Shaun Newkirk

CFA. Caution: will tweet a lot (of bad opinions) about sports (NFL/MLB), sabermetrics, movies (especially 00s comedies), and television. Sometimes my dogs too.

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

Friends: I started a Substack called "The Analytics Say..." where I'm going to be writing about thoughts that are too long for Twitter.

It is free and will always be free.

My first post is on where does the Royals organization goes from here

https://t.co/P4sJC47Vp4

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

I saw New World Screwworm live in the 90s before they got big. Really great show.

[Hannah Norton @hannahdnorton]

BREAKING: "As of a little while ago, we have confirmed the first official case of New World Screwworm in Texas," @USDA @SecRollins tells reporters.

It was found in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, a small South Texas community.

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

He's got the record as far as I am concerned when you adjust for era

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

What. a. run.

Cristopher Sánchez, take a bow

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

...........is the broadcast using Jeff Montgomery's relief career start to explain Erceg's year so far?

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

@dabbs346 @nick_field90 Did the same thing to Buttigieg no?

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

It was supposed to be out on digital tomorrow 😢

[Borys Kit @Borys_Kit]

Box office: OBSESSION is still(!) growing: on Tuesday it grossed $5.7M...more than its 1st Tuesday ($3.6M) & its 2nd Tuesday ($5.5M).

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

@Clevta @SamMonsonNFL Don't have it in front of me, but I think NFL Pro/NextGen does have pressures that lead to a turnover

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

I know it was just a passing glance BUT...Burrow couldn't be traded until probably 2028 (or possible June 2nd 2027). Would be a fun needle to thread to transition from Stafford to Burrow. Burrow would be the same age as Stafford was when he was traded to LA

[A.B. (Tisch Out) @FantasyKash]

Also just filing away: “the players the Rams have always been obsessed with are Myles Garrett and Joe Burrow.”

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

@SamMonsonNFL Maybe it's for their own protection? Like it tells players don't rush recovery, don't try to run far ahead of schedule, do everything "correctly".

Also the headline is wrong I think? Parson's had ACL and meniscus damage, not multiple ACL tears (as in separate incidents)

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

On the day that Nathan Peterman retires, it's worth saying that any player can be called a starter

[Daniel Oyefusi @DanielOyefusi]

Todd Monken on the Browns’ QB situation: “We got two starting-level quarterbacks.”

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

Not sure what the experiment was on a 34 year old 97 wRC+ hitter the past two seasons who daylights as one of the worst fielders in MLB history to boot.

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

So basically Jared Verse

[ESPN Cleveland @ESPNCleveland]

Andrew Berry's trades since 2025:

Browns get - Jared Verse, Mason Graham, KC Concepcion, Quinshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson, Tyson Campbell, 2027 1st, 2028, 2nd, 2029 3rd

Browns traded - Myles Garrett, Travis Hunter, Greg Newsome

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

Oh hey, PFF is bringing back the QB Annual (last one was in 2023).

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

WHO?

[Ellis Bates @ElliscbIV]

California Governor Nonpartisan Primary

🔴 Steve Hilton – 26.7%
🔵 Xavier Becerra – 25.8%
🔵 Tom Steyer – 19.6%
🔵 Eric Swalwell – 0.4%
🔵 Barack D. Obama Shaw – 0.2%

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

River Ryan is only 1 year and 7 months younger than Skubal......

[MLB Network @MLBNetwork]

.@LanceBroz proposes potential packages for Tarik Skubal:

Dodgers: Mike Sirota, River Ryan
Yankees: Elmer Rodríguez, Dax Kilby, Ben Hess
Brewers: Jett Williams, Luis Lara, Bishop Letson

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

Worst case is the Rams "pay" him $46M in cap over the next 3 years (he gets $99M in cash) then they take on a dead cap of $54M in 2029 or june-2nd it for $18M in 2029 and $34M in 2030. Or they could keep him for 2029 at $42M

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

The money the Rams owe Garrett (cap wise) from 2026-2028 is incredible for them. Yeah, there will be some wonkiness in 2029 when they have to make a cap decision on the dead money but it's worth it for for the next few seasons.

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

@SpecialPuppy1 (DM'd you)

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

Pretty good player that Myles Garrett!

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

@SpecialPuppy1 Yeah idk what happened with 2024 unless the Browns defense around him was that dang good and that is weighing down the WAR

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

I think both the Browns and Rams did well in the trade. I prefer the Rams side just because of Garrett, but it's a win-win for both (except for Verse)

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

@lastdanceszn But you can hover over it in the article, Bosa is just to the right of Verse

[Shaun Newkirk @Shauncore]

@lastdanceszn Not mine, came from PFF