FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: July 11, 2026

Joyful Draft Weekend everybody! The draft broadcast begins at 1 p.m. ET at the moment, with the primary 4 rounds scheduled for Day 1. Then, tomorrow, the draft resumes at 11:30 a.m. ET for rounds 5-20.

As at all times, FanGraphs has you lined with every little thing it’s essential to know earlier than, throughout, and after the draft. Eric Longenhagen, Brendan Gawlowski, Michael Baumann, and Meg Rowley are in Philadelphia offering protection all through the weekend. You could find all of our draft protection right here, or by utilizing the navigation widget on the high of our homepage and in our draft items. Eric and Brendan’s up to date draft rankings can be found on The Board, the place you’ll additionally discover gamers’ scouting experiences and gear grades. You possibly can learn Eric’s draft preview right here, and his first mock draft right here. Offered he has sufficient new info to advantage one, his second mock draft will run at the moment earlier than the primary spherical, so be looking out for that, too. In the meantime, Michael wrote three glorious draft options, which you’ll be able to learn right here, right here, and right here. Additionally, you’ll want to be a part of our Day 1 draft chat, the place the FanGraphs crew will likely be answering your questions and offering updates and evaluation starting at 1 p.m ET.

That’s the final you’ll learn in regards to the draft on this mailbag. As a substitute, we’ll be answering your questions on Pete Crow-Armstrong, Aaron Ashby’s propensity for wins, and video games with the very best charges of true outcomes for one crew. Plus, I’ll present the solutions to final week’s trivia questions on baseball stats that includes the quantity 250. However first, I’d prefer to remind you that this mailbag is unique to FanGraphs Members. In the event you aren’t but a Member and wish to preserve studying, you possibly can join a Membership right here. It’s one of the simplest ways to each expertise the location and assist our workers, and it comes with a bunch of different nice advantages. Additionally, when you’d prefer to ask a query for an upcoming mailbag, ship me an e-mail at mailbag@fangraphs.com.