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Ryan O’Rourke on Life in the Minor Leagues

by: David Laurila — FanGraphs 2 Jul

The former Minnesota Twins pitcher talks candidly about his experiences down on the farm.

Minnesota Twins

... g to support me through everything, to allow me to chase my dream. Plenty of Twins officials that I called told me the exact opposite. They basically told me t ...

Craig Edwards FanGraphs Chat – 7/2/2020

by: Craig Edwards — FanGraphs 2 Jul

Before a long weekend, enjoy a short chat about baseball.

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 7/2/2020

by: Dan Szymborski — FanGraphs 2 Jul

Baseball is coming maybe!

Will the Compressed Schedule Make Depth Starters More Valuable?

by: Ben Clemens — FanGraphs 2 Jul

Betteridge's law of headlines states that any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no. Does this article follow that clichéd format?

Analyzing the Prospect Player Pool: NL East

by: Eric Longenhagen — FanGraphs 2 Jul

On Philly's skimpy catching situation, an intriguing Marlins' player pool, and more.

Miami Marlins

... to join the pool once he signs) and/or Braxton Garrett, which would give the Marlins eight or nine. The likely big league roster has several players across a wid ...

New York Mets

... the unseen void of the campsite and get a late-summer opportunity. New York Mets Prospect List / Depth Chart The Mets player pool has just five prospects and ...

Washington Nationals

... ece, though probably not the high-leverage hammer the team needs. Washington Nationals Prospect List / Depth Chart Ryan Zimmerman’s opt out means we’re very likely ...

Breaking Bob: The 60-Game Season and the ERA Record

by: Dan Szymborski — FanGraphs 1 Jul

Looks like asterisks are back on the menu.

A Minor Matt Kemp Move Illuminates Major Obstacles to a 2020 Season

by: Jay Jaffe — FanGraphs 1 Jul

Feeling the impact of the coronavirus, the Rockies have room for an extra bat.

Cincinnati Reds

... he started 15 of the Reds’ first 21 games in left field, he hit just .200/.210/.283 with a 19-to-1 str ...

Colorado Rockies

... n the meantime, the reality is that his absence leaves a sizable hole in the Rockies’ lineup. The just-turned-34-year-old has declined somewhat from his robust p ...

Los Angeles Dodgers

... from the last of his All-Star appearances, which came during a return to the Dodgers, who drafted him out of an Oklahoma high school in 2003 and featured him as ...

Analyzing the Prospect Player Pool: AL East

by: Eric Longenhagen — FanGraphs 30 Jun

Let's take a look at the AL East prospects included in their teams' 60-man player pools.

Baltimore Orioles

... utlines some reasons why in this Baltimore Sun article. The gist is that the Orioles are aiming to minimize the risk of some weird sequence of events occurring t ...

New York Yankees

... ich is so heavy on pitching that the Yankees may only have one full lineup of position players working out at their Tripl ...

Tampa Bay Rays

... nco will be up against Double- and Triple-A arms in camp this season. If the Rays are contending and it quickly becomes obvious that Franco is one of their be ...

Toronto Blue Jays

... mon act of competitive will to see most of the season. Much of the next good Blue Jays team is on this 60-man roster, though. I worry the leap will be too big for ...

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 6/29/20

by: Ben Clemens — FanGraphs 29 Jun

It's a celebration, and also time to speculate wildly about what's going to happen in the 60-game season. Plus, fine, some board game and sandwich takes if we must.

OOTP Brewers: When Worlds Collide

by: Ben Clemens — FanGraphs 29 Jun

Real baseball will be back before you know it. Fake baseball will carry on regardless.

Atlanta Braves

... e most frequent starters, as well as reliever-turned-starter Philip Pfeifer: Braves Rotation (And Phil Pfeifer) Pitcher IP ERA FIP K% BB% WAR Max Fried 111 2.51 ...

Milwaukee Brewers

... week, leaving more space for articles about real baseball. To keep the OOTP Brewers tap flowing, I’ll continue streaming weekly updates on the current schedule. ...

New York Yankees

... because I’d enjoy this story immensely in real life. Stanton, the forgotten Yankee, still carries a big stick. It’s cool that OOTP reminded me of that. On the ...

ZiPS Time Warp: Kerry Wood and Mark Prior

by: Dan Szymborski — FanGraphs 29 Jun

ZiPS looks back at two phenoms who looked to define their generation of Cubs baseball.

Chicago Cubs

... lege command I’ve seen in the past 10 years,” Cubs scouting director John Stockstill said. “We felt Kerry Wood was a can’t-miss ...

Sunday Notes: Jim Deshaies Can Deal With the Remote; He’ll Miss the Camaraderie

by: David Laurila — FanGraphs 28 Jun

Plus Tsutsugo's early-NPB power, Middlebrooks and O'Rourke on the runner-on-second-rule, Carter Capps' scissor skills, and more.

Cincinnati Reds

... caster Rules Challenge. The game-show-format videos are hosted by Cincinnati Reds TV analyst Chris Welsh, and can be found at BaseballRulesAcademy.com. ——— RA ...

Los Angeles Dodgers

... o homered three times for the winners. On this date in 2008, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1-0 despite being held hitless by Jer ...

San Francisco Giants

... he junior circuit in home runs (39) and RBIs (155). From 1890-1894, New York Giants right-hander Amos Rusie averaged 33 wins and 503 innings pitched. In 1900, t ...

Effectively Wild Episode 1557: No Appearing in the Press Box

by: Ben Lindbergh — FanGraphs 27 Jun

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary