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Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Thursday’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. By Mike Sheets • Closer Chart: Latest bullpen intel • MLB Depth Charts for every team • Player news wire with fantasy spin […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Saturday’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. By Mike Sheets • Closer Chart: Latest bullpen intel • MLB Depth Charts for every team • Player news wire with fantasy spin […]
Continue reading2022 MLB predictions: From the expanded playoffs and the World Series to MVPs and Cy Youngs
Better late than never, we have arrived at opening week of the 2022 MLB season. With — among other changes — more playoff spots available, is this the year your favorite team will make a run in October? Will your favorite player win a postseason award? No one can know for sure, which is why […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Head-to-head categories mock draft
The 2022 fantasy baseball game is live! Get the gang back together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> This fantasy baseball mock draft is for a head-to-head categories league using ESPN’s standard rotisserie categories and roster settings. The standard categories used are batting average, runs, home runs, […]
Continue readingSan Francisco Giants’ Gabe Kapler named NL Manager of the Year after 107-win season
Gabe Kapler, who guided the San Francisco Giants to a franchise-record 107 victories in just his second season, was named National League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday. Kapler received 28 of 30 first-place votes and joined Dusty Baker, a three-time winner, as the only men in Giants […]
Continue readingWay-too-early 2022 MLB Power Rankings
The Atlanta Braves just won the 2021 World Series by eliminating the Houston Astros in six games — but we’re already looking ahead to next year. Will Atlanta repeat as champions after an unexpected title run? Will the team to beat in all of baseball come from a stacked AL East? And can we count […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Dodgers thwarted by ‘crazy’ wind as San Francisco Giants take Game 3 thanks to Evan Longoria HR
“My stomach pretty much sank when he hit it,” San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria said. With none on, two outs and the Dodgers trailing by a run, Lux unleashed his best swing on an up-and-away, 99 mph fastball from the young, electric Camilo Doval and produced a 107 mph line drive with a […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Dodgers’ Walker Buehler starts Game 4 of NLDS on short rest
He threw 4⅓ innings, allowing three hits and one earned run on 71 pitches in L.A.’s 7-2 win. He walked two and struck out four. Buehler, who opposed San Francisco Giants right-hander Anthony DeSclafani, pitched on three days’ rest, a relatively quick turnaround after giving up three runs in 6⅓ innings and taking the loss […]
Continue readingMLB playoffs: Everything you need to know about tiebreakers, wild cards and the last day of the MLB season
So far, there have only been three occasions for tiebreaker games required since 2012. In 2013, the Rays and Rangers played for the second wild-card spot in the American League. In 2018, the Brewers played the Cubs for the National League Central title, while the Dodgers played the Rockies for the NL West crown, with […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 21: Where all 30 teams stand as final stretch begins
We’ve finally entered September, and MLB teams will have only a final month and change to solidify their playoff positions — if they haven’t already. Where have the New York Yankees ended up after their 13-game winning streak was snapped? Have the Phillies Phillies bought themselves some breathing room with their recent play? As always, […]
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