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@empiregass.bsky.social just listened to the USWNT/NWSL episode. Curious your thoughts on Jordyn Bugg and her role with the national team? Thought she might be a candidate and she's got a few appearances but obviously not this time...

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Fantasy baseball's final day and I'm scoreboard watching pitchers I don't roster, hoping they give up HR so I can gain a point in HR/9 and move up a spot

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Film you’ve watched more than six times with a GIF. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

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The Dude's Opinion at the Bowling Alley

ALT: The Dude's Opinion at the Bowling Alley

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My soccer timeline is pretty interesting right now. The soccer experts I like/trust are 50/50 split between that being a travesty and being happy to see diving punished harshly

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I get this and I sorta agree but also... Maybe players should stop diving and trying to draw yellows? Embolo drew a yellow by diving and got caught doing it.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Fox talking about how great the Mexico crowd was without acknowledging the chant is pretty frustrating. The atmosphere at that match was terrific but you can't just brush that aside

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

If I'm Poch... 1) I only start Pulisic if he's fully fit and there's zero risk 2) I only use him off the bench if he's basically fit and the risk is limited and we need him 3) first choice is probably Zendejas as the most like-for-like Puli replacement 4) unless Gio can go 60. Then it's Gio.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

With the structure of the 48 team tournament and a win in hand, if he's not 100%, I'd be pretty tempted to let him sit but be available if needed. If we need him, he plays 30-45. And if we don't, he's fully fit for Turkiye and beyond.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

New addition to RotoGraphs @fangraphs.com, Jonathan Vander Lugt, will do really interesting work valuing players, draft picks, etc. in fantasy. Today he dove into a big question: what does early-career K-rate tell us about a hitter's long-term fantasy viability? fantasy.fangraphs.com/debut-k-rate...

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Debut K-Rate and Fantasy Viability: A Study

Measuring the impact of a player’s initial strikeout rate on their likelihood of reaching fantasy viability.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Listening to Rates & Barrels; conversation Jed, @dvr.bsky.social and @enosarris.bsky.social had about barrels being overvalued/being patient with good decision guys sounds a lot like what the Guards and Brewers have been doing for years. Vargas a great example. Jose Ramirez a similar success story.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Another debut from a new RotoGraphs writer! Jack Martin dives into some multi-fastball pitchers and identifies what is working and why. Really excited to have Jack on the team!

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

It was either that gorgeous Ferreira goal or Preston Judd getting a yellow for simulation that was so obvious he couldn't even argue, just had to take it.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Another RotoGraphs debut! This one from @corbinyoung21.bsky.social. Super excited to add him to the team, and this first piece shows why. BRB, going to try to buy low on Tanner Bibee.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

McGreevy popped up in two different articles today with slightly different takes. He's an interesting one, and I've been cautiously buying in as I see some positive trends and signs

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The newest addition to the RotoGraphs team, Jack Dorfman, debuts with a look at some underappreciated pitchers. Can't tag him here because he's too smart to be on social media

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

One of the more interesting things in that Toluca-LAFC match was that Toluca seemed to decide David Martinez was the danger man and tried to stop him even if the meant been less focused on Bouanga and Son.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Team with 4 IL spots taken up by Palencia, Puk, Boyle, Lodolo and now Fairbanks has this weird numbness/nerve thing. 12 teams/25 man rosters plus some MiLB slots and IL so not a ton of great FA. I need to make a call by tomorrow if I'm cutting one of those injured dudes. Not happy about it

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I totally forgot he's still a rookie. Yeah he should be in this conversation too

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Travis Bazzana is gonna win himself a full year of service time and Chase Delauter is gonna win the Guards an extra draft pick.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Add a filter for double-digit barrel rate (so walking more than K'ing and making loud contact) you get: DeLauter Vargas Ramirez Yordan Trout I know Chase is slumping but this is wild company, especially for a guy who is still learning MLB pitching (he's practically still learning PRO pitching)

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

If we're going to continue assigning pitcher wins, you shouldn't be allowed to get credited with a win because you lost the lead and your team got it back. At least not if you only throw 1 inning.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

While we're on the topic of baseball scoring quirks: I won a fantasy matchup this week because I got an RBI when Matt Olson didn't hit the ball hard enough to get doubled up. Had he hit the ball harder, the run still scores but he gets a GIDP and no RBI. Instead, I tied up RBI and won 6-5-1

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Some BBs are truly earned by taking close pitches and fouling off good pitches. And sometimes a pitcher just throws 4 straight nowhere near the zone. Some ROE are truly earned by hitting the ball hard and pressuring the D with your speed. And sometimes a guy just drops a pop up.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Random baseball thought of the day: When a hitter reaches on an error, it should count like a walk or HBP. No AB, just a PA and a positive for their OBP.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This feels like a problem for Nashville who are going to have to find a way to not lose on the road at the Azteca. Huge for LAFC tho. Cruz Azul can definitely score 4 but they'll have to go all out to do it and that'll leave them open to LAFC on the counter. That's where Bouanga and co want to be.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

19 strikeouts. not 10. typoed that in a bad way. 19!

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I hope everyone enjoyed the Gavin Williams coming out party. Doing that to that lineup in their park? What a nice recovery from a shaky first outing.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Not that JAWS is perfect, but only 12 SP ahead of Sale in JAWS aren't in the hall. That includes Clemens (should be in), Verlander, Kershaw, Scherzer, Greinke (matter of time) and Schilling (would rather be an asshat than get in). Especially as we adjust to modern pitching volume, Sale should be in.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

has there been talk about how challenge strategy should maybe vary by opponent? I know game state, leverage, etc. have been discussed. but if you are facing Skenes (esp if you have a good SP going - does it make sense to tell your SP/C to save challenges for the bats cause they will need any edge?

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

These aren't the guys I commented on in my article, but this early in the season, go to savant and check out the shape of the swing speed changes. I think we can get a better sense of who has really made a change that way fantasy.fangraphs.com/small-sample...

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Small Sample Sizes in Bat Tracking

Small sample analysis alert – don’t overreact to bat speed.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

This is from yesterday, but it's equally relevant today and the answer is "he was just facing the guardians" If they were just reasonably patient, he wasn't throwing strikes at all.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The Dodgers discovered this fact in the off-season and are going to start Sasaki just to be able to share this nugget.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

in a 5x5 OBP, who sits today: Tork vs Soroka Bregman vs. Ryan Johnson Paredes vs. Ranger Suarez Murakami vs. Paddack Benching Paredes vs a LHP seems like a wild decision, but...think it's the right one?

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

We're recording an episode of Keep or Kut tomorrow and here's what we need from you: Give us your opening weekend overreactions and we'll let you know if we're buying it or selling it. Hit us with your hot takes!

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I was at the games in Seattle the last two nights and I've seen enough in those two games and this one video to know Bazzana up and Arias out makes the guards much better

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

If Weah can be "good enough" against Doku, he can basically play this role any time we need him to. That's a huge finding today, I think.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

This was on the wall of my bedroom. Had some other stars from other sports, but the baseball posters were all Cleveland. Except Junior

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Went with the Doby yesterday. Guards won. No choice to be made today, you can't mess with a streak. Yes one game is a streak, especially when it's the first game.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Why Angel instead of Fry? Know Martinez would need to come in for defense anyway but this is why Fry exists right?

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I love wearing this one, if only because I sometimes get "who's 14?" and I love being able to talk about Doby. Hall of Famer; broke AL color barrier shortly after Robinson broke it in NL when the leagues didn't play each other, so Doby was still on the front line. Big part of last CLE title.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Alright Guards fans (or anyone who cares to weigh in) - heading to the game tonight. What's my Opening Night fit? City Connect, '48 road Doby, or black Kwan?

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

On a related note, I have Judge on a team for the first time ever this year so if he actually does strike out 600 times that's on me

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

FWIW, every yankee appears to be way down, which suggests to me that this is a measurement issue, not a Judge issue. I suspect single game bat speed includes all swings, so a couple of half-hearted/non-competitive swings skew this. but maybe Mike will answer me and I'll find out for sure

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I have no idea if this is a thing I should look at ( @mikepetriello.bsky.social ?) but Judge average 77 mph on swings last year. tonight... 73.4 Things I don't know: 1) are big variations in swing speed game to game normal? 2) is one game swing speed ALL swings (season-long is top 90% of swings)?

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Baseball starts in less than 24 hours and before that happens I'm gonna thread one post per team on why their fans should be excited and why other have should want to watch them. Starting with the NL West...

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Drove from Cleveland to Birmingham with my family. Dad's car started dying after couple hrs. Turned around and tried to get home. Almost made it. Car died died by our exit. Dad had to get a ride home to get my mom's car. He unpacked/repacked on the highway, got the dead car towed...and started over.

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Chad Young @chadyoung.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Final auction of the season for me. Have some work to do in a 6x6 H2H cats (5x5 OBP/QS with 2B+3B and K/BB as the 6th cats). I need a full MI and need OF help. Budgeted $60 for a stud OF and got $56 Acuna. $260 cap/25 man rosters, 14 keepers so big inflation. Really happy with this start

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