Jason Collette

Jason Collette

@jasoncollette.bsky.social

Columnist at Rotowire, podcaster at Fangraphs, and very passionate about baseball, beer, UCF, rescued dogs, hiking, and Whataburger. 10x FSWA award finalist; 2x winner. https://linktr.ee/jasoncollette

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Steve Ferra@abpow.bsky.social

In retrospect that entire 8-runs-with-two-outs inning was because Caminero went the short route to 2nd instead of throwing to first and getting the slow-footed William Contreras

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Chandler Simpson is about halfway towards reaching the live ball era mark for most career MLB PA without a HR. But: He's got 3 to his name, even if not on his baseball card. What do they look like? Figured it'd be fun to find them. --> www.mlb.com/news/chandle...

mlb.comEver wonder what a Chandler Simpson homer would look like? We'll show youChandler Simpson, Rays speedster and occasional No. 3 hitter, has never hit a homer in the Major Leagues. Just look at his MLB.com player card to prove it: “HR: 0,” in 985 regular season plate appeara...

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That clip comes up every few years and it's one of my favorites. I also like this one: 1960 WS, Hal Smith does *not* get rung up ... one pitch before hitting the most impactful hit in Major League history. If this is a K, Mazeroski doesn't get into the HOF.

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Rays shortstop Taylor Walls wins his first Fielding Bible Award. He's the 2nd Rays infielder to win an Award, joining Evan Longoria (2010) Walls led shortstops with 21 Defensive Runs Saved in 2026. His 73 Runs Saved since 2021 are also the most at the position Award explainer: tinyurl.com/bdu7hzz8

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Wouldn't expect anything less from an embittered Red Sox fan who probably feels the team would be 120-42 every year if they got their head out of the spreadsheets and managed with their gut

Aaron Schatz@aaronschatz.com

Mike Barnicle just said on MSNBC that the Brewers and Rays made the World Series because they don’t use analytics.