by:
Tony Wolfe
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FanGraphs
20m
The bounce-backs of right-handers Jameson Taillon and Brent Honeywell Jr. don't have to be immediate successes to be satisfying.
New York Yankees
... advice from the training and development staff with both the Pirates and the Yankees, as well as from fellow pitchers like Lucas Giolito, he’s remade his deliver ...
Pittsburgh Pirates
... the sinker. Before you despair too much, though, it’s worth noting that the Pirates did already appear to be doing some course correction with Taillon before hi ...
Tampa Bay Rays
... ent pitches in his short outing, including one of his famous screwballs. The Rays optioned Honeywell a day after his debut, an unsurprising move considering t ...
by:
Jay Jaffe
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FanGraphs
2h
The Reds' first baseman is off to a slow start that may not be as bad as it has looked.
Cincinnati Reds
... Votto was on my mind even before I read The Athletic’s latest dive into the Reds first baseman’s singular personality. Chess devotee? Aldous Huxley reader? M ...
by:
Devan Fink
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FanGraphs
3h
Let's put a run value to the Angels' two-way experiment.
Los Angeles Angels
... eplacing. Next, we need to consider how often this situation will arise. The Angels’ preseason plan was to start Ohtani once every six games, which would work o ...
by:
Jason Martinez
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FanGraphs
4h
The latest addition to our RosterResource collection at FanGraphs.
by:
Carmen Ciardiello
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FanGraphs
4h
How much does fastball velocity matter? A lot, unsurprisingly — but it's not the only factor.
by:
Ben Clemens
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FanGraphs
6h
The more I look into the new ball, the less certain I am of what to think.
by:
David Laurila
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FanGraphs
13 Apr
Kershaw's former Dodgers teammate know him well, and there's a lot to admire.
Los Angeles Dodgers
... years at A&M, earned a finance degree, and was drafted and signed by the Dodgers in 2012. It was four years later that Stripling’s baseball education truly b ...
by:
Kevin Goldstein
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FanGraphs
13 Apr
Bàez's approach and strikeout issues have reached historically awful lows.
by:
Jay Jaffe
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FanGraphs
13 Apr
Lost amid some unsightly numbers, Kimbrel began turning his tenure in Chicago around last year.
Boston Red Sox
... righting the ship. Kimbrel became free agent after the 2018 season, and the Red Sox made him a qualifying offer. While a reunion seemed like a no-brainer given ...
Chicago Cubs
... ts by Statcast a bit differently, he averaged 96.2 mph from the start of his Cubs carer through those first four outings in 2020, after which he didn’t pitch ...
by:
RJ McDaniel
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FanGraphs
13 Apr
The hometown kid threw the first no-hitter in Padres history.
Pittsburgh Pirates
... World Series. He was traded, for the second time in his short career, to the Pirates; he finally had a full, uninterrupted season as a starter in 2019; and in th ...
San Diego Padres
... itch counted down, every ball outside the zone another clenched knuckle. The Padres have had five such near-misses. The most recent by an individual pitcher was ...
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Ben Clemens
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FanGraphs
13 Apr
Ben Clemens and Dylan Higgins take to Out Of The Park Baseball to manage the digital Brewers, with the help of the audience.
Milwaukee Brewers
... h some bad injury luck and those indefatigable Pittsburghers. This time, the Brewers are headed into the year with a new-look infield. Nick Allen, gloveman extra ...
by:
Eric Longenhagen
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FanGraphs
13 Apr
Houston's system is light on impact talent at the top, but some of the lower-ranked players have breakout potential.
Houston Astros
... 5 but, even though he threw just one spring inning, they returned him to the Astros because he didn’t throw enough strikes to stick in their bullpen. He sat 97 ...
Los Angeles Angels
... ial swing-and-miss offerings. He may have been less likely to stick with the Angels than he would have been elsewhere given their desire to compete immediately ...
by:
Ben Lindbergh
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FanGraphs
13 Apr
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
by:
Dan Szymborski
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FanGraphs
12 Apr
How hot starts like Yermín Mercedes’ actually can matter.
Chicago White Sox
... ercedes wasn’t considered a top prospect ( he was 15th on Eric Longenhagen’s White Sox list this year). But the injury to Eloy Jiménez opened up an opportunity for ...
