Stolen Base Records Will Be Broken This Year + ABS Debate
We debate whether ABS (automated ball-strike system) is finally going to fix what's broken behind the plate. Plus, a bold prediction: stolen base records are coming this season, and AI might be why.
Topics covered this week:
The ABS debate: the case for removing umpires from ball-strike calls entirely
The strange logistics of measuring players standing straight up for the strike zone
Who should hold the challenge - catchers, hitters, or nobody?
Why AI pitch-tipping is about to cause a stolen base explosion
The return of contact hitting and small ball as the counter-trend to three-outcome baseball
Mid-at-bat pitcher switches: underused strategic weapon or gimmick?
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23 Feb 2026
Most Improved/Least Improved 2026 MLB Teams
The offseason winners and losers are in and we are fighting about it. MLB.com ranked the Brewers as a huge loser and Zubaz is NOT having it. We break down who actually improved, who's tanking in disguise, and why Scott Boras might be the biggest winner of all.
MLB.com's terrible Brewers take and why they're wrong (again)
Pirates: legit contender or just good PR for the CBA fight?
Cardinals tearing it all down for the first time in forever
Padres running out of prospects and runway
Orioles as the clear #1 winner with Alonzo, Bassitt, and Shane Baz
Guardians regression and the Emanuel Clase gambling disaster
The Mets' total roster overhaul and the Lindor problem nobody talks about
Cubs winning the NL Central? Clone thinks so, Zubaz isn't buying it
Scott Boras changing the game with high-AAV short deals and the arbitration trick
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20 Feb 2026
Five Ways to Fix Baseball Without a Salary Cap
The CBA fight is coming and we've got a five-point plan to fix baseball's competitive balance -- no salary cap required.
Framber Valdez's 21-minute "good guy" video and why teams are spooked
The Dodgers' unfair TV deal advantage and why they're baseball's villain
Clone's five-point plan: transparency, exponential luxury tax, salary floors, draft pick reform, and playoff rewards
Why opening the books would fix more than a salary cap ever could
The TV deal crisis hitting teams like the Brewers
Deferred money and whether the Ohtani deal broke the system
The case for the Brewers as America's team
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