FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: February 28, 2026

Joyful final day of February, everybody. By this time subsequent week, the World Baseball Traditional can have begun, permitting us to expertise the perfect of what our international sport has to supply. Earlier this month, Kiri Oler previewed the WBC with 4 team-by-team breakdown items, one for every pool, and we’ll have extra protection subsequent week main into the event. Additionally, I’ll be in Miami masking Pool D, which options Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, the Netherlands, Israel, and Nicaragua, so when you’ve got any questions associated to the first-round motion at loanDepot park, you understand how to achieve me.

In fact, the World Baseball Traditional isn’t the one baseball we’ve to sit up for in March. We’re lower than 4 weeks away from Opening Day! This 12 months marks the earliest conventional Opening Day in MLB historical past, with 14 video games scheduled for Thursday, March 26. The night time earlier than, the Giants will host the Yankees for the primary sport of the season. That standalone primetime matchup will air on Netflix of all locations, as a result of all of us wanted one other streaming service subscription.

Anyway, on this week’s mailbag, we’ll be answering your questions in regards to the NL Central, the worth of a foul ball, a hypothetical Corridor of Fame election wherein each participant regained eligibility for one 12 months, and essentially the most and least worthwhile baseball final names. Earlier than we do, although, I’d wish to remind you that this mailbag is unique to FanGraphs Members. In case you aren’t but a Member and wish to maintain studying, you may join a Membership right here. It’s one of the simplest ways to each expertise the location and help our employees, and it comes with a bunch of different nice advantages. Additionally, in case you’d wish to ask a query for an upcoming mailbag, ship me an e-mail at mailbag@fangraphs.com.