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Braves, Pirates Swap Joey Bart For Hunter Stratton

The Braves announced they’ve traded reliever Hunter Stratton to the Pirates for catcher Joey Bart. Atlanta designated backup catcher Sandy León for assignment to open a...

The Opener: Bradish, Espino, Rodriguez

Athletics infielder Zack Gelof pushed his hitting streak to 21 games with a solo homer on Wednesday against the Pirates. Injuries and poor...

Braves, Pirates Swap Joey Bart For Hunter Stratton

The Braves announced they’ve traded reliever Hunter Stratton to the Pirates for catcher Joey Bart. Atlanta designated backup catcher Sandy León for assignment to open a...

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Braves, Pirates Swap Joey Bart For Hunter Stratton

The Braves announced they’ve traded reliever Hunter Stratton to the Pirates for catcher Joey Bart. Atlanta designated backup catcher Sandy León for assignment to open a...

Assessing Zac Veen and Six Other Interesting Potential Call-Ups

Top prospects like Jesús Made and Leo De Vries are among the game’s most exciting potential call-ups this season, but most of the...

The Opener: Bradish, Espino, Rodriguez

Athletics infielder Zack Gelof pushed his hitting streak to 21 games with a solo homer on Wednesday against the Pirates. Injuries and poor...

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Joe La Sorsa To Trigger Upward Mobility Clause In Pirates Deal

TODAY: La Sorsa has been told he won’t be breaking camp with the Pirates, so he’ll be triggering his clause tomorrow, Ari Alexander...

Sunday Notes: Trey Yesavage is Pretty Much the Same (Splitter-Cutting) Dude

Trey Yesavage profiles as a strong Rookie of the Year candidate, but he won’t have a chance to begin building his case in...

Rays Roster Notes: Vilade, Palacios, Boyle

Utilityman Ryan Vilade has made the Rays’ Opening Day roster, manager Kevin Cash told reporters, including Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times....

FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: March 21, 2026

It’s a great time to be a baseball fan. We just finished watching an exhilarating World Baseball Classic, which ended in a thrilling...

Offseason In Review: Houston Astros

Houston’s front office had a difficult task this offseason: acquire multiple starters despite limited payroll flexibility and one of the sport’s weakest farm...

When Power Peaks (Way) Too Early

I love the spring training leaderboards. Anything can happen in spring training. Did you know that Trevor Story, who is 33 years old...

Braves Sign Rowdy Tellez To Minor League Deal

The Braves are signing first baseman Rowdy Tellez to a minor league contract, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. Ari Alexander of...

2026 Positional Power Rankings: Designated Hitter

I know it sounds nuts now, but this Ohtani guy used to be kind of inconsistent. He’d get hurt. He’s slump. In 2020,...

Yankees Notes: Weathers, Lagrange – MLB Trade Rumors

Ryan Weathers was knocked around in today’s Grapefruit League loss. The new Yankees southpaw allowed seven runs on eight hits in three innings....

2026 Positional Power Rankings: Center Field

The introduction to last year’s center field rankings highlighted a changing of the guard at the position, initiated by Mike Trout’s departure from...

Hayden Birdsong To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

The Giants announced that right-hander Hayden Birdsong will undergo Tommy John surgery next week. He will miss the entire 2026 season and part...

Yes, Having Stars Matters In October

I’ve been doing a lot of looking at depth charts this week. All of us FanGraphs writers have – these positional power rankings...