The Best of FanGraphs: September 1 – September 5, 2014

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September 6, 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, purple for NotGraphs, dark red for The Hardball Times, orange for TechGraphs and blue for Community Research.

MONDAY
Nothing to see here. Hopefully you enjoyed the Labor Day holiday.

TUESDAY
Expanded Rosters Exacerbate Baseball’s Biggest Issue, by Mike Petriello
September baseball is a lot different from April-August baseball in a lot of ways, and at least one of those ways makes it a lot worse.

The Three Ways Mo’ne Davis Changed Baseball Forever, by Bradley Woodrum
Even if she never throws another pitch, Mo’ne Davis has changed the game.

WEDNESDAY
A Day In The Life of John Jaso’s Concussion, by Eno Sarris
The understanding that players frequently deal with concussions has creeped into our consciousness, but here, Eno explores what dealing with one really means for the affected person.

Playing Up or Down to the Competition, by Jeff Sullivan
Sometimes, numbers want to string you along just for the hell of it. Which makes them a lot like Jeff!

Adjusting Fantasy Value with xBABIP and xHR: AVG/OBP/OPS League Rankings, by Daniel Schwartz
Playing the role of Jeff Zimmerman, Daniel Schwartz! He’s a dead ringer.

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Field of Dreams II: An Abridged Novelization, by Craig Robinson
Boston can be an unforgiving city.

I’m Supposed to Pitch? Oh, No!, by Dirk Hayhurst
The Garfoose makes his THT debut with a look back at his major league debut.

THURSDAY
The Cubs’ Historic Offensive Infusion, by Tony Blengino
Tony has been tracking the minors’ top prospects for 20 years, and is of the opinion that this group of Cubs’ hitters could be historically special.

Scouting Explained: The 20-80 Scouting Scale, by Kiley McDaniel
The first in a series, Kiley breaks down the scouting scale in an easy-to-understand manner.

Carlos Carrasco!, by Mike Podhorzer
I’ll give you one guess as to the subject of this post.

Caption Contest: Mini-Yu, by Mississippi Matt Smith
Yu works hard (notice the bench press), and he plays/dances hard.

Welcome to TechGraphs, by David G. Temple
FanGraphs is elated to welcome a new blog into the family. TechGraphs will cover the intersection of sports and technology, as David breaks down here.

Weekend Fútbol Viewing, by David Wiers
FOX has a great new viewing option for soccer fans.

Brandon Moss has Become a Little Too Patient, by Chris Mitchell
The Oakland A’s slugger has recently moved from patient to passive, and it hasn’t worked out too well for him.

FRIDAY
Impact Prospect Ranking: LH Starting Pitchers, by Marc Hulet
Marc concludes his impact prospect rankings series. Come back to this post for links to all of them.





 

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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