Productive Outs
@productiveouts.bsky.social
Two musicians who love the basedballs. Artisanal namecrafters since 2011. Extremely serious.
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Done with the other place. This is your home for bad baseball takes and fake names for now.
Is a -54 OAA bad? It sounds bad.
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Is a -54 OAA bad? It sounds bad.
This is absolutely mental.
$245m for 257 games!
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is absolutely mental.
The worst contract in a club history full of horrendous contracts. $245 mil for 3.9 bWAR. 🫠
According to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez, the Angels and Anthony Rendon are in discussions to buy out the final year of his seven-year, $245 million contract.
Rendon is owed $38 million in 2026 and is expected to retire, per Gonzalez.
www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Rendon is owed $38 million in 2026 and is expected to retire, per Gonzalez.
www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Source: Angels in talks to buy out Rendon deal
The Angels and third baseman Anthony Rendon are in talks about buying out the final year of his seven-year, $245 million contract, a source told ESPN.
www.espn.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The worst contract in a club history full of horrendous contracts. $245 mil for 3.9 bWAR. 🫠
Our podcast had a pretty decent run, actually. The rest of this mess? Questionable at best.
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Our podcast had a pretty decent run, actually. The rest of this mess? Questionable at best.
Greyson Rodriguez is finally gonna be able to stay healthy now that he’s under the care of the Angels medical staff that has never had a problem keeping guys healthy, or misdiagnosing injuries, or lying about injuries, or rushing players back from injuries. Seems like a great fit.
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Greyson Rodriguez is finally gonna be able to stay healthy now that he’s under the care of the Angels medical staff that has never had a problem keeping guys healthy, or misdiagnosing injuries, or lying about injuries, or rushing players back from injuries. Seems like a great fit.
SOURCE: The Los Angels Angels have selected the contracts Bennard Menswear, Jesus Force, Gaucho Tapioca, Fraught Persimmons, and Choice Clump.
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
SOURCE: The Los Angels Angels have selected the contracts Bennard Menswear, Jesus Force, Gaucho Tapioca, Fraught Persimmons, and Choice Clump.
That’s a lotta cum.
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
That’s a lotta cum.
Trying to figure if Rhett Lowder looks more like a …
a) guitarist for a 90s thrash band
b) former member of Blue Oyster Cult
c) a Vegas magician
a) guitarist for a 90s thrash band
b) former member of Blue Oyster Cult
c) a Vegas magician
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trying to figure if Rhett Lowder looks more like a …
a) guitarist for a 90s thrash band
b) former member of Blue Oyster Cult
c) a Vegas magician
a) guitarist for a 90s thrash band
b) former member of Blue Oyster Cult
c) a Vegas magician
This dude got a mohawk in the hopes of pulling the Angels of a 12-game losing streak, but got fired before he could even show the team. He’s still big mad about it.
Certified Crank Joe Maddon is comparing the new Giants manager to, you guessed it, Mamdani
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This dude got a mohawk in the hopes of pulling the Angels of a 12-game losing streak, but got fired before he could even show the team. He’s still big mad about it.
Whomst among us ever thought that constantly shoving gambling down any and every sports fan’s throat via every avenue possible would cause problems?
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors.
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give sports bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they’d throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes to ensure successful bets.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Whomst among us ever thought that constantly shoving gambling down any and every sports fan’s throat via every avenue possible would cause problems?
This is great news for me, The Guy Who Is Always Thinking About Joe Davis’ Pee.
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This is great news for me, The Guy Who Is Always Thinking About Joe Davis’ Pee.
Kinda feels like we have a handful of GMs or POBOs in place who essentially want to do their job, but also manage the on-field stuff as well, and are hiring people who will just act as an extension of them.
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Kinda feels like we have a handful of GMs or POBOs in place who essentially want to do their job, but also manage the on-field stuff as well, and are hiring people who will just act as an extension of them.
SOURCE: Toronto Blue Jays reliever Julio Beluga has opted out of the final year of his contract with the club.
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
SOURCE: Toronto Blue Jays reliever Julio Beluga has opted out of the final year of his contract with the club.
The Dodgers won the World Series again. Here’s why being good is bad actually.
MY COLUMN:
MY COLUMN:
The Dodgers are ruining baseball by trying to be good and succeeding at that on all fronts.
MY COLUMN:
MY COLUMN:
November 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Dodgers won the World Series again. Here’s why being good is bad actually.
MY COLUMN:
MY COLUMN:
Can a good coach make a garbage pitching staff decent? Tune into Season 65 of Dumpster Fire to find out!
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Can a good coach make a garbage pitching staff decent? Tune into Season 65 of Dumpster Fire to find out!
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In 2025, four batters played on three different major league teams. Name them.
October 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Albany Doubletree
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BASEBALL: THE BEST
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
BASEBALL: THE BEST
Roth nails it again.
If there's one thing I love to do, it is "think about the Los Angeles Angels and their whole thing." If there are two things I like to do it is make up stupid metaphors for stuff like that. I know for sure there isn't a third thing I like doing. defector.com/congratulati...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Roth nails it again.
FLAPPY
We need more Bruces- Samoan Bruce. Lazy Eye Bruce. Shifty Bruce. Poughkeepsie Bruce. Radiator Bruce.
October 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
FLAPPY
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"chauncey billups" being temporarily replaced by "tiago splitter" is some real @productiveouts.bsky.social stuff
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Normal Team doing Normal Things
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Normal Team doing Normal Things
Normal Team doing Normal Things
Payroll isn't the only indicator of a winning organization, example 347:
October 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Normal Team doing Normal Things
The Dodgers are ruining baseball by trying to be good and succeeding at that on all fronts.
MY COLUMN:
MY COLUMN:
October 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Dodgers are ruining baseball by trying to be good and succeeding at that on all fronts.
MY COLUMN:
MY COLUMN:
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Kurt Suzuki and Arte Moreno share a very public affinity for a certain president so this was a managerial match made in heaven.
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Kurt Suzuki and Arte Moreno share a very public affinity for a certain president so this was a managerial match made in heaven.