- Anatomy of the $100 Million Contract
Josh Goldman several more.
Albert Pujols is a virtual lock to surpass the $100 million mark – and Prince Fielder, Jose Reyes and C.J. Wilson are definitely in the running, as well. We know that high-dollar
- C.J. Wilson, Mark Buehrle, and The Manic Marlins
Steve Slowinski to one of the best in their division: Josh Johnson, C.J. Wilson, Anibal Sanchez, Mark Buehrle, and Ricky Nolasco. Neither Wilson or Buehrle may be Albert Pujols, but hey, they still combined for 9.3 WAR
- Wilson Betemit Making His Arbitration Case
Joe Pawlikowski fulfill some of his promise. Rarely does it actually happen. In this way the Royals have gotten lucky. During the off-season they signed Wilson Betemit to a minor league contract. About two months
- Ivan Nova - An Uncommon Rule 5 Story
Josh Goldman cite are the cases like Johan Santana, Joakim Soria and Josh Hamilton — where players went on to become valuable pieces for their new teams. But when do Rule 5 players become successes after being
- Santos' Swift Slider
Josh Weinstock
- Matt Cain, Destroyer of DIPS
Josh Weinstock
- Zack Greinke and Pitch Sequences
Josh Weinstock
- Exploring Pitching Tendencies
Josh Goldman
- Breaking Down Stolen Base Break-Even Points
Josh Goldman
- Respect, Measured
Josh Weinstock
- Prince's Improved Approach at the Plate
Josh Weinstock
- Best Rotation Ever? Best. Rotation. Ever.
Josh Goldman
- Beating the Defensive Shift
Josh Goldman
- How Good Is Matt Garza?
Josh Weinstock
- Spring Training in September
Josh Goldman
- Commanding the Zone
Josh Weinstock
- Do Better Pitchers Actually Have Better Command?
Josh Weinstock
- Explaining the Command Disconnect
Josh Weinstock
- Sabathia's Strong June
Josh Weinstock
- Carsten Groundball Sabathia
Josh Weinstock
- A Pitch F/X Look at Cliff Lee
Josh Weinstock
- Position Battles: White Sox 3B, Pt. 2: Wilson Betemit
David GolebiewskiYesterday, we profiled White Sox third base candidate Josh Fields. The former-first rounder has been a mild disappointment for Chicago, as the 26 year-old enters the 2009 season having yet to secure
- Josh Hamilton Signs With Angels Out of Nowhere
Jeff Sullivan the Angels signed Josh Hamilton to a five-year contract. If this sounds familiar, it's because things were fairly similar a year ago, before the Angels signed Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson almost
- Wilson On the Move?
Eric SeidmanJack Wilson of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been linked to numerous teams this offseason. It seemed for a bit as though a deal shipping him to the Tigers had been completed. Reports then surfaced
- Josh Hamilton: Most Confusing Free Agent Ever?
Dave Cameron a similar deal in order to keep him around. This is the strategy they employed with C.J. Wilson last year, and of course, he ended up in Anaheim.
But, it also seems possible that Josh Hamilton's market
- Brian Wilson's Fantastic Offseason
Matthew CarruthOn January 30 of this year Brian Wilson and the Giants came to an agreement on a one year deal for $4.4 million to avoid Wilson's first year of arbitration. Based on our standard expectation
- CJ Wilson Is a Pranking Fool
Eno SarrisSomehow this one slipped between the cracks -- C.J. Wilson pranked Mike Napoli... by putting the catcher's phone number on twitter. He wasn't particularly contrite about it afterwards either
- C.J. Wilson the Starter
David GolebiewskiAfter enjoying a career year pitching out of the 'pen for the Rangers in 2009, C.J. Wilson was shifted to the starting rotation this past spring. Prior to April 8th, 2010, the 29-year-old hadn't
- C.J. Wilson: Starting Pitcher
Jack MooreC.J. Wilson's debut as a starting pitcher against Toronto yesterday could not have gone much better. Wilson threw 7 shutout innings, only allowing 5 hits, while striking out a remarkable 9 batters
- Position Battles: White Sox 3B, Pt. 1: Josh Fields
David Golebiewski the White Sox plucked Josh Fields with the 18th overall selection in the '04 amateur draft, he was expected to be the heir apparent to Joe Crede. The Oklahoma State product didn't overwhelm anyone
- C.J. Wilson: Starting Pitcher?
Matt KlaassenThe Texas Rangers are considering moving reliever C.J. Wilson into their starting rotation, and he has done nothing but impress them this spring. Of course, one shouldn't put undue (i.e., any) weight
- Trade Me C.J. Wilson
Chad YoungJust four short days ago, Jeff Zimmerman inspired anger and vitriol from the loyal readers of this blog by suggesting that it was time to sell C.J. Wilson.
Well, I am nothing if not a man
- I Am Not Brian Wilson
Bradley Woodrum chanting: "Brian. Wilson." Clapclap, clapclapclap.
This is why:
But I am not, in fact, Brian Wilson, though my face proteins may resemble his. Let us examine the differences:
1) Though
- Remembering Jack Wilson
Matt KlaassenLikely waiting tastefully until the Talk Like a Pirate Day celebrations were in the rear view mirror, longtime Pittsburgh (and short-time Seattle and Atlanta) shortstop Jack Wilson, who was released
- Brian Wilson's Two-Seamer
Dave AllenEarly in the season Eno Sarris introduced us to Brian Wilson's flithy two-seam fastball, a pitch Wilson claims to have added this year. Sarris's GIF showed Jamey Carroll flailing wildly at Wilson's
- Brian Wilson Gets to Hit
R.J. AndersonTo the best of my knowledge, nobody has appointed me as president of label assignments, but I think calling Brian Wilson a great reliever is a worthwhile argument. He holds a 3.04 FIP over his
- Win a Date With C.J. Wilson!
Cody Wiewandt
Swoon. C.J. Wilson is a free agent, and although not the prettiest girl at the dance (figuratively of course!) he is sure to have his fair share of sugar daddies vying for his services. Where's
- Take My C.J. Wilson
Jeff ZimmermanC.J. Wilson was paid $77.5M this off season to come in and be a front line starter for the Angels. With Jered Weaver and Dan Haren already on the team, he wasn't going to be the only ace of the staff
- Josh Donaldson
Jeremy Blachman
On June 13, when Josh Donaldson was sent down, his line was an astonishing .153/.160/.235. In exactly 100 plate appearances, he had 1 walk, and that was in that final June 13 game. He had 1
- Wilson Betemit Goes to Detroit
Chris CwikThough they currently lead the wide-open AL Central by just a half game, the Detroit Tigers showed Wednesday that they aren't willing to stand pat by acquiring Wilson Betemit from the Kansas City
- Wilson Ramos Progressing at the Plate
David GolebiewskiEntering the 2011 season, Wilson Ramos had three main obstacles standing between him and the Washington Nationals' starting catcher job.
One was Ivan Rodriguez. Though Pudge hasn't possessed
- Replacing Wilson Ramos
Howard BenderTalk about your run of bad luck...
Wilson Ramos signs with the Twins, forever to be blocked from a starting gig with Joe Mauer already in-house. He gets traded to the Nationals who then decide
- Your Move, Brian Wilson's Beard
Dayn Perry
Yeah, Brian Wilson's two-seamer (featured below!) is impressive enough, and I can forgive his reluctance to brawl with randomly outraged A's fans. What I shall not abide is if Mr. Wilson and his
- Brian Wilson's Cavalcade of Sex Metaphors
Dayn PerryInternet computers everywhere are no doubt aware of Brian Wilson's championship appearance on something called "Lopez Tonight," but we'd be remiss if we didn't post it anyway. As you'll soon see
- Is Phil Coke The Next C.J. Wilson?
Mike AxisaThe Rangers made a pretty bold move last year when they moved long-time reliever and sometimes closer C.J. Wilson into the rotation, and he rewarded them with 4.4 WAR season and four pretty good
- Why I'm Down on C.J. Wilson
Mike Podhorzer was C.J. Wilson landing in the third tier, ranking 16th among all AL starters. This ranking was behind guys like Brandon Morrow, Colby Lewis and Max Scherzer, who it is likely that the vast majority
- For C.J. Wilson, Regarding His Dilemma
Carson Cistulli
Texas Ranger starter C.J. Wilson suggested today via Twitter not only that (a) he's occasionally frustrated by the questions he's asked by reporters but that (b) he'd entertain the possibility
- Who Might Replace Brian Wilson?
Mike Axisa happened to closer to Brian Wilson as well. Romo recorded two quick outs before giving up a double to Melvin Mora, then was replaced by Jeremy Affeldt who got the lefty swinging Seth Smith to ground
- Cabrera, Wilson and Schafer: Mining the Minors
Jason Catania 12-team leagues
Justin Wilson, Pirates SP
TALENT: 6
OPPORTUNITY: 8
DOB: 8/18/1987
CURRENT LEVEL: Triple-A
MILB STATS: 6-4 W-L, 3.57 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 7 HRs, 89:40 K:BB over 85.2 IPs
ON 40-MAN
- Why Did C.J. Wilson Sign for Cheap?
Jesse WolfersbergerThursday morning C.J. Wilson, the consensus top free agent starting pitcher, signed a five-year, $77.5 million contract with the Angels. His new contract has an average annual value of $15.5 million
- Wilson Ramos Is Home. Now What?
Alex RemingtonIt's been a week since Wilson Ramos was kidnapped and rescued, in what was one of the most shocking baseball stories in a long time. In a certain sense, the Wilson Ramos kidnapping
- Daily Graphing - Josh Beckett
David AppelmanApparently the Marlins are trying to move 2003 World Series hero Josh Beckett in an attempt to cut their payroll. The two possible trades would be Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to the Rangers
- Brian Wilson, the Gauntlet Lies Before You
Dayn Perry
I make no secret of my admiration for Brian "Sounds Delicious" Wilson and his objectively delightful maniac's beard. So it concerns me to know that sinister forces are seeking to do him harm
- Josh Womack, Gandalf of Bats
Dayn PerrySurvey Josh Womack's professional baseball career, and you come away impressed merely to the extent that he had a professional baseball career. That's to say, Womack's bestowals on the diamond
- Josh Willingham: 2012 Sleeper
Jeff ZimmermanJosh Willingham had his best major league season last year with the Oakland A's. He is now a free agent this off season and has yet to find a new home. No matter where he ends up, he looks
- C.J. Wilson: Either a God Among Men or a Turd
Bradley Woodrum attributes. Ladies and gentlemen, I present the hyper-licensed C.J. Wilson.
After about minute 1:07 in the following video, I began to lift Mr. Wilson to a new level of esteem. At first, I thought
- Josh Hamilton: King of Swings
Dave CameronLast night, Josh Hamilton and his teammates went up against Felix Hernandez in Seattle. Hamilton came to bat four times, seeing 13 pitches in the process. He swung at eight of them. Here
- Josh Hamilton's Hitting Breakout
Matthew CarruthIt looks increasingly likely that the Rangers will win the American League West division. If that happens, a big reason for their success will be Josh Hamilton and his monstrous season at the plate
- Josh Reddick: Improvement to Believe In
Jeff ZimmermanJosh Reddick is having an outstanding first season with the A's after previously playing for Boston. The 25-year-old left handed hitter has an unexpected 25 HRs this season to go with a .253/.325
- Josh Hamilton: the Worst at the Worst
Jeff SullivanLet's all go ahead and agree right now that the worst day of Josh Hamilton's life probably had nothing to do with baseball. I'm not going to go into any detail, and you shouldn't need for me to go
- Josh Reddick Hates Fastballs
J.P. Breen fastballs.
The stereotype often proves true, so you’ll have to excuse me for jumping to conclusions when assuming that Oakland Athetics’ outfielder Josh Reddick would fall into that same broad category
- Is Josh Johnson Back?
Michael Barr destined for an epic crash (click on the link, it's must-watch stuff). Owning Josh Johnson on a couple squads, I've felt a little of both.
Coming off of a serious shoulder injury in 2011, Johnson,28, had
- Josh Beckett and DIPS Theory
Dave CameronLast year, Josh Beckett posted a 5.78 ERA in 21 starts, and his struggles were one of the main reasons the Red Sox missed the playoffs. This year, Josh Beckett has a 1.86 ERA in 14 starts, and his
- Injuries Hamper Josh Hamilton
David GolebiewskiIn 2008, OF Josh Hamilton finally turned in the kind of season that scouts envisioned when Tampa Bay selected him with the 1st overall pick in the 1999 amateur draft.
Shipped from the Reds
- FanGraphs Audio: Angels Left-Hander C.J. Wilson
Carson CistulliEpisode 231
David Laurila, curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, discusses all manner of advanced baseball analysis with Angels left-hander C.J. Wilson.
Don't hesitate to direct pod-related
- Brian Wilson Has a Filthy... Two Seamer
Eno SarrisSwing, miss, get hit in the butt.
Brian Wilson threw this pitch.
It started in the strike zone, going, oh, about 95 miles per hour, and ended up in the dirt behind Jamey Carroll. Strike three
- Adjusting to Josh Hamilton
Jeff SullivanThe easy thing is talking about what Josh Hamilton has done. For his career, he's hit .304, with 161 dingers. Last year, his WAR was 4.4, and before that it was 4.1, and before that he won
- Pitcher Study: Josh Johnson
Jack MooreIs Josh Johnson still an ace?
The 2012 season had some encouraging signs after shoulder injuries cut short potential Cy Young campaigns in 2010 and 2011. Johnson posted a 3.81 ERA and 3.40 FIP
- Josh Hamilton's Resurgent Hitting
David GolebiewskiOn Sunday, Josh Hamilton carried the Texas Rangers' offense. Going 5-for-6 while knocking in the tying run in the ninth inning and the go-ahead tally in the tenth, Hamilton had the biggest impact
- Learning to Appreciate Josh Tomlin
Chris CwikThroughout the first two months of the season, no player personified "regression candidate" more than Josh Tomlin. His ERA looked great, but nearly every peripheral suggested Tomlin was going to fall
- Game Preview: Chris Carpenter vs. C.J. Wilson
Steve Slowinski
Chris Carpenter and C.J. Wilson face off tonight in Game 5 of the World Series, in a rematch of Game 1. How did each pitcher attack the other during their first start? Should they try anything
- One Night Only: C.J. Wilson's WAR
Carson Cistulli Eastern.)
Minnesota (7) at Texas (8) | 8:05pm ET
Starting Pitchers
Twins: Brian Duensing (6)
84.1 IP, 5.12 K/9, 2.03 BB/9, .249 BABIP, 53.6% GB, 6.3% HR/FB, 3.99 xFIP
Rangers: C.J. Wilson (3
- Introducing Josh Reddick
R.J. AndersonMeet the Red Sox’s insurance policy on Jason Bay and J.D. Drew. His name is Josh Reddick and he’s a 22-year-old outfielder who made his majors debut last Friday. The most noticeable thing when
- Recent Promotions: Josh Bell
Mike Axisa will be clear for top prospect Josh Bell to get regular playing time for the O's.
Bell was up with Baltimore earlier this month (a clean .200/.200/.200 batting line in 15 PA) before going back down
- The Reality of Josh Donaldson
Matt KlaassenIn last night's Athletics-Rangers extra-inning affair, Oakland third baseman Josh Donaldson went 4-for-5 with two doubles. Oakland lost, but it was not Donaldson's fault that no one was on base when
- Buying Low on Josh Johnson
Ben DuronioIt may surprise some, considering this high ERA and low strikeout rate compared to his career average, but Josh Johnson actually has the seventh highest WAR of any pitcher in baseball. Despite having
- Josh Johnson's Extension
Jack MooreThe Marlins locked up their most talented pitcher on Thursday, as they agreed to terms with 26-year-old SP Josh Johnson on a four-year, 39 million dollar contract. The deal will pay 3.75MM in '10
- The Return of Josh Beckett
Chris CwikIf the Boston Red Sox are going to contend for the World Series, much of their success is contingent on Josh Beckett's return to form. After succumbing to a back injury last season, Beckett entered
- Josh Beckett's New Approach
Chris CwikJosh Beckett hasn't looked the same this season. After an off-season as public enemy No. 1 to Red Sox fans, Beckett could have benefited from a strong start this year. Unfortunately for the 31-year
- Josh Willingham a Willing Twin
Eno SarrisWhether he's a Willing Ham, a Compliant Pig, or just The Pork, outfielder Josh Willingham will be making his bacon in the Twins outfield for the the foreseeable future.*
Jeff Zimmerman has already
- Projecting Josh Reddick
Eno Sarris with projecting Josh Reddick in 2012 is that he only has 403 Major League plate appearances under his belt. And those are spread over three major league seasons. They aren't super useful in projecting his
- Josh Johnson Heads to Canada
Mike PodhorzerSo as you all no doubt know by now, Josh Johnson was part of the trade of fantasy baseball proportions that is expected to be finalized at some point today. It's time for JJ to start trading in his
- Josh Hamilton's Crazy Week
Paul SwydanJosh Hamilton just had himself quite a week. The Rangers’ slugger clubbed nine homers in one week, including four in one game. He hit .467/.529/1.433, for a ridiculous 1.963 OPS, and piled up 1.5 WAR
- Josh Johnson's Curveball
Albert LyuWe're happy to welcome Albert Lyu back to the FanGraphs team. His work will again appear regularly here on the site.
Before Josh Johnson was lost for the season with shoulder injuries in May, he
- Josh Donaldson: Worthwhile Sleeper?
Howard Bender and as I was looking over some of the rosters, Josh Donaldson's name stuck out to me. He went for $4 to Rotowire's Derek Van Riper who went with a "stars and scrubs" approach, but considering some
- Projecting Josh Rutledge
Mike PodhorzerJosh Rutledge has been filling in at shortstop for the injured Troy Tulowitzki and has done quite an admirable job, having posted an impressive .445 wOBA over 84 plate appearances. Unfortunately, we
- Josh Hamilton: 32 Is The Number
Eno SarrisFor a 31-year-old outfielder, we have surprisingly little information about Josh Hamilton. 3000 or so plate appearances, three full seasons, and he's already on the long side of thirty. We all know
- Q&A: Josh Tomlin
David LaurilaLow strikeout and ground-ball rates -- not to mention a propensity to give up the long ball -- spells disaster for most pitchers. But Josh Tomlin isn‘t most pitchers. The Indians' right-hander
- Closer Updates: Thornton, Wilson, Francisco, Kimbrel
Mike Axisa.
Brian Wilson | Giants
Our top ranked reliever coming into the season, Wilson strained his oblique sometime last week and was scheduled to undergo tests on Monday. Unsurprisingly, the guy who
- Video: Brian Wilson Breaks Baseball Bat Using Beard
Navin Vaswani
Brian Wilson is on the disabled list. His beard is not.
Fear the beard, my friends. I do.
- Promotion: Josh Bell
David Golebiewski
- Slideshow: Future Josh Reddick in the Future
Carson CistulliJosh Reddick, who hit his first home run of the season just minutes ago (box), has drawn some attention this spring for his rather convincing impression of a feral human man -- in particular
- Wilson Ramos and Alex Presley: Waiver Wire Help
Howard Bender at this point in time. Here's a pair of guys that just might fit that description.
Wilson Ramos |C| Ownership: ESPN - 12.4% Yahoo - 14.0%
While a guy like Yadier Molina is owned in more than
- Should Teams Be Worried About C.J. Wilson's Post-Season?
Chris Cwik"He just can't win the big one." Whether you believe in that narrative or choose to ignore it, someone is going to write those words about C.J. Wilson this off-season. Widely considered the best
- Reclaiming Bacon Thanks to Josh Reddick
Eno SarrisYour browser does not support iframes.
No, we're not eating reclaimed bacon here, that would be gross. We're reclaiming bacon for Oakland. Like Josh Reddick, bacon is now the property of this city
- Josh Collmenter: A Picture of Manly Virtue
Carson Cistulli
That beautiful mustachioed gentleman you see there is Mr. Josh Collmenter, circa July 2008. If Mr. Collmenter's name sounds familiar, it's either because (a) you read about his unique pitching
- Nothing Fishy About Josh Johnson
David GolebiewskiHeading into the 2007 season, Florida's Josh Johnson looked like an ace-in-waiting.
As a 22 year-old rookie in 2006, the 6-7 righty posted a 3.99 FIP in 24 starts and seven relief appearances
- Josh Hamilton Is Swinging Himself Into Oblivion
Dave CameronJosh Hamilton is the most aggressive hack in baseball. This isn't news, of course, but to put his hacktastic ways in context, here is where Hamilton's swing rates rank among batters with 500+ PAs
- Josh Hamilton Whiffing: an Investigation of Concerns
Jeff SullivanYesterday, in a surprising yet also entirely unsurprising maneuver, the Angels came out of left field (baseball term) to sign free-agent Josh Hamilton to a five-year contract, worth $125 million