The Best of FanGraphs: April 10-14, 2017

Each week, we publish north of 100 posts on our various blogs. With this post, we hope to highlight 10 to 15 of them. You can read more on it here. The links below are color coded — green for FanGraphs, brown for RotoGraphs, dark red for The Hardball Times and blue for Community Research.

MONDAY
The League’s Continuing March Towards Three Outcome Baseball, by Dave Cameron
There’s less baseball in the baseball.

Mallex Smith: Bunt Machine in the Making, by David Laurila
If The Woonsocket Rocket thinks you can bunt, you can probably bunt.

Buying Shelby Miller, by Mike Podhorzer
You can always count on Mike for unique fantasy advice.

A Comedy of Errors: The First Congressional Baseball Game, by Mary Craig
Mary’s debut is a fantastically researched piece. Well worth your time.

TUESDAY
Five Under 50%, by Ben Kaspick
Staring at your waiver wire in disbelief? Let Ben help you sort through the chaff.

“Baseball Life Advice” Deftly Covers Baseball’s Heights, Depths, by Alexis Brudnicki
Thew new book from Stacey May Fowles seems like it’s a good one.

WEDNESDAY
There Is No Stopping Daniel Murphy, by Craig Edwards
But can he be contained?

Why Did a Historic Home Run Lead to a Smashed Bat?, by David Hosansky
David’s THT debut is also a fantastically researched piece that is well worth your time.

THURSDAY
The Pace-of-Play Problem Began in 1884, by Joe Sheehan
The first two pieces of Joe’s Residency have been a master class.

The Blue Jays’ Upcoming Quandary, by Dave Cameron
Toronto might not yet be in big trouble, but they’re certainly heading down the path to trouble.

How Necessary Are Mound Visits?, by Travis Sawchick
An appearance by Tyler Glasnow leads to Travis asking an existential question.

Making Pitch Velocity Familiar Again, by Andrew Perpetua
As I said last week, the pitcher velocity issue may be an ongoing theme for the season. Here, Andrew does the work needed to shorten that theme’s lifespan.

Babe Ruth, Atlanta, and the Longest Home Run Ever Hit, by Alec Denton
The longest home run is measured in miles, not feet.

FRIDAY
Jackie Robinson: How It Was, by Joe Distelheim
Go back to the beginning of a storied career.

Why Mike Trout Will Never Be Mickey Mantle by hp_vb4e
It’s rare you find someone not willing to blindly worship at the altar of Mike Trout.