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It's Brewtal Out There: Milwaukee Takes Game 1
“I think my at-bat changed the game,” Enrique Hernández said. “In that situation, I wish I would’ve struck out instead.”
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FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: October 10, 2026
Answering your questions on the worst regular-season players to start regularly for a playoff team, the best Game 3 starting pitcher matchups, and holy WAR.
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We Are Witnessing Jackson Chourio Become a Captial-S Superstar
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Notes on several top pitching prospects and other standouts, including Jarlin Susana, Briggs McKenzie, Braxton Bragg, and Jake Bloss.
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A shining grand slam on one of these makes some of the bigger whiffs a lot easier to handle in hindsight
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Corbin Young examines five hitters who significantly outperformed their projected value, which mostly came from additional volume.
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The predictions were bold and the results reflect that.
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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.Cam Schlittler | 6.2 |
| 4.Chris Sale | 5.8 |
| 5.Jesus Luzardo | 5.5 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Mason Miller | 3.7 |
| 2.Louis Varland | 3.1 |
| 3.Jhoan Duran | 2.9 |
| 4.Adrian Morejon | 2.8 |
| 5.Cade Smith | 2.6 |
