FROM A TO ZINKIE: Finding the September schedule quirks

You pored over your draft lists last winter until they were perfect. And when you slowly found out over the past five months that those lists weren’t perfect, you adjusted on the fly, making a series of deft trades and wise free-agent additions until you arrived to the beginning of September with a contending team. But finishing off this championship run isn’t going to be easy. With September call-ups, injured players who don’t land on the disabled list, and managers who make unusual moves with bloated rosters, owners are constantly challenged to make the right decisions during the final month of the regular season.

Schedules are an underrated part of navigating through September. While team schedules tend to even out across a full...

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