Jon Becker

As you can see on the Coaches Grid on FanGraphs, plenty of jobs still to be filled before (during?) the lockout: 3 managers 3 bench coaches 3 hitting coaches 3 asst. hitting coaches 4 pitching coaches 2 asst. pitching coaches 4 1B coaches 3 3B coaches

I graded Stephen Vogt’s managerial performance this postseason, best described as “all over the place”

We have a Coaches grid that can be found under the "Breakdowns" tab on any of the RosterResource pages. It's updated with vacancies for 2027 and you can also view Start or End of the 2025-26 seasons. www.fangraphs.com/roster-resou...

Keep in mind that you can just ask @becker.fangraphs.com a payroll-related question here and he's always responsive and thoughtful. These discussions are especially important because they can help us understand if something needs to be presented differently.

This, from @davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social, is delightful

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In case you haven't noticed, Jon has added two very cool RosterResource-related features to the FanGraphs player pages. Under the RosterResource tab, you'll see "Contract History" and the newest-added "Position Player Dashboard". Here's info on the new dashboard ...

Blog post with a full explanation TK, but the Position Player Dashboard is now live on @fangraphs.com player pages! All hail Versatile King Javier Sanoja: www.fangraphs.com/players/javi...

I graded Walt Weiss' performance this postseason. In short: not very good!

Blog post with a full explanation TK, but the Position Player Dashboard is now live on @fangraphs.com player pages! All hail Versatile King Javier Sanoja: www.fangraphs.com/players/javi...

Despite the loss to the Brewers in the NLDS, Craig Stammen's first year skippering the Padres was a success. @becker.fangraphs.com hands out Stammen's postseason manager report card:

And I'll shill because it's 2 am on Monday on the East Coast: That Enrique Hernández quote doesn't happen if I don't go on the road, and I don't go on the road without the support of our members. If you're not a member but you love baseball, I am confident you'll get your $80 a year worth

Just opened up the thread, come say hi if you're a Member!

I've enjoyed popping in and out of these all postseason, and if you're a Member, you should stop on by!

I am BACK from bsky purgatory with a new handle to match my @fangraphs.com colleagues ✌️ 🎉 ✌️

Members Only Game Thread blogs.fangraphs.com/members-only...

I added some new features this year, check it out!

I'll be chatting during Astros/White Sox and might pop in a little bit before and after, and it's all in our new chat interface! Come on down and say hi! ✌️⚾️✌️

Announcing Some Changes to Our Postseason Coverage blogs.fangraphs.com/announcing-s...

Per a source familiar with the wording of MLB's most recent CBA proposal, the proposal includes the following mechanisms for minimum payroll and salary floor. Words in, formatting of, and emphasis within the screenshot are mine, and used due to character limits:

after another round of injured list placements/activations since this great @jon-becker.com piece, the Giants' injured list is now up to 23 (!!!) players, which is just ridiculous entering the final week, here's a rough league-wide IL snapshot via @fangraphs.com Roster Resource:

Wrote about how the Giants are going to have to go sicko mode to start the offseason:

Minor little RosterResource update I wanted to highlight nonetheless: the SP section of the team pages will now have Xs next to both pitchers in a piggyback situation, and SP following an opener will have an X now as well. Should be easier to read/follow now!

Today I put in a long day at the baseball stats factory, writing an article that included the initialism "BLTR". Cracked open my mailbox, saw the paper of record had come, and was scandalized to find the following

I wrote about postseason eligibility and players who could be waived, for all my rosterhead friends:

I wrote about postseason eligibility and players who could be waived, for all my rosterhead friends:

if spreadsheet people was ever meant as an insult, i am reclaiming it. my columns and rows are beautiful even if others don't see what i see within them

Getting started in 5 minutes. You have to be signed in to FanGraphs to ask questions during the chat. You don't have to be a FanGraphs member. Just create a free account and you can sign in. blogs.fangraphs.com/rosterresour...

Happy Trade Deadline Day everyone!!! As always, our crew is covering all the wheeling and dealing, so be sure to follow along. And if you like what you see and are in a position to do so, please consider becoming a FanGraphs Member. It's the best way to support and experience the site:

In an attempt to work more Actual Writing into my FanGraphs Super-Utlityman toolkit, I dove into the Angels' possibilities at the deadline:

Today’s Feature Focus is on the just-updated Minor League Leaderboards:

Amazing headline, whoever thought of it must be very smart and also single

RosterResource Live Chat with me and @jon-becker.com starts in 20 minutes over at FanGraphs. The queue is open for questions ... blogs.fangraphs.com/rosterresour...