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When doing research on your favorite player, you may come across some statistic types you might have never heard of before. These metrics can help you win your fantasy baseball league if you know more about them and how they work.

Here are four types of MLB advanced metrics that can help you in your respective fantasy baseball leagues.

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First, let's get this out of the way: The San Diego Padres aren't sunk.

Yes, they enter the second half of the season at 41-49, 10 games back in the National League West and 7.5 games off the wild-card pace.

But if this parity-filled 2015 campaign has taught us anything, it's that every club is a decent hot streak away from contention.

Still, this isn't how the script was supposed to play out in San Diego.

The American League will have home-field advantage for the 2015 World Series after defeating the National League 6-3 in Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

While the MLB All-Star Parade is a chance for the fans to cheer the biggest stars in baseball, Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper used this year's parade in Cincinnati as an opportunity to give back to the fans.

At the parade, the 22-year-old hopped out of his truck and gave away a PlayStation 4 to a lucky fan.

Love him or hate him on the field, there's no denying that this was a very cool gesture by the young star.

Some of the best to ever play the game joined the festivities for the 86th Major League Baseball All-Star Game on Tuesday at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park. 

Before the game, MLB revealed its "Franchise Four," naming the four greatest players in each organization's history as well as the league's best.

The four players below were honored as the greatest living players to take the field: 

Pete Rose may be one of the most controversial figures in baseball history, but there's no doubt that the city of Cincinnati still loves the all-time hit king.

Major League Baseball revealed each team's "Franchise Four" at the 2015 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night. With the Cincinnati Reds hosting the game, they were the last team to have its Franchise Four announced.

That set the stage for a great scene on the field.

The 2015 MLB All-Star Game is finally here, and the game's best players will be taking the field for a chance to earn home-field advantage in the World Series. Six starters for tonight's game are 25-years-old or younger and those young stars should have a significant impact tonight. And, several of those players will come from the National League squad.

Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper was one of 24 athletes who took part in ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue this year, and he has revealed that he put in quite a bit of work to make sure that his body was ready for the photoshoot.

Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is giving its players some much-deserved rest, but the trade market is starting to heat up, as some of the game's best could be on the move in the coming weeks. 

Those available sit on each end of the spectrum from All-Stars to vital role players. Continue below for some of the latest buzz surrounding the most recent trade rumors: 

Starting pitching and superstars from both sides will determine who earns home-field advantage in the World Series when the American League and National League clash Tuesday in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game.