There is no downside to the orioles getting Giolito. If he’s bad, cut him. Just money.

Does anybody know why the masn app forces me to log into my tv provider every single time I open the app?

Orioles managed to flip from me being worried about them to the best in the league.
Really interested in seeing how they hold up over the course of the season.
Sammy, Adley, and Pete have all been very good so far.

Looks like the leg kick is back - or well a modified leg kick. Not seeing the toe tap 👀

I gotcha. Just want to see them win back to back games, and really get greedy and see 3 in a row. Hope it happens in April. Hard not be doomerish with eflin probably being out.

I get it’s early, but this feels like an excuse. What would we face in the postseason? Mediocre pitching? Offense needs to show it can remain competitive against great pitching whenever and wherever.

It makes me think of playing backyard baseball

I guess we didn’t learn from Bryce Harper. Just get the surgery. He’s going to come back and not be able to throw and play what position, exactly?

I like the Bassitt signing. I also don't think Mike Elias should be given any sort of pass for not bringing in a top-level starter (regardless of what you think of Baz). See? That wasn't so difficult

With Valentine's Day coming up this weekend, we've put together a few cards for you to share with the class. Or maybe a little something for that special new starting pitcher in your life...

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The word "hamate" haunts me.

Oh yeah that’s the good stuff

The ZiPS projections (with Depth Charts playing time) for Zac Gallen and Freddy Peralta:

Peralta: 156 IP, 3.86 ERA, 3.94 FIP, 2.5 WAR

Gallen: 189 IP, 3.81 ERA, 4.01 FIP, 2.5 WAR

I just realized FanGraphs Depth Charts has bumped Coby Mayo off the 26-man entirely.

Given the current crunch he and J. Jackson are the only optionable guys on the bubble, and Jackson is a better positional fit. I assume in this case they'd have him work on RF in AAA. Still think there's a trade.

The Ottawa Senators are the latest NHL team to hop on the growing success story that is “Heated Rivalry", with special edition jerseys that benefit the queer community.

If you're hoping to buy one online, they’re out of stock — again.

With the election of Andruw Jones, 11 of the 14 players I profiled at length in The Cooperstown Casebook (2017) have now been elected to the Hall of Fame.

Feeling optimistic about the 2026 season? We can fix that. Enjoy a few demOtivationational pOsters.

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It would be nice if Jordan Westburg walked at least like 30 times this year. I don’t think that’s asking too much. I mean I guess he’d have to stay healthy.

His walk rate was 225th out of 242 hitters with 350+ PA last year.

Eagles offense with a 35th percentile performance, based on EPA/drive.

That's with 10 of 11 starters available on the NFL's most expensive offense. Going up against a bottom-5 defense.

Counted on defense to bail them out all year. In the end, they were who we thought they were.

We're less than 3 episodes into #TheTraitors. Now the fork is found in the breakfast room, as Michael tells Yam Yam that, despite playing a game, he does not play games #TheTraitorsUS

The Kyle Farnsworth-Iowa mystery might have been just been solved 🕵️‍♂️

OOPSY projections are in, and Orioles fans: they slap. A few choice selections.

Gunnar: 139 wRC+, 6.4 WAR
Rutschman: 115 wRC+, 3.7 WAR
Alonso: 135 wRC+, 3.4 WAR
Holliday: 113 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
Basallo: 118 wRC+, 2.1 WAR (445 PA)

We get those 5 lines and we're watching playoff baseball.

Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."

From another perspective, a book we surely all read (1984, Orwell): “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

The Ravens instantly become the most appealing HC job in football.

I would *strongly* consider Brian Flores if I were them.

Sports media is failing fans.

Two months ago, the NBA and MLB had players and coaches indicted by the federal government for placing bets on games. In previous eras, this would be a crisis.

Now? Crickets.

Screenshot of Connor Norby's savant sliders showing 99th percentile launch angle sweet spot percentage while everything else is well below average.

Connor Norby is what you get when your swing consistently produces the literal platonic ideal of a launch angle but you don't hit the ball hard, make enough contact or make good swing decisions.

King to Cooperstown? HOF cases for, and against, Félix Félix Hernández, eligible for the Hall of Fame for the first time this year, sits in the middle of an inflection point in baseball history. With 169 wins, a 3.42 ERA, a single Cy Young win, and a care...

Félix Hernández is making huge jump in HOF voting. If you're wondering why, I broke down his case last year & it totally turned me around.

tldr

⚾️Best P in MLB for a decade
⚾️As good as CC thru 29
⚾️Koufax & A. Jones gave you nothing in 30s, either

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for me this was the loudest I’ve ever heard OPACY