Szymborski’s 2025 Booms and Busts: Hitters
Szym picks his favorite breakouts and bust candidates for the 2025 season.
Today
- MLB
Effectively Wild Episode 2307: The Best Worst Game
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s big bonus, Edmundo Sosa’s beginner’s home run robbery, how much of a difference depth makes, and the relative levels of alarm about the shoulder injuries of Reynaldo López, Victor Robles, and Blake Snell.
Wed, Apr 9
- MLB
Logan’s Runs Batted In
Logan O'Hoppe, if only briefly, is among the hardest hitters in baseball.
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- MLB
Astros Dump Rafael Montero on Grateful Braves
After two miserable seasons, Montero has flashed an exciting new splitter.
- MLB
Matthew Liberatore Addresses His 2019 and 2020 FanGraphs Scouting Reports
A first-round pick in 2018, the 25-year-old southpaw was a high-profile prospect with both the Rays and the Cardinals.
- MLB
An Even Newer Way of Looking at Depth
Let's revisit our method for measuring each team's ability to withstand injury.
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- MLB
Hunter Goodman Isn’t Choosy
The Rockies catcher is leading the league and then some in swing rate and chase rate, but he doesn't look quite like your typical all-power, no-contact slugger.
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