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Who's Getting Their Money's Worth From the ABS Challenge System?
Obviously, some teams will have benefited from ABS more than others.
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The State of FanGraphs 2026
With FanGraphs' 21st anniversary later this summer, an update on where the site stands.
Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 8/11/26
Come chat about prospects, baseball, area codes, or whatever else is on your mind.
Dalton Rushing's UCL Tear Catches the Dodgers at a Tough Time
With Will Smith injured, the 25-year-old backstop has caught everybody's attention this season, but not always for the right reasons.
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FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: August 8, 2026
Players to be named later, five-star outfield catches, and more!
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Starting Pitcher Chart – August 11th, 2026
Several aces headline Tuesday's board, plus some interesting streamer options with juicy matchups
Roto Riteup: August 11, 2026
News, notes and streaming pitchers to start your day off Rite!
Waiver Wire & FAAB Report (Week 20)
It's worth spending some extra time this week.
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Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat: 8/11/26
Come chat about prospects, baseball, area codes, or whatever else is on your mind. 
Drew Rasmussen Is Better Than You Think, Even if You Think He’s Pretty Good
Tampa Bay's ace is having the best season of his career. He's been trending towards this for a while.Dalton Rushing's UCL Tear Catches the Dodgers at a Tough Time
With Will Smith injured, the 25-year-old backstop has caught everybody's attention this season, but not always for the right reasons.
Randy Arozarena, Contact Hitter?
Don't worry, the left fielder is hitting just as many home runs as ever. However, he's tweaked his approach and is on pace for the best season of his career.Who's Getting Their Money's Worth From the ABS Challenge System?
Obviously, some teams will have benefited from ABS more than others.
FanGraphs Power Rankings: August 3–9
The Dodgers drop out of the top five in this week's FanGraphs Power Rankings.
Max Scherzer Headlines a Big Weekend For Strikeout Feats
The 42-year-old righty climbed into the all-time top 10, while Aaron Nola, Gerrit Cole, and Jacob Misiorowski reached notable milestones as well.
Yordan Alvarez Is Getting Close to a Triple Crown
The Astros slugger shouldn't be planning the coronation dinner, but he should at least be pondering how to stop the Habsburgs.
The Early Shift: Mewling and Puking
Just so we're clear, Derek Jr. is not named after Derek Jeter.
Sunday Notes: Davis Martin Had a First Inning to Forget at Fenway Park
Plus Mitch Bratt's flow state control, Scott Harris on Skubal's market, Lucas Elissalt on his development, facts and stats galore, and more.FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: August 8, 2026
Players to be named later, five-star outfield catches, and more!
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.
RotoGraphs
Ottoneu Hot Right Now: August 11, 2026
Three relievers and a power-hitting first base prospect.
Position Player Playing Time Changes: August 11, 2026
A large collection of playing time swings after the trade deadline.Roto Riteup: August 11, 2026
News, notes and streaming pitchers to start your day off Rite!Starting Pitcher Chart – August 11th, 2026
Several aces headline Tuesday's board, plus some interesting streamer options with juicy matchups
FAAB Frenzy and Waivers Wild: Week 21
The big three rookie shortstops and a review of an exciting weekend of FAAB
Roto Riteup: August 10, 2026
Start your week off Rite with the Roto Riteup!
Starting Pitcher Chart – August 10th, 2026
I dare y'all to start Peralta in Sacramento! 👀
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1529 – Week 21 FAAB
Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss this week's FAAB!Waiver Wire & FAAB Report (Week 20)
It's worth spending some extra time this week.
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1528 – 2-Start Pitchers for Week 21
Paul and Justin run through next week's 2-start board and look deeper into the future for some of this week's arm, including some 2027 outlooks
Lineup Analysis (Part 2)
Lots and lots of churn.
The Normalization of Z-O: Do Discipline Gains Hold?
You are who you are at the plate
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.
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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.
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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 | 8.0 |
| 2.Yordan Alvarez | 5.6 |
| 3.Dillon Dingler | 5.5 |
| 4.Bobby Witt Jr. | 5.2 |
| 5.Kevin McGonigle | 4.8 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Jacob Misiorowski | 5.1 |
| 2.Cristopher Sanchez | 5.0 |
| 3.Cameron Schlittler | 4.6 |
| 4.Dylan Cease | 4.5 |
| 5.Jesus Luzardo | 4.3 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Mason Miller | 3.2 |
| 2.Louie Varland | 2.4 |
| 3.Adrian Morejon | 2.2 |
| 4.Jhoan Duran | 2.1 |
| 5.Trevor Megill | 2.0 |
