Zac Morain
Morain or Shine.
Former pitching coach. Now building AI tools, analytics systems, and an absurdist sports media operation. Never the best at one thing. Obsessively good at a lot of things through sheer grind.
So what, next pitch.
Current Focus
Replacement Level Media
ContentSix AI writers covering a Sunday beer league like it's the World Series. The analysis is real. The absurdity is the point.
CoachAI
AII coached 200+ athletes and spent years in biomechanics labs. Now I'm teaching AI everything I know.
FL Men's League
AnalyticswRC+, WAR, and a chaos metric for a league where guys work day jobs and play on Sundays. The absurdity is the point. The analytics are legit.
Matchup+
AnalyticsFantasy baseball analytics for people who care about process. Pitch shape meets swing shape. Data-driven, not vibes-based.
Recent Writing
All postsWe Were Supposed to Launch in January. Here Is Why We Did Not.
The official launch of Replacement Level Media. We are behind schedule. The season started without us. Both of these things are documented.
2026 Blue Jays Preview: We Went to the Championship Game. I Believe the Term Is "Validation."
The Blue Jays were the four seed last fall. They beat the one seed. They went to the championship game. Charley has prepared a framing document.
2026 Giants Preview: The Defending Champions Are Back. I Will Be Mentioning This Regularly.
The Giants won the championship last fall. Third seed. Nobody said they couldn't. They went and did it anyway. Gus was there. Gus will not stop talking about it.