The Best of FanGraphs: November 10 – November 14, 2014

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November 15, 2014

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.

MONDAY
Can The Rays Cut Payroll And Still Compete?, by Mike Petriello
Mike has some good news and some bad news.

The Productive Minor-League Free Agents of 2014, by Carson Cistulli
Carson rewinds the clock.

Michael Cuddyer to the Mets: Fantasy Impact, by Zach Sanders
Assessing the landscape after the offseason’s first big move.

TUESDAY
My National League Manager of the Year Ballot, by Dave Cameron
Dave explained his two ballots this week. This one made Pirates’ fans happy, but his MVP column…not so much.

WEDNESDAY
Starling Marte and Dealing with Personal Bias, by Chris Cwik
A cautionary tale from Chris, fantasy stylez.

THURSDAY
Yoan Moncada: The Most Fascinating Story of the Offseason, by Kiley McDaniel
Is it weird that my first thought was “100 scouts? Did they run Guatemala City out of dip?” Uh, I mean, crazy story.

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Evaluating the Prospects: Chicago White Sox, by Kiley McDaniel
Kiley has promised that these reports will come faster now that he’s done travelling for awhile. Hold him to that promise, readers!!!

Blue Jays and Tigers Make Minor Trade That Might Matter, by Dave Cameron
I love little trades like this.

Pirates Go to the Pitch-Framing Well, Add Francisco Cervelli, by Jeff Sullivan
And this.

Wil Myers’ Lost Season, by Mike Podhorzer
The young rightfielder was alternately hurt or crappy last season, but Mike isn’t jumping off the bandwagon.

Extreme Makeover: B.J. Upton Edition, by Danny Sader
Everyone wants to fix Bossman Junior. Danny takes his shot here.

FRIDAY
General Managers on the Current Run-Scoring Environment: Thoughts from Phoenix, by David Laurila
David talked to a bunch of general managers so that you don’t have to.

Danny Santana: Man, Myth or Mirage, by Brandon Warne
Some great batting average on balls in play facts in this piece.

The Little Technician: Rene Rivera, Craftsman at Work, by Miles Wray
One of the best catchers in the majors plays for the Padres, and you don’t know who he is.

An RPI Spreadsheet for You; Yes, You!, by Bradley Woodrum
Another great instructional post from Bradley.





 

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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