Around Baseball 2026

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1 hour ago, SeranthonySantander said:

I feel bad for the guy.   Sure he may have more money than me, but at least I still have my dignity.

You do? 

[Spanky__99]

15 minutes ago, G-Snarls said:

How often does a DH win the MVP?

This is state of the American League rn

Ohtani won it when he didn't pitch in 2024.  No one else ever has.  Even Ortiz. 

If he wins the Triple Crown he's a shoo in... if not Bobby Witt might take it, it isn't a slam-dunk.

[Brownie19]

10 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

If he wins the Triple Crown he's a shoo in... if not Bobby Witt might take it, it isn't a slam-dunk.

Royals are 22 games under .500.  If the Astros win the west, I don't think Witt gets a sniff.

[Spanky__99]

11 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

Royals are 22 games under .500.  If the Astros win the west, I don't think Witt gets a sniff.

They still don't look at that s*** do they? I think it's a lot more performance/stat driven now.

[Brownie19]

49 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

They still don't look at that s*** do they? I think it's a lot more performance/stat driven now.

I think standings/record still play a factor.  I do think we've moved past rudimentary stats like average, RBIs, W/L, etc., but team success is still considered.

[Brownie19]

Tommy John died a couple of days ago at age 83.  A true shame he wasn't elected to the HOF before he passed.  23rd all-time in WAR for pitchers.  Hurt by old school rudimentary counting stats.

Between his performance and the impact of the surgery - I think he belongs in the HOF.

[Omar]

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[Spanky__99]

25 minutes ago, Angrioter said:

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That guys comment, "classic rage bait"...😅

[Spanky__99]

Cool Beans, man...
 

 

[hanton]

Gausman had to exit todays game with an apparent hand injury

Kyle Tucker rbi double  - this is big news in LA

[Laika]

New stat!

Savant 1B Fielding Receiving Leaderboard

Basically how effective the 1B is at converting throws into outs. It's not just picks, it's everything. So a measurement of size (wingspan), as well as hands (picks) and athleticism (fielding weird stuff) 

Vlad sucks. 

Now, by OAA this is across nearly 6 full seasons so it's not some huge value changed. Vlad is a -2 per year. Shave .2 WAR off his annual WAR values. The elites are +4 or +5 per year but outside of the extremes this does not matter much. 

[Laika]

Matt Olson and Freddie Freeman are both very tall and elite, so you would think this is correlated strongly with height, but when you plot it out you can see that there is close to no trend if you ignore those two dudes. 

 

[hanton]

2 hours ago, Laika said:

New stat!

Savant 1B Fielding Receiving Leaderboard

Basically how effective the 1B is at converting throws into outs. It's not just picks, it's everything. So a measurement of size (wingspan), as well as hands (picks) and athleticism (fielding weird stuff) 

Vlad sucks. 

Now, by OAA this is across nearly 6 full seasons so it's not some huge value changed. Vlad is a -2 per year. Shave .2 WAR off his annual WAR values. The elites are +4 or +5 per year but outside of the extremes this does not matter much. 

Oh nice more fun stats lol - I will check this out in more detail

he's 10th in 2025 but yea according to this new stat - overall - he's pretty bad. 

[Laika]

Truly what is the point of these archaic pitching stats like saves holds blown saves wins etc. 

All so dumb

[jaysblue]

Twins swept the Braves. Look out! 

[jaysblue]

On 8/18/2026 at 1:56 PM, Brownie19 said:

Royals are 22 games under .500.  If the Astros win the west, I don't think Witt gets a sniff.

I agree. Yordan offensively has been a beast and if the Astros win the division, I think he gets it. 

Crazy to think that Detroit has Dingler at 5.2 WAR and McGonigle at 4.7 WAR (4th and 5th best WAR in baseball amongst positional players). If Tigers win the division, you think one of them could be considered? 

[jaysblue]

Otto Lopez having a 4.5 WAR season haha wow. 

[hanton]

18 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

Otto Lopez having a 4.5 WAR season haha wow. 

don't look at catchers 😉