Thomas Nestico

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Anderson Brito showed off why the Rays acquired him this winter with 3 shutout innings in the Spring Breakout! The dynamic righty is a borderline Top 100 Prospect thanks to his high-power arsenal headlined by a mid-90s fastball with excellent ride and a wide array of secondaries

Jack Wenninger (#90 Prospect) looked dominant in his Spring Breakout start, firing off 3.2 IP with 6 K The righty leaned heavily on his fastballs-offspeed combo to readily rack up whiffs. Don't be surprised if he forces his way into the Mets rotation this summer!

Cody Ponce fired off his best start of the Spring with 5.2 shutout innings with 5 K!

Dasan Hill (#61 Prospect) made his Spring Breakout start today The Twins southpaw was effectively wild as he struck out 3 while issuing 2 BB in 2.2 Innings. He sat 97 MPH on his fastball, maxing out at 100! Command is the next focus, but this power from the left side is exciting

Karson Milbrandt fired off 3 no-hit innings in his Spring Breakout start with 6 K, but 3 BB The Marlins righty has some of the best stuff in the system, highlighted by his mid 90s fastball with above average ride and a hard gyro slider. He is a name to watch this season!

@YankeesRising Yes. Those are Spring Training stats, and Alek Manoah has the 5th most PA of any pitcher. There are other tabs for different stats. Manoah ranks near the bottom in my model

@TJStats That's what happens when I go to Spring Training stats. I didn't click anything.

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@YankeesRising That is a leaderboard sorted by Plate Appearences (PA) this Spring ???

Alek Monoah -- probably the worst pitcher in baseball -- has given up 16 earned runs, walked 14, and has allowed 5 HR in only 15.1 innings, and is ranked fifth on your Spring Training rankings. You kind of alienate your audience when you have so many garbage pitchers in your 'model'.

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@sunshinevvn @pirates_at448 @PeterAppel23 This took forever to find, but I got it! Surviourship and SP/RP splits are not considered, so it is not comprehensive, but illustrates your point! x.com/TJStats/status…

@pirates_at448 @PeterAppel23 depends on if ur looking at starters or relievers, but when you optimize the a in K% - a*BB% it ends up closer to 0 than to 1

I asked Claude to rank the best ERA estimators to predict future performance for pitchers. 1. SIERA 2. xFIP 3. xERA 4. FIP 5. K-BB 6. ERA I tend to agree. What do you think?

MLB Top Prospects Starting Today — 2026-03-19

Top 10 tjStuff+ Leaders 2026 Spring Training & WBC

@i_numbers82778 Also, I must have missed the news that he was optioned to AAA on March 8th. I'll update that in the article, but I don't expect it to be for long

@i_numbers82778 Josh White is a very interesting arm. The pitch data does not jump out to me, but he just diced up batters last season. The Marlins must be very high on him provided that they opted to protect White in the Rule 5 Draft over Pushard or McCambley

My 2026 MLB Breakout Picks! This article highlights unheralded players that I believe can take a substantial leap in production this season. I updated my picks to reflect any injuries or roster moves from my initial list Check it out here: tjstats.ca/2026/03/18/a-b…

@YankeesBall95 @jSmooov33 @AJ_Lich @Anashe_Maps24 The testing of ABS in AAA inflated BB% -- Lagrange has did not use ABS in 2025. That 15 BB% for Lagrange against the highest level of competition he has faced is more important than lower BB% he ran when mowing through Hi-A batters Chandler: 65.5 Strike% Lagrange: 63.2 Strike%

@TJStats @jSmooov33 @AJ_Lich @Anashe_Maps24 A+ and AA*

Carlos Lagrange continues to be the most impressive pitcher this Spring with another scoreless outing! Sitting at 100 MPH with a trio of nasty secondaries. He is electric!

@YankeesBall95 @jSmooov33 @AJ_Lich @Anashe_Maps24 Bubba Chandler didn’t register a 15 BB% in AA

@jSmooov33 @TJStats @AJ_Lich @Anashe_Maps24 Weird, bubba chandler had a similar walk rate, where was he ranked?

@AJ_Lich @YankeesBall95 @Anashe_Maps24 Ya, Lagrange deserves a substantial bump and he looks smoother this spring. If he can keep sustain this throughout his MiLB starts, he is going to easily be a top 20 prospect

@YankeesBall95 @TJStats @Anashe_Maps24 The risk with Lagrange is he hasn’t been able to throw strikes consistently. This was seen in AA when he would dominate one game and walk 4 the next. The fact he has 4 plus pitches I think gives him more leeway with the control. His mechanics look cleaner this spring too

Daily tjStuff+ Leaders 2026-03-18 Min. 10 Pitches 1) Carlos Lagrange - 114 2) Gerrit Cole - 112 3) Louis Varland - 110

Daily Spring Training Schedule — 2026-03-19