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Thank you Ben for the amount of time that clearly goes into each of these reports. What a grand and unique community that exists here due to the care and hard work of people like you.

And now Fischer with #48 (off a position player but they all count)

2 more home runs for Braylon Payne, now 28 total this year.

Of the players above him in the list, only 13 are eligible for the HOF and didn't make it (assuming Pujols gets in). Only 5 of those played in the last 100 years. 19th Century / Pioneer Era (~1876–1900) Mike Tiernan Fred Carroll Dead-ball Era (~1901–1919) Sherry Magee Jimmy Sheckard Stuffy McInnis Donie Bush Shoeless Joe Jackson (ineligible) Live-Ball / Classic Era (~1920–1946) Buddy Lewis Integration / Expansion Era (~1947–1968) Jim Fregosi Vada Pinson Free Agency Era (~1969–1993) Cesar Cedeno Modern Era (~1994–2011) Alex Rodriguez Jason Heyward

Favre and Rodgers both won rings. Maybe if Counsell was manager in 2008, he would have a better chance and anything is possible in the future as time passes, but he doesn't have that ultimate win in his pocket and seemingly left town to the rival to chase it instead of sticking it out to get one.

He fouled off a ball and then was in pain (didn't foul it off himself). Walked off under his own power but no clear physical issue. The announcers were suggesting that it was heat-related, but all pure conjecture.

Looks like Nashville is rained out again, double header tomorrow.

For Brady Ebel, how about JP Crawford through A but with more power and a better eye at this point?

Could someone please post some of the details on the Schaum story for those like me who don't have access to Instagram?

Adamczewski 107 off the bat, 388 feet to right center

Braylon Payne with an oppo homer on the first pitch he saw today.

Not comparing on stuff or pitches, just overall K/BB/HR profiles. All younger reliever types who have shown the ability to get strikeouts and not walk too many people in the minor leagues. I agree that Kerkering has shown a lot more promise in the majors than Yoho at this point.

The Southern League HR/PA last year was 0.018. This year, it is 0.03, about 1.75 times easier to hit a home run. ISO is up about 1.5x this year. Burke is a good example since he was in the league both years. His 0.07 HR/PA last year was 4x league average and ISO 2.5x league average. This year his home run rate is only 2.5x league average and ISO 2x league average. Fischer and Ragsdale are both about the same (though not accounting for sample size which is fairly low for both of them).

Nate Lavender (Mets), Welinton Herrera (Rockies), Andrew Nardi, Josh Ekness (Marlins), Franco Aleman (Guardians), Mason Fluharty, Javen Coleman (Blue Jays), Jose Fermin (Angels), Anthony Nunez (Orioles), Marc Church (Rangers), Orion Kerkering (Phillies), Jordan Leasure (White Sox)

Agreed, well said.