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Meet the Less-Vaultin’ Daulton Varsho
Daulton Varsho has a brand new swing and some concerning defensive metrics.
Dylan Dodd Throws a Sinker That Moves Like a Four-Seamer
The Atlanta Braves southpaw is a pronator whose best pitch has unusual characteristics.
Turns Out Adley Rutschman Is OK After All
Rutschman is no longer hitting like someone who’s either exhausted, playing through a core injury, or both.
Effectively Wild Episode 2487: A Time to Canseco and a Time to Leap
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the duality of Jo Adell’s defense (after the FARTBAT low that followed his triple-robbery high), Spencer Arrighetti and MLB’s monthly player honors as the last bastion of old-school-stat-based awards, whether a team with a losing record could make the playoffs this season, Paul Goldschmidt’s pleasing platoon role, how […]
The Father’s Day FanGraphs Merch Order Deadline Is June 12!
Give the dad in your life the gift of FanGraphs.
Roki Sasaki Is Putting It All Together
With a new pitch and improved command and velocity, the 24-year-old righty has begun rewarding the Dodgers' patience.
Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 6/3/26
Different day and time, hopefully same mix of delightfully weird questions and answers.
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects
This is a strong system with a little bit of everything, from projected superstars to high-risk/high-reward position players to near-ready pitching depth.
Create a PokéBaller’s Paradise in PokéBallpark, Out Now on Swintendo Nitch
Pokopia, but make it baseball.
I’m Declaring Victory on Max Meyer, Too
The real breakthrough for Meyer came when he introduced a second slider-type breaking pitch, this one a sweeper.
Hey, Who Are These Guys Anyway?
It's not just your imagination. There's been an unusually high amount of turnover atop the hitting leaderboards this year.
Corbin Carroll Has Lefties in a Blender
The Diamondbacks outfielder is having the best left-on-left season since Barry Bonds. It's not an accident.
Hamstring Strain Sends Elly De La Cruz to IL for First Time
The Reds lose a key cog of their offense at a very bad time.
Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 6/2/26
Come chat about prospects, baseball, my epic chess losing streak, or whatever else is on your mind.
Spike, Spook, Rollie, Patsy, and Nasim Nuñez
Oh, and Goat. Don't forget Goat. The Nationals infielder's slugging woes have him in some interesting company.
Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 6/2/26
Over the moon in June.
FanGraphs Feature Focus: Dashboard Customization
If you're a FanGraphs Member, you can customize the cards and stats displayed on the player page dashboards.
Nothing Is Going Right for the Cubs
If I'd written about what hasn't gone wrong for the Cubs over the past three weeks, this post would've been much shorter.
Effectively Wild Episode 2486: Has the Clutch Code Been Cracked?
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Fernando Tatis Jr.’s first home run of the season, injuries to Munetaka Murakami and Craig Kimbrel, a crotch-related suspension precedent, the mystery of Julio Rodriguez’s defense, Roki Sasaki’s surge, the phenomenon of National Anthem standoffs, Carmen Mlodzinski’s brief relief revolt, whether Victor Wembanyama would be a good pitcher, […]
FanGraphs Power Rankings: May 25–31
The Dodgers reclaim the top spot in this week's FanGraphs Power Rankings.
The Tigers Have Collapsed, but Not Because of Their Rotation
Even without the injured Tarik Skubal and Justin Verlander, Detroit's pitching has held up, but a dreadful offense has made dealing its ace far more likely.
Josh Bell Remembers Some Home Runs
The Minnesota Twins slugger has 200 career home runs, some of which are notable.
FanGraphs Changelog: Prospects Are Now in the App and RosterResource Additions
What we've been up to lately.
The Early Shift: April!
With apologies to MJ Melendez.
Sunday Notes: Mike Stanley Hit C.J. Nitkowski. Nitkowski Didn’t Hit Stanley
Plus Walt Weiss on Drake Baldwin, a look back at future-manager predictions, Tommy Watkins' batting average, Lefty O'Doul's Cooperstown case, facts and stats galore, and more.