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Senior writer @FanGraphs, ex-@si_mlb. Creator of JAWS, author of The Cooperstown Casebook ('17). Not sticking to sports or paying $8. jayjaffe.bsky.social
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Dalton Rushing’s UCL Tear Catches the Dodgers at a Tough Time

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By Jay Jaffe Verified
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Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Adley Rutschman and Liam Hicks were hardly the only catchers dealt to contenders in the hours before last Monday’s trade deadline. Much further below the radar, the Dodgers acquired — re-acquired, actually — not one but two backstops, namely Ben Rortvedt and Hunter Feduccia, and their reasoning soon became clear.
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Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat – 8/11/26

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By Jay Jaffe Verified
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Brooklyn-based Jay Jaffe is a senior writer for FanGraphs, the author of The Cooperstown Casebook (Thomas Dunne Books, 2017) and the creator of the JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score) metric for Hall of Fame analysis. He founded the Futility Infielder website (2001), was a columnist for Baseball Prospectus (2005-2012) and a contributing writer for Sports Illustrated (2012-2018). He has been a recurring guest on MLB Network and a member of the BBWAA since 2011, and a Hall of Fame voter since 2021.
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Max Scherzer Headlines a Big Weekend For Strikeout Feats

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You Aren't a FanGraphs Member It looks like you aren't yet a FanGraphs Member (or aren't logged in). We aren't mad, just disappointed. We get it. You want to read this article. But before we let you get back to it, we'd like to point out a few of the good reasons why you should become a Member. 1. Ad Free viewing! We won't bug you with this ad, or any other. 2. Unlimited articles! Non-Members only get to read 10 free articles a month. Members never get cut off. 3. Dark mode and Classic mode! 4.
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