Newsletter Excerpt, May 4, 2023 -- "More Birds"

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"That young catcher, though, does set the tone. Adley Rutschman has started 136 games in a major-league career nearly one year old. The Orioles are 80-56 in those games, a 95-win pace over a full season. He leads the AL in walks as part of a .313/.423/.464 line, and while his defense has suffered a bit -- he’s middle of the pack by most measures this year -- he’s also the guy quarterbacking that anonymous and effective bullpen. Rutschman is already a superstar."

Newsletter Excerpt, May 3, 2023 -- "Cardinal Sins"

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"We’re talking about two things here: Why are the Cardinals 10-20, and what will they be going forward? They’re 10-20 because their rotation has been bad, because they have provided too little consistent playing time to their hitters -- affecting the offense and the defense -- and because they’ve lost a disproportionate amount of close games. They’re not a .333 team."

 

Newsletter Excerpt, May 2, 2023 -- "Raise It"

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"The Pirates haven’t just fallen into a 20-9 record. They’ve improved the talent base, especially at the back end of the roster, through trades. They’ve made their own players better in a way we don’t associate with recent versions of the Pirates."

Newsletter Excerpt, May 1, 2023 -- "More Great Action???"

 

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"One of pitchers’ key defenses against basestealing was varying timing to the plate. That no longer exists. There’s a seven-second window in which something has to happen, and baserunners know that."

Newsletter Excerpt, April 26, 2023 -- "Shortstops"

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 "The Orioles need to treat Gunnar Henderson the way the Yankees are treating Anthony Volpe: As their young star shortstop for the next six years."

Newsletter Excerpt, April 25, 2023 -- "SOS"

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"The Phillies, to me, are the most interesting. They have yet to reach .500 even for a day despite playing almost half their schedule, 11 of 23 games, against the Reds and Rockies. Now? They get the Mariners at home and then a road trip to Houston and Los Angeles. Bryce Harper can’t get back fast enough."