2026 Misc MLB News Thread

[Playing Catch]

17 hours ago, Frisbee Slider said:

I asked myself what does ‘not a SS look like?’

My first rxn was "Whoa! That's so bad!" Which it is, so I'm not disputing he's comparatively poor at playing SS at the MLB level.

But I believe those shaders are percentage-ranks based among all innings played at SS, so that whomever is the "worst" MLB SS is in the 1st percentile, which hypothetically, could still mean that he's the 30th best defensive SS in the world, rather than, "Of 100 major league shortstops, he would rank 100th"*. After all, a "bad" shortstop would never accrue enough innings there to get to -17.

Again, If I were the Nats, I would've moved him a long time ago, because I happen to think having a good defensive shortstop is really important for winning teams, but I think those shaders sometimes give us a false impression of just HOW bad/good players are. Unlike say, Misiorowski's shaders, which I am sure has a lot of 99s, because he is truly that kind of outlier.

*I acknowledge I could have this wrong

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On 8/14/2026 at 4:55 PM, nate82 said:

Braves signed three draft picks for $500 each.  

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7511763/2026/08/14/braves-mlb-draft-picks-signing-bonus/?unlocked_article_code=1.5VA.nOny.8KA2ZsdwVbTE&source=user_shared_article&smid=ta-ios-share

Wow. I thought $10k was the minimum. They should have something like that.  I mean it’s up to the kids if they want to sign for that little.