Alex
@AlexDevMLB
Followers
426
Following
27K
Media
336
Statuses
13K
Resident Dick Allen supporter, Northwestern ‘25
Joined November 2020
Per Fangraphs, Dick Allen is the 50th-most valuable offensive player in MLB history. Before today, he was the most valuable offensive non-HOFer with zero steroid allegations. Now, at long last, Dick Allen is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Welcome to Cooperstown, Dick Allen!.
2
1
26
Highest Off by a middle infielder since Integration:. Alex Rodriguez, 664.2.Joe Morgan, 525.5.Derek Jeter, 332.7.Jose Altuve, 312.0.Jackie Robinson, 285.3.
Jose Altuve surpassed 60 career fWAR today—a common Hall-of-Fame threshold. As if there was any doubt before.
0
0
25
Doc Cramer received 12 HOF votes in 1964, the most in MLB history for a player with a negative career Off and Def. If Salvador Perez gets 13+ HOF votes, he will pass Cramer, becoming the all-time leader in HOF votes for a player who was a net-negative at both offense and defense.
One-franchise icons Mike Trout and Salvador Perez both made their MLB debuts in 2011. Trout only leads Salvy by:. • 22 RBI (1.5 per year).• 43 hits (3 per year).• 7 2B (0.5 per year). Remember that Salvy missed an entire season for TJ surgery and is LITERALLY A CATCHER
1
1
11
Shohei Ohtani led MLB hitters in cWPA in 2024 and leads again in 2025. If this holds, he will become the 8th hitter (since 1947) to lead MLB in cWPA multiple times, joining. Barry Bonds 7x.Mickey Mantle 4x.Willie Stargell 3x.Hank Aaron.Albert Pujols.Aaron Judge.Christian Yelich.
6
0
30
Over the past two seasons, Ke’Bryan Hayes has averaged 5 HRs, 58 wRC+, and 0.7 fWAR per 162 games. If Hayes played every game in Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park, he would’ve averaged 8 HRs, 64 wRC+, and 1.2 fWAR per 162 games. Not great, but there’s value.
@AlexDevMLB Now do the last two years.
0
0
8
For his career, Ke’Bryan Hayes has averaged 11 HRs, 84 wRC+, and 3.1 fWAR per 162 games. If Hayes played every game in Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park, he would’ve averaged 17 HRs, 90 wRC+, and 3.4 fWAR per 162 games.
So here's the kicker with KeBryan Hayes' extension:. It's not an exorbitant deal by AAV, it's just extended out for a long time. 2025: $7MM.2026: $7MM.2027: $7MM.2028: $8MM.2029: $9MM.2030: Club $12MM. His glove may very well provide that value in WAR every season. 28 years old.
2
1
95
The only other major outlier is KC’s Kauffman Stadium, where Hayes would only have 22 HRs. Every other stadium is between 30 and 48 HRs. Moving to the Reds is the best scenario for Ke’Bryan Hayes by a wide margin.
0
0
1
In his MLB career, Ke’Bryan Hayes has hit 39 home runs. This matches his xHR, and 29/30 parks have relatively little variance with that. If Hayes played every game of his career in Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park, he would have 59 career HRs. The largest swing by far.
1
0
8
On the bright side, that list of 77 includes three HOF managers (Whitey Herzog/Sparky Anderson/Connie Mack) and two players that share their names with famous whiskey brands (Jack Daniels/Johnny Walker). If playing baseball doesn’t work out, Caglianone has two great fallbacks.
1
0
7
In AL/NL history, 77 rookies hitters have had -1.5 fWAR or worse. 64 retired with a career WAR below 0.Only 4 had at least one 3-WAR season.Only 1 surpassed 10.0 career WAR. Jac Caglianone currently has -1.3 WAR with 56 games left (though he did just get put on the 10-day IL).
2
1
15
Hitters who led MLB in Off over a 15-year span (since 1901). Ty Cobb.Babe Ruth.Lou Gehrig.Jimmie Foxx.Mel Ott.Ted Williams.Stan Musial.Mickey Mantle.Hank Aaron. DICK ALLEN. Joe Morgan.Reggie Jackson.Mike Schmidt.Rickey Henderson.Barry Bonds.Albert Pujols.Miguel Cabrera.Mike Trout.
Dick Allen slashed .292/.378/.534 for his career. If you lowered each by 30 points, the ONLY men to achieve .262/.348/.504 during Dick's era are all first-ballot Hall of Famers (Clemente was a special election). It's crazy that he wasn't in already.
0
1
8
The only qualified hitters who are over 50th percentile in 12/13 bubbles:. Juan Soto.Will Smith.Vlad Guerrero Jr.Manny Machado. All four of these players are below-average in sprint speed and Fielding Run Value, while Ben Rice is above-average in both
3
2
87
Ben Rice is the only qualified hitter who is over 50th percentile in all 13 Savant bubbles
If you trade a guy with this batted ball data who also has the ability to play catcher you better be getting a bonafide star in return
14
59
2K
Despite Yankee Stadium being his least-advantageous stadium in terms of xHR, Ryan McMahon would see no change in performance.
0
0
4
In 2025, Ryan McMahon has 16 home runs, an 88 wRC+, and 1.4 fWAR. If McMahon played every game of 2025 in Yankee Stadium, he would have 13 home runs. This would give him an 88 wRC+ and 1.4 fWAR.
4
0
81
Highest wRC+ by a primary catcher (min 300 PAs):. 1943 Josh Gibson, 251.1997 Mike Piazza, 183.2011 Mike Napoli, 179.2025 Will Smith, 171.2025 Cal Raleigh, 171. There has never been a season with multiple 160-wRC+ catchers. 2025 could be the first.
5
3
125
Highest wRC+ by a qualified Marlins hitter:. 1996 Gary Sheffield, 185.2014 Giancarlo Stanton, 161.2017 Giancarlo Stanton, 158.2025 KYLE STOWERS, 157.2006 Miguel Cabrera, 153.2005 Carlos Delgado, 152.2009 Hanley Ramirez, 149.
If you’re ever sad, just remember the world is 4.543 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as Kyle Stowers
1
0
8
MLB leaders in Batting Runs:. Aaron Judge, 58.8.Cal Raleigh, 37.6.Shohei Ohtani, 34.6.Kyle Schwarber, 28.0.Juan Soto, 27.6.Pete Alonso, 26.3.James Wood, 24.9.KYLE STOWERS, 23.3.
0
0
3
27 of the past 28 MVP-winners were either previously top-4 in MVP voting, former Rookie of the Year winners, or former Cy Young winners. If either Cal Raleigh or Pete Crow-Armstrong wins MVP, they’d join 2018 Christian Yelich as the only outlier MVPs since 2010.
0
0
5
This is a myth. In the Pitch Tracking Era (where there are no “velocity is measured much differently” shenanigans), the MLB-average velocity of a 4-seam fastball has increased by 2.5 MPH. Pitchers are throwing much harder now than they ever have
@DallasCroob @TheWARmonger_ @notgaetti That's what you have been force fed to believe because they know you know nothing about the facts of how hard previous gens threw and how they measure velo now adds 4-6 MPH to what it was is 80's 90's and hitters are worse because of their approaches and desires.
2
1
25
Every player in MLB history with a 40-homer season (age-22 or younger). Eddie Mathews (2x).Mel Ott.Joe DiMaggio.Johnny Bench.Juan Gonzalez.Alex Rodriguez.Bryce Harper.Ronald Acuna Jr.Fernando Tatis Jr.Vlad Guerrero Jr.JAMES WOOD (on pace).JUNIOR CAMINERO (on pace).
Okay okay, I am hearing from You People™ LOUD AND CLEAR that Junior Caminero hits nukes and is electric and that it’s a travesty he’s the only guy in the HRD field I’ve never heard of. TELL ME ABOUT HIM. Fun facts, stats, clips, highlights, DO IT. Persuade me to Stan This Man👇.
0
0
9