Pitchers are heading toward Running Back status. You never know if they’ll be the same next season or regress permanently. Teams will stop paying pitchers for 7-10 years. Teams that focus on young hitters will hold all the valuable trade assets
Some fun Anthony Volpe stats!
Before the demotion: 87 wRC+
Since: 86 wRC+
Oh also…
2025: 82
2024: 86
2023: 83
He just is what he is.
He can be a solid bench piece, but we plugged him into next year’s 2B plan cause he hit a short porch HR in his first game back? lol
The worst record ever for a MLB division winner is 82-80 (2005 Padres).
Unless either the Rangers or Astros go 4-0 to close the season, the AL West division winner will have 81-or-fewer wins, a new low-point for a division winning record.
NC STATE TRIED TO RUN OUT THE CLOCK AND TAKE A SAFETY BUT THEY FUMBLED IN THE END ZONE AND VANDY RECOVERED TO WIN IT!
WHAT IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL DID WE JUST WATCH?!
Most starts allowing 0-1 ER in a season, American League history (excluding openers)
27 Walter Johnson 1913
26 Walter Johnson 1914
24 Cam Schlittler 2026
Kevin Stefanski on Bijan Robinson usage, via @JoshTheAthletic:
"Do I think he’s going to touch it 29 times each game? I don’t know. I think he wants to. That’s what he’s told me."
Will Warren increased the usage rate on his Changeup from 10.4% to 19.5% over his last 9 outings
During that stretch, left-handed batters have gone from a .473 SLG% to a .363 SLG% against Warren.
The Yankees have won 6 of his last 8 starts.