The Best of FanGraphs: July 24-28, 2017

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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 Trade Deadline Doesn’t Matter As Much This Year, by Dave Cameron
No fair.

Yu Darvish Is No Kind of Dodgers Necessity, by Jeff Sullivan
But they still might want him.

How Sustainable is Jonathan Schoop?, by Scott Strandberg
Baltimore has been such a disaster lately that few have noticed, but Jonathan Schoop has been outstanding this year.

Does Mixing Speeds of a Single Pitch Help Pitchers?, by Ryan Pollack
A question from Evan Longoria leads Ryan down a very detailed road.

Cleveland Is Incredibly Bad Under Pressure by Richard Ferri
The good news is it can only get better.

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TUESDAY
Anthony Rendon Is Everything, by Jeff Sullivan
And now that we’ve established that, the real question is if he’s the first and the last.

Zach Duke’s Groundbreaking Return, by Jon Roegele
Coming back this soon is not something that normally happens.

Jaime Garcia & Trevor Cahill Move to the AL, by Mike Podhorzer
Two pitchers switched leagues — how will they respond to their new digs? Mike has the scoop.

Do Sluggers Really Swing More on 3-0? by Sam Isenberg
You’ll have to read on to find out.

WEDNESDAY
KATOH’s Midseason 2017 Top-100, by Chris Mitchell
Where does your prospect rank?

What History Can Tell Us About the Approaching Trade Deadline, by Eno Sarris
Eno and Sean made an amazing graphic. There’s some words around it too.

Alex Bregman’s Quiet Month of Success, by Randy Holt
A long-awaited quiet month of success, some might say. Hopefully it’s not the last.

THURSDAY
The Adjustments Andrew McCutchen Made, by Eno Sarris
Like a Lex pushing up on the set, the Pirates’ center fielder is once again feelin’ it.

FRIDAY
The Crazy Probabilities in the Nationals Five-Homer Inning, by Craig Edwards
Innings like this happen…almost never. Craig does the math.

Justin Wilson’s Old New Pitch, by David Laurila
Pitchers love to tinker. Here, one of the more popular trade deadline targets talks to David about how he tinkered with his pitch selection this past offseason, and how it’s helped him in 2017.





 

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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