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The following article is part of Jay Jaffe’s ongoing look at the candidates on the BBWAA 2021 Hall of Fame ballot. For a detailed introduction to this year’s ballot, and other candidates in the series, use the tool above; an introduction to JAWS can be found here. All WAR figures refer to the Baseball-Reference version unless otherwise indicated. Eight years ago, on the most top-heavy Hall of Fame ballot in at least half a century, the BBWAA voters pitched a shutout, electing nobody in what...

The following article is part of Jay Jaffe’s ongoing look at the candidates on the BBWAA 2021 Hall of Fame ballot. For a detailed introduction to this year’s ballot, and other candidates in the series, use the tool above; an introduction to JAWS can be found here. All WAR figures refer to the Baseball-Reference version unless otherwise indicated. It would be only somewhat hyperbolic to say that the 2021 Hall of Fame election cycle was as contentious and polarizing as the presidential electi...

The Royals Review Hall of Fame ballot Share this story Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Baseball Hall of Fame will announce the Class of 2021 on January 26 at 5 p.m. CT on MLB Network. Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds, and Roger Clemens have the best chance of getting in, but according to Ryan Thibodaux’s ballot tracker, no one is on track to get in right now. You can see the qualifications of this year’s ballot at Baseball-Reference, but we asked our writers who they would elect to the Hal...

Photo by Cooper Neill/MLB Photos via Getty Images FanGraphs | Jay Jaffe: Take a deep breath, Yankees fans. DJ LeMahieu is back in the Bronx as he and the Yankees reached an agreement on a six-year, $90 million contract. After laying low for virtually the entire offseason, Brian Cashman and company finally struck a deal with the team’s top priority. Here are LeMahieu’s ZiPS projection for those six years, according to Dan Szymborski. MLBTradeRumors | Connor Byrne: If you weren’t satisfied ...

Royals Rumblings - News for December 31, 2020 Share this story Royals Rumblings - News for December 31, 2020 First come the eyes — someone like Mariano Rivera, where you simply don’t need to think. Then comes the brain — statistics, comparisons, invaluable resources like the work done by Jay Jaffe and others. Then comes the gut — this part is aided by conversations with people who live this stuff, like scouts and former players and executives and writers. Which is where this year’s pr...

How many Batmans are too many Batmans? In a profile by the New York Times on Walter Hamada, who heads DC Films, we got a look into the future of DC movies and it’s really interesting … in that they think we want more Batman. I truly do not know what could have given anyone that idea. Right now, the DC movies and the world of DC Comics are going through a bit of a reshuffle. With Wonder Woman,  Aquaman, and  Shazam! having been the three movies leading the charge prior to this year, i...

The following article is part of Jay Jaffe’s ongoing look at the candidates on the BBWAA 2021 Hall of Fame ballot. Originally written for the 2013 election at SI.com, it has been updated to reflect recent voting results as well as additional research. For a detailed introduction to this year’s ballot, and other candidates in the series, use the tool above; an introduction to JAWS can be found here. For a tentative schedule and a chance to fill out a Hall of Fame ballot for our crowdsourcing...

The following article is part of Jay Jaffe’s ongoing look at the candidates on the BBWAA 2021 Hall of Fame ballot. For a detailed introduction to this year’s ballot, and other candidates in the series, use the tool above; an introduction to JAWS can be found here. For a tentative schedule and a chance to fill out a Hall of Fame ballot for our crowdsourcing project, see here. All WAR figures refer to the Baseball-Reference version unless otherwise indicated. Earlier in this series, I profile...

The following article is part of Jay Jaffe’s ongoing look at the candidates on the BBWAA 2021 Hall of Fame ballot. Originally written for the 2014 election at SI.com, it has been updated to reflect recent voting results as well as additional research. For a detailed introduction to this year’s ballot, and other candidates in the series, use the tool above; an introduction to JAWS can be found here. For a tentative schedule, and a chance to fill out a Hall of Fame ballot for our crowdsourcin...

Monday Tigers News: Miggy at first? Share this story David Richard-USA TODAY Sports We’re closing in on the end of 2020. The Tigers have yet to do anything of great import, and I guess we can all hope that the new year brings a little more movement in the free agent department. While we all sit here and hold our collective breath, get yourself caught up on some news. Miguel at first? After a 2020 season where Miguel Cabrera saw all of his time come at the DH position he has openly expressed a...