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Happy Opening Day! Here is a thread highlighting the content that is available to my supporters on Patreon for the 2026 MLB Season
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The MLB owners have done a frustratingly effective job at framing a salary cap as the only viable solution to “competitive balance” As a reminder, the players should not have to limit their earnings for a problem that a group of 30 billionaires created
Ben Nicholson-Smith@bnicholsonsmithOct 23
Speaking to media at the World Series about an expected MLB lockout, MLBPA executive director Bruce Meyer said “none of this has to be happening.” Meyer said MLB’s push for a salary cap is about increasing franchise values and capping costs, not competitive balance.
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Abner Uribe's Slider was the Highest Grading tjStuff+ Pitch from yesterday
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Daily tjStuff+ Relievers Leaders 2026-10-24 Min. 10 Pitches 1) Abner Uribe - 113 2) JoJo Romero - 108 3) DL Hall - 108
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Daily tjStuff+ Starters Leaders 2026-10-24 Min. 30 Pitches 1) Drew Rasmussen - 108 2) Logan Henderson - 104
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Trevor Megill's Knuckle Curve was the Highest Grading tjStuff+ Pitch from yesterday
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Daily tjStuff+ Relievers Leaders 2026-10-23 Min. 10 Pitches 1) Trevor Megill - 122 2) Abner Uribe - 111 3) Steven Matz - 101
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Daily tjStuff+ Starters Leaders 2026-10-23 Min. 30 Pitches 1) Jacob Misiorowski - 115 2) Nick Martinez - 98
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The owner of the New York Yankees, the most valuable franchise in MLB, is is full support of a salary cap This should raise far more questions regarding the owner's driving purpose for implementing a cap (It has never been about competitive balance)
SNY Yankees
@snyyankeesOct 21
Hal Steinbrenner is asked if he'd be in favor of a salary cap in MLB: "I helped craft the proposals that we have given at the bargaining table, and I support those proposals in their entirety. That should answer your question."
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Daniel Espino's 4-Seam Fastball was the Highest Grading tjStuff+ Pitch from yesterday
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Daily tjStuff+ Relievers Leaders 2026-10-19 Min. 10 Pitches 1) Daniel Espino - 120 2) Cade Smith - 113 3) Matt Festa - 108
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Daily tjStuff+ Starters Leaders 2026-10-19 Min. 30 Pitches 1) Freddy Peralta - 114
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Drew Rasmussen's 4-Seam Fastball was the Highest Grading tjStuff+ Pitch from yesterday
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Daily tjStuff+ Relievers Leaders 2026-10-18 Min. 10 Pitches 1) Cade Smith - 110 2) Erik Sabrowski - 109 3) Hunter Gaddis - 106
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Daily tjStuff+ Starters Leaders 2026-10-18 Min. 30 Pitches 1) Drew Rasmussen - 107 2) Parker Messick - 100
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have invested heavily in their front office in recent years and would undoubtedly benefit from a system that encourages spending. If Nutting isn’t willing to pay Skenes in ARBITRATION now, a cap-floor won’t change his willingness to retain homegrown talent
Punchoutpitch
@PunchoutpitchOct 18
Paul Skenes salary will be out of the Pirates comfort zone after next season and he will likely be playing somewhere else in 2028, per @JPerrotto (pittsburghbaseballnow.com/pi…)
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Daniel Espino's 4-Seam Fastball was the Highest Grading tjStuff+ Pitch from yesterday
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Daily tjStuff+ Relievers Leaders 2026-10-17 Min. 10 Pitches 1) Daniel Espino - 111 2) Slade Cecconi - 106 3) Bryan Baker - 105
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Daily tjStuff+ Starters Leaders 2026-10-17 Min. 30 Pitches 1) Nick Martinez - 98
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6 of the best fastballs you will ever see for the strikeout
Rob Friedman
@PitchingNinjaOct 18
Daniel Espino, 98mph ⛽️
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Without even accounting for league revenue growth, the lowest payroll teams are laughably cheap. Since 2012 the cumulative inflation rate is ~46%, yet their payrolls have been hardly budged Pretty glaring evidence that your “small market” owner is certainly lying to you
Nick Gonzales’ Mustache
@nickygsmustacheOct 16
Why is the salary cap discussion happening now? Why not in the mid 2010s? The league's highest spenders have drastically increased their payrolls since 2022. The gap is growing, and teams like the Dodgers/Mets are overpaying for talent.
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