A flurry of early offense stood up for the playoff neophytes.

To heck with the splinker and the curveball, Duran must’ve thought. Let’s get a fastball over to get ahead in the count. Unfortunately for Duran, Riley is still strong enough to hit a middle-middle…

Musgrove looks ready to slide into a prominent role for the Padres this postseason.

Two Craigs enter, two Craigs leave (but one of them is sad).

Revisiting the rookie pitcher composite score from mid-season to see who improved, and what it means for 2027 fantasy value.

Join the FanGraphs staff for a Wild Card chat, starting with Phillies/Braves. Open to all site readers!

Checking in on the alphabet soup of defensive metrics to see which playoff teams have an edge in the field.

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images With the dust finally settling, I ended the 2026 season with $3K in profit over 12 leagues. Here are my league results and some of overarching thoughts on the season and…

We definitely have this potentially right.

The White Sox turned in a precocious season to make the playoffs ahead of schedule. Their reward? Facing the Houston Astros, the AL’s perennial final boss.

The under-the-radar infielder has swung a solid bat while filling in at multiple positions.

The Phillies have three games in which to either wipe out fans’ memories of September or imprint them forever.

As the playoffs get underway, here’s a look at which teams look the strongest and which ones look like underdogs this October.

I made an aggressive trade that came at a high cost and ended with a title – but was it worth it?

Like a moth drawn to a flame, I find myself returning to the strange comforts of relief pitcher analysis.

The White Sox turned in a precocious season to make the playoffs ahead of schedule. Their reward? Facing the Houston Astros, the AL’s perennial final boss.

The Phillies have three games in which to either wipe out fans’ memories of September or imprint them forever.

The 2026 ZiPS postseason probabilities are now live for your adulation and condemnation.

Musgrove looks ready to slide into a prominent role for the Padres this postseason.

Two Craigs enter, two Craigs leave (but one of them is sad).

The rematch of the two beasts from the AL East has a very different look than it did last year.

The Milwaukee Brewers are hiring.

Plus Craig Counsell on PCA, Jed Hoyer’s postseason pragmatism, Anthony Seigler on standout arms, Torey Lovullo on collaboration, Ron Coomer on Kenny Rogers, facts and stats galore, and more.

We’re answering your questions on Mason Miller’s historic season, real and hypothetical rules for outfielders, and pitcher wOBA and wRC+.

Paul and Justin take their first look at the 2027 closer pool…

Going into offseason mode.

Full season stats won’t tell the full story for some players. We should consider them as elite.

Pitchers drafted earlier tend to underperform their projected value. Let’s highlight six starting pitchers who have been drafted within the top 200 picks and underperforming by $10 or more.

Highlighting some sore spots — figuratively and literally — on Senior Circuit teams as they eye the postseason.

The line drive machine is lining the drives (driving the lines?) with alarming frequency.

Even in Arizona the summer is ending, and Eric has returned from vacation with answers to your deepest questions.

Following Freddy Peralta’s dissapointment as a Met, he has turned it around with the Rays. A look at what changed, and what to expect in 2027.

Gentle hit-by-pitches, friendly rivals, and the end of an era.

A trail that’s broken by a once-in-a-lifetime genetic outlier can be followed by slightly lesser athletes.

The final weekend kicks off with a host of doubleheaders set up to avoid potential weekend weather issues…

In a world where every team has robust data, good scouting can be a competitive advantage.

My final Roto Riteup of the season!

Back again to the bailiwick which is perhaps my least compelling at cocktail parties (and trust me, this is saying something)…

As we near the end of the regular season, let’s test the theory that competing in the WBC negatively impacts player performance in the corresponding campaign.