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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday

Elsewhere, it’s Sale Day in Boston as Chris Sale will make his long-awaited 2021 debut after rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. The southpaw hurled 89 pitches in his final rehab start so he shouldn’t be under any significant restrictions. The slate begins in the 4:00 PM ET hour but don’t wait to lock in your […]

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How the Philadelphia Phillies botched their rebuild — and what it tells us about tanking

Since mid-2015, when the recent Phillies hit their lowest point — bad, expensive and with a barren farm system — they have had four managers, not to mention five hitting instructors and five pitching coaches. “Managers,” Roger Angell once wrote, “are changed whenever it becomes apparent that something must be done, even though it is […]

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One stat that will shape 2020 for each National League team

Last week, we looked at one key statistic for each American League team. Let’s do the same now for the National League — a key number from the 2019 MLB season and how that will shape what happens in 2020. NL East | Central | West The number: 4.18. The Braves finished 11th in the […]

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2020 MLB arbitration tracker: Follow along at Jan. 10 deadline

Friday was the deadline for 155 arbitration-eligible players and their MLB teams to agree on salaries or exchange desired numbers for 2020. This year, big names including Mookie Betts, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Aaron Judge, George Springer and Noah Syndergaard are among those who either came to a settlement amount before the deadline or are […]

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