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Patreon Q&A - March 2025 - collecting your questions! (Patreon)

Published:
2025-03-01 18:39:48
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2026-06
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Quick shoutout to those joining after seeing the 5 Pitchers I Like video. Use this thread below to drop your 1 (one) question for this month's Patreon exclusive video Q&A! Feel free to ask me about the upcoming season, Youtube, life, etc. I will be back with my responses in approximately one week.

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Ryan Keating

Will the big boy baseball awards be making their triumphant return after the upcoming season?

Avery

Do you have a favorite, like, "outlier season" but it's just one nicher statistic? Like, for example, Robbie Ray's 90% LOB rate in 2021 or Yoan Moncada's .408 BABIP in 2019.

Josh Jensen

thoughts on braves catcher drake baldwin?

Zack Landy

Hi Bailey, brand new sub here. Could you please predict for this upcoming season (player who does it optional): Farthest hr distance Hardest hit ball Fastest pitch mph Biggest star traded at deadline

RainmanMP

Lord of the Rings or Original Star Wars trilogy?

Kevin Downey

As a Braves fan, which winless franchise winning a World Series would you get the most happiness out of? Feel free to include teams that haven’t won in a lifetime (e.g. Cleveland not winning since 1948) in this.

genderdruid

Which team do you think will finish the regular season with more wins, Mariners or Diamondbacks?

Kevspan

Which of the red sox big 3 prospects do you think will accumulate the most WAR by 2030? And do you think Teel or Montgomery will out pace them?

Robert Walker

Which of the “throw a bunch of shit at the wall” Braves NRI relievers do you think has the best chance of making the team?

Jon Wondrasek

What digital media have you consumed lately, baseball-related or otherwise?

Mitchell Israel

What do you think about how the ABS Challenge system has been implemented in Spring Training, and would you suggest MLB make any changes before using it in regular season games?

Robert Matheson

I've always thought that if a pitcher commits an error that leads to a run that it should still count as an earned run since the mistake is on the pitcher. Is there a flaw to this logic?

Stephen

Why do we often hear about free agents not wanting to play for a team with a hitter/pitcher-friendly park (for pitchers & hitters respectively)? Surely they & their agent realize that teams have more than enough sophistication to (and certainly will) evaluate their performance in the context of their ballpark.

Gaermph

Hi Foolish! In an era of pitcher load management I’ve gotten a weird fascination with pitches per plate appearance. Fun sort of impossible to answer question: let’s say there’s a corner outfielder who’s a league average hitter and defender. BUT he’s guaranteed to have 8 pitches per plate appearance (just over double the mlb average most years), regardless of outcome. How valuable might this player this be?

BigOlBard

Would you rather throw a perfect game in the regular season or hit a walkoff grand slam in a playoff Game 7?

Ezra Mendelson

How many wins do you think the Dodgers will finish with?

Henson Burk-Fawcett

Favorite outlier savant page? Mine is Tyler Rogers because of the crazy movement profile.

Jamie

Who will hit the first cycle of 2025? Elly, Witt, Giancarlo (lol)?

Evan A

The next two years have a really weak group of first-year Hall of Fame candidates. How do you see that affecting the guys currently on the ballot? Andruw, for example, has really stagnated the last couple of years, but does the lack of other options drag him across by year 10? Does Utley make huge gains by 2027?

Slubkid

What are your thoughts on Justin Verlander this year? He’s reportedly trying out a new sweeper, and a lot of his underlying metrics last year were better than his results would suggest. A new pitch? In his 40s????

Tom Kennedy

Break the tie, who is your 1979 NL MVP?

James A

Thoughts on an MLB rule change to incentivize pitching behavior that will reduce the rate of throwing arm injuries and increase starting pitcher innings thrown? For example, stuff like keeping your starter in for 5 innings or lose the DH (https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40847173/mlb-rule-changes-2024-six-inning-starting-pitcher-injuries-tommy-john). Do you think MLB can realistically make reductions in TJ surgeries through rule changes (the above example or otherwise), or are we too far along the 'velocity at any cost' path?

Sean Forrest

Hi Bailey. With Wagner finally making the Hall of Fame, I was curious if there were any other relievers you believe belong in the Hall? I know you've mentioned Tom Henke and Joe Nathan in the past and have said you could be convinced of a case for K-Rod.

Luca G

Hi FB, Patrick Bailey of the Giants over the last 2 years has really dropped off in the second half. First half the savant will all be red, then he'll go 1/50 at the plate. I'm aware the Giants have had a dodgy backup catcher situation, but have you ever seen players overcome the long season dropoff in offensive production? If he's not catching as much as possible then he's not accruing that sweet sweet dWAR so I know the Giants want him out there.

Paul

Hi Foolish, as I’m sure you’re aware, the dominant perspective in baseball journalism (particularly on the national level) is that of “I’m not a particular fan of any team, I just report relatively neutrally”. In general I think this view has a lot of upside, but I found it coming up a bit short recently. In the wake of the Sasaki signing, the media landscape didn’t really seem to be able to effectively address fans’ frustration with LA’s dominance in the FA market. There was a lot of “all teams can do this, be mad at your own ownership for not doing it” takes going around. This is technically true but it doesn’t really address that most fans are mad about their ownership but remain essentially powerless to change anything about that. At the time, I felt that a lot of the reporting was fairly callous toward a lot of fans’ frustrations with the situation. Are situations like this just a matter of having the lesser of two evils when it comes to reporters’ voices coming through in the media? I don’t think that Passan should’ve been out there writing about how he’s done with baseball until there’s a salary cap, but is there a middle route that more honestly deals with the frustration that a lot of people in the fanbase are feeling without becoming overly emotional about it?

Gabriel Arrigo

Hi Foolish. Is there a pitcher today who profiles similar to Marco Estrada (low fastball velo, extreme fly-ball ball pitcher, and not very K-heavy)?

DialedinDiv

Hey Bailey! What is your input on the Red Sox situation? Alex Bregman is having an amazing spring when writing this (3/2/25). He's 5 for 10 with an OPS creeping towards 1.400 (small sample, but still mashing). Kristian Campbell has been struggling to get things going. 0 for 11 with little plate discipline (8 K's to 2 BB's). Should it be time to start considering that Bregman should be the Opening Day 2B and Campbell should remain at AAA? Should he Kristian Campbell hype die down? Does this put Devers in a better position to keep his 3B role even though he is terrible defensively? Let me know!

Leo Thomas

If you could wave a magic wand and make one player of your choosing hit .400 over 150 games this season who are you picking?

Colby2148

Hey Bailey have you ever thought about redoing a video and providing updated knowledge on a video you didn’t have or believe at the time if so or if not which one would it be?

Ethan Guinness

Who do you think is the least talked about current player who will likely make the hall of fame?

Sam Aronow

What's your favorite historical era of Major League Baseball in terms of the style of play?

Jimothy

Does Dollander have what it takes to be successful at Coors? How do you feel about his outlook?

Maxwell300

Will Abner Uribe be an effective high-leverage RP in 2025?

L3on L1ur

What is one important truth about baseball that you believe is true that very few others agree with you on?

Hank Will

Who sank the USS Liberty?

Jeremy Jones

Hello Bailey, I would love to hear your thoughts on the current health of baseball as a sport. My whole life people have been talking about how baseball is dying, but college students across America are flocking to college baseball games and maybe it’s my own personal bias, but social media seems full of young people going to MLB games to eat a hot dog and drink a beer. I know attendance numbers have been fortifying every year since the pandemic ended. That’s being said blackouts are still an issue and I believe ESPN sabotaging their baseball coverage is not a positive for the league. Do you think the future of baseball is healthy?

Francis Alipranti

Hey Bailey! Who are some players that you think will have an out of nowhere breakout season? Relievers, starters, and/or position players; can’t be someone with previous success as a full-time player in the majors, just journeymen, role players, players who are considered busts or never reached their potential, or prospects that aren’t highly ranked. Basically this season’s Jurickson Profar.

Jerod Himmist

What do you think the Mariners ceiling could be, given that the entire starting lineup could average at least a 100 OPS+?

Nolan McDermott

Hey Bailey just want to ask you to take a look at my twitter DM to you about the WAR league I mentioned a couple months back, thanks. Free feel to count this as my question, but here another one just in case you saw it already. Do you score baseball games? Personally I love to score and I'd be curious to know if you enjoy it as well, also shoutout @MLBScoringChanges on Twitter

Ryan McGovern

As a Braves fan, which Braves season do you consider to be the most underrated? The season with the largest disparity between being aesthetically pleasing, and given actual recognition from the general public?

Tristan Morgan

Which active players could you see in the following roles after they retire? Manager GM/President of baseball ops Commissioner?

Dan Russell (Bolly)

Hi Bailey, I remember you wearing an Atlanta United jersey in previous videos. Are you an appreciator of a fine jersey? What's your favourite jersey in all of MLB history and are there any you really like from other sports outside of baseball?

Robb LoCurto

Hi Bailey, what’s your outlook for Royce Lewis short and/or long term? I’m starting to get a bit of a fragile Gleyber Torres vibe from him, high power potential, struggle to find a good defensive home, just curious what you think

Bo Brown

Who is the most underrated player in baseball? Everyone said is was Jose Ramirez for the longest time, but obviously everyone knows he is awesome now. Who is the new face of being underrated?

Josh Getto

Who are the most successful stat line scouting alums?

Will Sladich

Hi Bailey. What is your opinion on Yuniesky Betancourt?

Ishaaon

What do you think is better for baseball: umps calling all balls and strikes, ABS, or a challenge system? Which do you prefer as a fan?

Luke Nicholson

Have you noticed any change the sort of subjects you find yourself interested in Baseball Bits covering as you age? As a viewer, I've felt a subtle shift towards stories with a more human element to them.