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Rich Hill Bunted for a Base Hit
Yesterday’s start didn’t work out particularly well for Rich Hill. In his first appearance since bringing a perfect game into the ninth inning and then losing a no-hitter (and the game) in the 10th,...
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Dave Cameron FanGraphs Chat – 8/30/17
12:00 Dave Cameron: Happy Wednesday, everyone. 12:01 Dave Cameron: Big news of the morning is Mike Leake to Seattle, as the Mariners continue to look for more reliable starting pitchers. 12:01 Dave...
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The Dodgers Are Listening to Justin Turner
I was in the Dodgers clubhouse before a game last week at PNC Park when the Sports Illustrated cover was released featuring Justin Turner immersed in Gatorade, the orange liquid nearly a match for the...
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Would Chris Hayes Get a Hit in a Full Season of Play?
Admit it, you’ve wondered. Not you, the former Division I baseball player or the major leaguer who’s maybe reading this. I mean you, the former pony-league baseball kid who maybe got a cup of coffee...
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Daily Prospect Notes: 8/29 & 8/30
Daily notes on prospects from lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen. Read previous installments here. 8/28 Tom de Blok, RHP, Detroit (Profile) Level: Low-A Age: 21 Org Rank: NR Top 100: NR Line:...
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Anyone Want a Good Reliever for Free?
The Cardinals traded Mike Leake to the Mariners today. That makes some sense, as Seattle needed a guy capable of throwing league-average innings more than St. Louis did. Most moves these days are like...
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Mariners Allow Cardinals to Rid Selves of Mike Leake
For anyone who hasn’t been paying attention, let me set the scene real quick. The Mariners are involved in that big giant fight for the AL’s second wild-card position. None of the teams in the picture...
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Greg Bird Is Back and Might Save the day
Hey, remember this guy? It was Greg Bird, not Aaron Judge or Gary Sanchez, who was the talk of Yankees camp while producing eight home runs and a 1.654 OPS over 51 at-bats. It was Bird who seemed...
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Dylan Bundy Is Looking the Part
Think about the teams in the American League wild-card race. Focus on the teams gunning for the second position. Focus further still, on their various starting rotations. They’re bad! They’re pretty...
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Adrian Beltre Is Never Getting Older
Earlier this season, there was a disagreement between Adrian Beltre and myself about how long I was permitted to remain in the visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field. I was there waiting on one of...
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Chad Green on His Overpowering Repertoire
Chad Green’s 2-0 win-loss record and 2.05 ERA suggest he’s had a successful season. Those numbers only begin to tell the story. Pitching out of the New York Yankees bullpen, the 26-year-old...
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Eno Sarris Baseball Chat — 8/31/17
1:26 Eno Sarris: Weird intro, but i’m looking forward to seeing them in New York at https://octfest.co in two weeks. See you there? 12:00 Tim: How many hits do you think you could get in 600 plate...
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FanGraphs Audio: The Pessimist’s Guide to the Future of Scouting
Episode 762 Roughly two weeks ago, the Houston Astros fired eight scouts in what GM Jeff Luhnow characterized as the first step in an effort by the club to restructure, but not reduce the size of, the...
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Jonathan Schoop Has Been One of the Best Second Basemen
The Orioles won again on Wednesday, continuing their surge back into the wild-card race. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Jonathan Schoop knocked a game-tying first-pitch homer against the admittedly...
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Does Baseball Need to Reassess the “Right” Way to Play?
This is Ashley MacLennan’s sixth and final piece as part of her August residency at FanGraphs. Ashley is a staff writer for Bless You Boys, the SB Nation blog dedicated to the Detroit Tigers, and runs...
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The Angels Wanted Justin Upton for Right Now
Two things are simultaneously true about the American League wild-card race. One, none of the teams, outside of the Yankees, are particularly good. Even the Yankees have their own flaws, but the rest...
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The Astros Make Their Big Splash
A month ago, when the dust settled on the July 31st trade deadline, the Astros had added just left-hander Francisco Liriano, whose struggles were one of the main reasons the Blue Jays failed to contend...
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Effectively Wild Episode 1104: Operation Mic Drop
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about their raffle for Hurricane Harvey relief, the Justin Upton trade, walk-off hit by pitches, the brief baseball career of Olympic javelin thrower Jan...
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Scouting the Tigers’ Return for Justin Verlander
Detroit acquired a trio of prospects from Houston last night in exchange for Justin Verlander. Two of those prospects appeared on our updated Astros top-10 list and will likely occupy a similar place...
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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat — 9/1/17
9:07 Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends 9:07 Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat 9:07 Jeff Sullivan: Been a while since Bork :( 9:07 Zonk: Javy Baez has 13 Intentional BBs, and only 11 earned...
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