Jason A. Churchill
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▶️ No show tonight as I originally planned. We'll talk again next year.
▶️ Things keep coming up, so the Naylor Plus Plan episode is on hold. ➡️ Late Tonight: 💥 Kwan 💥 RPs 💥 Rule 5 💥 Prospect trade values
▶️ Going to swap out the Rapid Fire and Offseason Plan episodes. I need a little more time on the Plan episode. Rapid Fire Sunday night . "Plan" Monday night.
▶️ Clip from the latest episode of Baseball Things: 💥 40% off annual subscriptions 👉 Use CODE ➡️ JUSTWIN bit.ly/getthepod
▶️ Baseball Things Sunday evening: 💥 When and why the batting order might matter enough to make a change (now?) 💥 The iron is hot on both sides for multiple extensions candidates. Who's at the very top? 💥 Why there's not much actual BLAME to assign right now
▶️ Entering play Wednesday, here are the qualified leaders in wRC+ in differential between pre-break and post break, and the trailers -- the worst differentials post-break vs pre-break.
▶️ Clip from the latest episode of Baseball Things A roster role comp for Harry Ford for 2026:
▶️ Clip from the latest episode of Baseball Things: 💥 Scouting, signing international pitchers
▶️ Colt Emerson's first-inning, 2-2 triple Saturday is a thing of beauty. Check that swing. Functionally fetching.
5. Brash dominating Castro in the 9th 85 mph knucke-curve dotted lower-outside edge, strike 1 90 mph Change low-inside corner, strike 2 Changeup away, ball 1 86 mph knuckle curve down, no chance, whiff, strike 3 Castro was the 1 LHB Brash was set to face and the leadoff batter. Huge first out.
▶️ Next episode of Baseball Things: 💥 No 'untouchable' prospects 💥 Discussing your trade proposals 💥 Outside-the-Box 3B thoughts
▶️ Clip from the latest episode of Baseball Things: On Bryce Miller and the Mariners...
▶️ Mariners No. 11 prospect Logan Evans with his second straight very good outing last night. Pretty good slider, limited fastball value and not much usage of a projectable third pitch right now, but let's watch the whiffs on the slide piece, K?
▶️ Season Preview content from me: 💥Grading the Opening Day Roster: www.midnightmariners.com/publish/post... 💥Predicting the 2025 season, playoffs, awards, etc: www.midnightmariners.com/publish/post... 💥 Mariners Preview episode: www.patreon.com/posts/2025-s...
▶️ After a milestone week for Baseball Things & Mariners After Midnight I wanted to say thanks for the last 7+ years -- really the last 20+. I know how lucky I am to write about & talk baseball, and it not simply be a labor of love. It's a privilege, and I appreciate it.
▶️ Will get back behind the mic Monday (today), as well as at least two other shows this week, including a Mariners ST Preview late in the week.
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Another episode of Baseball Things -- over 900 and counting now -- coming later tonight. 💥 3 stars that should be trade available now/soon 💥 Draft class strength 💥 Silver lining, if there is one ... Get your Things: bit.ly/getthepod
▶️ Mariners' latest claim is 25-year-old RHR Will Klein (ATHLETICS). Former 5th round pick out of Eastern Illinois (KC) 💥 96-99 4FB 💥 Hard breaking ball Statcast sometimes splits into both SL and CB categories, but can be plus ⚾️ FB true, some dw plane ⚾️ 35 control
▶️ Next episode of Baseball Things Thursday night: 💥 Donovan Solano: BEST role, & the WRONG role 💥 How the Braves & Mariners could match up in trade 💥 IFAs Bautista & Martinez ➡️ https://buff.ly/48WEoeo
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This still bugs me. 1. Rice is Baines-level maddening. Doesn't measure up. Every time I think of Rice I think of @keithlaw.bsky.social joking (sorta) 'Teh Fear' got him in. (LMAO) 2. Evans has a legit case, but got just half the vote from the Contemporary committee and that was that, apparently.
Been watching and looking at Luke Raley's 2024. We know he struggled vs LHPs, though he didnt get a lot of shots (82 PA), but the numbers suggest he should never be thrown a fastball in or near the zone, LHP or RHP. vs Non-FB: .190 AVG, .267 SLG vs. FB: .306 AVG, .628 SLG (these include vs LHP)
One of my favorite young players in baseball, Detroit Tigers OF Riley Greene, still needs to find better results ve breaking balls, vs both LHP & RHP, needs to mix his 23 and 24 facing lefties (avg+power, not one or the other), and he's a star. He's really close as it is.
