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Marcus Stroman recruits Team USA ‘Dream Team’ for 2021 World Baseball Classic
During a flurry of online activity Thursday, New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman sparked a conversation online about Team USA in the 2021 World Baseball Classic, calling out prominent American baseball stars on Twitter in hopes of creating a WBC “Dream Team.” Upon hearing the call, several prominent players, including Trevor Bauer, Walker Buehler, Eric […]
Continue readingExpert league: Tout Wars mixed roto league auction
Then I went and did exactly the opposite. This is no reflection of how I felt about Tristan’s valued recommendation. If the prices were more to my liking, perhaps I would have done what pretty much everyone else did. There are myriad ways to build a championship fantasy roster in an auction format — although […]
Continue readingLions give CB Desmond Trufant 2-year, $21M deal, source says
Trufant became a free agent after the Atlanta Falcons released him with three years and $35.25 million left on his contract. The move saved the Falcons $4.95 million against the salary cap. Trufant, who turns 30 in September, was a first-round pick in 2013 and named to the Pro Bowl in 2015. Injuries derailed his […]
Continue readingWho could be this year’s Nationals? How all 30 MLB teams stack up
Only one World Series favorite entering the season actually won the World Series in the decade we just completed. Wait, let’s put that another way: A team that was one of the top five favorites entering the season won the World Series only once over the past decade. The 2019 Washington Nationals didn’t necessarily feel […]
Continue readingFantasy Baseball Dynasty League Strategy
Generally, dynasty leagues retain most, if not all their roster from season to season. Keeper leagues feature contracts with an accelerating cost and term limit. A significant number of veteran players are either cost-prohibitive or on expiring contracts, thus available to be drafted. Depending on the league rules, rebuilding in a keeper league can take […]
Continue readingDynasty fantasy baseball: Future stars you should reach for early in drafts
Meanwhile, 19-year-old Juan Soto spent his spring rising through several levels of minor league ball and up to Double-A, getting the call when the Nationals needed some assistance in the wake of multiple outfielders succumbing to wear and tear. Had any fantasy managers showed the foresight to select the youngster in the first few rounds […]
Continue readingOne thing to watch for all 30 teams as spring training begins
When spring training kicked off a year ago, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remained unsigned. The drama this year will center around the Houston Astros: their cheating scandal, reactions from other players about the Astros’ cheating scandal, the possibility of other teams throwing at Astros hitters in spring training, the counter-reaction from Astros pitchers and […]
Continue readingOne stat that will shape 2020 for every American League team
Former manager Bobby Bragan once described baseball statistics like this: “Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable.” Good one. Nonetheless, baseball is a numbers game. As we peel away from the Astros’ cheating scandal and […]
Continue readingRanking the most miserable fan bases in MLB
MLB movement: Even Total score: 26.51 All-sport rank: 3 (down 1) Ranking by category: championships, 2 (tie); playoff berths, 2; playoff wins, 1; heartbreaks, 23; rival comparison, 2 Why they stayed the same: Because once again, the Padres finished in last place in the NL West. Despite an infusion of talent via the minors (Fernando […]
Continue readingHyun-Jin Ryu introduced, says Jays’ persistence ‘why I’m here’
That’s the view agent Scott Boras has of the deal that brought the Korean left-hander north of the border. Ryu agreed to join the Jays last weekend, with sources telling ESPN’s Jeff Passan that the deal was for four years and $80 million. Ryu then flew in from Korea for an introductory news conference Friday, […]
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