REMINDER: The Fan Exchange Program Starts Today!

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Four weeks ago, I announced a fun little summer project we’re doing here at FanGraphs: A fan exchange program in which you give up your own team to follow another for one week, and share your thoughts and feelings in the interest of science. It’s like study abroad, except you don’t have to leave your home and you don’t spend the next semester annoying your friends with stories about how convenient public transit was in Vilnius.

It’s not too late to participate. The rules (such as they are) can be found here. If you’re unwilling or unable to follow your suggested team, feel free to pick another. And if you’ve been meaning to participate but haven’t completed the entrance survey, you can find that here.

If you have questions or concerns (with this project, not, like, generally), you can find me on Bluesky or reach me via email at baumannwrites@gmail.com. I’m so grateful that more than 1,000 of you have already signed up; I hope everyone has fun and learns something new.





Michael is a writer at FanGraphs. Previously, he was a staff writer at The Ringer and D1Baseball, and his work has appeared at Grantland, Baseball Prospectus, The Atlantic, ESPN.com, and various ill-remembered Phillies blogs. Follow him on Twitter, if you must, @MichaelBaumann.

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MichaelMember since 2020
1 year ago

fun as a mets fan to give out 80 80 80 80 80 to the broadcast

JuuuustAnotherBaseballFanMember since 2018
1 year ago

I like that when I signed up weeks ago, I was amused that I needed to watch the Marlins given that they are considered worse than the Red Sox. Now I don’t want to watch the Red Sox at all. Go Marlins.

opifijiklMember since 2024
1 year ago

Perfect timing. Given the Devers trade I need to switch my attention to a team that won’t break my heart by trading away its good sluggers, like the Marlins.

hahigginsMember since 2018
1 year ago

Don’t have time to do this I don’t think, but I love the idea.

Oh, Beepy.Member since 2024
1 year ago

Given that I am literally cursed and can negatively alter career trajectories just by getting excited, this is probably well-timed. I apologize for whatever effect my temporary viewership will have on poor Ronald Acuña Junior.

Chris PMember since 2025
1 year ago

Oh god, I got the Red Sox

maximize_futilityMember since 2025
1 year ago

As a mariners guy I’m so excited that my Giants just landed Devers. Fanhood off to a great start!

tedooooooooooo
1 year ago

Love the idea — looking forward to using a single week to form my lifetime opinion on whether this Witt Jr. fellow is REALLY worth 10 WAR