Ben Clemens Discusses Baseball on FanGraphs Chat – September 10, 2024
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Interview with Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Joey Loperfido on his approach to batting
Statistically speaking, Joey Loperfido has gotten off to slow start in his major league career. Over his first 222 plate appearances, the lefty-hitting outfielder is slashing just .229/.281/.371 with four home runs and an 86 wRC+. Those numbers are split fairly evenly between two organizations; the 25-year-old Loperfido was traded from the Houston Astros to…
Analysis of the Waiver Wire: Part Two of our Top-Lineup Series
Welcome back to Top of the Order Every Tuesday and Friday I’ll be starting your baseball day with some news, notes, and thoughts about the game we love. The final stretch of the season is now upon us, and it sure is going to be fun. The Orioles and Yankees are jockeying for the AL…
Race Against Time: Gavin Stone, Jeff McNeil, and Other Contenders Rush to Make Their Return
We’re running out of season. With the field of contenders winnowed to the point that only two teams have Playoff Odds between 8% and 80%, much of the intrigue beyond jockeying for seeding concerns a race against the clock. Players have only so much time to recover from injuries, particularly new ones, and so some…
FanGraphs Weekly Power Rankings: September 3–8
Complete Power Rankings Rank Team Record Elo Opponent Elo Playoff Odds Power Score Δ 1 Dodgers 86-57 1586 1495 100.0% 1622 0 Tier 1 – The Best of the Best Dodgers: The Dodgers won their weekend series against the Guardians and claimed the best record in baseball. Shohei Ohtani inched ever closer to the 50-50…
Introducing the Latest Addition: Personalized Player Page Dashboards
Over the past several months, we have been working on adding customization features to our player pages for FanGraphs Members, focusing on information that’s pertinent for current major leaguers. If you are a Member and signed in, you can now configure and save 3-6 different custom dashboard cards for batters and pitchers. You’ll find a…
Shohei Ohtani’s Chances at 50/50: Analysis and Update
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Last week, I modeled Shohei Ohtani’s chase for 50 home runs and 50 steals to predict when he might reach that historic dual milestone. That prediction isn’t static, though. Every time Ohtani plays a game, the likelihood of his getting to 50/50 changes. Good news, though: Updating the model is as easy…
Francisco Lindor’s Hall of Fame Credentials Are Already Evident
Last week, my colleague Jay Jaffe noted that Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor had just entered the list of top 20 shortstops in JAWS, his system for assessing players’ Hall of Fame worthiness, which factors in a mix of career value (WAR) and peak value (WAR over their seven best seasons). That’s not the only notable…
Sunday Observations: Jaden Hamm Shines Bright as a Promising Tigers Draft Pick for 2023
Jaden Hamm was surprised when he was selected by the Detroit Tigers in last year’s draft. That it happened in the fifth round wasn’t unexpected — he’d been projected to go in the three-to-five range — but the organization he would soon ink a professional contract with certainly was. The right-hander out of Middle Tennessee…
Skillfully Unique Episode 2214: Avoiding Throwing Inside Fastballs
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley chat about Carlos Estévez’s impressive prediction, how to communicate the score from the losing team’s perspective, and the experience of being hit in the head by a hot dog. They then delve into the topic of getting hit by a baseball, discussing the frequency of these incidents, the potential dangers,…