Ben Lindbergh blogs.fangraphs.com Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest hitting heroics by 30-year-old rookie Joey Meneses, then discuss the Guardians clinching the AL Central title, underdogs that defy the projections and playoff odds, and Albert Pujols’s 700th homer. After that (47:00), they talk to Death Cab for […]
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Red Sox MiLB Player of the Year Niko Kavadas Crushes Baseballs
David Laurila blogs.fangraphs.com Enterprise News Niko Kavadas climbed multiple levels in his first full professional season. Moreover, he was one of the best hitters in the minors. Drafted in the 11th round last year by the Boston Red Sox out of the University of Notre Dame, the 6-foot-1, 230-pound first […]
Kyle Wright Reaches a Rare Milestone in His Breakout Season
Jay Jaffe blogs.fangraphs.com Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports For being the defending champions and on track to return to the postseason (and in position to snatch the NL East away from the Mets, whom they trail by one game at this writing), the Braves have certainly benefited from their share of […]
Shohei Today, Low-A Tomorrow: The Benefits of a Well-Balanced Baseball Diet
Tess Taruskin blogs.fangraphs.com © Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports If Oakland Coliseum is indeed “baseball’s last dive bar,” as has often been asserted, then it must have one hell of a booking manager. Let’s not forget, after all, that this dive bar has a stage. And yes, that stage may be […]
Bo Bichette’s Scissor Kick Has Revitalized His Swing
Esteban Rivera blogs.fangraphs.com © Brent Skeen-USA TODAY Sports This is Esteban’s first piece as a FanGraphs contributor. Esteban is a baseball fanatic. While his Yankees fandom may be a disappointment to some, it’s the reason he became obsessed with the game we all love. His perspective is heavily influenced by […]
Trevor Rogers Changed it Up
Ben Clemens blogs.fangraphs.com © Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Trevor Rogers was a revelation in 2021. He went from having a forgettable first major league season in 2020 to being a near-ace in short order, piling up strikeouts galore en route to a 2.64 ERA with the peripherals to match over […]
The Race For Third Place In AL MVP Voting Is On
Michael Baumann blogs.fangraphs.com © Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports This morning, on your way to your local coffee shop or the train station, you probably passed two guys writhing around on the sidewalk, one screaming “Aaron Judge!” while trying to wrap up his counterpart in a figure-four leg lock; the other, […]
Rays, Dodgers, Braves Top List of Playoff Teams with Bad Injury News
Dan Szymborski blogs.fangraphs.com © Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Injuries are always unwelcome, but the pumpkin spice season is perhaps the most unfortunate time of year to lose a player to one. A surprise malady at this point in the season can shut a player out of some, if not all, […]
Luis Castillo Is Going To Be a Mariner for Awhile
Jay Jaffe blogs.fangraphs.com © Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Nobody can accuse the Mariners of skimping on frontline pitching in an effort to end their epic playoff drought. After signing Robbie Ray to a five-year, $115 million deal last winter, they traded a quartet of prospects for Luis Castillo on July […]
Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 9/26/22
Ben Clemens blogs.fangraphs.com All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. Mitchel Lichtman All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy […]