baseball politics is a fascinating part of the sport owners + mlb commissioner vs mlb player association + scott boras boras is the power agent with some of the most influence in baseball. for nba fans: think rich paul for baseball what’s interesting to see is how he’s leveraging that expertise for all players (and, in turn, all agencies) if salary caps, draft cuts, and an international draft are imposed, agencies lose. smaller deals, less deals = less commission, less assets to manage https://x.com/evandrellich/status/2067712893806928246?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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more proof mlb owners want cost control, not a better fan experience - high school players no longer eligible for mlb draft - mlb draft cut from 20 rounds to 12 - international draft with a capped spending allotment for every team owners want to defer player development costs to academies, colleges, and other third-parties i think this actually really hurts baseball fandom at earlier ages. minor league games are a budget friendly option for kids, travel teams, and parents. kids get to see players developing, making mistakes, and build fandom for minor league prospects lowering the player pool via a shorter draft and restricting high school players lowers the talent pool in the minors and effects the quality of play there’d be more talent on college teams, but that’s more scattered and may be less accessible for younger fans https://x.com/baseballamerica/status/2067665624608763967?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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eldridge for rookie of the year watch wetherholt has a big league due to his defense, but eldridge is leading the way on offense with a 170 wrc+ (70% better than league average hitter) in about a third of the plate appearances i think there’s a very real chance he ends up winning the nl roy with sustained success and every day at bats

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we’re so spoiled by ohtani. there’s no other universe where the two pitchers with the lowest era since 2021 face each other and the lowest era homers off the second lowest era https://x.com/codifybaseball/status/2067094006283300928?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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love this at bat from eldridge it’s less about a pitcher pitching around him and more about his discipline and maturity lots of young hitters will press here and try to make something happen, but he recognizes the weather and gets great count leverage after winning the challenge (burning a challenge early is a bold move for a rook) it’s all these small things that signal his ability to adjust and stay within himself. lots of players struggle with this as pitchers attack them differently over the course of the season. if he keeps this up, he’ll be able to roll with those adjustments and make his own in season to sustain success https://x.com/norcalsportsnw/status/2067036392358817896?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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for fantasy players—keep an eye on the mariners rotation rolling a piggyback strategy makes seattle starters a bit harder to play since openers don’t typically qualify for wins (4+ innings) if you’re hunting wins, picking up the piggyback starter is a sneaky bet (assuming on the wire) also worth looking at which seattle starters excel at 1st and 2nd times through the order. great way to pic up so innings with low era/whip https://x.com/justbb_media/status/2067022964583784921?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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even wilson impressed himself https://x.com/mlb/status/2067073181836366179?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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this is hopefully the signal that posey is full send on rebuilding / selling he’s straddled the line between buying/selling in the past and will probably benefit from tearing it down fully let vitello coach in his comfort zone (younger players, motivational guy). think mark jackson for the warriors before kerr. eldridge is the cornerstone + whoever the giants get with the 4th overall (ideal if chowlosky) and get some arms in deals for vets at the deadline https://x.com/buster_espn/status/2066673573188833298?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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giants are in a place where it’s best to sell early buyers get more innings and posey clears the books of payroll obligations earlier if posey decides to put webb on the market, he’d get a huge haul. webb’s contract is way below average for his caliber of production and with multiple years left, every contender would come calling (especially once skubal is dealt) https://x.com/ken_rosenthal/status/2066600884973510794?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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a little old school baseball here burns didn’t take kindly to soto stepping out late. goes high and tight 3 times before a filthy change to finish him off https://x.com/pitchingninja/status/2066663330010263690?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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the a’s are hosting their first home stand in las vegas. the scores (including tonight’s) just make it look like vegas will be coors field on steroids

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Eldridge giving me some hopium for the future of baseball in /sf https://x.com/gianthottakes/status/2065813946385469765?s=46

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just casually throwing more 103+ pitches in one game than any other pitcher over the last 18 years since game tracking miz is an alien https://x.com/slangsonsports/status/2065860678099841344?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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miz is built different

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miz is basically randy johnson’s velos with roy halladay efficiency in his first full season going 9 innings, facing the minimum 27 batters on 95 pitches is hard enough. but to then strikeout 15. fucking bonkers. for context: - in a good inning, pitchers should throw about 15 pitches - a strikeout requires at least 3 pitches (15 ks = at least 45 pitches) - oh, he also hit 104.5 mph and was hitting 103 mph in the 9th and i really want to emphasize this—it’s his first full year. he’s still raw. he’s still learning. he has an entire career to refine his craft and he’s already doing this. we’re watching a generational pitcher developing right before us. https://youtu.be/MaAOy8pY36cn

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