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

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2025-07-02 15:06:09
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Whoops. July kinda snuck up on me. 30 days hath September and all that jazz. Anyways, leave your question here for this month's Patreon exclusive Q&A. Could be about baseball, Youtube, life, or some combination of all three.

Best,

Bailey

Comments

Noah Dorroh

Do you have a favorite moment so far this season?

EanieBeanie

Which universally accepted baseball truth is most likely to be considered a canard in decades to follow?

Drew Delvaux

Do you collect any baseball cards? If so, what are some of your favorites that you have?

Russell De Jong

Fernando tatis is making my heart sad. There's no joy left in his game. Why does he want to hurt me Bailey? (Also any insights into this terrible slump would be great)

Gabriel Arrigo

What is the fewest (minimum 3) categories you could divide all of Baseball bits into? No miscellaneous category, either.

Cyrus Lui

If you were to create the best possible starting pitcher with a 4 pitch mix, what 4 pitches would you choose. 3 of the pitches would be perfectly average and you get to choose 1 of them to be the best in baseball.

Ellie Palmer

Do you think the Tigers hold onto the AL Central lead the rest of the season?

Dylan Borzym

Love the new video Bailey. Going off of that, what is your favorite type of Baseball Bits to make? 1. Here is this player, and this is why he is interesting (i.e. Hank Aaron, Tim Locastro) 2. Here is something new around the league (i.e. Old Hitters, Sweeper) 3. Baseball History (i.e. Bill Mazeroski, Old Hoss, Cleveland Spiders) I love a nice mix but I think I’m partial to player deep dives.

Ethan Pope

Firstly, how closely do you follow the other Atlanta sports teams? I know you keep up with Atlanta United (reluctantly I’m sure, at least for this year), but what about the Falcons and Hawks? With the Braves recent struggles, how would you place them in the Atlanta Pro Sports pecking order moving forward? Considering roster makeup/contracts/optimism for the future. Braves seem to be going nowhere fast with their current staff.

Evan A

In honor of John Oliver rebranding the Erie Seawolves as the Erie Moon Mammoths, if MiLB gave Foolish Bailey the opportunity to choose any MiLB team and do a rebrand for a night or a series, what team would you choose and what would you rebrand as? Self-promotion is allowed if you can fit it in there.

Henson Burk-Fawcett

What is one activity you would like to see added to the all star game? Mine would be dodgeball, although injuries would be a hindrance.

Sam Holtz

Who would make up your ideal home run derby field this season?

Joseph

For you, what does Cal Raleigh need to do in order to win MVP? Is it continue to mash at an unreal clip and break the single season catcher record with platinum glove defense?

Bo Brown

So technically MLB could manipulate the league by intentionally distributing different balls to different stadiums. Being in bed with sportsbooks while having a legal monopoly could even motivate something like that. To be clear I don't think this is happening and haven't seen data to support it, but it's obvious balls are changing all the time. Isn't the fact that is even possible crazy? Players seem annoyed so maybe the union brings it up on the next CBA. I guess my question is do you have any outlandish or fun baseball conspiracy theories?

Paul

In all my years of stats-based baseball thinking I haven’t been able to shake the idea that there are times when it’s in the two strike hitter’s best interest to intentionally whiff at a pitch that has a chance of going wild and banking on beating the catcher’s throw to first instead of taking the ball and getting another pitch. Can you think of a scenario where this makes any sense or do I need to just accept my craziness in this instance?

preston hansen

Hello Bailey, I am soliciting your quick reactions for a team that I know everyone is DYING to hear about: the Chicago White Sox To keep it short and sweet, what’s your take so far on guys such as (feel free to pick and choose or highlight others instead!) Major leaguers: Shane Smith, Grant Taylor, Chase Meidroth, Kyle Teel Minor leaguers: Braden Montgomery, Colson Montgomery, Hagen Smith, Noah Schultz

Jason Coppe

I really enjoyed your video with Spencer Strider ranking the Strokes albums. Would you ever consider doing a similar video, and if so, which player and which band/artist?

Maxwell300

What is your take on the Home Run Derby X? Do you like the idea of Klesko and Francoeur vs. Ryan Howard and Ryan Zimmerman? Or does it make you sad seeing your heroes past their prime?

Robert Matheson

Is this version of Vladdy jr becoming like a right handed Joey Votto? He seems to have sacrificed some Homer power for higher avg and obp. Votto did have a higher obp in his prime than Vladdy has now but I think that might be the direction jr is progressing into as a hitter. Jr is also equally underappreciated imo

JonJonH

Hypothetical player question. You have a 125 ERA+ starter, can pitch complete games without issue, but he has one fatal flaw. Any time the ball is hit towards him he makes an error. He can't simply get out of the way of the ball as he is compelled by a higher power. If he can reach the ball before any other player then he absolutely will make the error. Do you put him in the rotation? What is the breakpoint ERA+ where you start to consider playing him?

Luke Moore

How do you think the Devers trade affects what the Red Sox can do with their roster over the next 5+ years? Does the move lengthen their contending window?

Jimothy

What’s your most homer take as a braves fan that most people would disagree with?

Sean Forrest

Hi Bailey, with the Hall of Fame eventually going to have to rework the way pitchers will be inducted to potentially include pitchers like say Zack Wheeler, Jacob deGrom and Gerrit Cole; are there any pitchers that would've once been considered to not be Hall of Famers who could get a second look? Personally I could see someone like Cliff Lee getting a second look on a Veterans Committee ballot one day but curious to know what you think.

Ethan Guinness

What is 1 MLB rule that you would like to get rid of or change?

ajnrules

Well Clayton Kershaw just became the 20th member of the 3,000-strikeout club. With the way the game is evolving, do you anticipate four other pitchers getting enough innings to reach that milestone to help the 3,000-K club join the 300-win club with 24 members?

Leo Thomas

Before you started showing your face in Baseball Bits and with Foolish Bailey did you ever have a friend, family member or colleague gush about Foolish Baseball to you unaware you were the person behind it?

Mitchell Israel

If you were Jed Hoyer, would you be looking to trade for a high leverage reliever, or be solely focused on starting pitching? Daniel Palencia has taken over the Cubs' closer role, but I'm not sure if I want a closer who's so inexperienced for a potential deep playoff run

Louisa May Campbell

if you could add one stupid rule to baseball what would it be

Tristan Morgan

PCA Foolish 50 next year? I know you said in the last Q&A you were lower on his bat than what he's showing right now, but even if he's a 110-115 OPS+ guy he's gonna put up 5-6 WAR each year because of his defense and baserunning

Ryan McGovern

Which 3 players do you think most deserve to be on a Hall of Fame Veteran's Committee ballot (that hasn't made a final ballot yet in the 2003-present format), while simultaneously being 50/50 at best as to whether you'd vote yes for them on said ballot?

Paul Bauer

How would you go about creating a “strike out+” stat for pitchers to adjust for the rise in strikeouts in the modern game. As simple as the pitcher’s strikeout rate versus league average? Who do you think would reign supreme in strikeout percentage as result for SP (200 start minimum)?

Elliot Armitage

Hey Bailey, old fan but new patreon subscriber. As far as I can tell, you vary which songs you use where in a video, whether in a Maxo or a William Kage soundtracked video: for instance there’s a lot of variety in the songs you end your videos on. That being said, there’s a particular song by Maxo that plays at the end of the old hitters video. Basically the entire song — or perhaps just a section of the song — played out before you stopped speaking. Yet in the past I recall a few times when you timed that section of the song to start at the moment you said your last words — the only one I’ve confirmed is “Umpires Hate Him,” so maybe I’m just misremembering; and there’s a variant use in “The Royals Broke All The Rules” where that section plays after you end the Patreon thanks. My question, though, is: what are your thoughts on and methods for using music in a Baseball Bits? Does it adhere to the structure of a video which you’ve already worked out or do you consider it during the writing process? Do you use it for emphasis, for continuity, or other things? And as in the case I mentioned earlier, do you consistently use specific songs or sections of songs to soundtrack the same situations, tones, themes, etc.? Thanks much.

Slubkid

How do you think the Devers trade affects the Giants? He’s been mediocre in a small sample but he’s also clearly not 100% healthy. Seems like a steal for the giants.

Luca G

Hello Mr.Baseball, Do you have any hope for Adames? I'm not looking forward to the 2029 Giants when they'll have 3 Nick Castellanos' in the lineup

ad23

Is Julio cooked forever or can he get out of this chase % hell

Jon Wondrasek

Hello! Do you have any personal goals / bucket list items on the horizon this year? Channel related or otherwise

BigOlBard

Between Big Dumper and PCA, who is more likely in your opinion to “steal” the MVP from the league favorite (Judge and Ohtani)

rhys mcguigan

i know early in the year you had mize fading would you say ur still there

Nolan McDermott

Is what Jacob Wilson doing actually sustainable? I said it wasn't and now all my friends are roasting the hell out of me please help

Alex Mattson

Do you think second base is an underrated position? I feel like utility guys who play a lot of second base get underrated but its defensively very difficult. This is a Nick Punto appreciation question.

OrbitSucks

Your take on the rangers offensive progression since May? The lineup feels as if it’s turning the corner, albeit inconsistently. Semien has been hitting well of late, and Seager has been hot

Nate Oliveira

What are your opinions on the fan vote for the all-star game? Do you think fans "get it right" often enough? Should it be changed, and if so how?

RainmanMP

Who's your favorite teletubby?

Gaermph

Good day Foolish! You can guarantee one active career <90 ops+ hitter a 50 homer season. Who are you choosing? Also loved the Hank Aaron video!

Francis Alipranti

Hey Bailey. So with Kershaw getting 3000 Ks, I want to know what current pitcher you think has the best shot at 3000 Ks not named Cole or Sale.

Jacob Kim

Hey Bailey in your interview with Jeremy Frank (W Pull?) I heard your interest in music, what are your favourite albums to listen to lately and can we add you on rym :))

Bread

How do you find out why a pitcher is struggling compared to last year? Sometimes the reason is obvious like injury or less velocity. I looked at Tanner Scott's Savant page. He has not suffered an injury, his velocity is similar to last year, and his BB% is much lower (4% this year vs 12% last year) and he kept his K% the same. However, he has quadrupled his HR%, and his BABIP is up from .256 to .317. But is it all just luck? A lot of his pitching metrics like xERA, xBA, avg exit velo, Barrel%, and hard-hit% are much lower than last year, and I'm not sure if it's all because of bad luck.

Burt Oldirty

You ever see that movie with Meryl Streep and the horse?

L3on L1ur

Can you elaborate on your point of injury is not as predictable as people think? I think you mostly mean it in the context of "it's unreasonable to think pitchers who have been a lot hurt in the past will be hurt in the future", but do you think there's more, better ways to predict injury than past injury frequencies?

dazogog

What’s made Randy Rodriguez so successful this year?