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Thunk-unk-unk-unk-unk Simon was fast asleep to my right, so I turned to Sean, who was busy furiously scrolling through various Fangraphs pages on his laptop. “Whatcha doing?” He yawned, stretched his arms above his head with a groan then gestured at his screen. “Looking at Jeff McNeil’s contact zone ratings.” Whatever that means. Thunk-unk-unk-unk-unk “I … Continue reading The 2025 MLB Winter Meetings; or, Ship of Fools/Car of Idiots
While the free agent starting pitcher market is ripe for the picking, it can be a mirage for teams concerned about the penalties of signing a Qualifying Offer rejectee. The top three starters by Steamer projected fWAR — Framber Valdez, Ranger Suárez, and Michael King — received and rejected qualifying offers, meaning the team that … Continue reading Looking For Answers in the Middle of the 2025-26 Free Agent Starting Pitcher Market
We don't care so much about operational efficiency. We care about wins and losses. This might seem crass, but the fact of the matter is it's not my job to care about operational efficiency. Nor is it my job to care about wins and losses, but wins and losses are much more interesting than operational … Continue reading The 2026 New York Mets Manifesto
On the eve's eve of the trade deadline last month, I wrote that Mark Vientos wasn't being aggressive enough on fastballs on the inner part of the plate. In the time that's elapsed since, the results are undeniable: Mark Vientos is swinging harder on fastballs on the inside part of the plate over the last … Continue reading It Turns Out I Was Right About Mark Vientos
After a brief investigation inspired by this tweet: https://twitter.com/COTINHOOOOO/status/1950038436162813960 I have come to the conclusion that the Mets should ride out the Mark Vientos experience. It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he basically hit two home runs tonight (it does, but it's not the determining factor). To build on what that … Continue reading Stop the Presses! The Mets Should Keep Mark Vientos
A question to the reader: If your team’s home opener was postponed– one of just two games in April for which fireworks are slated–and you bought tickets for the makeup double header the next day, would you not expect the previously scheduled fireworks to happen at the conclusion of the rescheduled night game? Wouldn’t you … Continue reading Big Time Timmy Jim, Reincarnated
I’ve got a few hours to kill before the games start and baseball is currently the only thing on my mind. As such, I’ve decided to make one prediction (i.e. wishful thinking) for each team’s upcoming season. How original, right? No one has ever thought of writing this kind of article before! As German man-of-letters … Continue reading One Prediction for Each Team Going into the 2025 Season
As we approach the 2025 season, the good people of SportsTalk/Blog took it upon themselves to rank the 50 best players in baseball. The list is a reflection of industry professionals and academics, and should be treated as the definitive ranking of baseball players by the Eastern Long Island chapter of SABR (which doesn't exist). … Continue reading The 2025 SportsTalk 50
Call this one: the one I thought I'd never write. Remember how Gary Cohen felt when Johan Santana threw the no-hitter? Like something he had dreamed of, aspired for since he was a kid had come to real life? That's how the Mets' acquisition of Juan Soto feels to me. I never had an older … Continue reading One of Juan
When I wrote this same article last season, the Red Sox ended up listening to just about zero of my suggestions and it resulted in another season of missing the playoffs. Naturally, I’m beginning this article by saying the Red Sox should listen to me this time and maybe things will finally change. Don’t get … Continue reading 2024-25 Boston Red Sox Off-Season Manifesto
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