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Yandy Díaz Might Be Baseball’s Most Underappreciated Hitter

Yandy Díaz was in the news last week when he recorded his 1,000 career hit, making him the 20th Cuban-born MLB player to...

Spencer Arrighetti Addresses His High Curveball Usage

Spencer Arrighetti has twice been featured here at FanGraphs in standalone fashion, yours truly having interviewed the 26-year-old Houston Astros right-hander in April...

Yandy Díaz Might Be Baseball’s Most Underappreciated Hitter

Yandy Díaz was in the news last week when he recorded his 1,000 career hit, making him the 20th Cuban-born MLB player to...

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Yandy Díaz Might Be Baseball’s Most Underappreciated Hitter

Yandy Díaz was in the news last week when he recorded his 1,000 career hit, making him the 20th Cuban-born MLB player to...

Mariners To Designate José Suarez For Assignment

The Mariners are designating left-hander José Suarez for assignment, reports Ari Alexander of Boston 7 News. Seattle will activate Bryce Miller from the 15-day injured...

Spencer Arrighetti Addresses His High Curveball Usage

Spencer Arrighetti has twice been featured here at FanGraphs in standalone fashion, yours truly having interviewed the 26-year-old Houston Astros right-hander in April...

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Phillies Sacrifice Manager To Appease Vengeful Baseball Gods

Rob Thomson, the unlikely skipper of the 2022 National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies, has fulfilled his most important function as manager. The Phillies...

Royals Sign Anthony Gose To Minor League Deal

The Royals signed left-handed reliever Anthony Gose to a minor league deal, per a club announcement. The CAA client has been assigned to...

Effectively Wild Episode 2471: The Red Sox Sackings

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Red Sox suddenly sweeping their coaching staff clean, projected contenders off to even worse starts...

Guardians To Select Travis Bazzana

The Guardians are reportedly promoting 2024 first overall pick Travis Bazzana. He should take over as the everyday second baseman. Cleveland still has an...

Can the Struggling Astros Turn Their Season Around?

The Houston Astros have a knack for disappointing Aprils. Despite usually being projected as the favorite or second favorite in the AL West...

Braves Temporarily Moving Reynaldo Lopez To Relief Role

After having their rotation depth tested by injuries in Spring Training, the Braves now find themselves in the position of having enough arms...

Effectively Wild Episode 2470: The Closer Who Became an Archaeo-Lidge-ist

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon.Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether...

Angels Designate Jordan Romano For Assignment, Select Joey Lucchesi

The Angels announced a series of moves before Sunday’s matchup against the Royals, the most notable of which was designating closer Jordan Romano...

Sunday Notes: Nathan Lukes Nearly Walked Away Before Becoming a Blue Jay

Nathan Lukes was 28 years old and in his ninth professional season when he made his MLB debut with the Toronto Blue Jays...

AL West Injury Notes: Imai, O’Hoppe, Montgomery

Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai landed on the 15-day injured list on April 13 with what the team called right arm fatigue, but he...

FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: April 25, 2026

A question popped into my head as I edited Ryan Blake’s column on the Nationals Friday morning. In the piece, shortly after noting...

We don’t just care about bat speed at Driveline and Jordan Walker is evidence of that

There is no doubt possessing bat speed is a crucial trait for a professional hitter. The math backs the core Driveline development tenet. Bat...