Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Chicago White Sox have faced challenges this season, especially in the pitching department, with only pitchers Garrett Crochet and the now-traded Erick Fedde producing more than 1.3 WAR. Despite this, rookie right-hander Jonathan Cannon, a 24-year-old third-round pick from the University of Georgia, has shown promise with a 4.37 ERA, a…
Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports The Dodgers’ defeat of the Padres on Wednesday night did a lot to clear up the last suspenseful division race by restoring their NL West lead to three games, reducing their magic number to two, and cutting the San Diego’s odds of winning the division to 3%. The bigger story, however…
Today, the Oakland Athletics will play their final home game ever. They have played in the Oakland Coliseum ever since the team moved from Kansas City in 1968. The Coliseum has set the scene for World Series triumphs and collapses. It has been home to the greatest basestealer in the history of the world, some…
Dan Szymborski is a senior writer for FanGraphs and the developer of the ZiPS projection system. He was a writer for ESPN.com from 2010-2018, a regular guest on a number of radio shows and podcasts, and a voting BBWAA member. He also maintains a terrible Twitter account at @DSzymborski.
The final week of the regular season in Major League Baseball is an exciting time as teams jockey for playoff positioning. Fans are eagerly following scores, calculating scenarios, and marveling at how certain teams, like the Mariners, are still in contention. This time of year brings out the best in baseball pundits like Jay Jaffe,…
With the playoff fields in both leagues nearly set, we here at FanGraphs are turning our focus to how teams set up for October. Jay Jaffe has covered the best players at each position among the contenders, with a run down of the worst positions in each league still to come. Dan Szymborski looked into…
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss MLB’s decision to extend YouTube highlight videos, the handling of a rained-out Mets/Braves series, and the controversial zombie runner rule impacting playoff games. They also delve into potential October showdowns, Emmanuel Clase’s Cy Young case, and the ongoing debate between top position players and pitchers. Plus, they analyze the…
Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images Tuesday night was big for clinching. The Astros secured the AL West, leaving only the AL East and the NL West in play. The Guardians became the first team to clinch a first-round bye, and both the Orioles and Padres clinched playoff berths, the latter by getting the final three outs via…
Julio Rodríguez’s season was growing bleaker and bleaker by the day as he labored through the longest slump of his short career. We had expected him to get right sooner than later — after all, he’s one of the most talented players in the sport, with an explosive bat, top-shelf sprint speed, and a cannon of…
The Kansas City Royals ended their seven-game losing streak with a win last night, barely holding onto their Wild Card spot. Despite ending the losing streak, the Royals struggled to secure the win, leaving nine runners on base in the first four innings. A scoreless game went into extra innings, and the Royals finally scored,…
