January 29, 2026
FANGRAPHS
Idle Thoughts
Is There Any Platoon Value Left Out There?
Is there another Rob Refsnyder out there, a player who kills pitchers with the platoon advantage but suffers so badly without that he looks anonymous overall?
January 21, 2026
FANGRAPHS
Idle Thoughts
Pitchers Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Wear a Single-Digit Uniform Number Without a Government License
The thing about individualism is that the more common an act of stylistic rebellion becomes, the less compelling it gets.
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