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It’s Saturday and The Division Series’ are set to get underway this morning. In the meantime, it’s time to get you caught up on the latest news from around the league.
In Mariners news…
- The Mariners made a minor roster move yesterday, claiming first baseman Michael Toglia off waivers from the Reds.
- Over on The Feed, commenter Alexandra aka Blackbird gave the Brayan Villarreal Award to the most random player on each MLB postseason roster.
Around the league…
- The data is in: In the first season with ABS, 54% of challenged calls were overturned.
- After falling just two games short of a playoff spot this year, the Diamondbacks are planning to reduce payroll this winter.
- The Dodgers will have to try to win their third straight World Series with a hobbled Shohei Ohtani, who admitted he will not be fully healthy heading into the postseason.
- Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic argues that it’s time for the Phillies to consider drastic changes, with an expensive, aging core that fell short once again this year. ($)
- Over at Front Office Sports, LL alum Matthew Roberson wrote about how the baseball capwent from on-field uniform item to fashion staple for the everyperson.
- Over at Fangraphs, Matthew zeroed in on the key matchups that will determine each postseason series.
- Ryan Blake previewed the NLDS matchup between the Padres and Brewers, warning you not to overlook San Diego despite a 103-win campaign from Milwaukee.
- David Laurila at Fangraphs spoke to star Guardians closer Cade Smith about how he turned into one of the game’s best.
- MLB Trade Rumors dropped their arbitration projections for the 2026-2027 offseason.
