rjandersonwrites.com
MLB writer for CBS Sports
509 posts
6,137 followers
929 following
Prolific Poster
Conversation Starter
comment in response to
post
Right, if the thought of watching your club doesn’t inspire a deep existential dread by May 1 then you’ll never have the full baseball experience.
comment in response to
post
Again, I know why it's this way, but it remains remarkable how quickly broadcasts embraced sports gambling after holding analytics and fantasy at arm's length for decades. Heck, you don’t even get dismissive or gatekeeping commentary from the former players on this matter.
comment in response to
post
I’ll stop there to spare everyone the timeline hogging. There are more talented folks out there than I can realistically list on my own, so please feel free to fill in the gaps by replying with your favorite writers and publications.
comment in response to
post
And then there’s Mike Axisa. He is, for my money, the most underappreciated writer in the industry. Mike’s exhaustive—and I do mean exhaustive—coverage of everything New York Yankees is unmatched. You can find him here: www.patreon.com/c/RABthought...
comment in response to
post
Dayn Perry is (presumably) the only active ballscribe whose prose has been featured by the Best American Poetry. His Birdy Work focuses on everything the St. Louis Cardinals do (or don’t do, as was the case this offseason): www.birdywork.com
comment in response to
post
Finally, I’ll plug the team-specific side projects of two of my CBS Sports MLB peers—out of admiration, not obligation.
comment in response to
post
Probably fair to consider Zach Crizer and Hannah Keyser’s new publication the favorite for Rookie of the Year. They just launched it last week, meaning you can still take your seat on The Bandwagon before the first inning ends by clicking here: bandwagon.substack.com
comment in response to
post
Marc Normandin has been right about nearly every labor issue in baseball for close to a decade. His reward? Not having a staff gig until recently. Have to love this industry. Nevertheless, Normandin delivers the goods if you have interest in that side of the industry: www.marcnormandin.com
comment in response to
post
Lance Brozdowski may be the best public-facing pitching analyst going. His newsletter, while admittedly nerdy, is so good and jam-packed with insight that I didn’t realize I was on the free tier until recently. (Sorry about that.) If you love pitching, this one’s for you: lancebroz.substack.com
comment in response to
post
Baseball is better with Sam Miller. I’m not sure anyone can match his combination of insight, thoughtfulness, and wit. He’s as good as it gets: substack.com/@pebblehunting
comment in response to
post
I’ll start with Joe Sheehan. He’s a pioneer in this corner of the industry in more ways than one, and he's still one of the sharpest analysts out there. I guarantee you’ll learn something from almost every newsletter he publishes: www.joesheehan.com
comment in response to
post
I'd link to it but I don't think it's up on his site yet. In the meantime, I'd recommend subscribing to his newsletter so you can get smart emails like the one I just did
www.joesheehan.com?m=1
comment in response to
post
I had not. This is great. Thank you for putting it together, @tjstats.nesti.co.
comment in response to
post
It’s unfathomable that in 2025 it’s so difficult to figure out where players have logged time during spring training. And yet.
comment in response to
post
Had the good fortune of sharing the Gathright video with someone for the first time after joking about that being the inspiration for Mac McClung's dunk. It doesn't get old.
comment in response to
post
I can still hear the little “update coming” jingle in my head they used to play on Baseball Tonight.
comment in response to
post
Yeah, I just think it’s the kind of low-probability profile that’s tough to trade—especially without options.
comment in response to
post
I suspect no club views him as a MLB-caliber player—or, at least, not with enough confidence to give up value AND assure him a spot on the 26-player roster (since he's without options). His Triple-A whiff rate last season (37.4%) would’ve been the highest in the majors (among qualifiers).
comment in response to
post
This is the start of my 10th season with CBS. More of my annual spring furniture pieces will be rolling out soon: the top 50 prospects list next week (you can check out the top 25 from earlier this winter below), breakout players the week after that, and so on www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...