I wrote about imagining catastrophic worst-case scenarios based on the first seven pitches of a pitcher's major-league debut, and the people who don't. // pebblehunting.substack.com/p/best-pitch

Box Score Banter: José Ureña, Still Losing, Has Found a Winner
by Alexandra Whitley (Alexandra Whitley)
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Golden Age: April 3-11
by Matt Sussman (suss-- 🥌)
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really appreciated Ginny's take on this

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This is the crux of the piece: “swing at better pitches” sounds great but what happens when that means you’re swinging at *your pitch* less?

I don't think anyone writes with more humanity than Sam

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'if theres a baby corn, why not a baby broccoli?'
The wise man smiled.
'my friend, the vegetable you seek is romanesco broccoli'

Today at Baseball Prospectus: There were more MLB injuries in 2023 than 2022, but, as Derek Rhoads and I pointed out, it was solely because of increased injuries in spring training. How hazardous was spring training 2024? baseballprospectus.com/news/article/8…

look, you absolutely have to do this, just for the laughs

The Spring of Living Dangerously?
by Derek Rhoads (Derek Rhoads) and Rob Mains (@cran_boy)
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The Most Dominated Teams of All Time: 23-24
by Steven Goldman (@gostevengoldman) and Rob Mains (@cran_boy)
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Today at Baseball Prospectus: There were more MLB injuries in 2023 than 2022, but, as Derek Rhoads and I pointed out, it was solely because of increased injuries in spring training. How hazardous was spring training 2024? baseballprospectus.com/news/article/8…

ICYMI: Draft season has officially begun! View V1.0 of our Big Board here:
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Great work by Ben and Jarrett on this. Thorough with a good blend of evaluation and data.

Good morning & happy Big Board day. Draft ranks are back at BP, & this is the piece I am most proud of in my ~5 years of evaluative writing across various outlets (Jarrett Seidler’s expertise helps). If you’re interested in draft processes, please check it out. baseballprospectus.com/prospects/arti…

Today at Baseball Prospectus, Steven Goldman continue our review of the most dominated teams of all time with one club you probably remember and one you definitely do baseballprospectus.com/news/article/8…