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Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Bryan Abreu is in an interesting spot. Contract year. Consistently been one of the best relievers, but only 16 career saves. Hader might not be ready Opening Day. He's less than a year away from being the #1 closer on the free agent market, without having consistently closed.

Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hitters really do have a lot of control over their batted ball distribution. Max Muncy hit just one (1) opposite field groundball in 2025. When you're as committed to pulling the ball in the air as he is, the reverse rarely happens.

Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 7mo ago

These projections are my favorite part of the HOF tracking process. Really helps demystify the differences between public & private voters, as well as the effect of year-over-year net gains. Andruw Jones with a 90% chance of reaching the threshold is noteworthy here.

Jason Sardell@sardell.bsky.social · 7mo ago

With 188 ballots in @notmrtibbs.com's Tracker, it's looking increasingly likely that we'll see two new members of the Baseball Hall of Fame next Tuesday. But it's possible Andruw Jones just misses out. My latest projections

Table listing Baseball Hall of Fame projections showing Median, 95% Confidence Interval, % Simulations >= 75%, and % Simulations <5% Carlos Beltrán 83% 79% - 87% >99.9% 0% Andruw Jones 77% 74% - 81% 90% 0% Chase Utley 60% 56% - 65% 0% 0% Félix Hernández 51% 46% - 56% 0% 0% Andy Pettitte 51% 46% - 55% 0% 0% Álex Rodríguez 42% 40% - 46% 0% 0% Manny Ramírez 39% 37% - 42% 0% 0% Bobby Abreu 32% 29% - 36% 0% 0% Cole Hamels 26% 22% - 31% 0% 0% Jimmy Rollins 23% 21% - 27% 0% 0% Dustin Pedroia 23% 20% - 27% 0% 0% Mark Buehrle 20% 17% - 24% 0% 0% Omar Vizquel 17% 15% - 19% 0% 0% David Wright 16% 14% - 20% 0% 0% Francisco Rodríguez 14% 12% - 17% 0% 0% Torii Hunter 6% 4% - 8% 0% 30% Ryan Braun 2% 1% - 6% 0% 96% Edwin Encarnación 1% 0.5% - 5% 0% 98% Nick Markakis 1% 0.2% - 6% 0% 99% Shin-Soo Choo 1% 0.2% - 4% 0% 99% Hunter Pence 1% 0.2% - 4% 0% 99%
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · last yr.

I wonder if there will ever be any real pushback on legalized sports betting, or if there’s just too much wealth to be extracted from the lower and middle classes for a Come to Jesus moment to occur. You’d expect some form of dissent from social conservatives, but I don’t see a temperance movement.

The Athletic@theathletic.com · last yr.

We asked more than 130 MLB players: Has legalized sports betting changed how fans treat you or your teammates? The result was a landslide. “People suck, dude.” 🔗: http://dlvr.it/TLJK2n

Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · last yr.

Until 1913, baserunners were allowed to run in a straight line across the diamond from 1st to 3rd on a single, provided they could avoid the pitcher trying to tackle them. This was known as the “gambler’s shortcut.”