This is a D1 Hit List Recap - MLB Draft.

This year I turned the D1 College Rates & Ranks Report into a fun project called The Hit List. Through The Hit List series, I developed a repeatable framework for identifying priority amateur talent using my own metrics system and rankings to help prioritize scouting coverage across the country. The project took shape while I was participating in the MLB Cohort Program run by Tyrone Brooks, after repeatedly hearing the question, “Where do I go to scout?”

My hope was that individuals from the group or anywhere can use this blog as a way to target the best games in their region.

Prior Hit List Reports:

• The Hit List : D1 Baseball Scouting Guide for 4/6-4/20

• The Hit List Pt 2: D1 Baseball Scouting Guide for 4/21-5/3

• The Hit List Pt 3: D1 Baseball Scouting Guide for 5/4-5/17

• Final Recap - MLB Draft Review

It’s one thing to lead people, but where are you taking them? That’s a question I hope everyone thinks about and one that I ask myself when writing blogs. Where did I lead everyone with the Hit List? Did I lead them off a cliff or in the right direction? That’s the question I hope to answer here with the D1 Hit List Recap…

As a refresher, here were the Hit List guidelines directly from Report #3. The Scouting Schedule focus was on Elite, Great, and Above Average Players …

Here’s a link the final R&R spreadsheet.

Here is the breakdown for Position Players. In 2026 there were 4,072 D1 players with >38 PA.

Not excluding draft ineligible players here are the final results by grades.

Nearly 45% of Elite producers, 26% of Great producers, and 9.01% of the Above Average producers got drafted! I only have two years of data to base this off of, but I would classify that as a great/elite success in terms of shrinking the pool of players to scout, and leading people in the right direction.

Here is the breakdown for pitchers…

I am not in love with the concentration of pitching talent drafted compared to my board. Nor am I in love with the groupings, the elite window is very small, granted it did capture the #4 Overall Pick Jackson Flora, but that’s not very difficult to do by most any metric. In general not terrible, not great either, I would say the pitching board was OK. It put people in the right places, but not nearly as frequently as the position players or last year.

Ideas for the next iteration of the Hit List:

• Shrink the pool of players by removing non-draft eligible players

• Apply rating weight based on conference competitiveness

• Search for new free data sources

• Do some research on outlier draft pick to see why they were drafted

Thank you to Fangraphs for their free public data for this project.

That’s all I got this year for D1 Baseball, come back next year for the next Hit List. Thank you for coming along this journey with me!

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Amateur Scouting Blogs:

• Saint Joseph’s Andrew Gaines - Scouting Report, Draft Evaluation from 4/21

• 2025 D1 MLB Draft Overview - July 16th, 2025

• Scouting Report —Amateur, Division 1 Washington vs. Rutgers (3/28/25) Published Mar 29, 2025 … “Trevor Cohen #4 (1942/994/1358) … Position OF Ht./Wt. 6–1 / 195 B/T L/L Class JR … Game Notes : LHH — simple swing. Hands held behind his head, a slight bat wrap on takes. I like where his hands sit for him. They are flat, but corbin carrol esk.” … Selected by the San Francisco Giants 85th Overall in the 2025 MLB Draft.

• D1 Scouting Report Amateur, URI vs. GMU (4/25/25) - Published on Apr 27, 2025… ‘James Quinn-Irons GMU #10…Selected by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 147th overall pick of the 2025 First-Year Player Draft.

Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout… I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

Document : MiLB R&R Report #9

Level : Professional - MiLB

Source : Fangraphs

Data Pulled on : 8/24/26

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report I write outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). There is also an Excel SharePoint ‘MiLB R&R Report #9’ that holds all the information in more detail. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Changes & Housekeeping Notes : I have made a change to identify players with time at multiple levels of MiLB baseball. To solve this without combining multiple levels of stats, Players with over 30 PA or TBF at multiple levels have their names highlighted in light blue.

To see where that player is currently playing, please check the [Current Org] & [Current Level]

R&R Report #9 Google Sheets Doc - request access to edit

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all MiLB players from Start of Season - August 23rd, 2026 with 40 Plate Appearance requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Current Level Elite Overall Producers

1. Avery Owusu-Asiedu ARI | Lvl: AA | Age: 23

2. Anthony Potestio NYY | Lvl: A | Age: 21

3. Ace Reese SEA | Lvl: A | Age: 21

4. Ricardo De La Paz SDP | Lvl: DSL | Age: 16

5. Kane Kepley CHC | Lvl: AA | Age: 22

6. Alfiery Matos NYY | Lvl: DSL | Age: 18

7. Brailyn Antunez MIL | Lvl: A | Age: 18

8. Juan Holmann MIN | Lvl: DSL | Age: 17

9. Daniel Jackson COL | Lvl: A | Age: 21

10. DJ Newman HOU | Lvl: A+ | Age: 22

11. Eider Gutierrez CIN | Lvl: DSL | Age: 17

12. Jesus Flores TEX | Lvl: DSL | Age: 17

13. Jaider Suárez KCR | Lvl: DSL | Age: 17

14. Yael Romero CIN | Lvl: CPX | Age: 20

15. Franco Willias SFG | Lvl: DSL | Age: 21

16. Diego Martinez MIA | Lvl: DSL | Age: 18

17. Jose Castro NYY | Lvl: CPX | Age: 20

18. Yoander Santana PIT | Lvl: DSL | Age: 18

19. Francisco Renteria PHI | Lvl: DSL | Age: 17

20. Juan Brima ARI | Lvl: DSL | Age: 18

21. Mitch Voit NYM | Lvl: AA | Age: 21

22. Alessander De La Cruz COL | Lvl: CPX | Age: 20

23. Starlyn De La Cruz ATL | Lvl: DSL | Age: 17

24. Angeibel Gomez KCR | Lvl: DSL | Age: 17

25. Edwin Darville BOS | Lvl: CPX | Age: 19

26. Kam Durnin HOU | Lvl: A | Age: 21

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all MiLB pitchers from Start of Season - August 23rd, 2026, with 32 Total Batters Faced requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Current Level Elite Producers

1. Grant Cleavinger CHW | Lvl: A | Age: 22

2. James Ellwanger MIN | Lvl: A | Age: 22

3. Jeyver Manaure ARI | Lvl: DSL | Age: 19

4. Alieski Torres TOR | Lvl: DSL | Age: 18

5. Jederson Paez SDP | Lvl: DSL | Age: 17

6. Santiago Martinez MIL | Lvl: DSL | Age: 17

7. Irving Cota NYM | Lvl: A+ | Age: 22

8. Burch Smith DET | Lvl: AAA | Age: 36

Bozzy Baseball Books Reviews

This week’s Bozzy Baseball Book Review is Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski.

For those new to the Bozball Book Ratings, here’s the quick scale:

10/10 – Inspires me and genuinely changes how I think.

9/10 – I can’t put it down.

8/10 – I can put it down, but I want to keep coming back.

This book was thiccck with three c’s. I was hoping for a change of pace after the John Wooden book, and this book was definitely that. My initial first impression fresh off finishing it two days ago…

The Title of the book was fitting, and it probably could have been split into two - Mike Krzyzewski before Duke (The Rise) and after arriving at Duke (The Reign). I loved the first half of the book (The Rise), I thought it was very well done. I felt like I was on the journey with Coach K. As a baseball guy the second half (The Reign) got a little long which is to be expected. Occasionally I thought the 2nd half was a little too pro Dukey, and it made me want to pukey. I enjoyed the books, and IF I could rename the book it would be ‘The Coach K Bible and the influence of Coach Knight’.

As a casual basketball fan, I didn’t realize the impact Knight had on Coach K. It’s one of the more fascinating story lines throughout the book and if their bromance had a label it would be ‘it’s complicated’. Their relationship dates back to Krzyzewski’s time as a player at West Point under Knight. Knight’s love for his hard nosed point guard extended beyond the court when Bobby Knight traveled to Chicago to visit Krzyzewski and support him and his mother after Krzyzewski’s father died during his senior season at West Point…

After Krzyzewski’s college career and service to the military were completed, he served as an Assistant to Knight at Indiana. The established Knight would mentor a young Krzyzewski and helped him land his first HC job back at his alma mater West Point, and ultimately his first big time gig with Duke. During a rough patch in the early years at Duke, Knight advocated to Duke AD, Tom Butters, that the only course of action was to double down on his commitment to Krzyzewski… and Butters did just that, amid a mediocre season Butter’s extended Coach K.

After that, Krzyzewski took off with Duke, and never looked back or to the side except when coaching against Coach Knight. Apparently when the two would face off head-to-head, Duke players would notice a sense of timidness towards facing off against his mentor. A mentor that allowed Krzyzewski to serve as a special assistant/assistant coach under head coach Bob Knight on the 1984 USA gold medal team. When Coach K asked Knight, Knight said yes.

It was not until the two faced off against one another in 1992 Final Four that started to splinter the mentor-mentee relationship. Ahead of the game Krzyzewski had given an SI interview saying how badly he wanted to beat Indiana, and Knight took offense to it. So much so that he wrote a strongly worded letter to Krzyzewski and delivered it to Duke’s Assistant Coach. The Assistant wisely did not give the letter to Mike, until after that game. After Coach K beat Knight, the two didn’t shake hands and the rift had officially begun. The letter essentially stated how Knight was responsible for Krzyzewski and how he felt disrespected. Krzyzewski was taken back by the whole thing, and it wasn’t until an assistant Coach had to snap Mike out of it.

The feud would go on, and as Coach K began chasing down Knight’s accomplishments so did the noise around their relationship. It was funny/weird, even when you thought their relationship was over, Mike then asked Knight to be his opening speaker at his Hall of Fame induction. It was like despite their differences over the years, it would have been crossing the line not to have him be there as a speaker. Their relationship was a constant undertone throughout the book, and it was so fascinating to read about. I’m not going to spoil the USA basketball rift that sent Knight over the edge about Krzyzewski, you’ll have to read the book for yourself…

In this book Bobby Knight comes off as this Dominic Toretto esk figure ... I never in a million years thought I’d be comparing Dom Toretto and Bobby Knight, but it’s kind of a great comparison… People love/respect Dominic Toretto because he lives by this code of family & loyalty, but you kind of forget this dude nearly beat a man to death with a socket wrench, races cars illegally, hijacks 18 wheelers and oil tankers. You find yourself pulling for Dom because he’s this modern day outlaw/cowboy, and he lives by his code.

That’s Bobby Knight, he might curse people off, have a short fuse, possibly assaulted a guy in a foreign country, but he lives by this code of Loyalty & Honor. A lot of times, his players seemed to ride or die for him, another Domonic Toretto tie in. You want Knight in your foxhole, but if you betray him or are disloyal, you were squarely on his crap list forever.

Like I said, it’s complicated but I loved it.

Bozball Rating: 8.85-9.15

Bozzy Baseball Blogs is now looking for new books to review, give you best recommendations in the comments!!!

That’s all I got for this week, come back in two weeks for MiLB R&R Report #10!

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Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

MLB Analysis:

• Phillies House Check: Mid-Season Timeline & Trade Deadline To-Do List Published Jul 21, 2026

• Are The Phillies’ Nerfing their Best Slugger? Published Jun 15, 2026

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

PSA: Bozzy Baseball will be at Saberseminar next weekend. Looking forward to seeing everyone in attendance.

Document : NPB R&R Report #9

Level : Professional

Source : Fangraphs

Data Pulled on : 8/17/2026

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report I write outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). There is a Google Sheets doc ‘NPB R&R Report #9’ that holds all the information in more detail. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Housekeeping Notes: I am breaking away from combining all of the International Leagues in a single report. I am missing out on the week to week changes I enjoy seeing with players and the list was too too clogged up. I didn’t like how top heavy the report was with leagues that don’t have the similar level of competition. I acknowledged the competition in the past, and maybe at the end of the year I combine them all. For the time being I am splitting the Reports up by League.

Google Sheets Link : NPB R&R Report #9 (request access to edit)

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all NPB players from Start of Season - August 17th, 2026, 30 PA minimum. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Top 10 Overall Producers (Run Tool + Hit Tool)

1. Kensuke Kondoh Hawks (NPB) Age: 32 | Years of Service: 9 | Elite

2. Teruaki Sato Tigers (NPB) Age: 27 | Years of Service: 6 | Elite

3. Naoki Arizono Fighters (NPB) Age: 23 | Years of Service: 4 | Great

4. Shota Morishita Tigers (NPB) Age: 25 | Years of Service: 4 | Great

5. Tomoya Masaki Hawks (NPB) Age: 26 | Years of Service: 5 | Great

6. Shugo Maki BayStars (NPB) Age: 28 | Years of Service: 6 | Great

7. Ryoya Kurihara Hawks (NPB) Age: 29 | Years of Service: 9 | Great

8. Franmil Reyes Fighters (NPB) Age: 30 | Years of Service: 3 | Great

9. Carson McCusker Golden Eagles (NPB) Age: 28 | Years of Service: 1 | Great

10. Kengo Yoshida Fighters (NPB) Age: 25 | Years of Service: 4 | Great

Top 10 Hit Tool Producers

1. Teruaki Sato Tigers (NPB) Age: 27 | Years of Service: 6 | Elite

2. Kengo Yoshida Fighters (NPB) Age: 25 | Years of Service: 4 | Elite

3. Takeshi Miyamoto Swallows (NPB) Age: 31 | Years of Service: 9 | Great

4. Kensuke Kondoh Hawks (NPB) Age: 32 | Years of Service: 9 | Great

5. Shota Morishita Tigers (NPB) Age: 25 | Years of Service: 4 | Great

6. Franmil Reyes Fighters (NPB) Age: 30 | Years of Service: 3 | Great

7. Shugo Maki BayStars (NPB) Age: 28 | Years of Service: 6 | Great

8. Koki Yamaguchi Marines (NPB) Age: 25 | Years of Service: 6 | Great

9. Jerar Encarnacion BayStars (NPB) Age: 28 | Years of Service: 1 | Great

10. Carson McCusker Golden Eagles (NPB) Age: 28 | Years of Service: 1 | Great

Top 10 Run Tool Producers

1. Haruki Nishikawa Fighters (NPB) Age: 34 | Years of Service: 9 | Elite

2. Eigoro Mogi Swallows (NPB) Age: 32 | Years of Service: 9 | Elite

3. Naoki Arizono Fighters (NPB) Age: 23 | Years of Service: 4 | Elite

4. Ryohei Hosokawa Fighters (NPB) Age: 24 | Years of Service: 6 | Great

5. Kensuke Kondoh Hawks (NPB) Age: 32 | Years of Service: 9 | Great

6. Seiya Hosokawa Dragons (NPB) Age: 27 | Years of Service: 9 | Great

7. Domingo Santana Swallows (NPB) Age: 33 | Years of Service: 6 | Great

8. Takayoshi Noma Carp (NPB) Age: 33 | Years of Service: 9 | Great

9. Yudai Shoji Hawks (NPB) Age: 23 | Years of Service: 2 | Great

10. Toshiki Abe Dragons (NPB) Age: 36 | Years of Service: 9 | Great

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all NPB pitchers from Start of Season - August 17th, 2026, with 30 Total Batters Faced Minimum. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Top 10 Pitching Producers Overall (Run Tool Against + Hit Tool Against)

1. Kenshin Hotta Giants (NPB) Age: 25 | Years of Service: 5 | Elite

2. Ryoji Kuribayashi Carp (NPB) Age: 29 | Years of Service: 6 | Great

3. Trey Wingenter Lions (NPB) Age: 32 | Years of Service: 2 | Great

4. Shohta Masui Swallows (NPB) Age: 26 | Years of Service: 1 | Great

5. Sean Reynolds BayStars (NPB) Age: 28 | Years of Service: 1 | Great

6. Ren Mukunoki Buffaloes (NPB) Age: 26 | Years of Service: 4 | Great

7. Yuki Tsumori Hawks (NPB) Age: 28 | Years of Service: 7 | Great

8. Taisei Ota Giants (NPB) Age: 27 | Years of Service: 5 | Great

9. Taylor Hearn Carp (NPB) Age: 31 | Years of Service: 3 | Great

10. Katsutoshi Tai Golden Eagles (NPB) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 2 | Great

Top 10 Producers Hit Tool Against

1. Katsutoshi Tai Golden Eagles (NPB) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 2 | Elite

2. Kenshin Hotta Giants (NPB) Age: 25 | Years of Service: 5 | Great

3. Shohta Masui Swallows (NPB) Age: 26 | Years of Service: 1 | Great

4. Seiya Yoshida Dragons (NPB) Age: 24 | Years of Service: 2 | Great

5. Trey Wingenter Lions (NPB) Age: 32 | Years of Service: 2 | Great

6. Bryan Mata Giants (NPB) Age: 27 | Years of Service: 1 | Great

7. Jesús Liranzo Swallows (NPB) Age: 31 | Years of Service: 1 | Great

8. Sotaro Shimauchi Carp (NPB) Age: 29 | Years of Service: 8 | Great

9. Taisei Yanagawa Fighters (NPB) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 3 | Great

10. Yuki Tsumori Hawks (NPB) Age: 28 | Years of Service: 7 | Great

Top 10 Producers Run Tool Against

1. Masumi Hamachi BayStars (NPB) Age: 28 | Years of Service: 8 | Elite

2. Hideaki Wakui Dragons (NPB) Age: 40 | Years of Service: 9 | Elite

3. Takayuki Katoh Fighters (NPB) Age: 34 | Years of Service: 9 | Elite

4. Toshiya Nakamura Hawks (NPB) Age: 29 | Years of Service: 8 | Elite

5. Haruto Takahashi Tigers (NPB) Age: 30 | Years of Service: 7 | Elite

6. Mao Itoh Dragons (NPB) Age: 25 | Years of Service: 4 | Elite

7. Andrés Machado Buffaloes (NPB) Age: 33 | Years of Service: 3 | Elite

8. Ryoji Kuribayashi Carp (NPB) Age: 29 | Years of Service: 6 | Great

9. Ryosuke Moriwaki Lions (NPB) Age: 33 | Years of Service: 6 | Great

10. Shunsuke Nakamori Marines (NPB) Age: 24 | Years of Service: 4 | Great

Next Book Review will be Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski . It’s a little longer than I was expecting, but I’m about 65% of the way through it. Hoping to finish it this week.

That’s all I got for this week, come back in 2 weeks for the NPB R&R Report #10.

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Dream big, work hard, and pray. You aren’t dreaming big enough or working hard enough if you don’t fall to your knees at night to pray. Be urgent, be patient, and kind to yourself in the pursuit of excellence.

Matthew 7

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International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

Document : KBO R&R Report #9

Level : Professional

Source : Fangraphs

Data Pulled on : 8/17/2026

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report I write outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). There is a Google Sheets doc ‘KBO R&R Report #9’ that holds all the information in more detail. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Housekeeping Notes: I am breaking away from combining all of the International Leagues in a single report. I am missing out on the week to week changes I enjoy seeing with players and the list was too too clogged up. I didn’t like how top heavy the report was with leagues that don’t have the similar level of competition. I acknowledged the competition in the past, and maybe at the end of the year I combine them all. For the time being I am splitting the Reports up by League.

Google Sheets Link : KBO R&R Report #9 (request access to edit)

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all KBO players from Start of Season - August 17th, 2026, 30 PA minimum. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Top 10 Overall Producers (Run Tool + Hit Tool)

1. Austin Dean 오스틴 Twins (KBO) Age: 32 | Years of Service: 4 | Elite Overall

2. Do Yeong Kim 김도영 Tigers (KBO) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 5 | Elite Overall

3. Jeong Choi 최정 Landers (KBO) Age: 39 | Years of Service: 22 | Elite Overall

4. Jeong Bin Moon 문정빈 Twins (KBO) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 2 | Elite Overall

5. Hyun Min Ahn 안현민 Wiz (KBO) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 3 | Great Overall

6. Yonathan Perlaza 페라자 Eagles (KBO) Age: 27 | Years of Service: 2 | Great Overall

7. Ja-wook Koo 구자욱 Lions (KBO) Age: 33 | Years of Service: 12 | Great Overall

8. Sam Hilliard 힐리어드 Wiz (KBO) Age: 32 | Years of Service: 1 | Great Overall

9. Seung-kyu Park 박승규 Lions (KBO) Age: 25 | Years of Service: 6 | Great Overall

10. Baek-ho Kang 강백호 Eagles (KBO) Age: 26 | Years of Service: 9 | Great Overall

Top 10 Hit Tool Producers

1. Austin Dean 오스틴 Twins (KBO) Age: 32 | Years of Service: 4 | Elite Hit Tool

2. Jeong Bin Moon 문정빈 Twins (KBO) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 2 | Elite Hit Tool

3. Do Yeong Kim 김도영Tigers (KBO) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 5 | Great Hit Tool

4. Jeong Choi 최정Landers (KBO) Age: 39 | Years of Service: 22 | Great Hit Tool

5. Harold Castro 카스트로Tigers (KBO) Age: 32 | Years of Service: 1 | Great Hit Tool

6. Ja-wook Koo 구자욱Lions (KBO) Age: 33 | Years of Service: 12 | Great Hit Tool

7. Sam Hilliard 힐리어드Wiz (KBO) Age: 32 | Years of Service: 1 | Great Hit Tool

8. Baek-ho Kang 강백호Eagles (KBO) Age: 26 | Years of Service: 9 | Great Hit Tool

9. Jun Soon Park 박준순Bears (KBO) Age: 19 | Years of Service: 2 | Great Hit Tool

10. Sung-bum Na 나성범Tigers (KBO) Age: 36 | Years of Service: 14 | Great Hit Tool

Top 10 Run Tool Producers

1. Hyun Min Ahn 안현민 Wiz (KBO) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 3 | Elite Run Tool

2. Sung-woo Jang 장성우Wiz (KBO) Age: 36 | Years of Service: 15 | Great Run Tool

3. Hyeon Joon Kim 김현준Lions (KBO) Age: 23 | Years of Service: 5 | Great Run Tool

4. Min Kyu Kim 김민규Tigers (KBO) Age: 19 | Years of Service: 1 | Great Run Tool

5. Dae In Hong 홍대인Landers (KBO) Age: 24 | Years of Service: 2 | Great Run Tool

6. Han Byul Kim 김한별Dinos (KBO) Age: 25 | Years of Service: 5 | Great Run Tool

7. Seung Yeon Han 한승연Tigers (KBO) Age: 23 | Years of Service: 1 | Great Run Tool

8. Min-woo Park 박민우Dinos (KBO) Age: 33 | Years of Service: 14 | Great Run Tool

9. Dong Uk Yeo 여동욱Heroes (KBO) Age: 20 | Years of Service: 2 | Great Run Tool

10. Jeong-won Choi 최정원Dinos (KBO) Age: 26 | Years of Service: 6 | Great Run Tool

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all KBO pitchers from Start of Season - August 17th, 2026, with 30 Total Batters Faced Minimum. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Top 10 Pitching Producers Overall (Run Tool Against + Hit Tool Against)

1. Carlos Carrasco 카라스코 Twins (KBO) Age: 39 | Years of Service: 1 | Elite Overall

2. Young Chan You 유영찬 Twins (KBO) Age: 29 | Years of Service: 4 | Elite Overall

3. Jae Yun Kim 김재윤 Lions (KBO) Age: 35 | Years of Service: 11 | Great Overall

4. Sang-hyun Jeon 전상현 Tigers (KBO) Age: 30 | Years of Service: 9 | Great Overall

5. Jeong-woo Kim 김정우 Bears (KBO) Age: 27 | Years of Service: 5 | Great Overall

6. Tae Ho Yun 윤태호 Bears (KBO) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 2 | Great Overall

7. Ji-guang Choi 최지광 Lions (KBO) Age: 28 | Years of Service: 6 | Great Overall

8. Chris Paddack 페덱 Lions (KBO) Age: 30 | Years of Service: 1 | Great Overall

9. Jong-hyun Won 원종현 Heroes (KBO) Age: 38 | Years of Service: 10 | Great Overall

10. Pedro Avila 아빌라 Landers (KBO) Age: 29 | Years of Service: 1 | Great Overall

Top 10 Producers Hit Tool Against

1. Young Chan You 유영찬 Twins (KBO) Age: 29 | Years of Service: 4

2. Yeong Woo Shin 신영우 Dinos (KBO) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 3

3. Carlos Carrasco 카라스코 Twins (KBO) Age: 39 | Years of Service: 1

4. Jeong-woo Kim 김정우 Bears (KBO) Age: 27 | Years of Service: 5

5. Tae Ho Yun 윤태호 Bears (KBO) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 2

6. Jae Yun Kim 김재윤 Lions (KBO) Age: 35 | Years of Service: 11

7. Do Gyu Kwak 곽도규 Tigers (KBO) Age: 22 | Years of Service: 4

8. Pedro Avila 아빌라 Landers (KBO) Age: 29 | Years of Service: 1

9. Sa-min Chun 전사민 Dinos (KBO) Age: 26 | Years of Service: 6

10. Jun Hyeok Lee 이준혁 Dinos (KBO) Age: 23 | Years of Service: 2

Top 10 Producers Run Tool Against

1. Carlos Carrasco 카라스코 Twins (KBO) Age: 39 | Years of Service: 1

2. Shota Iimura 이이무라 Giants (KBO) Age: 28 | Years of Service: 1

3. Kyu-min Woo 우규민 Wiz (KBO) Age: 41 | Years of Service: 14

4. Nathan Wiles 와일스 Heroes (KBO) Age: 27 | Years of Service: 1

5. Raúl Alcántara 알칸타라 Heroes (KBO) Age: 33 | Years of Service: 6

6. Young-pyo Ko 고영표 Wiz (KBO) Age: 34 | Years of Service: 7

7. Hyun Jin Ryu 류현진 Eagles (KBO) Age: 39 | Years of Service: 5

8. Hyeong Jun So 소형준 Wiz (KBO) Age: 24 | Years of Service: 7

9. Owen White 화이트 Eagles (KBO) Age: 26 | Years of Service: 1

10. Chris Paddack 페덱 Lions (KBO) Age: 30 | Years of Service: 1

Next Book Review will be Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski . It’s a little longer than I was expecting, but I’m about 65% of the way through it. Hoping to finish it this week.

That’s all I got for this week, come back in 2 weeks for the KBO R&R Report #10.

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Matthew 7

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International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

Document : Indy-Ball R&R Report #3

Level : Professional - Independent

Source : Baseball Ref

Data Pulled on : 8/13/26

Overview : This is a monthly report outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). This information can all be located in the ‘Indy-Ball R&R Report #3’ excel spreadsheet. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Housekeeping Notes: Generally I want a minimum of 40 PA, so this is missing the 40-73 guys that I would like to see. For most of my blogs, I pull all the data then apply my own requirements. Trying to extract data straight from the Indy ball websites takes too much time and effort. Baseball reference is the best place to get the data I need for Indy Ball, however it comes with some drawbacks.

This is not a raw stat extraction, Baseball Reference requires 74 PA to be on the Top 100 Batting Leaders

There is also another requirement of 3.1 PA.

Google Sheets : Indy Ball R&R Report #3 (request access to edit)

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all Indy-ball players from Start of Season - August 13, 2026, no minimum PA requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Top 10 Overall Offensive Producers

1. Alex Fernandes 23 Indy - Pioneer League

2. A.J. Shaver 24 Indy - Pioneer League

3. Vincent Temesvary 24 Indy - Pioneer League

4. Justin Trimble 23 Indy - Pioneer League

5. Ryan Hernandez 27 Ind - American Association

6. Parker Lester 23 Indy - Pioneer League

7. Aidan Redahan 24 Indy - Pioneer League

8. Osiris Johnson 25 Indy - Pioneer League

9. Andrew Czech 29 Ind - Frontier League

10. Xavier Casserilla 23 Indy - Pioneer League

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all Indy-Ball pitchers from Start of Season - August 13th, 2026, with no Total Batters Faced requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Top 10 Pitching Producers

1. Maddox Long 25 Ind - Frontier League

2. Rafi Vazquez 28 Ind - Atlantic League

3. Ted Stuka 29 Ind - Frontier League

4. Andrew Schultz 28 Ind - Atlantic League

5. Ben Wereski 28 Ind - Atlantic League

6. Hector Garcia 24 Ind - Frontier League

7. Davis Welch 24 Ind - American Association

8. Ethan Hammerberg 25 Ind - Atlantic League

9. Zach Kirby 26 Ind - Frontier League

10. Matt Hickey 28 Ind - Frontier League

11. Zach Veen 25 Ind - American Association

That’s all I got for this week, come back in a month for the Indy-Ball Report Finale!

The next Bozzy Baseball book review is Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski. Just as a heads up, this book is thiccck.

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For more Bozzy Baseball Blogs…

MLB Analysis:

• Phillies House Check: Mid-Season Timeline & Trade Deadline To-Do List Published Jul 21, 2026

• Are The Phillies’ Nerfing their Best Slugger? Published Jun 15, 2026

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Document : MiLB R&R Report #8

Level : Professional - MiLB

Source : Fangraphs

Data Pulled on : 8/8/26

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report I write outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). There is also an Excel SharePoint ‘MiLB R&R Report #8’ that holds all the information in more detail. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Changes & Housekeeping Notes : I have made a change to identify players with time at multiple levels of MiLB baseball. To solve this without combining multiple levels of stats, Players with over 30 PA or TBF at multiple levels have their names highlighted in light blue.

To see where that player is currently playing, please check the [Current Org] & [Current Level]

R&R Report #8 Google Sheets Doc - request access to edit

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all MiLB players from Start of Season - August 8th, 2026 with 30 Plate Appearance requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Current Level Elite Producers

1. Alejandro Blasco Cleveland Guardians A

2. Angel Rodriguez Detroit Tigers DSL

3. Ricardo De La Paz San Diego Padres DSL

4. Fabricio Blanco Tampa Bay Rays DSL

5. Victor Garcia Chicago Cubs DSL

6. Juan Holmann Minnesota Twins DSL

7. Konni Durschlag Seattle Mariners CPX

8. Ben Wilmes Colorado Rockies CPX

9. Wuinder Torres Cleveland Guardians CPX

10. Juan Cespedes Los Angeles Angels DSL

11. Jesus Flores Texas Rangers DSL

12. Yael Romero Cincinnati Reds CPX

13. Jose Castro New York Yankees CPX

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all MiLB pitchers from Start of Season - August 8th, 2026, with 32 Total Batters Faced requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Current Level Elite Producers

1. Angel Roa Boston Red Sox DSL

2. Jeyver Manaure Arizona Diamondbacks DSL

3. Efrailin Ramos Tampa Bay Rays A

4. Alieski Torres Toronto Blue Jays DSL

5. Sandro Santana St. Louis Cardinals AA

6. Jayden Murray Chicago Cubs AAA

Bozzy Baseball Books Reviews

This week I am reviewing Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court .

It’s a smaller book (200 pages), split into mini segments/short stories with motivational messages. If that’s the style of book that you enjoy then you’ll love this book. It’s just not my cup of tea personally, sometimes these types of books come off as too perfect. It reads more like a book that sits at your desk, and you read it before a team meeting for an inspiration message.

There was one example about how persistence is stronger than failure, and talks about Abe Lincoln. I understand Able Lincoln has failed, but there were also a lot of successes too. But the book simply gives a laundry list of failures with a couple of successes capped off by he won US presidency. The book made it seem like this guy became president out of thin air.

I even chatgpt’d the list about Abe Lincoln and some of them were a bit embellished.

These types of books can leave out the details, which I think provide a ton of valuable context. It’s like saying Edison failed 10,000 times before creating lightbulb without mentioning his other 1,092 US patents or that he only likely failed 1,000-2,700 times creating the light bulb. The message is received, but missing the journey along the way.

I’m interested in the journey, the real “stuff” not real fluff. I wanted the ugly, and I just kept getting slapped in the face with bunch of rose petals. By the end of the book I felt like John Wooden was the second coming to Jesus Christ. It just read like a fairytale to me, but maybe that’s the way John Wooden’s life was.

Don’t get me wrong there were a lot of good nuggets throughout the book and I’ve already started to apply it in my everyday life…

One of the more unique parts about the Wooden book was the emphasis on balance. Most books I have read on successful coaches tap into the passion/obsession, but Wooden never really talked about it that way. His philosophy was balance in all ways. There were some similar threads in the chase of perfection, but never passion/obsession.

Some of my favorite parts/quotes:

• Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

• You’re just as good as anyone, but you’re no better than anybody

• Make each day your masterpiece.

• I am inclined to feel that our society as a whole has become so infatuated with material things that we have gotten away from the fundamental values and ideals. We seek happiness in the wrong places and in the wrong form.

• You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable. I did my best. That is all I could do.

• Eight Suggestions for Succeeding… 1. Fear no opponent. Respect every opponent.

• To get cooperation you must give cooperation.

• Ten strong field horses could not pull an empty baby carriage if they worked independently of each other. Regardless of how much effort they exerted individually, the carriage wouldn’t budge without their mutual cooperation.

• Patience is a virtue in preparing for any task of significance. It takes time to create excellence. Most of all, success requires patience.

• The best way to improve the team is to improve ourself.

• Discipline yourself so others won’t need to.

• You handle things. You work with people.

Bozball Score: 8.6

The next Bozzy Baseball book review is Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski. Just as a heads up, this book is thicck.

That’s all I got for this week, come back in two weeks for International R&R #5!

If you loved or hated this blog let me know, but remember 3 ups & 3 downs. Give me 3 things you liked followed by 3 things you hated. If you have made it this far don’t forget to subscribe and follow me on Twitter | LinkedIn | Medium | IG | TikTok

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- Chris Bzozowski ’s Bozzy Baseball Blogs

Dream big, work hard, and pray. You aren’t dreaming big enough or working hard enough if you don’t fall to your knees at night to pray. Be urgent, be patient, and kind to yourself in the pursuit of excellence.

For more Bozzy Baseball Blogs…

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

MLB Analysis:

• Phillies House Check: Mid-Season Timeline & Trade Deadline To-Do List Published Jul 21, 2026

• Are The Phillies’ Nerfing their Best Slugger? Published Jun 15, 2026

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Document : International R&R Report #4

Level : Professional - International

Source : Fangraphs/Baseball Ref / DBL League Site

Data Pulled on : 8/2/26

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report outlining Top Offensive and Pitching International Producers. International Leagues include: Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) + Nippon Farm, Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), Mexican League (ML) and Deutsche Baseball Liga (DBL). The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a Rate and a Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). This information can all be located in the ‘International R&R Report #4’ excel spreadsheet.

Housekeeping Notes: I understand there are a lot of DBL at the top of the Offensive List, that is not lost on me. For this reason, I have lifted the restrictions on the google doc spreadsheet, no longer requiring readers request access to the spreadsheet. This way you can adjust the spreadsheet as you see fit. If you do not want to see DBL players you can filter the spreadsheet accordingly.

Google Doc Spreadsheet: International R&R #4

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all International players from Start of Season - August 2nd, 2026, 30 PA minimum. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all pitchers from Start of Season - August 2nd, 2026, with 30 Total Batters Faced requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

There is also a SO% Leaders sheet

Bozzy Baseball Books Reviews

This week I am reviewing Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court .

It’s a smaller book (200 pages), split into mini segments/short stories with motivational messages. If that’s the style of book that you enjoy then you’ll love this book. It’s just not my cup of tea personally, sometimes these types of books come off as too perfect.

There was one example about how persistence is stronger than failure, and talks about Abe Lincoln. I understand Able Lincoln has failed, but there were also a lot of successes too. But the book simply gives a laundry list of failures with a couple of successes capped off by he won US presidency. The book made it seem like this guy became president out of thin air.

I even chatgpt’d the list about Abe Lincoln and some of them were a bit embellished.

These types of books can leave out the details, which I think provide a ton of valuable context. It’s like saying Edison failed 10,000 times before creating lightbulb without mentioning his other 1,092 US patents or that he only likely failed 1,000-2,700 times creating the light bulb. The message is received, but missing the journey along the way.

I’m interested in the journey, the real “stuff” not real fluff. I wanted the ugly, and I just kept getting slapped in the face with bunch of rose petals. By the end of the book I felt like John Wooden was the second coming to Jesus Christ. It just read like a fairytale to me, but maybe that’s the way John Wooden’s life was.

Don’t get me wrong there were a lot of good nuggets throughout the book and I’ve already started to apply it in my everyday life…

One of the more unique parts about the Wooden book was the emphasis on balance. Most books I have read on successful coaches tap into the passion/obsession, but Wooden never really talked about it that way. His philosophy was balance in all ways. There were some similar threads in the chase of perfection, but never passion/obsession.

Some of my favorite parts/quotes:

• Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

• You’re just as good as anyone, but you’re no better than anybody

• Make each day your masterpiece.

• I am inclined to feel that our society as a whole has become so infatuated with material things that we have gotten away from the fundamental values and ideals. We seek happiness in the wrong places and in the wrong form.

• You never fail if you know in your heart that you did the best of which you are capable. I did my best. That is all I could do.

• Eight Suggestions for Succeeding… 1. Fear no opponent. Respect every opponent.

• To get cooperation you must give cooperation.

• Ten strong field horses could not pull an empty baby carriage if they worked independently of each other. Regardless of how much effort they exerted individually, the carriage wouldn’t budge without their mutual cooperation.

• Patience is a virtue in preparing for any task of significance. It takes time to create excellence. Most of all, success requires patience.

• The best way to improve the team is to improve ourself.

• Discipline yourself so others won’t need to.

• You handle things. You work with people.

Bozball Score: 8.6

The next Bozzy Baseball book review is Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski

That’s all I got for this week, come back in two weeks for International R&R #5!

If you loved or hated this blog let me know, but remember 3 ups & 3 downs. Give me 3 things you liked followed by 3 things you hated. If you have made it this far don’t forget to subscribe and follow me on Twitter | LinkedIn | Medium | IG | TikTok

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International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

MLB Analysis:

• Phillies House Check: Mid-Season Timeline & Trade Deadline To-Do List Published Jul 21, 2026

• Are The Phillies’ Nerfing their Best Slugger? Published Jun 15, 2026

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Document : MiLB R&R Report #7

Level : Professional - MiLB

Source : Fangraphs

Data Pulled on : 7/25/26

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report I write outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). There is also an Excel SharePoint ‘MiLB R&R Report #7’ that holds all the information in more detail. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Changes & Housekeeping Notes : In addition to sorting my rankings list by age, I have made a change to identify players with time at multiple levels of MiLB baseball. If you are new here or returning, one of the inherently wonky formatting issue you run into when creating rankings with MiLB players with stats after they get promoted or demoted. The easy was to do it would be to combine a players stats from multiple levels, but I do not like to do that. I think it’s important to separate the two. My solution to this is applying a [light blue] filter for players with multiple stats lines…

i.e. Tate Southisene’s name is highlighted in light blue. If you look directly next to his name the stat line you are looking at is from (A) Ball. His production in (A) Ball is Great. To see where Tate is currently playing you can look at Column G and you’ll see he is at (A+) as of 7/25/26.

As long as Tate Southisene has 32+PA at another level there will be another stat line for him. If you do a CTRL F search for Tate Southisene you can find another row for his A+. As you can see his production at A+ is Average.

If I combined his stats is might give a muddled picture of his overall production. That’s why I like to keep them separate.

It’s not a perfect solution because some players have the same name. I will have to work through that issue next week. I’m thinking I will have to split the URL links or figure out a script to write that will conditional format based on the underlying hyperlink.

R&R Report #7 Google Sheets Doc - request access to edit.

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all MiLB players from Start of Season - July 25th, 2026 with 40 Plate Appearance requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Current Level Elite Producers by Age

Age 16

• Ricardo De La Paz SDP | DSL (Elite)

Age 17

• Carlos Done TEX DSL (Elite)

• Giancarlos Mendoza CHC DSL (Elite)

• Juan Holmann MIN DSL (Elite)

• Cesar Mateo TEX DSL (Elite)

• Eider Gutierrez CIN DSL (Elite)

• Jesus Flores TEX DSL (Elite)

• Juan Cespedes LAA DSL (Elite)

Age 18

• Victor Garcia CHC DSL (Elite)

• Eliomar Garces TBR DSL (Elite)

• Santiago Mendoza TBR DSL (Elite)

• Yostin Pena NYY DSL (Elite)

Age 19

• Alejandro Blasco CLE CPX (Elite)

• Angel Rodriguez DET DSL (Elite)

• Wuinder Torres CLE DSL (Elite)

• Edwin Darville BOS CPX (Great)

• Keiberg Camacaro SFG DSL (Great)

• Antoni Urena LAD DSL (Great)

• Yensi De La Cruz HOU DSL (Great)

• David Carrera NYY DSL (Great)

• Maikol Rodriguez SEA DSL (Great)

• Edgar Jimenez NYY DSL (Great)

• Jirvin Morillo CIN CPX (Great)

• Cristian Arguelles COL CPX (Great)

• Jemone Nuel BAL CPX (Great)

Age 20

• Angelmis De La Cruz KCR DSL (Elite)

• Yael Romero CIN CPX (Elite)

• Jose Castro NYY CPX (Elite)

• Alessander De La Cruz COL CPX (Great)

• Luis Escudero NYY A (Great)

• Samuell Sanchez DET DSL (Great)

• Liosward Marin BOS CPX (Great)

• Raymond Mola PIT CPX (Great)

• Jorge Rodriguez BOS CPX (Great)

• TJ Ford LAA CPX (Great)

• Wyatt Sanford PIT A+ (Great)

• Easton Shelton LAD A (Great)

• Ethan Wagner HOU CPX (Great)

Age 21

• Yeisy Celesten TEX DSL (Great)

• Franco Willias SFG DSL (Great)

• Max Williams MIA A (Great)

• Joan Delgado CHC CPX (Great)

• John Wimmer LAA A (Great)

Age 22

• Sammy Hernandez STL A+ (Great)

Age 23

• Ben Wilmes COL CPX

• Jeffery Heard LAA CPX

• Lizandro Espinoza ATL AA (Great)

Age 24

• Konni Durschlag SEA CPX

• Ryan McCoy TBR A+ (Great)

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all MiLB pitchers from Start of Season - July 25th, 2026, with 32 Total Batters Faced requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Current Level Elite Pitching Producers with >32 tbf

Age 17

• Santiago Martinez MIL DSL (Great)

• Juan Villamizar COL DSL (Great)

• Brandol Fernandez COL DSL (Great)

• Luis Delgado CIN DSL (Great)

Age 18

• Alvin De Leon CHC DSL (Elite)

• Pietro Albanez-Rienzo PIT DSL (Elite)

• Amilkar Romero CHC DSL (Great)

• Joseph Uzeta SDP DSL (Great)

• Frederick Hiciano MIN CPX (Great)

• Alberto Arias BAL DSL (Great)

• Cristhian Duarte TOR DSL (Great)

• Yunior Villavicencio BAL DSL (Great)

Age 19

• Jeyver Manaure ARI DSL (Elite)

• Roberto Castellanos TOR DSL (Great)

• Ysaias Escalona CIN DSL (Great)

• Landon Harmon WSN A (Great)

• Justino Francisco PIT DSL (Great)

• Abner Meza NYM DSL (Great)

• Olmedo Barria NYM DSL (Great)

• Martires Polanco ATL DSL (Great)

Age 20

• Efrailin Ramos TBR A (Elite)

• Ramon Marquez PHI A+ (Great)

• Ransel Cruz TBR DSL (Great)

• Wilmis Paulino COL CPX (Great)

• Juan Fraide HOU A (Great)

Age 21

• Sandro Santana ARI AA (Elite)

• Kade Anderson SEA AA (Great)

• Clevari Tejada PIT A (Great)

• Luis Carrasco ARI DSL (Great)

• Daviel Hurtado NYM A+ (Great)

• Barrett Morgan BOS A (Great)

Age 22

• James Ellwanger MIN A (Elite)

• Irving Cota NYM A+ (Elite)

• Brayan Cabello SFG DSL (Great)

• Braeden Sloan BAL A+ (Great)

• Cristian Alvarado SEA DSL (Great)

• Tyler Gough LAD A+ (Great)

• Roberto Perez SEA CPX (Great)

• Aidan Cremarosa TBR A (Great)

• Mason Peters SEA A (Great)

Age 23

• Win Scott DET A (Elite)

• Luis Avila PHI A (Great)

• Jacob Kisting TBR A+ (Great)

• Yoendris Gonzalez CHC A (Great)

• Seth Clausen COL A (Great)

• Isaac Gallegos ATL AA (Great)

• Jackson Nove CHW A (Great)

• Luimy Munoz TEX A (Great)

• Noah Millikan WSN CPX (Great)

• Alimber Santa HOU AAA (Great)

Age 24

• Austin Amaral WSN A (Great)

• Julian Tonghini WSN A (Great)

• Travis Sthele WSN A (Great)

• Coleman Picard KCR A (Great)

• Ben Grable NYY AA (Great)

• Jacob Roberts WSN A+ (Great)

• Riley Cooper BAL A (Great)

Age 25

• Bryce Jenkins NYM A+ (Great)

• Gerald Ogando BAL AA (Great)

Age 26

• Luke Murphy LAA AA (Great)

• Nicolo Pinazzi LAA A+ (Great)

• Zac Lampton BAL A (Great)

• Brandon Neeck PIT AA (Great)

• Joey Mancini HOU AA (Great)

• Brady Miller NYM A+ (Great)

There is also a SO% Leaders sheet

Bozzy Baseball Books Reviews

Next week I will do the book review for Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court . It’s a smaller book and if you buy it today you might be able to finish by next week.

That’s all I got for this week. Come back in two weeks for MiLB Report #8.

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James 1:3-4

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MLB Analysis:

• Phillies House Check: Mid-Season Timeline & Trade Deadline To-Do List Published Jul 21, 2026

• Are The Phillies’ Nerfing their Best Slugger? Published on Jun 15, 2026

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - ;Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

On April 21, 2026, I published “April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin.” In it, I warned that the team needed to turn things around quickly, or the margin for error would vanish. I even floated the idea that someone might soon find themselves on the hot seat.

That same afternoon, before the Phillies took on the Cubs, President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski addressed the media and stated he was not considering a managerial change.

Three days later, on April 24, I dropped “Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies?” I laid out a decision framework if the team wasn’t at least 17–24 by May 10, it was time to make a move. I wrote:

“When you’re in a situation like this, it’s often prudent to decide when you are going to decide.”

That same day, Dombrowski flew in his trusted lieutenants, David Chadd, Charley Kerfeld, and Brad Sloan, for an in-person temperature check on the big-league club. The group was seen in the clubhouse, talking with staff and gathering unfiltered impressions.

The very next day (April 25), the Red Sox parted ways with Alex Cora and his staff.

Then, on April 28, Rob Thomson was fired as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.

(If you want my full tin-foil-hat breakdown of what happened behind the scenes, check out my May 2 post: “The Phillies Are Out of Daycare.”)

Between then and now I’ve written a handful of other Phillies pieces, including:

• “Should the Phillies Bring the Millville Meteor Home?”, floating the idea of trading for Mike Trout

• “Are The Phillies Nerfing Their Best Slugger?” , arguing for Kyle Schwarber out of the leadoff spot (a change the team made)

Fast-forward to today.

The draft is complete, and the trade deadline is barreling toward us Monday, August 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET.

Back in late April I wrote this, and I still stand by the assessment:

“You can’t live in the house you built last year. I believe the Phillies came into 2026 expecting the pitching staff to be the foundation with the offense to be load-bearing walls/support beams…If the foundation has cracks, the whole structure is compromised. The offense was never built to carry this team on its own.”

Since those dark April days, the foundation has stabilized. Zack Wheeler’s return shored up the most critical part of the house. The veteran load-bearing beams (Harper, Schwarber) have kept producing, supported by breakout All-Star production from Brandon Marsh. Derek Hill has been a great producer offensively and his defense has been a game changer.

Now, as we head into the final stretch before the trade deadline, it’s time for a honest walk-through of the house. What’s repairable? What needs replacing?

Top Priorities at the “Phillies House”

1. The Mattresses (Starting Rotation Depth)

You’re only as good as your next day’s starter which is like my bed & sleep. You are only as good as your prior nights sleep, and my Phillies house comes with 5 bedrooms. Right now, Bedroom #5 needs a new mattress - every time I sleep there, my back and neck are wrecked the next day. Sometimes midway through the night I end up on the couch, and even the couch is starting to sag.

Bed #4 (my longest-tenured mattress) is still serviceable but past its prime. At minimum, a legitimate, high-quality starter who can push the current #4 to #5 role. Don’t go cheap here, you’ll pay for it in back spasms (bullpen overuse) later.

2. Sheets, Protectors & Quilts (Bullpen)

I love my current quilt (Duran), but we’re short on mattress protectors and fresh sheets. Before we go shopping, let’s check inventory what we already have in-house.

Promising internal options I’ve seen:

• Alex McFarlane

• Gage Wood - has a nice upshoot fastball (95-97), with plus SL/CB (87-89), needs more command, but maybe the stuff could play up in a shorter stint as reliever. He strikes me more naturally as bullpen/bulldog mentality. Concerns: I believe he comes set a bit too closed leaving him blind to first base, which might make him vulnerable to teams running on him, not something I love to see from a reliever. For set position example check 6.30.26 outing around batter #15ish.

• Wen-Hui Pan – Reminded me of a young Chien-Ming Wang in the one look I got.

• Titan Kennedy-Hayes – legitimate A+ arm. Can sit 98-99 with a wipeout slider. Inconsistent, but when it’s on, it’s elite. Kimbrel vibes.

• Camron Hill – only seen once, but impressed with command and composure. Big stature, built like Chapman.

• Luke Gabrysh - Currently a starter, but he threw one of the best games I’ve seen this year at A+. Total command of his fastball, and getting ahead, I’d like to see him at AA. His stuff could play up out of the pen for 1 inning. The second start I saw him he got squeezed beyond belief, and his misses are generally small.

Might be too late to call up the last three names, but I would like to see them at AA. I have not had a chance to see the AAA squad. Here is a list of AAA Phillies arms from my latest MiLB Rates & Ranks Report

3. The Fence (Shortstop Defense)

Last year’s fence was solid at SS. This year it’s letting in too many vermin. The downstream effects are real, it stresses the entire property … We may need to reposition or reinforce it to better match the personnel’s strengths.

4. Right-Handed Lumber (1B/OF Bat)

A stop at 84 Lumber is definitely on the list. A quality right-handed hitter who can play first base or outfield would give the house much-needed everyday balance. The house leans a little to the left, but an everyday RHH bat could balance this house out.

The foundation is no longer sinking. That’s huge. But the trade deadline is our last major trip to the hardware store before winter. Let’s be smart, critical, and decisive.

The house can still stand tall in October, but only if we make the right repairs now.

That’s all I got for this week. If you loved or hated this blog let me know, but remember 3 ups & 3 downs. Give me 3 things you liked followed by 3 things you hated. If you have made it this far don’t forget to subscribe and follow me on Twitter | LinkedIn | Medium | IG.

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Dream big, work hard, and pray. You aren’t dreaming big enough or working hard enough if you don’t fall to your knees at night to pray. Be urgent, be patient, and kind to yourself in the pursuit of excellence.

Colossians 1:9

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Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - ;Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

MLB Analysis:

• Are The Phillies’ Nerfing their Best Slugger? Published on Jun 15, 2026

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Document : International R&R Report #3

Level : Professional - International

Source : Fangraphs/Baseball Ref / DBL League Site / NPB Farm

Data Pulled on : 7/18/26

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report outlining Top Offensive and Pitching International Producers. International Leagues include: Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) + Nippon Farm, Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), Mexican League (ML) and Deutsche Baseball Liga (DBL). The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a Rate and a Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). This information can all be located in the ‘International R&R Report #3’ excel spreadsheet. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Housekeeping Notes: The biggest change this week is adding stats from the Mexican League as well as Nippon Farm. To avoid any confusion about players with time in both the NPB and NPB Farm, I applied a [light blue] filter for players with multiple stats lines.

I understand there are a lot of DBL at the top of the Offensive List, that is not lost on me. For this reason, I have lifted the restrictions on the google doc spreadsheet, no longer requiring readers request access to the spreadsheet. This way you can adjust the spreadsheet as you see fit. If you do not want to see DBL players you can filter the spreadsheet accordingly.

Google Docs Spreadsheet : International R&R #4 - no request access needed

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all International players from Start of Season - July 18th, 2026, 40 PA minimum. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Top 15 Offensive Producers with > 100 PA

1. Germaine Heidenheim Heideköpfe DBL 31

2. Bäumer Bonn Capitals DBL 24

3. Pearce Bonn Capitals DBL 28

4. Lucena Montero Hamburg Stealers DBL 31

5. Gabriel Cancel LEO MBL 29

6. Yangervis Solarte QUE MBL 38

7. Luis Medina LEO MBL 28

8. Austin Dean 오스틴 Twins KBO 32

9. Ramon Hernandez MVA MBL 30

10. Franklin Barreto MCD MBL 30

11. Bull Stuttgart Reds DBL 29

12. Julian Ornelas MCD MBL 29

13. Seth Beer VIL MBL 29

14. Naoki Arizono Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters NPB - Farm 23

15. Teruaki Sato Tigers (NPB) NPB 27

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all International pitchers from Start of Season - July 3rd, 2026, with 30 TBF requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Top 10 Pitching Producers with > 75 TBF

1. Ryoji Kuribayashi | Carp | NPB | 29

2. Shunsuke Nakamori | Marines | NPB | 24

3. Kenta Ishida | YOKOHAMA DeNA BAYSTARS | NPB Farm | 33

4. Taylor Hearn | Carp | NPB | 31

5. Jordan Balazovic | UPR | CPBL | 27

6. Rummel Pedro | Guggenberger Legionäre | DBL | 26

7. Reo Shibata | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | NPB Farm | 20

8. Yen-Ching Lu | BTH | CPBL | 30

9. Roberto Osuna | Hawks | NPB | 31

10. Roel Ramírez | TIJ | MBL | 31

11. Haruto Takahashi | Tigers | NPB | 30

12. Raidel Martinez | Giants | NPB | 29

Top Strikeout % Leaders

That’s all I got for this week, come back in two weeks for International R&R Report #4!

Bozzy Baseball Book Review

This week we’re reviewing The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh. For those new to the Bozball Book Ratings, here’s the quick scale:

10/10 – Inspires me and genuinely changes how I think.

9/10 – I can’t put it down.

8/10 – I can put it down, but I want to keep coming back.

Rating: 10/10

The Score Takes Care of Itself is phenomenal. It’s cut from the same cloth as Sir Alex Ferguson’s Leading, and that’s the highest compliment I can give.

While Leading occasionally felt a bit distant for an American reader, Walsh’s book is instantly accessible and deeply relatable. Both books come from the same vantage point, legendary coaches reflecting on a lifetime of building championship cultures, and both are packed with hard earned wisdom. The parallels are striking: the obsessive focus on communication (with players, coaches, and ownership), listening, learning, process over outcomes, passion….obsession, and an unrelenting drive to improve.

Reading Walsh felt like getting the football version of Leading. Both books left me inspired and shifted how I think about leadership. Walsh was a teacher at heart who loved the game and hated losing. The book places heavy emphasis on process, preparation, and teaching, but it doesn’t shy away from the harder truths. The ending is somber yet refreshingly real and self critical, as Walsh continues reflecting on his lifelong chase for perfection even after his career ended and ultimately his own expectations were used against him. One of his best lines captures the philosophy perfectly:

“Chase perfection… and even if you fall short, you’re still in a pretty good spot.”

The book is full of memorable one liners like these:

• Have big ears, not big egos.

• Good collaboration begins with big ears.

• Communicate. Participate. Collaborate.

• The three L’s: Listen. Lead. Learn.

• Comfort is dangerous when it becomes predictive, keep people on their toes.

• I want players with character, not characters.

• Successful teaching requires reception, retention, and comprehension.

If you’re a coach, leader, or anyone serious about building something excellent, this one is required reading.

10/10 – Strongly recommended.

Next Bozzy Baseball Book will be Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

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International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

MLB Analysis:

• Are The Phillies’ Nerfing their Best Slugger? Published Jun 15, 2026

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M

Document : Indy-Ball R&R Report #2

Level : Professional - Independent

Source : Baseball Ref

Data Pulled on : 7/15/26

Overview : This is a monthly report outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). This information can all be located in the ‘Indy-Ball R&R Report #2’ excel spreadsheet. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Housekeeping Notes: I am not sure what’s going on in the Pioneer League, but their offensive players are dominating the report. The Pioneer League has 8 of the top 10 Hit Tool leaders, and 15 of the top 20 Hit Tool Leaders. It’s a lot - maybe check the baseballs.

Also, I am looking for book recommendations for Bozzy Baseball Book Reviews

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all Indy-ball players from Start of Season - July 15th, 2026, no minimum PA requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Top 10 Offensive Producers

1. A.J. Shaver Age 24 | Indy - Pioneer League

2. Braylon Bishop Age 23 | Indy - Pioneer League

3. Alex Fernandes Age 23 | Indy - Pioneer League

4. Jordan Harrison-Dudley Age 27 | Indy - Pioneer League

5. Gio Ferraro Age 24 | Indy - Pioneer League

6. Vincent Temesvary Age 24 | Indy - Pioneer League

7. Bryce Cermenelli--Indy - Pioneer League

8. Ryan Hernandez Age 27 | Ind - American Association

9. Aidan Redahan Age 24 | Indy - Pioneer League

10. Colson Lawrence Age 24 | Indy - Pioneer League

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all Indy-Ball pitchers from Start of Season - July15th, 2026, with no Total Batters Faced requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Top 10 Pitching Producers

1. Andrew Bellatti Age 34 | Ind - American Association

2. Durbin Feltman Age 29 | Ind - American Association

3. Mack Anglin Age 26 | Ind - Frontier League

4. Maddox Long Age 25 | Ind - Frontier League

5. Jake Dykhoff Age 27 | Ind - American Association

6. Rafi Vazquez Age 28 | Ind - Atlantic League

7. Ben DeTaeye Age 25 | Ind - American Association

8. Ryan Garcia Age 28 | Ind - American Association

9. Ethan Hammerberg Age 25 | Ind - Atlantic League

10. Andrew Schultz Age 28 | Ind - Atlantic League

That’s all I got for this week, come back in a month for Indy-Ball Report #3!

Bozzy Baseball Book Reviews

We just got done our review of The Score Takes Care of Itself about Bill Walsh, so I am asking my readers for help picking our next book…

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- Chris Bzozowski ’s Bozzy Baseball Blogs

Dream big, work hard, and pray. You aren’t dreaming big enough or working hard enough if you don’t fall to your knees at night to pray. Be urgent, be patient, and kind to yourself in the pursuit of excellence.

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Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - ;Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

MLB Analysis:

• Are The Phillies’ Nerfing their Best Slugger? Published on Jun 15, 2026

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Document : MiLB R&R Report #6

Level : Professional - MiLB

Source : Fangraphs

Data Pulled on : 7/12/26

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report I write outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). There is also an Excel SharePoint ‘MiLB R&R Report #6’ that holds all the information in more detail. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Changes & Housekeeping Notes : Update for the Bozballers following along my journey. Last MiLB R&R Report I tried using XML Imports to help alleviate the manually entering some data is a real time. I am here to tell you, I believe I have found a solution.

Google scripts works miracles. It took a little while to figure out, but it’s truly an awesome tool to help import data. A super time saver.

Lastly, I switched up the sorting format this week to view by age. If you request access you can sort the spreadsheet however you would like.

R&R Report Google Sheets Doc - request access to edit.

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all MiLB players from Start of Season - July 13th, 2026 with 40 Plate Appearance requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Current Level Elite Producers by Age

Age 16

1. Ricardo De La Paz SDP DSL

2. Luis Dias BAL DSL

Age 17

1. Juan Holmann MIN DSL

2. Juan Cespedes LAA DSL

3. Enrique Oropeza CHC DSL

4. Daiyer Barboza MIN DSL

5. Cesar Mateo TEX DSL

6. Albert Fermín HOU DSL

7. Eider Gutierrez CIN DSL

8. Jesus Flores TEX DSL

9. Angel Chacon ARI DSL

Age 18

1. Victor Garcia CHC DSL

2. Eddson Martinez SDP DSL

3. Eliomar Garces TBR DSL

4. Santiago Mendoza TBR DSL

Age 19

1. Alejandro Blasco CLE CPX

2. Yensi De La Cruz HOU DSL (Great)

3. Manni Ramirez TEX CPX (Great)

4. Edwin Darville BOS CPX (Great)

5. Antoni Urena LAD DSL (Great)

Age 20

1. Luis Escudero NYY A

2. Braulio Cavero TEX DSL

3. Samuell Sanchez DET DSL (Great)

4. Alessander De La Cruz COL CPX (Great)

Age 22

1. Won-Bin Cho STL AA

2. Andrew Fischer MIL AA

3. Josiah Ragsdale MIL AA (Great)

Age 23

1. Walker Janek HOU CPX

2. Ben Wilmes COL CPX

Age 24

1. Drew Brutcher HOU AA (Great)

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all MiLB pitchers from Start of Season - July 13th, 2026, with 32 Total Batters Faced requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Current Level Elite Pitching Producers with >32 tbf

Age 17

1. Santiago Martinez MIL DSL (Great)

2. Juan Villamizar COL DSL (Great)

3. Brandol Fernandez COL DSL (Great)

Age 18

1. Alieski Torres TOR DSL

2. Alvin De Leon CHC DSL (Great)

3. Alberto Arias BAL DSL (Great)

4. Juan Jordan LAA DSL (Great)

Age 19

1. Jeyver Manaure ARI DSL

2. Luis Avila CIN DSL (Great)

3. Jose Silvestre TEX DSL (Great)

Age 20

1. Wilmis Paulino COL CPX (Great)

2. Yunior Jerez NYY DSL (Great)

3. Ramon Marquez PHI A+ (Great)

Age 21

1. Kade Anderson SEA AA (Great)

Age 22

1. Jackson Steensma SEA A

2. James Ellwanger MIN A

3. Irving Cota NYM A+ (Great)

4. Tyler Gough LAD A+ (Great)

Age 23

1. Luis Avila PHI A

2. Win Scott DET A

3. Yoendris Gonzalez CHC A (Great)

Age 24

1. Coleman Picard KCR A

2. Austin Amaral WSN A (Great)

3. Luke Fox LAD AA (Great)

4. Julian Tonghini WSN A (Great)

5. Ben Grable NYY AA (Great)

6. Travis Sthele WSN A (Great)

Age 25

1. Bryce Jenkins NYM A+ (Great)

There is also a section of SO% Leaders in the Spreadsheet

Bozzy Baseball Book Reviews

This week we’re reviewing The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh. For those new to the Bozball Book Ratings, here’s the quick scale:

10/10 – Inspires me and genuinely changes how I think.

9/10 – I can’t put it down.

8/10 – I can put it down, but I want to keep coming back.

Rating: 10/10

The Score Takes Care of Itself is phenomenal. It’s cut from the same cloth as Sir Alex Ferguson’s Leading, and that’s the highest compliment I can give.

While Leading occasionally felt a bit distant for an American reader, Walsh’s book is instantly accessible and deeply relatable. Both books come from the same vantage point, legendary coaches reflecting on a lifetime of building championship cultures, and both are packed with hard earned wisdom. The parallels are striking: the obsessive focus on communication (with players, coaches, and ownership), listening, learning, process over outcomes, passion….obsession, and an unrelenting drive to improve.

Reading Walsh felt like getting the football version of Leading. Both books left me inspired and shifted how I think about leadership. Walsh was a teacher at heart who loved the game and hated losing. The book places heavy emphasis on process, preparation, and teaching, but it doesn’t shy away from the harder truths. The ending is somber yet refreshingly real and self critical, as Walsh continues reflecting on his lifelong chase for perfection even after his career ended and ultimately his own expectations were used against him. One of his best lines captures the philosophy perfectly:

“Chase perfection… and even if you fall short, you’re still in a pretty good spot.”

The book is full of memorable one liners like these:

• Have big ears, not big egos.

• Good collaboration begins with big ears.

• Communicate. Participate. Collaborate.

• The three L’s: Listen. Lead. Learn.

• Comfort is dangerous when it becomes predictive, keep people on their toes.

• I want players with character, not characters.

• Successful teaching requires reception, retention, and comprehension.

If you’re a coach, leader, or anyone serious about building something excellent, this one is required reading.

10/10 – Strongly recommended.

That’s all I got for this week. Come back in two weeks for MiLB Report #7.

If you loved or hated this blog let me know, but remember 3 ups & 3 downs. Give me 3 things you liked followed by 3 things you hated. If you have made it this far don’t forget to subscribe and follow me on Twitter | LinkedIn | Medium | IG.

Stay Ahead of the Curve with Bozzy Baseball Blogs!

- Chris Bzozowski ’s Bozzy Baseball Blogs

Dream big, work hard, and pray. You aren’t dreaming big enough or working hard enough if you don’t fall to your knees at night to pray. Be urgent, be patient, and kind to yourself in the pursuit of excellence.

Jeremiah 29:11

For more Bozzy Baseball Blogs…

Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - ;Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

MLB Analysis:

• Are The Phillies’ Nerfing their Best Slugger? Published on Jun 15, 2026

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Document : International R&R Report #2

Level : Professional - International

Source : Fangraphs/Baseball Ref

Data Pulled on : 7/4/26

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report outlining Top Offensive and Pitching International Producers. International Leagues included: Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), and Deutsche Baseball Liga (DBL). The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a Rate and a Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). This information can all be located in the ‘International R&R Report #2’ excel spreadsheet. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Housekeeping Notes: The biggest change this week is adding the Deutsche Baseball Liga (DBL). For better or worse, my formula does not place a weights based on level of competition, so we run into some of the same types of competition concerns when rating & ranking D1 baseball (i.e. top performers in the SWAC/MAAC vs. the SEC/B10). It’s important to keep in mind the level of competition, but also acknowledge top performers. Talent can be found anywhere, and this report is about finding it.

I understand there are a lot of DBL at the top of the Offensive List, that is not lost on me. For this reason, I have lifted the restrictions on the google doc spreadsheet, no longer requiring readers request access to the spreadsheet. This way you can adjust the spreadsheet as you see fit. If you do not want to see DBL players you can filter the spreadsheet accordingly.

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all International players from Start of Season - July 3rd, 2026, 35 PA minimum. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Top 10 Offensive Producers with > 50 PA

1. Wi. Germaine HDH (DBL)

2. Sh. Larry HDH (DBL)

3. Ko. Sasagawa REG (DBL)

4. Mc. Pearce BON (DBL)

5. Da. Lamb-Hunt BON (DBL)

6. Domenic Rauwolf REG (DBL)

7. Ch. Beyers UNT (DBL)

8. Si. Bäumer BON (DBL)

9. Hyun Min Ahn 안현민 Wiz (KBO)

10. Austin Dean 오스틴 Twins (KBO)

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all International pitchers from Start of Season - July 3rd, 2026, with 30 TBF requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Top 10 Pitching Producers with > 45 TBF

1. Ryoji Kuribayashi Carp (NPB)

2. Roberto Osuna Hawks (NPB)

3. Noboru Shimizu Swallows (NPB)

4. Young Chan You 유영찬 Twins (KBO)

5. Shunsuke Nakamori Marines (NPB)

6. Jesús Liranzo Swallows (NPB)

7. Haruto Takahashi Tigers (NPB)

8. Hiroshi Suzuki Buffaloes (NPB)

9. Jordan Balazovic UPR (CPBL)

10. Tae-yang Lee 이태양 Tigers (KBO)

Top Strikeout % Leaders

That’s all I got for this week, come back in two weeks for International R&R Report #3!

Bozzy Baseball Book Review

The next Bozball Book Review we are going to review is Bill Walsh’s The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh (Author), Steve Jamison.

Bozzy Baseball Touching Grass Segment

While scouting a Lakewood BlueClaws game, I struck up a conversation with a woman sitting a few rows away. As it turned out, she was related to the pitcher I was there to watch. We talked about baseball, her relationship with the player, why I scout games, my blog, and my hopes of working in baseball full-time.

Toward the end of the conversation, almost out of nowhere, she smiled and said, “You seem to be doing all the right things, writing, coming out to games. God will take care of you, and it will happen when you least expect it.”

I thanked her, handed her one of my Bozzy Baseball business cards, and we went our separate ways.

I’ve never quite known how to respond when someone says, “God will take care of it when you least expect it.” It’s one of those statements where my mind immediately starts asking questions. Cool... but what exactly am I supposed to do with that? Does that mean I stop pushing? Should I expect less of myself? Do I simply wait?

The very next morning, my weekly discipleship reading answered the question I had wrestled with the night before. The lesson centered on this topic:

“What rewards can a follower of Christ realistically expect in this life on earth?”

The reading pointed first to 1 Peter 5:7:

“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”

Then it connected that passage with Romans 15:13:

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

Neither passage promises the specific outcome we often want. They don’t promise the dream job, the promotion, or the breakthrough opportunity. Instead, they promise something deeper: God’s presence, His peace, and hope while we wait.

That conversation at the ballpark wasn’t telling me to lower my expectations or stop working. If anything, it reminded me to keep doing exactly what I’m doing, writing, scouting, learning, networking, and trusting God with the results.

As someone trying to break into baseball operations, it’s easy to become consumed with timelines. I catch myself asking, “When is it going to happen?” But Scripture consistently points me away from my timetable and back toward God’s.

There is a difference between waiting and being idle. Waiting on God is active. It means continuing to prepare, continuing to improve, and continuing to be faithful with today’s opportunities while trusting Him with tomorrow’s.

It’s funny how a conversation at a minor league baseball game can become the setup for a lesson God reinforces the very next morning.

Maybe that’s how His timing often works, not by giving us all the answers immediately, but by gently reminding us that while we can’t control when doors open, we can control how faithfully we prepare for them.

God’s time isn’t our time. And maybe that’s exactly the point.

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1 Peter 5:7

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International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

MLB Analysis:

• Are The Phillies’ Nerfing their Best Slugger? Published Jun 15, 2026

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M

Document : MiLB R&R Report #5

Level : Professional - MiLB

Source : Fangraphs

Data Pulled on : 6/28/26

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report I write outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). There is also an Excel SharePoint ‘MiLB R&R Report #5’ that holds all the information in more detail. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Changes & Housekeeping : Manually entering some data is a real time suck, so I have been trying to find ways to optimize that. The primary culprit behind the manual entry is the ‘Current Level’. Having a column in my spreadsheet feels context enough to keep so I have to figure out ways to minimize this.

My report is now capturing roughly 500+ players that have large enough sample sizes at multiple levels due to promotions, demotions, rehab, etc. That number is only going to grow as the year goes on. So between going to games to scout, working 2 jobs, I have been investigating ways to optimize this process. It’s been a little bit of trial and error.

I have been playing around with importing data to the spreadsheet to reduce manual entry. XMLIMPORTS have been helpful, but it’s not perfect. When it works it’s great, but it does not work every time and some of the errors I am receiving: cell is simply [blank], ‘N/A’, ‘#REF’, ‘Loading…’ I’ll continue to search for ways to ultimately save time.

A lot of DSL/CPX players occupy top spot on the list. The DSL is the Dominican Summer League. It’s a step below A Ball. You will see a lot of guys go from DSL→A Ball.

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all MiLB players from Start of Season - June 28th, 2026 with 40 Plate Appearance requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Current Level Elite Offensive Producers with >75 PA

1. Isaias Castillo NYY (DSL)

2. Franklin Primera BOS (CPX)

3. Reiner Herrera CLE (CPX)

4. Luis Escudero NYY (A)

5. Jose Castro NYY (CPX)

6. Jose Silva CHC (CPX)

7. Yeisy Celesten TEX (DSL)

8. Stiven Marinez NYY (DSL)

9. Alessander De La Cruz COL (CPX)

10. Tre Richardson III STL (A+)

11. Diego Frontado MIL (DSL)

Current Level Great Producer Mentions > 75 PA

Yostin Pena NYY (DSLJonnhan Sanchez NYM (DSL) Patrick Wisdom SEA (AAA) Ronny Hernandez BOS (A+) Juan Martinez MIL (CPX Juan Torres NYY (DSL) Keiberg Camacaro SFG (DSL) Niko Kavadas LAA (AAATJ Ford LAA (CPX) Vladi Gomez NYM (CPX) Kerrington Cross SDP (A) Sammy Hernandez STL (A+) Alexander Frias MIL (CPX) Juan Alva MIA (CPX) Jemone Nuel BAL (CPX) Alexander Frias MIL (CPX) Drew Brutcher HOU (AA) Garret Forrester MIA (AA)

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all MiLB pitchers from Start of Season - June 28th, 2026, with 32 Total Batters Faced requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Current Level Elite Pitching Producers with >75 tbf

1. Franco Aleman CLE (AAA)

Current Level Great Producers > 75 TBF

Daviel Hurtado NYM (A+) Irving Cota NYM (A+) Luke Murphy LAA (AA) Tyler Gough LAD (A) Kade Anderson SEA (AA) Scott Rouse SEA (A) Nick Robertson LAD (AA) Braeden Sloan BAL (A+) Joey Danielson TEX (A+) Woo-Suk Go DET (AAA) Nolan Perry TOR (A) Tyron Guerrero BOS (AAA) Harrison Bodendorf CLE (A) Ryan Johnson LAA (AA) Caden Hunter BAL (A)

There is also a section of SO% Leaders in the Spreadsheet

Bozzy Baseball Touching Grass Segment

Scouting BAL/WSH 6/24/26 (A+) : Caden Hunter, Miguel Sime Jr., Yeuris Jimenez

I never share my scouting notes, but since this weeks R&R Report was delayed I feel I owe it to my readers to give them a little extra this week. This should hold me accountable not to be late on my next R&R.

As I mentioned previously I have been out scouting MiLB games. I was able to see one of the Great Level Producers Caden Hunter BAL vs Miguel Sime Jr. WSN. It was one of the better games I have been to. Both of my favorite games involved Caden Hunter.

This was the second time I have seen Caden Hunter. I initially saw Hunter pitch in Lakewood against Luke Gabrysh. Hunter and Gabrysh both shoved that night. Gabrysh dominated with his fastball command and was a great pitching performance, which is not common in A+. A+ ball is filled with a lot of stuff, but Gabrysh FPS% had to be in the 70-80% that night, I was impressed by the outing. His counterpart, Hunter just blew away the Phillies bats with a FB that top out at 98, and looked like a bowling ball breaking bats. He could not land his secondary too much, but his fastball was simply overwhelming the Lakewood hitters. So when I had the chance to see Hunter again I knew I had to go.

I think it’s important to keep in mind my thoughts of the hitters at (A+). I have probably been to 10 (A+) games this year. There are a few names I like obviously, but as a whole, I have not been impressed by too many hitters. I am not sure what it is, but I just have not seen a ton of hitting talent that I love/think about on my drive home, which is pretty unusual for me.

I was impressed by the Stuff from Hunter again. I didn’t love the FPS%, but he has stuff. He leaned on his FB again this outing, and this outing he had some better command of his FC/SL.

This outing:

• Plus FB sat around 94-98 and was consistent through batter #18. OK command

• Plus FC/SL at times (not sure what they are categorizing the pitch, but 87-88mph). Got swing & miss

• CB/SW was 82-83 mph, I’d consider it more a CB. Nice freeze pitch.

• I believe he also flashed a CU, that was around 88 mph. Could have just been a hanging SL.

I thought he had a few times where his lack of off-speed command led to predictable sequencing with his FB. When he could not land his SL that he would just resort back to his FB. It’s the type of thing I noticed last outing, and that can fly here, but as you move up it won’t work. His fastball is his release valve, and he does not have great command. I thought the umpire was squeezing him at times which led to unfavorable outcomes. I thought he had a poor sequencing to the #3 batter which lead to a double, I thought he sped the batters bat up here. There were not a ton of bad misses. I thought he had some extra crossfire at batter #10, I felt it was noticeable and worth noting.

Bozzy Baseball Shoutout of the Week

Forgive Bozzy Baseball’s Spanish Translation, I am still working on my Spanish. There was a huge earthquake in Venezuela and it’s been an emotional time for the Venezuelan players around MLB.

I thought it was really awesome to see William Contreras share his faith and message to his home country of Venezuela.

That’s all I got for this week. Come back in two weeks for MiLB Report #6.

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Dream big, work hard, and pray. You aren’t dreaming big enough or working hard enough if you don’t fall to your knees at night to pray. Be urgent, be patient, and kind to yourself in the pursuit of excellence.

Psalm 46:1-3

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Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - ;Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

MLB Analysis:

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Document : International R&R Report #1

Level : Professional - International

Source : Fangraphs/Baseball Ref

Data Pulled on : 6/21/26

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report outlining Top Offensive and Pitching International Producers. International Leagues included: NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) , KBO (Korean Baseball Organization), CPBL (Chinese Professional Baseball League). The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a Rate and a Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). This information can all be located in the ‘International R&R Report #1’ excel spreadsheet. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all International players from Start of Season - June 21st, 2026, 40 PA minimum. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Top 10 Offensive Producers

1. Teruaki Sato Tigers (NPB) | Age: 27 | 6th Season

2. Hyun Min Ahn Wiz (KBO) | Age: 22 | 3rd Season

3. Yu Chang FUB (CPBL) | Age: 30 | 3rd Season

4. Jeong Choi Landers (KBO) | Age: 39 | 22nd Season

5. Austin Dean Twins (KBO) | Age: 32 | Foreigner 4th Season

6. Kensuke Kondoh Hawks (NPB) | Age: 32 | 9th Season

7. Yonathan Perlaza Eagles (KBO) | Age: 27 | Foreigner 1st Season

8. Chan-ui Song Twins (KBO) | Age: 27 | 5TH Season

9. Do Yeong Kim Tigers (KBO) | Age: 22 | 5th Season

10. Tyler Nevin Lions (NPB) | Age: 29 | 2ND Season

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all International pitchers from Start of Season - June 21st, 2026, with 23 TBF requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Top 10 Pitching Producers with > 40 PA

1. Ryoji Kuribayashi Carp (NPB) | Age 29 | 6TH Season

2. Noboru Shimizu Swallows (NPB) | Age 29 | 8TH Season

3. Taisei Ota Giants (NPB) | Age 27 | 5TH Season

4. Ryu Kutani Golden Eagles (NPB) | Age 26 | 1ST Season

5. Roberto Osuna Hawks (NPB) | Age 31 | Foreigner 5TH Season

6. Haruto Takahashi Tigers (NPB) | Age 30 | 7TH Season

7. Young Chan You Twins (KBO) | Age 29 | 4TH Season

8. Jordan Balazovic UPR (CPBL) | Age 27 | Foreigner 1st Season

9. Shunsuke Nakamori Marines (NPB) | Age 24 | 4TH Season

10. Jun Maeda Hawks (NPB) | Age 26 | 3RD Season

There is also a tab for SO% Leaders

That’s all I got for this week, come back in two weeks for International R&R Report #2!

Bozzy Baseball’s - Bozball Book Review

I leadoff 2026 Book Reviews with Nolan: The Singular Life of an American Original, and the #1 question I receive when carrying it around … ‘Is it better than his other autobiography?’ My response, ‘I’m not sure. I haven’t read it, but I have enjoyed this one.’ So I’m contemplated which one of his other autobiographies I should read, but I learned last year never to read books on the same topic/person back-to-back. For those that read along, I’m leaning towards Throwing Heat: the Autobiography of Nolan Ryan, but if someone wants to point me in the direction of a better one I’m not sold yet. So I’ll probably purchase one of his other autobiographies, and put it towards the end of the Book Review Batting Order.

But I digress, I liked the book, but it took me a little while to understand the cadence. The book opens with a few chapters pretty much completely about Alvin, Texas - the birthplace of Nolan Ryan. It felt like there was as much talk about other people/places in Alvin as there was about Nolan. You soon realize the life of Nolan Ryan is as much a story about the place and people that raised him. So to understand his life in Alvin is to understand Nolan Ryan, and vice versa. Now I have never been to Alvin, Texas, but Tim Brown paints you a pretty clear picture.

Despite Nolan claiming ‘I don’t reflect back on my childhood much’, it’s clear how those early years shaped him. There are a lot of cool side quests in the book, and if I can pick two excerpts/quotes that set the tone for the rest of the book…

As a boy, Ryan’s father instilled a work ethic into Nolan by giving him the job to paint the house. The harsh Texas winters would force the Ryan’s to repaint their house every few years. That job belonged to a young Nolan. His father, a man of few words with Marlboro in hand, would simply put the paint brushes in the garage and say ‘I think it’s time’. When his father would come home, he would check Nolan’s progress and he hoped to live up to his fathers expectations, doing the job, and seeing it through.

One of my favorite quotes from the early chapters that I felt set the tone is…‘The Ryans are Irish by descent, though Nolan’s wife, Ruth once observed, Whenever someone mentions being Irish, he says, ‘I’m not Irish, I’m Texan.’”

I also found it interesting Ryan was diagnosed with dyslexia later in life, and he claims it drove him closer to sports as a youth.

After the opening the books takes a deep dive into Redd Murff, the scout that signed Ryan, then to the the Miracle Mets, chapters about the Fastball, Ryan’s No-Hitters, and Sid Holland.

One of my favorite chapters, Teammates, had some great stories and the super glue Stretch Suba story. I was laughing out loud at the Stretch Suba story.

It was particularly funny because as an avid Astros fan in the 90s, Suba was a bit of my arch nemeses. The Astros had an interesting way of marking baseballs labeling each batting practice ball with a Big ‘H’ and as a kid they were my crown jewel. I still have some of those baseballs with the Big ‘H’ on the sweet spot. Suba would hoard all the batting practice baseballs. Once Suba got his hands on a ball that landed in foul territory there was no chance it would get tossed into the stands. Even if the ball was sitting 5 feet from the stands it was as good as gone once Suba got his hands on the ball.

But I digress, there’s an awesome story about Rod Carew that I found fascinating and very relatable.

One thing I really liked about the book is that it really stresses the difference in the game when Ryan played to the way it is played today. Most of the baseball books I have read do not do a great job of capturing that perspective.

I give this book a Bozball 8.9/10. I reserve 9s for books I simply can’t put down. This wasn’t that kind of book, but it was the kind I kept wanting to come back to. The chapters are segmented in a way that doesn’t always tie directly to one another, yet that structure works. There’s a distinctly Texas tone throughout that becomes more endearing the deeper you get into the book.

I’ve already found myself using some of the stories in conversations with baseball people. Recently, I caught myself comparing the Rod Carew story to hitters trying to solve Jacob Misiorowski. To me, that means the book accomplished its mission.

Capturing a larger-than-life figure is never easy, but I thought Tim Brown did an excellent job of balancing the big moments with the small details that made the subject unique.

Shoutout of the Week

True North Church…If I were a baseball scout, I would probably keep this place a secret to myself, but I felt God put it on my heart to share.

I have been attending this nondenominational church in Southern New Jersey and it’s really fascinating. As someone who grew up/raised Catholic, it’s such a change of pace to see how energized people are going to church each week. This past week I went a little extra early and people were lined up to go in, and it’s been such a different experience. I find myself looking forward to Sunday.

Here is more information and invitation :

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Dream big, work hard, and pray. You aren’t dreaming big enough or working hard enough if you don’t fall to your knees at night to pray. Be urgent, be patient, and kind to yourself in the pursuit of excellence.

Genesis 9:12-16

For more Bozzy Baseball Blogs…

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

MLB Analysis:

• Are The Phillies’ Nerfing their Best Slugger? Published Jun 15, 2026

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M

Document : Indy-Ball R&R Report #1

Level : Professional - Independent

Source : Baseball Ref

Data Pulled on : 6/15/26

Overview : This is a monthly report outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). This information can all be located in the ‘Indy-Ball R&R Report #1’ excel spreadsheet. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all Indy-ball players from Start of Season - June 15th, 2026, no minimum PA requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Top 10 Offensive Producers

1. Ryan Hernandez Age 27 | LKC Ind - American Association | PA 116

2. A.J. Shaver Age 24 | BIL Ind - Pioneer League | PA 80

3. Eddy Pelc* Age 25 | LBC Ind - Pioneer League | PA 129

4. Keenan Taylor Age 24 | SSX Ind - Frontier League | PA 63

5. Connor Hicks* Age 24 | TRI Ind - Frontier League | PA 54

6. Chase Valentine Age 24 | OGD Ind - Pioneer League | PA 131

7. Gio Ferraro Age 24 | OGD Ind - Pioneer League | PA 94

8. Josiah Chavez* Age 23 | RPM Ind - Pioneer League | PA 81

9. Zack Blaszak* Age 24 | GRF Ind - Pioneer League | PA 52

10. Jackson Hauge Age 25 | HAG Ind - Atlantic League | PA 74

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all Indy-Ball pitchers from Start of Season - June 15th, 2026, with no Total Batters Faced requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Top 10 Pitching Producers

1. Steffon Moore* Age 29 | KSC Ind - American Association | 30 TBF

2. Gary Grosjean Age 26 | LBC Ind - Pioneer League | 18 TBF

3. Kobe Foster* Age 28 | WST Ind - Frontier League | 154 TBF

4. Mason Bryant Age 26 | LBC Ind - Pioneer League | 15 TBF

5. Joshua Trout? | BOI Ind - Pioneer League | 35 TBF

6. Julien Hernandez Age 24 | LBC Ind - Pioneer League | 59 TBF

7. Rafi Vazquez Age 28 | SML Ind - Atlantic League | 90 TBF

8. Jake Dykhoff Age 27 | FMH Ind - American Association | 24 TBF

9. Maddox Long Age 25 | WST Ind - Frontier League | 129 TBF

10. Preston Johnson Age 26 | MIS Ind - Frontier League | 40 TBF

That’s all I got for this week, come back next month for the next Indy-Ball Report!

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Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - ;Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

MLB Analysis:

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

After Mattingly took over there have been some changes to the lineup. The most notable change has been Kyle Schwarber batting leadoff. I have never been a fan of having your biggest power threat protect likely your team’s worst hitter and on-base threat. It’s also a 100% guarantee he’ll be batting with no one on base at least once.

Anyways, there’s a decent sample size 90 PA, so let’s see what the number tell us.

There is a pretty drastic drop off in production when Schwarber is batting leadoff, not only individually, but as a team as well.

As a team, in 20 games batting leadoff the Phillies average 3.9 Runs/Game, and when batting 2nd the Phillies average 4.10 Runs/Game.

Individually, while he’s walking a bit more than usual, the number that jumps out at me are the XBH% & HR%.

So it’s pretty clear that other teams are not letting Kyle Schwarber beat them as shown by the BB% bump, and they are going after the next batter. This is also evidenced by the (3) Intentional Walks vs (0) IBB batting in the 2 Hole.

Other notes - Schwarber’s leadoff BABip of .400 (career avg of .265- high .305) is running a bit of a temperature so there’s been some good fortune. A sign that could mean his Hit Tool will diminish further.

It will be interesting to see how the Phillies manage this and address this at the Trade Deadline.

For the time being, it appears the Phillies have successfully nerfed their best Slugger by batting him leadoff with no protection behind him.

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Galatians 6:9

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MLB Analysis:

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - ;Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

Document : MiLB R&R Report #4

Level : Professional - MiLB

Source : Fangraphs

Data Pulled on : 6/13/26

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report I write outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). There is also an Excel SharePoint ‘MiLB R&R Report #4’ that holds all the information in more detail. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Changes & Housekeeping : One of the tough things about ranking players in MiLB is when they get promoted. I could combine their level stats, but I prefer splitting them to see their adjustments between levels. For this reason, I have added a separate column to show their Current Level. That way you know three things 1) whether they have been promoted or not 2) to look for their other level stats 3) if you want to scout this player you know where to find them. The only caveat, if a player is recently promoted they may not meet the 40 PA min. requirement to see their other level stats.

i.e. Ben Ross is shown as the #3 Offensive Producer. He is the #3 Offensive Producer for his production at the [AA] ‘Level’. If you look at his ‘Current Level’ it shows [AAA]. Now you can search for his other level stats.

So If you do a CRTL + F search for ‘Ben Ross’, you’ll see there is another hit on the page (1 of 2). This means he has more than 40 PA in Two Levels. [Click the down arrow] and you will find his production at AAA. His AAA Production Rank him 631st.

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘Offensive ’. I rated and ranked all MiLB players from Start of Season - June 13th, 2026 with 40 Plate Appearance requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

Current Level Elite Offensive Producers with >75 PA

1. Franklin Primera BOS (CPX)

2. Sammy Hernandez STL (A+)

3. Tre Richardson III STL (A+)

4. Jhomnardo Reyes MIN (CPX)

5. Reiner Herrera CLE (CPX)

6. Joan Delgado CHC (CPX)

Current Level Great Producer Mentions > 75 PA

Drew Cavanaugh SFG (AAA) Ronny Ugarte COL (CPX) Kaleb Freeman CHW (A+) Breyias Dean MIA (CPX) Steven Cruz CLE (CPX) Sebastian Dos Santos STL (CPX) Andrew Fischer MIL (A+) Murf Gray PIT (A+) Alessander De La Cruz COL (CPX) Mike Sirota LAD (AA) Josh Adamczewski MIL (A+) Cristian Arguelles COL (CPX) Kerrington Cross SDP (A) Yordany De Los Santos PIT (A+) Boston Smith CHW (A+) TJ Ford LAA (CPX)

2) Pitching

The second tab is ‘Pitching’. I rated and ranked all MiLB pitchers from Start of Season - June 13th, 2026, with 32 Total Batters Faced requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

Current Level Elite Pitching Producers with >75 tbf

1. Nick Robertson LAD (AA)

Current Level Great Producers > 75 TBF

1. Franco Aleman CLE (AAA) Luke Murphy LAA (AA) Irving Cota NYM (A+) Jose Guzman DET (A) Kade Anderson SEA (AA) Adolfo Oviedo PIT (A) Sadbiel Delzine BOS (CPX) Joey Danielson TEX (A+) Tyron Guerrero BOS (AAA) Joseph Dzierwa BAL (AA) Josh Simpson SEA (AAA) Wyatt Mills LAD (AAA) Harrison Bodendorf CLE (A) Alimber Santa HOU (AAA) Michael Trausch TEX (A)

There is also a section of SO% Leaders in the Spreadsheet

Bozzy Baseball Touching Grass Segment

Heading back to Somerset Patriots again tonight so this MiLB Rates & Ranks Report is being released early!

When I go to games I use the MiLB Rates & Ranks Spreadsheet to create Scouting Sheets for myself. To do this all you need to do is click the filter on ORG & Current Lvl and find the team/level you are looking for.

Then I take notes the old fashion way with pen and paper. If you see me out at a game feel free to say hi!

That’s all I got for this week, come back in two weeks for the next MiLB R&R Report!

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Joshua 1:9

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Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M

International Scouting Reports/Evaluations :

• Cody Ponce - ;Depending on what your team relays to you in terms of their expectations on timelines to improve these mechanical/stamina issues, a 2-3 year investment could makes sense, provided there’s a commitment from both player and organization to mechanical adjustments, conditioning, and development support. Two potential approaches emerge…’ Published Aug 25, 2025. Toronto Blue Jays signed Ponce on a 3 year/ $30 mil contract on 12/11/25

• Kazuma Okamoto – “Obviously do your due diligence, but if you have a positional need at 3B/1B/LF with a home field that benefits RHH pull side power I would be comfortable at 3 years/$60,842,636.31’ Published December 26th 2025. Signed with Toronto for 4/$60M

• Munetaka Murakami – ‘I am comfortable with 5 years/$60M with a club option of $15Mil. I see this as a contract similar to Brent Rooker. I am not going above the Rooker deal. If I can develop a position player out of him great, but that’s going to come as a result of my organization’s work with him.’ Published on Dec 16, 2025 … Murakami signed with CWS for 2 years/$34M on 12/21/25.

• Sung-Mun Song was identified in Bozzy Baseball Blog’s bi-weekly KBO Rates & Ranks Report as a great producer (5th best in KBO). He was featured in nearly every bi-weekly KBO R&R Report. He even reached elite production in R&R Report #9… On 12/19/25 signed with the San Diego Padres

MLB Analysis:

• Should the Phillies bring the Millville Meteor home? Published Jun 04, 2026

• The Phillies Are Out of Daycare - My Tin Foil Hat Thoughts on the Phillies Letting Rob Thomson Go Published May 02, 2026

• Asked at Work: How Do You Fix the Phillies? Published Apr 24, 2026

• Phillies - April Math: The Phillies Are Running Out of Margin Published Apr 21, 2026

Document : KBO R&R Report #4

Level : Professional

Source : Fangraphs

Data Pulled on : 6/7/2026

Overview : This is a bi-weekly report I write outlining Top Offensive and Pitching Producers. The report is split into two sections the Offense & Pitching. Each player is given a rate and Grade (Elite/Great/Above Avg/Average/Below Average/Not Great). There is also an Excel SharePoint ‘KBO R&R Report #4’ that holds all the information in more detail. I use the spreadsheet to make Scouting Reports for games I am attending.

Excel: KBO R&R Report #4 SharePoint

KBO Injury Update:

Ahn Hyun-min - Per Kim Young-rok of Sports Chosun Ahn Hyun-min Trains With First Team at 50% Recovery - "(Ahn) Hyun-min has been training with the first-team players for three days. His recovery is currently at around 50%. He will now return to Iksan for technical training. When he was alone, he had no place to train, so he received help from the first team."-Lee Kang-cheol

1) Offense

The first tab is ‘OFFENSE’. I rated and ranked KBO players from Start of Season - June 7th, 2026. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Hit Tool” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting

• “The Run Tool” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances

• “Overall” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution

2) Pitching

The second tab of the Hit List is ‘PITCHING’. I rated and ranked KBO pitchers from Start of Season - June 7th, 2026, with 38 Total Batters Faced requirement. Players were assessed using a neutralized Run Value system to measure their overall offensive production, broken down into two core components:

• “The Run Tool Against” - Captures the value generated from non-hit plate appearances against

• “The Hit Tool Against” - Measures a player’s offensive impact via hitting against

• “Overall Against” - A sum of The Hit Tool and The Run Tool, representing overall offensive contribution against.

SO% LEADERS

That’s all I got for this week, come back in two weeks for the next KBO R&R Report!

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Exodus 14:14

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Free Agent Evaluations:

• Luis Arráez – ‘…If we have a need at 1B or 2B or a platoon need, I would offer 1 year between $10,849,690.01 to $13,032,355.78…’ Published on Dec 18^th 2025. On 2/10/26 signs with San Francisco Giants for one-year, $12M.

• Kyle Schwarber – ‘Ultimately when it’s all said and done, I think you could see a +10%-15% bidding debit + State & Local Income taxes debit applied to a market price. Max market + max debit could put this around $29.2M AAV / 4 years…when teams like the Phillies and Mets are tied to a couple aging contracts, you start to see a window where teams extend on the years to put this one over the top’ Published Nov 3, 2025 … Philadelphia Phillies signed for 5 years, 30 Mil AAV on 12/9/25

• Max Kepler – ‘From the looks of it, Kepler made a large approach changes in 2025. He was a B-Grade offensive LF producer in the 2nd Half, and not all that rate was entirely tied to his Run Tool…do you due diligence, and if reports are good on character/makeup I would be comfortable at 1yr/$1.4-1.68mil.’ Published on Jan 3 2026… On January 9^th 2026 Kepler was suspended for 80 games for PEDs

• Jurickson Profar: “Based on his 1st & 2nd Half BAbip I think you get closer to the .243/.360/.434…I’d recommend a 1-year, $6.75 million deal, with the possibility of a 2-year, $14 million deal…I’m not buying into the slugging breakout, especially given the stark home/away splits. I understand he’ll probably get a bigger deal, which I’m fine with.’ Published 11/23/24…On 1/23/25 Profar signed with the Braves for three-years, $42 million. On 3/31/25 Profar received an 80-game suspension

• Gary Sánchez – ‘I would be comfortable at 1-year/$2,451,813.70.’ Published on 1/1/26. On 2/11/26 Sánchez signs Brewers for $1.75M