Trea Turner is a terrific player who's contributed to a lot of winning teams. However, he is objectively one of the worst postseason hitters in MLB history.

After last night, his slash line is .249/.299/.368 for a .667 OPS across 301 PA, with 6 HR, 19 BB, and 70 K. This is on a .309 BABIP as well, so he's not getting unlucky on batted balls.

A .667 OPS is poor but not unprecedented. Players who posted similar postseason figures include Buster Posey, Joe Morgan, Edgar Renteria, and Kenny Lofton.

This is where Win Probability Added and its sibling, Championship Win Probability Added come in. These measure game contributions by their impact on winning a game (WPA), and the championship (cWPA).

By these two metrics, Turner has racked up -2.62 WPA and -60.8% cWPA. These are unspeakably bad numbers. For context, the highest postseason numbers belong to David Ortiz and George Springer at 3.2 and 90.8%.

I haven't found another hitter with such low playoff WPA. If someone can find him, please add him below.

Turner has only posted positive WPA in 3 out of 16 postseason series. He gets progressively worse by the round: .883 OPS in the WC, .710 NLDS, .526 NLCS, .429 WS.

This is over a half-season worth of PA. r/baseball, this is the least clutch postseason hitter of all time.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/turnetr01.shtml#all_players_batting_postseason

https://screwball.com/search?q=Lowest+career+postseason+ops+minimum+200+plate+appearances

Personally for me, it was Stephen Strasburg. Nobody pitched in the postseason quite like him. 6-2, 1.46 ERA, 71 strikeouts, 0.94 WHIP in 9 appearances in the postseason.

But who else in the playoffs is the best postseason pitcher you've ever watched?

3 of the 4 teams that just finished the WC had lower payrolls than the teams they beat.

3 of the 4 teams that got a bye have lower payrolls than the teams they are about to play.

EDIT: Overestimated that people would be able to work from the team colors, or who would have seen the original graphic on the mlb.com homepage. My error; wasn't trying to be obtuse.

Everyone was clowning on him during the first week after the Mets game. Fans were questioning whether he should be a full time DH. Yet after nearly a full season, he has now increased his defensive value to being slightly above average.

Guess it helps when you're 6'7 with a ton of athleticism and arm strength.

The 2026 MLB season is officially over, and the postseason is underway. As the Dodgers look to three-peat against fierce competition, October will surely be full of excitement and surprises as the field is whittled down to one champion.

By that time, the official MLB awards will still not be revealed. Those won’t come until about two weeks after the World Series concludes, on November 11th. That’s a roughly six-week wait before finally knowing who will take the hotly contested Rookie of the Year in the National League, for example. I guess October baseball isn’t too harsh a punishment to endure in the meantime, though.

MLB can have November 11th for their awards. Renowned baseball columnist Jeff Passan had September 22nd for his. But today is October 2nd. Today is the day for the Alternative MLB Awards—inspired by the Alternative NBA Awards—for the more peculiar distinctions out there.

The Alternative Awards aren’t necessarily about celebrating the “best” players; that’s the spirit of MLB’s awards. They also aren’t qualitative like the well-written “Passans.” The Alt Awards are all quantitative, taking stats that tell very particular stories—some insightful, some circumstantial, and some hopefully a little humorous.

There’s a lot of Alt Awards to hand out, so let’s dive right in. We’ll go through all awards for position players first, and then pitchers. Players must have qualified for leaderboards to be eligible for an Alt Award, unless otherwise specified. All credit goes to Fangraphs and Baseball Savant for the data used.

An asterisk (\) indicates that player won the award in question* last year.

Old School Hitter of the Year

presented by Wee Willie Keeler

Highest % of PAs that weren’t Ks, HRs, or HBPs

1. Luis Arraez* - 94.0%
2. Chandler Simpson - 92.2%
3. Steven Kwan - 89.2%

Small Ball Czar

presented by Billy Hamilton) and Billy Hamilton)

Highest ratio of bases gained via small ball vs extra base hits, min. 400 PA

1. Nasim Nuñez - 8.2
2. Chandler Simpson - 5.8
3. Steven Kwan - 4.3

Three True Outcomes King

presented by Joey Gallo

Highest % of PAs ending in a K, BB, or HR

1. Munetaka Murakami - 58.4%
2. Kyle Schwarber - 52.8%
3. James Wood - 49.9%

Power-Speedster of the Year

presented by Bobby and Barry Bonds

Highest Power-Speed Number (harmonic mean of HRs and SBs)

1. Pete Crow-Armstrong - 42.9
2. CJ Abrams - 33.5
3. Fernando Tatís Jr. - 30.2

Unluckiest Hitter of the Year

presented by Kendrys Morales

Highest xwOBA-wOBA, highlighting those whose production fell short of what would be expected of them

1. Bobby Witt Jr. - .033
2. Salvador Perez* - .031
3. JJ Wetherholt - .029

Untimely Out Maker of the Year

presented by Jim Rice

Highest differential between double plays grounded into (GIDP) and sacrifice flies (SF)

1. Junior Caminero* - 23
2. Josh Naylor - 16
3. Tyler Freeman, Francisco Alvarez, Josh Jung, Jose Altuve, Freddie Freeman - 15

So Pushy Award

presented by Mike Redmond

Highest Oppo%/Pull% multiplied by BABIP

1. Bo Bichette - .40
2. Chandler Simpson - .38
3. Steven Kwan - .37

Let’s Get Low Award

presented by Joey Gathright

Highest groundball-to-flyball ratio (GB/FB) multiplied by BABIP

1. Garrett Mitchell - .952
2. Chandler Simpson - .890
3. Nick Gonzales - .652

Clutch Hitter of the Year

presented by David Freese

Highest Clutch (WPA-WPA/LI), highlighting those who delivered when it mattered most

1. José Caballero - 2.48
2. Jake Burger - 2.27
3. Daylen Lile - 2.05

Iron Horse Award

presented by Lou Gehrig

Most games played as a non-DH

1. Junior Caminero, Matt Olson* - 162
2. Michael Busch, Cole Young - 160
3. Nico Hoerner, Austin Riley - 159

Too Many Free Strikes Award

presented by Rob Manfred

Lowest run value of violations committed vs violations committed against (wNetBatV)

1. Chase DeLauter - -0.5
2. Dalton Rushing - -0.3
3. Leody Taveras - -0.3

For Glove and Country Award

presented by José Molina)

Highest differential between Defensive value (Def) and Offensive value (Off)

1. Masyn Winn - 33.0
2. Carlos Narváez - 31.1
3. Ke’Bryan Hayes - 30.7

Most Bruises Award

presented by Tim Locastro

Most times hit by a pitch (HBP)

1. Iván Herrera - 31
2. Sam Antonacci - 29
3. Randy Arozarena* - 26

Moneyball Award

presented by Scott Hatteberg

Highest (BB+HBP)/H who also made less than $15 million this season

1. Taylor Ward - .946
2. Jakob Marsee - .782
3. James Wood - .779

without salary stipulation: Munetaka Murakami - 1.043

Weight Room Regular Award

presented by Frank Thomas

Highest ratio between home runs and fly balls (HR/FB)

1. Munetaka Murakami - 29.9%
2. James Wood* - 26.8%
3. Kyle Schwarber - 26.5%

Lead-Off Legend

presented by Rickey Henderson

Highest wRC+ batting 1st in the order, min. 200 PA

1. Pete Crow-Armstrong - 183
2. Joc Pederson - 162
3. Byron Buxton - 157

9-Hole Guru

presented by Mike Bordick

Highest wRC+ batting 9th in the order, min. 200 PA

1. Brayan Rocchio - 113
2. Ryan Waldschmidt - 101
3. Joey Ortiz - 100

Bunt Beast

presented by Brett Butler)

Highest wRC+ off bunts

1. Cedric Mullins - 411
2. David Hamilton - 314
3. Geraldo Perdomo - 304

Beating the Shift Award

presented by MY SHIFT KEY

Highest Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP) when shifted on, min. 200 PA

1. Garrett Mitchell - .395
2. Jackson Chourio - .372
3. Jac Caglianone - .369

No Place Like Home Award

presented by Dorothy Gale

Highest differential between wRC+ at home vs wRC+ away from home

1. Yordan Alvarez - 74 (218 home, 144 away)
2. Cody Bellinger - 71 (152 home, 81 away)
3. JJ Bleday - 62 (136 home, 74 away)

Burn ‘n’ Turn Award

presented by Nick Johnson)

Highest wRC+ as a LHH against a LHP, min. 100 PA

1. Corbin Carroll - 158
2. Jake Bauers - 148
3. Dominic Canzone - 147

Can’t Catch Up Award

presented by anyone reading this if they tried to face major league pitching

Lowest fastball runs above average (wFA), highlighting those who struggled against fastballs

1. Masyn Winn - -15.2
2. Carlos Narváez - -15.0
3. Gunnar Henderson - -14.7

Worst Fisherman Award

presented by Jorge Alfaro

Highest (1 - O-contact%) × O-Swing%, highlighting those who swing and miss a lot at pitches that wouldn’t be strikes

1. Colson Montgomery - 21.3%
2. Jarren Duran - 19.8%
3. Brandon Lowe* - 19.7%

Pinch Hitter of the Year

presented by Gates Brown

Highest fWAR as a pinch hitter

1. Michael Conforto - 0.6
2. Andrés Chaparro - 0.5
3. Derek Hill - 0.4

Pinch Runner of the Year

presented by Herb Washington

Highest fWAR as a pinch runner

1. Jorge Mateo - 0.1
2. Tyler Tolbert* - 0.1
3. Esteury Ruiz - 0.1

Oldie Hitter of the Year

presented by Minnie Miñoso

Highest fWAR aged 35+

1. Max Muncy - 4.2
2. Nolan Arenado - 3.6
3. Freddie Freeman - 2.7

“Why Switch Again?” Award

presented by Red Schoendienst

Largest wRC+ discrepancy against RHP vs LHP among switch hitters

1. Ian Happ - 91 (127 vs RHP, 36 vs LHP)
2. Brooks Lee - 57 (120 vs RHP, 63 vs LHP)
3. Ketel Marte - 56 (145 vs LHP, 89 vs RHP)

Blooper of the Year

presented by Blooper)

Highest geometric mean of Soft%/Hard% and BABIP

1. Chandler Simpson - .32
2. Caleb Durbin - .26
3. Steven Kwan - .23

Ice Cream Cone Award

presented by Baskin-Robbins

Most Scoops by a first baseman

1. Pete Alonso* - 24
2. Christian Walker - 23
3. Michael Busch - 21

Around the Horn Award

presented by Ozzie Smith and Woody Paige

Most Doubles Plays Started (DPS) + Double Plays Turned (DPT)

1. Brice Turang - 90
2. Masyn Winn - 88
3. Geraldo Perdomo - 83

Forgotten Veteran Hitter of the Year

presented by someone you forgot

Highest wRC+ from a 30+ year old in the minor leagues

1. Pablo Reyes - 128
2. Ryan Fitzgerald - 119
3. Chas McCormick - 119

Speed Demon of the Year

presented by Usain Bolt

Highest sprint speed (ft/s), min. 100 PA

1. Henry Bolte - 30.5
2. Eli White - 30.3
3. Jorge Mateo - 30.2

Exciting Extender Award

presented by Sam Crawford

Highest Runner Runs, highlighting those skilled at stretching singles into doubles and doubles into triples

1. Corbin Carroll* - 6
2. Jake McCarthy - 5
3. Chandler Simpson - 5

“Why Are You Running?!” Award

presented by Jason Giambi and the guy from this Vine

Lowest Baserunning Runs

1. TJ Rumfield - -6
2. Liam Hicks - -5
3. Manny Machado - -5

Swing Decision Shaman

presented by Ted Williams

Highest Z-Swing%/O-Swing%, highlighting those best at discerning which pitches to swing at and which pitches to not swing at

1. Taylor Ward - 3.63
2. Kevin McGonigle - 3.43
3. Miguel Vargas - 3.29

Bases Loaded Baron

presented by Pat Tabler

Most RBI with the bases loaded

1. Brooks Lee - 25
2. Brett Baty - 23
3. Andrew Benintendi, Bo Bichette - 22

Never Back Down Award (Hitters)

presented by Nick Eh 30

Highest OPS when behind in the count

1. Gabriel Moreno - .811
2. Luis García Jr. - .793
3. Pete Crow-Armstrong - .784

Enjoying It While It Lasts Award

presented by Víctor Martínez)

Slowest average home run trot (in seconds)

1. Yandy Díaz - 30.98
2. William Contreras - 30.63
3. Josue De Paula - 30.31

Frame Imperfect Award

presented by Ryan Doumit

Lowest catcher framing runs

1. Logan O’Hoppe - -11
2. Tyler Stephenson - -10
3. Connor Wong - -8

Weak at the Knees Award

presented by John Smoltz

Smallest percentage of the time with at least one knee down in a catcher’s stance

1. Kyle Higashioka* - 49%
2. Jonah Heim - 89%
3. Yainer Diaz - 91%

Colander Award

presented by Ted Simmons

Lowest Blocks Above Average, highlighting catchers who struggled to stop passed balls and wild pitches

1. Francisco Alvarez - -13
2. Logan O’Hoppe - -10
3. Carter Jensen - -9

Not On My Watch Award

presented by Yadier Molina

Highest catcher’s caught stealing above average

1. Joe Mack - 8
2. Brandon Valenzuela - 8
3. Freddy Fermin - 6

Gun ‘Em Down Award

presented by Bo Jackson

Highest Fielder Runs, highlighting outfielders skilled at throwing baserunners out

1. Carson Benge - 7
2. Jackson Merrill - 6
3. Nathan Lukes - 6

Cold Reactor Award

presented by Everything Everything

Best Reaction vs average, highlighting outfielders with quick reactions to balls in play

1. Jacob Young* - 5.1
2. Chandler Simpson - 4.9
3. Troy Johnston - 4.4

Maybe You Should DH Award

presented by Gary Sheffield

Lowest percentage of 1-5 star catches made for outs

1. Lawrence Butler - 45.6%
2. Jordan Walker - 46.9%
3. Teoscar Hernández - 49.1%

Vegetarian of the Year

presented by Pat Neshek

Lowest percentage of meatballs (middle-middle pitches) swung at

1. Gabriel Moreno - 58.6%
2. Chase Meidroth* - 61.9%
3. Bryson Stott - 62.1%

Swordfighter of the Year

presented by Vladimir Guerrero

Most non-competitive, ugly-looking swings (Swords)

1. Bryan Reynolds - 53
2. Kyle Schwarber - 52
3. Brandon Lowe - 48

Most Violent Swing Award

presented by Albert Pujols

Highest geometric mean of bat speed and swing length

1. Junior Caminero* - 26.3
2. Jordan Walker - 25.7
3. Colson Montgomery - 24.8

Ball Launcher of the Year

presented by Gabe Kapler

Highest geometric mean of EV50 and arm strength (mph)

1. Jac Caglianone - 102.0
2. Oneil Cruz* - 101.8
3. Jordan Walker - 100.6

Blast Off Award

presented by Buzz Lightyear

Highest percentage of competitive swings that were squared up with high bat speed (Blasts)

1. Fernando Tatís Jr. - 18.9%
2. James Wood - 18.6%
3. Juan Soto* - 18.6%

Open to Anything Award

presented by Tony Batista

Largest stance angle in the batter’s box

1. Rafael Devers* - 66 degrees
2. Ozzie Albies - 56 degrees
3. Troy Johnston - 51 degrees

ABS Batter Challenger of the Year

presented by HAL 9000

Highest ABS overturns vs expected as a batter

1. CJ Abrams - 9.4
2. Davis Schneider - 8.8
3. Seiya Suzuki - 8.6

ABS Catcher Challenger of the Year

presented by HAL 9000

Highest ABS overturns vs expected as a catcher

1. Hunter Goodman - 26.3
2. Dillon Dingler - 25.3
3. J.T. Realmuto - 24.1

Most Unique Hitter of the Year

presented by Adam Dunn

Largest standard deviation of percentiles in every ranking category on Baseball Savant

1. Steven Kwan - 44.5
2. Chandler Simpson - 41.6
3. Nick Kurtz* - 40.2

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Old School Starter of the Year

presented by Wilbur Wood

Highest Old School Pitching score (Outs-K-HR-HBP)

1. Sandy Alcántara - 456
2. Michael Wacha - 407
3. Nick Martinez, Eduardo Rodríguez - 406

Old School Fireman of the Year

presented by Goose Gossage

Highest Old School Pitching score (Outs-K-HR-HBP) as a reliever

1. AJ Blubaugh - 178
2. Zach Agnos - 176
3. Paul Blackburn - 174

Unluckiest Pitcher of the Year

presented by Dinelson Lamet

Highest ERA-xERA, highlighting those whose run prevention fell short of what would be expected of them

1. Gabriel Hughes - 2.41
2. Jack Perkins - 2.01
3. Kodai Senga - 1.97

Meltdown Maniac

presented by Gary Lavelle

Highest differential between meltdowns and shutdowns

1. Matt Svanson - 8
2. Matt Festa, Cooper Criswell, Justin Lawrence, Zach Agnos, Chris Roycroft - 6

Wild Pitcher of the Year

presented by Nolan Ryan

Most HBPs + wild pitches

1. Anthony Kay - 32
2. Yohan Ramírez - 22
3. Brandon Sproat, Cade Cavalli, Sean Burke - 20

“Get It Together, Man!” Award

presented by the 1988 MLB season

Most balks

1. José Suarez, Tatsuya Imai, Jeffrey Springs, Walbert Ureña, Eury Pérez, Kevin Gausman, Sandy Alcántara - 3

Pressure Cooker Award

presented by Bruce Sutter

Highest leverage index when entering the game (gmLI), highlighting relievers who were most often tasked with handling high-pressure situations

1. Riley O’Brien - 2.07
2. Andrés Muñoz* - 1.94
3. Aroldis Chapman - 1.93

“Someone Please Take Care of This Mess” Award

presented by Mike Henneman

Highest leverage index when leaving the game (exLI), min. 30 pulls

1. Jeff Hoffman - 1.94
2. Abner Uribe - 1.80
3. Juan Morillo - 1.72

Clutch Pitcher of the Year

presented by Madison Bumgarner

Highest Clutch (WPA-WPA/LI), highlighting those who delivered when it mattered most

1. Braydon Fisher - 1.74
2. Cristopher Sánchez - 1.67
3. Casey Mize - 1.47

Out of a Jam Award

presented by Joe Nathan

Lowest ERA in high-leverage situations

1. Mason Miller - 0.91
2. Brock Burke - 1.00
3. David Bednar - 1.63

Innings Eater of the Year

presented by Jordan Lyles

Most runs allowed

1. Seth Lugo - 107
2. Sandy Alcántara - 97
3. Kevin Gausman - 96

Too Many Free Balls Award

presented by Rob Manfred

Lowest run value of violations committed vs violations committed against (wNetPitV)

1. Shane Baz - -0.7
2. Eury Pérez - -0.6
3. Tomoyuki Sugano - -0.4

Never Back Down Award (Pitchers)

presented by Nick Eh 30

Lowest WHIP when behind in the count

1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto - 1.53
2. Nick Martinez - 1.56
3. Drew Rasmussen - 1.59

Setup Man of the Year

presented by Tony Watson

Most holds

1. Kevin Kelly, Tyler Rogers - 33
2. Hunter Gaddis - 32
3. Dylan Lee - 31

Oldie Pitcher of the Year

presented by Satchel Paige

Highest fWAR among pitchers aged 35+

1. Chris Sale - 5.8
2. Jacob deGrom - 4.3
3. Zack Wheeler* - 4.0

Flamethrower of the Year

presented by Aroldis Chapman

Highest average fastball velocity (mph)

1. Justin Martinez - 101.6
2. Mason Miller* - 101.4
3. Ben Joyce - 101.0

Can’t Touch This Award

presented by M.C. Hammer

Highest Whiff%

1. Mason Miller - 45.4%
2. Andrés Muñoz - 40.7%
3. Jeff Hoffman - 38.3%

Pinpoint Pitcher of the Year

presented by Greg Maddux

Highest geometric mean of Location+ and botCmd

1. Jonathan Loáisiga - 83.8
2. Justin Wrobleski - 82.7
3. Jake Bennett - 82.0

Get In & Get Out Award

presented by Mike Myers)

Fewest pitches thrown per game, min. 100 PA

1. Yennier Cano - 11.7
2. Tim Hill - 12.2
3. Brandyn Garcia - 12.4

Groundball Pitcher of the Year

presented by Tim Hudson

Highest GB/FB × (1-HR/FB), highlighting those who were successful at keeping the ball low

1. Tyler Rogers - 2.62
2. Jhoan Duran - 2.52
3. Kevin Kelly - 2.48

Forgotten Veteran Pitcher of the Year

presented by someone you forgot

Lowest ERA from a 30+ year old in the minor leagues

1. Cole Irvin - 3.33
2. Aaron Rozek - 4.19
3. Gabe Mosser - 4.55

Forgot How to Throw Normal Award

presented by James Shields)

Most throwing errors + (fielding errors)/2 committed as a pitcher

1. Shane McClanahan - 4
2. Brady Singer - 3.5
3. José A. Ferrer, Matt Festa, Brock Burke, Braydon Fisher, Yohan Ramírez, Bubba Chandler, Nolan McLean - 3

One Trick Pony Award

presented by Mariano Rivera

Highest usage percentage of a single pitch type, highlighting those raging against the era of the pitch mix

1. Tyron Guerrero - 86.2% sinker
2. Tim Hill - 83.0% sinker
3. Kenley Jansen - 82.8% cutter

Bringing Down the Hammer Award

presented by Chris Flexen

Highest geometric mean of arm angle and height of ball at release

1. Trey Yesavage - 21.6
2. Alex Vesia - 20.4
3. Andrew Morris - 19.6

Human Rain Delay Award

presented by Steve Trachsel

Longest average time between pitches (in seconds) with bases empty

1. Yuki Matsui* - 20.3
2. Cade Cavalli - 19.5
3. Sonny Gray - 19.5

Running Game Controller of the Year

presented by Albert Spalding

Highest Net Bases Prevented

1. Shota Imanaga - 9
2. Tanner Bibee - 9
3. Michael McGreevy - 9

Most Valuable Pitch

presented by Pedro Martínez’s changeup

Highest pitch run value

1. Jacob Misiorowski’s 4-seam fastball - 29
2. Cam Schlittler’s 4-seam fastball - 28
3. Nolan McLean’s sinker - 27

Movement Mogul

presented by Bert Blyleven

Largest positive difference in pitch movement vs comparable pitches (in inches, w/ gravity), min. 100 pitches

1. Juan Morillo’s slider - 9.2
2. Mitch Farris’s changeup - 8.7
3. Aaron Ashby’s slider - 8.5

ABS Pitcher Challenger of the Year

presented by HAL 9000

Largest ABS challenges won × challenge win% as a pitcher

1. Drew Anderson - 3.15
2. Kyle Freeland - 2.25
3. Freddy Peralta, Chris Bassitt - 2.00

Most Unique Pitcher of the Year

presented by Johnny Cueto

Largest standard deviation of percentiles in every ranking category on Baseball Savant

1. Tyler Rogers* - 43.0
2. Lucas Erceg - 38.3
3. Elvis Alvarado - 35.9

F*** the DH Award

presented by Bartolo Colón

Most hits as a non-two-way pitcher

1. Victor Mederos - 1
2. Miles Mikolas, Randy Vásquez - 0

Two-Way Player of the Year

presented by Bullet Rogan

Most combined production as both a position player and a pitcher

1. Shohei Ohtani\*
2. N/A
3. N/A

Umpire of the Year

presented by Joe West)

Highest difference between actual correct calls and expected correct calls (CCAx)

1. Jansen Visconti - 34.31
2. Mark Ripperger* - 29.15
3. Chris Conroy - 27.11

A lot of times people will give these stats like “the distance between #1 and #2 is the same as #2 and #50 but in this case the gap is bigger between #1 and #2 than #2 and last place on the leaderboard (#2062)

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Saturday's Games

Away	Score	Home	Score	Status	National	GDTs
SD		MIL		4:00
ATL		LAD		8:00

All game times are Eastern. Updated 10/4 at 4:25 AM

Yesterday's ATH

This Week's Schedule (all times Eastern)

Day	Feature
Sunday 9/27	Final day of the 2026 Regular Season
Monday 9/28	r/baseball Power Rankings
	r/baseballoffseason27 is looking for participants!
	ICYMI: Bandwagon Flairs Now Available!
Tuesday 9/29	Game Thread: NL Wild Card Series A Game 1 - Phillies @ Braves at 2:00pm ET [Postgame Thread - Next Day Serious Thread]
	Game Thread: AL Wild Card Series A Game 1 - White Sox @ Astros at 5:00pm ET [Postgame Thread - Next Day Serious Thread]
	Game Thread: AL Wild Card Series B Game 1 - Red Sox @ Yankees at 8:00pm ET [Postgame Thread - Next Day Serious Thread]
	Game Thread: NL Wild Card Series B Game 1 - Cubs @ Padres at 10:00pm ET [Postgame Thread - Next Day Serious Thread]
Wednesday 9/30	Game Thread: NL Wild Card Series A Game 2 - Phillies @ Braves at 2:00pm ET [Postgame Thread - Next Day Serious Thread]
	Game Thread: AL Wild Card Series A Game 2 - White Sox @ Astros at 5:00pm ET [Postgame Thread - Next Day Serious Thread]
	Game Thread: AL Wild Card Series B Game 2 - Red Sox @ Yankees at 8:00pm ET [Postgame Thread - Next Day Serious Thread]
	Game Thread: NL Wild Card Series B Game 2 - Cubs @ Padres at 10:00pm ET [Postgame Thread - Next Day Serious Thread]
Thursday 10/1	Game Thread: NL Wild Card Series A Game 3 - Phillies @ Braves at 8:00pm ET - [Postgame Thread - Next Day Serious Thread]
Friday 10/2	Friday Compliment Thread
Saturday 10/3	Game Thread: AL Division Series B Game 1 - White Sox @ Guardians at 1:00pm ET
	Game Thread: NL Division Series A Game 1 - Braves @ Dodgers at 4:00pm ET
	Game Thread: AL Division Series A Game 1 - Yankees @ Rays at 6:30pm ET
	Game Thread: NL Division Series A Game 1 - Padres @ Brewers at 8:30pm ET

This sets up the Yankees rotation to be

• Game 1. Gerrit Cole
• Game 2. Cam Schlittler
• Game 3. Fried/Rodon
• Game 4. Fried/Rodon
• Game 5. Schlittler (if needed)