White Sox GM Chris Getz on His Team’s Top Pitching Prospects blogs.fangraphs.com/white-sox-gm...

In today’s mail. Will have nine or 10 checkmarks prior to it being returned.

Travis Jankowski being hired as the new Texas Rangers first base coach brings to mind two related questions::1. Will he cut his hair? 2. Has an MLB coach ever worn his hair anywhere near as long as Jankowski's?

Dana Brown Wants the Astros to Rediscover Their Identity blogs.fangraphs.com/dana-brown-w...

The new Hall of Fame ballot was announced today, with 15 holdovers and 12 newcomers — a weak crop of newcomers at that, without anyone who will be elected anytime soon. Here's my @fangraphs.com look a what it all means here.

First-year candidates and their career bWAR: Cole Hamels 59.0 Ryan Braun 47.2 Alex Gordon 34.9 Shin-Soo Choo 34.7 Edwin Encarnacion 35.3 Howie Kendrick 35.0 Nick Markakis 33.7 Hunter Pence 30.4 Gio Gonzalez 28.3 Matt Kemp 21.6 Daniel Murphy 20.8 Rick Porcello 18.8

The Green Bay Packers are more than capable of beating every team in the NFL. They are also more than capable of losing to the worst of them. The Packers are truly perplexing.

Sunday Notes: Mike Hazen on AZ’s Middle Infield, and More From the GM Meetings blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes...

Three Executives on Developing the Next Kyle Hendricks blogs.fangraphs.com/three-execut...

Dispatches From the GM Meetings: Matt Arnold, Paul DePodesta, Chaim Bloom blogs.fangraphs.com/dispatches-f...

Have boarded a fight which is full save for window seat in my row. I am on the aisle next to the one person in the world (could there possibly be more than one?) who would remain in middle seat and use window seat for pile of papers and notebooks he brought on board. Interesting, this.

Hello, Everybody blogs.fangraphs.com/hello-everyb...

Sunday Notes: An Ever-Diligent Daylen Lile Details His Cage Drills blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes...

Eight years later it is a second/different autoimmune disease. So it goes. One perseveres.

2026 Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Candidate: Don Mattingly blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-contemp...

Post from a different era (late '80s in Detroit)

Max Anderson Has Been the Arizona Fall Leagues’s Hottest Hitter blogs.fangraphs.com/max-anderson...

InstaGraphs: The Even Newer FanGraphs Mug Is Now Available! blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/...

Luis Arraez has played in 595 games and has 164 extra-base hits and 143 walks over the past four seasons. Nico Hoerner has played in 592 games and has 160 extra-base hits and 160 walks over the past four seasons.

What does one do as darkness falls on a November afternoon? Quaff a Guinness and read FanGraphs articles.

2026 Top 50 MLB Free Agents blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-top-50-...

Seasonal Affective Disorder sucks. What time is it?

The Dodgers owe it to their fans, to the people of Los Angeles, to tell Trump NO, we will not visit the WH after what you’ve said & done to our city. @governor.ca.gov should explicitly call on the Dodgers to not go the WH, to stand with their fans instead.

Sunday Notes: ChiSox Prospect Hagen Smith Has a Killer Fastball/Slider Combo blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes...

Damnit

The number of people watching this game and thinking, “For god sake, please stop talking so much” is almost assuredly not small.

The true north strong and free. One more to go.

Being a person who typically goes to bed early, writing a gamer for an 18-inning marathon that ends just short of 3am is not an especially pleasant experience. Helluva game though. Hopefully I got at least some of the words in the right order.

This is fantastic.

Sunday Notes: Rhett Lowder Likes Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Rocker Step blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes...

Made it through four innings last night (multiple reasons for this) and doubt I make it that far tonight. Not exactly ideal.

Go Blue Jays.

Confirming a report from Sean McAdam, Jason Varitek will be back on the Red Sox coaching staff next year - his 30th season in the Red Sox org, and his 15th since the end of his playing career: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/s...

Kevin McGonigle talks hitting with FanGraphs' David Laurila blogs.fangraphs.com/kevin-mcgoni...

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Kevin McGonigle Talks Hitting blogs.fangraphs.com/kevin-mcgoni...

Mixed feelings on tonight's Game 7. Watched at Four Peaks Brewing, in Tempe, with an old friend from Michigan. Knowing a number of people in both the Blue Jays and Mariners orgs -- ditto fans of each team -- I wanted both to win. Obviously doesn't work that way.

“That’s the luxury of having a one-run lead.” Yes, I laughed.

A good analyst doesn’t talk at every opportunity.

If you drank a shot of bourbon every time the analyst on today’s Packers-Cardinals said”taking what the defense is giving him,” you wouldn’t be reading this in real time. You would be passed out.

Presumably the Packers have no access to film or stats, given that Arizona’s top receiver was once again left wide open near the end zone.

Literally not covering the opposing team's top receiver is always a bad idea, especially when he is in or near the end zone. WTF Packers.

Sunday Notes: Mike Burrows Is a Bucco Who Went From Benders To Vulcans blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes...

Former West Michigan Whitecap.

My stress level would be high if I were a Blue Jays or Mariners fan.

Kyle Stowers Matured His Mindset and Proceeded To Mash in Miami

I was just about to say the SABR bios for the three pitchers on the 1903 Pirates are absolutely wild, and a reminder that if you see "View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject" on a baseball reference page, READ THE SABR BIO

Beautiful day in Scottsdale for Arizona Fall League baseball.

Four years removed from a 33-home run, 124 wRC+ season, a longtime Twin had 26 home run and a 132 wRC+ in his second season with the Mariners. Now he's enjoying a postseason with some big hits. Jorge Polanco is a good hitter doing some good hitting.

I am told the #Rockies are progressing through initial interviews in their search for a new baseball operations head. The team is not releasing names of interviewees. Background on the search: www.mlb.com/news/rockies...