Kris Olson

@corbin_young21 There is no world in which Early isn't better than Bello right now. But these are the games teams play, given the economics of the sport. And Bello isn't so bad that he's unusable. (His contract does get a bit icky in a couple of years, if he doesn't somehow improve.)

@KO_Reporter Yeah, I think if Bello or Oviedo weren’t there, Early and Tolle would be banging down the door

Boston Red Sox Connelly Early has been on the outside looking in on the starting rotation, though his NFBC average draft position was around pick 300. 📐Early comes from a low arm angle (31 degrees) and plenty of extension (6.9 feet, 89th percentile) 5⃣Deep arsenal, throwing five pitches to either side of the plate 🛝Slider and curveball have been the two best pitches for swinging strikes, but there's some noise in the small sample in 2025

@corbin_young21 It's good business to get the extra year of team control. We might not like it right now, but we'll like it later, when both are a year further away from free agency.

@corbin_young21 Bello and Oviedo are obviously easiest guys to see getting bumped, but they are paying Bello through 2029 and at minimum need to keep his trade value high. Oviedo they liked enough to trade for him and he's having nice spring. I love Early, but in redraft, late pick prob right.

@corbin_young21 They are going to keep him down the 35 days (I think it's 35) to gain the extra year of service time for sure, and then we'll see if there's an opening in the rotation. Pretty sure he's one of their five best starters, but he may need an injury to get a chance.

@FAmmiranteTFJ I can't see betting those 20-plus-point favorites. Some will be fine, I am sure. But it seems so easy to lose on a backdoor cover with the scrubs on the floor. Particularly annoying way to lose.

Betting every point spread in March Madness: DAY 1 Let's COOK 👨‍🍳

@RotoSurgeon Gonna be mildly frustrating to watch Connelly Early waste some of his bullets in Worcester. But it will probably be worth the wait.

underdog mlb solo shot is complete 🫡 let’s get these boys to run pure this szn

@JoeOrrico99 @Roto_Frank @RedFoxRoto I have the 11-spot in an OC on Sunday night... would not mind if my draft started something like this. And double-tapping catchers! A man after my own heart!

The “Beat Joe Orrico” OC is in the books, thanks again to the NFBC and to @Roto_Frank and @RedFoxRoto for joining me on the livestream Here is the finished product!

@corbin_young21 What did Snoop Dogg say when he dressed as a ghost for Halloween? Bubic

I laughed a little at Blubaugh and Bubic

@Timodc @maxasteele The real question is: How much money can I make betting on how quickly it closes?

@maxasteele wouldn’t limit it I’m not sure there’s a worse first date option in the entire western hemisphere

they're calling it the Worst First Date Option In DC History

@RunTMcP361 @YancyEaton @PitcherList No (or "yes," if you're talking about the first one. But just that one.) \cag-lee-ohn\

@YancyEaton @KO_Reporter @PitcherList Does he pronounce the "a" or doesn't he?

I spent the morning making this. I've mispronounced too many baseball player names and went through MLB's official pronunciations to get it right. Here's my MLB Player Pronunciation Cheat Sheet.

@acdeleon FantasyPros gave me an A+/98 in EARTH/NERF and A+/99 in a slow-pick OC I did but only a B in TGFBI.

I’m going to take this with a moon-sized grain of salt, but it’s interesting nonetheless. My #TGFBI draft grade (roster to follow):

@FAmmiranteTFJ @YancyEaton @PitcherList My great-grandpapa Joseph Stoppolone ("e" not silent) would say, "That's the way it should be."

@KO_Reporter @YancyEaton @PitcherList If you wanna pronounce it like an Italian would, it's Cah-lya-no-nay

@YancyEaton @PitcherList Baseball Reference says, cag-lee-ohn I think some of us (with Italian blood) were thinking otherwise. Right, @FAmmiranteTFJ?

@PitcherList How do you pronounce "Caglianone"?

@MattWi77iams @MattyChucks You have more faith in my Blue Devils than I do... maybe that's a good sign, though. Last year, I was overconfident about them winning it all (which they totally should have -- still bothers me. 1-2 NBA Rookie of the Year candidates, and you couldn't get it done. Argh!)

MARCH MADNESS FINAL 4 LOTTO! 🍀 Collab w/ @MattyChucks 🔥 Let's Lock It In & Cash Together!

@AB17853 @erik_halterman Steady decline in K%, extreme fly ball rate -- no guarantee that he continues to dodge HRs to same degree. Can he "guile" his way through another year? I'm not taking that bet, but good luck to those who roster.

@erik_halterman @KO_Reporter For the past 3 years Kenley has averaged a 5 era in nonsave situations. His decent stats are because he’s a very good closer. If he falters then he’s done. Can’t be a setup man

Here is my full #TGFBI team. I think it's nicely balanced. Competitive in every category, with some real upside without way too much risk. Curious what people think of the decision to use 2 of my last 5 picks cornering the market on Tigers RPs rather than grabbing upside SPs.

@erik_halterman But I'm definitely not just "buying the dip" on all the injured guys. Just picking a couple of spots, and Hader happens to be one of them. But I'd much rather he be my CL2 than CL1. (In NERF, he is -- behind Duran.)

@erik_halterman ...criticized me for drafting Hader on here, they mistakenly think it's because I don't see "red flags." Trust me, I do. But if you see a red flag, and I think it's closer to orange or yellow, and I'm right, that's an edge I can gain (in a world where edges are harder to come by)

@erik_halterman I get it, but the skills when healthy are so good that the cost-benefit tips for me when I get to guys that I think have a strong chance of losing their jobs for performance reasons. I'd rather take a shot at Hader getting back (news has been positive), and if he blows out, OK...

@KO_Reporter I think the Hader fades are less about the fact that he'll miss the first few weeks and more about the fact that it's really hard to trust that a guy who has had two arm injuries (shoulder and biceps) since last August will avoid a third.