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Just getting started 💪
JJ Wetherholt has been named a finalist for the NL Rookie of the Year Award!
Why not one more kick in the nuts to Cardinals fans lol
Your 2026 @officialBBWAA NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award finalists:
Carson Benge, Mets
Sal Stewart, Reds
JJ Wetherholt, Cardinals
ALT 2026 NL Rookie of the Year Finalists Left: Carson Benge poses for photo day in a white pinstriped Mets uniform and blue cap. Middle: Sal Stewart poses for photo day in a white Reds uniform and red cap. Right: JJ Wetherholt poses for photo day in a white Cardinals uniform and red cap.
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I wouldn't exactly say that JJ got robbed but Masyn Winn not winning the Gold Glove is honestly one of the craziest things I've ever heard of in my life.
Drew Rasmussen is "at the top of the list" when it comes to the biggest trade candidates this offseason, per @JeffPassan
Rasmussen's $20M salary would push the Rays' payroll above their 2026 level without making another move
(espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/5032…)
The Seattle Mariners are “poking around” to see how to use their pitching surplus to acquire a bat in the trade market, per @Buster_ESPN
Seattle current pitchers:
- Bryce Miller
- Logan Gilbert
- Bryan Woo
- George Kirby
- Emerson Hancock
- Kade Anderson
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2026 SABR Defensive Index
NL Shortstops
This is the only real “snub” in my opinion. Masyn Winn cleared Perdomo in everything: DRS, FRV, SABR, BP, all of them…
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With Taylor Walls being announced as the 2026 Gold Glove winner for SS, it’s only fair to bring this back up…
2026 OAA (Outs Above Average) -
Bobby Witt Jr: +24 (1st among SS)
Taylor Walls: -3 (Below league average)
DRS bias strikes again.
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Taylor Walls-
Outs Above Average: -3
Defensive Runs Saved: 21
Fielding Run Value: -2
Bobby Witt Jr-
Outs Above Average: 24
Defensive Runs Saved: 8
Fielding Run Value: 17
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I generally don’t care about Gold Gloves but this is one of the worst fumbles of all time.
If we’re going to ignore actual stats what’s the point of the award? Total clown show.
Your 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner - AL First Base - Christian Walker
#RawlingsGoldGloveAwards
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JJ is fine. I get it.
Masyn Winn?! He led all NL shortstops in DRS, OAA, and FRV.
Pitchers are tricky, but Michael McGreevy led in DRS and FRV!! #STLCards
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Rawlings essentially ignored OAA and FRV and only weighed DRS
Turang over JJ is whatever (it's wrong but it's whatever) but Perdomo over Masyn is an actual robbery, Perdomo honestly shouldn't have even been considered 2nd among the 3 finalists
I'm prepared to be pissed off
Gold Gloves are announced tonight! 8:30 on ESPN.
Looking forward to an evening of "robbed" arguments from people using the only defensive metric that fits their narrative.
Most interesting races (my pick):
AL SS: Witt/Walls
AL 2B: Massey/Meidroth/Young
NL 1B: Olson/France
NL 2B: Wetherholt/Turang
NL LF: Chourio/Happ
NL RF: Suzuki/Carroll/Benge
Most of these will be a battle of which metrics the coaches used between Statcast/DRS and internal metrics. Can't wait!
ALT Image from MLB's preview
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Kids think they’re getting candy tonight 😂😂😂😂😂
NAHHH they gettin Brock Purdy highlights 😭✌🏽
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The 2020 draft that Randy Flores helped give us will always be legendary.
0 picks in the top 20 and he was still able to get Jordan Walker, Masyn Winn, and Alec Burleson - all huge assets on the Cardinals going forward 🙌🙌
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The only 16 players in the OOPSY Peak model with 60 or better grades for both Hit & Power.
Only one of these players is still a prospect 👀
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I have gone back and forth on Taira, but after seeing some more data, I think Taira has high-end SP2 to low-end SP1 upside. The obvious comp is Joe Ryan, as it's a 4.7' release height and 6.8' ext, pretty much right around where Ryan is, and he shares close to the same mix (gyro SL, SNK, SW, CU, SPL). The only difference is that he has a liftier bridge cutter; his curve isn't as developed, and his release traits might even be more extreme with him being 5'8.
The medicals will likely be the deciding factor in what he gets, but I'm all in on Taira.
