MLB statistics of the beginning of the season that actually count, more a control of the astros atmosphere
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Are the statistics count in early April? Well … some of them?
In addition: we check -in on one of the greatest mysteries of the League (The Astros) and one of his first oddities (The Central) and Ken immerses himself in the philosophy of the Cubs payroll. I am Levi Weaverhere with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to Windup!
Mathematics!: Numbers that actually count in April?
At the beginning of this week, I joked briefly on the “on peace for” numbers at the beginning of the season. It’s never fun, but I will always do it. I am a dad and is the “See Ya next year” on the eve of New Year’s Eve in Baseball Scripture. I don’t apologize.
But today-twentieth the date is still at single-nits-Oreno Sarris has some numbers that have relevance. Aaron Judge be In step for 135 races in the house it’s not one of them (I warned you), but I found a particularly interesting player … Reds Ace Hunter GreeneWhich is in two different lists in Eno’s article.
The first: Greene added the second longest speed to its fast ball, which already has an average of 97.6 mph in 2024. This year, it has an average of 99.6. Go watch the Savory page of baseball From the last start of Greene: he launched 32 shots over 100 mph, exceeding 101.5. Last year, in 150 inning 1/3, he only launched 35, exceeding 100.9
The second list, predictably, was the major stuff+gains, which stabilizes about 100 shots. Greene jumped from 114 in 2024 to a huge 130, a difference of +16. (The leader in that category, at +18, was also a hunter – brown of the astros).
More numbers that matter: Salient moments of fabian ardaya Eight that are distinguished From the beginning of the historian 8-0 of the Dodgers.
Ken’s notebook: Post on social media Ranks Cubs Brass
From My last column With Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma:
Chicago – At first glance, the post from A user x called @brooks_gate It seemed something that a billion dollar company would ignore.
It consisted of a graph that used the estimated data to illustrate the percentage of revenue expenses for the player’s payer payer. Instead of sitting at the top with maximum weights such as the Dodgers and Mets, the puppies were grouped near the bottom along the crosstown White Sox and the pirates, the rays and the Marlin – the light class.
The machine to make money with Wrigley Field led the Cubs to the third highest income in the Major League Baseball last year, according to the club’s finances informed. Yet, even if one of the most loved Ballpartks in the Canticchia world, a single post on social media has hit a nerve with fans – and inside the executive offices.
When fans broadcast in the Wrigley field for the domestic opening on Friday at 13:20, unmistakable signs of the disparity between revenue and paychecks will be visible. It is seen in making Craig Counsell the most paid manager in the game and then delivering it almost the same list that made David Ross off the season after the 2023 season. It is seen in the trading for Kyle Tucker after years Back-to-back with 83 wins, but everything is not going to maximize his last season before becoming a free agent.
It is seen in delivering the work in the third basis to a debutant not tried at the beginning of a playoffs season or the bust, after the budget restrictions actually brought them out of the race for Matt Chapman and Alex Bregman.
The graphic designer that the managers of the Cubs disturbed were only one of the many floating in the vast expanses of social media. But he captured the growing belief that the puppies no longer seem so individually focused on the victory of the World Series, at least compared to the way in which 1908 once hanging on previous regimes.
One of the reasons are the parameters of the paychecks established by the Family property group of Ricketts and the Department of Crane Kenney commercial operations. Another is the increase in the cost to do business in the hypercompetitive national league. As a whole, these factors have left the club in a somewhat nebulous state, as legitimate contenders but with a margin of error that is probably more subtle than it should be.
The decision makers of the organization contest this notion. They believe that the graph is misleading and that they are making far -sighted financial choices, from the hiring of Counsell to the construction of a scouting presence in Japan to improve the development of players.
“Talking about revenue and team paychecks without include other investments in baseball and commercial operations, as well as the impact of revenue sharing, does not show the entire framework,” said Kenney, a reference to capital expenses to maintain a team ownership baseball field that was opened in 1914 and operational to manage a popular tourist attraction.
However, a source of the championship referred to “The Handcuffs” that the president of Cubs of the Jed Hoyer baseball operations faced while trying to build a contender for the playoffs. A competing vision, however, is that the CUBS spent about $ 100 million more than the Milwaukee Brewers last year and have still finished 10 games behind that team of small markets.
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Intrigue: Let’s check -in on Astros
When the 2023 season ended, Astros had a seven -year series of at least to reach the Alc. This included four travel of the World Series and two championships. That strip triggered last year, when they were eliminated in the Jolly series by Detroit’s tigers.
So this offseason exchanged the Kyle Tucker stars outfielder and Ryan closest to puppies. Alex Bregman signed with the red Sox; Justin Verlander, the giants. In spring training, we learned that Jose Altuve was moving from the second base to the left. It’s a lot of changes!
But aren’t they still sure if that change means the end of the dynasty, or simply another of their patented recharges? I mean, take a look This list of 2017 (The first year of that seven-year stretch) and you will discover that only two players-altuve and Lance McCullers Jr. I am still around.
The pessimistic corner is easy to find, largely contained in the departures that I have already mentioned. But Houston also brought Christian Walker to consolidate the problem of the first base of last year and Isaac Paredes (a third of the Tucker trade) to replace Bregman to the third. The twenty -two year old Cam Smith (another third of that trade) challenged the chances and did the opening day roster.
On the other-Another hand … all three are hitting below .200 so far.
On the other hand, Brendan Rodgers looks like it could be placed. The former heir of the Keystone corner is hit .313 while trying to put a position that has not been opened since July 2011.
So far Houston is 3-4. The team started last season 7-19 and won the division. It is still too early to know! But it is a compelling mystery.
More astros: Altuve hit five times last night. The astros have still beat the twins, 5-2.
Oddities: Al (comedy) central
I should have noticed it in yesterday’s Windup when the numbers were aligned, but when the twins started their game against Astros yesterday, that’s what was on the line: a victory would put them in first place. Instead, a loss put them in last place.
This is because when the game started yesterday, Each team of the Al Central had an identical record -they all 2-4.
Technically, the White Sox are the best team of the division, because their racing differential is (shocking) +4. The next three: Kansas City (-2), Detroit (-3) and Cleveland (-9). After the loss of Thursday, the twins are at -15.
At least Byron Buxton is healthy?
As for the rest of the division, I still expect the White Sox to crumble and I expect those three teams of the middle to enclose the ship – do not forget, they did all the playoffs last year. But it was certainly a strange beginning for the whole division.
Handshakes and five highs
Ok, let’s try this again. Yesterday I mistakenly linked to the story of Britt Ghiroli on how Baseball players are frugal In ways you may not expect. But I skipped the gun! He hasn’t published to date! Now you know my great secret: I can read the stories in advance.
It’s a happy Friday for me. First of all, it is the return of Jayson Stark’s strange and wild columns. Here is the wholemeal one – with torpedo bins, strange injuries and more – and here is a short: 17 things which have already happened in 2025 It never happened in 2024.
And next: Tyler Kepner’s “Sliders” column is back! This week, Kepner highlights a member of an exclusive club for four people in the history of baseball, variations on an immaculate theme, the return of Mr. Marlin and a very stupid Babe Ruth clip.
Last year, Taijuan Walker’s mother cried when she participated in a game and heard her whistled son. This year, her I have to be there for the applause.
The Rookie of Red Sox Kristian Campbell is snatching him in his first week in the big championships. It was not the case when spring training began. He did to Conversation with the story of Trevor make the difference?
Freddie Freeman’s postponement in the shower now has officially He landed it on the IL.
Since the beginning of the “Live Ball” era, only two teams have lost three consecutive games 1-0. The first: the Phillies of 1960. The second: Your Reds Cincinnati 2025.
More clicked in our latest newsletter: Ken’s story on Juan Soto lasting relationship with his host family in a minor alloy.
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