Ben Clemens
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Let’s Identify Some Hitter Sleeper Candidates
Not everyone can be on the Top 100, but these six hitters stand a good chance of success anyway. → Read More
How Should You Interpret Our Projected Win Totals?
Our projected win totals are more useful as a sledgehammer than as a scalpel. → Read More
Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat
All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. TangoTiger.com All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com Retrosheet.org Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. → Read More
The Rangers’ Outfield Gets a Little Less Gross, and a Little More Gross… man
A minor signing, to be sure, but a welcome one. → Read More
Michael Wacha and the Padres Swap Risks, Contractually Speaking
Club options, player options, incentives… Wacha's new deal with San Diego has it all. → Read More
Six Takeaways From Our Playoff Odds
Our playoff odds are now live, so I found one interesting point for each division. → Read More
Gerrit Cole, Somehow Underrated
The best pitcher in New York City isn't being treated that way. → Read More
Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat
Cure those post Super Bowl blues with some baseball chat. → Read More
Should You Believe Exit Velocity Breakouts?
That depends on what you mean by "breakout" and also "believe." → Read More
The Rule of Six: Yu Darvish Re-Ups in San Diego
A six-year contract extension will keep Darvish in San Diego until he's 42. → Read More
Two Thousand More Words About the Cole Irvin Trade
Oh, you thought we were finished? → Read More
A Tale of Two Fastballs
Think you know a lot about poorly-located fastballs? Well, you probably do, but I learned plenty about them with a simple investigation. → Read More
Cole Comfort: Orioles Bolster Rotation in Trade with Oakland
The Orioles have yet another soft-tossing starter for their collection, while the A's are looking for a different class of prospect than their normal fare. → Read More
Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat
All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. TangoTiger.com All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com Retrosheet.org Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. → Read More
You Can’t Fake Exit Velocity
If you're poring over a huge pile of statistics, remember: how hard a player hits the ball is both important and sticky. → Read More
Let’s Make a Deal! Reliever Edition
Boston and Miami swapped similarly capable bullpen options, but both teams got what they wanted out of the exchange. → Read More
Fletcher Lives! (In the Form of Brendan Donovan)
If you like production without power, Donovan should be your new favorite player. → Read More
Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat
All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. TangoTiger.com All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com Retrosheet.org Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. → Read More
Diamond Sports Group’s Bankruptcy Could Rock the Baseball Revenue Boat
The owner of Bally Sports appears to be headed for a crash landing. The process that led up to that failure is clear; what happens next is up in the air. → Read More
The Triple-Slash Line Conundrum by Era
Have OBP and SLG always done a good job of explaining run scoring? FanGraphs investigates. → Read More