The Best of FanGraphs: July 5-8, 2016

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
On this day, we celebrated our nation’s independence. We hope you did too.

TUESDAY
The Red Sox Should Trade for Another Hitter, by Dave Cameron
They sort of executed this strategy when they traded for Aaron Hill, but they can do more.

Aroldis Chapman’s Got a New Style, by August Fagerstrom
Rumor has it he has more juice than Picasso has paint.

So, Danny Espinosa Has Hit 18 Homers, by Mike Podhorzer
That is very near to his career high, in case you’re curious.

Quantifying Pitcher Command, by Eli Ben-Porat
So many pretty graphs.

WEDNESDAY
Ottoneu All Stars, by Justin Vibber
The average salary for Wilson Ramos is absurd.

Digging Deep Into Inside Edge’s Fielding Data, by Alex Chamberlain
Alex looks for the nuance in the numbers.

THURSDAY
Matt Moore: Trade Deadline Upside Play, by Jeff Sullivan
Matt Moore has learned how to throw strikes, and it might help the Rays score a good haul for him.

Selling Michael Fulmer, by Mike Podhorzer
Mike is not buying this excellent rookie story.

FRIDAY
Future of Analytics, Media, Highlight Pitch Talks Boston, by Marisa Ingemi
In her first-ever FanGraphs post, Marisa deftly recaps the Pitch Talks Boston event.

The Matt Harvey News Isn’t Good, by Craig Edwards
If you’re a Mets fan, you might not want to look at the table that lies within.

The Good and the Bad: David Price Isn’t Sinking, by benhealey
He might not be sinking, but I bet he can still dip. Because when you dip I dip we dip.