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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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The Super Specific Matchups That Could Determine Each Division Series
You know the superstars at the top of the call sheet. But what about the minute, in-the-weeds factors that will shape the course of history?
The 2027 Free Agent Tracker Is Here!
Our 2027 Free Agent Tracker is now live.
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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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Mining the News (10/2/26)
Lots from end-of-season press conferences.
Hitters Who Played Through a 2026 Injury
2026 End Of Season Closer Report
You get a save, you get a save.
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Postseason Manager Report Cards: Craig Counsell and Don Mattingly
The Cubs and Phillies are done for 2026 after losing in the Wild Card round. How did the managers do?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...
I-90 Blue Bloods Clash: Guardians vs. White Sox ALDS Preview
The upstart Pale Hose are riding a wave of celebratory suds into Cleveland, where three great pitchers and a surprisingly strong post-deadline offense await.
Toppling the Juggernaut: Dodgers vs. Braves NLDS Preview
The Braves have a tall task ahead of them as they try to take down the Dodgers in the NLDS.The Super Specific Matchups That Could Determine Each Division Series
You know the superstars at the top of the call sheet. But what about the minute, in-the-weeds factors that will shape the course of history?
What Could Go Wrong? Brewers vs. Padres NLDS Preview
Someone has to lose. Here are a few ways that each team might come up short in an exciting divisional series.
The Battle of the Navy Blue Teams of the East: Rays vs. Yankees ALDS Preview
One team is going to win. Both teams will definitely be blue.
Cade Smith Found the Sweet Spot on a Lethal, Low-Spin Splitter
Brad Goldberg and Caleb Longshore helped the Cleveland closer develop one of baseball's best pitches.
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Job Posting: Cleveland Guardians - 2027 Baseball Technology Fellowship
The Cleveland Guardians are hiring. 
These Braves Are Bound for Glory: Kerr, Harris Punch Ticket to NLDS
This game might not have been as dramatic and thrilling as the first two chapters of the series (or a locomotive hijacking, for that matter), but it gets the Braves on a charter to Los Angeles all the same.
Members Only Game Thread- Phillies vs Braves
We're back for a game thread for this double-elimination game!
ChatDan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 10/1/26
Szym tries -- and possibly fails -- to use new chat software.
Rubbing Some Dirt on It Isn’t Working for the Orioles
Baltimore's vaunted core is depleted, at least partly because of the way the team has handled injuries.
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Mining the News (10/2/26)
Lots from end-of-season press conferences.
The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1541 – NFBC Postseason Contest Preview
Paul, Justin, and Joe discuss the NFBC Postseason Contest and ask Joe what led him to the win in last year's event
JVL's 2026 Lessons Learned
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.
Five Personal Lessons From the 2026 Fantasy Baseball Season
While examining my fantasy baseball teams, we're analyzing what went wrong on teams that struggled as an early look at 2027 fantasy baseball drafts.
Tout Wars Victory(!) Recap
Sometimes, boring wins. So does depth.
Charting Rookie Pitchers: End-of-Season Review
End-of-season composite scores for every rookie starter with at least 50 IP.
The Value of a Buy Trade
I made an aggressive trade that came at a high cost and ended with a title - but was it worth it?
Macro Trends in RP Value: SVHD
Like a moth drawn to a flame, I find myself returning to the strange comforts of relief pitcher analysis.
Starting Pitcher Chart – September 26th, 2026
Bad weather, shortened outings... good luck navigating SPs in the penultimate game of the yearThe Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1540 – First Look at the 2027 Closer Pool
Paul and Justin take their first look at the 2027 closer pool
Mining the News (9/25/26)
Going into offseason mode.
162-Game Pace Stars to Draft: Jeremy Peña
Full season stats won’t tell the full story for some players. We should consider them as elite.
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BOOG and the Hall of Fame, Part 2: Infielders
Let's go around the horn and calculate the Hall of Fame induction thresholds for each infield position. - HOF
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Presenting a different metric for evaluating Hall of Fame candidacies. Shape+ v2.0: Isolating Pitch Quality With Relative Physics and Additive Modeling
The updated framework establishes baselines for movement and approach angles, yielding an objective tool to analyze which pitch shapes are harder to hit.Waiting for MLB’s First Billion-Dollar Player
Would you rather have a guaranteed $140 million today or a chance at $1 billion six years from now?
Job Postings
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Job Posting: Cleveland Guardians - 2027 Baseball Technology Fellowship
The Cleveland Guardians are hiring.
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Our new method for prospect valuation updates previous studies for today's environment.
Prospects2026 Top 100 Prospects
The prospect team presents their 2026 Top 100 Prospects list, with reports for each player.
2026 Top 50 MLB Free Agents
The most significant players to hit the open market this offseason, as compiled by Ben Clemens and the FanGraphs staff.
Prospects2025 Top 100 Prospects
Eric Longenhagen presents his 2025 Top 100 Prospects list, with reports for each player.
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Site NewsThe 2026 ZiPS Game-by-Game Postseason Odds Are Live!
The 2026 ZiPS postseason probabilities are now live for your adulation and condemnation.
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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 |
