ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our latest BONUS video for paid subscribers is now live! I talk about pitching analytics with my former teammate and current Mets pitcher Robert Stock and break down the new pitching models we built.
I was a guest on ESPN’s Sources Tell Jeff Passan show, where I joined ESPN Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan and Milwaukee Brewers flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski to talk about Pokémon!
Mayday! will no longer be live. Make sure to check out the More Mayday Youtube channel for pre-recorded versions of all of the segments you know and love!
I developed something new… Percentile! Can you guess the player based on the advanced metrics provided in this Wordle-style game? Try it out here!
New merch is live! Fan of the new ABS system? You’ll love the new “Nope” merch!
NEW STUFF
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Rates & Barrells
Little League home runs are on the rise
Which players have been hurt the most by ABS
Most underrated relievers
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Listen to all the new episodes here!
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Baseball is a game that anyone can play. Unless you're a left handed catcher, or a shortstop, or you want to learn a splitter? Man lefties really got the short end of the baseball stick... but why?! Let’s get into it. (17 mins)
BONUS video for paid subscribers: A lot of baseball people don’t like analytics. Many players, however, like them so much that they created their own stats platform. This is a conversation about why that may be. (46 mins)
You may have heard of a pitcher having surgery to remove "loose bodies" from their elbow. But what does it mean? And if they need to be removed, how the HELL is Tarik Skubal back on the mound 12 days later?! Let me explain... (16 mins0
The San Francisco Giants entered 2026 with some new faces and excitement for some that were returning. After an 18-25 start and a trade of their catcher, a player widely considered the best in the league defensively at the position, they may be rethinking their strategy moving forward. So what will they do? Can they turn this thing around? Let's talk about it... (20 mins)
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My producer, David Korn, wrote about how well Shea Langeliers is playing this season.
STAT OF THE WEEK - Fast-swing Rate
Statcast defines a “fast swing” as one that reaches a swing speed of 75 MPH. A player’s “fast-swing rate” is simply showing the percentage of all of his swings that did reach 75 MPH. In the first month of 2024, 23% of all swings qualified as a ‘fast swing.’
Why 75 MPH? Similarly to how a hard-hit ball is one with 95 MPH+ of exit velocity as that’s where it begins to “matter,” 75 MPH of swing speed is where you see per-swing production reach league-average, with gains then accruing as swing speed increases (to a point). The difference between a hard swing and any slower swing that did not reach 75 MPH was considerable – there is great value in swinging harder. (via MLB)
Fast swing
.307 BA // .603 SLG // .389 wOBA // 52% hard-hit rate // +0.6 run value per 100
Not a fast swing
.246 BA // .369 SLG // .266 wOBA // 35% hard-hit rate // -3.2 run value per 100
More Shows to Check Out
Foul Territory: Live on YouTube - Every day at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT
Sunday Sliders with Trevor and Dani Wexelman on MLB Network Radio, SiriusXM channel 89 and on the SiriusXM app - Sundays at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT
I just did a piece on lefties! 🤣