A FanGraphs Update: We’re Asking for Your Help
This is not how I planned to begin FanGraphs’ 15th year.
I wanted to take a moment to personally inform all of our readers about what’s been going on at FanGraphs these past few weeks, and to share our plans going forward.
Starting March 12, after the announcement that Opening Day would be postponed, we have seen a steep decline in our site traffic that has lead to a correspondingly dramatic decline in revenue. Every piece you read and tool you use at FanGraphs is free to access, but they all take money to create. We are a small business. We rely on the revenue generated by site traffic.
As a result of these declines, I’ve had to make fairly aggressive budget cuts to try to keep FanGraphs viable as a company until the COVID-19 pandemic is resolved and baseball returns. This has involved all of our full-time staff members taking pay cuts, laying off the majority of our contributors, and closing The Hardball Times for the foreseeable future. Now we are asking for your help.
FanGraphs employs 10 full-time staff members who, along with our contributors, produce 200-300 articles each month in addition to our ever-growing inventory of stats, graphs, and tools. Our mission is still to bring you the very best baseball statistics and analysis.
We realize this isn’t necessarily the best time to ask for your help. You have concerns of your own. All of us are anxious in the face of economic uncertainty. We’re all worried about our health, and the health of our loved ones and friends. We’re all worried about what comes next. Quite frankly, our front-line medical workers and emergency personnel, and those who are sick or have lost loved ones, need your assistance most. But if you can spare it, we are asking for your support.
If you read our work, ask our writers questions in chats, listen to our podcasts, browse RosterResource, peruse The Board for prospect rankings, or use our stat pages, please consider a FanGraphs membership. If you work in a baseball front office, and your team all uses one membership login, consider signing up for a few more. Consider an ad-free membership! In addition to helping to ensure there is a FanGraphs when baseball returns, you’ll enjoy the site without banner ads, facilitating faster loading times for just $50 a year.
To all of our existing Members, thank you so much for supporting the site. Being a member is the best way to support FanGraphs.
To all of our readers, we are going to continue asking for your support. We are going to ask pretty frequently. We know there’s no baseball right now, but we’re still writing and building and trying our best to help provide a bit of respite from the pandemic. And when baseball comes back, we want to be here for you.
Once again, thank you for reading and for your support.
Stay safe, and be well.
David Appelman is the creator of FanGraphs.
David – This site has given me a tremendous amount of enjoyment and intellectual stimulation for many years. I am sure I speak for many readers when I say that I will do what I can to continue to support FanGraphs.
I wanted to thank everyone for their incredibly kind comments and generosity in this thread and for all those who have contributed so far.
While our problem won’t be resolved overnight, I’m much more optimistic than I was at this time last week. I am truly humbled by all of the support we’ve received and I’m incredibly grateful that people care about FanGraphs so much.
David,
Please keep us informed of your efforts to move Fangraphs forward. We are there for you and your fellow colleagues.
Is there a way I can buy a membership without the auto-renewal option? I loathe those. I’d be happy to buy another year of ad-free if there’s a way to do it without auto renewal.
There’s an option to disable auto-renew in the subscription page. Not sure you can see it before you subscribe, but I assure you it’s there 🙂
edit: nice username.
Ok, I subscribed. Now how do I disable auto-renew?
Go here: https://plus.fangraphs.com/my-account/subscriptions/
Click on your active subscription.
Set “Auto renew” so payment says “Via Manual Renewal”.
David maybe an answer would be to offer a multi year or lifetime membership opportunity. I would definitely sign up today for one of these options to show my long term support for FANGRAPHS.
I would love to pay a decade of fees up front.
Hey David
If y’all still need some help after this push please don’t be afraid to ask. I think it was Jeff Sullivan who called this the ‘one good place on the internet’. I couldn’t agree more. I’ve got a membership but am willing to help more if needed. If you need to do a fundraiser I think auctioning off tickets to a game (whenever they start again) with a staff member would be fun. Could maybe include Fangraphs alumni too if possible.
This is actually a really cool idea
Just signed up, ad-free yearly. Please add stuff to the store. Coffee mug, men’s medium shirts. I’ll snatch them up in a heartbeat!
thumbs up to coffee mug!
I’d like to see an option where we could support FanGraphs beyond just the annual membership, especially in these strange days. Perhaps a separate option for straight donations to support FG?
Another possibility would be establishing another membership tier beyond your ads-free option. I belong to another (non-baseball) site that has different membership tiers–e.g., basic membership is $25, but for $100 you get premium membership plus a product of your choice.
I would love to see someone come up with some fun new Fangraphs designs. Something like the Justin Mason designs for Rotowear but designed around the Fangraphs staff, or just some Fangraphs insider stuff put on a shirt.
Where in the H is this store everyone keeps referring to?
Click on “Membership” in the header – it’s the second choice down.
Nice thank you
Have you considered selling ads on sleeper and the bust? Given the amount of listens I’m sure you can find advertisers and could help with site traffic
Didn’t there used to be OOTP ads on Sleeper and the Bust?
Yes but not sure OOTP gleaned a lot of value because for me it’s incredibly hard to listen to the first few seconds of the podcast, like a violent stabbing of the ear drums. I’ve listened to probably 50 podcasts (love them but I’ll only listen when they include a content/section/coverage breakdown, can’t handle it without the breakdown) – but not a single ad or opening intro, I turn my volume off, skim to about 1-2 mins in and turn my volume back on. Probably need something mid podcast that ideally can’t be skipped over. Can guarantee them impressions and charge more.
Done. Monthly sub. Good luck! Been coming here for too long to even remember. Can’t imagine playing FBB without this site.
Done as well
Same…I’ve been using this site for at least 5 years and became a member 3 years ago. I sent emails and WhatsApp messages to my FBB brethren earlier to get their butts in gear and become members if they haven’t already. I’d challenge everyone else to do the same.
Bought a membership. I’d been feeling guilty about my use of AdBlock for a while now anyway. DO you have any plans to offer more stuff in the store? Maybe a “I had the same fWAR as Mike Trout 2020” shirt or something topical like that? I know I could always use more t-shirts which will only be understood by 1% of the population.
This seems like a good time to buy the membership I first resolved to get in like 2015
I bought a FanGraphs hat a couple years ago and someone said “Nice Hat, bro”. Walking past me at Target Field. Proud moment.
I want this shirt. Please.
I want to upvote this because I 100% would buy that shirt right this minute, but the comment currently has 69 upvotes, so . . . nice.
Agree – even the men’s shirts in the store are only available in small. This shelter-in-place has resulted in increased beer consumption and a concomitant increase in my belly size, so small won’t fit.
I would love a coffee mug or that gray men’s Fangraphs shirt in medium – with the batter in front of the graph.
I’ll keep checking back.
Done.
Subscribed to an annual membership. Figured you could use the money up front while this all works itself out. Hang in there, and soon there will once again be baseball.
Is ordering merch remotely helpful too or not? Could make some more and advertise it? Can wait to ship/receive until things settle if worried about mailing non-essentials. Just wondering out loud.
I’d buy a hoodie if you had some more size M in stock
Seconded! They should push the store harder. I am coming up on my 3rd year as a member and had no idea there even was a store! I would love to pick up a Men’s Polo shirt if they had one.
Ordering merchandise does help! We should still be able to ship things out, but there is unfortunately some potential for a delay.
Delays are fine. I trust you guys will come through. Not like we have anywhere to go show off the new gear right now anyway… lol
I ordered a hoodie. Don’t care if there is delay. Ship it when baseball starts back up for all I care. Just wanted to help.
All the T shirts claim to only have small size. I am much much bigger than that!
I just went looking for a mug!
Long time $20/year member .. went ahead & upgraded to ad free … and looking at merchandise I can buy to help now, too. Hang in there … we need you on the other end.
For my part, we need them on *this* end, too. Reading baseball analysis here is keeping me sane.
Me too!
Done. You’ve been there for me when I needed good, quality content but couldn’t afford to pay. Now I’m fortunate enough to give back. Best wishes to all of you.
I’m already a member so I went ahead and got some merch. You’re down to only sizes S and XL on your mens’ t-shirts–I hope that’s a good sign that they’re flying off the shelves!
My ad-free membership is one of the best subscriptions I’ve ever made online. FanGraphs is the prism through which I experience all of baseball, and is unlike any other site on the internet. We’re with you, Appelman.
Thank you for writing this. You provide such a great product and to be honest I needed a reminder that while this is available for free, it’s important to financially support the great work your team does. I just purchased a membership and I hope others will follow suit.
If Fangraphs dies we riot.
Absolutely this
I was going to say we should start a WAR at least.
Idea: sell expensive #NotGraphs subscriptions. No content, just the joyful memories and a way for long time readers to give a little extra?
Amazing site. I am in and will sign up for a membership right now.
Happy to purchase the ad-free membership, and if there is any further way we can support the site, please let us know!
Hi David, huge fan and longtime subscriber. Would like to provide additional help. If interested please contact me directly. Good luck.
Well, was playing on getting a membership at some point this year anyways, now is as good of a time as any.
I know that signing up for a membership gives the best ROI for your money compared to donating to one, but if a GoFundMe every gets created it would allow folks to give beyond the ad-free subscription.
100% agree to this.
Or rather than going through a third party, could FG implement a “tip jar” where folks could add a voluntary additional one-time payment to their subscription?
Just up’d my membership to $50 a year and i’d give more if I could – this is the best baseball site on the internet.
Would existing members prepaying for future subscription help? Or does merch help much?
Had the same question – I would gladly pay my next renewal or two now.
Could consider a “lifetime membership” option, too.
Also, the “pay a little more” through a Go Fund Me or something and more merch (tanks, please!)
Done. Not sure what took me so long. For me, this site is not optional. Thanks for all of the value you guys are adding for so many of us.
Already a member and can vouch for the comfy hoodie!
Does the hoodie have any logos on the back? I’m assuming no from the (lack of) picture but just want to make sure
Just on the front!
There’s only the small size left on the hoodie. I need to drop my Covid – 19lbs or wait for a the Mediums to come back in.
Upgraded from regular membership to ad free level. You all rule and I hope that everyone contributing will help support your great employees and will help you ramp back up when things return to normal. This all sucks and you deserve better.
Thanks for the reminder David.
I am a long time patron of the fantastic work you guys do here.
It is high time I pony up and pay for what has brought me so much joy over the years.
Thank You for all that you do.
Bought ad-free and also echo the questions on merch.
Started my membership last week. If there’s anything else we can do to contribute, please let us know.
Re-upped my membership. This place and these people hold a special place in my heart.
Is there a way to gift memberships? I will happily sponsor a year for someone else via raffle if we can.
OK, I did a thing: https://twitter.com/davidwiers/status/1244695445894500352
Yeah, buying a membership for the loved ones in my life would be great.
Sorry to be a jerk, but I don’t do auto-renewing memberships. Any way to offer a non-auto renewing version?
If you go to your Membership->Subscriptions->View, there’s a button you can toggle to turn off the auto-renew.
Thanks, subscribed and turned off the auto-renew.
Yep, this is the way to do it! Thanks!
You aren’t being a jerk. I had the same concern a while back when I joined. Luckily, you will receive an email shortly before it auto-renews. It gives you the option to cancel which, of course, we won’t!:
Your FanGraphs Membership
Your FanGraphs Membership will renew on March 3, 2020.
If you would like to cancel your membership, you may do so here.
Thank you for your continued support of FanGraphs!
Is there a way to buy another year of membership now so that you have more cash on hand?
I’d like that option. I’d like to help more now, and I’d rather have my money go toward all of the writers rather buy merchandise which has a portion of the cost go to cost of goods, shipping, etc, and which I don’t have a need for.
There’s currently not, but we’re looking into that, and possibly looking at ways of gifting a memberhsip.
How about gift cards too? If they could be used on membership or apparel
You definitely need the gift option. I can immediately think of a couple of people I’d buy one for.
For existing ad-free members, would it generate more revenue to log out for a while and view the site with ads?
In theory it would, but you should really just enjoy your ad-free memberhsip. 🙂
I had stopped following baseball as closely after moving across the country from my team and thus becoming a little distanced from baseball. With that came a period in which I had largely stopped visiting fangraphs. I saw the article on the ringer about the predicament you guys were facing and I discovered I was horrified at the idea of fangraphs going away for good, so I came here and subscribed for the first time and I really hope you guys are able to keep the doors open even if I’m not as into baseball as I used to be. Fangraphs was, at one point in my life, one of my favorite sites on the internet and I hope it is able to be that again in the future.
Subscribed. I’ll buy some merch when this is all over too. Getting a mug shipped to the UK seems like a non-essential thing to ask of delivery services atm 🙂
done
I basically stopped following baseball a few years ago, but back when I did fangraphs was always my first stop. I could not afford a membership back then, but I happily bought one now to support you guys. Time to read some articles ad-free to get back into things!
you’ll have plenty of time to catch up!
Membership renewed & hoodie purchased.
This site continues to provide immense insight & entertainment. Happy to contribute in whatever small way I can.
Done, thanks everyone for your work!
David, I just signed up for an annual. This site is invaluable to me for fantasy baseball.
Hoodie ordered!
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I bet Dave, Jeff, Carson and Kiley know some people who know some people who have money – and I bet they use your site!
Just signed up for a year. Love the site, hang in there!
Just signed up for an annual ad-free. Keep up the great work and it’ll all be back in time.
Done. I’ve been meaning to sign up for a while, I’m sorry I waited so long to do it.
This article was a great idea, I know it got me off my butt.
I wish most of your merch clothing wasn’t grey. Last time I looked there were only grey t-shirts (I sweat a lot and have encroaching grey hair, that’s a hard double nope). Now for the first time I see navy t-shirts, but only available in Small. I would totally buy a navy shirt if I could! Ordered a hoodie despite grey-ness, seasonality be damned.
ETA – There is a podcast shirt in non-grey but Machete don’t do podcasts so N/A for me.
David, your most loyal supporters are people who already have memberships. Have you considered creating a higher level of membership (say, $150 a year – but with enhanced benefits) or creating a GoFundMe so people who are already supporting you can throw some extra money your way? I’d send money but I don’t think there’s a way for me to do it now.
We’re exploring options of what that might look like. Unfortunately this all happened pretty quickly and want to make sure that if we do decide to offer higher levels of membership that we get it right and don’t have some half-baked solution.
I’m in this boat too. I like to live a simple life and actively try to buy and own as few things as possible. For someone like me, the most effective value proposition would be a place where I can just give money and not have it be tied to things I dont want.
I realize we are in the minority and I dont know if it is actually worth the time to build out some sort of solution for that. I will understand if that answer for you ends up being no. I think one very easy solution is to just add a phantom “product” to your store where people can buy “nothing” and pay for it.
Anyway… good luck. I am going to buy a membership before the end of today.
I’ve been a member in the past. I wish I could be right now. Until I can be again, I’ll continue to visit with no ad blocker active. Thanks FanGraphs. You’ve immensely enriched my understanding of baseball.
Ok I amend this to Hypocrite
Don’t be an ass. Thrasius is doing what they can.
Thrasius excoriated me a couple of weeks back for suggesting that some people could step up to membership/ What a hypocrite.
Yes, I excoriated you because I can’t afford to. You presumed that non-members were moochers. However, I visit with my ad blocker off every single time. It’s what I can do right now.
No, I did not presume non-members were moochers, as you can easily see from my original post. And, I followed that up with a more explicit explanation, that I thought that people who could afford it should be stepping up.
Your attack on me was a knee-jerk response with no basis.
Thanks! Visiting the site without ad blocker helps too! We’ve actually taken some serious steps to curb bad ads in the past 3 or 4 months and have had very few complaints as opposed to before.
Yes, for anyone running adblocker (which you shouldn’t) please white list it and give it a go, the ads are so much better than what they were. Thanks fangraphs for listening on that account
If I ever find another job, re-subscribing to FG will be one of my first actions.
Good luck to you (that sounds sarcastic, but it isn’t)
Appreciated.
If there was a way to gift a subscription, I would do it — this is the best site on the internet, hands down, and I would like everyone to enjoy it fully!
I already have a membership and am wearing my comfy hoodie as I type this but just ordered a coffee mug. I’ll echo what other have been saying that if you offered a multi-year membership I’d upgrade.
OK guys. Got an annual membership. Should have done it long ago.
Now it’s time for us to have a serious talk about running your business. You need to put somebody in charge of sales and do a serious job of selling one of the great sites on the Web. Come on. Don’t let us down. You can do better.
In my opinion, the big issue is that they don’t collect email addresses. They basically rely on people remembering to visit the site. Sure, some of us are obsessed with Fangraphs and visit 5-10 times a day without needing a reminder. But not everyone is like that. Which is why the vast. vast, vast majority of websites collect email addresses. If Fangraphs collected email addresses they could let people know when there’s a new article, a live chat. a membership promotion, etc. On top of that, they need a feature on the comments section that lets people sign up to be notified when someone responds to their comment. That would also drive more traffic to the website.
pivot to newsletter, but seriously.
I disagree strongly about the emails (I hate receiving emails from sites I subscribe to, and I’m less likely to keep subscribing if I’m pestered). They promote well on Twitter and I don’t think the benefit of sending emails would be big enough to offset the annoyance.
I agree about the comment system though. It’s hard to track what you’ve said, who responded, etc. Improving on that end could really help increase engagement. Not necessarily emails, but maybe a red inbox notification when you log into the site, like on Reddit. Although then you have the possibility of the comments section turning into bicker-fests.
I think the annoyance factor is legit, I really do, but you just generate so much more traffic if you have some form of CRM, and emails are a major part of that.
There’s lots of data showing that email marketing is far, far, far more effective than any other type of marketing (Twitter isn’t even close to being in the same league). And of course, they could offer alternatives – daily digest, weekly summary, updates on your favorite team, etc. – so that people could receive targeted updated. And of course, it would always be optional. Don’t want to subscribe, then you don’t have to do it.
I would subscribe quite happily to a weekly newsletter of the best/most interesting articles (maybe the ability to follow players and get weekly stat updates/story updates about them–I HATE missing Mike Trout stories). I hate emails, but I’d make an exception for Fangraphs.
We’re basically all product / editorial people here, so you’re not wrong.
As someone who teaches business analytics, marketing research, and managerial decision making (It’s the same class, with either a different textbook or no textbook and some cases, btw), it’s what you do here applied to a different form of decision making. The platforms are a wee bit different (like, paying for a CRM suite and using it is a skill that takes some work, but if you’ve taught yourself how to use AWS or tensorflow then Salesforce is trivial), but the conceptual inputs (defining the problem, defining the data needs, defining the decision criteria) and outputs are largely equivalent. Hiring someone to do it is occasionally a good idea, but this is “bright undergrad” stuff.
Thanks for the amazing content! Just became a member!
Me too, rely heavily on this site, would be happy to donate to a gofundme if it is needed.
Became a member for the first time today. Thanks for all the great articles, Fangraphs!
I’d happily contribute to provide gift memberships. You get more revenue now and all upside if they stick around in future years.
100% on board for this, too!
I’m already a member – is there a way to give a donation as well?
I’d like to know this as well
New supporter. Hope it helps.
I’ve enjoyed more than my fair share of free content over the years. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve clicked “no thanks” when the pop up appears asking if I want a subscription. I’m happy to change that today. Fangraphs is a great website and I will continue to support in anyway I can. Thanks everyone for making this website what it is!
This is the site that helped me get into baseball. I owe you all much more than what the ad-free membership costs. Thank you for being an enduring part of my fandom, especially in times as difficult as these.
done and sorry it took so long.
Same thing. Sorry it took so long guys.
I don’t know if it would be of any use, but i’m sure many of us would volunteer our time. I can only give so much money, but I obviously have a ton of free time right now.
Ad-free membership purchased. FG is a valuable resource and definitely my go-to resource for baseball info. Hope we can all help you get through this tough time!
Done. Proud to finally be a member! It has been on my list for some time. Thank you guys for the work you do!
Done deal- new FG membership purchased. Fantasy baseball without fangraphs is as unconscionable as life without fantasy baseball. We’ll get there.
I had been a subscriber for about two years until Fangraphs hired a writer that very publicly made it clear that being a republican made me somewhere between hitler and someone who was just following orders.
Fangraphs was my favorite site around but I could not justify giving any money to people that had such disdain for 50% of the country. They weren’t just awful to people like me they were professionally rude to wonderful writers like Travis Sawchick whose articles were what made fangraphs great.
Now that this human is no longer here I suppose I can go back to supporting fangraphs. Writers like Craig, Meg and Jaffe are awesome and make me think.
Hope y’all get through this.
There is a difference between hating “all Republicans” and hating Trump supporters.
There’s not a spec of difference in the haters.
Neither the time nor place, snowflake.
People vote with their wallets everyday. When you employ people who are awful human beings I am not going to want to support you financially. Pretty easy.
Great. You’ve done your virtue signaling. You are so brave. Now please move along.
It is exactly the time and place. Forget Trump, forget Republicans. This site became full on SJW, bemoaning the lack of homosexuals, women, and Muslims in baseball with an eager pack of trolls to enforce social justice on comments. There were once 171 hilarious comments, erased the next morning, on the non-exestent issue of Muslims in baseball. Then they even hired a professional SJW. Bad Thinkers who lived, played, and loved baseball were not amused, and left this site to the Good Thinkers. No doubt suscriptions were down and suddenly they cleaned up their act a year ago. I know for a fact just in my small world the odious insertion of bs into baseball cost them four subscribers. It didn’t work out well for ESPN either.
Amen. You are correct. I know five people who stopped subscribing for same reason.
Second amen. This is why I have never become a member and have gradually went from three times a day visiting to once a week or so. Give me baseball and end the virtue signaling
The kind of content you’re talking about has mostly been shunted over to THT. I didn’t like it either, and I get the feeling I wasn’t alone. It was divisive and self-righteous, all under the guise of inclusivity while it was, ironically, mostly the opposite of that.
Never once visited. But all of the legal analysis was perfectly summed up below or above. It was cringe worthy.
It also seemed that they hated baseball, people who analyzed numbers and baseball analysis.
Not to mention one author blatantly lied about the cubs handling of Addison Russell.
It would have been one thing if the legal analysis had been good, but it ranged from “well ok but this is a fringe view obviously debatable even from a nonexpert view” to “bad and wrong currently, and likely to be wrong going forward” (any time a contractual dispute or anything that touched on the rulemaking process, which I’m painfully familiar with) to “Holy hell what are you smoking” to “this is admissable in a lawsuit from your clients as evidence of ineffective counsel” (the Soto thing, which I still crack up about).
It wasn’t just the politics (which for the most part I agreed with), it was the wrong on the facts whenever it touched up against something I knew every freakin time. Just about any DUI farmer or ambulance chaser would likely have been better just through sheer reps in criminal defense or former ADA experience, let alone an (expensive) contracts person. Hire someone who’s never worked outside of a clinic, and you’re gonna get analysis that looks like it.
Upped membership to $50/year threshold. Your site is one of my favorites and your work has made me many times that in fantasy winnings over the years. Thank you and best of luck weathering this storm.
This is one of the few sites I visit daily that isn’t Reddit. I’ve been a member and will pester my friends to join me. Long live FanGraphs.
Done. Annual ad free. Best of luck to you all.
FanGraphs is one of the most important baseball THINGS out there. Blanket statement. We want to do anything we can to support and ensure FG stays FG for a very long time. Thank you for what you do.
Maybe its not possible, and Im sure its worth less from a revenue standpoint, but id buy a few clothing items as well if more designs/sizes were available.
Upgraded my membership to the $50 ad free tier. Fangraphs has gone from cool, insightful site to an essential part of my baseball world.
I finally sprang for the yearly ad-free membership. I’ve been here for a long time, and had started using ghostery because the ads can really be a pain, so now at least I am still supporting you all. I really appreciate everything you do, and I hope this helps at least a little.
Done! I love this site and will do all I can to assist.
Not sure if it’s an option (I didn’t see it at least), but I’d be happy to donate in addition to the membership.
Done. Been mooching off the site for free for years. Recently moved to the baseball wasteland of New Orleans from LA, need this site more than ever now.
I’ve been an ad-free member for several years, but I will be happy to get something from the store to keep supporting the great work found on FanGraphs 🙂
You guys are great, and I’ve always been happy to be a member. You can’t get this stuff anywhere else, folks. Please, help these fine folks out, if you can.
I am happy to have a been a multi-year, ad-free member, but I too would donate to a GoFundMe to help out. I would urge you to consider doing one of these right now, before more people lose jobs (us and you)
Bumped the membership to the $50 level. Hang in there.
I have been a member for a while. This is my primary sports site. If I had the data, I’d bet there is a core of super fans. I’d buy the hell out of merch and I’m sure others would too.
Maybe members who pay over a certain threshold get a Fangraphs shirsey with their username on the back? Or we can have a “bring back Notgraphs” shirt stylized like some kind of guerrilla movement. #6org shirts. Fun stuff like that
notgraphs shirts YES
#KeepNotGraphs hoodie
Done! (Upgraded to ad-free — a bargain at twice the price, if you ask me!)
Happy to do it. Stay safe fangraphs folks.
just got mine. long loved the site, sorry it took such madness to get me to finally pay you for all the great content
I just upped to ad-free. FG is the best. Keep it up for as long as is prudent.
I started reading FanGraphs six years ago when I was in the seventh grade. This site changed the way I look at baseball and the way that I look at the world. Jeff Sullivan started my passion for baseball analysis, and Carson Cistulli started my passion for reading. I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for this site, and I would’ve never been able to access this site if it was behind a paywall. From the bottom of my heart thank you to everyone who has had a hand in contributing to this beautiful site.
I like seeing all these member comments!
Done. Appreciate you letting us know the situation. Stay safe and hope many more members join as a result of your transparency.
long time lurker, first time poster. i just signed up for Ad Free. i’m on this website nearly every day!
Ad free purchased. Is the merch a money maker (even a small one) for you guys or not worth it from this perspective?
I have happily paid my $20 a year for membership. I’ve been meaning to bump it up and this was just the catalyst I needed. At $50, I’m still paying pennies or maybe nickels per hour that I use this website.
Upped the membership! Thanks FG for all of your great current and future content.
Done. FG has been like a second home to me. I’ll do everything I can to help.
Already a member but if you set up a GoFundMe or offered something else we could buy (future year subscriptions maybe) I’d happily take part.
Just signed up the 20/year. Not much of a reader but I love your stats pages.
One piping hot membership coming right up. For all the nonsense the authors let me get away with in chats, this is a no-brainer.
Done. Happy to support FanGraphs.
Done!
Paid for an annual ad-free membership. I should have done it long ago. Keep up the great work of baseball analysis and of running a small business.
Just signed up for the $50 ad free level. Thank you for all you do.
This site is awesome. Its writers are awesome. Seems like its readers are awesome too given the response in this comment section. If you’ve somehow made it to this point in the comments without buying a membership then I will add my voice to the chorus – please buy one! It’s worth every penny!
I’ve finally subbed. Took far too long to do so, but 50$ is a pittance for all the great content you’ve given me over the years—and with T-Mobile paying for my mlb at bat, why not shovel half of those savings to the fine folks over here at fangraphs? Seems a no brainer
I’m happy to pitch in. But can I get a non-auto renew option?
If you go to Membership under your name and then “View” on your active subscription you can cancel and your membership will remain active for the full year / month. You can also just uncheck the auto-renew button in that same area and it will do the same thing.
I’ve told this story before, but in case anyone is on the fence about supporting this company, here’s what kind of employer David Appelman is. In 2011, I got diagnosed with leukemia about 10 days before the trade deadline. I spent most of the last 5 months of that year undergoing chemotherapy, and was effectively unable to work for a large part of that time. David kept sending my full paychecks anyway. He and his wife drove down to North Carolina to visit me in the hospital. He cares deeply about his employees, and has run this site at a personal cost to himself in order to provide jobs and opportunities for others.
Meg, Jay, Dan, Eric, Craig, Ben, and the rest of the writing crew here deserve our support for the excellent content they provide, and Sean deserves it for the remarkable access to data he’s built and iterated upon. But supporting FG also keeps one of the very best people in this industry around for when baseball resumes. If you are not in a position to support the site right now, please take care of your family first, as I know David would want you to do. But if you have $20 or $50 to spare right now, this is a great place to invest that cash in. You won’t find a employer who cares more about his employees. Let’s all make sure David can continue to nurture baseball analysts and enthusiasts for years to come. We owe him more than we can ever repay.
How about an alumnus writer series used to raise additional money for the site. Id pay $20 to read an article from Mr. Cameron, Cistulli, Sullivan, et al.
They’d probably have to clear it with their employers.
Happy to help.
We’re here to help and we’re sorry that you (and many of us in various ways) are having to go through this.
Feel free to ignore this request, but would it be possible to provide us with an update at some point in the future to understand how successful our collective efforts were? It would be good to know how this message was received as well as to understand if any additional efforts by this dedicated group of members would are needed.
Yes, we will definitely be providing updates and thanks for your support!
I’ve enjoyed FanGraphs for free since the very beginning. Time to pay up. Ad-free membership purchased. Hang in there!
I just purchased an ad-free membership — something I frankly should have done a long time ago. I am also going to start opening every article. Thanks for all you all do!
Everyone get your memberships no half stepping
Imagine baseball re starting and no FG????
I shudder at the thought
You should consider a “donate” button and an option to pay annual membership in advance for multiple years. I would be happy to do either.
David, Meg – I love this site. I’ve signed up. Baseball, EW and this website have got me through dark times before, so its only fair I return the favour.
I don’t mind the banner ads, so whilst I’ve signed up for ad-free membership, if you had an option to keep seeing ads to boost your counting stats, I’d be fine with that. That may be a bit of a schlep though.
Done – new membership here.
Thank you for being very direct about this. Just signed up for ad-free, and I appreciate you showing the numbers and stating the very clear impact this has had on the staff here. As a resource I’ve used for a decade, this is an easy decision for me.
I’m glad others still visit the site and are happy to contribute. However, given the rate this place hemorrhages talent, I will not be. The old gang that made this place so special are all gone. I only visited today because I saw Kiley’s name pop up on an ESPN article and was curious to see when he departed.
Sorry for the negative note, but wanted to chime in with a differing opinion. Best of luck in the future and I truly hope you all make it through this thing in tact, I just probably won’t be along for the ride.
Don’t think of it as hemorrhaging talent. Think of it as developing talent. People get their work out there, advance the baseball conversation, develop a following, develop a voice, and are often picked up by teams or other large outlets. The fact that they’re picked up by “the big boys” should make it clear that they’re doing great work.
That’s a great point. Lots of talented people have come through here over the years. Unfortunately I just haven’t been entertained as much by those that have replaced them. To each his own, I suppose. It’s obvious looking at the comments that many people still love the site and its contents.
I understand your perspective and agree a little. While the prospect coverage has gotten a ton better since the early days, it’s been difficult to replace those who left, especially in an age where there’s no more low-hanging sabermetric fruit. I don’t rely on the articles on the site as much as I used to because reading it 10 years ago helped me understand the game better and form my own opinions better. Now I can easily form my own opinion, and I’m absolutely ok disagreeing with articles here. It taught me sabermetrics, and without that, I wouldn’t love the game as much as I do now and wouldnt think the way I do about modern baseball. And even without reading a single article or chat, I still use the always great data pages enough to warrant an ad-free sub.
This comment is disheartening. I think fangraphs is the premier breeding ground on the internet, TV, radio or in print. The quickness and depth in which they cover any breaking news can only be matched by TA and toe to toe I take the FG writing staf every time.
As far as Kiley, I’ve never in my life have someone so rude and condescending towards me. If an abrasive writer that can’t keep an MLB job and whose “expertise” was limited strictly to prospects is your only reason for visiting (which it clearly is not, you’re here now after all) then perhaps you don’t get the point of this website.
Can I ask if there is any content Eric has not done without Kiley that you are missing? All I’m missing are snide remarks, direct insulting comments and the imperious attitude. Eric has carried forward everything else from FG prospect coverage in my opinion, but he’s not a complete donkey about it.
FG writers are good enough for MLB. Other sites are not. Why hold that against them? You’re the one that is going to miss out on the next Jeff Sullivan, Dave Cameron or Cistulli.
Guess I don’t get it. Is it better to benefit from and enjoy their content for a few years, or never read them at all because they’re so good that a MLB club poaches them?
I think you severely misread my comment. I never solely read FG for Kiley. I stopped visiting the site over a year ago, when Kiley was still writing here. I saw his name pop up and I decided to head to Fangraphs that day that I commented to see when that happened.
Also, it’s not a matter of holding anything against anyone, I just stopped enjoying the content as much. I think I was pretty clear that I wish the site well in the future.
Looks like i’m set to renew next week – just confirmed my saved credit card is still active
As I mentioned in Jay’s chat, please set-up Donate button. Already have $50 sub. Thanks.
Just signed up! Feel bad I never did it sooner because it is well deserved for the work you all put out.
Just upgraded from normal subscription to ad-free. Keep it up and hang in there.
Supporting FG, my $50 is well spent.
I’ve given money to FanGraphs for many years (since the first $5.99 membership, I think) and what have they done for us?
They’ve taken everything we have not just from us, but from our fathers and from our fathers’ fathers. And what have they given us in return?
OK, sure, sure, the player pages. The player pages They gave us that. That’s true.
And they have the ZiPS and Steamer projections. But –
Well, yes, obviously the chats. That goes without saying. But apart from the player pages, the projections, the chats, and the articles, what has FanGraphs done for us?
Fangraphs team,
Your contribution to my life passion (among the collective baseball community) can’t be overstated. The work at this site is consistently top-notch, as are the people. I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t contributed with a membership up until today, but I’m happy to do so now, as I can’t imagine a baseball collective more thoughtful than FanGraphs.
I appreciate the transparency in your latest post, and truly hope that FG remains sustainable during these bizarre times. The need for community is never greater than in time of crisis, and I urge all to keep this in mind throughout all aspects of life,
– A very grateful FG member
David,
This site is my pastime. Since 2009 I’ve been coming here daily to read the amazing articles. I soak everything this site has to offer, up. It really was like the wizard of oz going from black and white to color when I discovered fangraphs. I’ve listened to hundreds and hundreds of sleeper and the bust podcasts over the years. It sounds a bit cheesy But Paul and Justin (Eno in the past) and their other guests help get me through the week on the way to and from work. I do not enjoy my job, to say the least. The 30 minutes, both ways, listening to the sleeper and the bust gives me something to look forward to every day.
You now have a top tiered membership from me, every year from here on out. Thank you for this site and everything your staff does to give it to us
I love Fangraphs. I’ve been. $3/month member for a couple years. Just upped to an annual ad-free membership. Hoping for the best for you all.
I already had a memership. Have since it was offered. I tried to buy another one just now, the site wouldnt let me.
So i literally logged onto internet explorer, which I hadnt done since 2005, and used that to buy a second membership.
Dave, can you please start a kickstarter? I would gladly pay more. I am a proud supporter of NPR and your site gives me at least as much joy, so I would very gladly give more, even in this time where I dont really have much work, I have read this site daily for the last 5 years at least, and I want to make sure Fangraphs survives forever.
My auto-renew for ad-free is coming up in a few weeks. If it helps and/or if it is possible, I am happy to move that payment up and pay it now.
become a member you heathens
It would be great to have more merch in the store that we could buy. Stickers? Pins? Buttons? Mugs?
Just became a member. Not reading much these days but had many hours of pleasure from this website and will again someday.
I’ve been meaning to do this for a few months now. I was treading water until the New Year, and so it was time a few months ago when my finances finally got figured out. So I signed up for ad-free. Thanks for the reminder. This is one of like four places on the internet that I go! (including social media)
If I ever figure out if I’m going to try to put on 20 pounds or lose 20 pounds, I can order a hoodie too. So far the latter is winning.
You have my support. I am sending this article along to all my friends and encourage everyone else to do the same. Very grateful for everything Fangraphs does for the community.
Done and done.
I wish you all the best and hope that you come back stronger than ever, with plenty of (empty stadium) baseball to report on.
I can swing a $20 membership, and I hope to have the means to upgrade to the ad-free membership soon. I’m sorry I didn’t sign up before now! Thanks for the many years of all-around excellence and for keeping my love of baseball alive.
My wife constantly makes fun of me because every time she look over my shoulder at what I’m looking at on my phone it’s either “fangraphics” (FanGraphs) or “trade rumors” (MLB Trade Rumors). Happy to support you guys in this time of need as I probably should have been doing all along.
At 50 dollars per year for the number of times I read Fangraphs or consult it for information, it is a great deal. I can forgo one dinner out per year to stay as a member. Probably for the rest of my life. Wishing everyone good health.
As a follow up, you should be aware that I, like others, read nearly every article through the RSS feed. Hence, I have no reason to visit the website unless I’m doing research. If the feed were to show the title and the first paragraph, folks might be more inclined to click on the website. Would this add revenue, or does revenue only occur when the user clicks on an advertisement?
Done.
Just signed up for a full year ad free membership. Longtime reader who has always loved the amazing work the FanGraphs team has constantly put out! Really really appreciate it of late, with all the crazy in the world it’s nice to be able to come somewhere and still get great baseball stories and analysis. Happy to contribute, for all the work you’ve done and are continuing to do!
Membership purchased. Keep up the good work.
Done. I’ve taken so much joy out of your articles, analysis, podcasts, etc. over the years it was only fair to answer the call when you guys need it. Here’s hoping we can save as many of your talented writers jobs as possible.
Get all NPR on our asses; this is the best corner of the internet 🙂
Done. Thanks for sharing this info and giving us the opportunity to help.
Fangraphs is a special place. The thought of not having it is devastating. I didn’t realize my membership had lapsed but I just renewed it. This site is simply too important to lose
I’m already a paid annual subscriber – is there anything else I can do to help?
Proud to support via ad-free membership
Just purchased a subscription. I love the content on this site and it’s been instrumental in me becoming a full-blown stats nerd. The Effectively Wild podcast and the live chats are a couple of my favorite features. I hope the site can continue going strong ❤
Just signed up! Without Fan-Graphs, I don’t know what else I would do during work . 😉
Membership bought and should have been bought a while ago. Thank you for all of your work.
Is there an option to prepay for the next year or two? My renewal doesn’t hit until July, but I’d be happy to run it early and/or purchase a 2 or 3 year subscription.
Fangraphs is essential internet reading- couldn’t bear the thought of Covid getting it too. Upgrading from the yearly to the add-free and crossing my fingers. Thanks to the team for all their work, and hope baseball and the readers come back soon.
Membership acquired. (Re-acquired, really, as I think I had one for a while years ago),
As someone who reads Fangraphs daily but kept not getting around to subscribing, I’d recommend some kind of membership reminder article every year. Maybe around the time pitchers and catchers report, you should remind us all that subscriptions keep the lights on for you.
Dave, thank you for the opportunity to help. As many have already mentioned, FanGraphs has given me so much joy over the years that I felt inspired to renew my yearly membership. I had cancelled it about a month ago. As I told you, it was because Jeff Sullivan wasn’t on the staff anymore. Maybe that was silly, as this is an awesome meeting place on the internet. Hey, maybe we can bring Sullivan back for a cameo appearance!
I joined the club, viva la fangraphs!
1 x Ad Free Membership for me. You guys do an amazing job and this is a great community!
David I love this site. It’s helped me win fantasy leagues, arguments, and taught me something new daily about the game I love. If you can get Cistuli and Dayn Perry to do a daily podcast I’ll pay first that too. Hang in there, we’ll get through this.
First time poster, long time reader (and listener). Finally signed up as a an ad-free member after putting it off way too long. Best of luck to everyone that puts FanGraphs together and enjoys its content.
Would love to have any men’s merch in stock at size L – I know it could take a while to ship but I would order something now to help out even if it wouldn’t arrive for 6 months.
Why not put some of the more complex customization features behind a paywall? Like needing to be a member in order to to create your own customized stats tables or use the auction calculator. I signed up today but would have done so years ago if even 5% of this site wasn’t free. I get that paywall suck but for a site that talks so much about incentives I would think they would want to incentive their readers in at least some small way.
Is there a way to make one time donations as well? I’m already a member but want to help out more.
David – In case you were not already aware, your business is likely eligible for fully forgivable loans to cover payroll costs through the recently passed CARES Act stimulus. Please send me a message if you are interested in learning more.
I get a lot out of my $20.00 subscription, so I’m upgrading to $50.00 to help you guys out. I hope you all get enough to see you through until traffic improves.
My brother called me to tell me about David’s call for action. I signed up for a year of ad-free before coming back to read the article. This site has meant so much to me for so long. For years I read every single article. I haven’t read much recently due to my destination wedding, moving in with my wife, trying to sell my condo, sadness that there is no baseball to watch, etc. so I’m sorry that I helped contribute to the problem.
Continue to let us know what we can do to help. We can weather the storm together.
This is the best baseball site in existence and it isn’t even close. Just got my ad free membership and am wishing all of you at FanGraphs the best during this difficult time.
Just signed up, should’ve a long time ago!
Any way we can just donate some extra cash if we’re already members?
Rare (first time) poster, long time reader. Upgraded to ad-free membership – thanks for all you do! As other commenters stated, you are likely eligible for a grant to cover payroll through the stimulus package – my workplace is pursuing this as well so feel free to reach out for more detail.
Long time reader, brand new member here! Keep up the great work!
Former and current member…. The new Face of Fangraphs should be more Zimmerman, Jaffe and Longenhagen. Less Rowley bring too cute and get Sullivan to write more “if I was the GM” type articles than gif heavy stories about launch angles/release points. We get it.
“The Board” , batted ball data and roto stuff are keeping FG relevant for me.
Get Cartwright to help you add Asian teams maybe?
Been a non-member but longtime reader since Dave Cameron turned me onto the site (we were in the same economics course in 2007/2008). Finally got a membership to support the site. Hang in there and stay safe.
Just signed up for a membership. Longtime reader and user of the site. Literally can’t imagine what my baseball fandom would look like without y’all. Keep up the good work and please let us all know if there’s anything else we can do .
This site has taken my love for the game to a new level . So many great writers and such great access to data. Already a member but if there is a way I can make an additional donation or support in other ways please share.
Been coming by more frequently with more down time and saw my subscription had lapsed and credit card due date was past. Happy to renew with an ad free. Keep up the great content and work! You are all appreciate.
I’m already a member. Is there a way to purchase a membership for a friend, or to just simply donate?
I’ve been a reader of articles for a long time. Happy to become a member if it means we get to keep getting our awesome content 🙂
Done. Long overdue. Thanks for your great work!
Lurked for a decade. This finally got me to subscribe. Hope all is successful.
So uh, anyone else getting:
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Every small business owner reading this should ask their accountant about the Paycheck Protection Programs which is part of the CARES Act stimulus plan.
My brother and I love this site. Truly has deepened my knowledge of baseball and talent evaluation. Go to every day!
Daily visitor since basically day 1. Been meaning to subscribe for ages. Honestly don’t want to contemplate a world without Fangraphs. edit: hmmm, my badge doesn’t show up. Swear I bought one!
purchased the membership right after seeing this post, this spring is gotta be difficult for every freelancer or full-timers who contributed on professional sports. Always backing of this great website.
Members of my family who work in non-profits are going through the same thing right now. My heart goes out to everyone at Fangraphs, and I’m absolutely keeping my membership going for the foreseeable future. By all accounts, this site is not only an incredible resource for us readers, but one of the best places to work in the sportswriting business, and it’s a shame that such a warm workplace community is receiving this kind of a blow.
Can you create a donate option for existing members? This site is worth more to me than my membership fee.
Oh, you have a store. That’ll work for now.
i’m not a big fan of memberships, but i use this site way too often not to support it in it’s time of need. thank for all of your stats, content, and chats. you have done more to educate me about baseball than everything else that’s ever tried combined.
i’m not sure yet how i will contribute, (probably a hoodie) but i will do so in some way in the near future.
P.S. does anybody know how big size small is? (small is the only option)
I’m not a big fan of memberships, either.
Fangraphs is an exception, for me, because Fangraphs is an exceptional website.
Do you have a patreon page? Im a member but want to donate a small amount to help
I’m a member so I went to buy a T shirt, but all you had was small sized. I am much much bigger than that!
I’ve been reading the site a lot less lately (living 6 time zones away from baseball will do that to you), but I’ve spent so much time in these electronic pages over the last several years that an ad-free membership is the least I can do. I hope you’ll keep us updated on the health of the site moving forward, and please advise if there are other ways to chip in…
I’ve been coming here for free for years. Today the bill is due and I’m happy to help. Bless all of you and stay safe.
I’ve been wanting to do this for some time now but never got to it. Sorry it took so long, only after you made this appeal. Reading the site for 10 years now, you have my full support!
Just went to go buy a t shirt or two and only size available is small!
Done Mr. Appleman. I appreciate this site, and echo the sentiments of all the other comments in here. One of my great joys for many years has been sitting down at lunch time, reading through articles, looking at random Cistulli prospects and hoping they’re doing well, and asking stupid chat questions that the writers here answer in as serious a manner that one could possibly expect. If there’s any other way for people to support you guys, please let us know.
Bought a membership, would be happy to buy some merch in the store!
David,
Can you let us know what those of us who are already full ad-free members can do to help? I went to the store to try to buy a shirt, but they seem to only have size small available. If you could let us know when a full range of sizes are in, I know I, and i’m sure others, would be happy to buy some apparel to continue supporting all of you.
Subscription upgraded! Long live FanGraphs.
My membership has been well worthwhile even though I don’t comment regularly
Love your site, use it for all the DFS research I do. Happy to pay to remove the ads 🙂
To help support I’d buy a coffee mug, a t-shirt, and a hoodie. I can’t find a mug. All the clothing I want only seems to come in small. I need XL. Are you going to get restocked here?
Existing members should upgrade to a $50 ad-free membership.
Longtime reader; finally purchased a membership that I should have a long time ago. Thank you to everyone at FanGraphs for making this one of the best baseball sites in the world. I hope that FG can continue to get the support that it needs (and deserves) to hold out until baseball finally comes back.
You should look into the small business Paycheck Protection Program that’s part of the CARES Act. These loans/grants should be available as soon as next week.
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/paycheck-protection-program-ppp#section-header-2
Is there a way to help beyond the membership? Despite being far from the most active Fangraphs member, I already have the ad-free membership, but I would be happy to send more money if there’s a way to do so. I’d be devastated if Fangraphs didn’t continue producing such wonderful content–aside from the utility of the website itself.
I had been going through a lot of personal difficulty the last few years, and Fangraphs is one of the places I can always rely on to give myself a mental distraction and a break from real life.
You have my membership and support in the same way you supported me.
I’m already a member. I see a few comments suggesting donations but didn’t scroll through everything — if you all set up a monthly donation/contribution option I would be glad to help, and I am sure others would as well.
my first comment as a member!
Just joined the yearly membership. I’m from Taiwan, the country where Chien Ming Wang and Wei Yin Chen come from. We love baseball and hope the season coming back very soon.
First post, and signed up for a yearly membership. I’ve been a long-time lurker, even just sent my grandmother your site’s write-up on WAR. All the best to everyone on the other side of this great site.
I subscribed for 1 year as soon as I read this article. You guys have always been useful, helpful. Hope this gives you a hand!
Registered today. Good luck David and to all the staff, we will pull through this thing together.
I just want to echo many of the earlier comments that if there were options above/in addition to the annual $50 ad-free membership I’d welcome that to support this site. I’ve been coming to Fangraphs for many years and enjoy the content as well as FG’s association w/Ottoneu. This site has brought me, and my late-son Henry, a lot of joy over the years. It also seems like FG has become a sort-of farm system for MLB front offices, and if MLB knew what was right and good for it they’d write a big check to support you. Until then, I remain an avid FG reader and will do what I can support you.
Just renewed. I love fangraphs. I’m here 20 times a day!
Is there a way to donate more money to fangraphs? I love you guys and have been using the site for years, and just became a member now upon reading that article. I’d love to help you guys more so maybe you could undo the paycuts and layoffs to contributors, they really need the help right now.
Just upgraded my subscription. Thank you for the years of trusted analysis, this site really is the best. Stay safe and can’t wait to celebrate when we get to the other side of this mess
Already a member, want to help more. So ditto the comments about offering a way to purchase multi-year subscriptions or donate. Or both. Do you make meaningful profit from sale of fangraphs swag?
Follow up. Tried to buy a full membership for someone else but could not. If you explain how, I’ll do it!
Subscribed. Be well, Fangraphs team, and thank you for hanging in there.
just subscribed for ad free membership, lets keep it going!
Hey David! Is there a way to gift a membership to someone? Or some other mechanic I can donate using? I’d love to do what I can, but I’ve already maxed out my membership.
After free-riding for a couple of years, now I’ve graduated and got a job. I take the opportunity to sign up and support.
Done. I’ve got a safe job, my health, and lots of blessings. Frankly, I should have done this a long time ago…
Just subscribed. Huge fan of the work you all do!
This has been said by other commenters, but can you re-enable merchandise purchases even if they may not be shipped out for a few months? I have full faith that you all are “good for it” and would be happy to pre-order multiple items of merchandise for my home fantasy league, but size Small is not going to cut it.
Longtime freeloader, happy to spare a few bucks to support the site! Hang in there, guys.
Signed up, thanks for all of your amazing baseball content. You are the gold standard and I can speak for everyone that we’d be lost without all your expert analysis.
Paid. Full year membership ad-free!
Keep the content coming, and be safe!!
Love the site, and S+B pod.
This site and the people who call it their workplace have helped me find an entirely new love of baseball. Thank you for building this site David. Whatever we can do to spread the FG gospel, we will do it. And we will blast old Carson and Dayn FGA podcasts on a loudspeaker *while* we do it. GOD ALMIGHTY DAMN
how do we complete a one-time contribution? i upgraded to the ad-free membership but would also like to add a small lump sum amount. thank you
This is my go-to site. And not just for baseball. Fangraphs is amaze-balls and needs to LIVE, dammit!
Membership purchased. Good luck to everyone.
I’m sure this has been discussed below, but
A) You should have a donation link.
B) you should be able to prepay for future years.
C) you need the gear in the shop to have other sizes (hopefully they just got bought out!)
Just signed up for an Ad Free Membership – greetings from Melbourne. Have been listening to Effectively Wild for around 12 months which led me to love the game. Keep up the great work guys 🙂
David – I have been a non stop visitor to this site for many years and have thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the site. Make sure to keep us abreast of how you are doing with the site and if there is a way for me to donate above the membership price let me know.
Mr. Appelman- the recent stimulus bill enacted a Payroll loan program that is designed to meet your financial needs exactly. While loans usually have the distasteful requirement that you pay the money back, this particular loan provides that if you use the loan proceeds to pay staff and facility expenses then the loan is forgiven. The maximum loan is 10 weeks of operating expenses. If you can find an SBA affiliated bank that is open, this seems an easier road to survival than hoping we all subscribe a few extra times.
This site really should be funded by MLB anyway. You would think they would find a way to provide bridge financing.
Great job, best of luck.
https://eig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Paycheck-Protection-Program-Overview.pdf
just bought a shirt so I can both rep and support the site and the same time
Is there any merchandise or new swag available? I didn’t see much available in the store, I know it’s likely being affected by covid stuffs as well.
Subbed. Excited to see what the site looks like without ads!
Heard the request on EW and then saw your request here. I have never been a member before, but look forward to my new add-free membership. Keep up the good work!
This is the best gosh darn site on the entire Super Information Highway. Seriously, your guys and gals writing keeps me sane, and has done so for several years now. Happy to voice my support with my wallet, finally become a member(!) and will renew annually for as long as y’all keep this little piece of baseball heaven going…
Peace and love to all of you!
Just signed up for a paid membership, happy to help. Stay safe, everyone!
Happy to Join David, This website has fundamentally changed how I view my favorite thing in the world – Hang with it man.
Proud to be a member!
How else can I contribute? I have an ad free membership. I’d rather just donate the money than buy a shirt. Fangraphs is one of the best producers of content in any medium on any topic.
I signed up $50 a few days ago and the ad free is worth everything! Love this site!
Renewed.
I can’t imagine a time without baseball – and Fangraphs enhances that experience.
Thanks for the distractions and joy you provide.
Re-subbed. Good luck!
Done. Signing up is one of those things I have always meant to do. . given I visit the site almost daily throughout the year. …but never got around to it. Of all the organizations hit by this thing…I would not have expected Fangrqphs (or web enterprises in general ) to be impacted. Thanks for the update and status report.
I’m struggling with cash flow and dealing with being stuck in my tiny nyc studio apartment but it’s nowhere near as bad as I would be without fangraphs. First time member I’m only sorry it took this long and that I can’t do more. I was lucky to find the site early on and as I’ve grown as a fan/fantasy player and as a person this might be the only site that stuck with me the whole journey. I feel like I stress about the site and the new direction it will take every time a writer leaves but love every twist and turn, well almost all please bring back notgraphs and Dayn, it’s as if the site is a sibling. FG is in short invaluable to me and it’s become my secret hand shake for finding out if my new baseball friends are fellow nerds of the same accord. Thank You for everything!
It stands to reason that during this crisis of having no baseball – and the covid-19 pandemic – I’m not logging in to Fangraphs 7-8 times per day. I was recently billed my monthly membership and logged in today to cancel; however, after reading your most recent post, I’ve decided to not cancel and maintain my membership. I know it’s not much, and even though there’s no MLB for the foreseeable future, I felt it was the least I could do. Everyone stay safe and smart; hopefully sooner rather than later, we’ll return to some semblance of normalcy, and finally get hear the words “Play Ball” once again. Cheers.
Membership has been purchased. Thanks to FG for providing an outlet during this time and a way to connect with baseball.
Dear David, Fangraphs is so instrumental in modern baseball stats that you should do whatever it takes to save it as an institution.
If it takes making all articles pay-per-view, please do. Fangraphs’ stats are worth people (especially people who depend on them for articles) having to pay for them.
David, I’ve been a way for awhile but heard about the appeal and renewed my membership, out of admiration for your company’s work, a sense of “we’re in this together, and most of all a love of baseball. One of the beauties of baseball is the aspect of statistics. As my Wolverine engineering student son says “statistics isn’t mathematics” but it’s still a pseudo science… 😉
Please encourage your staff to avoid political positioning. Politics are much less pure than baseball, we’re essentially a 50-50 country, one side isn’t trying to kill the other (I hope) and we need baseball and sport as a diversion- not a divider. Thank you and your staff for the work you do.