FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: August 2, 2025

Thirty-six trades in a span of 18 hours. A deadline day file. This after there have been a whopping 16 swaps the day earlier than, for an astronomical two-day complete of 52 — that’s additionally a file, and 9 greater than there have been over the ultimate two days earlier than the deadline final yr.

Conceptually, the numbers are staggering. However as I sit right here scripting this mailbag after 7 PM on Friday, the truth 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 retaining me upright is a eager sense of anticipation for the entire nice baseball nonetheless to come back.

We gained’t be overlaying any commerce information on this week’s mailbag. If you wish to compensate for or relive the chaos of the previous couple of days, yow will discover every part we wrote in regards to the commerce deadline linked inside this roundup submit. As an alternative, we’ll lean a little bit 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. In the event you aren’t but a Member and wish to preserve studying, you’ll be able to join a Membership right here. It’s one of the best ways to each expertise the positioning and help 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.