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What's the Guardians’ Hard-Hit Rate Hit Rate?
Cleveland's Siskel and Ebert celebration can tell us whether the players actually know when they're hitting the ball hard.
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Members-Only Game Thread: ALCS - Oct 19, 2026
The Rays are on the brink of the World Series!
How I Voted for the 2026 Fielding Bible Awards: Infield
The first half of my ballot for the best defensive players of the year.
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FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: October 17, 2026
Would an all-time team of players who never made the World Series would beat an All-Star team of Brewers, Dodgers, Guardians and Rays? What if HBPs were just balls? We answer those questions and more...
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The Parker Messick Lesson and Potential 2027 Dupes
Park ‘er behind down and stay awhile. Let’s talk about drafting skills versus drafting roles, with some early looks at 2027 draft options.
Reviewing My Potential 2026 HR/FB Surgers & Decliners Using League-Relative Statcast Power Metrics
How'd they end up doing?
Five Hitters That Drastically Underperformed Their Expected Value in 2026
There were five notable hitters who earned a significantly lower value than their projected dollars.
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What's the Guardians’ Hard-Hit Rate Hit Rate?
Cleveland's Siskel and Ebert celebration can tell us whether the players actually know when they're hitting the ball hard.
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It's playoff chat time, which means that if I struggle to answer questions, Meg is presumably ready to come out of the dugout and bring in Cade Smith to replace me.
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The first half of my ballot for the best defensive players of the year.
After Forcing Messick Into an Early Exit, Rays Take 3-2 ALCS Lead
While Tampa Bay chased Cleveland's ace after just two frames, Drew Rasmussen delivered seven strong innings to move the Rays within one win of the AL pennant.
Sunday Notes: NYY Prospect Dax Kilby is Debuting New Mechanics in the Desert
Plus Tyler Tolbert on his better bat, Foster Griffin on NPB's eye-test analytics, a Peter Gammons longest-game anecdote, remembering Ron Rightnowar, facts and stats galore, and more.
Who Needs a Dome? Rays Even ALCS in Frigid Game 4
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Would an all-time team of players who never made the World Series would beat an All-Star team of Brewers, Dodgers, Guardians and Rays? What if HBPs were just balls? We answer those questions and more...
Digging Through a Weak Free Agent Market
Let's try and find a fun non-elite free agent for each team that just missed the playoffs.
Petey Halpin Has Sneaky Pop, and He Picks Good Times to Prove It
The Guardians outfielder doesn't hit many home runs, but he's had a way of making them count.
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The Parker Messick Lesson and Potential 2027 Dupes
Park ‘er behind down and stay awhile. Let’s talk about drafting skills versus drafting roles, with some early looks at 2027 draft options.
Making Ottoneu Arbitration Work for You
Your arbitration allocations should be focused on helping your team, first and foremost.
Ottoneu Arbitration Omnibus VII
An updated collection of some of the most useful Ottoneu arbitration content.
Jake Mailhot’s 2026 Ottoneu Bold Predictions In Review
A look back at some pre-season predictions.
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How Much Are Picks in Each Round Worth Anyways?
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There were five notable hitters who earned a significantly lower value than their projected dollars.
The Value of Followers in Fantasy Leagues: Part II
In the second part, we explore the value of followers in different scoring systems and league settings.
2026 Post-Season Reader Survey
If you have ever wanted to tell us what we are doing wrong, this is your chance.
Team Hitting Trends in 2026
What offensive profiles did teams fall into in 2026 and what the implications for next year.
Reviewing My 2026 Potential Batter HR/FB Rate Surgers & Decliners
How'd these hitters perform?
The Value of Followers in Fantasy Leagues: Part I
We start our journey into the follower rabbit hole with a look at how common - and how effective - followers really are.
Jordan Rosenblum’s 2026 Bold Predictions Recap
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Eric Longenhagen presents his 2025 Top 100 Prospects list, with reports for each player.
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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 |
