Thirty-six trades in a span of 18 hours. A deadline day document. This after there have been a whopping 16 swaps the day earlier than, for an astronomical two-day whole of 52 — that’s additionally a document, and 9 greater than there have been over the ultimate two days earlier than the deadline final 12 months.
Conceptually, the numbers are staggering. However as I sit right here penning this mailbag after 7 PM on Friday, the fact of what all of us skilled is beginning to sink in. And I don’t learn about all of you, however after a marathon of enhancing commerce evaluation items for the higher a part of the final 48 hours, I’m twitching from what can solely be described as an unholy cocktail of caffeine and adrenaline, and I can really feel the comedown coming. I’m each completely riveted and totally drained, and the one factor conserving me upright is a eager sense of anticipation for all the nice baseball nonetheless to return.
We received’t be overlaying any commerce information on this week’s mailbag. If you wish to compensate for or relive the chaos of the previous few days, you could find every little thing we wrote in regards to the commerce deadline linked inside this roundup submit. As a substitute, we’ll lean slightly extra evergreen. Earlier than we get to your questions, although, I’d wish to remind all of you that whereas anybody can submit a query, this mailbag is unique to FanGraphs Members. Should you aren’t but a Member and want to preserve studying, you may join a Membership right here. It’s the easiest way 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.