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2016 Hitter Contact-Quality Report: NL First Basemen
The major awards have been handed out, qualifying offers have been accepted and rejected, and free-agent signings and trades have begun to trickle in. Let’s continue our look backward at the 2016...
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The Most Dominant Pitcher in the Minors*
The most dominant pitcher in the minors pitched in the majors. But he didn’t pitch much, as a September call-up, and he wasn’t very good, and you probably don’t know him. He gave up a home run. Walked...
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Jason Castro Is a Step in the Right Direction for the Twins
Ah, the Twins. So often over the last few offseasons the Twins have been the club whose moves cause a scratching of the head and subdued “Oh, honey” under one’s breath. The franchise has long been...
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KATOH’s Guide to the 2016 Rule 5 Draft
The deadline for teams to set their 40-man rosters in anticipation of the Rule 5 draft was Friday, November 18th. This means that all Rule 5 eligible players who are not currently on a 40-man roster...
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A First Look at the Hall of Fame Ballot
Once again, we find ourselves approaching the Hall of Fame debate season. As has been the case over the past few years, a collection of strong candidates returns to the ballot after having received the...
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The Changing Look of the Average Outfielder
Remember Joe Carter? If you do, you remember a 6-foot-3, 220-pound slugger with plenty of big home runs peppered into the 402 he put together over the course of his career. He won a World Series with...
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Dave Cameron FanGraphs Chat – 11/23/16
12:01 Dave Cameron: Happy Wednesday. 12:02 Dave Cameron: And happy last day not feeling full for a while. 12:03 Dave Cameron: Let’s talk some baseball, or some Thanksgiving, for the next little while....
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The Ongoing Rise of the Pitch-Framing Floor
The Hardball Times Annual. You should buy it! The whole thing is good, probably. I’m admittedly biased because I wrote for the damned thing. My topic this time around was pitch-framing, and the article...
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FanGraphs Audio: Eric Longenhagen on “Core Competencies”
Episode 701 Lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen is the guest on this edition of the pod, during which he discusses organizations (Cardinals, Yankees) that have exhibited a particular skill in one...
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Where Chris Sale’s Numbers Fell Off a Cliff
There’s no such thing as a bad reason to talk about the best players in baseball. Chris Sale is one of them, and it would make sense to write something about him just because. I mean, who doesn’t like...
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Mariners and D’Backs Exchange Upside and Downside
Apparently Mike Hazen and Jerry Dipoto don’t have anything better to do on Thanksgiving eve than make a big trade that makes those of us with stuff to do have to apologize to our family and start...
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Why The Braves Needed to Sign Sean Rodriguez
$11.5 million is what the Braves will give Sean Rodriguez over the next two years, and that seems fine even if he reverts to a utility infielder that faces mostly lefties. But there’s a few things...
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Sunday Notes: Vladimir, Redmond, Michigan-OSU, Schoolboy, Boo, more
Player X should be in the Hall of Fame because Player Y is in the Hall of Fame is a common argument. As often as not, a good counter argument can be made that neither is deserving —Y was a marginal...
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Scouting the Prospects in the Alex Jackson Deal
In all-prospect trade Monday night, the Atlanta Braves acquired OF Alex Jackson from Seattle in exchange for pitchers Max Povse and Rob Whalen. Jackson, the sixth-overall pick in the 2014 draft, is the...
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Projecting Alex Jackson, Max Povse and Rob Whalen
Here are the prospects changing hands in last night’s deal between Seattle and Atlanta as evaluated by KATOH projection system. KATOH+ represents a player’s WAR projection over his first six years in...
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The Most Improved Changeup of the Second Half
I’ve been attempting recently to better understand changeups through the prism of spin. A relationship might exist, but it’s difficult to identify. I’m working on it — and, if I find anything, I’ll...
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Mets to Re-Sign Yoenis Cespedes
Well, here we go; the hot stove is starting to fire up. Optimism growing in Mets camp they can get a deal done with Cespedes, sources say… — Tim Brown (@TBrownYahoo) November 29, 2016 Sources: Cespedes...
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Edinson Volquez Is So Many Pitchers
The top priority for the Marlins is boosting the pitching staff that suffered a devastating blow upon the death of Jose Fernandez. That can’t be forgotten, but at the same time, it’s as good as unfair...
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Brewers Sign Dinger Machine, DFA Other Dinger Machine
Chris Carter is not, by any stretch of the imagination, what one would characterize as a “pure” or “complete” hitter. He’s the owner of a .218 career batting average and has struck out in 33.1% of his...
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Let’s Fix the Mets Outfield
The Mets have Yoenis Cespedes back! That’s great news, in that he’s a good player, they’re a win-now team, and good players help win-now teams win more. But it’s also a problem, because the Mets...
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