Steve Gardner

@SteveAGardner · Virginia · joined 29 Mar 2009

Baseball writer/reporter and Senior Fantasy Editor @USATODAYSports with a soft spot for a former life in radio. Laughing all these many years. BBWAA, FSWA, JMU.

15 845Followers

1 407Following

33 145Posts total

2.4KViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Steve Gardner@SteveAGardner12 Aug

What MLB stadium would you most like to visit? There are so many fun ones, but I've narrowed them down to the eight best. Agree or disagree? By the way, these aren't in any order. (But I can do that too if you're curious.) https://t.co/V4XnOjrbMr 550 views · 1 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Steve Gardner@SteveAGardner11 Aug

The Detroit Tigers unloaded their two best pitchers at the trade deadline, but a funny thing happened: Their postseason chances actually improved. New from me: https://t.co/myFpsTViqB 582 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Steve Gardner@SteveAGardner5 Aug

Fantasy football drafts will be here before you know it. (I've had a couple already.) So let's focus on the names at the top of the draft list -- and some reasons for taking each of them first overall. Spoiler: You'll be happy with any of the top four. https://t.co/MAGkdrZ7AZ 654 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Steve Gardner@SteveAGardner29 Jul

With MLB's Aug. 3 trade deadline looming, here's my assessment of how all 30 teams fall on the buy/sell spectrum. https://t.co/HKW1yI90dL https://t.co/PITV7ny65g

581 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Steve Gardner@SteveAGardner4 Jun 2020

The @pamsson thread made me feel the same way. If you'd like to talk about baseball writing, Trent certainly has more to offer but I'd be happy to help as well. If you'd like to talk about fantasy sports, I can do that too. 0 views · 20 likes · 0 reposts · 6 replies Open on X →

Steve Gardner@SteveAGardner4 Jun 2020

This is something I’ve noticed, thought about and been bothered about — but haven’t DONE enough about. I have such privilege to have the place and voice I have. Please, please, please. If you are an aspiring baseball writer who is black, brown, Asian, LGBTQ or female, I am here 0 views · 204 likes · 38 reposts · 9 replies Open on X →

Against accounts of the same size

4 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. ordinary reach for its size, weaker reaction than most.

Median views582this account1 002median for 10K–100K

Reach, %3.67%this account3.71%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.08%this account1.64%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	582	1 002	0.58×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	3.67%	3.71%	0.99×
Engagement rate	0.08%	1.64%	0.05×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

58129 Jul

6545 Aug

58211 Aug

55012 Aug

Last 4 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.00%29 Jul

0.15%5 Aug

0.00%11 Aug

0.36%12 Aug

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.64%.

What the audience does

Likes33.3%1 in total

Reposts33.3%1 in total

Replies33.3%1 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.