Michael Salfino

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Michael Salfino

With the 2025 NFL Draft in the books, we have more actionable data on where players should be drafted. The offseason is now 95% complete. A handful of things will happen in training camp, but hardly any that could or should impact player value (irrespective of injuries).It’s not just about who was drafted, but also about who wasn’t drafted, and what that says about players currently on the roster and how we should expect those veterans to be utilized.

1 week ago | ripped.topps.com | Michael Salfino

May 1, 2025 Michael Salfino Cards and Culture, Football, NFL, NFL Draft The NFL Draft is behind us. Now we look ahead to forecasting the game’s top skill position prospects based on their new environments. In the NFL, the production players need to emerge as stars and boost their card value has less to do with individual skill than in any other sport. In the ultimate team game, productivity depends on how coaches use the players and how well teammates create opportunities for success.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Michael Salfino

With the 2025 NFL Draft in the books, we have more actionable data on where players should be drafted. The offseason is now 95% complete. A handful of things will happen in training camp, but hardly any that could or should impact player value (irrespective of injuries). It's not just about who was drafted, but also about who wasn't drafted, and what that says about players currently on the roster and how we should expect those veterans to be utilized.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Michael Salfino

We're a month into the season. It's time to worry. I'm not exactly an optimist. As the joke goes, some people see the glass as half empty, some as half full - I don't even see the glass. I find that in this virtual game we play, cynicism pays off. The conventional wisdom is that everyone eventually plays to the back of their baseball card. And that is likely.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Michael Salfino

Let's mine Statcast data for the non-universally rostered pitchers with the most effective pitches thus far, trying to find lower-rostered hurlers who have at least one great arrow in their quiver. We'll look at a starter and reliever for each standout pitch. In cases where the overall performance, and even the overall expected performance, is not great or good, this is not a buy recommendation. But it means these pitchers are closer to turning things around than we might think.