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Catching Lightning in a Bottle: A History of Trades à la Rutschman
The Red Sox's aggressive deal for the three-time All-Star made sense, but it's rare for an incoming catcher even to propel a contender to the World Series, let alone win one.
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The State of FanGraphs 2026
With FanGraphs' 21st anniversary later this summer, an update on where the site stands.
Ranking the MLB Prospects Traded at the 2026 Deadline
Post-trade deadline, these 94 prospects will try to make the majors with new orgs.
We Tried Tracker: Skubal De La Cruz Deadline Edition
Also, the parable of the spoons.
Mailbag
FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: August 1, 2026
This week, we answer your questions on rental trades, Jordan Hicks, homers hit slower than the pitch was thrown, and odd Hall of Fame cap decisions.
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Four Starting Pitchers Rising Up: Three Deep-League Options
Four starting pitchers have been on the rise over their past several starts. Can we trust them to sustain their success moving forward?
Starting Pitcher Chart – August 7th, 2026
A couple aces headline the day while we have a few traded arms debuting for their new clubs
Roto Riteup: August 7, 2026
Get ready for the weekend with the Roto Riteup
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Catching Lightning in a Bottle: A History of Trades à la Rutschman
The Red Sox's aggressive deal for the three-time All-Star made sense, but it's rare for an incoming catcher even to propel a contender to the World Series, let alone win one.
The Early Shift: The All-Pajama Team
Ok, we might not have the quickest outfield.
Orioles Legend Jim Palmer Tackles a Challenging Career Quiz
The Hall of Famer has a good memory and even better stories.
ChatDan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 8/6/26
Has everyone recovered from their post-deadline hangovers?We Tried Tracker: Skubal De La Cruz Deadline Edition
Also, the parable of the spoons.
The Unhittable Brent Headrick
The 28-year-old left-hander is having a top-10 season of all time for a Yankee reliever.- Prospects
Ranking the MLB Prospects Traded at the 2026 Deadline
Post-trade deadline, these 94 prospects will try to make the majors with new orgs. 
WPBL Week One: The Queen’s List
The inaugural season of the first professional women's baseball league since 1954 is officially underway.
For New Cub Kevin Gausman, Fandom Goes Both Ways
The veteran right-hander departed Toronto a fan favorite, and for good reason.
TradeMarlins Cap Off Deadline Day by Ordering Vodnik on the Rockies
Vodnik is a hard-throwing righty. How does he get away with not missing bats while simultaneously running a double-digit walk rate?
TradeReds Deadline Preemption: Nathaniel Lowe to Cleveland, Caleb Ferguson to St. Louis
The Reds made three moves just before the trade deadline. Should we fail to examine them, untold horrors may be visited upon the world.
ZiPSing Up the Trade Deadline: 2026 Edition
Checking in with ZiPS to see who made the biggest short-term gains at the trade deadline.
ProspectsBrendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 8/4/26
Let's chat about baseball, prospects, the trade deadline, and whatever else is on your mind.
Winners and Losers From the 2026 Trade Deadline
Let's make some snap judgments about the tsunami of deadline activity we saw over the last few days.
FanGraphs Power Rankings: July 27–August 2
After a wild trade deadline, the Red Sox claim the top spot in this week's FanGraphs Power Rankings.
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Four Starting Pitchers Rising Up: Three Deep-League Options
Four starting pitchers have been on the rise over their past several starts. Can we trust them to sustain their success moving forward?
Ottoneu Starting Pitching Planner: August 10–16
Ottoneu Starting Pitcher sit/start recommendations for the week of August 10–16.Roto Riteup: August 7, 2026
Get ready for the weekend with the Roto RiteupStarting Pitcher Chart – August 7th, 2026
A couple aces headline the day while we have a few traded arms debuting for their new clubs
Thursday Off-Day Lineups
Decided to knock out the eight idle teams after the Trade Deadline.
Redraft Workhorses for the Home Stretch
Playoff hopefuls need to quit making $2 bets, go all in, and let these starting pitchers go deep.
Roto Riteup: August 6, 2026
Injuries, chaos, new records, dingers, and pitching meltdowns. All covered in the Roto Riteup.
Starting Pitcher Chart – August 6th, 2026
Plenty of easy starts, but the streamer pool is infested with tough matchups and/or arms struggling a lot of late
Mining the News (8/5/26)
Post trade deadline nuggets.
ChatPaul Sporer's Baseball Chat - August 5th, 2026
The deadline dust has settled, let's talk some baseball!
Ottoneu Hot Right Now: August 5, 2026
Come for the young OF getting the call; stay for the slightly older OF who already go the call.
ROS Outlooks for Outfielders Traded to Playoff Contenders
ROS outlooks for Ramos, Varsho, Nootbaar, Ward, Adell and Thomas
Starting Pitcher Chart – August 5th, 2026
A difficult board to navigate with some struggling arms carrying expectations, a big IL returner, and a volatile bag of streamers
Deadline Day Roster Fallout
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BOOG and the Hall of Fame, Part 1 (Introduction)
Presenting a different metric for evaluating Hall of Fame candidacies. Shape+ v2.0: Isolating Pitch Quality With Relative Physics and Additive Modeling
The updated framework establishes baselines for movement and approach angles, yielding an objective tool to analyze which pitch shapes are harder to hit.Waiting for MLB’s First Billion-Dollar Player
Would you rather have a guaranteed $140 million today or a chance at $1 billion six years from now?Effectively Wild's Preseason Predictions Update: Meg Rowley
A breakdown of Meg Rowley’s ballot for Effectively Wild’s 2025 Preseason Predictions Game.
Job Postings
Job PostingJob Posting: Miami Marlins - Director of Baseball Applications
The Miami Marlins are hiring.- Job Posting
Job Posting: San Diego Padres - Software Engineer, Baseball Systems
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Job Posting: Chicago Cubs - Data Scientist, Innovation - Baseball Analytics
The Chicago Cubs are hiring.
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ProspectsThe Details of Our New Prospect Valuation Methodology
Let's get into the nitty gritty of our new approach to prospect valuation.
ProspectsIntroducing an Updated Method for Prospect Valuation
Our new method for prospect valuation updates previous studies for today's environment.
Prospects2026 Top 100 Prospects
The prospect team presents their 2026 Top 100 Prospects list, with reports for each player.
2026 Top 50 MLB Free Agents
The most significant players to hit the open market this offseason, as compiled by Ben Clemens and the FanGraphs staff.
Prospects2025 Top 100 Prospects
Eric Longenhagen presents his 2025 Top 100 Prospects list, with reports for each player.
Site News
Site NewsThe Crowdsourced Trade Value Tool Is Back
It's the return of our crowdsourced trade value tool. Pick who you prefer between two players, over and over again, to build your own rankings.
Site NewsA New Heat Maps Feature for Members Is Now Active!
Time to learn what a Gaussian distribution is.
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The State of FanGraphs 2026
With FanGraphs' 21st anniversary later this summer, an update on where the site stands.
Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
2026 Pre-Trade Deadline Top 100 Update
ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 12 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Tue | 2 PM | Brendan Gawlowski |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Thu | 2 PM | RosterResource |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
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Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
2026 Pre-Trade Deadline Top 100 Update
ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 12 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Tue | 2 PM | Brendan Gawlowski |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Thu | 2 PM | RosterResource |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
Podcasts
Leaders
WAR
wRC+
wOBA
WPA
| 1.Pete Crow-Armstrong | 7.8 |
| 2.Yordan Alvarez | 5.7 |
| 3.Dillon Dingler | 5.6 |
| 4.Bobby Witt Jr. | 5.2 |
| 5.Kevin McGonigle | 4.6 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Jacob Misiorowski | 5.0 |
| 2.Dylan Cease | 4.7 |
| 3.Cristopher Sanchez | 4.6 |
| 4.Cameron Schlittler | 4.3 |
| 5.Chris Sale | 3.9 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Mason Miller | 3.1 |
| 2.Louie Varland | 2.3 |
| 3.Adrian Morejon | 2.1 |
| 4.Jhoan Duran | 2.0 |
| 5.Trevor Megill | 1.9 |
