The Best of FanGraphs: July 13-17, 2015

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July 18, 2015

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, orange for TechGraphs and blue for Community Research.

ALL WEEK
2015 Trade Value: The Full List, by Dave Cameron
Since Dave and Sean made this handy post, I don’t need to link to every single one of them. Thanks, guys!

MONDAY
MLB All-Star Game TV Ratings Hold Steady, by Craig Edwards
Ratings are down. For everyone.

The Present and Future of Rob Refsnyder, by Chris Mitchell
Another top prospect has usurped Stephen Drew’s playing time. Hopefully the Yankees will push him into their rearview mirror faster than did the Red Sox.

Bounce Back Candidates According to Steamer, by Brett Talley
Steamer thinks it’s about time for Yasiel Puig to get back to destroying.

TUESDAY
Esports Players turn to Adderall for Competitive Edge, by David Wiers
Interesting first-hand perspective here from David.

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WEDNESDAY
No Cheering in the Press Box, by Jason Linden
A great look at an often-used saying by Jason.

On-Court Headsets for NBA Referees Might be Coming, by Brice Russ
A warm welcome to Brice, who delivered a thought provoking post in his TechGraphs debut.

THURSDAY
One Way for the Blue Jays to Go for It, by Jeff Sullivan
Commenter Smoother seemed to encapsulate the feelings of Blue Jays fans fairly succinctly.

Scott’s Miscellany – The Other Best Rotation in Baseball, by Scott Spratt
They’re on a mission from God.

MASH Report (7/16/15) – Updated PAIN and HURT Lists, by Jeff Zimmerman
Jeff resets things for the second half, and is it time to start worrying about James Shields?

FRIDAY
Trusting the Track Record, by Paul Sporer
Paul reminds of the true meaning of “buying low.”

A Tour and Tasting of MLB Wines, by Brian Reinhart
Wine and baseball is a powerful combination, and Brian tastes many of the MLB wines for us in his THT debut.

Who to Root for In the Nats’ Presidents Race, by Zachary Abate
The nation’s first president leads the Nationals to victory at an astounding rate.





 

Paul Swydan used to be the managing editor of The Hardball Times, a writer and editor for FanGraphs and a writer for Boston.com and The Boston Globe. Now, he owns The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Acton, Mass. Follow him on Twitter @Swydan. Follow the store @SilUnicornActon.

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Guy Incognito
10 years ago

Can someone on here shed some light on why the Blue Jays haven’t started Chris Colabello since early July and instead keep trotting out Ezequiel Carrera who is batting .100 on the month? I am absolutely baffled by this and I can’t find anything that warrants the choice.

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