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Best ERA+ in modern era (min. 100 starts): Clayton Kershaw 154 (hit 1 HR) Pedro Martínez 154 (hit 0 HR) Jacob deGrom 151 (hit 3 HR) Shohei Ohtani 150 (hit 287 HR)

Few hitters in baseball will benefit more from the ABS challenge system than Aaron Judge… Since 2017: Most called strikes below zone Aaron Judge — 368 Josh Bell — 231 Most strikeouts looking below zone Aaron Judge — 42 Nick Castellanos — 30

Zack Wheeler owns the best ERA+ of any live-ball starter across his ages 34-36 seasons. Zack Wheeler (172) Randy Johnson (165) Justin Verlander (156) Roger Clemens (156) Take his Hall of Fame case seriously, please.

Matt Olson 162-game pace: 148 runs 69 doubles 50 home runs 143 RBI 411 total bases 18 defensive runs saved 10.6 WAR

Chase Burns in 9 career starts: 64 strikeouts 100 batters reached a 2-strike count No starter has ever approached that rate (64%) over a full season. Burns is popping front-line closer stuff for 5+ innings. Dream on it.

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Position players will pitch in more games this season than in any since 1898.

Goldy’s career acts, both of which put him in Hall of Fame company… Era-adjusted prime Paul Goldschmidt: .927 OPS | 60.4 WAR Jeff Bagwell: .931 OPS | 60.8 WAR Post-prime with Yankees Paul Goldschmidt: .993 OPS vs lefties Johnny Mize: .906 OPS vs righties

Thanks to Bryce Harper, no hitter is getting more RBI opportunities than Luis Arraez (100 in 27 games since joining Phillies). But Trea Turner remains an albatross in the 2-hole. From Thursday’s pod ⬇️

The Cubs are on pace for their best batting line in a season since 1884 (116 wRC+). They posted a +51 run value vs breaking balls in June/July/August, highest by any team in any 3-month span during the pitch-tracking era (since 2008). Diagnosing how they've done it ⬇️

Sal Stewart has accounted for 19.1% of Reds' RBI, the highest % for a 22-or-younger player since Johnny Bench in 1970. He deploys an A, B &amp; C swing to hunt them.

League vs Andrew Painter this season Before demotion: .316/.375/.526 (.901) After recall: .179/.273/.282 (.555) Why/how behind his transformation ⬇️

Most career WAR on losing teams Walter Johnson (71.6) Ernie Banks (63.2) Mike Trout (62.9) They are baseball’s greatest victim-of-circumstance superstars.

Wilyer Abreu (25 DRS) and Ceddanne Rafaela (20 DRS) would be the first tandem since Bobby Grich and Mark Belanger (1973 Orioles) to rank as the majors’ two best defenders in a season. No outfield tandem has ever done it.

The challenge system would be greatly enhanced by adding safe/out under its umbrella. What happens on the field should be decided by the characters on the field. Player vs umpire, in real time.

Yankees SS have combined for -194 defensive runs saved, fewest by any team at any infield position (stat dates to 2003). George Lombard Jr., whose glove I'm comping to Troy Tulowitzki's, is the anomaly.

When Pete Alonso entered the majors (2019), righties slugged .434 league-wide. This season, they're slugging .396. WAR fails to fully capture Alonso's value, as players of his archetype become increasingly rare ⬇️

Paul Skenes 2024-25 → 2026 4-seamer: lost 1.6" horizontal Sweeper: lost 1.3" horizontal Changeup: lost 1.5" horizontal Splitter: lost 1.2" drop Our best diagnosis of his stuff decline ⬇️

Catcher ERA this season Will Smith (3.02) Other Dodgers (4.15) Smith is a force multiplier, and the Dodgers aren't likely to threepeat without him.

Julio Rodríguez chase percentiles 19th, 8th, 6th, 9th, 6th Without improving swing decisions, the burden his barrel carries remains exceptionally high.

ID'ing the Max Muncy on each dynasty: Huggins Yankees: Bob Meusel McCarthy Yankees George Selkirk Stengel Yankees: Hank Bauer Finley A’s: Gene Tenace Big Red Machine: Ken Griffey Torre Yankees: O'Neill/Martinez Because every dynasty needs a Max Muncy.

Adrian Morejon or (a healthy) Jeremiah Estrada would make a considerable difference for the Yankees, should Brian Cashman be willing to part with Jasson Dominguez or Will Warren.

The Marlins conceded 233 stolen bases at a 90% clip from the start of 2025 until the day Joe Mack debuted. He's thrown out 16 on 39 attempts while Miami's pitching staff enjoys its best stretch in years.

At 19 years (and 344 days) old, Konnor Griffin is the youngest player to debut as a starting SS since Alex Rodriguez in 1994 (18-346).

Nationals runs/game 2025: 4.2 (20th in MLB) 2026: 5.5 (1st) It's been nearly 80 years since a lineup improved this much. The Nats' ingenious platoons are a big reason why.

Austin Riley is the 23rd live-ball player (since 1920) to see his OPS decline in 5 consecutive seasons. Most alarmingly, he’s the youngest to do it. Will Alex Anthopoulos continue to roll the ball out, or act before the deadline?

Sal Stewart has accounted for 19.1% of Reds' RBI, the highest % for a 22-or-younger player since Johnny Bench in 1970. He deploys an A, B & C swing to hunt them.