strikeout rate and 75% z-contact rate is quite the combo!

Impressively, only a 3% increase on his minor league strikeout rate from 2025 too lol

McClanahan last averaged 96.8mph on the fastball, giving him potentially 4mph to play with and still remain effective.

I have a hard time believing that he will have the second-highest ERA of that bottom left grouping.

There were 19 LHP starters last year with at least 65% a FF/SI & CH combo, including 20%+ CH usage (a SWATCH). They averaged:

3.63 ERA
3.92 FIP
22.9% K%
7.8% BB%
97 Stuff+
92.8 avg FB velo

Shane McClanahan fits into this group, and here's how his composite projection fits in:

For any prospect people out there, how do we feel about this FYPD haul in a 14-team dynasty

We did it! There’s still a day and a half left, so let’s keep pushing!

Come hang!! Going to be a start of something great with Kyle.

And donate to help fight ALS (pitcherlist.com/pitchcon/2026/)

You can find me three (!!!) times this PitchCon:

4pm Friday: Debut of a new podcast with Kyle Bland

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and most importantly: DONATE TO HELP FIGHT ALS!

Good morning! I’m going to try to post more of my baseball content (both general and Cardinals stuff) here as I continually get sick of the other app.

Big 2026 kicking off this weekend with PitchCon, and many more new things on the docket 👀

carson moment

is BWJ the new most underrated player in baseball

It was great to meet you and hopefully see you next year!

These guys always make #FPAZ better by their presence. Thank you for the knowledge and the love!

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Until next time we meet. ❤️🙏🏻