Jon Becker
@jon-becker.com
FanGraphs Analyst, Contracts Crank, and Junior Developer. He/him.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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A lot you can ask about! 40-man maneuvering, non-tender deadline tomorrow, Ward/Grayson trade, "and much more"
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November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A lot you can ask about! 40-man maneuvering, non-tender deadline tomorrow, Ward/Grayson trade, "and much more"
Ahead of tomorrow's non-tender deadline, here's a look at projected payrolls at @fangraphs.com (more info: www.fangraphs.com/roster-resou...):
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ahead of tomorrow's non-tender deadline, here's a look at projected payrolls at @fangraphs.com (more info: www.fangraphs.com/roster-resou...):
Updated FA Matrix with Raisel back to Atlanta: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025-26 MLB Matrices
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November 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Updated FA Matrix with Raisel back to Atlanta: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
one of the best things about working at FanGraphs is making your coworkers aware of insane minutiae against their will, like this, or when I told @baumann.bsky.social a few weeks ago that Jack McKeon is still alive
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
one of the best things about working at FanGraphs is making your coworkers aware of insane minutiae against their will, like this, or when I told @baumann.bsky.social a few weeks ago that Jack McKeon is still alive
Just realized that DePodesta trading for Brennan Bernardino is the spiritual successor to the Ricardo Rincón scene in Moneyball
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Just realized that DePodesta trading for Brennan Bernardino is the spiritual successor to the Ricardo Rincón scene in Moneyball
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Wild trade going down at 11 PM on a Tuesday night... you know it's on the Matrices already! @jon-becker.com
Also... the MiLB Signings and the Departures/Arrivals sheets have been released!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Also... the MiLB Signings and the Departures/Arrivals sheets have been released!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025-26 MLB Matrices
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November 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Wild trade going down at 11 PM on a Tuesday night... you know it's on the Matrices already! @jon-becker.com
Also... the MiLB Signings and the Departures/Arrivals sheets have been released!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Also... the MiLB Signings and the Departures/Arrivals sheets have been released!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
There are so many bad things about the QO having been $22.025M
1. It's an ugly number for spreadsheets
2. I've already seen it mistyped (multiple times each) as a flat $22M, $22.5M, and $22.05M
3. It's really just so, so ugly on spreadsheets. Why must I go to three decimal places?
1. It's an ugly number for spreadsheets
2. I've already seen it mistyped (multiple times each) as a flat $22M, $22.5M, and $22.05M
3. It's really just so, so ugly on spreadsheets. Why must I go to three decimal places?
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
There are so many bad things about the QO having been $22.025M
1. It's an ugly number for spreadsheets
2. I've already seen it mistyped (multiple times each) as a flat $22M, $22.5M, and $22.05M
3. It's really just so, so ugly on spreadsheets. Why must I go to three decimal places?
1. It's an ugly number for spreadsheets
2. I've already seen it mistyped (multiple times each) as a flat $22M, $22.5M, and $22.05M
3. It's really just so, so ugly on spreadsheets. Why must I go to three decimal places?
I'm already seeing some takes, but I'm really not sure we have enough information yet from this offseason to say that players are particularly nervous about a work stoppage — four out of 13 players accepting a QO says more about who was offered the QO than it does anything about next offseason
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I'm already seeing some takes, but I'm really not sure we have enough information yet from this offseason to say that players are particularly nervous about a work stoppage — four out of 13 players accepting a QO says more about who was offered the QO than it does anything about next offseason
Updated FA Matrix with the QO acceptances: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025-26 MLB Matrices
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November 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Updated FA Matrix with the QO acceptances: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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If you have any questions at all -- this stuff can be confusing -- just ask me or @jon-becker.com and we're always happy to help clarify anything.
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
If you have any questions at all -- this stuff can be confusing -- just ask me or @jon-becker.com and we're always happy to help clarify anything.
My tepid take on the Naylor deal: it's fine to be happy as an M's fan, who am I to yuck anyone's yum, but I can't get behind the pretty pervasive opinion that I've already seen many times that they just *had to* bring him back, and five-year deals for far-from-elite corner guys are not wise!
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
My tepid take on the Naylor deal: it's fine to be happy as an M's fan, who am I to yuck anyone's yum, but I can't get behind the pretty pervasive opinion that I've already seen many times that they just *had to* bring him back, and five-year deals for far-from-elite corner guys are not wise!
Still waiting on the money but hey we've got the first big Matrix update of the offseason! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025-26 MLB Matrices
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November 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Still waiting on the money but hey we've got the first big Matrix update of the offseason! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Sometimes you run across an old quote that stops you cold. From a Jayson Stark article in January 2000:
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sometimes you run across an old quote that stops you cold. From a Jayson Stark article in January 2000:
Oh hey, that’s me, finally unbanned
Staffcast! @hackattackimer.bsky.social and I are joined by @jon-becker.com to talk about going to jail for prop bets, evil teammates, Regis, prison commissaries, the unusual deaths Wikipedia page, knuckelballers, and more!
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71 - Don Rickles and Mesothelioma with Jon Becker
Podcast Episode · Staffcast · 11/12/2025 · 1h 10m
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November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Oh hey, that’s me, finally unbanned
I cannot do the discourse all over again so I am once again going to say that MLB is incredibly clear with players that you cannot under any circumstances gamble on baseball, and players have also been legal and illegal gambling degenerates for as long as legal and illegal gambling has existed
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I cannot do the discourse all over again so I am once again going to say that MLB is incredibly clear with players that you cannot under any circumstances gamble on baseball, and players have also been legal and illegal gambling degenerates for as long as legal and illegal gambling has existed
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Added my own contract predictions to the Total Spending projection tab; always happy to answer questions and get some feedback! Unsung hero and Matrix Assistant @scofingeroth.bsky.social will add his later today! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025-26 MLB Matrices
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November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Added my own contract predictions to the Total Spending projection tab; always happy to answer questions and get some feedback! Unsung hero and Matrix Assistant @scofingeroth.bsky.social will add his later today! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I'm not saying this is or isn't true because I don't know and neither does anyone reading it but it's worth noting that Walsh is a *hockey* agent at Octagon, which is very far removed from the two parties involved in the confrontation
These new details from last summer's confrontation between Rob Manfred and Bryce Harper are absolutely insane.
MLB officials threatening players will "end up in a ditch" for disrespecting Manfred is outrageous behavior.
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MLB officials threatening players will "end up in a ditch" for disrespecting Manfred is outrageous behavior.
www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/p...
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I'm not saying this is or isn't true because I don't know and neither does anyone reading it but it's worth noting that Walsh is a *hockey* agent at Octagon, which is very far removed from the two parties involved in the confrontation
Added my own contract predictions to the Total Spending projection tab; always happy to answer questions and get some feedback! Unsung hero and Matrix Assistant @scofingeroth.bsky.social will add his later today! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025-26 MLB Matrices
docs.google.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Added my own contract predictions to the Total Spending projection tab; always happy to answer questions and get some feedback! Unsung hero and Matrix Assistant @scofingeroth.bsky.social will add his later today! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
RosterResource Live Chat with me and
@jon-becker.com starts in 20 minutes over at FanGraphs. 1st chat since the official start of the MLB offseason.
The queue is open for questions ... blogs.fangraphs.com/rosterresour...
@jon-becker.com starts in 20 minutes over at FanGraphs. 1st chat since the official start of the MLB offseason.
The queue is open for questions ... blogs.fangraphs.com/rosterresour...
Offseason doc has been updated with the Padres hiring a manager and the O's signing Leody Taveras: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025-26 MLB Matrices
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November 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Offseason doc has been updated with the Padres hiring a manager and the O's signing Leody Taveras: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Please let me know if you have any questions. Why this roster or playing time projection? What does this payroll estimate include? Where can I find this? Etc.
The 2025-26 MLB Offseason has arrived. All of the RosterResource content is updated. This includes ...
•Opening Day roster projection/Depth Chart: www.fangraphs.com/roster-resou...
•Projected Payroll: www.fangraphs.com/roster-resou...
•Free Agent Tracker: www.fangraphs.com/roster-resou...
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•Opening Day roster projection/Depth Chart: www.fangraphs.com/roster-resou...
•Projected Payroll: www.fangraphs.com/roster-resou...
•Free Agent Tracker: www.fangraphs.com/roster-resou...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Please let me know if you have any questions. Why this roster or playing time projection? What does this payroll estimate include? Where can I find this? Etc.
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For @theguardian.com: If this is what a broken sport feels like, don’t fix it.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
For @theguardian.com: If this is what a broken sport feels like, don’t fix it.
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