Good morning. This is written before the end of last night’s Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, so there’s nothing on how that game turned out. I assume you know who won by now.
Also, before we start (Bluesky link):
- Will Leitch has the storylines for the NLCS.
- Zach Sween has four factors that will decide who wins the NLCS.
- Dan Szymborski has an NLCS preview. (Fangraphs paywall)
- Grant Brisbee ranks all four teams left in the postseason. (The Athletic sub. req.)
- David Schoenfield also ranks the four remaining teams. His rankings are the same as Brisbee’s. Probably you too.
- Manny Randhawa ranks the starting rotations of the remaining four teams.
- Andy McCullough and Stephen J. Nesbitt look at the payrolls of the four remaining teams. The Athletic sub. req.) It’s three low-payroll teams and the Dodgers.
- Jesse Yomtov and Bob Nightengale have the final team payrolls for all 30 teams. The number one team missed the playoffs The number 30 team is still alive.
- Sarah Langs has six “incredible” stats from the Guardians’ Game 5 win over the White Sox.
- Davy Andrews breaks down that huge Guardians win. (Fangraphs paywall)
- Adam Berry looks back at the lopsided trade that send superstar Junior Caminero from the Guardians to the Rays in 2021. That trade really has the potential to haunt the Guardians now.
- Cody Stavenhagen writes that the White Sox have proven they’re no joke, (The Athletic sub. req.) but that doesn’t make losing the American League Division Series hurt any less.
- Mike Axisa looks at some trends in the playoffs this year, including disappearing offense.
- Predictions for the ALCS and NLCS.
- Tim Crowley argues that the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry is approaching its nadir.
- Jordan Schusterman asks what went wrong with the Yankees?
- Mark Polishuk wonders if Giancarlo Stanton’s days with the Yankees are over.
- Mark Feinsand looks at the market for free agent Jazz Chisholm Jr.
- Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray is a potential free agent this winter and despite earlier talk about retirement, Gray says he wants to pitch in 2027 and is open to staying in Boston.
- Here’s a list of all the free agents this winter. Lot of 2026 Cubs on that list.
- Aiden Stepansky asks if NPB Triple Crown-winner Teruaki Sato will make the leap to MLB this winter.
- Todd Zolecki has five questions this winter for the Phillies.
- Jeff Passan reports that Phillies president of business operations Sam Fuld has turned down an offer to be the new president of baseball operations for the Athletics. Fuld will stay in his current role with Philadelphia.
- Ryan Divish has an update on the Mariners’ managerial search.
- Brendan Gawlowski has a scouting report on several players from the Arizona Fall League. No Cubs, in case you were wondering.
- A FAQ about the collective bargaining talks this winter.
- And finally, Scott Simon weighs in on the ethical dilemma of whether or not you have to give a foul ball to a kid.
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