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Do Catchers Challenge Well Where They Frame Well?

Like many baseball nerds, I have been itching to get my sweaty hands on enough ABS challenge data to draw some really strong...

The White Sox Are in the Midst of An Impressive Turnaround

In 2024, the White Sox set a single-season record by losing 121 games, and last year, they went 60-102 under rookie manager Will...

Do Catchers Challenge Well Where They Frame Well?

Like many baseball nerds, I have been itching to get my sweaty hands on enough ABS challenge data to draw some really strong...

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Do Catchers Challenge Well Where They Frame Well?

Like many baseball nerds, I have been itching to get my sweaty hands on enough ABS challenge data to draw some really strong...

Brewers Sign Luis Lara To Extension

The Brewers have signed yet another extension with one of their prospects. Milwaukee announced the signing of Triple-A outfielder Luis Lara to a...

The White Sox Are in the Midst of An Impressive Turnaround

In 2024, the White Sox set a single-season record by losing 121 games, and last year, they went 60-102 under rookie manager Will...

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Pirates GM Ben Cherington’s Contract Runs Through 2027

Pirates GM Ben Cherington’s contract runs through the 2027 season, according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Cherington has been at the helm...

The Heroes (And Zeroes) of September

I can’t tell you why the structure of the big leagues seems to bend towards close races. On August 31, the teams on...

The search for missing pitches. Are we early or late in the evolution of pitch design?

According to pitch-classification data, only seven screwballs have been thrown this year, and they all belong to Noah Davis. There were 153 in...

Nationals To Hire Paul Toboni As Baseball Ops President

The Nationals are finalizing a deal with Red Sox assistant general manager Paul Toboni as the new head of their baseball operations department,...

Job Posting: Boston Red Sox – Area Scout, Amateur Scouting

Area Scout, Amateur Scouting (South Texas and South Louisiana) Baseball Operations / Full-time / Remote DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:The Amateur Domestic Scouting department is primarily responsible for...

The Opener: AL East, Reds, Fry

Here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. AL East race tightens: The Blue...

This Ain’t Team Entropy, but We’ve Got Some Races To Untie

Last year, after a trade deadline sell-off, the Tigers snagged a Wild Card spot thanks to the combination of a late surge and...

Best 50 — 1984 Detroit Tigers (#1)

This newsletter has devoted several months to an examination of past greatness. We’ve broken down history’s top 50 ballclubs — collectively known as...

Ozzie Albies Suffers Hamate Fracture

Sept. 23: Atlanta placed Albies on the 10-day injured list this morning, formally ending his season. Infielder Brett Wisely, recently claimed off waivers...

FanGraphs Power Rankings: September 15–21

The final week of the regular season is upon us, and the playoff picture in both leagues is far from settled. It should...

Branching in a new direction

Dear valued reader of Baseball’s Best (and Worst):Baseball — no surprise — has always been one of my chief interests. But history, especially...

Pirates To Promote Hunter Barco

The Pirates are calling up pitching prospect Hunter Barco, reports Brent Martineau of CBS47/FOX30. The Bucs will need to make corresponding moves to...