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As if I needed more reasons to watch Shrinking

Bobby Witt Jr. is the kind of player whose prolonged absence could genuinely sink an entire club. Have to believe the Royals are waiting for updates from today’s HBP with bated breath.

After acquiring Kenny Pickett, the Browns have determined they haven’t collected enough from Pittsburgh’s scrap heap

Incredible that the Cavs were able to survive that rocky January

Scorching a ball towards county lines is certainly one way for Gavin Sheets to send a message to his former team

Guardians prospect Doug Nikhazy had been dominating Spring Training. Then he faced a regular season Dodgers lineup:

These are so beautifully throwback

Two new Statcast updates today at Baseball Savant .. medium ones, in advance of some large ones coming. First! A new batted ball profile board. All the batted ball types you're used to, but also breakdowns for PULL IN THE AIR, oppo grounders, etc. baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...

Just bring a lawn chair to the plate. It’s not like you’ll be going anywhere.

Drey Jameson threw 1,044 pitches in the bigs before Tommy John surgery, the fastest of which was 99.6 mph. He hit 100 mph or higher five times today. Not a bad development for the D-backs.

The Brewers spent 21st birthdays in A-ball, on airplanes headed to A-ball, in casinos playing blackjack and in college bars drinking green beer. Jackson Chourio is turning 21 as a bona fide big leaguer. Cheers to “everyone’s littlest brother.” www.mlb.com/news/jackson...

Great piece on MLB about how Blake Snell is very helpful to Korean players in getting them acclimated to MLB and the states @sonjamchen.bsky.social @miguardado.bsky.social + Adam Berry www.mlb.com/news/ha-seon...

The Yankees' rotation is enduring one hell of a gut punch this spring

Clearly this is the move the Browns used to sell Myles Garrett on the idea they weren't that far from contending

It'll be interesting to see what the Guardians do with Triston McKenzie. His spring velocity has been up from his 2024 average (91.1), but his control - even though it was a little better today - still looks like it comes and goes.

Being able to throw 100 with enough command that your catcher doesn't need to frame it will forever be an absurd skill

Shohei just ripped a 118.5 mph double

Come to watch a ball get smoked 113.7 mph off the bat of Addison Barger. Stay to watch it hit a roof.

More attention needs to be given to the Marlins’ hat, which legit just says “MMmi”

To anyone exploring a site that actually works today, here’s a great MLB.com starter pack from @sarahwexler.bsky.social go.bsky.app/Hss3jDR

Someone kicking the plug out at twitter right before NFL free agency kicks off, forcing big scoopers to break their news on other apps

The Browns legit gave Myles Garrett a blank check and said “put whatever number you want just please don’t leave us”

Against overwhelming odds, this “same ol’ Browns” situation didn’t turn out “same ol’ Browns”

“I’m done with trying to dot a gnat’s ass,” Jobe said afterwards. “Here’s my stuff. If you hit it, great. Odds are, you’re probably not.”

Christian Yelich’s back seems to be feeling alright

Sandy Alcántara is gonna come off Tommy John surgery and immediately lead MLB in complete games by a mile again and it’s going to be amazing

I read Jokic's stat line about five or six times and I'm still only 60% sure this is a real thing

Bump

Steph Curry is going to spend his final years chucking circus shots while somehow still shooting 50% from the field just because he can

Cam Smith has a 2.097 OPS this spring, and also needed just 27 games to jump all the way to Double-A in his first minor league season. His Astros debut has “sooner rather than later” written all over it.

Dude better throw the horns up after literally every K

The first pitch Ernie Clement faced since taking a heater to the face Monday in Lakeland? Home run:

Also daylight savings time hasn’t even kicked in yet and the Cavs already clinched a playoff spot

The Cavs felt bad for boat racing teams so early that fans turned the game off, so now they’re just gonna sleepwalk through 90% of the night before flipping the switch just enough to win

I kind of figured being retired had more appeal than slogging through what’ll likely be another brutal Browns season so color me surprised

The Dodgers are going to boast a 10-man rotation this season and like half of them will be Cy Young candidates

The thing about Jhonkensy Noel homers is you never ever wonder "did he get all of that?"

A bit of a shaky third, but Gavin Williams finished with 15 whiffs on 27 swings, with 13 of those coming off his fastball. Six of the seven outs he recorded were via strikeout. Cleveland will likely file that under "please let this spring showing be real."

Gavin Williams threw 12 fastballs through one frame and generated: 8 swings 5 whiffs 3 fouls 0 balls in play

In all seriousness, has *literally anything* gone right for the Mavericks since they traded Luka?

That Omar whistle is going to hit hard the first time Félix Bautista comes out of the Camden Yards bullpen this year

The Brewers when seeing Jose Quintana has a career 2.98 ERA and 1.077 WHIP against them over 130.0 innings

I can't believe: 1) how little the Cavs needed to give up for De'Andre Hunter 2) how he's somehow been even better than advertised for Cleveland

Some personal news. Looking forward to getting to know Cleveland! www.mlb.com/news/tim-ste...

Well that was cool

Welcome to a Paul Skenes plate appearance, where your bat is just a formality

The Cavs went from being run out of the building to snatching a win from Boston on the road. Whatever noise they make afterwards about this being “just another game” will clearly be a front. They wanted this one bad.

You learn a lot of good lessons in spring training. Like don’t leave a low 90s fastball here when facing Shohei Ohtani.