I’ve run important simulations.

According to a rigorous simulation I've run on #OOTP, raising to MLB league minimum to $1.8M without changing budgets causes the following trends for veterans:

Relievers: $4M-$8M
Starters: $8M-$14M
Position players: $8M-$15M

Players who only earn a minor league invite get $4M.

— Brad Johnson (@BaseballATeam) August 26, 2019

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2. Weather Reports
3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
4. SaberSim Says…
5. Called Shot

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When I campaign for President, this is a contender to be my official song.

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2. Weather Reports
3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
4. SaberSim Says…
5. Pace of Play

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This Thursday is neither too thin nor too wide. It’s just right.

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4. SaberSim Says…
5. Not Crisp

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Gonna have to rapid fire this one…

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3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
4. SaberSim Says…
5. Sequel

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If it’s any consolation, I was among the 67 percent of rosters that included Brendan McKay (-3.10 points). He was my most heartily touted pick yesterday, and I stand by the process that led me to him. Bad things happen to good people.

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4. SaberSim Says…
5. Gimme MOAR

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One, Two, Three, FOURTEEN!

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5. CC ain’t about it

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An abject lesson in catcher framing.

Tango poll results:

Which is the more productive hitter

A.
.315 batting average
.365 OBP
.510 SLG

B.
.260 batting average
.365 OBP
.510 SLG

— Tangotiger 🍁 (@tangotiger) August 14, 2019

My poll results:

Which is the more productive hitter?

A.
.365 OBP
.510 SLG
.195 ISO

B.
.365 OBP
.510 SLG
.250 ISO

— Brad Johnson (@BaseballATeam) August 15, 2019

Notice, these are IDENTICAL polls. In Tom’s, he displays Hitter A as having a higher average. In mine, I emphasize Hitter B’s greater ISO. In both cases, half of the voting public preferred the player with the higher stat. Indeed, framing is important.

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3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
4. SaberSim Says…
5. Relevance

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I used starmaths (aka FanGraphs Guts!) to solve Tom Tango’s misleading poll question.

The Question (twitter link)

My Answer

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5. Grown Man Strength

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Sometimes, writing a lede in is the last thing I want to do. Well, technically, I always write it last.

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5. Sith

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This is one of the foulest-looking eight-game slates I’ve ever seen.

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2. Weather Reports
3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
4. SaberSim Says…
5. Infinity Percent

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