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Does every free agent contract tell us exactly what the league thinks of that player? I'm skeptical.

Some contenders appear particularly soft in the middle of the diamond.

Sometimes MLB will look at a last-place roster and go, “Man, these guys stink!” So it’ll pick that team’s reliever with the lowest ERA and say he’s an All-Star.

One of the fun things about baseball (that’s also one of the fun things about life in general) is that at any moment you can look for and find something that you alone are seeing, that you alone are paying enough attention to notice, that…

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Home Run Derby, the Futures Game and skills competition, Globe Field Field, All-Star uniforms, and more reflections from All-Star Week, then (34:18) discuss a challenge-system-driven change to…

Christian Walker might not be an All-Star, but he is playing the best baseball of his career and setting himself up nicely for free agency this winter.

Highlighting the weak spots on contenders at a couple of key defensive positions.

The Kansas City Royals right-hander is not only an All-Star, he has perhaps the most-diverse repertoire in the majors.

Every year, a huge number of interesting relievers change teams at the trade deadline. Let’s predict which ones may be moved.

Which cities, states, and schools produce the most players who end up at the top of the MLB Draft?

Ready to enjoy the loudest, simplest, most dopamine-drenched form of baseball?

Derbies and drafts and deadlines, oh my.

The keystone may be more of a secondary need than a primary one for these teams, but some of them really need help.

Several fringe contenders gained ground last week as some of the top teams stumbled into the All-Star break.

FanGraphs was at the Futures Game. Here are reports on the 16 pitchers who threw in Arlington on Saturday.

Here's everything you need to know about how the first two rounds of the 2024 draft unfolded.

Warning: The Jocks Talk Like Nerds Now; Seaver King on How to Win Friends and Influence Baseball Games; Updated Draft Rankings; Brody Brecht and Trey Yesavage on Climbing Into the First Round; Mock Draft 1.0; The Secret Life of the…

Join lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen for a Day One draft chat live from the historic Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth.

Like last year, the Padres system has impact talent at the top but thins out pretty quickly.

Plus Rob Refsnyder's nine-year anniversary, Vince Cotroneo on radio baseball, Elly De La Cruz's MVP-worthy season, facts and stats galore, and more.

Ben Lindbergh talks to Sam Miller of Pebble Hunting about the increase in IL stints at the All-Star break and Sam’s obsession with the evolving strategy of first-and-third situations. Then (41:29) Ben talks to Iowa state representative and…

Ahead of the July 30 trade deadline, the annual roundup of contenders' vulnerabilities returns.

This week, I'm celebrating my favorite players and plays of the first half of the season.

The Rangers will be back, but 2024 is getting mathematically awkward.

“It’s all paying off. I can either go to LSU and play SEC ball, or go to professional ball. I have two great options ahead of me.”

This is an average system on depth, though graduations leave its top tier a little light and it's very thin on hitters. The pitching has generally gotten better.

Colorado’s center fielder looks like the real deal. Will that continue to be the case, and what will the organization do with him?

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about homerless White Sox second basemen, the recent history of teams with homerless positions, and the upsides and downsides of the trend toward focusing on present-season performance in All-Star…

The Toronto Blue Jays right-hander has a diverse repertoire and a nerdy-yet-not-nerdy approach to his craft.

Another spoonful of the alphabet soup of defensive metrics, this time highlighting the vulnerabilities of some closely-packed Wild Card teams.