โพ๏ธ๐ 24 | My running stream of baseball thoughts | Highlighting all 30 MLB clubs | College & Draft writer for @JustBB_Media | Former beat @HarborHawks
West Virginia is putting a hurting on Cal Poly in G1. 8 runs over their first 5 inningsโฆGavin Kelly hasnโt even contributed. Sean Smith 3-for-3, 3 RBI. Tyrus Hall 2-for-3, 4 RBI.
@Bound2Bets Gambling, yes. But pitch clock/pace of play, the ghost runner rule, the rise in media, ABS, and an impressive crop of young talent as well.
MLB has seen an explosion of fan interest since the last MLB lockout from 2021-2022.
I hope the owners and the MLBPA get this right. Baseball is an escape for many, including myself.
Fearing the worst.
Jung Hoo Lee is arriving! A 100.3 mph 2B, 99.4 mph 1B this afternoonโฆitโs a 3-hit day for Lee, and itโs only the 7th inning. The 27 y/o is now batting .319 with a .797 OPS.
They have real shots at a 30 HR season:
- Hunter Goodman (15 HR)
- Miguel Vargas (15)
- Dillon Dingler (14)
- Drake Baldwin (13)
- Michael Harris II (13)
- Kazuma Okamoto (13)
- Luke Raley (13)
- Casey Schmitt (13)
You guys know Iโll admit when Iโm wrong. I was wrong about Blake Morningstar. Projected him as a 1st round pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. A 10.52 ERA laterโฆheโs in the transfer portal.
The Rays have lost 8 of 10 โ and not to particularly good teams. Beat up by the 29-32 Orioles, the 25-38 Tigers, and 23-39 Angles. Every solid club goes through this, right?
We all know how bad Andrew Benintendiโs contract has been for Chicago. However, the 31 y/o is 8-for-24 with 3 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 5 BB, 18 TB since last Tuesday.
Smack dab in the middle of a road trip to Philly, the Padres DFA Nick Castellanos. Kind of fitting, lol. Castellanos was posting a -0.8 fWAR, 53 wRC+ over 39 G w/ SD.