There are only eight games on the schedule, and no pitcher crosses the “elite” threshold (Game Score of 60 or higher). Streaming starters on a slate like this is especially difficult. Because pickings are slim, you have to be willing to take on some additional risk if you’re set on streaming a starting pitcher or […]
Continue readingThe highlight of his brief stay with them was on April 12, when he hit a tying three-run homer with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning against the New York Mets’ Jose Valverde for his 2,000th career hit. “I am disappointed in the way that I performed for this great organization,” Ibanez […]
Continue readingThere was no June swoon for weird, wacky and wonderful in baseball. The greatest game provided another load of strikeouts, including immaculate ones, home runs and unusual name connections, led by a threesome of Santanas on one play, and Griffin Jax and Skye Bolt in one week. It gave us bizarre plays, triple plays and […]
Continue readingOutfielder Shogo Akiyama (hamstring), and pitchers Sonny Gray (back) and Michael Lorenzen (shoulder strain) will miss the opener but aren’t expected to be sidelined too long after that. The good news is first baseman Joey Votto, who missed 13 days of spring training with COVID-19, has eased his way back, hit the ball well and […]
Continue readingThe message — dated Jan. 17, 2019 — was filed in Orange County (California) Superior Court on Thursday as opposition to a request to dismiss the original lawsuit submitted by Harkins’ attorneys in August. “Hey Bubba, it’s Gerrit Cole,” the text reads. “I was wondering if you could help me out with this sticky situation […]
Continue readingAlmost a year ago, when Major League Baseball’s postseason expansion plans first leaked, a league official was trying to sell the idea. It would be good for competitiveness, he said, and would generate revenue for both the league and the players. More playoff teams would bring baseball in line with other sports, he said, and […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Dodgers hitting coach Brant Brown used to see his daily drive to the ballpark as an opportunity to make phone calls. But this season he has learned, as many of the team’s players and coaches have, that it’s best to stay quiet on his commute to save up enough saliva for the diagnostic/PCR […]
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