James Wood aims good

He is a legit 6'7" (this is him next to "6-7" Judge at age 16)

https://i.imgur.com/mqgExu2.png

has top 3 MLB power to all three fields

infamously dogged by All-Star voters in 2025 despite being the best LF in the NL

i'm a fan

he is unbelievably chill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKPxfu4546A

His first 162 MLB games:

.273/.367/.492 (.830 OPS)
31 HRs
105 RBI
24 SB
4.7 fWAR/5.0 bWAR
OPS+ 144
wRC 129

He’s excellent. Also a DMV local iirc

guarantee every single pre-draft scouting report used the words TOOLSY and PROJECTABLE

being on pace for 7+ WAR in yr age-22 season is Nice

also writes book reviews for the new yorker?

Was ~thinking~ about all-star snubs who went on to win league MVPs and found out that it is not as unusual as you'd think, pretty nice list here (and nice to see 1978 & 1979 MVPs show up: Cobra AND Pops were both snubbed in their MVP seasons).

https://www.mlb.com/news/mvp-award-winners-who-did-not-make-all-star-team

he was IBB'd four times by the angels on sunday

first player to be intentionally walked in a game four times since barry bonds in 2004

Since July 4th:

.109/.219/.188

https://www.federalbaseball.com/2025/7/28/24475883/james-wood-needs-break

name a more chill dude, i'll wait

https://www.instagram.com/alexadatt/reel/DXf-8d7DO-8/

(he hit another homerun after this interview making it 5HRs on the homestand)

AllStar NL OUTFIELDERS current vote tally (+ bWAR/fWAR):

1. Andy Pages, Dodgers: 800,496 (3.6/2.4)
2. Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves: 693,472 (0.9/0.9)
3. Brandon Marsh, Phillies: 668,191 (1.9/1.4)
4. Michael Harris II, Braves: 635,473 (2.3/2.2)
5. Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers: 507,625 (0.8/1.1)
6. Jordan Walker, Cardinals: 437,071 (3.3/2.5)
7. James Wood, Nationals: 431,607 (3.6/3.4)

Was ~thinking~ about all-star snubs who went on to win league MVPs and found out that it is not as unusual as you'd think, pretty nice list here (and nice to see 1978 & 1979 MVPs show up: Cobra AND Pops were both snubbed in their MVP seasons).

― imperial frfr (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, July 2, 2025 12:06 PM (eleven months ago)

https://www.mlb.com/stats/runs

James Wood (89 runs) currently has a +21 run lead over next in the league (Bryan Reynolds: 68) which Elias Sports Bureau informed me is the greatest runs scored margin by the ASB since it's inception. Previous leader was Mickey Mantle (+19) in 1946 and runner-up Rickey Henderson (+18) in 1986.

insane season, he's on pace for 149 runs

strange that Neto is third in MLB in runs w/67, in that lineup, with that OBP. maybe there's more to the Angels than meets the eye...

He's got 454 PA in 97 games (hasn't missed a game)...that projects to 758 PA for the season; that'd be tied for the 11th highest figure ever.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PA_season.shtml

Angels' hitting is pretty middle of the pack in a lot of team categories - runs, hits, doubles, home runs. They're lower in walks and OBP/OPS.

Acuña had 149 a few years ago

his friend/partner is six feet tall:

https://i.ibb.co/C5FnXFWf/image.png

Black pinstripe suit, just like Neil on the cover of Tonight's the Night.