I’ve had an abusive childhood (both physical and verbal) and lived in poverty most of my formative years.
I just wonder if maladaptive daydreaming could be a trauma response? Much like how I’ve seen ADHD been discussed as possibly a response to pain as well.
I’ve also considered predisposition, like I do wonder if some individuals are more likely to lean on to these patterns. I have a cousin who was dealt a similar hand, but he doesn’t appear to be all that concerned with his internal world from the looks of it. I mean, I’ve asked him. His response to pain seemed to be to just seek out fun shit to do, to be fully absorbed in video games, to just go do things.
I on the other hand was always reluctant to participate in the real world. Even if there was something in the external world I wanted, if I felt in my mind acquiring this object would make me happy, whenever I got close, it would NEVER turn out well. There was always something wrong. My imagination would never allow me to enjoy the moment, because the moment could never hold a candle to my imagination.
Most of my childhood I’ve played by myself, always in my mind, and other children did not even register to me. This has lead to another problem of others viewing me as anti-social or weird. I’m not deaf or without feelings. I do acknowledge relationships are probably fundamental for health, hence even the working world always harping on network network network.
This is a bit of a rant I know. For a long time I never even considered this an issue until I stumbled across an obscure forum years ago on this topic. Personally, I have tried meditation and just generally being active, particularly high intensity training.
I guess I wonder if others had begun inner work to soothe these issues.

Please help with any experience you may have. My husband and I are in credit card debt due to multiple family members passing away over the last few years and taking care of others. We are about 60k in debt.
We want to file chapter 7 and keep our home and car. We are up to date on mortgage payments and car payments.
Our home is worth around 200k and we owe 112k on it still. The homestead exemption in my state is 30k for each of us, so 60k altogether. That leaves around 40k in equity.
We would like to reaffirm the debt for car and house to save them but am unsure how they even works. We have not talked to an attorney yet because we are scared.
We have even contemplated not paying the cards and not filing and letting the collections and lawsuits come because at least we can keep the home and the worst that might happen is liens on the home we never plan to sell or move from.
Please help?

this happened in the first few months of us dating, but my boyfriend and i have now been together for almost a year.
my (22m) boyfriend (21m) had this “girl best friend” that he had been friends with for several years. i met her one time and she seemed flirty with him but didn’t seem to have feelings for her, but it did seem a little off to me.
i went out of town for a few days, and i guess he hung out with her a few times while i was gone.
i came back, and she did two things that seemed really weird to me. first, like the day i came back, she facetimed him and he answered while i was there. she started literally crying and talking about how there was this bug at her apartment and she was super scared. the second my bf mentioned he was with me, she got angry and immediately hung up.
then, she starts sending him texts like “i guess your girlfriends back and you don’t have time for your friends anymore” and getting mad at him for not hanging out with her.
so it’s pretty obvious that she has feelings for him and is jealous of me, at least from my perspective, even though she has a boyfriend of her own.
it’s also worth mentioning my boyfriend is very against cheating and i believe that he would never cheat on me
but then she started ignoring him and he started sending her PARAGRAPHS about how he missed her and wanted her to talk to him. in one he even said “i love you”. he showed me these messages willingly. again, this is to his girl best friend and while we were dating.
he hasn’t talked to her anymore and vice versa since then, but i was recently thinking about it again and wanted to get other peoples opinions.
i’m sympathetic to the fact that he knew her for a lot longer and they were close friends, and he is adamant that he was never and wouldn’t ever be interested in her romantically, but it does kind of feel like him entertaining other girls.
how would you feel in this situation?

Don't hold back. Anything except death threats is acceptable.
1st chapter: A day spent in control, a month spent under sorrow's soul, what is it that makes me different from a devil, if evil lies in my veins, made of holes.
Beautiful, isn't it? People smiling, laughing happily. Seemingly, doing the most obvious thing, without any thought. Walking with their friends, munching on an hash brown, taking their lovers on a date, or just simply... sitting. Doing nothing and anything - something and more than nothing, I must ask those who do something, what do you find in that something that you are happy? And to those who do nothing, what is it in nothing that you gain something?
It is a concept... that we, especially I, fail to comprehend.
Chapter 1: Ceremonial rites
"The lesser good, and the greater evil.", a deep, eccentric voice filled the chamber. The voice, kept on retracting and contracting, reflecting endlessly. And being etched into everyone's mind. "If good deeds end up in an evill doer, or, if evil deeds end up in a good doer, how must we distinguish an evil doer from a good doer?" The baptist stopped for a second, standing still on his high ground. As he scratched his side hair, he rapidly started turning pages. One by one. Two by two. Three by three. Four.. by Four until he stopped. Although it was difficult to tell whether he stopped or time itself halted. "Well, the Wolves. Ooh, a name to tell indeed isn't it?" Everyone chuckled, silently as possible. "The Wolves. Ah, yes. Well an old man never forgets despair does he?" "The Wolves were a group of savage, barbaric demons who came from the western land, yes?" Everyone nodded in unison, like children in a class. "They robbed stuff, stole gold, and ran off like cowards to their 'home' which they ever so happily stole from others." He paused for a second, resuming walking from right to left. Left to right. Right to left. His feet lifting so slightly from the ground, making a rubbing sound. His leg not bending even a single degree. And, his posture remaining the same throughout; tall, high, straight. Not a single person dared to wet their tissues.
"Well, that's at least what we are taught." He started walking quickly. Not hastily, but patiently, taking each step in caution. "For all that I could see, they carried their own good." Everyone was shocked, not because of the statement, but because it was made in front of the nobles of the royal family. "The lesser good, and the greater evil." He repeated the principle again. Although, this time, he looked directly at us with a wide, focused glare. As if he was trying to foreshadow something - a message, a key to a note, the future and the past that can lead to it. "What must be done for good must be done." "A small deed, how small, must be accomplished even if requires a greater sin." Time, truly had stopped. In its truest essence, time halted. Not even a speckle of dust dared move. The nobles, sat in expressionless faces, as they too admired his glory distilling each and every word that he said against them. For the first time, no one sat down after a speech had ended.
"So, what it is that I want to tell you guys?" "Hmmm, perhaps some might take this as a bit of dating advice? Mmm, mhmm?" A small chuckle silenced the entire glory of the chamber. It felt like the normal, plain theatre.
"That there will come times, when difficult decisions must be made for the greater good. For -" "Mr. Mephisto, I believe we should start the baptism." A surreal voice interrupted. A noble from the right side of the chamber stood up, and gestured his servants to pass out what seemed like a paper.
But still, Mephisto never faced the noble. Rather, he increased his walking speed as if he was intentionally trying to ignore the noble in question. And then, almost in a sense of urgency, stopped walking. As if he found what he was trying to find. Imagined what was to happen. For the final time, he stopped walking and looked back at us. He said,
"Alas, lads. Laddened are the ladels, so we must too ladel them for their lads."
My thoughts were apparently audible to everyone. And after realizing it, they were and what's worse, I was speaking really loud. "What, lad? Laddening the past, are we?" I did not look beside me to check who was talking. All my mind could think about was the past.
Later on... Mephisto was found dead, on the same stage that he staged his speech on. Chapter 2: The Prelude Of Chaos
Calamity, bethought is thy name, what is it left when blood kills the blood of supreme pain? Is it the good of the ruler, or the evil of the ruled whose kindst were killed too? Or, is it the evil of the ruler that will still impact the kingdom of his devious rule? Chaos' Child, Tell Me, What is it That A Cat Must Do In Order To Be A King, And Not Be A Fool?
"Margaret, how many times must I tell you? Your mouth... should ... ah, yes there you go." It was one of those popular adult shows that we could watch while eating food, and not get disgusted by the sight. "Ah, this show is so good." A crude voice came from my right. It sounded like General Pendra, one of the higher-ups. Technically, he was the only higher-up that we knew of. Others chilled in the air conditioning room, with their own beer and women. "Well, this is the only women that we could get." The voice was surreal enough to distract me from the television. His voice was practically laughing, jiggling around in his mouth. Only the lower soldiers still have the nerve to speak in such a manner when a higher-up is present. I was not even sitting in front of the television but could hear their voices clearly. It was as if a bunch of old men were hagging around with a bunch of old hags, but instead of seducing them, started talking about their experiences with other hags. I wanted them to shut up already, so that I can focus on my work. But, it did not feel like they were going to stop either way. Well, whether they sto - "Private Sanahate reporting, sir. May I presume that I am speaking to Lieutenant of the Night Parade, the left seat commandment, the person known by many names, the Lor-" "Yes, you are speaking with him. What business do you have here?" "I-I apologize for my rude behavior. I am a big fan, sir. I just could not control saying those words when I am present before your Eminence." The voice was rather slingy. It sounded like it came from all directions but in fact, only came from one. It sounded like a mix of personalities - angry, sad, reverance, loyalty, happiness, all of them were audible. It did not sound like one of my underlings, so it must have been from either the leftover soldiers who were not able to go to war, or the servants of the soldiers who went. "Speak your business, and make it quick. I do not want you to stay here for even a minute. This isn't a place that the higher ups would like you to stay in." I gestured towards General Pendra to show him what I meant. Oh, how the great fall, don't they? It was embarrassing to even point at him. "Yes. I am here to deliver news from the battlefield, sir. The 91st cavalry... has been destroyed." I was not surprised. Considering the leader that they were assigned to, it was only natural that they would meet their demise at the battlefield. But, the most information here is not that they were destroyed, but who- "Who killed them?" I did not even need to deduce who this voice was from. Surreal, glorious, educative and revered. It was Mr. Mephisto, the baptist. "Sir, your orders. I believe I have a strong hunch about who killed the 91st cavalry. If you may allow, please send me to the battlefield, and I shall achieve results as soon as possible." My body did not even need to think what I should say. It reacted on its own, and said the default thing that any soldier would say. "No, you must stay here." He gestured a palm towards me. This was the first time ever that Mr. Mephisto declined anyone's request. "Private Sanahate, prepare me a quick horse to travel on and pack my belongings. If you don't know where to find them, ask Januela." "But, Sir Mephisto, this i-" "I don't need buts and muts. Either follow my orders, or see your family die of hunger. What do you want to choose?" The soldier did not say a single word, and left. As if he was dissapointed that the same person who he respected, did not act in the way that made him respectable. He let out a deep sigh. "Mordred, do not look at the map after 12:46 of the seventh Sun." I did not ask why. But, even an idiot would know what this meant.
Things were about to get bloody.

Okay so I 16F turning 17 late this year have discovered I have feelings for my brothers best friend 17M turning 18 soon. We work together, we go to the same school and he’s only a year older so he’s in the grade above me, me and my friends hang around the same area and he always comes to pick my brother up and has been over a few times (My brother goes to his house more then he comes here). For the past month I’ve kinda been in denial about it and just kinda pushed my feelings aside but a week or so ago I had a dream about my loved ones, family and friends dying (dark ik) and he was like the centre of this dream. Maybe I sound silly but this just kinda confirmed what I was denying and I just decided to own my feelings.
What has led to my feelings developing is mainly the eye contact. We are around each-other a lot. Let’s call him Luke. I will catch Luke looking at me quite often at the corner of my eye and we always make kinda intense/ weird but good eye contact. This happens almost every time I see him and he always comes into work to buy a little thing when I’m working. I’m very big on eye contact since I have trouble looking people in the eyes so it’s big for me but I don’t know if maybe I’m overthinking this. I had a look at his Facebook and his bio said he was in a relationship but I’ve never heard anything about him dating anyone and he’s always with my brother or working or at footy so I haven’t even seen him with a girl so I’m thinking maybe he hasn’t updated but I’m not 100 percent sure.
I like him and I feel something but I don’t want to if he’s got a girlfriend and here lies the issue that he’s also my brothers best friend and idk how that would work. It just sucks since I always like people I can’t have and I have a really good feeling about him. What do I do? For all the boys reading this what’s your opinion on the eye contact and if anyone could give some advice id really appreciate it.

· Single/Taken/Complicated: Single
· Seeking Relationship/Friends/Squish/Other: Monogamous romantic relationship and/or friendships. 22-29 year olds only please!
· Romantic Orientation: Demisexual lesbian
· Gender: cis woman
· Pronouns: She/Her
· Age: 24
· Location: Southeast, USA
· Appearance: Physically 5’3”, spiritually 6’1”; glasses; brown hair; gray eyes; thin; fairly femme (happy to exchange pics and give more specific location info once I’ve verified you’re not a robot)
· I don’t drink, smoke, or 420.
Personality: I consider myself to be a humorous (in the words of my former therapist) ambivert who generally likes people. I’m someone who’s easily excited by little things – lizards, secret murals, a bird hanging out on the roof, a cool rock… you name it, I’m excited about it! I consider myself to be a fairly patient person and others seem to agree with that to the point where my former boss described me as having "the patience of Job.” I’m friendly and I like to have long conversations about everything – dreams, fake scenarios, memes, books, etc.
I love nature and rural landscapes, so I’m not sure if I would ever move somewhere urban, but my career field may take me somewhere more urban in the future. My love language is quality time, I’m politically left, I’m spiritual but agnostic, do not want children, but would maybe like to get married to the right woman. Maybe you’re her? :)
Hobbies:
- Reading fiction/fantasy
- watching HGTV, Survivor, and Disney+
- GMing TTRPGs
- playing chill video games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing
- birdwatching
- writing fiction/fantasy
- walking
If you’re interested, feel free to DM me with a little bit about yourself! Your name, age, pronouns, general location, what you’re looking for, and maybe your favorite character and why you like them. After that, we can move over to Discord and possibly voice/video chat after texting for a little bit.

So I went on a date last night with a friend I’ve been wanting to go out with for a while and it went really well we had a good time. After, I walked her to her apartment and when we got in the elevator I put my arm around her and she kind of squirmed awkwardly and I thought it was cute but I feel like I just overwhelmed her and it didn’t help with what I would later learn was probably an upset stomach from the food.
We got off and when she went to say goodbye to me I kissed her and it was incredible but once again, I feel like I overwhelmed her and it didn’t help her with what was going on because when I pulled away she puked on me. Before I got the chance to say or do anything she slammed the door in my face out of what was probably embarrassment. I knocked for 15 minutes telling her it was ok and I’m not upset I just want to help her out. No response.
I decided to leave and clean up at home. When I finished shaving and getting changed I got into bed and tried to text her but my text wouldn’t go through because she blocked me. It’s the next morning and I need to figure out what to do because I’m not letting her and everything we have go over a bad reaction to food and I need her to know that. I really like this girl and I want to take care of her.
Should I try to message her through social media, or just go back to her apartment and try knocking again?

Rookie Performance Evaluation 4

With so many players in the MLB, some of the newest players get lost behind some of the high profile names. We are here today to evaluate every rookie who has played this year and highlight the top performances of the last two weeks and for the entire year. This week Josh Jung murdered some baseballs, Grant Anderson struck out seven in his debut out of the bullpen, and Bobby Miller shut down the Braves (and Nats).

Top Bi-Weekly Performances

American League:

1. Josh Jung (TEX 3B): Josh Jung continues to dominate at the plate, winning back to back AL rookie of the month awards in April and May. Josh Jung ended the month of May by slugging for 5 doubles, 1 triple and 4 home runs. Jung leads all third baseman in runs and batting average and leads all rookie batters in runs (4), hits (61), home runs (12), and RBIs (37). In his last 10 games, Jung had 9 extra base hits. Offensively, Jung is already worth 2 WAR and has only gotten better throughout the year. Jung sees the ball well, hitting 50.5% over 95 mph (top 90% in the league) and has been able to barrel 12.2% of pitches seen (top 81% in the league). Defensively Josh Jung is in the bottom half of 3rd baseman, having negative -2 defensive runs saved and -1 outs above average. Despite his below average defense, Josh Jung has been one of the best third baseman in the majors all season.
2. Masataka Yoshida (BOS LF): The Japanese superstar is doing all he can to keep the Red Sox afloat. Yoshida continues his hot streak, batting .348/.412/.500 in the the last 15 days. After a somewhat slow start to the season, Yoshida has emerged as one of the two big favorites for AL rookie of the year (along with Josh Jung). Yoshida still only has 21 strikeouts and walks on the year through 48 games on the season. Yoshida will put the ball in play and will rarely kill a batting rally with a strikeout. He hardly chases the ball and is top in the league on whiff rate. Yoshida has adapted to MLB pitching very quickly and will remain a superstar for years to come.
3. Logan Allen (CLE SP): The Guardians have a loaded starting pitching staff with the return of Aaron Civale and Triston McKenzie. Logan Allen, along with rookies Tanner Bibee, Hunter Gaddis, and Peyton Battenfield, has shined in the starting rotation. Allen had his best game of the season, going 7 innings against the Baltimore Orioles allowing only 3 hits, no earned runs, and striking out 10. Through 7 starts in the year. In his last three starts, Allen has only allowed 4 earned runs through 18.2 innings. Of the four rookie starting pitchers for Cleveland, Allen has pitched the most innings (39.2) and holds the lowest ERA (2.72). Allen’s next start is scheduled on June 3rd against the Minnesota Twins.
4. Louie Varland (MIN SP): Varland pitched seven shutout innings against the Houston Astros. Varland has pitched back-to-back quality starts in 4 of his last five starts. The only game Varland did not get a quality start was against the Angels, where he gave up only 2 earned runs in 5 innings. Varland primarily throws a 4-seam (42%) and cutter (30%) and goes to his slider (12%) and changeup (12%) to put batters away. Varland hardly walks batters but gives up a lot of hard contact. Nonetheless Varland has pitched effectively, limiting the damage done in most games he has started. Varland's next start is projected to be on June 6th against the Tampa Bay Rays.
5. Ryan Noda (OAK 1B): Ryan Noda powered a three-run home run to snap the Athletic’s 11-game losing streak. In the last 15 games, Noda has batted .256 with 3 home runs and 3 doubles on 11 hits. Noda hits 48.2% of balls 95 mph or higher and barrels 16.9% of pitches. Despite this, Noda ranks in the bottom percentile in whiff rate. Noda whiffs on 36% of fast balls, 42% in breaking balls, and 38% of offspeed pitches. Noda has struck out in 33% of his plate appearances (61 strikeout total) but simultaneously ranks in the top percentile in walks taken (35 walks total).
6. Zach Neto (LAA SS): Despite all the preseason hype for Anthony Volpe and Gunnar Henderson, Zach Neto has quietly emerged as the most consistent bat for rookie AL shortstops. Only 22 years old, Neto was the first player from the 2022 MLB draft to make the majors. Defensively, Neto has been steller. In 44 games, Neto has already racked up .8 defensive war and has generated 2 more outs above average than other shortstops. In the last 15 days, Neto has 11 hits with 4 doubles and a home run. Neto had small injury scare against the Marlins with a finger contusion, but has already made it back into the starting lineup.
7. Grant Anderson (TEX RP): Grant Anderson has only played in one game this season but I figured he deserved a special shoutout. In his major league debut, Anderson pitched 2 and 2/3rd innings out of the bullpen striking out 7 of the 9 batters. Anderson only gave up one hit and earned the win against the Detroit Tigers.

Pitchers	W / L	GS	ERA	IP	SO	BB	H / R / ER	HR	WHIP	HBP	GDP
Allen, Logan	1 - 1	7	2.72	39.2	43	11	41 / 13 / 12	3	1.31	0	1
Varland, Louie	1 - 0	7	3.51	41	39	8	39 / 16 / 16	9	1.15	1	2
Batter	Team	Games	At Bats	AVG/OBP/SLG	HR	RBI	SB / CS	SO/BB	2B / 3B / HR	Off WAR	Def WAR
Jung, Josh	TEX (3B)	52	207	.295/.341/.531	40	37	1 / 2	63K / 14BB	11 / 1 / 12	2	0.3
Yoshida, Masataka	BOS (LF)	48	186	.312/.389/.500	26	31	3 / 0	21K / 21BB	12 / 1 / 7	1.1	-0.6
Neto, Zach	LAA (SS)	44	147	.245/.319.374	15	18	3 / 0	32K / 7BB	6 / 0 / 6	1.2	0.8
Noda, Ryan	OAK (1B)	53	143	.231/.393/.448	28	19	2 / 1	61K / 35BB	11 / 1 / 6	1.3	-0.1​
Relief Pitcher	G	W - L	ERA	IP	SV / SVO	SO / BB	WHIP	H / R / ER	HR	GDP	HLD
Anderson, Grant	1	1 - 0	0	2.2	0 / 0	7K / 0BB	0.38	1 / 0 / 0	0	0	0​

National League:

1. Bobby Miller (LAD SP): The Dodgers #2 prospect has done nothing but impress. In his first two starts on the season, Miller has posted a 1.64 ERA through 11 innings. Miller equally throws a sinker, changeup, slider, and 4-seam fastball. On his fastball, Miller averages 99 mph on his sinkers and 4-seam and sometimes will go to his curveball to strike out batters. In his debut, Miller went 5 innings and only one earned run on 4 hits against the Atlanta Braves. He followed his debut by going 6 innings, allowing only 1 earned run on four hits. Bobby Miller's next scheduled start is June 4th against the New York Yankees.
2. Spencer Steer (CIN 3B): Spencer Steer uses every side of the field. In the last 15 days, Steer has batted .389/.424/.667 with 4 doubles, one triple, and three home runs. Steer currently leads NL rookies in hits (59), RBIs (T28 with Outman), and doubles (T15 with Tovar). Steer has recently returned to his 2022 self hitting 8 home runs on the season and putting the ball consistently in play. Steer has struggled greatly defensively with -8 outs above average at both first and third base and generating -.4 WAR on the season. He ranks in the bottom 1% of outs above average and, when fielding, is completely 7% of plays as expected at both first base and third base. Despite these struggles, Steer’s production at the plate has lead him to be named the National League Rookie of the month for May.
3. Matt McLain (CIN SS): The Red’s #5 prospect made his major league debut after TJ Friedl was moved to the 10-day injured list . In the last 15 days, McLain has the most at bats (57), hits (T21 Steer) and runs (T11 Steer) in the National League. McLain won this week’s player of week and continues to bat .329/.390/.486 in 16 games. McLain is primarily causing damage against fastballs and breaking balls, batting over .400 on such pitches. Defensively, McLain has been stellar. In only 16 games, he has generated 2 outs above average at shortstop and has added 5% success rate at the position off 43 attempts. If McLain can continue his success at the plate, along with fellow ROY contender Spencer Steer, then they can help Cincinnati compete for a relatively week NL Central division (who knows what may happen if the Reds call up fellow shortstop Elly de la Cruz).
4. Corbin Carroll (ARZ LF): Corbin Carroll continues to impress and at this point I feel like I am repeating myself. The 22 year old left-fielder has power, defense, and speed. Carroll has helped the Diamondbacks to take control (or at least tie) in the National League West. In the past 15 days, Carroll has slugged for 4 doubles and three home runs on 15 hits. He leads the national league in stolen bases and has a real shot at joining the 20 / 20 club as a rookie. On the year, Carroll’s slash line is .287/.372/.516. Of all rookies, Corbin Carroll leads in WAR, already accumulating 2.1 on offense. On the defensive side of the ball, Carrol has generated 2 outs above average and has added 2% to the expected fielding average in left field. Expect to see Carroll on these lists for the rest of the season.
5. Patrick Bailey (SF C): Joey Bart was thought to be the replacement at catcher for the San Francisco after the departure of Buster Posey. With everyone’s focus on Bart, Bailey went under the radar. In 11 games, Bailey has batted .333/.350/.564 with 12 hits, of which 3 were doubles and 2 were home runs. In the minor’s. Bailey was praised for his framing abilities behind the plate. If Bailey can continue his success at the plate, San Francisco may be posed well at the catcher position for years to come.
6. Will Brennan (CLE RF) - Although he is not a batter that consistently hits the ball hard, Will Brennan, in the last 15 days, has 12 hits in 12 games including 3 doubles and 1 home run.. He is batting .364/.400/.515 and has been reliable at the plate when batters are at first base. Brennan has a batting average of .318 with a runner at 1st (23 plate appearances) and batting .500 with runners at 1st and 2nd (6 plate appearances). Though Will Brennan did kill a bird on a ground-ball single last week. So… he has that going against him.

Pitchers	W / L	GS	ERA	IP	SO	BB	H / R / ER	HR	WHIP	HBP	GDP
Miller, Bobby	2 - 0	2	1.64	11	9	2	8 / 2 / 2	0	0.91	0	0
Batter	Team	Games	At Bats	AVG/OBP/SLG	HR	RBI	SB / CS	SO/BB	2B / 3B / HR	Off WAR	Def WAR
Steer, Spencer	CIN (1B)	53	204	.289/.358/.500	30	28	1 / 2	47K / 21BB	15 / 2 / 8	1	-0.4
McLain, Matt	CIN (SS)	2	65	.354/.417/.523	13	9	1 / 1	20K / 6BB	5 / 0 / 2	0.9	0.2
Carrol, Corbin	AZ (LF)	54	188	.287/.372/.516	27	24	16 / 2	43K / 23BB	14 / 1 / 9	2.1	-0.3
Bailey, Patrick	SF (C)		39	.333/.350/.564	4	12	0 / 0	11K / 1BB	3 / 0 / 2	0.6	0.2
Bae, Ji Hwan	PIT (CF)	51	149	.275/.329/.360	19	12	15 / 5	40K / 10BB	8 / 0 / 2	0.1	-0.4​

Worst Bi-Weekly Performances:

1. Brice Turang (MIL 2B) - In the last 14 games, Turang is batting only .077/.122/.154. In his last seven games, Turang only has one base hit. In his last 15, Turang only has 3. Turang, on the season, has struck out in 27% of his plate appearances and barrels on only 3.6% of pitches. Turang primarily is struggling in making contact with offspeed pitches, whiffing on 40% of those seen.
2. James Outman (LAD OF) - After starting the season hitting everything out of the park, Outman bat has cooled off immensely. In his last 10 games, Outman only has two singles and is batting .074/.182/.074. Outman hits the ball hard when he makes contact, but has whiffed on 40.4% of pitches seen. Outman has striked out in 35% of his at bats. Outman leads all rookies in strikeouts and 5th in the majors. Defensively, Outman has been above average in furling in the outfield. He is converting 3% more outs than estimated success rate and has created 3 outs above average in the outfield.
3. Anthony Volpe (NYY SS) - Defensively, Anthony Volpe has been phenomenal at shortstop. The Yankee’s #1 prospect is only 22 years old and already has .7 defensive war. Volpe has recently struggled at the plate. He is second among rookie pitchers in strikeouts (68) and 8th in the majors. On the season, Volpe is only batting .192/.270/.355. But when Volpe does get a hit, he hits for power and brings speed on the basepaths. Volpe has 13 steals on the season and has yet to be caught stealing.
4. Karl Kauffmann (COL SP) - Kauffmann made his major league debut on May 19th and has not had a good time. In three starts, Kaufman has posted an 11.37 ERA and earned 3 losses. In his first start, Kauffman went 4.1 innings against Texas and allowed 4 earned runs off seven hits. In his next start, Kaugment again went 4.1 innings against Miami ang gave up 5 earned runs on 6 hits. In his final game, he went 4.0 innings against Arizona and allowed 7 earned runs on 9 hits. In all three games combined, Kauffman only struck out 7 and walked 8. Kauffman is only averaging 90 mph on his fastball and has left too many pitches in the middle of the strike zone.

Shout out to Miles Mastrobuoni as well who is batting .053 in 9 games (19 plate appearances) and for having an ERA of 108.

Pitchers	W / L	GS	ERA	IP	SO	BB	H / R / ER	HR	WHIP	HBP	GDP
Kauffmann, Karl	0 - 3	3	11.37	12.2	7	7	22 / 17 / 16	3	2.29	1	4
Batter	Team	Games	At Bats	AVG/OBP/SLG	HR	RBI	SB / CS	SO/BB	2B / 3B / HR	Off WAR	Def WAR
Turang, Brice	MIL (2B)	53	156	.205/.253/.301	13	12	7 / 3	46K / 10BB	4 / 1 / 3	0	0.4
Outman, James	LAD (CF)	55	175	.234/.323/.469	28	29	6 / 1	70K / 19BB	8 / 3 / 9	0.7	-0.2
Volpe, Anthony	NYY (SS)	58	201	.194/.272/.358	20	24	13 / 0	68K / 21BB	5 / 2 / 8	1	0.7
Casas, Triston	BOS (1B)	48	149	.188/.301/.349	23	16	0 / 0	49K / 25BB	4 / 0 / 6	-0.7	-0.6​

My Early Rookie of the Year

American League:

1. Masataka Yoshida (BOS LF) - See my blurb above
2. Josh Jung (TEX 3B) - See my blurb above
3. Esteury Ruiz (OAK CF) - In 58 games, Ruiz is already at 28 stolen bases. ALthough Ruiz is not hitting for extreme power, his speed is turning almost half of his base hits into what is essentially a double. In most offenses that are not the Oakland Athletics, this would typically translate to more runs and have them take leads early on balls just put in play. Among qualified rookies in the American league, Ruiz ranks 3rd in batting average, T1st (with Jung) in hits, and 1st in doubles. Ruiz does rank in the bottom percentile for hard hit percentage (1%), barrel rate (5%) and walk rate (5%).
4. Hunter Brown (HOU SP) - In 11 games, Hunter brown has a 3.64 ERA and recently overtaken Kodai Senga for the lead in strikeouts for rookie pitchers. Brown struggled in his last start against Minnesota, giving up 5 earned runs on 6 hits. This was after Brown had pitched back-to-back quality starts against the Oakland As (7 IP 2 ER and 6 IP 1 ER).
5. Logan Allen (CLE SP) - See my blurb above
6. Bryce Miller (SEA SP) - The Mariners #2 prospect dominated the league in his first five starts going at least 6 innings in each and allowing only four runs in total. Miller only had one hiccup game in which he allowed 8 earned runs in 4.2 innings against the New York Yankees. Miller's success has been largely in part in limiting walks and throwing many strikes for weak contact. Miller is top in the league in walk rate only allowing walks in 2% of at bats. Miller primarily throws his fastball 68% of the time and goes to his offspeed pitchers to put batters away. Miller is set to start on June 4th against Nathan Eovaldi of the Texas Rangers.
7. Yennier Cano (BAL RP) - In his first 9 innings of the year, Cano did not allow a single base hit. Can has 30 strikeouts on the season through 30 innings of relief. In 5 save opportunities, Cano has successfully earned 4 saves with a 0.93 ERA and a WHIP of 0.59. Cano remains the secondary closer behind Felix Bautista, used primarily to maintain leads in close games and as the set-up man for the 9th inning.

Pitchers	W / L	GS	ERA	IP	SO	BB	H / R / ER	HR	WHIP	HBP	GDP
Allen, Logan	1 - 1	7	2.72	39.2	43	11	41 / 13 / 12	3	1.31	0	1
Brown, Hunter	4 - 1	11	3.61	62.1	74	20	57 / 29 / 25	4	1.24	4	6
Miller, Bryce	2 - 0	6	3	36	31	3	24 / 12 / 12	2	0.75	2	0
Batter	Team	Games	At Bats	AVG/OBP/SLG	HR	RBI	SB / CS	SO/BB	2B / 3B / HR	Off WAR	Def WAR
Yoshida, Masataka	BOS (LF)	48	186	.312/.389/.500	26	31	3 / 0	21K / 21BB	12 / 1 / 7	1.1	-0.6
Jung, Josh	TEX (3B)	52	207	.295/.341/.531	40	37	1 / 2	63K / 14BB	11 / 1 / 12	2	0.3
Ruiz, Esteury	OAK (CF)	57	223	.269/.335/.350	24	24	28 / 5	44K / 10BB	13 / 1 / 1	0.4	-0.9​
Relief Pitcher	G	W - L	ERA	IP	SV / SVO	SO / BB	WHIP	H / R / ER	HR	GDP	HLD
Cano, Yennier	23	1 - 0	0.93	29	4 / 5	30K / 1BB	0.59	16 / 3 / 3	0	3	11​

National League:

1. Corbin Carroll (ARZ LF): See my blurb above.
2. Spencer Steer (CIN 3B): See my blurb above.
3. Kodai Senga (NYM SP): In his last start, Kodai Senga pitched 7 innings of 1 hit baseball against the Philadelphia Phillies. Senga ranks first among national league pitchers in strikeouts and second in innings pitched (behind Ryne Nelson). Kodai Senga strikes out 29.8% of batters but gives up lots of hard contact. Batters are still only batting .125 against his ghost fork and strikes out 59.1% of batters as a putaway pitch. This is primarily because batters have a 59.1% whiff rate on his forkball (66 PA) and his slider (7 PA). Senga is scheduled to pitch on June 4th against the Toronto Blue Jays’ Yusei Kikuchi.
4. Ezquiel Tovar ( COL SS): In 55 games on the season, the Colorado shortstop has accumulated 46 base hits in 55 games. Tovar leads all NL rookies in doubles (16) and is currently slashing .241/.286/.398. Defensively, Tovar has been exceptional at shortstop accumulating 0.9 defensive war. Tovar has 6 outs above average at shortstop and has successfully converted 3% more plays than the estimated success rate.
5. James Outman (LAD CF): See my blurb above.
6. Francisco Alvarez (NYM C): The Mets #1 prospect has taken the league by storm. Alvarez has been above average in framing especially above the zone and has 5 blocks above average. Alvarez however has struggled in maintaining run control having -3 CS above average. At the plate, Alvarez has 6 doubles and 8 home runs on the season in 35 games with a slash line of .252/.308/.523.

Pitchers	W / L	GS	ERA	IP	SO	BB	H / R / ER	HR	WHIP	HBP	GDP
Senga, Kodai	4 - 2	10	3.44	55	70	31	43 / 21 / 21	6	1.35	0	4
Batter	Team	Games	At Bats	AVG/OBP/SLG	HR	RBI	SB / CS	SO/BB	2B / 3B / HR	Off WAR	Def WAR
Carrol, Corbin	AZ (LF)	54	188	.287/.372/.516	27	24	16 / 2	43K / 23BB	14 / 1 / 9	2.1	-0.3
Steer, Spencer	CIN (1B)	53	204	.289/.358/.500	30	28	1 / 2	47K / 21BB	15 / 2 / 8	1	-0.4
Tovar, Ezequiel	COL (SS)	54	187	.241/.286/.396	19	23	2 / 1	57K / 10BB	15 / 1 / 4	0.8	0.9
Outman, James	LAD (CF)	55	175	.234/.323/.469	28	29	6 / 1	70K / 19BB	8 / 3 / 9	0.7	-0.2
Alvarez, Francisco	NYM (C)	35	111	.252/.308/.523	14	19	0 / 0	29K / 7BB	6 / 0 / 8	1	0.3​

MLB Debuts

• 5/19 Karl Kauffmann (COL SP) - u/TEX 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 7 H
• 5/19 Patrick Bailey (SF C) - Mia 0-0
• 5/23 Bobby Miller (LAD SP) - u/ATL 5 IP, 1ER, 4 H
• 5/26 Randy Vasquez (NYY SP) - SD 4.2 IP, 2 ER, 4H
• 5/28 Andruw Monasterio (MIL 2B) - SF 0-1

Pitchers	W / L	GS	ERA	IP	SO	BB	H / R / ER	HR	WHIP	HBP	GDP
Kauffmann, Karl	0 - 3	3	11.37	12.2	7	7	22 / 17 / 16	3	2.29	1	4
Miller, Bobby	2 - 0	2	1.64	11	9	2	8 / 2 / 2	0	0.91	0	0
Vasquez, Randy	0 - 1	1	3.86	4.2	6	3	4 / 2 / 2	1	1.5	2	0
Batter	Team	Games	At Bats	AVG/OBP/SLG	HR	RBI	SB / CS	SO/BB	2B / 3B / HR	Off WAR	Def WAR
Bailey, Patrick	SF (C)	11	39	.333/.350/.564	4	12	0 / 0	11K / 1BB	3 / 0 / 2	0.6	0.2
Monasterio, Andruw	MIL (2B)	3	4	.375/.444/.375	0	0	0 / 0	3K / 1BB	0 / 0 / 0	0.1	0​

The stats I used for this analysis were prior to any games on Friday May 2nd. If you want to see all the rookies I reviewed and their stats as of me writing this I have attached a (google sheet link here)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hMB-Eu4fowNgdKSRHoBorhtCOKr8KaTx3kYXfcUvZvc/edit?usp=sharing\]. I am primarily a Chicago Cubs fan so you will likely know more about your team than me, so I apologize if I may have overlooked or underlooked anything. Let me know if there are any memorable moments I may have missed or your own hot takes.

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