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Jay Jaffe
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FanGraphs
8h
A defensively elite third baseman and an offensive force as well, he's posted huge gains on back-to-back ballots and is trending towards eventual election.
Cincinnati Reds
... limited him to a total of 157 games, 13 homers, an 86 OPS+ and 2.2 WAR. The Reds did win the NL Central again in 2012, but squandered a two-games-to-none lea ...
Los Angeles Dodgers
... ue to surgery to repair a torn left labrum, suffered in a collision with the Dodgers’ Hee-Seop Choi on May 10; after missing 34 games, he returned and attempted ...
Philadelphia Phillies
... RBI, 5.6 WAR) in 2001, but under the hood, things were far from normal. The Phillies tried to hash out another extension during spring training, but talks broke ...
St. Louis Cardinals
... Runs Saved but +7.7 Ultimate Zone Rating), he won his fourth Gold Glove. The Cardinals missed the playoffs, but rebounded to win 105 games and the NL pennant in 20 ...
Toronto Blue Jays
... ing showing in the first four months of 2009 (.320/.370/.476), Rolen and the Blue Jays were bound for nowhere. Desiring to be closer to home, he asked for a trade. ...
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Kevin Goldstein
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FanGraphs
10h
Just before the lockout, the Phillies and Diamondbacks entered the free agent frenzy by filling clear needs for late-inning relievers.
Arizona Diamondbacks
... lly mutually exercised). Now it’s time for a quick quiz: Who led the Arizona Diamondbacks in saves during the 2021 season? I’m not going to lie, I had to look it up m ...
Philadelphia Phillies
... hat remarkable 2017 campaign, so the eight-figure risk being laid out by the Phillies is meaningful, but if he’s available for the majority of the year, he gives ...
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Dan Szymborski
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FanGraphs
11h
There's more to do, but the Mariners are legitimate AL West contenders.
Seattle Mariners
... e fact that he only has 44 2/3 professional innings under his belt. What the Mariners still need if they expect to be a contender — and I really think they can be ...
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Ben Clemens
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FanGraphs
12h
In the wake of the pre-lockout free agent signing spree, how do league-wide salaries for 2022 stack up to previous years?
Los Angeles Dodgers
... second-highest spenders in 2021). All told, there are three teams (the Mets, Dodgers and Yankees) that are currently projected for more than $200 million in play ...
New York Mets
... hange places at the top of the payroll standings (somewhat surprisingly, the Mets finished as the second-highest spenders in 2021). All told, there are three ...
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Ben Lindbergh
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FanGraphs
23h
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about listener responses to their earlier conversation about the proper pluralization of "hit by pitch," then (11:41) bring on Bradford William Davis and Dr.
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Ben Clemens
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FanGraphs
6 Dec
Ben Clemens is here for your questions — be they baseball or otherwise.
by:
Eric Longenhagen
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FanGraphs
6 Dec
An update to the International Players tab on The Board, plus a preview of the upcoming signing period.
by:
Kevin Goldstein
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FanGraphs
6 Dec
Kevin Goldstein is taking your questions!
by:
Dan Szymborski
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FanGraphs
6 Dec
Well, the pit beef and steamed crabs are good.
Baltimore Orioles
... ion years, so I expect him to be pitching in another uniform by the time the Orioles are actually good. ZiPS was a bit disappointed in the small regressions in h ...
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Jay Jaffe
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FanGraphs
6 Dec
Buck O'Neil and Minnie Miñoso head a bumper crop of honorees, but not every long-anticipated election came to pass.
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Jay Jaffe
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FanGraphs
5 Dec
Donaldson was a star left-hander considered by many experts to rank among the best pitchers in Black baseball history.
Chicago White Sox
... nie Johnson. Hairston became the first Black American player to play for the White Sox in 1951 ( Minnie Miñoso had integrated the team earlier that year) and thoug ...
San Francisco Giants
... g. He spent the 1930s pitching for Black semipro teams including the Chicago Giants (not to be confused with the NNL’s Chicago American Giants), and pitched com ...
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Shakeia Taylor
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FanGraphs
5 Dec
Scales was a great hitter and manager whose baseball career spanned 40 years.
New York Yankees
... a player and player-manager. He was a player-manager for the New York Black Yankees (1932-34, ’39, ’45), Santo Domingo Stars (1937) and Baltimore Elite Giants ( ...
San Francisco Giants
... the New York Black Yankees (1932-34, ’36, ’39, ’45), and the Baltimore Elite Giants (1938, ’40-44, ’46). He also played for Almendares of the Cuban Winter Leagu ...
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David Laurila
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FanGraphs
5 Dec
Plus a Gil Hodges-Joe Torre comp, Matt Hicks on Buck O'Neil, an owners-or-players poll, and much more.
Detroit Tigers
... s, the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. The 61-year-old, longtime minor league coach and manager has spent the last ...
Los Angeles Dodgers
... ’s Lotte Giants. The 25-year-old outfielder played with both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas Rangers this season, putting up a 79 wRC+ and homering 13 times in ...
Philadelphia Phillies
... n infielder has played in 1,102 MLB games, 674 of them with the Philadelphia Phillies. DJ Peters is reportedly close to signing with the KBO’s Lotte Giants. The 2 ...
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Jay Jaffe
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FanGraphs
4 Dec
A fiery and exceptional player, Harris was the heart and soul of the Homestead Grays as well as the most successful manager in the major Negro Leagues.
San Francisco Giants
... 59/.424/.576 (139 OPS+) in 259 PA in those games. The Grays beat the Lincoln Giants six games to four in a series for the title of “Colored Champions of the Eas ...
