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- The Gold Glove Awards were announced last night. We’ve already covered Pete Crow-Armstrong and Alex Bregman winning, but there are the rest of the winners.
- ESPN picks an All-October team from the playoffs.
- David Adler has the top Statcast numbers of the playoffs.
- Matthew Robinson looks at just how good Brewers rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt wasin October.
- Jeff Passan explains how the Brewers became World Series champs.
- Jay Jaffe sings the praises of the Brewers invincible bullpen (Fangraphs paywall) and breaks down why they were so good.
- Tyler Kepner profiles Brewers manager Pat Murphy and his trip to the top. (The Athletic sub. req.)
- Jesse Rogers writes of how the spirit of the late broadcaster Bob Uecker was everywhere during the Brewers victory parade.
- Now that the Brewers/Pilots have won, Jesse Yomtov hasthe longest current title droughts in baseball.
- Now let’s turn to the winter markets. The Red Sox have exercised the $8.25 million option on pitcher Garrett Whitlock.
- The Rays have picked up pitcher Drew Rasmussen’s $20 million option.
- The Orioles declined the $20 million option on outfielder Luis Robert Jr. He becomes a free agent.
- Reds reliever Emilo Pagán declined his player option, becoming a free agent.
- NPB’s Hanshin Tigers have officially posted Teruaki Sato, who won Japan’s Triple Crown last year.
- Mike Axisa looks at what free agents will get qualifying offers from their teams.
- Mark Feinsand has 30 names to watch in free agency this winter.
- Jake Mintz and Jordan Schusterman have the top 50 free agents.
- Mike Axisa also presents his top 50 free agents. Clip and compare! Axisa adds some possible teams for the free agents.
- Travis Sawchik asks who is the best free agent starter this winter other than Tarik Skubal.
- David Schoenfield has his “best fits” for the top free agents. I think you’ll like his “best fit” for Skubal.
- Mark Feinsand tries to predict where Brewers breakout star Jake Bauers could land this winter.
- If you don’t like the free agents, Dayn Perry has the top 25 trade candidates this winter.
- The Astros have hired former Cardinals executive Randy Flores as their new general manager. Kristie Ackert has a profile of Flores.
- Sad news as legendary Mets lefty Jerry Koosman died at 83. For those too young to remember, Koosman was the “other” great starting pitcher on the 1969 Mets. Our condolences go out to Koosman’s family, friends and the Mets organization. He also arguably had his best season with the Twins in 1979. Most people forget that.
- Sam Blum has a guide to theupcoming trial of the Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz trials for game fixing. (The Athletic sub. req.)
- Johnny Flores Jr. explains how the data shows that “Ron Washington” was right: Playing first base is incredibly hard. (The Athletic sub. req.)
- Going back to the Brewers, they appeared on Saturday Night Live this weekend after their World Series title. I’m old enough to remember Joe Piscopo on “Weekend Update” saying the Brewers lost the 1982 World Series because they were slobs, complete with several video clips of them spitting chewing tobacco.
- Matt Monagan has the story of a long-suffering Milwaukee (Braves and Brewers) baseball fan’s celebration that went viral.
- And finally, Zack Meisel explains how the Hall of Fame museum manages to collect all these items from baseball’s biggest moments, (The Athletic sub. req.) including the World Series.
