Effectively Wild Episode 1948: The 2023 Minor League Free Agent Draft
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Jay Jaffe’s 2023 Hall of Fame Ballot
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Effectively Wild Episode 1947: The Stories We Missed in 2022 (NL Edition)
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InstaGraphs: Job Posting: Lotte Giants (KBO) – Analyst, Research & Development
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RotoGraphs: Nicklaus Gaut’s 2023 Shortstop Ranks
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Effectively Wild Episode 1946: I’ll Be Home for Correa-mas
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Among other moves, I wrote about how the Wil Myers signing helped shore up an outfield that my colleague likened to a "B-squad spring training roster"
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Reds Awaken with Trio of Pre-Christmas Transactions blogs.fangraphs.com/reds-awaken-wi
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. closes out our free agent analysis for today with a look at the Giants signing two guys who are famously not Aaron Judge or Carlos Correa
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The Giants Shop in Volume blogs.fangraphs.com/the-giants-sho
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Updated Toronto Blue Jays projected roster/depth chart/payroll:
•OF Daulton Varsho acquired from Diamondbacks for C Gabriel Moreno and OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
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#RosterResourceOffseason2023
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RotoGraphs: The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1123 – Correa Saga, Drury/Myers Sign, and “Gift or Coal”
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Musical Catchers: Barnhart Gets Two Years With Cubs
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"I believe the Rangers are Wild Card contenders, but until they patch up their last few holes, they’re going to worry the Mariners more than they worry the Astros."
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Want an indication of just how rich Steve Cohen and the Mets are? It's not $300 million for Carlos Correa; it's $1 million for Danny Mendick, competent utility infielder who, in New York, will be the backup's backup's backup's backup.
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The A’s Signed the KBO’s Best Starting Pitcher
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RotoGraphs: Mining the News (12/23/22)
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"The bad news is that this system remains extremely shallow, one of the thinnest in all of baseball, as the White Sox continue to develop pitching en masse. The good news is that the very top of Chicago’s farm has rebounded quickly."
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I wrote about streaks and dreidels in honor of Chanukah for my final article of the year. Happy holidays to all!
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Updated SF Giants projected roster/payroll:
•OF Michael Conforto agreed to 2-yr, $36MM contract; opt out after 2023.
•RP Taylor Rogers agreed to 3-yr, $33MM contract.
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#RosterResourceOffseason2023
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Obligatory December 23 share:
"It was Festivus every day for Gary Sheffield, who was always willing to air his grievances."
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This week on the show, old friend joins & to discuss their HoF ballots, then & get together to talk about the Carlos Correa debacle and where the Giants go from here (and also Star Trek).
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FanGraphs Audio: Travis Sawchik Rocks the Vote blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-audi
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The signing that made me go "Oh wow the Mets really do think money is fake" wasn't Correa, it was one Daniel X. Mendick
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The Overnight Infield Signing That Shows the Mets Are Truly Out for Blood blogs.fangraphs.com/the-overnight-
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JAWS and the 2023 Hall of Fame Ballot: Omar Vizquel
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Angels Prospect Ryan Smith Is Hungry for Success
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The Overnight Infield Signing That Shows the Mets Are Truly Out for Blood
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Light Chanukah Reading for the Analytically Inclined
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"Not until the 2020 ballot, when Ramirez received 28.2%, did his support increase, but in two cycles since then, he’s gained less than a single percentage point. He won’t get into Cooperstown anytime soon, but he won’t fall off the ballot, either."
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Updated Chicago Cubs projected roster/depth chart/payroll:
•C Tucker Barnhart agreed to 2-yr, $6.5MM contract; can opt out after 2023.
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Austin Hedges is the only active player (min. 1200 PA) in the .100/.200/.300 club – that's a career BA below .200, OBP below .300, and SLG below .400. And he's not terrible!
I wrote about Hedges, Omar Narváez, and James McCann for FanGraphs today.
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RotoGraphs: Deep League Starting Pitchers (Rodriguez, Pivetta, Hall, & Germán)
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Still searching for a last-minute holiday gift for the baseball fan in your life? We've got you covered; get your friend or family member a membership subscription to FanGraphs for $10 a month or $60 a year, and help support all the work we do.
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Updated Cincinnati Reds projected roster/depth chart/payroll:
•OF/1B Wil Myers agreed to 1-yr, $7.5MM contract (mutual option in 2024).
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Twice suspended for PEDs, Manny Ramirez isn't getting into the Hall of Fame anytime soon, but holy hell could the man hit a baseball... and as recently as October he was mulling an overseas comeback at age 50.
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JAWS and the 2023 Hall of Fame Ballot: Manny Ramirez blogs.fangraphs.com/jaws-and-the-2
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Narváez, Hedges, McCann Latest Catchers To Find New Teams
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"The trends seem quite clear; Abreu didn’t hit fastballs very well in 2022, and he’d already started to decline against them somewhat the season before. Is he just cooked? Is this fastball performance the proverbial canary in the coal mine?"
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