The Mariners were 47-48 (.494) before Jarred Kelenic broke his foot Kicking a water cooler
The Mariners went 32-16 (.666) in his absence
The Mariners have gone 8-9 (.470) and have been eliminated from Playoff contention since his return
Freddie Freeman’s wRC+ and War
Highest as a Brave in a full season:
152 wRC+ | 6.6 fWar
1st year as a Dodger:
157 wRC+ | 7.1 fWar
This year:
172 wRC+ | On pace for 8.7 fWar
We need to have a serious conversation about how he is somehow only getting better
MLB thought it accounted for everything with its new playoff format.
But the addition of the best-of-three wild-card series created a five-day layoff for the teams with byes. A layoff that might be too long.
@Ken_Rosenthal
examines the new system ⤵️
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s last 3 postseason starts
2022 JS G1: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 K
2023 CS G1: 7.0 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 9 K
So Far Tonight: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 6 K
Imagining Ken Rosenthal in the middle of a nice Valentine’s Day Dinner with his wife saying “Hang on Honey I gotta take this, Austin Barnes just avoided arbitration”
The computer projections always have the Mets finishing between 85-92 wins but you can’t calculate wild boar attacks, bad ownership, hand foot mouth disease, botched MRIs, assaulting reporters, etc. into a projection.
Absolutely love deGrom, truly do. Transcendent talent, no doubt. But right now, in 2020 AND moving forward, I'm taking Cole.
His "stuff" is slightly better. Many in baseball agree.
The Braves in the playoffs when Ronald Acuña Jr is healthy
2018 NLDS Loss
2019: NLDS Loss
2020: NLCS Loss (only series played with fans)
2022: NLDS Loss
2023: NLDS Loss