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Job Posting: Pittsburgh Pirates – Analyst, Baseball Strategy
The Pittsburgh Pirates are hiring. Source
Effectively Wild Episode 2540: The Fly Test
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Cal Raleigh and Josh Naylor and whether end-of-season surgeries for disappointing players are encouraging or frustrating, then share their takeaways from the first six Division Series games, including thoughts on Drew Rasmussen, an Austin Wells mistake, Rays crowds, Aaron Judge’s role in Rich Platelet, Poor Platelet, Grant Taylor […] Source
This Post Doesn’t Have a Headline Because the Yankees Dropped It
As much as the Yankees let this game slip through their fingers, the Rays piled pressure on New York's panicked defense by making contact at a higher rate than Schlittler had allowed all year. Source
White Sox Beat Guardians at Their Own Game to Take 2-0 ALDS Lead, Continue Magical Run
Anyone else starting to get 2007 Rockies vibes from these White Sox? Source
Members Only Game Thread: ALDS – Oct 5, 2026
Come hang out and watch some baseball! Source
No Past, No Future: Atlanta’s Chris Sale Strategy, Examined
The Braves are playing like there's no tomorrow. How does that affect tomorrow? Source
Ty France’s Near-Heroics Haven’t Been Enough Against Brewers
Despite the resurgent first baseman's Division Series performance, the Padres are on the brink of elimination.
Postseason Manager Report Cards: Joe Espada and Chad Tracy
The Astros and Red Sox got swept out of the playoffs. Could their managers have done anything differently to prevent it?
The Power of the Curve
What we saw from Cam Schlittler against the Red Sox was not just a one-off curveball-heavy outing, but an indication of how much better he can still get.
Job Posting: New York Mets – Multiple Openings
The New York Mets are hiring.
Braves Break Serve Against the Dodgers, Head to Atlanta With 1-1 NLDS Tie
The Dodgers were lucky to fall just a run short in what ended up being an unintentional bullpen game.
Jackson Chourio Does It Again: Brewers Come Back to Win Game 2
A sloppy, brilliant game that started with Michael King on no-hitter watch ended with the Padres' season on life support.
The Brewers and Padres Made the Entire Game Out of High-Leverage Innings
The Brewers got your note that postseason success requires dingers.
Sunday Notes: A Burdened Backstop No More, Ike Irish Aims to Bash in Baltimore
Plus Reid Easterly's education, Mike Chernoff on Cleveland's potential postseason boost, Bryan Hudson on getting back in sync, Zyhir Hope on simplicity, facts and stats galore, and more.
Drew Rasmussen Does Very Rude Things to the Yankees in ALDS Game 1
The Rays right-hander carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning as Tampa Bay silenced New York in the series opener.
Skubal Shoves, Teoscar Slugs: Dodgers Out-Homer Braves in NLDS Game 1
Turns out it's better start Tarik Skubal than to go with a bullpen game.
Taylor Made: White Sox Shut Out Guardians To Capture Game 1
A blast and a bloop were all the run scoring Chicago needed today.
Welcome to the 2026 Arizona Fall League: Scouting Prep and Preview
The Arizona Fall League gets underway today. Dive deep on the league's famous players, potential dudes, statistical performers, and guys with key offseason roster situations.
Postseason Manager Report Cards: Craig Counsell and Don Mattingly
The Cubs and Phillies are done for 2026 after losing in the Wild Card round. How did the managers do?
FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: October 3, 2026
What's the ideal playoff format? Is God fixing the postseason for the White Sox? Is it better to have elite hitting and bad pitching or vice versa in October? And more...
Effectively Wild Episode 2539: BAC in Action
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon. Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley tease their first playoff livestream and banter about a listener suggestion for how to refer to a postseason that spans multiple months, Jason Benetti’s relationship with Liberty Biberty (including a real-time text exchange), the […]
I-90 Blue Bloods Clash: Guardians vs. White Sox ALDS Preview
The upstart Pale Hose are riding a wave of celebratory suds into Cleveland, where three great pitchers and a surprisingly strong post-deadline offense await.
Toppling the Juggernaut: Dodgers vs. Braves NLDS Preview
The Braves have a tall task ahead of them as they try to take down the Dodgers in the NLDS.
The Super Specific Matchups That Could Determine Each Division Series
You know the superstars at the top of the call sheet. But what about the minute, in-the-weeds factors that will shape the course of history?
What Could Go Wrong? Brewers vs. Padres NLDS Preview
Someone has to lose. Here are a few ways that each team might come up short in an exciting divisional series.