The WARmonger

Brandon Marsh's hold on the 2nd highest BABIP of all-time is getting tight:

Another great throw by Steven Kwan, that’s why he’s the LF DRS king. And one of the worst tags I’ve ever seen at 2B, turned an easy out into a very close play.

Rich Hill is more than NINE YEARS older than Madison Bumgarner.

Not sure Anthony Volpe is a "top" SS at the moment, but I agree otherwise. DRS: +2. Errors up but other misplays down. FRV: -2. Range down from last season. DRP: +0.4. Largest attempt range in MLB. DRP Defensive Runs Prevented from Baseball Prospectus.

Happy Birthday to "Pebbly" Jack Glasscock, the best 2,000+ hit, 60+ WAR player most have never heard of. He went 6-6 on 9/27/90 to win the batting title over Billy Hamilton. That's neither the 9/27/90 nor the Billy Hamilton you might first think of...

Umpires With The Highest Batter OPS 1) Clint Vondrak (.798) 2) Brock Ballou (.788) 3) Chad Whitson (.783) 4) Chris Conroy (.783) 5) Jim Wolf (.770) 6) Mike Muchlinski (.765) 7) Laz Diaz (.763) 8) Tripp Gibson (.760) 9) Andy Fletcher (.760) 10) Doug Eddings (.759) Notes:…

Umpires With The Lowest Batter OPS 1) Nic Lentz (.629) 2) D.J Reyburn (.633) 3) Phil Cuzzi (.637) 4) Todd Tichenor (.654) 5) Charlie Ramos (.657) 6) Emil Jimenez (.664) 7) Cory Blaser (.666) 8) Austin Jones (.671) 9) Chris Segal (.671) 10) Mark Ripperger (.678) -Jones,…

Sweet grab by Tommy Pham (@TphamLV) in the gap last night! 55% probability on this ball, per Statcast, so a three-star catch. Pham had 4.0 seconds to cover the 55 feet needed.

Another great snag by Wyatt Langford! Just 35% catch probability on this ball. His jump was +5.8 feet above average, Langford is just so good on these plays.

20% initial catch probability on this play. Super-high DRS again (FRV/OAA not as high), Kwan has a decent shot at another Gold Glove. Will be interesting to see if/where he is traded, could put an end to his GG streak!

I was reading about Don Newcombe today and remembered this episode of Black Diamonds, one of my favorite podcasts. I listened again tonight, it's powerful and interesting. Critical baseball and American history. If it seems like the kind of thing you'd be interested in from the…

One comment was "Wait for the nerds saying 85% catch probability you shouldn’t cheer for this", so.... This ball had a 99% catch probability, per Statcast. But please feel welcome to cheer for whatever you like at a baseball game, baseball is fun.

Missed a five-star catch the other day! Jarren Duran snagged this one before slamming into the side wall. Just a 15% catch probability on this ball. 90 feet in 4.7 seconds and a difficult finish.