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[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

I built a game where you’re the GM of any MLB team this offseason ⚾

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[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

🚨After a ton of work, I’m excited to finally share a personal project of mine 🚨

I've gone live with my website:
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Search any player or team, break down every metric that matters, run comparisons, stack lineups, simulate trades, explore correlations, and much more

Even just checking the website out would mean a lot to me! I’d also love your honest feedback: what you like, what’s missing, what should improve.

I don't have the biggest reach myself so any repost/like/comment would be greatly appreciated

I have zero expectations of this becoming some big revenue machine, but if it does well, I’m committing to regularly donating to children’s causes, military/veteran support, and local GoFundMes as I think that's really important to do.
(Open to suggestions on great foundations doing important work!)

Go explore, have fun, and let me know what you think.

@The_Diamond_Lab

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

Usman Nurmagamedov and his crew are fucking pathetic

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

Aaron Glenn is the absolute fucking worst

[Rich Cimini @RichCimini]

Glenn says the Jets are "on the cusp." On why they were relatively quiet at the trade deadline:

"Listen, we're not going to hide from the fact that we're 2-7. We own that, but, man, we're still working our asses off to make sure we fix that. We feel like we like the players that we have in the building to be able to help us do that.

"When you look at the seven losses, and this is just the facts -- five of the teams (are) playoff-caliber teams. I think five of them were one-score games. I think two (of the losses were) three points, one five-point and two seven points."

The Jets have played the 23rd hardest schedule, per ESPN analytics. #Jets

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

I know he’s been incredible with the Mets but I feel like the regression has already begun with Brooks Raley

[SleeperMets @SleeperMets]

UPDATE

The Mets have checked in with Brooks Raley, per @chelsea_janes

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

@antny76 @JoeCruzNYC Soto and Yamamoto were FA at younger ages

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

I'm still really not sure if I even want the Mets to pursue him tbh

I certainly would not be mad if they sign a top 5 pitcher in the world, but you it would not take much convincing to influence me to believe it's a terrible idea

[SleeperMLB @SleeperMLB]

An AL executive on Tarik Skubal, via @Feinsand:

“If the Mets want him, he’s going to be a Met. There are only so many teams that can even get involved in the bidding for a player like him, and the Mets have more of a need for him than anyone else.”

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

This is crazy if it’s not a skit

[Bracco | Social Sportsbook @PlayBracco]

Merab Dvalishvili claims he was ambushed by Usman and Umar Nurmagomedov 😳

"They rushed us from behind. 20 dudes on 2 of us. Beating on us while we're down. Coward move.

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

@Dart2Nabers46 Insane

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

An all time horrendous take

[Bart and Willie Show @bartandwillie]

Willie believes in Aaron Glenn 🤝

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

Imagine paying a disgusting amount of money on seats just to sit next to this absolute performative moron

[Rossi @rossitakes]

Paul George still got it😭 #celtics #sixers #nba #basketball

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

@URNIN_69 Good luck! 🙏

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

Reds fans just got one of the most undeserving awards in MLB history and a free draft pick, yet are crying about the 1 single person who put Spa Stewart in the proper spot? 😂😂😂

[Brenden Schaeffer🎳 @bschaeffer12]

As a BBWAA member, I had a vote for NL Rookie of the Year.

My ballot looked like this:

Wetherholt
Rumfield
Benge
McLean
Stewart

I didn't know before the results were unveiled last night how others voted. I didn't know I would actually be the lowest voter on Sal Stewart, the only person to place him 5th on their ballot.

I've gotten some flak from disgruntled Reds fans about where I placed the eventual winner of the award. I wanted to outline some of my thought process.

I had a Rookie of the Year vote once previously, when Corbin Carroll won it. Making out a ballot that year felt a lot more straightforward compared to this loaded list of worthy rookies.

Wetherholt led all NL rookies in Wins Above Replacement and was one of the top 20 players in WAR in the NL, not just among rookies.

He was the best defensive player in the sport aside from PCA. His defensive metrics seemed to back this up, though he didn't win the Gold Glove at 2B (and no, I didn't have a vote in that).

In addition to the superlative defense, he remained an above league-average contributor offensively, particularly in his role. Wetherholt led NL rookies in runs scored, which seemed to me to be a similar valuation to the way Reds supporters view Stewart, who led rookies in RBIs.

For a leadoff man, runs scored is the goal. For someone in Stewart's position in the lineup, the goal is driving in the runs. Both thrived at their objective. I, clearly, put weight into JJ's defensive value vs. where Sal didn't carry value on that side of the ball.

Carson Benge was a blend of strong offensive numbers with plus defense in the outfield. Probably the most well-rounded rookie, but perhaps without any standout characteristic to push up to the top of the ballot.

The order of the top three was a real challenge that I wrestled with. Benge drew the second-most 1st place votes and I can't argue with the logic behind those selections. Benge had 4.3 WAR, only narrowly behind Wetherholt (4.6), but admittedly ahead of Rumfield, who was only 2.6 per FanGraphs but 3.5 per Baseball Reference.

But the more I looked into TJ Rumfield's season, the more I was impressed. Did you realize he led the National League in OBP this season? Not just among rookies -- he led the entire NL.

Additionally, the Coors Field bump wasn't responsible for his standout offensive season. He had a better OBP on the road. His OPS was easily above every other name on my ballot.

Nolan McLean came next on my ballot. I struggled figuring out exactly where to draw the lines and place the only pitcher on my ballot. His numbers were really strong, and it's an age-old question how to weigh position players against pitchers in this award race. Logan Henderson merited consideration, too, but with only five spots on the ballot, he fell victim to the workload conversation. He didn't reach 100 big-league innings, as he spent a stint in AAA during the season.

Sal Stewart, of course, was worthy of the ballot. And truthfully, I wouldn't have had a huge issue with any of the five names I chose ultimately winning. Stewart's 30-100 season obviously won over enough of the voters for him to be selected as the winner.

But of the five players on my ballot, he was lowest in WAR (2.0) by a considerable margin. He contributed power and RBIs that exceeded the other candidates, but ultimately, landed fifth on my ballot due to some of the rate stats and other underlying numbers that pushed other candidates above him, for me.

At the end of the day, Sal Stewart is a deserving winner of the award and I enjoyed the process of putting together what ended up being an especially challenging ballot.

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

@SpeedoRamirez It’s absolutely on the table

https://t.co/9QJduh42Hk

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

I’m not saying it’s impossible he does end up in LA, but are we forgetting Mark Walter’s multi billion dollar liquidity crisis?

[eva🇬🇷🇵🇷 @supernovamets]

let me save y’all the trouble. Skubal meets with Mets, Mets make offer. Skubal takes the offer to LA(or any other team) and they match/offer more. Skubal accepts and everyone is mad. The end.

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

@nosweatsbetsed He was unequivocally better than Sal Stewart this season

Stewart had absolutely no case to win the award

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

If you want to go strictly offense, TJ Rumfield is your guy

If you want to go strictly defense, JJ Wetherholt is your guy

If you want to go all around best season, Carson Benge is your guy

If you want to go pitching, Nolan McLean is your guy

If you have no idea what your doing, you’ll vote Sal Stewart

[SleeperReds @SleeperReds]

ROTY will be announced tonight, here are 5 reasons why Sal Stewart will WIN:

1. 32HR/112RBI (all 9 previous 30/100 rookies since ’47 won)

2. Led NL rookies in HR, RBI, XBH, TB

3. Played all 162G, All-Star, 2x ROY Month

4. Won Sporting News & Players Choice NL ROTY

5. Reds rookie RBI record + only 30/100 rookie season in franchise history

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

Holy shit…

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

MACtion never disappoints

Penalty of the year

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

MACtion never disappoints

Penalty of the year

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

@timdog25758O Same, dirty player too

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

Joel Embiid is the worst watch in all of basketball, just an insufferable ass player

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

@Alexzachary305 This team blows every damn big lead ever

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

@LegionHoops Jaylen Brown also should have had 3 more offensive fouls that weren’t called

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

@BiggLynch Embiid is fucking horrendous to watch

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

@JamesNolanFS Yes, in the Rooker trade

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

Mets fans,

How would you feel about this offseason?
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[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

I built a game where you’re the GM of any MLB team this offseason ⚾

Real rosters + contracts. Sign free agents, make trades, get graded, share the report on X.

👇👇👇
https://t.co/Zbp4tdWiam

[Unbiased Mets Fan @TheMetsX]

@Joe_Jitsu_18 Absolutely insufferable