Category: Baseball
Corey Kluber shares his World Series forecast
(Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) The ultimate box-office World Series matchup is set to begin on Friday for Game 1 as the New York Yankees take on the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 12th time in the Fall Classic, and the first time since 1981. There’s not much time left to get your predictions in…
Contract Crowdsourcing for the 2024-25 Season: Fourth Ballot out of Eleven
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent seasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating a contract crowdsourcing project, with the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowd to better understand and project the 2024-25 free agent market. In recent years, we’ve added…
Vote for Your Top Contracts in 2024-25: Ballot 3 of 11
Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent seasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating a contract crowdsourcing project, with the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowd to better understand and project the 2024-25 free agent market. In recent years, we’ve added…
Tom Brady Shares Opinions on World Series Showdown
(Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Baseball fans are in for a treat on Friday when the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees kick off the 2024 World Series in a battle between two of the three most expensive rosters in the league and the two biggest media markets. This will surprisingly be the…
Fernando Valenzuela: Celebrated Ace Pitcher and Ambassador of Baseball
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Network. On October 23, 1981 in Los Angeles, the Dodgers found themselves down two games to none against the Yankees in the World Series. They needed a win at Dodger Stadium to keep their hopes alive. Enter Fernando Valenzuela, the 20-year-old Mexican southpaw who had taken the baseball world by storm with…
The Resurgence of Giancarlo Stanton
David Dermer-Imagn Images Beneath this cynical, empirically motivated exterior, I’m actually a big softie. As such, I love it when an old guy turns back the clock and rediscovers the magic one last time. Almost a decade ago, Giancarlo Stanton was the proto-Aaron Judge: A player who was bigger and stronger than any outfielder we’d…
Preview of the 2024 World Series: An In-Depth Look at the Biggest Matchup of the Year
Rihanna said it best. Or maybe it was Russell Crowe. This is the main event. The top seed in the American League meets the top seed in the National League. The presumptive AL MVP is leading his team against the presumptive NL winner. Those guys, coincidentally, are the two biggest free agents in history –…
Brian Cashman Criticizes Astros for Their Role in Cheating Scandal
(Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) The New York Yankees have advanced to their first World Series since winning it all back in 2009. They were able to win the ALCS by defeating the Cleveland Guardians in five games. It has been 15 years since the Yankees won the American League pennant, and Yankees executive Brian…
Expert Predictions: MLB Players Expected to Opt-Out of Contracts During Offseason
(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Major League Baseball is set to begin its final stage with the World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. With most of the talk in the baseball world being about that series, upcoming offseason decisions are overlooked for the time being. However, once the season…
Aaron Judge Shares His Picks for the Yankees Greats on Mt. Rushmore
(Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) The New York Yankees have a multitude of great players in their franchise history. Current Yankees greats include Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Giancarlo Stanton and Gerrit Cole. With all of the great names in their history, it would appear impossible to list the four greatest. Judge recently revealed who would…