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Way-too-early World Series preview: Who can beat the Dodgers?
While the top six are the same, their order has shuffled quite a bit. And no team’s aspirations have been more validated than those of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who currently have about a 1-in-3 shot at winning it all by these figures. That’s about as good as you’re going to do in the random […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: The players who could benefit most from a trade
It’s even more important to consider this year, when MLB’s brass decided to make July 31 the only in-season trade deadline. No more of those waivers shenanigans; make your dealing decisions by the end of next month. The American League has 10 teams in legitimate playoff contention, with the Orioles, Royals, Blue Jays, Tigers and […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Sunday’s MLB games
Note: This file will be updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. Sunday presents the standard 15-game slate with nine contests starting between 1:35 and 1:40 p.m. It’s not a good day to be making […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Tuesday’s MLB games
Note: This file will be updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. The Baltimore Orioles won 101 games and the AL East a season ago, while the Boston Red Sox finished with 84 losses and […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Tuesday’s MLB games
Note: This file will be updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. Thanks to the opening series in Korea, Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow and San Diego Padres RHP Yu Darvish make their third […]
Continue readingMLB Opening Day 2024: Live updates, lineups, game highlights
Welcome to MLB Opening Day! All 30 teams were scheduled to be in action Thursday before rain postponed the scheduled Milwaukee Brewers-New York Mets and Atlanta Braves-Philadelphia Phillies openers to Friday. The Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles will get things started with new O’s ace Corbin Burnes on the mound at 3:05 p.m. ET. […]
Continue readingMLB Opening Day 2024: Season previews, schedule and more
All 30 teams will play in 15 games on Opening Day — Thursday — with Brewers-Mets kicking off the fun in the early afternoon. Later that day, the reigning champion Rangers open their season by hosting Cody Bellinger and the Cubs on ESPN. Thirty of the best pitchers across the majors will take the mound, […]
Continue readingMLB 2024 season preview: Rankings, every team’s playoff odds
Happy MLB Opening Week, baseball fans! After a wild offseason, one thing is clear heading into the new season: Everyone is chasing the two superteams that stand alone in the top tier of our initial 2024 rankings. Whether your team is good enough to go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves or […]
Continue readingRockies’ Freeland gets nod; MLB unveils Opening Day matchups
At least half the teams already had announced their Opening Day starters. “To be able to be told by your skipper that you’re going to be the guy that’s starting the first game of the season, it’s an honor,” Colorado pitcher Kyle Freeland said in a video released by the team announcing him as its […]
Continue readingBraves’ pitching plan a throwback to their glory days
The educational process has come full circle now that Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz have graduated to Cooperstown and Miller is the leader of a new Atlanta staff filled with enthusiastic 20-somethings. He is both inspired and humbled by the history he’s trying to perpetuate. “We all want to be great, but I can’t […]
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