Hello everyone! It’s Friday, and we’ve got you covered on the baseball news of the day.
In Mariners news…
In my first piece for Baseball America, I wrote about Jonny Farmelo’s excellent start to the season with Everett and spoke to Mariners minor league hitting coordinator CJ Gillman about the team’s plan for Farmelo’s development in the short- and long-term. ($)
Around the league…
CHANGES IN PLAYOFF CHANCES
(Since Preseason, via FanGraphs):
+45% DET
+31% SD
+26% NYY
+21% NYM
+19% CHC
+18% CLE
+13% SF
+10% STL
+7% SEA
+6% KC
+4% ATH
+3% PHI
+2% HOU
+1% MIN
0% LAD COL CWS
-1% MIA
-3% WSH
-5% TEX
-8% ARI
-9% TOR LAA
-15% CIN
-19% PIT
-20% MIL
-21% BOS
-24% TB
-31% ATL
-40% BAL
— Codify Baseball (@codifybaseball.bsky.social) 2025-05-15T15:08:30.530Z
Anders’ picks…
I am unironically nostalgic for half-watching a movie on DVD, then coming back to resume it later but not being able to recognize any of the scenes in the “scene selection” to know where to start.
analog throwbacks it’s fine to be nostalgic for:
35mm film
70mm film
vinyl records
video game boxes
analog throwbacks it’s insane to be nostalgic for:
110 film
16mm film
8mm film
half-frame cameras
digital cameras older than the canon t3i
cassette tapes
CDs
DVDs
tube TVs
— lauren (@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com) 2025-05-15T17:31:43.128Z