20+ hour, 9+ min ago  (490+ words) A quick overview of what FV (Future Value) means can be found here. A much deeper overview can be found here. All of the ranked prospects below also appear on The Board, a resource the site offers featuring sortable scouting…...

20+ hour, 36+ min ago  (284+ words) For example, here are the 10 pitchers who have done the most to prevent inherited runners from scoring (RE-RA9 lower than actual RA9), minimum 1, 000 innings pitched: The flip side of the list is interesting as well: If you're the kind of person…...

22+ hour, 54+ min ago  (544+ words) In the latest installment of our Talks Hitting series, Clark discusses his approach at the plate, as well as developmental strides he has made since coming to pro ball. My conversation with the 60-FV prospect took place prior to Wednesday's…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1844+ words) Fan Graphs Through their ups and downs this season " a pair of 10-game winning streaks here, a 10-game losing streak there " the one constant for the Cubs has been injuries to their starting pitchers. On that front, this week brought…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1260+ words) Fan Graphs One of the things I try to emphasize when I talk about projections is that they're not numbers written in stone, but an array of estimates that's always moving. Each individual plate appearance or inning pitched, while not…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (338+ words) The leaderboards can be accessed within the Leaders tab on the main Fan Graphs navigation bar: Before I dive in, here are the basics: Or the best SEC seasons by strikeout rate: I used "Qualified" as my plate appearance/innings…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (834+ words) He used the ABS exactly how it was meant to be used," said Yankees catcher Austin Wells, who was behind the plate for Neto's walk. Being in the spot before Trout, and Trout's on fire, so he's got to get…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (225+ words) On Wednesday night against the Guardians, Chourio hit his 10th home run of the season, turning a high cutter from Gavin Williams into a two-run opposite-field shot that helped the Brewers to a 9-4 win: In 38 games since being activated on May…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1229+ words) We don't really have a word for this kind of player in baseball. We have club icons, cult heroes, and players with veteran presence, but referring to a player as a talisman implies actual mystical powers that only the team…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (144+ words) Zac Veen, Colorado Rockies Christian Moore, Los Angeles Angels Peyton Alford, Seattle Mariners Ben Malgeri, Detroit Tigers Wilian Bormie, Texas Rangers Kyle Nicolas, Baltimore Orioles Dan Szymborski is a senior writer for Fan Graphs and the developer of the Zi…...