Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports When Michael King’s season got off to a slow start, it was pretty easy to find the things that were going wrong. The walks, the homers, the short outings: I wouldn’t blame an analyst for doubting him. Oh, wait, that was me doubting King? Well that’s awkward, because he’s been exceptional…
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports The Cardinals survived Willson Contreras‘ first extended absence due to injury, going 24-16 while their catcher/designated hitter was sidelined for six weeks due to a fractured left forearm. Despite his loss, the ineffectiveness of cornerstones Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado, and a host of other issues, they were still in contention…
As the regular season enters its final month, there are several teams hovering on the edge of the playoff picture, making the postseason races quite exciting as the 2024 campaign comes to a close. This season, our power rankings have been revamped to be more reactive to teams’ performance throughout the season. We have adopted…
Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports In the pre-PitchCom era, major league teams had more rigorous protocols for protecting their signs than your bank has for securing your account. It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that some teams’ custom PitchCom audio clips are read in a modified pig latin created by a pitching strategy staffer. That the…
(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) The Milwaukee Brewers, even after losing manager Craig Counsell and trading ace Corbin Burnes, have been able to enjoy a fantastic season to this point. Their 58-43 record leads the NL Central with a five-game cushion over the St. Louis Cardinals, and they have been rock-solid with limited resources as…
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports It has not been a very good year for pitchers aspiring to reach the Hall of Fame. Two of the four starters widely perceived to have sealed the deal have yet to throw a single pitch in the majors thus far — one hasn’t even signed and may in fact be…
Mandatory Credit: Aubrey Washington /Allsport The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals played an exciting game on Tuesday, one that featured a pitching duel between young ace Paul Skenes and veteran starter Lance Lynn. In the end, the Cardinals came out on top and handed Skenes his first career loss. It wasn’t, by any…
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports “An egregious error of Umpire Hurst in construing the rules helped Boston to two runs and added to the confusion of the Orioles. In the fourth inning Boston had three men on bases and one out. Ryan came to the bat and scratched out a short fly over third base. Jennings…
We are now less than a week away from the July 30 trade deadline, and aside from the Hunter Harvey trade before the All-Star break, not much has transpired. However, that could soon change in the upcoming days. As is my custom, I have put forth eight potential trades that teams may want to consider…
As is tradition at FanGraphs, we’re using the lead-up to the trade deadline to take stock of the top 50 players in baseball by trade value. For a more detailed introduction to this year’s exercise, as well as a look at the players who fell just short of the top 50, be sure to read…
