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The Nationals Are Messing up the Symmetry Doctrine
The team with best hitting in baseball and the one with worst pitching in baseball aren’t usually the same.
FanGraphs Feature Focus: Payroll Breakdown
The one spot to see every team's payroll in a convenient table.
Soccer Luminaries Encounter Curious American Ball Sport, 2026 Edition
Sorry, I just got sidetracked by an 11-minute YouTube video titled “Mario Balotelli CRAZY Goals.”
MLB Moves to Significantly Overhaul Free Agency in Latest CBA Proposal
MLB's latest CBA proposal was revealed late last week, and it would mostly transfer money to the owners and risk to the players.
Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 6/29/26
Ben answers questions about baseball.
FanGraphs Power Rankings: June 22–28
The Braves dropped out of the top five in this week's FanGraphs Power Rankings.
Carlos Mendoza Paid the Price for the Mets’ Faulty Blueprint and Listless Play
With the majors' second-highest payroll but the NL's third-worst record, president of baseball operations David Stearns decided a shake-up was in order.
The Early Shift: Real Tears
You can't step into the same baby twice.
What Do Real Prospects Think About MLB’s Draft Proposal?
“I think it's gonna get a little messy if that thing passes.”
Sunday Notes: Woo-Suk Go is Rediscovering His KBO Form in Toledo
Plus Blaze Alexander on being hot and comfortable, Jake Burger on his sneaky speed, Tommy Kahnle on his Bayern Munich fandom, facts and stats galore, and more.
FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: June 27, 2026
Are there unwritten rules for ABS challenges? What if a lineup were made up of nine Frank Thomases? How much does a player make from only 24 hours in MLB? And more…
Effectively Wild Episode 2497: Follow the Bouncing Ball
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon. Ben Lindbergh and Ben Clemens banter about some suspicious variability in the ball’s behavior and whether the low-drag, high-home-run-rate times of the late 2010s have returned, Carlos Mendoza’s “departure” from the Mets, the Blue Jays’ dominance of “Phase 1” […]
Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 6/26/26
Thirty org lists, 1,300 scouting reports, 315,000 words, one website.
Tampa Bay Rays Top 62 Prospects
As usual, the Rays system is as deep and talented as any in baseball.
Fun With RE-RA9
I liked my method of accounting for inherited runners so much that I used it to look back through history.
The Early Shift: The Injured List
The boys were hungry.
Max Clark Talks Hitting
The 21-year-old Detroit Tigers prospect is one of baseball's most promising young hitters.
Effectively Wild Episode 2496: Our Daily Breb
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the rise and fall of Ildemaro Vargas, the Mets’ and Cubs’ David Peterson swap, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s refusal to wear a cup, the Giants’ response to Pride Night fallout, and the owners’ CBA strategy. Then (56:41) Ben brings back John Brebbia to discuss the Rockies reliever’s return to […]
RosterResource Chat – 6/25/26
Jason Martinez and Jon Becker answer questions related to rosters, playing time, bullpen usage, minor leaguers, payroll, and more.
More Injuries — And Potentially Some Help — For the Cubs Rotation
With both Edward Cabrera and Ben Brown sidelined this week, the Cubs acquired struggling lefty David Peterson from the Mets.
Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 6/25/26
No cats were harmed in the making of this chat, but I am very annoyed at the cat who pushed my bowl of cereal onto my lap.
ZiPS Midseason Movers and Shakers: Pitchers
Checking in on the pitchers with the biggest changes in their future ZiPS projections.
FanGraphs Feature Focus: College Stats
Finally, a college lesson that won't put you in student loan debt.
The Best Catcher In Baseball Is Dead. Long Live The (New) Best Catcher In Baseball.
Dillon Dingler's newfound power has him anchoring the Tigers and sitting atop the WAR leaderboards.
Cedric Mullins Is Elevating And… Oh No. Oh No, No, No, No, No.
The Tampa outfielder has gotta get down to get up.