FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: June 13, 2026

On Wednesday night time, I despatched Michael Baumann a Slack message asking him the primary query in as we speak’s mailbag: What number of groups have by no means had a 30/30 season? “Phew,” he stated. “That’s a very good one.” I advised him I’d be answering it, however I believed it was a enjoyable little bit of trivia and wished to know what his guess could be. I used to be on my approach again from my softball sport, and I advised him I’d look it up as quickly as I acquired house. However Baumann was impatient. He proceeded to run the search himself and reply the query for me.

“Thanks for doing the mailbag for me lol,” I stated. He replied, “I had that thought. I simply couldn’t assist myself.” That’s the kind of impulsive, obsessive conduct that drives us to reply your mailbag questions each week. Such as you, we love all that’s trivial, whimsical, historic, hypothetical, strategic, pedantic, gigantic, nitty, gritty, and foolish about baseball. Your ardour is our ardour. Anyway, as a result of Baumann couldn’t resist, a part of the reply to the primary query comes from his preliminary Stathead search. He advised me to run my very own search, simply in case he missed one thing in his fervor.

We’ll get to the reply to that 30/30 query in a second. We’ll additionally reply your questions on the groups with the best distinction between cumulative participant WAR generated and precise workforce wins, bases-loaded walks, and the way to get your baseball repair if you’re brief on time. However first, I’d prefer to remind you that this mailbag is unique to FanGraphs Members. For those who aren’t but a Member and want to preserve studying, you may join a Membership right here. It’s the easiest way to each expertise the location and assist our workers, and it comes with a bunch of different nice advantages. Additionally, in case you’d prefer to ask a query for an upcoming mailbag, ship me an electronic mail at mailbag@fangraphs.com.