Howdy everybody, and welcome to the primary mailbag of September. We’ve got simply over three weeks to go within the common season, and regardless of what our Playoff Odds say, I’m nonetheless holding out hope for a minimum of one or two thrilling postseason races.
Getting into play Friday evening, 11 groups (six within the NL and 5 within the AL) had a greater than 90% probability to succeed in the playoffs; at 74.2%, the Mariners had been the one membership in possession of a playoff spot that was on much less stable floor. Three different groups may nonetheless spoil Seattle’s enjoyable: the Rangers (12.5%), the Royals (10.6%), and the Rays (10.2%). Of the Senior Circuit groups that aren’t in a playoff place, the Giants (4.3%) had one of the best shot of snagging a Wild Card berth. Nevertheless, for any of you cheering for chaos, the Reds (2.3%) host the Mets, the present six seed, for 3 video games this weekend; Cincinnati started the collection 5 video games behind New York.
We received’t be answering any questions in regards to the playoff race at the moment, however we do contact on a few gamers on contending groups. Earlier than we get to them, although, just a few fast issues: First, due to Meg Rowley for placing collectively final week’s mailbag whereas I used to be on trip, which I spent in Toronto watching baseball! My dad and I had by no means been to Rogers Centre earlier than, so we determined to examine one other ballpark off our checklist. Additionally, FanGraphs is hiring a full-time prospect author. For extra data, take a look at the job posting right here. Lastly, I’d wish to remind all of you that whereas anybody can submit a query, this mailbag is unique to FanGraphs Members. If you happen to aren’t but a Member and want to preserve studying, you’ll be able to 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, for those who’d wish to ask a query for an upcoming mailbag, ship me an electronic mail at mailbag@fangraphs.com.
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