[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@flyguycole](/creator/twitter/flyguycole) "@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Ramp back up as he gets healthy but again pseudo power rankings. 3rd and most importantly that i dont think fans understand. The biggest issue with these lists is that they value every tool the same. Im sure youve seen a 20/80 scale. The way they make that list is by overall"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948541119396200890) 2025-07-25 00:29:39 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@AthleticsRants The real question is where will he play the meaningful years of his career"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948936284870672733) 2025-07-26 02:39:54 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe I think hes absolutely going to be better than winn but thats really not a high bar. But theres actually been a fair bit of ebb and flow to his time in the minors there was a fair bit of ebb and flow to his college career. Its why he fell. Cardinal fans just ignore it basically"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948544524374212956) 2025-07-25 00:43:11 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@veerandshoot @thompsonian87 @MrPlaztastic17 @FSRedbirdRants Jj will be an mlb player in some capacity. Konnor and Rainer however had shown a similar power tool at XX and they had room to grow. In X or X years jj might be an ok player on a roster griffin and Rainer have the chance to be all stars"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1945631569340723712) 2025-07-16 23:48:08 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@veerandshoot @UncleJedd3 I personally think if chaim is half as good as I think he will be mo will never be able to show his face in st louis ever again"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948208307857953271) 2025-07-24 02:27:11 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@TheRealSamBrad @hallofgoodpod Theres basically been nothing but horrible players in st louis the last XX years outside of Paul and nolan"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948428509036130784) 2025-07-24 17:02:11 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@scott_tindle @MLBDraft @Nike @grok Per capita is just half of it. Your essentially miles behind if youre in a cold weather state and cant play year round"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1945917681686720986) 2025-07-17 18:45:03 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@KalebHux @veerandshoot @KICKandSTAND21 @scout_stl @FormerRedbirds Because I understand why the fuck they did it. Literally any other owner would have done the same thing since you clowns funded it. Why doesn't mcdonalds make filet mignon"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1947158957706924431) 2025-07-21 04:57:26 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Know what a guy with 3mlb years is as a player than these guys its kind of like pseudo power rankings than actual guesses on how good of an mlb player theyll be. Quinn matthews for instance. Absolute nobody at draft. Randomly gains 6mph has a crazy year jumps through the"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948540296209592639) 2025-07-25 00:26:23 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@KICKandSTAND21 @veerandshoot @DaveJohns79 @DSchrage @RedbirdFarmhand The issue with your winn thing isnt the premise of trading him hes certainly not going to be here much longer its that you cant just throw shit away with no plan. Your idea of just signing some random filler doesnt work"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1946340309081763899) 2025-07-18 22:44:25 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@DaveJohns79 @halidonhill @veerandshoot @DSchrage @RedbirdFarmhand On earth with the velocity and 100s mlb ready. The royals showed you this is king not just with how you use the bullpen it makes your starters more effective to go less innings and throw for strike outs. So to wrap up my little essay here. Position player defense has always"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1946203025002971136) 2025-07-18 13:38:54 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@veerandshoot @AthleticsRants Again I really have no idea what st louis does this trade deadline because its full on unprecedented. That said im personally obviously for shipping donny to a dumb dumb"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948963314945372449) 2025-07-26 04:27:18 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@KalebHux @veerandshoot @KICKandSTAND21 @scout_stl @FormerRedbirds Ok dumb dumb. the liquor store exists to make money. They could do this in a good way they could sell say a bottle of XXX dollar high end shit to responsible folk or they could sell XX bottles of dogshit XX dollar rum to drunks. They dont give a shit as long as theyre"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1947157077698199931) 2025-07-21 04:49:58 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@BKSportsTalk @johnrabe The entire point was that the roster sucked and the farm wasnt good. It was to clear out logjams. This is whats so stupid about how you media clowns are pushing this. Explain what half a year of triple a and being yanked around to spot start did to make mcrgreavy "ready." What"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948221086623031491) 2025-07-24 03:17:57 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@veerandshoot @KICKandSTAND21 @DaveJohns79 @DSchrage @RedbirdFarmhand Its absolutely a massive advantage because you get to be raised by a dude who knows exactly what it takes to be an mlb player. They weren't drafted high because of Matt though. I notice you haven't even mentioned Jeff Kent's kid who was taken this draft. I personally didnt even"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1946380459375554928) 2025-07-19 01:23:58 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@GreggOlson30 It has nothing to do with unquantifiable mental voodoo. New analytics value strike outs more than any other time in history because of percentages. While yes a line out is identical to a strike out in terms of value in simple terms its nearly impossible to generate runs with"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948161950040375485) 2025-07-23 23:22:58 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@veerandshoot @MConcitor @PrezChaimBloom Writers told him mo built the team around those two and theyre to blame for the lack of playoff success based on "random" struggles"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948226534784852058) 2025-07-24 03:39:36 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Fake might be the wrong word. Its more so misleading. Its the same thing they did when they conned you dummies into believing lars nootbaar was special. They cherry pick some random thing hes an "extreme outlier" on. Exit velo in this case. Cherry pick a few weeks or a month of"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948457833332441541) 2025-07-24 18:58:42 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@LarsBoi @TheRealSamBrad @hallofgoodpod Theres one guy on that list who you could argue would be an above average player for a truly competitive team and its Heyward on a rental. Guys like holliday pujols and yadi weren't above average for you after 2014 and there is just a plethora of straight up trash on there"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948730371727589542) 2025-07-25 13:01:40 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Levels milb pitcher of the year. Gets shot way up the list right This year gets injured just came back velocity is down hes fallen like what XX spots since the start of the year Hypothetically what qinns potential is as an mlb player hasn't changed youd expect the velo to"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948540712376561754) 2025-07-25 00:28:02 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@MrPlaztastic17 Doesn't make sense at all. St louis isnt close to competing. The next X years are a rebuild thats how much longer youd have Robert. On top of that the logjam is donnovan. Hes gone this offseason. So it just doesnt work at all"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1947839502145159655) 2025-07-23 02:01:41 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@veerandshoot @AthleticsRants Did they They essentially gave him a X year contract and they probably end up getting out of it if they feel like it"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948956178437857526) 2025-07-26 03:58:57 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@veerandshoot @MConcitor @PrezChaimBloom Clutch. Its maybe XX% that XX% emotion driven crap if were going extreme like XX% of it is the roster. Zack wheeler isn't stupid. If he is the people in Phillys analytics department aren't. It doesnt take a genius to understand there was basically nobody on the XX st louis"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948237797589917735) 2025-07-24 04:24:22 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@hallofgoodpod "Remeber when st louis had the worst gm in the sport who hired literal BP pitchers What a time""  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948428264248111139) 2025-07-24 17:01:12 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Con pow grades. Were talking about a guy graded to be like Giancarlo Stanton. Injuries aside thats a crazy productive player right Hes a XX overall because they have his fielding down at XX his arm is only a XX run XX. Its pretty clear this is a dude whos going to sit on a"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948547779506438195) 2025-07-25 00:56:07 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@veerandshoot @KICKandSTAND21 @DaveJohns79 @DSchrage @RedbirdFarmhand What he means is the "safest" prospects in terms of being mlb players even if they're bad ones"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1946402260465889656) 2025-07-19 02:50:35 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Corner in the outfield catch routine fly balls and decimate baseballs right Thats a valuable player. But hes a XX overall. Jj has a XX run grade plus XX arm and fielding. At the end of the day those aren't really going to impact his production all that much. But because of"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948548227999170905) 2025-07-25 00:57:54 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@veerandshoot @MConcitor @PrezChaimBloom Ok. I hate it when people use things that cant be measured. But here's the reality. Yes people are different we all know that. Im sure id feel different than you would in that spot and we'd be different than Paul and nolan. People are different i get it. Here's the thing about"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948236980447334759) 2025-07-24 04:21:07 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@GreggOlson30 Strike outs the only possible way would be on dropped 3rd strikes correct Where as higher exit velo batted balls tend to increase runs scored. So statistically speaking yes a XX strike out perfect game is the same production as a XX out perfect game with XX 115mph line outs"  [@flyguycole](/creator/x/flyguycole) on [X](/post/tweet/1948162602452025713) 2025-07-23 23:25:34 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
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@flyguycole
"@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Ramp back up as he gets healthy but again pseudo power rankings. 3rd and most importantly that i dont think fans understand. The biggest issue with these lists is that they value every tool the same. Im sure youve seen a 20/80 scale. The way they make that list is by overall"
@flyguycole on X 2025-07-25 00:29:39 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@AthleticsRants The real question is where will he play the meaningful years of his career" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-26 02:39:54 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe I think hes absolutely going to be better than winn but thats really not a high bar. But theres actually been a fair bit of ebb and flow to his time in the minors there was a fair bit of ebb and flow to his college career. Its why he fell. Cardinal fans just ignore it basically" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-25 00:43:11 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@veerandshoot @thompsonian87 @MrPlaztastic17 @FSRedbirdRants Jj will be an mlb player in some capacity. Konnor and Rainer however had shown a similar power tool at XX and they had room to grow. In X or X years jj might be an ok player on a roster griffin and Rainer have the chance to be all stars" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-16 23:48:08 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@veerandshoot @UncleJedd3 I personally think if chaim is half as good as I think he will be mo will never be able to show his face in st louis ever again" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-24 02:27:11 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@TheRealSamBrad @hallofgoodpod Theres basically been nothing but horrible players in st louis the last XX years outside of Paul and nolan" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-24 17:02:11 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@scott_tindle @MLBDraft @Nike @grok Per capita is just half of it. Your essentially miles behind if youre in a cold weather state and cant play year round" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-17 18:45:03 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@KalebHux @veerandshoot @KICKandSTAND21 @scout_stl @FormerRedbirds Because I understand why the fuck they did it. Literally any other owner would have done the same thing since you clowns funded it. Why doesn't mcdonalds make filet mignon" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-21 04:57:26 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Know what a guy with 3mlb years is as a player than these guys its kind of like pseudo power rankings than actual guesses on how good of an mlb player theyll be. Quinn matthews for instance. Absolute nobody at draft. Randomly gains 6mph has a crazy year jumps through the" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-25 00:26:23 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@KICKandSTAND21 @veerandshoot @DaveJohns79 @DSchrage @RedbirdFarmhand The issue with your winn thing isnt the premise of trading him hes certainly not going to be here much longer its that you cant just throw shit away with no plan. Your idea of just signing some random filler doesnt work" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-18 22:44:25 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@DaveJohns79 @halidonhill @veerandshoot @DSchrage @RedbirdFarmhand On earth with the velocity and 100s mlb ready. The royals showed you this is king not just with how you use the bullpen it makes your starters more effective to go less innings and throw for strike outs. So to wrap up my little essay here. Position player defense has always" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-18 13:38:54 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@veerandshoot @AthleticsRants Again I really have no idea what st louis does this trade deadline because its full on unprecedented. That said im personally obviously for shipping donny to a dumb dumb" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-26 04:27:18 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@KalebHux @veerandshoot @KICKandSTAND21 @scout_stl @FormerRedbirds Ok dumb dumb. the liquor store exists to make money. They could do this in a good way they could sell say a bottle of XXX dollar high end shit to responsible folk or they could sell XX bottles of dogshit XX dollar rum to drunks. They dont give a shit as long as theyre" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-21 04:49:58 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@BKSportsTalk @johnrabe The entire point was that the roster sucked and the farm wasnt good. It was to clear out logjams. This is whats so stupid about how you media clowns are pushing this. Explain what half a year of triple a and being yanked around to spot start did to make mcrgreavy "ready." What" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-24 03:17:57 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@veerandshoot @KICKandSTAND21 @DaveJohns79 @DSchrage @RedbirdFarmhand Its absolutely a massive advantage because you get to be raised by a dude who knows exactly what it takes to be an mlb player. They weren't drafted high because of Matt though. I notice you haven't even mentioned Jeff Kent's kid who was taken this draft. I personally didnt even" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-19 01:23:58 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@GreggOlson30 It has nothing to do with unquantifiable mental voodoo. New analytics value strike outs more than any other time in history because of percentages. While yes a line out is identical to a strike out in terms of value in simple terms its nearly impossible to generate runs with" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-23 23:22:58 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@veerandshoot @MConcitor @PrezChaimBloom Writers told him mo built the team around those two and theyre to blame for the lack of playoff success based on "random" struggles" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-24 03:39:36 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Fake might be the wrong word. Its more so misleading. Its the same thing they did when they conned you dummies into believing lars nootbaar was special. They cherry pick some random thing hes an "extreme outlier" on. Exit velo in this case. Cherry pick a few weeks or a month of" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-24 18:58:42 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@LarsBoi @TheRealSamBrad @hallofgoodpod Theres one guy on that list who you could argue would be an above average player for a truly competitive team and its Heyward on a rental. Guys like holliday pujols and yadi weren't above average for you after 2014 and there is just a plethora of straight up trash on there" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-25 13:01:40 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Levels milb pitcher of the year. Gets shot way up the list right This year gets injured just came back velocity is down hes fallen like what XX spots since the start of the year Hypothetically what qinns potential is as an mlb player hasn't changed youd expect the velo to" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-25 00:28:02 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@MrPlaztastic17 Doesn't make sense at all. St louis isnt close to competing. The next X years are a rebuild thats how much longer youd have Robert. On top of that the logjam is donnovan. Hes gone this offseason. So it just doesnt work at all" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-23 02:01:41 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@veerandshoot @AthleticsRants Did they They essentially gave him a X year contract and they probably end up getting out of it if they feel like it" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-26 03:58:57 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@veerandshoot @MConcitor @PrezChaimBloom Clutch. Its maybe XX% that XX% emotion driven crap if were going extreme like XX% of it is the roster. Zack wheeler isn't stupid. If he is the people in Phillys analytics department aren't. It doesnt take a genius to understand there was basically nobody on the XX st louis" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-24 04:24:22 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@hallofgoodpod "Remeber when st louis had the worst gm in the sport who hired literal BP pitchers What a time"" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-24 17:01:12 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Con pow grades. Were talking about a guy graded to be like Giancarlo Stanton. Injuries aside thats a crazy productive player right Hes a XX overall because they have his fielding down at XX his arm is only a XX run XX. Its pretty clear this is a dude whos going to sit on a" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-25 00:56:07 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@veerandshoot @KICKandSTAND21 @DaveJohns79 @DSchrage @RedbirdFarmhand What he means is the "safest" prospects in terms of being mlb players even if they're bad ones" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-19 02:50:35 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@Grim_fifteen @DylanJeter8 @veerandshoot @johnrabe Corner in the outfield catch routine fly balls and decimate baseballs right Thats a valuable player. But hes a XX overall. Jj has a XX run grade plus XX arm and fielding. At the end of the day those aren't really going to impact his production all that much. But because of" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-25 00:57:54 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@veerandshoot @MConcitor @PrezChaimBloom Ok. I hate it when people use things that cant be measured. But here's the reality. Yes people are different we all know that. Im sure id feel different than you would in that spot and we'd be different than Paul and nolan. People are different i get it. Here's the thing about" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-24 04:21:07 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@GreggOlson30 Strike outs the only possible way would be on dropped 3rd strikes correct Where as higher exit velo batted balls tend to increase runs scored. So statistically speaking yes a XX strike out perfect game is the same production as a XX out perfect game with XX 115mph line outs" @flyguycole on X 2025-07-23 23:25:34 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements