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Postseason Managerial Report Card: Dave Roberts blogs.fangraphs.com/postseas… blogs.fangraphs.com/postseas…

Postseason Managerial Report Card: Dave Roberts

The Dodgers likely had the strongest team in baseball, so getting swept out by the Brewers as revenge for 2025 has to sting.

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Short Work: A Look at This Year’s Postseason Starting Pitching blogs.fangraphs.com/short-wo… blogs.fangraphs.com/short-wo…

Short Work: A Look at This Year’s Postseason Starting Pitching

Even in a very low-scoring postseason, starters are making earlier exits than they have in the last half-decade — but the strategy has been effective.

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The Same, but Also Different: Brewers vs. Rays 2026 World Series Preview blogs.fangraphs.com/the-same… blogs.fangraphs.com/the-same…

The Same, but Also Different: Brewers vs. Rays 2026 World Series Preview

The World Series isn’t as simple as a triumph of small budgets and small ball, and the two teams contesting it are far more distinct than they might first appear.

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We Fired the BLEPH Guy blogs.fangraphs.com/we-fired… blogs.fangraphs.com/we-fired…

We Fired the BLEPH Guy

Derek Gardner no longer works here.

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Can the Rays Crack Jacob Misiorowski? blogs.fangraphs.com/can-the-… blogs.fangraphs.com/can-the-…

Can the Rays Crack Jacob Misiorowski?

This is an outstanding pitcher, but he’s not 1999 Pedro Martínez, or Victor Wembanyama with a curveball. He has real flaws in his game and can be got at.

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RotoGraphs: Examining Five Breakout Pitchers Being Drafted Past Pick 150: Part 1 fantasy.fangraphs.com/examin… fantasy.fangraphs.com/examin…

Examining Five Breakout Pitchers Being Drafted Past Pick 150: Part 1

Corbin Young examines five starting pitchers who broke out in 2026, earning significantly more value than their projected dollars.

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Yandy Díaz Is the Most Complete Hitter in the World Series blogs.fangraphs.com/yandy-di… blogs.fangraphs.com/yandy-di…

Yandy Díaz Is the Most Complete Hitter in the World Series

Few people on the planet understand hitting as well as Díaz, an enormous man who applies that knowledge nimbly and artfully every time he steps in the box.

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Reds Prospect Luke Holman Has Been One of the Best Pitchers in the AFL blogs.fangraphs.com/reds-pro… blogs.fangraphs.com/reds-pro…

Reds Prospect Luke Holman Has Been One of the Best Pitchers in the AFL

Once again healthy, the 23-year-old right-hander is a prospect to watch in the Cincinnati system.

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How I Voted for the 2026 Fielding Bible Awards: Outfield, Pitchers, and More blogs.fangraphs.com/how-i-vo… blogs.fangraphs.com/how-i-vo…

How I Voted for the 2026 Fielding Bible Awards: Outfield, Pitchers, and More

The second half of my ballot for the best defensive players and teams of the year.

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Effectively Wild Episode 2546: A Pennant for Your Thoughts blogs.fangraphs.com/effectiv… blogs.fangraphs.com/effectiv…

Effectively Wild Episode 2546: A Pennant for Your Thoughts

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley tease their next playoff livestream and discuss “Chalktober,” the end of the ALCS, Chandler Simpson’s (and Ben’s) calves, Ben’s quickly defused feud with FanGraphs, and…

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Aaron Ashby Is Creating Bullets for the Brewers blogs.fangraphs.com/aaron-as… blogs.fangraphs.com/aaron-as…

Aaron Ashby Is Creating Bullets for the Brewers

The lefty reliever's 12 1/3 shutout innings are a big reason why the team has advanced to its first World Series since 1982.

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RotoGraphs: Do Catchers Age Differently? fantasy.fangraphs.com/do-cat… fantasy.fangraphs.com/do-cat…

Do Catchers Age Differently?

Betteridge’s Law of Headlines takes an L! Sort of!

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Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat 10-20 blogs.fangraphs.com/brendan-… blogs.fangraphs.com/brendan-…

Brendan Gawlowski Prospects Chat 10-20

Let’s chat about baseball, prospects, the Champions League, roughing the passer, or whatever else is on your mind.

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Chandler Simpson Could Be the King of Competitive Runs blogs.fangraphs.com/chandler… blogs.fangraphs.com/chandler…

Chandler Simpson Could Be the King of Competitive Runs

Chandler Simpson just led the league in a made-up stat. If he wants to set the all-time record, he'll have to amp up his real stats.

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White Sox Prospect Caleb Bonemer Profiles as a Slugger blogs.fangraphs.com/white-so… blogs.fangraphs.com/white-so…

White Sox Prospect Caleb Bonemer Profiles as a Slugger

Currently learning the outfield in the Arizona Fall League, the young power hitter bashed 37 home runs during the regular season.

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RotoGraphs: Reviewing 2026 Projection Showdown: THE BAT X vs Steamer wOBA Forecasts fantasy.fangraphs.com/review… fantasy.fangraphs.com/review…

Reviewing 2026 Projection Showdown: THE BAT X vs Steamer wOBA Forecasts

How’d the projection systems do?

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Undeniable: Rays Strike Early and Late To Advance to World Series blogs.fangraphs.com/undeniab… blogs.fangraphs.com/undeniab…

Undeniable: Rays Strike Early and Late To Advance to World Series

Tampa Bay scored with small ball, scored with the long ball, and shut down Cleveland’s offense to close out the ALCS.

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Members-Only Game Thread: ALCS – Oct 19, 2026 blogs.fangraphs.com/members-… blogs.fangraphs.com/members-…

Members-Only Game Thread: ALCS – Oct 19, 2026

The Rays are on the brink of the World Series!

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What’s the Guardians’ Hard-Hit Rate Hit Rate? blogs.fangraphs.com/whats-th… blogs.fangraphs.com/whats-th…

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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RotoGraphs: The Parker Messick Lesson and Potential 2027 Dupes fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-pa… fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-pa…

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.

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