Is 'El Mago' back? A Thread 🪡🧵 #RepDetroit

Potential 2026 Cubs lineup: C: Carson Kelly 1B: Michael Busch 2B: Nico Hoerner SS: Dansby Swanson 3B: Matt Shaw LF: Ian Happ CF: Pete Crow-Armstrong RF: Seiya Suzuki DH: Moisés Ballesteros In the wings: Owen Caissie, Jonathon Long, Kevin Alcantara, James Triantos...

When researching the Brewers' 2026 lineup, I came across this. Vaughn's 2025 wasn't a fluke: - .254 BA v .275 xBA ✅ - .411 SLG v .465 xSLG ✅ - Very good Barrel/Hard-Hit% ✅ - Plus WHiff% ✅ - Plus defender ✅ - Success against all three pitch types ✅ Just very good.

When I think about a full season of a healthy Yordan Alvarez, I imagine it looks like this: 155 G .301 BA .394 OBP 30 doubles 44 HR 124 RBI He's still only 28 years old, and is technically only entering his prime. An absolute X-Factor in the 2026 MVP-race.

Potential 2026 Brewers lineup: C: William Contreras 1B: Andrew Vaughn 2B: Brice Turang SS: ? 3B: Caleb Durbin LF: Isaac Collins CF: Jackson Chourio RF: Sal Frelick DH: Christian Yelich Rotation with Peralta, Misiorowski & Woodruff looks strong. Need a SS, desperately.

I made a simple 1st Half vs. 2nd Half Viz! Junior Caminero dazzled in the 2nd half, raising his by half wRC+ from 113 to 152 with increases in AVG EV, Hard-Hit%, and Barrel%. He also showed more FB contact while chasing less (O-Swing 31.9%--29.1%).

Players that hopefully stay/are healthy throughout 2026: - Emmanuel Rodriguez - Michael King - Shane McClanahan - Mike Trout - Yordan Alvarez - Brandon Woodruff - Kodai Senga - Jackson Merrill - Andrew Painter - Chase DeLauter

George Valera is finally healthy heading into 2026: At Triple-A: 28 G .255 BA .346 OBP .803 OPS 7 HR 25.2% K% 86.7% Z-Con% At the MLB level, he displayed elite discipline w/a 14.7% BB%, and had a solid Postseason with a .286 BA, double & HR in 3 games. Just needs reps.

What Roman Anthony's 2026 could look like: .292 BA .388 OBP 35 doubles 23 HR 75 RBI 15 SB 10 OAA Anthony is one of the best young players in the sport already, pairs incredible bat control with above-average power and elite discipline. The sky is truly the limit 💎

Potential 2026 Blue Jays lineup: C: Alejandro Kirk 1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2B: Ernie Clement SS: Andrés Giménez 3B: Addison Barger LF: Nathan Lukes CF: Daulton Varsho RF: George Springer DH: Anthony Santander Is bringing back Bichette a must to be competitive again?

Brody Brecht has been as advertised so far: 61 IP (20 GS) 2.51 ERA 3.23 FIP 36.1% K% 13.3% BB% .213 BAA 55% GB% He only allowed 2 HR, has a nasty slider generating tons of whiffs and can get up to 100 MPH on his fastball. Control needs more work. Must-watch 🔍

Lee hit lefties at a .299 clip with a .918 ops. He is a younger Andy Ibanez with much more upside. Will be 23 at the start of the 2026 season. He needs to work on hitting righties if he is ever going to be a big league regular but he had a very solid 2025 in AAA at 22 years old.

Hao-Yu Lee remains one of the most underrated prospects: The foundation is extremely strong: - 112.2 MPH Max EV ✅ - 24.7% Chase% ✅ - 85.6% Z-Con% ✅ - 44.8% Hard-Hit% ✅ - 25.6% Whiff% ✅ He's only 22 years old at AAA. He's a must-watch prospect and could break camp.

I would like to introduce you to the Alpha build of the Prospect Visualizer: - 0-100 score on each of the six categories. - Quickly visualize the prospect's archetype. - Age/level dynamically adjusts. - Games played dynamically adjusts. More info below:

Potential 2026 Rays lineup: C: Nick Fortes 1B: Jonathan Aranda 2B: Brandon Lowe SS: Carson Williams 3B: Junior Caminero LF: Tre' Morgan (?) CF: Chandler Simpson RF: Josh Lowe DH: Yandy Diaz In desperate need of OF help. Infield is up there with the best in MLB.

Really cool work here, check this out if you like prospect baseball

Evaluating prospects can be a little challenging at times, but this is one of the most intuitive, dynamic, and useful tools I’ve seen. Check it out! The whole model is explained below.

Any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated to ensure this model gets as close to reality as possible. Always happy to answer any questions as well. I aim to have a fully functional model by the start of Spring Training.

A few things of note: - The visualization is not close to being a final product. - Still undergoing further tweaking. - Will be fully automated in the future and deliver professional cards for each hitter. - Pitcher release is TBA. - Player archetypes to follow.

It's aimed at most fans looking to quickly learn more about a player: No need to dig through FanGraphs pages and put the pieces together. Six categories, one simple visualizer and you have a simple understanding of every prospect in the sport. Colt Emerson is visualized here.

I would like to introduce you to the Alpha build of the Prospect Visualizer: - 0-100 score on each of the six categories. - Quickly visualize the prospect's archetype. - Age/level dynamically adjusts. - Games played dynamically adjusts. More info below: