Donnie Kolakowski

Thanks to @marksimon.bsky.social for having me on. Fun discussions of the evolution of center field and, bonus chat, the mysterious edge left-handed pitchers have developed.

Jumping off of my work at @optaanalystus.optajoe.com.

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Gratifying to be nominated again this year — alongside a murderer's row of writers, as always — for an @optaanalystus.optajoe.com story on the evolution of center fielders.

Can read it here: theanalyst.com/articles/cen...

2004 Carlos Beltran is on the shortlist of best midseason acquisitions ever. 4.5 bWAR in 90 games for the Astros then a 1.557 OPS in the playoffs.

Ryan Rollins is rapidly moving up the rankings of all-time NBA players from the MAC.

MLB Free Agency: How Much is Kyle Tucker Worth? | Opta Analyst Tucker's free agency may be a referendum not on his talents, but on how much best available is worth when MVP candidates are no longer hitting the market.

Maybe a lukewarm market reflects that Kyle Tucker isn’t a generational talent.

But, for @optaanalystus.optajoe.com, I explain why he might be the last young impact bat available for years. theanalyst.com/articles/mlb...

I try hard not to be the "nobody is paying attention to this player because of the team he is on" guy, but Keyonte George sure is doing some electric stuff.

Tre Johnson and VJ Edgecombe wasting no time. Love to see it.

That live win probability graph sure is something.

Aaron Judge led the American League in fWAR for the second straight year. Shohei Ohtani led the National League in fWAR for the second straight year. Prior to this season, no player had led either league in fWAR in consecutive seasons since Kris Bryant in 2016 and 2017.

The combined stats of Matthew Boyd, Shota Imanaga and Colin Rea since June 25:

14 starts, 13-1 record, 87 IP, 1.34 ERA, 0.74 WHIP

They have the most wins, lowest ERA and lowest WHIP of any starting trio (min. 20 IP each) in MLB during that span.

The Valkyries got an impressive win against the Fever today and they've been one of the most impressive surprises in recent North American sports history.

Not a bad day at the office.

A reminder that T.J. McConnell signed a four-year, $45 million extension in August. Amazing piece of business for the Pacers.

86 Players referred to as "Ben Zobrist types" sorted by the year they earned that comparison.