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The Necessary Conditions for Edwin Encarnacion’s Inside-the-Parker
Adjectives like “impossible” and “improbable” and “unbelievable” are used quite liberally in sports broadcasting and writing — perhaps misused, even. A walk-off win is not unbelievable; it happens...
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Charlie Blackmon Decides Not to Deal With Doubt
I don’t know if Charlie Blackmon is baseball’s most underrated player. Probably not. There are a lot of very good players. But just in case you don’t know exactly what’s up: Last season, Blackmon...
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Effectively Wild Episode 1199: Two for Ohtani
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Shohei Ohtani’s hot hitting start, revisit the subject of Joey Gallo bunting against the four-man outfield, and critique a retracted Trevor Rosenthal...
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Didi Gregorius Steals the Spotlight
It’s fair to say that the Yankees’ 2018 home opener didn’t go quite as planned. New York City’s heaviest April snowfall since 1982 forced the postponement of Monday’s scheduled 1 pm game against the...
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Bryce Harper’s Laser-like Focus
Bryce Harper struck out twice yesterday. It was notable not because a two strikeout game is an unusual feat for Harper–he’s struck out twice in a game 137 times. What made yesterday’s game notable was...
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Diversity in Baseball Begins in Little League
This is Shakeia Taylor’s first piece as part of her April Residency at FanGraphs. Shakeia is an avid baseball fan and baseball history enthusiast. Her main interests include the Negro Leagues and women...
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Meg Rowley Chat – 4/5/18
2:00 Meg Rowley: Hello, and welcome to the chat! 2:01 Meg Rowley: As those of you who read Eric’s Tuesday chat may have noticed, we are going to be swapping days starting next week to make sure the...
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Inside Baseball: How MLB Transactions Actually Get Done
Sometime late in the afternoon of March 11th, word broke on Twitter that the Phillies were “moving close” to a deal with then-free agent Jake Arrieta. In the hours that followed, several national and...
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Patrick Corbin Is McCullersing
I know the Dodgers don’t have Justin Turner right now, and I know Justin Turner is one of the best pure hitters in baseball. As such, the Dodgers are playing at less than 100%, but that still doesn’t...
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Adrian Beltre Becomes the Latin American Hit King
With over 3,000 hits and his status as one of the greatest defensive third basemen in history, Adrian Beltre is already a lock for Cooperstown. On Thursday, he claimed a particularly cool slice of...
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2018 UZR and UZR Update!
Ultimate Zone Ratings (UZR), provided by Mitchel Lichtman, are now available for the 2018 season! These will update weekly as usual. In addition to the the new 2018 data, the 2012 through 2017 data has...
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Far Too Many Scouting Notes on College Draft Prospects
It’s been a little while since I emptied my scouting notebook of the draft prospects I’ve scouted, so I’ve split it into college and high-school portions. Below are all of the notable college draft...
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Aaron Sanchez Figured Something Out
Among the reasons for optimism in Toronto is that Aaron Sanchez is back. Sure, you never really know when any pitcher will stay good and healthy, but Sanchez was able to start just eight games in 2017,...
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Is Dylan Bundy an Ace on Extra Rest?
Dylan Bundy opened this season with a very good start, throwing seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts and just one walk against the Minnesota Twins. Due to an off-day, Bundy could have pitched on...
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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat — 4/6/18
9:07 Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends 9:07 Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat 9:07 Bork: Hello, friend! 9:07 Jeff Sullivan: Hello friend 9:08 Daniel Vogelbach: By how much do I have to...
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Shohei Ohtani and Beyond: a History of Double-Duty Players
Between Shohei Ohtani‘s strong six-inning start against the A’s on Sunday and home runs in back-to-back games against the Indians on Tuesday and Wednesday, it’s fair to say that the 23-year-old...
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The Padres Have an Unusual Bullpen – Might it also be Super?
The Padres are interesting because they have one of the game’s best farm systems. Talents like Fernando Tatis Jr. could be difference-makers and change fortunes. The Padres are interesting because they...
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Effectively Wild Episode 1200: The Small-Sample Sampler
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about a James Paxton eagle attack (and an earlier condor attack), a successful Jon Lester bounce pass, a play that proves that some players don’t know the rules...
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The Best of FanGraphs: April 2-6, 2018
Each week, we publish in the neighborhood of 75 articles across our various blogs. With this post, we hope to highlight 10 to 15 of them. You can read more on it here. The links below are color coded —...
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Sunday Notes: Zack Godley’s Hook Looks Like a Heater
Zack Godley threw 34 curveballs on Tuesday in a 96-pitch effort that saw him hold the Dodgers to four hits and one run over seven innings. The defending NL champs knew to expect a goodly amount of...
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