He got suspended AGAIN?! (Also the World Baseball Classic preview)
The Mayday Catch Up - March 6, 2026
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Mayday! the Podcast
Jurickson Profar fails drug test, suspended for 162 games
World Baseball Classic primer
Games to watch during WBC pool play
And more!
What you need to know about the new automated balls and strikes system
Will this actually help the game?
Who will benefit most from ABS?
And more!
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Jurickson Profar is caught cheating again, one of the best commentators finally gets his call up, and everything you need to know about the World Baseball Classic. Let’s get into it... (14 mins)
This weeks Q&A was awesome. Let's just hop right in. (31 mins)
Giancarlo Stanton’s arms continue trying to leave the rest of his body and a Padres pitcher needs medicated wipes. Let’s talk about it... (7 mins)
The WBC is happening right now and the Olympics, with baseball as an event, returns to American soil in 2028, converging on Los Angeles, California. You may have heard of it, as it is currently the home of the best show in baseball. Hell, their best player is literally named “Sho.” The best MLB plays WANT to play, but theres one huge problem.. the MLB season. Can the league make it happen anyways? Let’s talk about it... (13 mins)
The strike zone has changed pretty drastically ahead of the wide roll out of the new ABS for the 2026 MLB season. I got into what those changes are and who might benefit the most from them. Let's jump in... (24 mins)
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My producer, David Korn, wrote about Giancarlo Stanton’s injury history and if he should consider retiring after his latest admission about the seriousness of his elbow issues.
I was featured in an article by Newsday’s Laura Albanese about how Mets pitcher Robert Stock and I are creating pitching models using AI. Check that out here!
STAT OF THE WEEK - Barrel
The Barrel classification is assigned to batted-ball events whose comparable hit types (in terms of exit velocity and launch angle) have led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage since Statcast was implemented Major League wide in 2015.
But similar to how Quality Starts have generally yielded a mean ERA much lower than the baseline of 4.50, the average Barrel has produced a batting mark and a slugging percentage significantly higher than .500 and 1.500, respectively. During the 2016 regular season, balls assigned the Barreled classification had a batting average of .822 and a 2.386 slugging percentage.
To be Barreled, a batted ball requires an exit velocity of at least 98 mph. At that speed, balls struck with a launch angle between 26-30 degrees always garner Barreled classification. For every mph over 98, the range of launch angles expands. (via MLB)
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