4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (246+ words) Happy Draft Weekend everyone! The draft broadcast begins at 1 p. m. ET today, with the first four rounds scheduled for Day 1. Then, tomorrow, the draft resumes at 11: 30 a. m. ET for rounds 5-20. Matt is the associate editor of Fan Graphs. Previously, he was the…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (433+ words) Fan Graphs The first thing to know about the firing of Carlos Mendoza is that nobody in the Mets" clubhouse believes their poor performance is the former manager"s fault. Not David Stearns, the president of baseball operations. Not Francisco…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago  (357+ words) Fan Graphs On Wednesday night, I sent Michael Baumann a Slack message asking him the first question in today's mailbag: How many teams have never had a 30/30 season? "Phew," he said. "That's a good one." I told him I'd be…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (420+ words) Fan Graphs Earlier this week, we crossed the quarter mark of the season, and while 40 games is hardly a large sample size, the round number makes for an easy occasion to reflect on what's happened thus far and consider how…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (532+ words) Fan Graphs I don't pay too much attention to the standings in April. I look at them, of course, but that's more a matter of routine than a desire to learn something substantial. It's hard for teams to pull ahead…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (484+ words) Fan Graphs A question popped into my head as I edited Ryan Blake's column on the Nationals Friday morning. In the piece, shortly after noting that James Wood ranked third in the majors with a 170 w RC+, Ryan mentioned that…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (502+ words) Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable lobe of the year; now it's back to reality. As you return to your usual routines and start counting down to Opening Day, rest assured that all…...