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Vintage Mad Max......
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The Red Sox rotation looks good but the only trouble I can find is the BABIP or a stat that can be attributed to pitchers allowing a hit as a result of a ball in play excluding HRs. League average is .300 and pitchers always swing 5-10 points below or above that more or less but always go back to the .300 or swing to it on average.
In a sense it's sort of like a stat on "good" or "bad" luck or not so much luck but other factors such as ballpark factors or club factors or historical team vs team factors, a pitchers swagger/mojo/presence/style/command/stuff etc etc that are hard to explain or perceive or quantify exactly but are there.
Red Sox have below 4.00 projected ERA and FIP along with a top 4 Total WAR amongst SP rotations and the best in the AL in that regard and the fundamentals are solid but if you look at the BABIP it's above .300 and the only other team with a higher BABIP is the Colorado Rockies. On the opposite end you have the Mariners with below 4.00 ERA and FIP projected along with one of the lowest if not lowest BABIP numbers in the MLB.
This luck factor can be attributed to ballpark factors such as elevation, humidity, dimensions etc etc that apply to all three ballparks and regions very much so.
For example in Seattle the humidity and colder temps on average help a pitcher with thicker air and denser particles that are harder for a hitter and a ball to overcome and this helps a pitchers BABIP. In Coors field in Colorado the elevation brings luck down for a pitcher due to elevation on average since the air is less dense or thick and this allows for a hitter to hit a ball easier through less dense and thick air and lets the ball travel easier. In Boston the smaller dimensions and the Green Monster on right field also make for bad luck for a pitcher on average because it allows for balls to be put in play easier as a result of smaller dimensions and funny dimensions at that especially in right field.
In a way it's bad and good because it also applies to the visiting teams on average so it's something that can be used to an advantage as much as it can be a disadvantage at home for the Red Sox and that's the most important thing to take from it.
But it's also troubling if your the Red Sox Pitching Staff and something to be keen and aware of and why a move like Devers to 2B or 1B or DH and Bregman in 3rd or anything to elevate defense matters more than anything to maintain the fundamentals of the pitching, lower BABIP and "bad luck" and adjust for ballpark factors and dimensions to give the pitchers more of an edge.
In a sense it's sort of like a stat on "good" or "bad" luck or not so much luck but other factors such as ballpark factors or club factors or historical team vs team factors, a pitchers swagger/mojo/presence/style/command/stuff etc etc that are hard to explain or perceive or quantify exactly but are there.
Red Sox have below 4.00 projected ERA and FIP along with a top 4 Total WAR amongst SP rotations and the best in the AL in that regard and the fundamentals are solid but if you look at the BABIP it's above .300 and the only other team with a higher BABIP is the Colorado Rockies. On the opposite end you have the Mariners with below 4.00 ERA and FIP projected along with one of the lowest if not lowest BABIP numbers in the MLB.
This luck factor can be attributed to ballpark factors such as elevation, humidity, dimensions etc etc that apply to all three ballparks and regions very much so.
For example in Seattle the humidity and colder temps on average help a pitcher with thicker air and denser particles that are harder for a hitter and a ball to overcome and this helps a pitchers BABIP. In Coors field in Colorado the elevation brings luck down for a pitcher due to elevation on average since the air is less dense or thick and this allows for a hitter to hit a ball easier through less dense and thick air and lets the ball travel easier. In Boston the smaller dimensions and the Green Monster on right field also make for bad luck for a pitcher on average because it allows for balls to be put in play easier as a result of smaller dimensions and funny dimensions at that especially in right field.
In a way it's bad and good because it also applies to the visiting teams on average so it's something that can be used to an advantage as much as it can be a disadvantage at home for the Red Sox and that's the most important thing to take from it.
But it's also troubling if your the Red Sox Pitching Staff and something to be keen and aware of and why a move like Devers to 2B or 1B or DH and Bregman in 3rd or anything to elevate defense matters more than anything to maintain the fundamentals of the pitching, lower BABIP and "bad luck" and adjust for ballpark factors and dimensions to give the pitchers more of an edge.
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Time to get started with The Kids' Real MLB 2025 Power Rankings ....... starting with my top 9......... Will update as the season approaches or move the list around but in general once it gets going that doesn't happen unless something big changes......
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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 9 Power Rankings Feb 25th 2025.....
Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams with most likelihood and highest likelihood of making postseason for 2025.......
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts"......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer.... as good as the "experts" in 2024 and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball........
SEE THE FUTURE.......
1. Dodgers
2. Phillies
3. Astros
4. Yankees
5. Mets
6. Braves
7. Diamondbacks
8. Mariners
9. Red Sox
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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 9 Power Rankings Feb 25th 2025.....
Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams with most likelihood and highest likelihood of making postseason for 2025.......
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts"......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer.... as good as the "experts" in 2024 and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball........
SEE THE FUTURE.......
1. Dodgers
2. Phillies
3. Astros
4. Yankees
5. Mets
6. Braves
7. Diamondbacks
8. Mariners
9. Red Sox
The~Kid
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Time to get started with The Kids' Real MLB 2025 Power Rankings ....... starting with my top 10......... Will update as the season approaches or move the list around but in general once it gets going that doesn't happen unless something big changes......
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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 10 Power Rankings Feb 26th 2025.....
Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams with most likelihood and highest likelihood of making postseason for 2025.......
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts"......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer.... as good as the "experts" in 2024 and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball........
SEE THE FUTURE.......
1. Dodgers
2. Phillies
3. Astros
4. Yankees
5. Mets
6. Braves
7. Diamondbacks
8. Mariners
9. Red Sox
10.Royals
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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 10 Power Rankings Feb 26th 2025.....
Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams with most likelihood and highest likelihood of making postseason for 2025.......
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts"......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer.... as good as the "experts" in 2024 and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball........
SEE THE FUTURE.......
1. Dodgers
2. Phillies
3. Astros
4. Yankees
5. Mets
6. Braves
7. Diamondbacks
8. Mariners
9. Red Sox
10.Royals
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Then.......
Now........
Now........
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Then.......
Now......
Now......
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Even the fastest men alive today..... are chasing ghost, spirits, legends and players of the past that havent quite left ..... and in many cases one can say those players of the past never have left the field and they are still competing with modern players even to this day in the legacy and mark they have left in the game per example........
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If you havent had a chance to SEE it.....check it out.....
Shohei came to the States "Chasing the American Dream"......and while he did on his journey with the Angels and the fans in Anaheim he also went......."Beyond the Dream"........
On Disney +....It's time to go "Beyond the Dream".......with Shohei Ohtani ^_^
Ohtani showed everyone that anyone can achieve incredible feats when you take a chance, focus, work hard and follow your heart......anything is possible....... "Beyond the Dream" *_*
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Time to get started with The Kids' Real MLB 2025 Power Rankings ....... starting with my top 11......... Will update as the season approaches or move the list around but in general once it gets going that doesn't happen unless something big changes......
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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 11 Power Rankings Feb 27th 2025.....
Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams with most likelihood and highest likelihood of making postseason for 2025.......
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts"......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer.... as good as the "experts" in 2024 and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball........
SEE THE FUTURE.......
1. Dodgers
2. Phillies
3. Astros
4. Yankees
5. Mets
6. Braves
7. Diamondbacks
8. Mariners
9. Red Sox
10.Royals
11. Cubs
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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 11 Power Rankings Feb 27th 2025.....
Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams with most likelihood and highest likelihood of making postseason for 2025.......
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts"......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer.... as good as the "experts" in 2024 and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball........
SEE THE FUTURE.......
1. Dodgers
2. Phillies
3. Astros
4. Yankees
5. Mets
6. Braves
7. Diamondbacks
8. Mariners
9. Red Sox
10.Royals
11. Cubs
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First Trout Bomb of many to come yesterday this season....... vintage Prince-Fish ^_^
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My hot take....... some pretty sore loser.....
The~Kid
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Imagine facing a pitcher before you even actually face them and they also tell you all their secrets too on how to beat them in real life.......that's Trajekt Arc for you.....
Right now especially with the quality of pitchers on average due to the Pitch Clock and lack of new guidelines and recommendations by the MLB…….
For batters it makes sense to exploit this especially when going into postseason not on the Ace of a staff but mainly on the backbone of an opponents bullpen especially the general relievers vs your top notch closers but yeah bullpen in general.
This way especially with the lower quality of pitchers in the league right now due to injuries teams can better exploit an opponents weaknesses especially if they already have a troubled rotation or barely decent one coming out of the month of September and into postseason. Also against a seemingly top tier pitching staff this helps a team focus on the weakest link in a chain or pitching rotation to win vs the entire chain or a top tier Ace or closer.
This is Baseball in 2025 and in the 21st century......
Right now especially with the quality of pitchers on average due to the Pitch Clock and lack of new guidelines and recommendations by the MLB…….
For batters it makes sense to exploit this especially when going into postseason not on the Ace of a staff but mainly on the backbone of an opponents bullpen especially the general relievers vs your top notch closers but yeah bullpen in general.
This way especially with the lower quality of pitchers in the league right now due to injuries teams can better exploit an opponents weaknesses especially if they already have a troubled rotation or barely decent one coming out of the month of September and into postseason. Also against a seemingly top tier pitching staff this helps a team focus on the weakest link in a chain or pitching rotation to win vs the entire chain or a top tier Ace or closer.
This is Baseball in 2025 and in the 21st century......
The~Kid
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Why and how advanced stats in batting metrics and data have changed the sport and are the way of the future…..
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The Kids' Real MLB 2025 Power Rankings ....... Final top 12......... Will update as the season approaches or move the list around but in general once it gets going that doesn't happen unless something big changes......
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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 12 Power Rankings Feb 27th 2025.....
Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams with most likelihood and highest likelihood of making postseason for 2025.......
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts"......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer.... as good as the "experts" in 2024 and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball........
SEE THE FUTURE.......
1. Dodgers
2. Phillies
3. Astros
4. Yankees
5. Mets
6. Braves
7. Diamondbacks
8. Mariners
9. Red Sox
10.Royals
11. Cubs
12. Tigers
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The Kids Real MLB 2025 Top 12 Power Rankings Feb 27th 2025.....
Based off Total Team WAR, Starting Pitching rotations projections and the WAR-Ratio as a baseline along with other factors and considerations for teams with most likelihood and highest likelihood of making postseason for 2025.......
My Rankings are more accurate and to a lower margin of error when it came to my Regular Season and Post Season Power Rankings in the 2023 season vs the "experts"......they actually reflected performance by teams better than MLB/ESPN/Verlander/The-Ringer.... as good as the "experts" in 2024 and I don't have a full department of people and "professionals" or "experts" like Ken Rosenthal running around a floor of 500 people and a nationwide network of hundreds if not thousands of reporters and journalist..........
It's just me, my WAR-Ratio method and other factors and considerations, basic stats available to everyone and a little bit of calculus along with my Ti-84+ calculator.......thats it......you heard it here first.......
Gaze into the crystal ball........
SEE THE FUTURE.......
1. Dodgers
2. Phillies
3. Astros
4. Yankees
5. Mets
6. Braves
7. Diamondbacks
8. Mariners
9. Red Sox
10.Royals
11. Cubs
12. Tigers
The~Kid
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Then.....
Now.....
Now.....
The~Kid
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The Kids Real MLB/Baseball Thread Flashbacks…... Part Deux......
Jan 10th, 2024…..
Gaze into the Crystal Ball....
SEE THE FUTURE.............
Shohei Ohtani, Wins Above Replacement per Fangraphs......
2021 -------> 8.0 (1st in MLB)
2022 -------> 9.4 (2nd in MLB)
2023 -------> 9.0 (1st in MLB)
2024 -------> 9.1 (3rd in MLB, 1st in NL as a DH)
2023 MLB Gems....... Shohei Ohtani/Cancer
Jan 10th, 2024…..
Gaze into the Crystal Ball....
SEE THE FUTURE.............
Shohei Ohtani, Wins Above Replacement per Fangraphs......
2021 -------> 8.0 (1st in MLB)
2022 -------> 9.4 (2nd in MLB)
2023 -------> 9.0 (1st in MLB)
2024 -------> 9.1 (3rd in MLB, 1st in NL as a DH)
2023 MLB Gems....... Shohei Ohtani/Cancer
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The~Kid
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Late start for Sasaki.......
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As another person and Baseball fan I really admire Sarah Langs and her work in Baseball and in life.....
Not many people are stronger than someone like her or can or show as much strength, dedication, resilience or courage on or off the field in life.......
And even someone like Shohei Ohtani...... or Julio Rodriguez would say so as well ^_^
Not many people are stronger than someone like her or can or show as much strength, dedication, resilience or courage on or off the field in life.......
And even someone like Shohei Ohtani...... or Julio Rodriguez would say so as well ^_^
The~Kid
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NL MVP sleeper.......
Reds.....
Elly De La Cruz.....
Reds.....
Elly De La Cruz.....