ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our latest BONUS video for paid subscriber is live! I chat with my former pitching coach with the Twins and current Georgia head coach Wes Johnson about the state of amateur baseball and all sorts of nerdy pitching topics. Check it out here.
The next live Mayday! will be Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT on the Foul Territory Youtube page and on Twitch.
There is a new Mayday! schedule. On Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT, we will be live for one hour on the Foul Territory Youtube page and on Twitch and will have a more scripted program. On Fridays at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT, we will be live for one hour on the Trevor May Baseball Youtube page and on Twitch and will be more interactive.
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Mayday! the Podcast
Tony Clark’s resignation
What MLBPA leadership is saying about Clark
Calling pitches from the dugout
And more!
Why a salary cap would not work in MLB
What could help with parity other than a hard salary cap
And more!
Five big storylines to watch out for ini the 2026 season
How the new managers will perform
What will ABS really look like
And more!
Listen to all the new episodes here!
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Bonus video for paid subscribers: Professional baseball has changed immensely since I was drafted in 2008. The minor leagues have shrunk, the draft has half as many rounds, and the tech boom has more players showing skills that were unheard of just ten years ago. Getting to the professional level asap used to be the name of the game, but that also is changing… my former pitching coach with the Twins and current Georgia head coach Wes Johnson and I discuss… (30 mins)
MLBPA Union Chief Tony Clark has blindsided the baseball world, myself included, by resigning unexpectedly amid a federal probe into financial misconduct and an internal investigation that alleges impropriety with a union employee, that happens to also be his sister-in-law. Yikes. A lot to unpack here, so let's jump in... (10 mins)
To salary cap or not to salary cap? Ken Rosenthal has some answers and I think you may find some of them interesting. It turns out that much of the framework already exists for solving MLB's biggest issues. But will the players and owners go for any of it? Let's discuss... (28 mins)
The WBC is almost here. These are my Top 5 Power Rankings & Predictions completely based on nothing. Lets get into it... (17 mins)
Nick Castellanos is no longer a Phillie and it might be because he brought a beer into the dugout... (15 mins)
I learned a lot in my time in professional baseball and until recently, I wasn't able to articulate it as effectively as I wanted to. Now that I've had some time to sit with it all, I'm ready to lay it all out so that someone else might find it useful. Either way, here we go... (24 mins)
Spring Training has started and there are new faces, new pitches, and new stories to follow everywhere. Here are 5 stories you should be paying attention to in Spring Training and beyond in 2026. Lets jump right in... (25 mins)
STAT OF THE WEEK - Hard-hit Rate
Statcast defines a ‘hard-hit ball’ as one hit with an exit velocity of 95 mph or higher, and a player’s “hard-hit rate” is simply showing the percentage of batted balls that were hit at 95 mph or more.
Why 95 mph? Because that’s when exit velocity begins to “matter.” Another way of saying that is that balls hit at 40 mph or 70 mph will affect your average exit velocity differently, but in terms of outcomes, they’re just two varieties of weakly hit balls. For true production, you need to get to 95 mph. (via MLB)
More Shows to Check Out
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Sunday Sliders with Trevor and Dani Wexelman on MLB Network Radio, SiriusXM channel 89 and on the SiriusXM app - Sundays at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT
Next Live Mayday! - Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT
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