J.A. Happ has been one of the hottest pitchers in baseball lately, with a 1.99 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 9.4 Dom, 11.0 Cmd, and 2.88 xERA over his last five starts.

Jarred Kelenic fronts a near-ready group of Mariners prospects that will likely keep a lid on SEA free agent spending in year two of their rebuild. We project the division's issues and decisions entering the off-season.

Half of Thursday's starters fall into the Strong Start category, leading to some interesting choices...

Sonny Gray, Jose Quintana, Jorge Soler among the regulars returning for the final week. Plus a few others to be wary of as the season winds down ...

J.T. Realmuto is the top free agent in MLB heading into 2021 and should top at least two NL East teams' wish lists. Plus: many of the most pressing expiring contracts in the division, including Ozuna in ATL; Marte in MIA; Eaton in WAS; Lowrie in NYM (just kidding).

Max Fried draws a swing-happy Marlins club at home as one of a flurry of Strong Start options for Wednesday.

Ke'Bryan Hayes just made his debut but may already be on the move in PIT. Plus, rotation options for 2021 in STL and CHC, young prospects ready to take over bigger roles in CIN, and preparing for the end of the Braun era in MIL.

Framber Valdez is a top rated starting pitcher for his road start versus the Mariners.

Dexter Fowler's return highlights a short set of NL-only notes as regular season play heads into the final week.

A preliminary look at potential free agent departures and some possible in-house replacements.

In our final installment, we have a Tellez update, some commentary on Verlander, plus R. Guzman, Verdugo, T. Anderson, and N. Cruz. Earlier: Winding down, there are still a few guys with questions: D. Hudson, Meadows, mini-Yaz, deGrom, and Buehler. Earlier: A merciful, slow start to the week: Hoskins, Schoop, and a Chatwood update. Bad news, more or less, for all three.