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MLB Moves to Significantly Overhaul Free Agency in Latest CBA Proposal

With July just days away, we’re entering one of the most exciting stretches of the major league season, with the contours of the...

The Early Shift: Real Tears

Hello. While on paternity leave, I kept a journal about baseball and my daughter, who is not named Derek Jr., but who will...

MLB Moves to Significantly Overhaul Free Agency in Latest CBA Proposal

With July just days away, we’re entering one of the most exciting stretches of the major league season, with the contours of the...

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MLB Moves to Significantly Overhaul Free Agency in Latest CBA Proposal

With July just days away, we’re entering one of the most exciting stretches of the major league season, with the contours of the...

Athletics Place Tyler Soderstrom, Jacob Wilson On IL

The Athletics announced a big batch of roster moves today. Shortstop Jacob Wilson and outfielder Tyler Soderstrom have both been placed on the...

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Off-Season Speed Training for Position Players – Part 2: Acceleration

An easy way to think about acceleration is as the time it takes to get to top speed from the starting position, like...

Best 50 — 2009 New York Yankees (#16)

The subject of today’s newsletter is the 2009 New York Yankees, who are No. 16 in the Best 50, my list of the...

Red Sox Outright Abraham Toro

TODAY: Toro cleared waivers and was outrighted off Boston’s 40-man roster, according to multiple members of the Red Sox beat.  Toro has accepted...

FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: August 23, 2025

One of the funniest things to come out of this mailbag column so far occurred two weeks ago, when I wrote about the...

How Intended Zones Helped Janson Junk and Stefan Raeth to Breakout Seasons

Tarik Skubal, a former Seattle U teammate, leads qualified pitchers with a 3.8% mark. While Junk’s Stuff+ scores have remained constant this year,...

Best 50 — 1929 Philadelphia Athletics (#10)

The subject of today’s newsletter is the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics, who are No. 10 in the Best 50, my list of the greatest...

Orioles Extend Samuel Basallo – MLB Trade Rumors

The Orioles locked up a key piece of their future on Friday afternoon, signing rookie catcher Samuel Basallo to an eight-year extension. The...

Jacob deGrom Is a Litmus Test for Hall of Fame Voters

Earlier this week, my colleague Jay Jaffe touched a bit on Jacob deGrom and his Hall of Fame case. Since the world can...

Beyond Quick Fixes: The Importance of Long-Term Development

Baseball development isn’t a sprint – it’s a marathon. At Driveline, our data consistently shows that players who commit to at least 12...

Best 50 — 1995 Cleveland Indians (#15)

We’re spending the 2025 season looking back at previous seasons, specifically the 50 greatest teams in history, a group that I call the...

MLB, ESPN Nearing Deal Involving MLB.TV And In-Market Rights For Five Clubs

Major League Baseball and ESPN are seemingly going to continue their relationship but with a new shape. Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reports...

RosterResource Chat – 8/21/25

2:02 Jason Martinez: Welcome to another RosterResource Live Chat! Samuel Basallo is finally a big leaguer. Bubba Chandler day on Friday. Sounds like...