3+ hour, 25+ min ago  (256+ words) This pattern held regardless of how I sliced the data. Back-to-back years as top 10 hitters? Top 25 hitters who were in last year's top 50? Top 15 hitters who were in last year's top 10? I kept coming up with ways to say "this…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (1052+ words) Emboldened by my success in predicting breakout seasons for Liam Hicks and Xavier Edwards, I've decided to rebrand myself as the world's greatest booster of short Marlins guys. By 2020, Meyer was the no. 3 overall pick and top college pitcher in…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (571+ words) As promised last Thursday, the first Feature Focus of this week highlights a Member-exclusive feature of Fan Graphs: dashboard customization. The dashboard is the collection of cards you see when you first open a player page, as well as the…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1259+ words) You can't win the pennant in the first month of the season, but you can lose it." We've heard that axiom a million times, but by God the Chicago Cubs were out to prove it wrong. By close of business…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1386+ words) Fan Graphs As the calendar turns to June, the playoff picture is tight in both leagues. There are 11 teams in the NL with records over. 500, which should make for an exciting Wild Card race this summer. The AL is nearly…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (529+ words) Welcome to the latest installment of Fan Graphs Changelog, where we update you on some of the recent improvements we've made to the site as we work to build a better Fan Graphs. First, a few things you might know…...

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2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (447+ words) Hello. While on paternity leave, I kept a journal about baseball and my daughter, who is not named Derek Jr. , but who will henceforth be referred to as Derek Jr. This is the third installment of that series. You can…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1078+ words) Fan Graphs A long time ago, Keibert Ruiz was one of the top catching prospects in baseball. He was so highly regarded that he was a significant piece of the Nationals" return in the Max Scherzer and Trea Turner trade…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (602+ words) What was that inning like for Strider? Wanting to find out, I approached him the next day to see if he'd be amenable to a pitch-by-pitch revisiting of what had happened. We'd had such a conversation back in his rookie…...