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Job Posting: St. Louis Cardinals – Major League Strategy Fellow

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October 19, 2026

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Major League Strategy Fellow

Major League Strategy Fellow

Job Summary:
This role will support the St. Louis Cardinals Major League team through baseball research, statistical analysis, strategic modeling, and the development of analytical tools and reports. Working closely with the Manager of Major League Strategy, this position will help identify opportunities to improve baseball decision-making, evaluate existing strategies, and develop new analytical capabilities supporting the Major League club. This role will collaborate with Major League Strategy personnel, coaches, and Baseball Development staff to translate research and data into practical baseball applications. The position will be based primarily in St. Louis and will be expected to work on the Major League team’s schedule throughout the season, including Spring Training, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Job Duties:

  • Conduct baseball research and statistical analysis to support Major League game preparation, in-game strategy, player evaluation, and broader baseball decision-making
  • Develop, maintain, and improve analytical models and tools that inform Major League game strategy and baseball operations
  • Work with the Manager of Major League Strategy to identify, prioritize, and investigate research questions with potential Major League applications
  • Analyze player and team performance trends to identify actionable insights, evaluate strategic opportunities, and support continuous improvement
  • Develop and improve automated reports, data visualizations, and analytical applications that support Major League coaches, players, and staff
  • Collaborate with Major League Strategy personnel to integrate analytical findings into advance scouting, game preparation, and player support workflows
  • Design and conduct rigorous analyses to evaluate baseball strategies, validate analytical models, and assess the effectiveness of implemented initiatives
  • Collaborate with Baseball Development and other baseball operations personnel on research, modeling, technology, and analytical initiatives supporting the Major League club
  • Learn and operate certain baseball technology and video systems as necessary

Experience Required:

  • Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently investigate complex baseball questions
  • Proficiency in SQL and at least one analytical programming language, such as Python or R, with experience developing reproducible analyses and statistical models
  • Strong understanding of statistical inference, model validation, and the limitations of observational baseball data
  • Experience with statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and research methodology
  • Strong ability to communicate clearly and concisely in written, verbal, and visual formats
  • Ability to translate complex analytical findings into practical recommendations for baseball decisionmakers
  • Strong understanding of baseball decision-making and the ability to frame baseball questions as rigorous analytical problems
  • Experience working with modern baseball data, including ball-tracking and player-tracking information
  • Ability to develop clear, accessible data visualizations, reports, and analytical tools
  • Strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and a willingness to challenge and refine existing assumptions
  • Ability to manage independent research projects while responding effectively to time-sensitive Major League requests
  • Ability to collaborate productively with coaches, analysts, and baseball operations personnel
  • Ability to handle sensitive baseball information with professionalism and confidentiality
  • Experience conducting original baseball research or developing statistical models is preferred
  • Experience developing analytical applications, automated reporting systems, or decision-support tools is preferred
  • Familiarity with machine learning, optimization, and advanced statistical methods is preferred
  • Experience in professional or collegiate baseball operations, research, or analytics is a plus

To Apply
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How I Voted for the 2026 Fielding Bible Awards: Infield

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October 19, 2026
Troy Taormina and Michael McLoone, Imagn Images

For the third consecutive year, I voted for the Fielding Bible Awards, Sports Info Solutions’ annual recognition of the best defenders in major league baseball. They’re a Gold Glove equivalent for the majors as a whole, created by SIS and John Dewan in 2006. A panel of video scouts and baseball experts vote for five players at each spot; there are also awards for the best multi-position defender, the defensive player of the year, and the defensive team of the year. The awards will be released this Thursday, October 22, and this article will be updated to note the winners once they’re announced.

Voting for any award is a prestigious honor, and voting on this panel has great personal import to me. Over the years, the panelists have included basically every writer who got me into baseball statistics when I was younger. Bill James, Peter Gammons, the founder of Strat-o-Matic – you get the idea. It’s a group I’m honored to be a part of, and I take my voting responsibilities very seriously. To that end, I spent some time this year updating my previous voting methods. Let me walk you through it.

Earlier this year, MLB Senior Data Architect Tom Tango did some work on blending multiple defensive systems together. I had actually landed on a similar method after discussing my inaugural ballot with Tom two years ago, but there’s never a bad time for a refresh. I started with Tom’s approach, added in Baseball Prospectus’ DRP as an additional number, and created blends for each position group based on how well each metric tracked itself year-to-year, as well as how well it predicted other metrics from one year to the next. Of note, I moved around my infield weights a bit, increasing the importance of DRS; it has narrowly been the best metric in the post-shift-ban world, a change in defensive rules meaningful enough for me to strongly prefer sampling from it for my initial rankings. Read the rest of this entry »


After Forcing Messick Into an Early Exit, Rays Take 3-2 ALCS Lead

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October 18, 2026
Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

The Tampa Bay Rays are one win away from their third trip to the World Series. After pulling away from the Cleveland Guardians late in Game 4 for a 7-3 victory, the Rays scored a run in each of the first three innings of Game 5. While they left six men on base over that span, they forced Guardians ace Parker Messick to work so hard that he lasted just two innings, and because the game remained within reach, Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt called upon four of his best relievers to record four outs or more. Meanwhile, Drew Rasmussen stifled the Guardians, holding them to one run on four hits over seven innings, and a trio of relievers shut the door for a 3-1 victory and a three-games-to-two series lead. The series now heads back to St. Petersburg, and because the travel day was erased by Friday night’s rainout, the Rays will have the opportunity to clinch the pennant at home on Monday night.

For as great a rookie season as Messick had, the 25-year-old lefty has been anything but dominant during the postseason. He lasted five innings in just one of his three previous starts while putting up a 4.13 FIP and 5.25 xERA to go with a comparatively tidy 3.09 ERA in 11.2 innings. If a 15.1% walk rate, more than double his regular season mark of 6.6%, has been the primary culprit, his previous workload may be a contributing factor as well. Messick ranked fourth in the American League with 186.1 innings — the most of any rookie since 2012 — and with his postseason work prior to Sunday, he had pushed his odometer to 198 frames, up from a combined 138.1 innings between Triple-A and the majors in 2025.

After pairing Messick with backup catcher Austin Hedges for all but one of his starts in 2026 — David Fry caught the first three innings of his September 27 outing — Vogt called upon Patrick Bailey instead… on the basis of his offense. That’s an odd thing to say about a catcher with a career 75 wRC+, and an anemic .146/.213/.183 line when he was traded from the Giants in May, but the 27-year-old backstop has been a credible threat at the plate since joining the Guardians, and he entered Sunday having hit .333/.379/.556 (163 wRC+) during the postseason, with a homer and a single off Rasmussen in Game 1. Said Vogt before the game, “With the way Patty is swinging the bat, [I] just wanted to keep his bat in the lineup, and you know, obviously there is some risk. There’s some concern with Patty never having caught Parker. But you know what? If I’m going to trust two human beings to go out and navigate a game, it’s Parker and Patty.” Read the rest of this entry »


Members-Only Game Thread: ALCS – Oct 18, 2026

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October 18, 2026

Welcome to our Open Game Thread for the ALCS game today. Only Members can participate, and unlike our usual staff Q&A chats, your messages will be posted immediately.

Our Member community is made up of thousands of incredibly knowledgable baseball fans, and we think this is a great way to follow a game with like-minded baseball enthusiasts. We might even have some FanGraphs Staff drop in and join the fun. Please be courteous to your fellow Members, or you may find your chat privileges revoked.

Sean Dolinar

Hey! Everyone, we got a dinner-time game today, so we won't be up late, but we do have NFL football to compete with. Though the Tampa Bay game just ended. And the Browns already won.

moomin

man, "And the Browns already won." feels like a sentence from an alternate timeline…

mrperfectpair

Tampa. Need them to win pennant to cash this ticket. They’ve done me well. Al east cashed. I need two more wins. I love fan graphs, love the site. I really appreciate the service.

Brian547

Sigh…

lzfreak

Think the ball is carrying better today

Brian547

for sure

NicklePickers

o/u number of times Messick growing up a Rays fan is mentioned?

lzfreak

It's still weird to me that we're at the point where guys in the big leagues "grew up as" as a Rays fan. They're not that old and they didn't really have fans their first decade

David

Depends how long he lasts, not off to the greatest start here…

Davy Andrews

What are you guys talking about?

Davy Andrews

Baseballs?

bosoxforlife

He had to challenge that!

Sean Dolinar

Terrible challenge

bosoxforlife

But not this one.

Sean Dolinar

It’s still way too early for this.

Brian547

According to last night its time to bring the infield in

asf123

The challenges have been just bizarre all postseason.

bosoxforlife

That bobble by Rocchio could turn out to be the play of the year.

lzfreak

Still a lot of baseball left here

David

Guards have not been playing clean D the last couple, and they really have to for Guardsball to work

Sean Dolinar

I feel like in the regular season, you load the bases like that and 3 plus runs score. Postseason you get dinged one run, and no one scores again until the 7th inning.

lzfreak

This postseason in particular seems to be selecting for better pitchers moreso than better hitters

David

How much does this start lead to questioning starting Bailey over Hedges with Messick?

bosoxforlife

I am trying to understand why DeLuca didn't challenge the 2-0 pitch. The leverage index couldn't have been much higher and his body language said he knew it was a ball.

NicklePickers

wanted more than one run!

Brian547

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/never-use-an-abs-challenge-in-th…

bosoxforlife

Use challenges when the leverage calls for it. i

Sean Dolinar

We also don’t get an outfielder running over the parabolic mic guy in the regular season either.

bosoxforlife

I know hitting is tough but a major leaguer should not swing through those two fastballs in the heart of the zone.

wheelhouse

hate both of these teams

Brian547

Upholding the Yankee fan stereo types… "if we cant win I hate everything and everyone" lol

Yer Main Guy

I can't judge. I hate them back.

Sean Dolinar

people have ask for a "Neither" option in the polls, but that was more for the Yankees games.

wheelhouse

no like i particularly hate the guardians' fake offense for how much it gets praised as the only "real baseball" and the rays now adopting it over the past few seasons. swing for the fences like a real team or at least put up a Brewers-level team OBP

Brian547

cry more… im thirsty

wheelhouse

oh yeah? i will

lzfreak

The babip gods are making their presence felt here

David

How much longer can you ride Messick here?

NicklePickers

mostly tough babip luck

Brian547

The infield shifts have ummm not worked… those were both easy outs/potential double plays

NicklePickers

check swings feel like the hardest thing for me to see in real time from CF cams. I’m wrong all the time.

Jon Becker

Hi everyone!

bosoxforlife

What a gift for Messick.

wheelhouse

no team deserves to have given up 2 runs on 5 hits in 2 innings of allowing a .188 xBA as much as cleveland

Brian547

You watch a LOT of CLE games for a Yankee sellout shill.

wheelhouse

you think i'm watching this

Brian547

not sure you know where you are let alone what you are watching

Brian547

I get it Sean… Ill back off. Just dont like the trolls and wanted to push back a bit. Most Yankee fans are not like this.

Bryan Baldwin

Pretty sure Junior would swing at a ball into the stands

asf123

Is that Ronald Acuña ad for Kalshi any less weird with the volume on?

Bryan Baldwin

I’d say it’s more weird

lzfreak

It's much weirder with the volume on

asf123

He lives in a tunnel under home plate, is that the premise??

lzfreak

Yes and you should bet on it or something?

asf123

I bet he actually lives in a house.

Bryan Baldwin

THAT should be a Kalshi bet

Anonymous Member #46

Keebler Elf tree.

asf123

Probably a large one.

Bryan Baldwin

Wow what a catch

Bryan Baldwin

A good poll would be which commercial do you hate the most?

lzfreak

Liberty Biberty is in the mix

Brian547

There is an obvious answer to this question but it is not a fit topic for a baseball chat.

Rich Hill's Fastball

How will Cleveland cover 27 outs here?

moomin

Dunno but I'm excited to find out

Bryan Baldwin

Okay, this is random, but what about letting the winning team in the postseason pick a player from the opposite team for the rest of the post? I know, I’m crazy.

Rich Hill's Fastball

Wow, those 2014 Royals…

Rich Hill's Fastball

This would be a fantastic offseason/lockout article, actually. Say, postseason series of the 2020s where the victor takes a player from their opponent…perhaps Dan can ZiPS up the biggest additions

lzfreak

Simpson is in their heads

asf123

Broadcast booth has a collective Speed Boner.

moomin

they're just like me!

Bryan Baldwin

I mean yes, but can’t blame them

asf123

Is it a prerequisite for being a playoff broadcaster that you have to wish the game were still played like it was in the ‘80s?

Sean Dolinar

That's how they train them in broadcasting school.

Sean Dolinar

Rays are going to score 1 run every inning to win 9-0.

lzfreak

My hot take on bunting is that showing bunt should be treated as a swing and therefore often a strike

Brian547

That has to be caught!!!

NicklePickers

Rays relaxed on challenges

Bryan Baldwin

I think Simpson tried to high five the ump

ncphl

The ump was holding the bat out but Simpson was too far away to grab it

Bryan Baldwin

RISP kings

lzfreak

With the lack of travel day after this it makes this feel more critical than the average 2-2 game 5. Loser is gonna have to really ride their A bullpen

Brian547

Can we get a return interview with Jeff after the Rays win the WS to breakdown the minutia of the playoff decisions, positioning, pitching strategy… or is that too proprietary to ever become public?

Dave from DC

Brew Crew might have something to say about that!

David

Brewers certainly look like the team to beat to my eyes

asf123

Who is the target audience for Limu Emu and Doug?

Bryan Baldwin

Stoners?

David

Haters of all that is good and right?

Sean Dolinar

We should have Jeff and August face off against each in podcast before the WS starts.

Sean Dolinar

* said with the caveat, I have no power to make this happen.

Phil

Are there Fangraphs alumni reunions at the Winter Meeting ever?

Sean Dolinar

All the time, and Saberseminar. Though team employees have more restrictive schedules during Winter Meetings.

Bryan Baldwin

Wow

lzfreak

That was a fun bunt

Rich Hill's Fastball

This is a real fun team

Brian547

Ill admit that was super smart and well executed.

lzfreak

Just a great opportunity to catch them off guard: relatively fast runner who can't really hit anyway, lefty reliever on the mound

cowdisciple

If the WS is Milwaukee against Tampa, it should be a very entertaining defense and baserunning show. When was the last time there was more team speed than that in the World Series?

lzfreak

Probably one of those Royals teams with Dyson, Cain, Gore, etc

Brian547

So quickly you forget Eckstein… FJM remembers…

cowdisciple

But KC played the Giants, who I don't remember as overly fast.

Jon Becker

I did not think Kwan had a chance in the world there

lzfreak

This inning has had some serious excitement

Brian547

Kwan has the best weak arm in baseball

Sean Dolinar

The one-run-per-inning thing looks to be in jeopardy.

Sean Dolinar

oh well.

moomin

love me an exciting scoreless inning (when it's not my team failing)

lzfreak

The circumstances are setting up for Rasmussen to potentially go deep in this game

Sean Dolinar

Cleveland really needs a baserunner. It's been a too long.

moomin

there ya go

Sean Dolinar

the challenge furthered the stated goal.

Sean Dolinar

I've been getting some other work done, and I swear every time I looked up the Rays were on base.

Sean Dolinar

That's a good challenge.

Rich Hill's Fastball

What does it say about the state of these commercials all month that I'm grateful for a Wendy's ad?

Brian547

it says you are sane

Sean Dolinar

I like that they are bringing back the yellow packaging.

Sean Dolinar

Now we need more solariums.

Brian547

Magic 8 ball says Sabrowski

Bryan Baldwin

Holy cow

David

I mean, Walls certainly isn't in there for his bat

Rich Hill's Fastball

The margin feels much bigger than 3 runs

Sean Dolinar

I've used the word feckless a lot in the last 30 minutes talking about Cleveland's offense.

lzfreak

Not one feck

Brian547

In all seriousness the biggest difference in this game has been defensive positioning… Rays =Great, CLE=Bad

Jack Dorfman

On the broadcast the other day, they compared Rasmussen to Doc Halladay… feels apt after this postseason

Bryan Baldwin

Is it just me or could Sabrowski be Messicks brother?

Sean Dolinar

Another TB baserunner…I looked up at the TV.

bosoxforlife

Not for long!

lzfreak

That was the first time all series Bazzana did that right

Bryan Baldwin

Was he even running?

Brian547

Do teams give players scouting reports for the likely defensive alignment they will face on a given night vs a given team vs a given pitcher… Do we know the level of detail in that sort of prep?

ncphl

That was middle-middle to both Kwan and Ramirez

lzfreak

Alright Cleveland is awake

Sean Dolinar

🥱

Rich Hill's Fastball

Here we go

drplantwrench

now its up to everyones favorite former angels player

drplantwrench

sike never mind

Bryan Baldwin

lol shortest half inning ever

Bryan Baldwin

I’ve been shouting at the team to take Rasmussen out but did he listen to me? Nooooo.

Brian547

Welcome to my world with Vogt.

Phil

The reverse communication function on TVs never works as well as it should.

bosoxforlife

Stunning to see Cash, notorious for yanking pitchers, leave Rasmussen in.

Rich Hill's Fastball

Surprised Rasmussen doesn't use that changeup more

lzfreak

Brilliant to not challenge in order to forgo the strikeout in favor of the double play

Bryan Baldwin

That’s advanced fortune telling

moomin

ah, not challenging because you had the double-play pitch charged up, Rays are streets ahead

Rich Hill's Fastball

80-grade reference

Bryan Baldwin

Well of course you’re gonna lose weight if you have diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting

Bryan Baldwin

Ah man I was hoping all three would

Bryan Baldwin

Oh man I was hoping all three would hit each other

lzfreak

I don't love taking out your best hitter in the 8th

Bryan Baldwin

Has DeLuca hit a ball?

lzfreak

It's always an adventure with DeLauter

Bryan Baldwin

That is a very kind way of saying it

asf123

Not a huge fan of chasing this game with Cade Smith with no more off days.

David

Vogt strikes again!

lzfreak

Cleveland bullpen would look way deeper with Clase

Rich Hill's Fastball

Cade here is…questionable

Jack Dorfman

two more ABs for cleveland though… Vogt betting on his bats

Anonymous Member #46

Is Stephen Vogt trying to mismanage the bullpen so badly that he gets fired and can take the open Seattle job so that his wife gets to be by her family again?

Jack Dorfman

4D Chess

Jack Dorfman

I think I want JoRam up to lead off the 9th if I'm Vogt

Jack Dorfman

Unless I want the seattle job I guess

Bryan Baldwin

Kwan on fire today

asf123

Really bad swing decision, but it worked out for him.

moomin

nice wedge play there

David

The visiting bullpen labyrinth shot

Bryan Baldwin

Ahh man I like Booser

Benny The Jet

Feels like you have to go to Baker here, even if it burns him for the 9th

Bryan Baldwin

That was huge

Bryan Baldwin

If I’ve learned anything from these commercials it’s that Americans are very sick and very in need of insurance

lzfreak

Jake Bauers should get an insurance commercial gig

Davy Andrews

This is correct.

Jack Dorfman

Yep

Davy Andrews

I take that back. We are in need of health care.

Bryan Baldwin

Oh wow was that pitch outside

Bryan Baldwin

There’s a lot of depressed vampires here tonight. I mean broken bats.

Bryan Baldwin

Yandy is…inevitable.

Davy Andrews

Wondering what happens if the Guards come back and we go to extras without Yandy and Junior.

Bryan Baldwin

Dogs and cats living together, it’ll be anarchy!

lzfreak

This is a lot of pitches for Smith given that he's basically guaranteed to pitch in every remaining game in this series

szakyl

Martinez in there for defense?

Davy Andrews

Not the ball-catching kind. A different kind.

Brian547

He is Vogt's talisman this year… Why there is one obviously terrible player who he decides to ride into defeat each year is another question all together.

asf123

White Flag warming up in the bullpen.

Davy Andrews

Poor guy.

Bryan Baldwin

Did you see the moon behind him?

Bryan Baldwin

Kwans game

Davy Andrews

That catch sounded weird, right? Like the double tap of a foul tip.

Davy Andrews

Ohhhh. It bounced off the wall — but THROUGH his glove.

Brian547

Imagine if that matters… says the CLE fan hopefully.

lzfreak

Kwan trying to win this game himself

Jack Dorfman

Kwan is the defensive replacement

Bryan Baldwin

Mesa (and Junior) need to stop being selfish

Brian547

WOW

Jack Dorfman

what a giant glove

Bryan Baldwin

Who is this guy in the AT&T commercials? His voice is odd.

Davy Andrews

He's the new Lily. Prepare to see him even more during the NCAA tournament.

Bryan Baldwin

He’s no Lily.

asf123

You people leave the sound on for commercials?

Bryan Baldwin

Yah…

Bryan Baldwin

I mean the remote is at least two feet away…

Brian547

Given the nature of the adds in Ohio… off is the only option. Like leave the game muted to avoid the breaks only option.

Bryan Baldwin

Good AB dude

Bryan Baldwin

lol wth dude

moomin

oof

Bryan Baldwin

How many times do you practice that?

asf123

Knoblauch

Jack Dorfman

i thought lowe tattooed that

Brian547

in an elevator shaft

Brian547

Adell … the first pitch and it was right in the heart again…

Bryan Baldwin

I mean I’m for the Rays but credit to the Guards, they never give up

Jack Dorfman

may cost them tomorrow if the Rays get to Sabrowski, Gaddis or Cade…

Jack Dorfman

But it may not!

Bryan Baldwin

Definitely one of those options

moomin

can't wait for the 6-5 game tomorrow

Bryan Baldwin

What am I going to do when the WS is over 😭😭😭

moomin

stare out the window and wait for spring… or read Fangraphs

Sean Dolinar

Alright everyone. We got at least one more LCS game tomorrow. See you then!


Sunday Notes: NYY Prospect Dax Kilby is Debuting New Mechanics in the Desert

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October 18, 2026

Dax Kilby is among the higher-profile prospects currently honing his skills in the Arizona Fall League. A 19-year-old shortstop whom the New York Yankees drafted 39th overall last year out of a Georgia high school, he ranks third in the Bombers system and No. 103 on The Board. Making up for missed time is part of why Kilby is in the desert. As Eric Longenhagen explained in his AFL preview, the 50 FV prospect dealt with a severe hamstring injury for much of 2026. He has shown promise with when healthy. This season, Kilby slashed a solid .242/.427/.403 with a 143 wRC+ over 154 plate appearances with Low-A Tampa.

How does the youngster view his early-career acclimation to pro ball?

“As I didn’t go to college, I’m seeing a lot better pitching,” Kilby told me on AFL media day. “I think that reveals a lot about who you are as a hitter. My first year, I was hitting a lot of ground balls [a 54.4% rate across 58 PAs] and using my speed to my advantage. That was definitely a change from high school, where the pitching isn’t as good and you can get into balls more often, for more power.”

Longenhagen and Brendan Gawlowski are both bullish on Kilby’s potential to do damage going forward. Addressing the 6-foot-2, 190-pound lefty swinger’s quick hands in his recent scouting notebook, Gawlowski wrote that “the way he’s able to pull them in and turn around velocity is in a class with the Max Clarks and Kevin McGonigles of the world.”

Kilby worked on mechanical changes in the weeks leading up to the AFL season. As he explained, the Yankees have him starting narrower and more open, the objective being two-fold: (1) allowing him to be more adjustable to different pitches, and (2) getting him more into his back hip, increasing the number of balls he is driving in the air. While his 40.2 GB% this year was an improvement from 2025’s pro-debut, it was still far from optimal.

Radically alternating his stroke isn’t part of the equation. Read the rest of this entry »


Who Needs a Dome? Rays Even ALCS in Frigid Game 4

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October 18, 2026
David Richard-Imagn Images

If you’re keeping score at home, the ALCS has now gone back and forth twice. On a frigid Saturday night in Cleveland, Tampa Bay’s big bats finally woke up. The Rays beat the Guardians, 7-3, to win Game 4 and even the series at 2-2. The game was originally scheduled for Friday night, but pouring rain destroyed that plan. The low temperature and a light west-southwest breeze kept multiple would-be homers in the ballpark, and the rain-soaked grass slowed down balls in the outfield. However, it didn’t stop the Rays from scoring more than three runs for the first time in the series. The Rays were more aggressive than the Guardians in terms of asking their best arms to get big outs. They countered a Cleveland bullpen game with a surprising amount of starting pitching, and they got big performances from Yandy Díaz, Junior Caminero, and Jonathan Aranda. The series is now guaranteed to end in St. Petersburg.

Both teams had the option to adjust their pitching plans after the rain banged Friday night’s game. The Rays could have thrown their ace, Drew Rasmussen on regular rest, rather than scheduled starter Nick Martinez. However, they knew they still would have needed Martinez later in the series, and it made sense for manager Kevin Cash to stick with his plan. Things were more complicated for Guardians manager Stephen Vogt.

With none of his most trusted starters available on normal rest on Friday, Vogt had no choice but to plan on a bullpen game, even though his bullpen was overworked. The postponement gave his relievers a much-needed game of rest. It also gave him the opportunity to hand the ball back to Game 1 starter Foster Griffin. Getting some length from Griffin would have been huge, because the postponement meant that if the series went seven games, the teams would play four games in a row, once again taxing the bullpen. However, Vogt stuck with opener Shawn Armstrong, and was cagey with reporters before the game when asked whether Griffin would pitch. It seemed like his plan for cobbling together nine innings was very contingent on how the game unfolded. Read the rest of this entry »


Members-Only Game Thread: ALCS – Oct 17, 2026

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October 17, 2026

Welcome to our Open Game Thread for the ALCS game today. Only Members can participate, and unlike our usual staff Q&A chats, your messages will be posted immediately.

Our Member community is made up of thousands of incredibly knowledgable baseball fans, and we think this is a great way to follow a game with like-minded baseball enthusiasts. We might even have some FanGraphs Staff drop in and join the fun. Please be courteous to your fellow Members, or you may find your chat privileges revoked.

Sean Dolinar

Hi everyone! The weather looks clear though cold in Cleveland tonight. https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/oh/cleveland

Sean Dolinar

Poll is the same as yesterday, since we didn't play that game.

millvillemeltdown

elsewhere in the midwest, a millvillemeltdown realizes they forgot all their hoodies, sweatshirts, and light jackets when packing

Sean Dolinar

I broke mine out again this morning.

Davy Andrews

Hello, Sean.

Sean Dolinar

Hi!

millvillemeltdown

i love hoodie weather. slightly less pleasant without the hoodie though

millvillemeltdown

i borrowed a cardigan that is just a bit too threadbare to protect against the wind

Davy Andrews

Sweatshirt weather is the best weather.

Benny The Jet

14 hours at an analytics conference and I am ready for a break *immediately logs into FanGraphs*

Sean Dolinar

Hopefully this is more fun. Though, any analytics conference sounds fun to me right now, too.

Brian547

For those who have never been, CLE is not like SF in fall. That 43 feels like 35 at most.

millvillemeltdown

i spent a bit of time in the bay area one december and was thoroughly unimpressed

millvillemeltdown

my staunch opinion, and maybe this is informed by abnormal physiology, is that hoodie/sweatshirt weather extends past 0°C

millvillemeltdown

to my chagrin, i was raised in the South

lzfreak

Any reason why neither team went with their game 1 starter tonight? Wouldn't they be on regular rest now?

millvillemeltdown

hubris

millvillemeltdown

a less flippant answer might depend on, like, the pregame work they did yesterday?

lzfreak

It looks like Griffin will be the bulk guy actually. Not sure why you keep Rasmussen out for a day though

millvillemeltdown

granted he didn't look too sharp his last start

Benny The Jet

Would starting tomorrow line up his throw day with Game 7 potentially?

lzfreak

Maybe? But you'd think pitching today would only make him more rested for a possible game 7

Brian547

May have something to do with now having to play 4 days in a row with no travel day.

lzfreak

Yeah I guess this makes it more likely you can use both Martinez and Rasmussen in a potential game 7, but that seems pretty specific

Brian547

Over under on combined K's tonight? I am setting the line at 19.

millvillemeltdown

on one hand, kwan and simpson. but on the other, Jordon Scott Adell

Brian547

Ya Cle is not that K prone and neither is tampa (lowest in MLB)… but both pitching staffs are.

Benny The Jet

Love the full name lol… for reasons inexplicable to even myself, I still say Clifton Pfifer Lee whenever his name is mentioned

millvillemeltdown

his name isn't joseph! which the mariners did not know when they let him rob 3 hrs

Brian547

Tom Emanski is upset.

Anonymous Member #46

Zombie Tom Emanski is an available username

Davy Andrews

It would be a great idea to do an article about a sloppy defensive game from the point of view of Tom Emanski. I'm writing that down.

Brian547

second

millvillemeltdown

davy singlehandedly keeping notgraphs running like weekend at bernie's

Anonymous Member #46

Please make sure to include a supporting comment from Baseball Superstar Fred McGriff.

millvillemeltdown

ohhh that's why butler is lawdog

Brian547

Have people picked up on the change in the lyrics that the fans sing for Chase's walkup?

Sean Dolinar

The “hit a homer”? Yeah, that’s pretty awesome.

lzfreak

Did not expect a Kyle Lohse name drop! Loved that guy

jcathtraverse

now why are you running on Victor Mesa Jr

Jon Becker

Hello all!

Jon Becker

Pretty fantastic stuff from Griffin that inning

Davy Andrews

Is nine pitches and two strikeouts good?

Brian547 edited

I didnt like the move at the deadline… I thought that they traded Will Dion (6+years) for Will Dion (.5 years)…. I was very likely wrong….

millvillemeltdown

wills dion are fleeting, ephemeral… flags fly forever…

Brian547

fleeting and ephemeral is exactly how I would have described Griffins first half at the time… lol… Like I said it was a bad take.

millvillemeltdown

we'll see how dion develops, he looks to be solid at least

millvillemeltdown

when did they add the "ball in dirt" animation to gameday

lzfreak

If Aranda runs through there, wonder if everyone is safe

millvillemeltdown

i think it'd only work if they were trying to stay out of the dp

millvillemeltdown

because if the pivot holds onto the ball, they can try and catch him between 2b-3b

lzfreak

That's probably true. Just looked weird to stop right in front of a force out

Matthew Tobin

Yeah Aranda looks like he slipped a bit. It was a closer play than they made it out to be.

lzfreak

Petey Halpin always finds the action

Sonny L

With all the love in my heart, he caught that like a Petey

Sonny L

A remarkable athletic play that was like 20% derpy

Brian547

What was the exit velo and angle on that?… I have a feeling on a warmer night that was out

John Church

110.7, 29 degrees, per Gameday

millvillemeltdown

110.7, 29

Sonny L

110.7 at 29 degrees

millvillemeltdown

"xba 1.000"

millvillemeltdown

out in 17/30

Sonny L edited

So Petey covers 13 stadiums. News you can use

Brian547

cheers guys!!

millvillemeltdown

interestingly, both cle and tb in the parks it's not a hr in

Brian547 edited

If I back calculate an Xdistance from the numbers I get 433 which is definitely out in both…

millvillemeltdown

depends heavily on atmospheric factors + spin

Brian547 edited

for sure. That was for neutral wind and normal cle temp/humidity… should have used game conditions

millvillemeltdown

also was in that odd pocket where the tall wall starts

Sonny L

TNT doing an embedded Waste Management ad instead of letting the audience hear the crowd sing was a choice

millvillemeltdown

thankfully hammy and rosey calling attention to it

Sonny L

Brutal for Walls

millvillemeltdown

do they gotta put genao on for tbazz?

lzfreak

Boy with possibly 4 straight days of games I'd be trying to get more innings from Griffin who looked mostly really good tonight

Brian547

If anyone here has any logic to how Vogt uses the bullpen ever let me know because I have given up… I think its literally a magic 8 ball.

millvillemeltdown

if he goes to gaddis or smith today i'm going to be really disappointed

Brian547 edited

Pick the worst possible reliever and the worst possible time and prepare for disappointment. Just not Festa… he is a MYTH

lzfreak

If it's close he will absolutely use them

millvillemeltdown

matt festa, zero innings pitched

millvillemeltdown

espino this early bodes poorly for me

Sonny L

Espino being nasty makes me happy. Hopefully he gets a solid career

coldbagel12

Yeah, even if he’s just a filthy reliever that would be great given we all assumed his career was shot

Brian547

Legit think they should make him a short stint starter next year and just go for something like 120 innings… If the BB rate is under 4.5 he is going to be very very good.

millvillemeltdown

he sure feels like a leverage guy rn

Sonny L

Googling MLBPA service time pension milestones…let’s get him to 4 years before they try to stretch him out again

millvillemeltdown

i think bazz should not steal here. he probably will try to, though

ncphl

Two big double plays in the fifth

Sonny L

1.000 ops Bailey was amazing while it lasted

Sonny L

That feels like something you can’t do and win

Brian547

ya walking 2 guys for JCam is a bad plan

Brian547

Guessing 116 on that one

Sonny L

Another 110 but absolutely smoked

Sonny L

Hit his spot at 98 and Junior did that. He’s so good.

beanbong

gave up the run but one of the best things in baseball is a good outfield relay. Kwan played it well off the wall and made a quick throw, keeping one of the fastest players in baseball at 3rd

branflakes

Tootblan?

moomin

Tootblan

Brian547

contact play= not TOOTBLAN…???

Brian547

So am I wrong that infield in is dumb here?

branflakes

Seems like runs are nearly impossible to come by this postseason, so I get it

Dave from DC

I mean, that was a heck of a pick by Lowe

lzfreak

The slide was 2 feet from home plate

Matt Martell

My most dad quality is reflexively saying "Nice block" whenever I'm watching baseball, even if I'm alone in my apartment.

Matt Martell

Also, hi

David

Guards have been doing this all post-season—stopping the big inning. They gotta feel pretty good with only one there.

coldbagel12

ESPN win probability estimate says the Rays went from 79% WP after the Caminero double to 60% now. Huge escape there

jj1986

Is the plan to pitch Peralta in this inning and start him in G6?

lzfreak

Center field is not where the hits are tonight

John Church

Middle infield is, though

Matt Martell

I thought DeLauter probably should've caught that

Brian547

That looked so catchable…

lzfreak

He was too busy pretending to attempt to catch it

Brian547

Is that a swing by automated checks?

branflakes

Ball dont lie I guess

ncphl

Yandy if there were ever a time to challenge, that was it

Jon Becker

Yandy is so committed to the never challenging bit

moomin

I do hope they go through with the new check swing rule they're testing in the minors

moomin

oof

lzfreak

This is a rough inning for DeLauter

Jon Becker

OH NO

Jon Becker

HE GRISHAM'D IT

branflakes

Wow, DeLauter looking like a good DH today

lzfreak

Petey Halpin needs to play every position

Brian547

infield in = dumb… I am vindicated?

branflakes

If Cleveland scores 3, definitely.

Seuss2004

Chandler Simpson hitting a ball >300 feet, what a time to be alive.

Brian547

WHY NO THROW??? I know it was near pointless but so is not throwing

Dave from DC

Guess no one is challenging anything tonight?!

Brian547

too cold

Seuss2004

So I missed this earlier, I assume Peralta is scheduled to be the game 6 starter and today is just a throw day, so no adverse consequence?

Brian547

I dont know what that is in the bullpen but I am positive that it is not the REAL Festa….

Matt Martell

Patty barrels makes way for Pummelin' Petey

David

Playoff Patty poking Posey in the eye

Matt Martell

Jk Pummelin' Petey is getting pinch-hit for

Brian547

Bailey for Tugboat I adored at the time… looks better every day.

branflakes

Honestly if Buster Posey calls with a trade idea, just say yes

Matt Martell

My Guardians fan friend has taken to calling Angel Martinez "Devil" because of his recent struggles

Rollie's Mustache

Back to back hits by Bazzana and Bailey:
107.8 EV, 21º, 374 ft.
107.9 EV, 20º, 375 ft.

Seuss2004

As a Yankee fan, who is this person and what did he do to Ian Seymour

moomin

ah, good, more intense baseball for me

Brian547

INFIELD IN=DUMB!

Sonny L

Guardsball! I yell over and over. My dogs are hiding under the bed but I can’t stop yelling Guardsball!

John Church

After the NL series, I’m not used to the bullpens allowing so many runs.

Sonny L

Resource scarcity. Used to be you had several Ashbys available. These days there’s just the one

Brian547 edited

If this is Festa now… I am going to start cheering for the Rays.

moomin

time to change that team flair then

Sonny L

This is the first time I’ve seen him throw and I’m enjoying his whole deal so far

Brian547

Festa is by no means terrible… which is why it was soo soo odd that he was never used to this point and still kept on the roster… it was/is maddening.

Phil

I just got home from seeing the Nathan Fielder movie about the fraud lady, which is completely insane. I gather there has been a lot of Ray and then more recently some modest Guard.

branflakes

A comedy? Love me some NATHAN FOR YOU

Phil

It's supposedly a documentary, but with Fielderish layers.

Brian547

You did this Vogt… You broke me!

Bryan Baldwin

Seymour almost just ruined the entire game for the Rays

coldbagel12

There’s still time

Bryan Baldwin

I will say this, the Guards are showing why they deserved to win over CWS

John Church

Vogt’s going to start pitching everyone on 3 weeks rest now

Sonny L

Booth gassing up Seymour to get 9 outs fell apart fast.

Bryan Baldwin

Yah they clearly saw Seymour

Sonny L

The slo mo replays of Guards hitting him really highlighted his head whack. It was probably 50% camera angle and 50% knowing the result of the AB but it looked wild.

branflakes

Maybe Aranda is deaf like Nate Lowe

lzfreak

Ah we're into the alliterative part of the Tampa Bay bullpen

Bryan Baldwin

Pitchers are supposed to pitch STRIKES, right?

Anonymous Member #46

Nope, supposed to get OUTS.

Brian547

Thats the game with the bigger ball and the smooth pieces of wood on the floor.

Bryan Baldwin

Soooo close

Bryan Baldwin

Pitcher #653

Brian547

Smith is up… WTF VOGT!@@!@!@@!!!

Anonymous Member #46

It's his bullpen day

David

He's committed to driving you away

Sonny L

All catchers hate pitchers.

Bryan Baldwin

I think that ball is still going

Sonny L

It’s in the lake, but not the one you’re thinking of

moomin

ooh

Rollie's Mustache

I wonder if Cam Booser ever faced Seth Beer in the minors.

Brian547

Guys its been good… Vogt is about to bring in Smith because the 8 ball (PG version) said so…. Im gonna need a new hobby… suggestions?

Brian547 edited

Saved by the actually good decision to leave in Festa's robot clone… lets bring back a bit of the flair…

Phil

Well, that might just about do it.

David

He doesn't hit that off Smith! /s

Sean Dolinar

Oof this game was interesting for a bit.

Seuss2004

[SpongeBob 'aight imma head out' meme]

Brian547

And now a new pitcher burned… WHY? JUST WHY???

Bryan Baldwin

I’m surprised that went out

Seuss2004

I thought it was going foul off the bat. I am … not a smart man.

moomin

Ange- err, flappy bois in the outfield carried it a bit farther

Bryan Baldwin

Same

Sonny L

I was really enjoying Festa’s whole deal

millvillemeltdown

i completely fell asleep and woke up to the chekov's festa

Brian547

I am not joking when I say that Vogt is so bad at bullpen strategy that he should be removed from all decisions.

Sonny L

TNT needs to check back in on that sad lady with the row of empty Miller Lites

Bryan Baldwin

Not impressed with the home ump

Sonny L

Really bringing in Baker?!?

millvillemeltdown

it sounds like he's been warm, you don't want to (ahem) "dry hump" him too much

Brian547 edited

Cash is jealous of Vogt's MOTY trophies.

Brian547

lol even the score bug knew that was a ball

Bryan Baldwin

Junior having a hard time finding the ball

Rollie's Mustache

Whoa, Cantillo bullying Junior with three straight changeups.

wiguy94

Anyone else think Tampa should have tried to finish this out without using Baker? You potentially play 4 days in row here and at minimum need to play three days in a row. I feel like I’d try to preserve him in a non-save situation

Brian547

Ya this is a horrible horrible use of Baker.

Sonny L

Cash is honoring Joe Maddon by bringing his closer into a non save situation in Cleveland. Surely these extra reps won’t come back to bite Tampa

Phil

So which of these teams would be more of a challenge for MIL? I feel like either staff would be vulnerable to the relentlessness, but TBR could at least hit some homers to compensate, particularly if Junior ever wakes up.

millvillemeltdown

rays absolutely a better team. cleveland is more pesky than good

Sonny L

I think of Tampa as like 85% of what Milwaukee put together. They do all the same things just not as good.

Cleveland would be a tougher series for Milwaukee. Cold weather, playoff tested, better rotation and bullpen

Brian547 edited

its 7 games I would ballpark the actual odds difference at around 1.5% in favor of the Rays vs MIL vs CLE

millvillemeltdown

good call by hammy, baker's velo is down

Sean Dolinar

Series is tied! We might get 7 games here.

millvillemeltdown

the proximate brewers fan: yes… ha ha ha… YES!!!

millvillemeltdown

he's sitting 92 after averaging 96ish?

Sean Dolinar

Alright everyone! Let's do this again tomorrow around 5PM ET.


FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: October 17, 2026

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October 17, 2026
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One of the great underrated joys of baseball is a competitive best-of-seven series that ends in five games. Think the 2024 World Series, when the only game the Dodgers lost was also the only game that was decided by more than three runs. The series scoreboard suggests that it was lopsided, but the individual games were absolutely riveting.

Even more overlooked is the enthralling four-game sweep, which is so rare that we are morally obligated to appreciate it when we see one. For that reason, it is my duty as a baseball writer to marvel at the NLCS that just transpired, when the Brewers came from behind in each of the four games to topple the dynastic Dodgers. Michael Baumann covered the series in Milwaukee and Los Angeles, and you should definitely check out his writing on the action if you haven’t already.

In this week’s mailbag, we’re putting together the best all-time roster of players who’ve never played in the World Series, and considering whether they’d beat an All-Star team from the clubs in this year’s Championship Series. We’re also answering your questions on what would happen if hit-by-pitches were treated as regular balls, and 1-0 games that feature a first-pitch home run. But first, I’d like to remind you that this mailbag is exclusive to FanGraphs Members. If you aren’t yet a Member and would like to keep reading, you can sign up for a Membership here. It’s the best way to both experience the site and support our staff, and it comes with a bunch of other great benefits. Also, if you’d like to ask a question for an upcoming mailbag, send me an email at mailbag@fangraphs.com. Read the rest of this entry »


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Members-Only Game Thread: ALCS – Oct 16, 2026

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October 16, 2026

Welcome to our Open Game Thread for the ALCS game today. Only Members can participate, and unlike our usual staff Q&A chats, your messages will be posted immediately.

Our Member community is made up of thousands of incredibly knowledgable baseball fans, and we think this is a great way to follow a game with like-minded baseball enthusiasts. We might even have some FanGraphs Staff drop in and join the fun. Please be courteous to your fellow Members, or you may find your chat privileges revoked.

millvillemeltdown

the brewers fan in my vicinity has stated "i don't care who wins this series, only that it goes 7" which. i think is fair at this point

turfe

but wouldn't MIL lose some of its momentum?

millvillemeltdown

how massive is milwaukee. i figure their collective inertia should carry them a while

Sean Dolinar

7 games with two extra inning games in TBR.

Sean Dolinar

Though there's two off days between a game 7 and game 1 of the WS. Which is plenty of time of a bullpen to recover. SP might not be lined up.

Sean Dolinar

I wouldn't mind more baseball games.

drplantwrench

without giving away too much, i got an interview in baseball thanks to seeing a posting on fangraphs! thanks fangraphs!

millvillemeltdown

eyo, grats!

Sean Dolinar

that's awesome! good luck!

turfe

congrats!

Sean Dolinar

did you have to fight through AI resumes and AI HR screening?

millvillemeltdown

… don't remind me of the hell that awaits me after my thermo midterm…

drplantwrench

honestly no, it was a pretty lightweight application and process thus far

Sean Dolinar

I'm scared if I had to apply for jobs again.

millvillemeltdown

i'm hearing all my classmates complain about r. i have never used r. i keep reading that i should learn r, upskilling and whatnot, and i just don't want to.

millvillemeltdown

i wrestle with computers enough… i don't want to do more wrestling… i don't want to wrestle a computer to make the computer wrestle more computer…

Alan Sherman

When I was in college more than 15 years ago I also had classmates learning R. If it's still in use now, that's an eternity in computer time so maybe learning it is a better investment than learning some other things?

millvillemeltdown

i will be honest, i just don't enjoy stats! i think it'd probably be good for me, but i took quantum with that intention last year and it was not very pleasant.

Michael Minetti

I bet the Rays at 25/1 to win the AL East (thanks to FG projections), so I've been a fan all year. I kinda like them at +155 to win the Series, but the Sim says I need 2/1, so I'm reluctantly gonna pass.

Sean Dolinar

You would have lost money if you bet against the Brewers because of our projections.

Michael Minetti

I've lost money betting against the Brewers the last THREE years!!

Sean Dolinar

Sorry about that!

Michael Minetti

But had the 2 long shot AL East winners (TOR/TB) because of FG. That makes up for a lot of OV/UND misses.

Sean Dolinar

It looks quite wet in Cleveland. Tarp just got put back on…so that's not good.

Anonymous Member #46

Tarps on is just not compatible with baseball in 2026.

Anonymous Member #46

I didn't realize the game was going to be delayed when I posted up on the couch, and now I've got a sleeping cat on my lap and my book is in the other room.

Sean Dolinar

I've never looked up Cleveland's weather so much as I have in the last week.

drplantwrench

mike trout would be so disappointed in you

Sean Dolinar

I look up weather a lot. Just not Cleveland.

Sean Dolinar

And sunrise and sunset.

mlommler

I learned R in grad school and it (in addition to my non-coding skills) has kept me in steady work since 2021 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

drplantwrench

im in a similar spot, but i did Python instead of R

Alan Sherman

I live on the other side of Lake Erie and all of our storms come from the general direction of Cleveland

mlommler

I've been slowly building up the Python skill, mostly for ArcGIS

Sean Dolinar

Oooo…are we turning this into a coding chat? I'm in!

mlommler

Until we get baseball?

drplantwrench

what do you use to code the chats? i assume its mostly javascript?

Alan Sherman

if it turns into a coding chat, do I need to leave or will I learn something?

drplantwrench

neither, we'll probably be incompressible and boring with a dumb joke every now and then

Alan Sherman

Sean actually has his own bespoke programming language just for fangraphs? /snark

Keaton Arneson

Most disappointing thing is sitting down on the couch with delivered pizza in hand and seeing a tarp on the field.

Anonymous Member #46

Hey, at least you have pizza. I have cat.

mlommler

But think of the people who are seeing a tarp and *don't* have pizza!

Keaton Arneson

Cat? Side note, our 15 year old cat just caught a fly. That was exciting.

millvillemeltdown

the cat i live with is trying to convince us that he has never been fed

Sean Dolinar

what toppings?

Keaton Arneson

The kids are cheese and so am I.

Keaton Arneson

My favorite pizza in town is a Beef Tostada though.

Anonymous Member #46

I'm couchlocked by a sleeping tabby (see above)

Keaton Arneson

Our orange tabby just got off the couch to wait for his food in 90 minutes.

Sean Dolinar

Our front end is NextJS. We still have a handful of pages that still use .NET webforms which is old.

Sean Dolinar

So the front end of chat is in Next/React/JS.

Keaton Arneson

I see the chat polls are a lot more realistic now for who's going to win. Game 1 was 91% for the Rays.

Sean Dolinar

Chat backend is .NET, so C#.

jacob2

R gang member, reporting for duty

Sean Dolinar

Which this is a lot like some corporate stacks and in turn a lot of teams have tech stacks similar to this. Or at least had a few years ago.

drplantwrench

Python >>>>> R

brought to you by the Python Gang

millvillemeltdown

i am decent enough at python that i think i can read docs and be vaguely competent

millvillemeltdown

my partner knows ???frontend??? as well as everything else from cs undergrad. but i know not

Phil

Been a while since I logged on to a Fangraphs chat and understood nothing of what was being said. But I know what wrc+ stands for! Is that worth nothing???

millvillemeltdown

what's a run? are they like points?

Phil

Yes, but also literally a guy running, which is a necessity; see Merkle, Fred.

Sean Dolinar

Part of me wishes we used more python, but in the end it doesn't matter too much. I also don't do as much with our ETL process.

drplantwrench

and sean joins the python gang…

mlommler

We really ought to bring boner back as a term for messing up

Alan Sherman

but why doesn't the ball go in the goal?

mlommler

See, now I'm thinking of Andres Cantor calling a home run

Phil

Also, don't know what's happening in Cleveland, but I'm a couple hours west and it's barely drizzling if anything.

drplantwrench

if i had my hands on the fan graphs code, id definitely convert more to python and add more plotly style interactive visuals

Sean Dolinar

What would the visuals be?

drplantwrench

id focus on the interactive parts more – like adding visuals for all the leaders tables and hovertext, filtering, employing splits filtering into visuals too

Keaton Arneson

We need to add custom photoemojis. I surprisingly use an Austin Hedges one a lot in my baseball group chat. And since Hedges was a league average hitter this year (wRC+ 😉), it was used a lot.

Sean Dolinar

It's wired up to use a .png. We have to hard code it in there, but it's ready for it.

jacob2

I would add a notification system to the comments so that I would know if somebody replied to me. Would be much easier to waste my days yapping about baseball!

Sean Dolinar

We might be able to do that now. Part of me wants to rip out WP's comment system for a modified version of chat.

Email is the easy notification for this. Probably could do app notifications too.

drplantwrench

i also wanna know if my jokes in the comments get likes or not

Alan Sherman

HOOOOOOOONNNNNRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

drplantwrench

also i have several baseball themed emojis that i abuse in my baseball discords, would love them here

Alan Sherman

The storm is reaching across the lake now, don't know if that means it's moving away from Cleveland or just quite large

Sean Dolinar

It's moving south and east. So I think it's clearing up now.

mlommler

Does the tabby get food before baseball starts?

Anonymous Member #46

Mine was fed before scheduled first pitch.

Keaton Arneson

Ours is 7 AM, noon, 6 PM, and 9 PM

Alan Sherman

I'm understanding about half the coding words being discussed here? maybe less?

mlommler

I'm a field biologist by training so if we get beyond the analysis stuff I actually do I'm pretty much with you. The main thing is to get good enough at the basics so you can work through solutions to the thornier problems by leaning on StackOverflow, etc.

drplantwrench

another fun thing we can do while we wait is a friend of mine sent this questionnaire supposedly a baseball team used for job screenings

drplantwrench

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfObSmLPazC5gEwm41_…

drplantwrench

if my link is allowed?

Sean Dolinar

gotcha

Michael Minetti edited

Coding, 1908 references, cats trapping people on couches, Cleveland weather. This chat is LIT!!!

mlommler

Bad weather along the Great Lakes… kinda wish I had an Edmund Fitzgerald Porter now

Sean Dolinar

I remember drinking a lot of Railbender when I was up in Erie.

mlommler

Hard to come by in Denver

bosoxforlife

Usually when I am at a chat on Fangraphs about baseball I feel like I have a strong understanding of the subject but my slash line about what is being talked about here is .000/.000/.000.

Sean Dolinar

This is why they don't let me on these often.

drplantwrench

two more chat coding feature requests – uploading images and ability to delete your own comment

jacob2

Don't make the same mistake I did and start giving a cat three meals a day. I could believe that in theory you could break the cat of the habit, but it would inflict so much pain and suffering that it's not worth it. I can barely hold him to just the three

Sean Dolinar

Welp.

Sean Dolinar

We're going to have to do this tomorrow/Sunday.

Sean Dolinar

This was the best non-game game thread we've ever had!

Sean Dolinar

Same time tomorrow for game 4. Then game 5 will be Sunday at 5PM ET.

drplantwrench

whens the last time a playoff game got rained out


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