4+ day, 22+ min ago   (248+ words) FanGraphs I had planned on an SP rankings update this week but as I thought about it more, I’m not sure it’s worth pouring hours into an update that is going to be so fraught with uncertainty due to innings…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (931+ words) This isn’t intended to be a deep dive into these pitchers because we have limited time for the rest of the season. Success can occur with strong skills, luck, or a mix of both. What have they been doing? Is…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1005+ words) fantasy.fangraphs.com OpenCommand, introduced by Doyoung-Tom Kim, is an absolutely incredible open-source dataset that offers a new way to track pitch locations based on target-miss distance, how far a pitch landed from where the pitcher was actually trying to…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (238+ words) fantasy.fangraphs.com - I’m not sure Young’s skills match his mid-3.00s ERA, but he’s been consistently solid across 24 starts, having allowed 4 or fewer ER in all of ’em and CLE is always a nice matchup. - Painter has been excellent since…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1345+ words) I love roster expansion day because the flurry of minor league callups really give deep leaguers multiple opportunities to fill holes. And hey, some of the callups might actually be intriguing enough to give shallow leaguers some players to consider…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (887+ words) • Oswald Peraza (.621 OPS, 7 HR, 12 SB in 344 PA) started the last three games at third base instead of Denzer Guzman. • Alika Williams (.735 OPS) started seven of the last nine games at shortstop. • Since coming off the IL, Denzel Clarke (.421 OPS) has…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (119+ words) FanGraphs - SP Rankings (last update: 7/24 | next: September) Outside of Skubal and Sandy, every other 3-x carries some concern: - McClanahan gets a TEX team that hits lefties really well and hasn’t reached 6 IP in any of his L6 - Henderson gets the blazing…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (92+ words) Paul Sporer’s Baseball Chat – September 2nd, 2026 FanGraphs I can’t believe it’s already September! It feels fast but then when I think back over the season, there’s been SO much that has happened over these first five months. Just a few weeks…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (151+ words) FanGraphs - SP Rankings (last update: 7/24 | next: September) I’ll answer questions about guys in the comments, plus I have my chat later this afternoon. The chart includes their performance for 2026, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness, and recently added opponent’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1294+ words) Nolan Gorman | 2B/3B STL Gorman actually opened the season as the Cardinals starting third baseman, but poor hitting ultimately resulted in a demotion to the minors in mid-June. He’s back now in a strong side platoon role as the team deals…...