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Catchers Are Finally Joining in on the Fun at the Plate
Collectively, catchers have been perfectly ordinary hitters this year. That's extraordinary.
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It's Oriole Mess Out There
The foundation guys met their quota. The building guys didn't.
FanGraphs Power Rankings: May 12–18
The Dodgers have been dethroned from the top of the FanGraphs Power Rankings.
As the Braves Recover From Their Sluggish Start, the Return of Ronald Acuña Jr. Looms
The 2023 NL MVP should help prop up a flagging offense and particularly an outfield where journeyman Eli White has been the only positive contributor.
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Site NewsThe State of FanGraphs 2025
With the new season underway, an update on where the site stands.
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FAAB & Waiver Wire Report (Week 8)
Another week with a bunch of boring options.
Lineup Analysis (5/19/25)
Quite a bit of movement this week.
Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat
Interesting pitcher, boring hitters.
Recent Articles
How Cal Raleigh Learned To Stop Swinging But Keep Hitting Bombs
The Big Dumper is off to the best start of his career, and he's doing it by getting ahead in the count and making pitchers come to him.FanGraphs Power Rankings: May 12–18
The Dodgers have been dethroned from the top of the FanGraphs Power Rankings.Catchers Are Finally Joining in on the Fun at the Plate
Collectively, catchers have been perfectly ordinary hitters this year. That's extraordinary.As the Braves Recover From Their Sluggish Start, the Return of Ronald Acuña Jr. Looms
The 2023 NL MVP should help prop up a flagging offense and particularly an outfield where journeyman Eli White has been the only positive contributor.It's Oriole Mess Out There
The foundation guys met their quota. The building guys didn't.
Which Batter Hits the Ball to Their Own Position Most Often?
Also, is there a procedure or a medicine that can help a person stop coming up with these kinds of questions? Asking for a friend.
Sunday Notes: Mason Fluharty Is an Ascending Blue Jay Flying Under The Radar
Plus Brooks Lee on breathing easier, Pierce Johnson takes a quiz, Tom Thobe followed an atypical path, facts and stats galore, and more.
ChatRosterResource Chat - 5/16/25
Jason Martinez and Jon Becker answer questions related to rosters, playing time, bullpen usage, minor leaguers, payroll, and more.
Nathan Eovaldi Is Making Delicious Lemonade
Lacking premium stuff, Eovaldi is nevertheless making a Cy Young push.
Another Way To Think About Pull Rate
What can we learn about players who pull the ball much more or much less when they square up the ball?
ProspectsEric Longenhagen Prospect Chat: 5/16/25
Another get-together with your friendly neighborhood prospect writer.
Five Things I Liked (Or Didn't Like) This Week, May 16
On Monday night, the Mets and Pirates played one of the most entertaining games of the year — a game entertaining enough to monopolize this week's article.
Kris Bubic Sweepers All Before Him
The Royals lefty has a new UCL and a new breaking ball, and he's out for blood.
There’s More to the Citi Field Raccoon Story
Before it made its way into the stands for an adorable television appearance, the Citi Field raccoon caused a ruckus.
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Starting Pitcher Chart – May 20th, 2025
Plenty of options for Tuesday's full slate!
Overpaying for a Bird and a Song
No line of reasoning points to Birdsong making a difference, and the most likely scenario is that he's on the waiver wire in a couple of weeks.
Hitter AB/HR Breakouts & Busts -- May 19, 2025
Explaining the home run surprisesLineup Analysis (5/19/25)
Quite a bit of movement this week.
Starting Pitcher Chart – May 19th, 2025
Very interesting board on Monday, especially in weekly leagues where you have to take the first start to get second one
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1416 – News and Week 9 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss news and this week's FAAB!FAAB & Waiver Wire Report (Week 8)
Another week with a bunch of boring options.
Starting Pitcher Chart – May 17th-18th, 2025
Board-only for the weekend and I'll add Sunday to this post later today!
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Introducing Shape+: A Mixed Effects Take on Pitch Modeling
Shape+ is a pitch modeling system that is designed to isolate pitch shape from context, capture contact quality and predict future performance.The 2025 Free Agent Class Earned 10.4% More Than We Thought
The FanGraphs free agent crowdsource predictions exercise is a good test of the “wisdom of the crowd” theory. Let’s see how wise this crowd turned out to be.Joint Model of the WAR Aging Curve
Instead of just looking at how players age or at who stays in the league, we’re considering both at the same time, giving us a more complete picture of aging.It’s Time To Buy Into Cristopher Sánchez
The Phillies lefty has been one of the most dependable starters in baseball the last two seasons. Let’s dig into what makes him so successful.
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Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 12 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
| Fri | 2 PM | RosterResource |
Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 12 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
| Fri | 2 PM | RosterResource |
Podcasts
Leaders
WAR
wRC+
wOBA
WPA
| 1.Aaron Judge | 4.1 |
| 2.Pete Crow-Armstrong | 3.0 |
| 3.Shohei Ohtani | 2.8 |
| 4.Bobby Witt Jr. | 2.8 |
| 5.Fernando Tatis Jr. | 2.7 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Hunter Brown | 2.4 |
| 2.Logan Webb | 2.1 |
| 3.Nathan Eovaldi | 2.1 |
| 4.Tarik Skubal | 2.0 |
| 5.Jesus Luzardo | 1.9 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Andres Munoz | 0.9 |
| 2.Robert Suarez | 0.9 |
| 3.Cade Smith | 0.8 |
| 4.Jose Alvarado | 0.8 |
| 5.Luke Weaver | 0.8 |
