@@LearnedSophistry I'll take that but I truly think picking a guy that wasn't supposed to be much coming in to the point he puts them in the "5 Pitchers I Like" video... And then the guy gets the Pitching Crown and by that probably a unanimous Cy Young pick. That's when you have to defy the laws of the human body just like Sale did. The only other time a recent memory I've seen a better pitching season coming off an Injury was 2022 Verlander. Coming off a Tommy John surgery going into a year of being 39 years and throwing the lowest ERA season the AL West has seen since the millennium is crazy. That maybe would have been in consideration for the "MaCHAMP" award. Because that might be 4 thumbs up in all honesty if he selected Verlander before 2022
I appreciate the reprieve from sports betting sponsors. All power to those who enjoy it, but I'm so tired of seeing ads for it within, not only baseball, but every sport I glance in the direction of for a microsecond.
Looking back at that video, he put Ohtani barely in the top 10 as a hitter. Would love to see his reaction to him being one of the two best hitters in baseball despite the rehab from the elbow surgery.
3 cheers for Mike Imanaga 🎉 Arguably the best free agent signing the Cubs have made in years when you consider his very low price tag for how well he pitched in his first year.
It's not hard to be the best signing, when your other two FAs were DFAed by mid year. Though the Busch trade was really good, and we finally got to reap the benefits of the 2021 Javy Trade
Thank you for not doing gambling ads. We are inundated by it, and I've lost a good deal of respect for some creators who seem to have sold out to an industry that ruins lives.
As a Giants fan I knew in my heart that Ryan Walker was going to be absolutely filthy this whole year. Wasn't expecting Doval to do so poorly like that, but I would definitely like to see Walker as the main closer next year.
i loved the shota imanaga signing, i loved that you supported him too, and he was excellent!! top 5 in rookie of the year, probably getting a few cy young votes too!
That Chris Sale breakout pick officially tops the Austin Riley one from 2021. This is why I think Bailey should pick Orlando Arcia, Jarred Kelenic, Spencer Schwellenbach, and Jorge Soler for 2025 breakout picks (I’m definitely not a Braves fan)
Seeing Chris Sale absolutely cook the league makes me so happy because I knew from the moment he signed the Braves would use their devil magic and make him an absolute monster
one thing i noticed as a royals fan is that Maikels stance and stride changed and looked rather uncomfortable about 1/4th of the way through the season. in the clips in this video you see he has a clean straight stride with good extension, but any clip of an at-bat you find later in the season he steps more toward left field and doesn't get nearly as much extension on his hands. hopefully he can figure it out in the offseason, as i was really high on him as well
Glad that someone has got eager to sup at the tit of the gambling advert cow. Kudos...... It's gotten so bad that I saw a history of punk rock video starting with a sponsorship to sports some gambling site. Now that just screams PUNK ROCK
Red Sox fan here: Give yourself two thumbs for TON. This was only the second time he played in 100 games, so his season went as well as one could reasonably expect.
Nah. He got hurt for no reason, slumped at times (as noted) and didn't play enough to count as a two thumbs. .240 30-31 is weirdly, a dime a dozen now.
Tyler o Neil was a great pick. I think that concussion probably derailed his season a bit. I know he had some other injuries, but man concussions can really change the trajectory of a season.
I got to say some of those fakeout gradings are absolutely silly. Castellanos is one of the worst defenders in the league, his offense regressed to about League average, the result is him being one of the most overpaid players in baseball and a huge detriment to an otherwise great Phillies team, one thumbs up. Schanuel wasn't terrible but as you mentioned when you picked him, he was Vegas 4th for rookie of the Year, the season was well below expectations, one thumbs up, neutral if you're being harsh, one thumbs down is just dumb. If you weren't so crazy harsh on those two picks this would be your best year yet.
@@JacksonPrice-j6h Watching previous ones of these makes it pretty clear that this is not the case. He's obviously going to give a catcher more credit than a DH. Cause over a season that's almost 3 war just from positional adjustment. Though you may be right that he doesn't value it as much as he would in the foolish 50.
Hot take: The first round of the MLB playoffs should also be 7 games. Every NBA series is 7 and their season is half as long. Give us more of the good stuff. The wildcard should also be 5 games
2023: great job hating, meh job on hitting, not great job on pitching 2024: meh job hating, not great job on hitting, great job on pitching get ready to support mr. foolish's 2025 hitters, fade his disliked players, and be perfectly ambivalent to his pitcher selections 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Sounds to me like you've become a really good evaluator of pitchers (although, to be fair, the Sale pick was very lucky), and merely an OK evaluator of hitters. I wonder why that is-are hitters generally more volatile when it comes to their peripherals versus expectations?
4:28 not going to pretend to have done the analytics needed for it to be completely on Woo; but Willylitics had the vid on Seattle being so K friendly, thoughts on treating it as a more fair Rockies knock? Since the park itself actually does seemingly make a difference that should be noted?
I still can't believe the dull wet thud Sale's signing with Atlanta seemed to arrive with. Everyone acting like he was completely past it and couldn't throw a ball anymore. Injury prone does not mean unable to bring it. It just means bringing it intermittently. And if you do it for an entire season, welcome to the Cy Young party.
No reason for anyone to believe he still had cy young potential in 2024. Idk I don't see why you would think his 2024 was predictable. Maybe a 12-8 w-l 3.5 Era was a hopeful expectation got him. Beyond that was very unexpected, objectively
blaming the pitching coach is a little weird; you're clearly forgetting the stretch in which the triple-headed monster of alcala, jax and duran dominated. i'm just saying if you think it's Maki's fault, you're going to be disappointed when things go bad next year. that's all i'm saying
@@kimkatyaharley He gets credit for the overall good and bad, and it was mostly bad with the long ball being a major issue all year. (And frankly Duran took a step back this year as well.) Not sure what you mean by the last bit. The Twins fired a few coaches, but Maki is still the pitching coach for 2025 as far as I know. If I really have to say it outright, here it is: of course it's not ENTIRELY his fault. But if the pitching is poor again next year it will still be significantly on him.
-2 for Garcia seems a bit too harsh. He wasn’t insanely hyped up for this year, and still provided utility defensive value for a playoff team. When compared to Gorman, who was on track to potentially become an all star caliber player, and now may never become an everyday starter, I think it’s clear that Garcia was a tier above, and I think should only be -1 if not neutral.
First 3 thumbs up ever for Chris Sale (human anatomy won't allow it, but it also hasn't allowed a healthy Chris Sale season in a while so whatever)
It also didn’t seem like human anatomy would allow sale to pitch a full season ever again so I think 3 thumbs up is fitting
@@Theorpo I’d say 2nd ever 3 thumbs up, his Austin Riley 2021 breakout pick was deserving of 3 thumbs up too
@@LearnedSophistry I'll take that but I truly think picking a guy that wasn't supposed to be much coming in to the point he puts them in the "5 Pitchers I Like" video... And then the guy gets the Pitching Crown and by that probably a unanimous Cy Young pick. That's when you have to defy the laws of the human body just like Sale did. The only other time a recent memory I've seen a better pitching season coming off an Injury was 2022 Verlander. Coming off a Tommy John surgery going into a year of being 39 years and throwing the lowest ERA season the AL West has seen since the millennium is crazy. That maybe would have been in consideration for the "MaCHAMP" award. Because that might be 4 thumbs up in all honesty if he selected Verlander before 2022
The Chris Sale call I was on board too. He was my favourite pitcher in MLB the Show just nasty stuff
Antonio Alfonseca can do it
I appreciate the reprieve from sports betting sponsors. All power to those who enjoy it, but I'm so tired of seeing ads for it within, not only baseball, but every sport I glance in the direction of for a microsecond.
Well put
There's a movement in Congress to ban that shit during game broadcasts.
Sports betting is great. It helps make sure the owners aren't financially motivated by game outcomes. 😉 😉
Meanwhile I get annoyed because it still isn't legal in my state
It's horrific in "soccer." Kids CONSTANTLY seeing ads for betting 🤢
Your unwillingness to participate in the sports gambling buzz and advertising is why you're hands-down my favorite baseball content creator
WE ALMOST TO THE BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR!!!! REACTING TO YOUR TOP 50 PLAYERS FOR THE SEASON
Plus the BIG BOY BASEBALL AWARDS
I hope it's soon, but typically the top 50 video comes near the end or after postseason :(
@@benjihuynh2970I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHO STEPDAD OF THE YEAR IS
Looking back at that video, he put Ohtani barely in the top 10 as a hitter. Would love to see his reaction to him being one of the two best hitters in baseball despite the rehab from the elbow surgery.
3 cheers for Mike Imanaga 🎉
Arguably the best free agent signing the Cubs have made in years when you consider his very low price tag for how well he pitched in his first year.
It's not hard to be the best signing, when your other two FAs were DFAed by mid year. Though the Busch trade was really good, and we finally got to reap the benefits of the 2021 Javy Trade
Thank you for not doing gambling ads. We are inundated by it, and I've lost a good deal of respect for some creators who seem to have sold out to an industry that ruins lives.
Bailey my winning fantasy team thanks you for Sale, O'Neil and Imanaga
That’s great! I ended up with Imanaga and Woo.
I had imanaga woo and oneill
Can't make it up. Louie Varland was the only pitcher from your top5 I drafted in Fantasy Baseball. Excited for next year's picks.
Sorry about that. I drafted him too. At least you probably didn't draft him very high and probably dropped him quickly.
@@FoolishBailey Yea he was gone quite early. Always feel like FBB is won off the waiver wire anyway
Bryan Woo, Fantasy Baseball Legend
Sleeper Cy Young pick next year, dude is legit
In your defense for the Castellanos pick, there were a lot of National tragedies this year so definitely helped his stock.
As a Giants fan I knew in my heart that Ryan Walker was going to be absolutely filthy this whole year. Wasn't expecting Doval to do so poorly like that, but I would definitely like to see Walker as the main closer next year.
i loved the shota imanaga signing, i loved that you supported him too, and he was excellent!! top 5 in rookie of the year, probably getting a few cy young votes too!
Appreciate you grading yourself a little harder. It's tough to admit you're wrong sometimes, love the honesty
always nice to see uploads on the main channel
If you ever want an easy "Players you dislike" pick, just find the Mariners' biggest offseason offensive addition, and put that player on the list.
Don't worry seiya suzuki will cook
or, just make the entire list mariners offseason additions if you want to play it safe
Easy "hitter I like" pick: former Cardinals outfielders, e.g., Tyler O'Neill, Randy Arozarena, etc.
@@JobiWan144tommy edman
Great video. Shea Langeliers hit the walk off against the Mariners right at me. Great game!!
Really liked your video. I look forward to this spring to check out your '25 picks.
You cooked a 5 course meal this year
That Chris Sale breakout pick officially tops the Austin Riley one from 2021. This is why I think Bailey should pick Orlando Arcia, Jarred Kelenic, Spencer Schwellenbach, and Jorge Soler for 2025 breakout picks (I’m definitely not a Braves fan)
I feel like Schwellenbach has already broken out. He's insane
As a Sox fan, really sad that injuries kept O’Neill from getting a +2 here. But not at all surprised that Sale had a monster year once he left
I’m a Red Sox fan, and I enjoyed Tyler O’Neil, but he might be the first 130 OPS+ player to feel like a 105 OPS+ player.
Same thing with Pete Alonso I swear 😂
@@metsrsl I can definitely see that
I've never been so glad to listen to the ad. That throw in stat at the end is incredible.
Saved me in fantasy once again Bailey!
Won my league thanks to this foolish boy 🙏
Seeing Chris Sale absolutely cook the league makes me so happy because I knew from the moment he signed the Braves would use their devil magic and make him an absolute monster
Safe to say you won me my league with those Sale, Imanaga and O’Neil picks. Cheers to you
sox fan here so stoked to see sale successful in atlanta. it's bittersweet but the change of scenery was what he needed, will always love him for 2018
if foolish bailey has no fans, i am dead
It's true
I love it when the main account uploads
Ryan Walker fanboys were well rewarded
this is a video i look forward to every year
Damn Castellanos played every single game Good for him Love to see that
Love your content, buddy! Please keep it comin!
I’ve been waiting on this one!
Love this series, thanks bailey 👍
We were so spot on Bryan Woo’s breakout year this season and it happened!
Thank you for making a point to not to gambling ads. It’s shoved down your throat until everyone around you has an addiction
one thing i noticed as a royals fan is that Maikels stance and stride changed and looked rather uncomfortable about 1/4th of the way through the season. in the clips in this video you see he has a clean straight stride with good extension, but any clip of an at-bat you find later in the season he steps more toward left field and doesn't get nearly as much extension on his hands. hopefully he can figure it out in the offseason, as i was really high on him as well
I also felt strongly about Sale those pitcher picks were spot on
All the homies love that Foolish doesn’t support ads for sports betting. My man! Wise beyond his years.
Doesn't do gambling ads. RESPECT!
Four thumbs up for the good boys/girls lounging in the background. They must be content with your picks.
U and the just baseball dudes gonna carry me in the off-season
Glad that someone has got eager to sup at the tit of the gambling advert cow. Kudos...... It's gotten so bad that I saw a history of punk rock video starting with a sponsorship to sports some gambling site. Now that just screams PUNK ROCK
I would've given Castellanos a neutral and Schanuel a thumbs up but I guess you're more fair than I am!
If that’s the case then I’d hope you’d also give Brendan Rodgers at least a thumbs down
Schanuel was an average to (technically) above average hitter, don't know how you'd consider that a thumbs up. Neutral sure but not thumbs up.
Chris Sale leaving the White Sox set off a domino effect of White Sox-ery
Red Sox fan here: Give yourself two thumbs for TON. This was only the second time he played in 100 games, so his season went as well as one could reasonably expect.
Nah. He got hurt for no reason, slumped at times (as noted) and didn't play enough to count as a two thumbs. .240 30-31 is weirdly, a dime a dozen now.
Tyler o Neil was a great pick. I think that concussion probably derailed his season a bit. I know he had some other injuries, but man concussions can really change the trajectory of a season.
It’s always a great day when Foolish Bailey uploads
I got to say some of those fakeout gradings are absolutely silly. Castellanos is one of the worst defenders in the league, his offense regressed to about League average, the result is him being one of the most overpaid players in baseball and a huge detriment to an otherwise great Phillies team, one thumbs up. Schanuel wasn't terrible but as you mentioned when you picked him, he was Vegas 4th for rookie of the Year, the season was well below expectations, one thumbs up, neutral if you're being harsh, one thumbs down is just dumb.
If you weren't so crazy harsh on those two picks this would be your best year yet.
The defensive component isn’t factored in I think, it’s 5 HITTERS I Like, not 5 position players
@@JacksonPrice-j6h Watching previous ones of these makes it pretty clear that this is not the case. He's obviously going to give a catcher more credit than a DH. Cause over a season that's almost 3 war just from positional adjustment. Though you may be right that he doesn't value it as much as he would in the foolish 50.
Hot take: The first round of the MLB playoffs should also be 7 games. Every NBA series is 7 and their season is half as long. Give us more of the good stuff. The wildcard should also be 5 games
You did nail those pitcher picks
Somebody sign Bailey as a pitching scout. He's got the gift
really excited for the Foolish 50 reaction, hoping for a shoutout to my Tarik Skubal comment 😁
As a Red Sox fan, 1 thumbs up makes sense for O'Neill. He was bad with risp, struck out a lot, and a negative defensively.
respect tht you follow up on these most wouldnt.
Bailey if you had told me Sale would win the Cy Young this year, I would've put a bet down, I have good bit of faith in your baseball insights.
Bailey I need to see Robert Garcia on the pitchers you like list next year 🙏
2023: great job hating, meh job on hitting, not great job on pitching
2024: meh job hating, not great job on hitting, great job on pitching
get ready to support mr. foolish's 2025 hitters, fade his disliked players, and be perfectly ambivalent to his pitcher selections 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
david bednar was also tipping his pitches this year (go watch trevor may's video about it)
Two thumbs up for the sleepy dog in the background
I think you performed admirably this season, particularly with pitchers. I do, however, anxiously await the apology for leaving Skubal off the 50
Trevor May made a video where he shows Bednar tipping pitches all year.
Picked sale in fantasy because of you... King
Shouts out for not doing gambling sponsorships
Great video too
Sounds to me like you've become a really good evaluator of pitchers (although, to be fair, the Sale pick was very lucky), and merely an OK evaluator of hitters. I wonder why that is-are hitters generally more volatile when it comes to their peripherals versus expectations?
Picking shota and sale helped me win my fantasy league so thank you for that Bailey
Picking up? They both went undrafted?
@@kenw2225 Picking like in their draft
7:20 Bailey you should get +2 for O'Neill just based on the fact he played 113 games 😅
I LOVE SHOTA
My God, I think this guy knows ball
4:28 not going to pretend to have done the analytics needed for it to be completely on Woo; but Willylitics had the vid on Seattle being so K friendly, thoughts on treating it as a more fair Rockies knock? Since the park itself actually does seemingly make a difference that should be noted?
I still can't believe the dull wet thud Sale's signing with Atlanta seemed to arrive with. Everyone acting like he was completely past it and couldn't throw a ball anymore. Injury prone does not mean unable to bring it. It just means bringing it intermittently.
And if you do it for an entire season, welcome to the Cy Young party.
No reason for anyone to believe he still had cy young potential in 2024. Idk I don't see why you would think his 2024 was predictable. Maybe a 12-8 w-l 3.5 Era was a hopeful expectation got him. Beyond that was very unexpected, objectively
Never realized you had them dogs in you 😅
Glad my boy Nolan proved you wrong
Oh yeah, that's what I'm talking about!
Shota is such a badass
🔥🔥
This very, Main channel!
Oh boy I’m sure Mr Bailey got no picks wrong this year
I love Mike
2 thumbs up for the doggo in the background
““Injuries aren’t as easy to predict as the fan predicts” -Bailey””
-Tyler Glasnow
Don't feel too bad about the Varland pick, Pete Maki turned a lot of the Twins' arms into Home Run Derby pitchers this year.
blaming the pitching coach is a little weird; you're clearly forgetting the stretch in which the triple-headed monster of alcala, jax and duran dominated.
i'm just saying if you think it's Maki's fault, you're going to be disappointed when things go bad next year. that's all i'm saying
@@kimkatyaharley He gets credit for the overall good and bad, and it was mostly bad with the long ball being a major issue all year. (And frankly Duran took a step back this year as well.)
Not sure what you mean by the last bit. The Twins fired a few coaches, but Maki is still the pitching coach for 2025 as far as I know. If I really have to say it outright, here it is: of course it's not ENTIRELY his fault. But if the pitching is poor again next year it will still be significantly on him.
Bro cooked with those pitcher picks, then proceeded to burn the rest of his picks.
WOOOOOOOO
-2 for Garcia seems a bit too harsh. He wasn’t insanely hyped up for this year, and still provided utility defensive value for a playoff team. When compared to Gorman, who was on track to potentially become an all star caliber player, and now may never become an everyday starter, I think it’s clear that Garcia was a tier above, and I think should only be -1 if not neutral.
I still love Louis Varland. If Simeon woods Richardson wasn’t so solid I think varland would’ve figured it out and performed to his potential
You need 4 THUMBS UP for CHRIS SALE because you hand one hand presently writing that pick and another in the future knowing he would do it
so what you're telling me is Saber metrics are better at predicting future pitching performance than hitting performance?
Gritty tigs baseball bits when?
2025 pitchers are gonna be logan gilbert, bryan woo, bryce miller, george kirby, and luis castillo
Brian tWoo Thumbs Up
I have Chris sale Cy young +3500! Took it after his second start
W Bryan Woo
Torii hunter HOF ballot video? Gary Sheffield too
Please put the other Atlanta Spencer on pitchers you like next year
Michael Toglia and Brenton Doyle broke out offensively for the Rockies, just like everyone predicted
I bet on sale to win cy young in mid may. +1300 odds not bad
we sucking our own with this one 🗣🗣🗣🗣
Best Baily Bicks so far.
Bailey what's your total score+? I need to know how you performed compared to league average