Jon Becker

FanGraphs RosterResource Analyst/Payroll Czar and Junior Developer. Big fan of spreadsheets. Miami University '21. He/him.

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

🚨 The 2026-27 Offseason Matrices are here! 🚨

Many more tabs and much more info to come in the coming days, but the first cut of my yearly big offseason spreadsheet is here!

https://t.co/kLvpg2TJxy

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

The first multi-year deal of the offseason is on the FA Matrix: https://t.co/kLvpg2TJxy

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

Chatting for another 30ish mins if you're a Member and have any questions!

[FanGraphs Baseball @fangraphs]

RosterResource Chat: November 12, 2026 https://t.co/sZbFOd8Jta https://t.co/sZbFOd8Jta

[Jason RR Martinez (FanGraphs/RosterResource) @JasonRRMartinez]

Reminder that you can view Opening Day roster projections here ... https://t.co/C4cIFYxum7 ... or here for a quick view ... https://t.co/0WvrnVwBBR

And projected payroll here ... https://t.co/LKCtPed6sL

And projected playing time here ... https://t.co/OELBpdHULN

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

@aria_gerson Nobody wants to talk about Miami of Ohio in the transfer portal 😔

[Jason RR Martinez (FanGraphs/RosterResource) @JasonRRMartinez]

Whether it's a specific question about a projected Opening Day roster, payroll, team needs, projected playing time, prospect ETA, etc., @jonbecker_ and I will do our best to give you a good answer. Join us in 10 minutes for the RosterResource chat ...

https://t.co/2beee9sv8u

[Jason RR Martinez (FanGraphs/RosterResource) @JasonRRMartinez]

Not starting for another 35 minutes but the queue is open now to start submitting questions for the RosterResource chat ...

https://t.co/2beee9sv8u

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[Jason RR Martinez (FanGraphs/RosterResource) @JasonRRMartinez]

The RosterResource Live Chat with me and @jonbecker_ returns today at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET!

A lot to discuss. Offseason 1 ends in less than 3 weeks so a lot will happen between now and then. Not looking forward to another lockout, but at least the pre/post chaos will be fun.

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

Yes the Mets have been connected to a lot of uninspiring players this offseason but they've also been connected to more players than any other team so far (check out the FA Matrix for more) because like 50 people cover the Mets

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

When evaluating offseason rumors, remember that team beat sizes vary, as do teams' and agents' willingness to leak stuff. The Mets/Yankees doing due diligence on Bohm and being the only connected teams right now doesn't mean either will sign him

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

As I've done the last few offseasons, put together a cheat sheet for which FA have hit different criteria. Position players, SP, RP, in order:

[Bob Nightengale @BNightengale]

The final BBWAA awards are tonight, and after going 8-0 with award picks, tonight’s predictions:
NL MVP: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs (unanimous).
AL MVP: Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros.

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

@spencernusbaum_ aura

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

This is even better

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

I absolutely adore that the new Reliever of the Year award has a ballot that goes to five

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

That leaves @RichardStaff as the only Chief Baseball Officer on the planet

[Tyler Milliken @tylermilliken_]

Craig Breslow has had his title changed from Chief Baseball Officer to President of Baseball Operations, per @alexspeier.

He’s the first to hold that title for the Red Sox since Dave Dombrowski.

[Jarrett Seidler @jaseidler]

*American 10-year-olds

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

I do not give a darn who signs him as long as it's a team he hasn't played for. Keep speedrunning the Rich Hill arc, king

[Jon Morosi @jonmorosi]

Craig Kimbrel plans to pitch in 2027, according to his agent, David Meter, at the GM Meetings.

Meter told me that multiple teams already have expressed interest in the 38-year-old.

Kimbrel pitched 46 innings with a 1.348 WHIP for three different teams in 2026.

@MLBNetwork

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

Updated Coaches Table at FanGraphs with the Astros set to hire Ausmus as manager: https://t.co/MBtrT1kYLu

[Jon Becker @jonbecker_]

Hiring a guy the GM wasn’t even hired to interview the first time. God bless the Astros

[Brian McTaggart @brianmctaggart]

Source: Brad Ausmus is flying to Houston tomorrow in anticipation he will be named the next Astros manager, confirming @johngranato report.

[Evan Drellich @EvanDrellich]

News: In what appears to be a first for a major sports league in the U.S., a group of workers inside the commissioner’s office at Major League Baseball has unionized.

https://t.co/35hDQpgLUN