Esteban Rivera blogs.fangraphs.com Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports In baseball, there are two sounds that can’t quite be matched: the pop of the catcher’s glove after a sizzling fastball, and the sound of the ball being crushed by the meaty part of the barrel. No one is more familiar with the […]
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Sal Bando (1944-2023) and a Missed Date for Cooperstown
Jay Jaffe blogs.fangraphs.com Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports Third basemen have been underrepresented within the Hall of Fame since the institution’s inception, but one of the greats finally gained entry last week, when the BBWAA elected Scott Rolen in his sixth year of eligibility. Four days before the Hall called Rolen’s […]
Sliding Headfirst: Jaime Barría and the First-Pitch Slider
Chris Gilligan blogs.fangraphs.com Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Since early in our history, FanGraphs has been tracking pitch type linear weights, or pitch values organized by pitch type, based on both Baseball Info Solutions and PITCHf/x pitch type data. While metrics like wRAA and wRC+ look at run generation through the […]
Hunter Brown Is Framber Valdez in a Justin Verlander-Shaped Container
Michael Baumann blogs.fangraphs.com James A. Pittman-USA TODAY Sports Sportswriters are a miserable bunch. We slog through box scores and transcripts of quotes from practice and write about games that will be forgotten in hours. Then Hunter Brown falls out of the sky. The Astros’ new starting pitcher not only has […]
Vinnie Pasquantino Talks Hitting | FanGraphs Baseball
David Laurila blogs.fangraphs.com Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports Vinnie Pasquantino is fast developing a reputation as a media-friendly player who can be counted on to provide fun quips on a variety subjects, both in print and on podcasts. Entertaining and engaging, the 25-year-old first baseman is already a fan favorite in […]