Effectively Wild Episode 2334: The Overshadowed Debuts
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about depictions of the pitch clock in popular media, how the lack of advancing visual fidelity in baseball broadcasts makes it harder to identify when clips come...
View ArticleMatt Olson Addresses His 2015 FanGraphs Scouting Report
Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Matt Olson is having an outstanding career. Since breaking into the big leagues late in the 2016 season, the 31-year-old first baseman has blasted 273 home runs — including 54...
View ArticleDavid Peterson’s Reign of Terror Continues Uninterrupted
Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images In 2023, Mets left-hander David Peterson struck out 128 batters in 111 innings. Peterson’s strikeout rate that year, 26.0%, was 27th in the league out of 127 pitchers...
View ArticleSeattle Mariners Top 29 Prospects
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View ArticleWait, Gabriel Arias Is Standing Where in the Box?
Brad Mills-Imagn Images Do you remember the scene from The Benchwarmers when Clark is up to bat, except that he is absolutely nowhere near the plate? Back when I used to catch and would see hitters set...
View ArticleEric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 6/13/25
12:06 Eric A Longenhagen: Good morning from dangerously hot Tempe, where I am coffee’ing at the kitchen island getting ready to work on Red Sox and Twins lists while prepping for the Combine. 12:07...
View ArticleFive Things I Liked (Or Didn’t Like) This Week, June 13
Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images Welcome to another edition of Five Things I Liked (Or Didn’t Like) This Week. I took a week off to indulge in a little French Open binge-watching, and after one of the...
View ArticleA Walk’s as Good as an Aaron Judge
Brad Penner-Imagn Images If you played baseball as a kid, you’re familiar with the phrase “a walk’s as good as a hit.” Your coaches probably shouted it at you. You probably shouted it yourself when...
View ArticleEffectively Wild Episode 2335: The 70-Percent Podcast
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Tarik Skubal dialing down his top-end fastball (and dominating nonetheless), Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s self-described 70 percent effort level, Ronald Acuña Jr....
View ArticleFanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: June 14, 2025
Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images It was a beautiful night here in Brooklyn on Wednesday, and although I couldn’t make it to Citi Field in time for Mets-Nationals, I decided to go for a long walk and then...
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