Zack Silverman

I talk and write a lot about the MLB Draft, with a little Zionism🇮🇱 and country music content on the side. Be good to people.

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

With the MLB Draft complete, I will begin the marathon of writing thirty team by team reviews. We'll go in reverse order of the team's first pick, starting with the Dodgers. You can follow along in this index as the teams are filled in: https://t.co/9Sagub6D3K

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

The top 150 prospects prospects for the 2025 MLB Draft: https://t.co/0D83s3yVTK

I'll be live tweeting tonight, then in the weeks following the draft I'll be cranking out thirty team by team draft reviews. Let's have some fun tonight.

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

@Incantofrank @Yiddish_Liberty @Unitedtilldie00 Hashem values every mitzvah like the whole world whether big or small, whether repeated over a lifetime or done once. He doesn't want you to drop everything and change your life but one day of ordering the steak (even treif!) instead of the porkchop could be the world in His eyes

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

@Incantofrank @Yiddish_Liberty @Unitedtilldie00 If I may jump in here, and I say this as a secular➡️orthodox BT, don't try to become orthodox because it won't stick. But if you try just one thing at a time, you'll be amazed where it takes you. Tefillin once a week, giving up one kind of shellfish you rarely eat anyways, etc.

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

I'm late to the party but a huge addition to the system in @Kyle_Hayes9. Best defender I've ever played with, not just catchers but at any position. Great asset to work with the Nats' young arms.

[TheNatsReport 🇺🇸 ⚾ @TheNatsReport]

WASHINGTON NATIONALS NEWS

Former Kansas City Royals minor league catcher Kyle Hayes has agreed to terms with the Washington Nationals for a Minor League contract and has been assigned to the @HbgSenators.

Hayes has been playing within the Royals farm system over the past year where he hit .162 with a slugging percentage of .223 and an OPS of .550

[D1Baseball @d1baseball]

🆕 Michigan catcher Kligman blazes trail for Orthodox Jews in D1 baseball

@umichbaseball catcher Elie Kligman is a pioneer for Orthodox Jews in Division I baseball, balancing baseball with his religious beliefs.
https://t.co/M03zxyLjnM

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

The whole Hatzola discourse is extremely tiring. Hatzola is, pretty much with zero compelling arguments against, an extraordinarily wholesome organization that represents some of the best of society. To argue otherwise is pretty telling on yourself.

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

What in the world is going on with this Netflix broadcast. How is it this bad

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

My hottest WBC take is that having teams full of Americans competing for other countries (🇮🇹🇬🇧🇮🇱) is actually a very good thing for the tournament. Spreading around the talent and letting players represent their heritage rather than pouring them all into a loaded USA is great.

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

Here's that thread

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

A couple months back I mentioned that over the offseason I was going to just for fun recreate the thirty MLB teams based on if everybody played for their hometown team. I created the map below (***designed to be more convenient than realistic***) to roughly base it off.

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

I've done ths experiment in the past with baseball, dividing between the 30 teams. The Braves end up with such a stupid amount of talent, while the Rays, Dodgers, Angels, Astros, and Rangers are all far ahead. Leaves just scraps for the Guardians, Pirates, Brewers, Twins, Orioles

[College Football Zone @CollegeFBonX]

Single state teams would be unfair. How about regions.

Which of these regions would have the best high school football all star team?

[Molly @FSUmollz]

RIP Toby Keith you would’ve loved today

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

If true, the single greatest foreign policy achievement in decades. The majority of the world doesn't quite grasp just how bad tremendously awful the man was. The world is a much, much better place today.

[Insider Wire @InsiderWire]

#BREAKING: Iran’s Supreme Leader confirmed dead, after his body was found.

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

And lastly, three more albums from farther down the list that I really enjoyed this year

Lonesome Drifter - Charley Crockett
In The Shadow of the Mountain - Cole Chaney
Son of the San Lorenzo - Jesse Daniel

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

After much, much consideration, I'm ready to post my top 15 country albums of the year. I do my best to be objective and remove my own personal taste from the rankings, instead grading off songwriting, performance, and overall listenability. Follow the thread for my thoughts ⬇️

[Zack Silverman @ZackSilverman18]

Three albums that just missed the top 15 for 2025:

Bed of Roses - Caylee Hammack
Texas 42 - Silverada
The Time of Your Life - Kat Hasty