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Fantasy baseball waiver wire: Top picks for steals and speed
Yes, yes, points-league and sabermetric managers will immediately retort, “But speedsters don’t typically matter in my league!” While usually true — the single point that a stolen base earns in most standard games (including ours) can’t make up for the treasure trove of stats that a power hitter can accrue — both of these speedsters […]
Continue readingJackson Holliday gets 1st MLB hit, scores go-ahead run in Orioles’ win
BALTIMORE — Jackson Holliday‘s first hit was worth the wait for the Baltimore Orioles. It was probably the turning point in the game. Holliday singled in the seventh inning, then scored the tiebreaking run to help the Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Sunday. The 20-year-old rookie, who is the top-ranked prospect in baseball, […]
Continue readingMLB 2024 Watchability Index: Ranking most fun teams to watch
We’ve created a super complex formula to score teams in seven different categories, creating a possible maximum score of 50. These categories fit into the general idea of: “What makes baseball exciting?” First, the 10-point categories (on a scale of 1-10 points maximum): Star power: This is based off our annual MLB Rank of the […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Bullpen bonanza leads waiver wire picks
Between the injuries to Devin Williams (stress fractures in his back), Jhoan Duran (strained right oblique), Paul Sewald (strained left oblique) and Jordan Romano (right elbow inflammation), and Alex Lange‘s demotion from the role in Detroit, one-sixth of the league’s jobs have already changed hands. Predictably, the mad scramble for available saves has therefore dominated […]
Continue readingRhys Hoskins drives in four runs as Brewers top Mets
NEW YORK — Rhys Hoskins drove in four runs, a day after his hard slide into Jeff McNeil caused dugouts to empty, and Yohan Ramirez was ejected for throwing behind the Milwaukee designated hitter’s back in the Brewers’ 7-6 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. Hoskins hit a two-run single in a three-run […]
Continue readingBrewers’ Devin Williams out with stress fractures in back, sources say
Williams, 29, is a two-time NL Reliever of the Year and owns a career ERA of 1.89. With the trade of All-Star starter Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles and All-Star starter Brandon Woodruff out for the season following shoulder surgery, the Brewers’ bullpen was a weapon on which first-year manager Pat Murphy could rely. […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Cincinnati lineup gets closer to clarity
The perceived odd offseason signing of 3B/1B Jeimer Candelario makes a bit more sense now, as he can start at third base and not worry about playing time, with 1B/DH Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the other side of the diamond and the duo of SS/2B Matt McLain and SS/3B Elly De La Cruz featured up the […]
Continue reading2023 MLB playoffs: Our predictions for every round
The 2023 MLB playoffs kick off on Tuesday afternoon, with 12 teams hoping to raise this year’s World Series trophy. The Braves — who enter October with MLB’s best record — look to win their second World Series title in three years, while the Phillies will try to take down their NL East foe to […]
Continue reading2023 MLB playoffs: World Series odds, postseason preview
More Teams. More Games. Jeff Passan and Xavier Scruggs assess the Houston Astros’ chances for another World Series appearance in 2023. (1:56) Let the 2023 MLB playoffs begin! Starting with this week’s wild-card series (beginning Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on ABC), it’s sure to be another thrilling October of postseason baseball. We’ve got you […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 24: Brewers on rise, Rangers fall
More Teams. More Games. Jesse Rogers and Buster Olney give their case for the Astros and Phillies filling the top spot in the MLB power rankings. (2:39) Midway through September, the 2023 playoff picture is quickly taking shape. The Braves became the first team to secure a postseason berth this past weekend and followed that […]
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