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Major League Baseball Piloting Experimental Outfield Positioning Rules in Arizona Fall League
MLB is once again using the Fall League as a laboratory for potential rule changes.
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This Post Doesn’t Have a Headline Because the Yankees Dropped It
As much as the Yankees let this game slip through their fingers, the Rays piled pressure on New York's panicked defense by making contact at a higher rate than Schlittler had allowed all year.
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FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: October 3, 2026
What's the ideal playoff format? Is God fixing the postseason for the White Sox? Is it better to have elite hitting and bad pitching or vice versa in October? And more...
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Mike Podhorzer's 2026 Bold Prediction Recap
Recapping a surprisingly successful set of bold predictions.
Justin Mason's 2026 Bold Predictions Recap
Justin Mason reviews his Bold Predictions article from the preseason!
Jeff Zimmerman's 2026 Bold Prediction Recap
Not good, not good.
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Site NewsWe’re Continuing Our Member-Only Playoff Game Threads Throughout October
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As much as the Yankees let this game slip through their fingers, the Rays piled pressure on New York's panicked defense by making contact at a higher rate than Schlittler had allowed all year.
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No Past, No Future: Atlanta's Chris Sale Strategy, Examined
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Ty France's Near-Heroics Haven't Been Enough Against Brewers
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The Astros and Red Sox got swept out of the playoffs. Could their managers have done anything differently to prevent it?
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Reliever Lessons from 2026
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Let's take a look at my top five lessons from the 2026 fantasy season. What went wrong?
Were Early Season Locators Just Hot Hands?
Following up on my first Rotographs article, how did these Location+ standouts from April hold up?
2026 End Of Season Closer Report
You get a save, you get a save.
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End-of-season composite scores for every rookie starter with at least 50 IP.
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Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
2026 Pre-Trade Deadline Top 100 Update
ZiPS Projections
Chat ScheduleAll times EDT
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 12 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Tue | 2 PM | Brendan Gawlowski |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Thu | 2 PM | RosterResource On hiatus, will return after WS |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
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Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
2026 Pre-Trade Deadline Top 100 Update
ZiPS Projections
Chat ScheduleAll times EDT
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 12 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Tue | 2 PM | Brendan Gawlowski |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Thu | 2 PM | RosterResource On hiatus, will return after WS |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
Podcasts
Leaders
WAR
wRC+
wOBA
WPA
| 1.Pete Crow-Armstrong | 10.6 |
| 2.Bobby Witt Jr. | 7.0 |
| 3.Yordan Alvarez | 6.8 |
| 4.Elly De La Cruz | 6.4 |
| 5.Brice Turang | 5.9 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Jacob Misiorowski | 6.6 |
| 2.Cristopher Sanchez | 6.2 |
| 3.Cameron Schlittler | 6.2 |
| 4.Chris Sale | 5.8 |
| 5.Jesus Luzardo | 5.5 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Mason Miller | 3.7 |
| 2.Louie Varland | 3.1 |
| 3.Jhoan Duran | 2.9 |
| 4.Adrian Morejon | 2.8 |
| 5.Cade Smith | 2.6 |
