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prospect writer at @FanGraphs | enthusiast at large | she/her

Bay Area
Joined January 2011
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got to walk the coliseum warning track with my little league team back in the day. felt big-time as hell. my relationship with baseball is different now, but i can still feel this kid’s heartbreak.
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happy opening day, y’all
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happy prospect week (+/- valentines day)! please enjoy this mountain of gifs.
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Day 2 of Prospect Week begins with this insightful piece by @tesstass. It’s a helpful guide to the terminology we use to evaluate pitchers, and she uses video clips to illustrate what these terms mean: blogs.fangraphs.com/a-visual…
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Gelof is raking despite a super flat swing. My latest @fangraphs piece aims to figure out how he's doing it.
Zack Gelof Is Streaking, but May Need Some Tweaking (by @tesstass) blogs.fangraphs.com/zack-gel…
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kevin kilpatrick jr. defense is a fun watch
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mason miller, revisited
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got to walk the coliseum warning track with my little league team back in the day. felt big-time as hell. my relationship with baseball is different now, but i can still feel this kid’s heartbreak.
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Mason Miller arsenal FB (blue), CU (yellow), SL (pink)
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You know the names on this year's Top 100 Prospect list, but who are the best bets from those who missed out on this year's cut to appear in next year's rankings? @longenhagen and @tesstass make their picks to click for the '24 Top 100. blogs.fangraphs.com/picks-to…
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if your fave seems low it's probably because i have it out for you, personally. blogs.fangraphs.com/2023-top…
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happy prospect week, everybody!
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got curious when looking at brady house's "swings" from 2020. was not disappointed.
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if these were women's pants they'd be considered the same size
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shoutout to those who don't have a pitcher or catcher in their life right now. i know this day can be tough.
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