Michael Fazio

The fact that Cheng played for our local indy ball team is crazy to me.

This is 100% accurate and in no way just because of my personal biases.

MLB 26-and-under power rankings, Nos. 5-1: Brewers, Mariners, Pirates rise to the top behind ascendant superstars Also boosted by young stars, the Reds and Athletics round out the top five of the 2026 young talent rankings.

⭐️ 26-AND-UNDER POWER RANKINGS FINALE ⭐️

5. Reds
4. Athletics
3. Pirates
2. Mariners
1. Brewers

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I knew this was a @baumann.bsky.social joint before clicking the link (complimentary).

A death-defying stunt with a 104 mph fastball? PHOENIX -- Jacob Misiorowski is already throwing heat as he ramps up for his first full season in the Majors and Cooper Pratt is one of the Brewers’ best prospects. No, the latter did not risk his lif...

“Coop,” infielder David Hamilton said to Cooper Pratt while the two watched the video on their phones. “There’s no way …

"Right?” www.mlb.com/brewers/news...

Lab! Lab! Lab!

@benclemens.bsky.social and Sean Dolinar present the FanGraphs Lab, a very cool collaboration between the editorial team and the engineering team that provides a place to experiment with baseball data analysis and visualization.

It sure seems like when we have our basic needs met, and don't have to hustle to survive, humans will almost always choose to create art.

And there is a lot of evidence that when a society decides to honor and promote art and artists, everyone who lives there is measurably happier.

and with that, @megrowler.fangraphs.com WINS 265-257

I want to thank people who took the time to read the document and watch the video I shared. It is also important to me that it is understood: I do not believe Matthew, Paula, Monique or Naveen (or anyone else) had involvement (or awareness) of the actions the owner of Game Night Picks took. 1/4

Brewers-Red Sox trade is official.

Brewers get Kyle Harrison, Shane Drohan and David Hamilton.

Red Sox get Caleb Durbin, Andruw Monasterio, Anthony Seigler and Comp Round B pick.

Did you see the Mike Tyson ad earlier? I think that "wins".

Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance

Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/

I recognized her in the halftime show, my wife didn't, and I'm confused. I'm the metalhead, so...huh?

I turned to my wife and said "Just remember, this cost them $10M"

Bestsellers this week at pragprog.com

1️⃣ Common-Sense Guide to AI Engineering - Jay Wengrow
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3️⃣ Ash Framework - @sevensea.cat @zachdaniel.dev
4️⃣ Advanced Functional Programming with Elixir @jkwa.bsky.social
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It begins! 30 team previews in 15 podcasts, for the 14th consecutive year. First up: @chandlerrome.bsky.social on the Astros, and Nick Piecoro on the Diamondbacks. (Plus pre-preview banter.)

What does Giannis Antetokounmpo want? He wants to retire with the Milwaukee Bucks In an exclusive interview, Giannis Antetokounmpo revealed what he truly wants in an emotional ode to the city of Milwaukee and Bucks fans.

The man @jimowczarski.bsky.social delivers again. You're going to want to read this one.

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Brewers games will be produced, distributed by MLB in 2026 MILWAUKEE – Announced today, local Milwaukee Brewers games will be produced and distributed by Major League Baseball, making games available to in-market fans on cable and satellite television as well...

MLB will produce and distribute Brewers telecasts in 2026. Specific channel locations are TBD, according to the club, but all 162 games will be televised via local distribution or national partners.

Here is the Brewers' full announcement: www.mlb.com/brewers/news...

EW Stats

Now updated: ewstats.com

Ben: 238
Meg: 197

🥶 ❄️ ☃️ It has been COLD in the US this week. Saturday, Brimson Minnesota was -43˚F (-42˚C)

So, until the end of the week, pretty much everything is -43% at the Bookshelf.
Just use coupon code Brrr when you check out.
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🚨Jesús Made in big league camp🚨

The Brewers have added these prospects to the list of Spring Training non-roster invitees:

INF Luke Adams
LHP Tate Kuehner
OF Luis Lara
INF Jesús Made
INF Cooper Pratt
C Ramón Rodríguez
3B Brock Wilken
INF/OF Jett Williams
C Matt Wood

@evilalbert.itch.io I just finished Utter a Name and loved it! I've suggested it to a few people I know and just gifted it to a friend of mine.

Let's play the internet's favorite game: How many yards could y'all pick up here

Brewing with Gas: Evaluating Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat Scouting Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams, Milwaukee’s return in the Freddy Peralta deal.

It took a lot for the Mets to get Freddy Peralta, so much, in fact, that the return package required its own separate write-up.

Here's @bgawlowski.bsky.social on Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat, the two top-100 prospects heading back to the Brewers:

Nobody covers the Hall of Fame like Jay. Read his analysis from last night!

The whole point of a salary cap, any salary cap, is to reduce the overall money that owners spend on players. Owners get more, players get less. They wouldn't be doing it if that wasn't the end goal.

Salary caps make owners richer. Period.

Please, pitcher wins exists. BA is probably second, though.

You think 9 NFL coaching vacancies is a lot?

We had 10 in 2022.

EIGHT of those 10 have already been fired.

For anyone wondering why I spent so much time baking last summer....here's why!

Airs Feb 1