Callaghan Bluechel

"Winning player": these are the two words that #Mariners top prospect Colt Emerson brought up time and again to describe his approach to the game. What drives Emerson's well-praised consistency? emeraldcityspectrum.com/home/seattle-m… for @EmeraldSpectrum:

@tangotiger park and direction-neutral production on contact and predictive production on contact (as close to plain English as I can make the terms xwOBAcon and pwOBAcon, respectively) obviously aren't the entirety of a hitter's profile, but they say a lot about how much damage is possible.

Threw this together showing expected wOBA on contact (xwOBAcon) and @tangotiger's version of predictive wOBA on contact (pwOBAcon), split by division and color coded to teams. I set it to a percentile scale among those with 100+ batted balls, focused on the top right quadrant.

The more I'm part of ... what problem, exactly?

The trend in the league for the 2026 MLB draft was threefold: bats, college, and the SEC. The #Mariners didn't stray far from that trend during their first six picks, though they made a few unlikely selections quite early on: ow.ly/S1yq50Zn9b1 via @CalBluechel

I'm liking this new HR derby format so far. Reminds me a lot of the vibe of the old school HR derbies, more fun and laid back and I can watch the homers.

I don't always just yap on a mic or shitpost on here, sometimes I actually write articles! #Sounders cascadiafc.com/potential-tran…

The Mariners, like a lot of teams, shied away from high schoolers due to NIL + lack of HS depth in this year's pool. There also seems to be a lot of distance between the SEC and the rest, but the M's did pick two non-SEC guys in their first six. Here's my report on one of them:

The trend in the league for the 2026 MLB draft was threefold: bats, college, and the SEC. The #Mariners didn't stray far from that trend during their first six picks, though they made a few unlikely selections quite early on. emeraldcityspectrum.com/home/seattle-m… for @EmeraldSpectrum:

The #Reign won the second Derby game 2-0 and (un)officially won the 2026 Cascadia Derby on discipline. Beyond being cathartic and satisfying for Seattle, the game offered the team a taste of new abilities - and new responsibilities. cascadiafc.com/seattle-reign-… for @Cascadia_FC:

Cassie Miller career save percentage against the Thorns (all comps): 91.4%, 29/32 Cassie Miller career save percentage not against the Thorns (all comps): 61.6%, 61/99

Reign head coach Laura Harvey on midfielder Sam Meza's attacking development and contribution on offense during today's game.

I asked around and it doesn't seem like there are official tiebreakers for the NWSL Cascadia Derby, but the Reign and Thorns tied in points (3 each) and goals (2 each). Going to discipline, we have 🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨for Portland and 🟨🟨for Seattle. Seattle (un)officially won the Derby.

FT: @reignfc 2 - 0 @ThornsFC -Seattle managed to keep the clean sheet by the skin of their teeth -The Reign didn't replicate the pinpoint connection of the late first half, but they still had threatening counters. -Mia Fishel *almost* got her first Reign goal.

Boot after boot manages to get the ball out of immediate danger for the Reign and Cassie Miller makes another save to smother one of Portland's best chances yet. 88' | #Reign 2 - 0 #Thorns

Looks like Osaze De Rosario is in attendance at today's Reign-Thorns match in Seattle.

Tordin nearly gets the Thorns' first goal of the game, but her shot goes off the far post and the Reign clear it away. 61' | #Reign 2 - 0 #Thorns

Sam Meza is shown the game's first yellow here in the second half. Free kick for Portland. 56' | #Reign 2 - 0 #Thorns

14,793 is the attendance for today's #Reign - #Thorns game, fourth-highest all-time for the Reign and highest of this season for Seattle.

HT: @reignfc 2 - 0 @ThornsFC -Ryanne Brown's first regular season goal is a howitzer. -Reign were giving it away far too much in the middle minutes (Miller's clean sheet is well deserved) but they recovered in the final 15. -Some of Seattle's best connecting play in a long time.

MERCADO GOAL!! The Reign have gone up 2-0 against the Portland Thorns, with a pinpoint cross from Sam Meza finding Maddie Mercado by the far post. 44' | #Reign 2 - 0 #Thorns