yeesh https://x.com/phillysport/status/2075231542633263193?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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personally, this feels really dangerous for pitchers high school baseball standard was a drop 3 for a long time. drop 3 means the weight of the bat minus the length of the bat is -3 moving to drop 4, 5, and 6 means players can swing a lighter bat at the same length in an era where bat speed maxxing is a thing, it seems irresponsible to allow players to swing lighter bats. more bat speed -> higher exit velo = high risk for pitchers on comebackers https://x.com/usabaseball/status/2074872798137221313?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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note to self: don’t skip leg day https://x.com/pitchingninja/status/2074579679936208953?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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another reason fans shouldn’t want a salary cap while there’s more parity in the nba, a salary cap system pits players against each other take a super max deal? make it harder for teammates to max their earnings or get traded for more roster flexibility fans still have to watch their favorite team deal their home grown stars and then players have to take team friendly deals to fit under the cap to join a competitive team while ownership reaps the upside https://x.com/thenbabase/status/2074664183157973418?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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mlb cleaning house on umpire slop https://x.com/umpireauditor/status/2073853077661401442?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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follow up on this with an mlb statement. manufacturing issue (or so mlb says…) https://x.com/enosarris/status/2072095169151893551?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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why can the dodgers spend ~$500m on yearly payroll? because they also have one of the best player development and analytics staff 9 top 100 prospects make it easier to outlay large contracts to the best players. prospects = cost controlled assets once called up the dodgers can field a top heavy team with younger, cost controlled prospects filling out the margins and potentially becoming big contributors (ex: andy pages) a salary cap isn’t solving this discrepancy. https://x.com/masterflip_/status/2072054847436689584?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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mariners are so stack with anderson, emerson, and sloan in the top 10 anderson is putting up absurd numbers in the minors and is likely mlb ready wouldn’t be surprised if trader jerry swings an mlb arm or two for a bat (ward/jeffers) or relief (chapman?) maybe even go big with a mlb starter + montes + another prospect for a few months of skubal

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throwback to when klay thompson threw a first pitch strike giants should eat his contract from the mavs, throw him on the mound today, and let him close out games https://x.com/MLB/status/892217786730196992

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while we’re all focused on miz’s velo, what really makes him a freakish/alien-like athlete—velo, extension, and spin rate (rpm) here’s how the mechanics work - miz’s fastball averages 100.3 mph and 102.6 mph perceived velo - his fastball looks faster to the hitter because he’s 6’7 with a 7’5 extension that allows him to release the ball over a foot closer to the plate than average pitchers - his avg rpm on his fastball is over 2600 (3rd highest in the league) which creates an illusion of a fastball that “jumps” on the hitter we can see this in the analytics - 62% of the time hitters are under miz’s fastball - 3.5 inches is the average distance batters are under his fastball (best in the league) from a hitters perspective - a fastball traveling ~2 mph faster than its actual velo (105.5 feels like 107.5) - a fastball that “rises” because his spin rate negates some of the expected drop due to gravity if you ever wonders what the pitching equivalent to wemby/giannis is, it’s miz

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gm @kagami 🤣

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more context to how insane miz’s velo was last night - 105.5 mph is the 3rd fastest pitch under tracking era (chapman holds 1 and 2 at 105.8 and 105.7) - on his 107th pitch, he hit 103 mph. he hit 105.5 mph on his 3rd pitch of the game - he’s thrown more 100 mph pitches than most teams already https://x.com/pitchingninja/status/2070680858332201214?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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he slipped while pumping 105.5. what even. https://x.com/jesserogersespn/status/2070710489215115512?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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miz just keeps throwing harder https://x.com/mlb/status/2070655499465363774?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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i don’t think ive ever seen two players trying to rob a homer that are like 15 feet apart mets outfield defensive is on another level https://x.com/mlbhrvideos/status/2069869059282215121?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg

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