@guerryclegg @PaulHembo @Buster_ESPN @espnpodcasts The math has been done, and is redone regularly. Caught stealing hurts so much that the success rate has to be incredibly high to make the attempt worth it.
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Just. Stay. DOWN!
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@PaulHembo @Buster_ESPN @espnpodcasts Stolen bases should be valued, but getting caught or picked off should be weighed just the same.
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Why have stolen bases flatlined?
✔️ Pitchers better limiting leads
✔️ Catcher throwing more emphasized
✔️ WAR doesn't reward them
Now that WAR is the aim, it's unlikely we'll ever see teams/players value steals as much as fans do.
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@Andrew_FBB Mock is right. You should certainly be mocked for this.
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🚨Mock Trade
🌴Dodgers get:
Tarik Skubal (RHP)
Kenley Jansen (RHP)
🐅Tigers get:
River Ryan (RHP)
Mike Sirota (OF)
Joendry Vargas (SS)
Hefty price for LAD, this would further solidify them as the overwhelming favorite to a 3 peat while also holding onto De Paula/Zazueta.
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@Obscurity1234 @JomboyMedia The ball hit him though. The call was right
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@JomboyMedia If replay isn’t going to be used properly as it should have been here to overturn an obvious bad call, don’t even bother. It bad enough that you protect your blind umpires but it unnecessarily delays the game to do so.
Just turn off the cameras MLB.
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Cardinals manager Oli Marmol was ejected after his challenge on this ninth inning hit by pitch call was unsuccessful
One batter later the Braves would score the go-ahead run on a throwing error by the Cardinals
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@b_outliers He made his bed, we all have to lie in it.
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Don’t envy AA’s position this deadline, Braves need probably 2 starters and a legitimate bat and it’s gonna be another sellers market
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@b_outliers We added playoff berths. We knew coming in that the line between buying and selling would be murkier than it used to be. That's why Anthopoulos needed to pull his fingers out of his ass and acquire some talent in the off-season.
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@RealBirdLawyer It can't be explained to a 5 year old. A 5 year old can't hold 3 or 4 priorities in their mind at once. You're already looking at it like a 5 year old.
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Someone explain this to me like I’m five
If the point of drafting the #30 prospect at 6th overall is to save slot money so you can take, say, the #6 prospect at 30 overall…why wouldn’t you just take the best player first and not risk it?
SleeperRoyals@SleeperRoyals
With the 6th pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, the Kansas City Royals select OF Zion Rose from Louisville. MLB Pipeline’s 30th ranked prospect in the class, here are his scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 55 | Run: 55 | Arm: 50 | Field: 45 | Overall: 50 Via Over-Slot: “At present, Rose is a hit-over-power left field prospect with sneaky raw power and plus speed. He's not getting to his physical tools at the plate yet, but is a productive hitter and puts the game in motion at a high clip.” An interesting underslot selection which should allow the Royals to get creative with their money the rest of the way
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In the age of "bullpen days" and five-and-dive starters, marquee pitching matchups are so few and far between. We were supposed to have Jacob Misiorowski going against Paul Skenes today, but won't get it because a 24 year old pro athlete that averages 6 IP per start is tired.
Talkin' Baseball@TalkinBaseball_
Jacob Misiorowski will not start tomorrow vs. the Pirates after not recovering well from his last start, per @CyrtHogg He was supposed to face off against Paul Skenes
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@ShortStopBall They're losers. They all have talent, but the only winning player on the team is a role player in Dubon. The rest are just losers. Every solid, everyday player they had who had any guts at all, they let walk for a guy who could put up similar numbers for less $$, but is a loser
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And it wouldn't make me as angry if I thought this was a bad team, but I don't. I still very much believe this can be a good, if not great, team, and that's what makes it so frustrating to see them playing like this.
Jake Mastroianni@ShortStopBall
Pathetic is a strong word; I don't use it lightly. But that was a pathetic performance by the Braves. Felt like they were sleepwalking for most of it. Self-inflicted errors led to 4 runs. I'm a fan of good baseball, and we didn't get that tonight.
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@HugeBillsFan @charlottevarnes On the other hand, you can be a man
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@charlottevarnes Wheeler is 2nd in WAR for pitchers. All the people whining about his attitude don't know ball. It is insulting.
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Zack Wheeler said the league approached him last night about being an All-Star replacement. He declined. He said he did not want to be the fifth choice and felt disrespected.
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@MHIIisKing Seriously this is what ruined twitter. You pay your money and whatever stupid shit you say, they'll show it to people. What a fucking idiot
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@MHIIisKing Jesus Christ why does your stupid shit show up on my feed?
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Taking away a relic of baseball- the opportunity to make history- is terrible for the sport.
24 perfect games in MLB history. He (or Eury Perez) will likely NEVER get this opportunity again. Take them out when they actually lose it.
Talkin' Baseball@TalkinBaseball_
Pirates manager Don Kelly had to chase down Jared Jones and tell him he wasn't going back out for the seventh inning of a perfect game
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@JeffPassan So you think the Braves want to play a guy at short that can't play short. It's like you have never heard of the Atlanta Braves.
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Free at ESPN: With 25 days until the trade deadline, a look at the best target for every contending team -- plus a deal that each contender dreams of making. espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…
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@AndThatsBB @CrosbyBaseball I have heard of Anthony Volpe, so he is good.
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@CrosbyBaseball I have never heard of your starting shortstop and it is my job to cover MLB
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Volpe for Dylan Lee who says no
Fireside Yankees@FiresideYankees
"I don't think Volpe wanted to play other positions when given that choice" - Joel Sherman (via Pinstripe Post) "The Yankees said maybe you should play some 2B, Volpe told the Yankees 'no I'm a shortstop'" - Michael Kay (ESPN Radio) 🤔
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Braves stick with same lineup as they face the Pirates batterypower.com/atlanta-braves…
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@b_outliers They only need SP 2, RP 3, SP 4, 3B, RP 6, OF 3, SS
I.. don't see it happening.
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@CrosbyBaseball @ShortStopBall AA really built the entire plane out of losers.
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FINAL, Mets 7, Braves 6
The defense was awesome, and Olson hit two bombs, but...Soto's 3R homer in the 9th sent it to extras, and they got their runs across.
@ShortStopBall and I are going LIVE to break this one down. Join us, won't you?
youtube.com/live/M1q4H_r3F…
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@scottcoleman55 Ther game doesn't move too fast for their manager, only for ours.
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Weird choice intentionally walking the other team’s best hitter here
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