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A World Without Mike Trout
It was just last week that we were extolling the virtues of Mike Trout. How quickly things can change. How quickly the hammer of fate can smite those who dare tempt it. How quickly things can go so...
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Where the Wild Things Are: Scenes from Life in the Independent Frontier League
This is Alex Stumpf’s seventh and final piece as part of his May residency at FanGraphs. Stumpf covers the Pirates and also Duquesne basketball for The Point of Pittsburgh. You can find him on Twitter,...
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Players’ View: Are Two-Seamers and Sinkers the Same Pitch?
The terms “two-seamer” and “sinker” are synonymous. Or are they? It depends on who you ask — and even then, there’s ambiguity in the answer. If an exercise in semantics is what you’re after, pursuing...
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Grading the Pitches: Clayton Kershaw, 2016
Previously Changeups: AL Starters / NL Starters. Curveballs: AL Starters / NL Starters. Cutters and Splitters: MLB Starters. Four-Seamers: AL Starters / NL Starters. Sinkers: MLB Starters. Sliders: AL...
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FanGraphs After Dark Chat – 5/30/17
4:38 Paul Swydan: What is tonight’s best 6-7 pm ET matchup? OAK (Gray) vs. CLE (Bauer) (17.8% | 27 votes) NYY (Severino) vs. BAL (Tillman) (17.8% | 27 votes) ARI (Ray) vs. PIT (Nova) (35.7% | 54...
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Effectively Wild Episode 1064: Harper Throws Hands, Trout Hurts His
Ben Lindbergh and a Jeff Sullivan substitute banter about Clayton Kershaw, then discuss all of the fallout from Mike Trout’s surgery and Bryce Harper’s brawl. Audio intro: The Muppets Take Manhattan...
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The Strike Zone Is Changing
Even though the existence of this piece is based on opinions relayed to me by multiple players, none of those players’ actual name appear within it. Why? Because nobody wants to go on record about the...
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NERD Game Scores for May 31, 2017
Devised originally in response to a challenge issued by sabermetric forefather Rob Neyer, and expanded at the request of nobody, NERD scores represent an attempt to summarize in one number (and on a...
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Daily Prospect Notes: 5/31
Daily notes on prospects from lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen. Read previous installments here. Julian Merryweather, RHP, Cleveland (Profile) Level: Triple-A Age: 25 Org Rank: NR Top 100:...
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KATOH’s Most-Improved Pitching Prospects So Far
With nearly two months of games in the books, I’m taking another look at the pitching prospects who have most improved their KATOH+ projections since the preseason. To ensure I am writing up actual...
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The Reds Have Been the Best and Worst
There was a time, early last season, when an increasing number of people was jumping on the Phillies bandwagon. The team was rebuilding and overachieving, but there were early signs that the front...
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Effectively Wild Episode 1065: A Mountain of Emails
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about mountain-climbing, Charlie Blackmon’s RBI barrage, starter-switching, the Reds’ still-lousy pitching, a bat-boning shoutout, and Ryan Raburn, then answer...
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FanGraphs Audio: Dave Cameron on Rebuilding a Rebuild
Episode 745 What happens when a rebuild doesn’t work? That question, arrived at in stupid and circuitous fashion, leads to the bulk of this week’s conversation with managing editor Dave Cameron. Also:...
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Did Trevor Bauer Discover a Road Map to Another Level?
This past Tuesday night against Oakland — just as there have been at other times this season — Trevor Bauer showed glimpses of the bat-missing strikeout artist he can be, the top-of-the rotation...
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Job Posting: Sports Info Solutions Research and Development Internship
Position: Sports Info Solutions Research and Development Internship Location: Coplay, Pa. Description: Sports Info Solutions is looking for candidates to fill a paid internship in our R&D...
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Daily Prospect Notes: 6/1
Daily notes on prospects from lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen. Read previous installments here. Bo Bichette, SS, Toronto (Profile) Level: Low-A Age: 19 Org Rank: 10 Top 100: NR Line:...
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NERD Game Scores for June 1, 2017
Devised originally in response to a challenge issued by sabermetric forefather Rob Neyer, and expanded at the request of nobody, NERD scores represent an attempt to summarize in one number (and on a...
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Anthony Rendon Is Doing His Own Thing
After talking recently with Daniel Murphy about launch angles and the like, I walked over to my brethren in hair Anthony Rendon and asked for some of his time. “I’m probably the worst person to talk to...
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