by: RotoSurgeon
Regression is such an ugly word. Why can players not just be elite forever after a breakout? Thanks to innovations in math and physics, we have heaps of analytics at our fingertips to judge whether a player’s recent performance is sustainable or not. Expected Stats like xwOBA, xAVG, xSLG, and xwoBACON (mmmm, BACON) are readily […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?ERA has gone the way of batting average in the modern age of baseball. While it is still somewhat a barometer of true performance, it is really not valuable on the surface. These numbers are easily digestible to the average fan and marketable to show who is good and who is bad. Unfortunately, that is […]
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Well, we had a good run. This will be my final Ambulance Chasers post for the 2025 MLB season as I move onto fantasy football (over here at Razzball)! Thank you to everyone who has followed along, read, and commented throughout the past few months. Every single one of you is appreciated, and I can […]
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This is an odd time of year. Every baseball team is evaluating a balance of its immediate and extended future. With two months of the 2025 regular season left, plenty could change, but teams are forced to act decisively with the upcoming trade deadline. For the sake of fantasy baseball, new injuries could extend until […]
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The only real poor man here is anyone who drafted Adley Rutschman these past two seasons (me). He is consistently a top-10o pick yet incapable of tapping into any upside or even replicating his career-high 2022 season. That year was great (for a catcher) with 20 home runs, 84 runs, 80 RBI, and a .277 […]
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The All-Star Game is very funny in 2025. Why does every team get a “representative”? I speak from a point of privilege as a Dodgers’ fan, but still…is this not asinine for a “competitive” sport? Should teams be incentivized to have the best players who can not only be All-Stars, but also help them toward […]
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I made a huge mistake this season. Spencer Schwellenbach was one of my favorite SP targets throughout the year and I was scooping him up around his ADP where I could. The Braves magically formed another ace named Spencer out of thin air and I was not missing the boat this time. Sadly–in one of […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?We are officially at the halfway point of the 2025 MLB season, and just like every year, I learned a lot. Never fade Cal Raleigh. No matter how minor it seems, fade pitchers with preseason upper-body injuries. Elbow, shoulder, lat…doesn’t matter. Pulled-air percentage matters. Wyatt Langford’s breakout is a figment of our collective imagination (jk, […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Dear Cal Raleigh, What the hell man?? I was convinced this dude was an awful fantasy pick given his top-100 ADP and poor batting average but guess what…he might just post the greatest fantasy season for a catcher ever! His fringe 20-steal pace is just an added insult to injury. I bow to you, Big […]
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Iran and Israel are attacking one another. ICE is raiding the streets of Los Angeles. We have protests around the country that are ready for an outbreak at a moment’s notice. Nevertheless, fantasy lineups must be set and leagues must be won. I’m confident World War 3 will not break out (yet), but who knows? […]
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It is unbelievable how good Ronald Acuna Jr. is after tearing a second ACL. In the 13 games since his return, Acuna Jr. has four home runs while slashing .333/.418/.625. He has not stolen a base yet and his strikeout rate is slightly above his career high (30.9%) but who cares when he has a […]
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Mike Trout is back to playing baseball, but for how long? I’m genuinely hoping for 80-90 games total at this point because another lower-body injury just further compounds the risk for this future HOF-er. Obviously, it is disheartening to see an all-time talent virtually perish before our eyes, but not the first nor last time […]
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