Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026New Baseball Bits is live on Patreon for early access! It's a 30 minute history of MLB. Pledge today to preview it. If not, no worries. It'll be on Youtube for everyone soon enough. www.patreon.com/c/foolishbas... 2341
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Hitters really do have a lot of control over their batted ball distribution. Max Muncy hit just one (1) opposite field groundball in 2025. When you're as committed to pulling the ball in the air as he is, the reverse rarely happens. 51085
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Found a guy wearing just a T-shirt to the ballpark in 1956. 61292
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 18/04/2025current Youtube obsession: this 79-year-old trying to improve his vertical leap 515024
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 23/03/2025NEW BASEBALL BITS. Let's explore Bryan Woo's fast ascension from bad college reliever to great MLB starter. LINK: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCvD... 27310
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 19/03/20258. Tim Tawa >Diamondbacks protected him with the 40-man add >91.1 EV / 49.1 HardHit% in AAA last year >Has played everywhere in the minors, best at 1B >Bats righty, Naylor/Smith/Del Castillo are lefty >Tim Tawa is an excellent baseball name 1361
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 19/03/20257. The Rockies bullpen >Vodnik & Halvorsen can throw 100+ >Angel Chivilli's changeup had a 34.6 SwStr% in the majors last year >Jaden Hill had a 33 K% / 8.1 BB% in the upper minors after converting to the bullpen >I wish Jeff Criswell didn't need TJ >Jefry Yan might not be good, but he's fun 1250
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 19/03/20256. The Giants lineup >Have already sang my Jung Hoo Lee praises >Jerar Encarnacion has insane pop >I think Ramos continues breaking out, not a fluke >Matos still has time to follow in Ramos' footsteps >Bailey has some good hitting periphs, but tends to run out of gas >Added Adames, kept Chapman 3444
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 19/03/20255. Jose A. Ferrer >3.38 ERA in 2024 >Capable of triple digit heat >But more of a soft contact / groundball flamethrower like Hicks or Graterol than pure swing and miss >This is because his FF and SI get a ton of armside run vs his arm angle >Good chance he's the Nats closer at some point this year 2271
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 19/03/20254. Alejandro Kirk >Outlasted Moreno and Jansen, is now THE GUY >Quietly graded out as one of the best defensive catchers in MLB the last three seasons >Silver Slugger winner in 2022, what if the bat bounces back? >Still has elite contact skills >5'8 / 245lb ideal male body type 1541
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 19/03/20253. Angels starting pitching >Jose Soriano is one of the highest velo starters in the league >Reid Detmers 6.70 ERA vs 3.86 xFIP last year >Caden Dana is a top-100 prospect >Most intriguing to me is Jack Kochanowicz. 3.99 ERA in 11 MLB starts. 6'7 sinkerballer with very low K rate last year. 2332
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 19/03/20252. Eric Wagaman >DFA'd by Angels after 2024 debut, picked up by MIA >Great swing decisions (72 Z-Swing%, 29 O-Swing%) >91.7 MPH avg EV and 89.3 Z-Con% sounds like a winning combo to me >Played primarily 3B and RF in minors last year >Should break camp on Marlins Opening Day roster 4260
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 19/03/2025🧵 A few more players/units I'm interested in this year. I'm calling this "Things That Make Me Say Hmmmm..." 1. Hunter Goodman >Fast/compact swing >Can pull ball in the air, 12.8 Barrel% in 2024 >.199 BABIP with Coors as home ballpark killed his 2024 line >No position, but good athlete 51011
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 25/01/2025when you ask about real baseball and all you get back is that OOTP stare 51043
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Tigers hitters were messing with their swings a lot during the season 2751
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 10/12/202486 Players referred to as "Ben Zobrist types" sorted by the year they earned that comparison. 1218520
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 20/11/20242024 Pitchers and pitch types that were effective in small samples. These pitches could be utilized more in 2025 and beyond. 91154
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Guys, you're still trying to replace Twitter. I'm telling you we can't do it. Now what we might be able to do is recreate it. Recreate it in the aggregate. 441863370
Foolish Baseball @foolishbb.bsky.social · 13/11/2024NEW FOOLISH BAILEY Reacting To My Top 50 Players for 2024! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zANb... 41084
