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Fantasy baseball daily notes – Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday

The slate begins in Wrigley Field for the traditional 2:20 PM ET matinee when the Chicago Cubs are at home. The NL West leading San Francisco Giants are the foe. There is a decent supply of pitchers to stream, but they all carry some risk. Batters are mostly old friends in scenarios to favorable to […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday

Here’s a look at Saturday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Ranger Suarez (L), rostered in 27% of ESPN leagues, Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Marlins: Since joining Philadelphia’s starting rotation, Suarez has posted a 2.03 ERA over six starts. He’s also surpassed 95 pitches in both of […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday

Here are the players in great spots to finish the week on a strong note. As always, everyone listed is available in a majority of ESPN leagues. Tanner Houck (R), rostered in 19% of ESPN leagues, Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians: Houck has yet to be trusted to work more than five frames, and […]

Tampa Bay Rays place DH Nelson Cruz on COVID-19 injured list; Chris Archer, Ji-Man Choi leave with injuries

The move was announced about one hour before the Rays’ 9-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox in a matchup of AL division leaders. “Woke up not feeling good,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “Opted to keep him away. Certainly will test and all that.” Tampa Bay also lost starting pitcher Chris Archer and first […]

Why the Little League World Series is ‘all that is good about baseball’

MY FIRST VISIT to the ludicrously charming town of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, home of the Little League World Series, came in 2015, an assignment several colleagues guaranteed would be a career highlight, which it was, and so much more. One of the many wonderful traditions at the LLWS is to slide down The Hill at Lamade […]

New York Mets acquire Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Rich Hill in three-player deal

The pitching-thin New York Mets acquired left-hander Rich Hill from the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. The Mets sent reliever Tommy Hunter and minor league catcher Matt Dyer to the Rays. It’s the second trade in two days for the Rays, who acquired slugger Nelson Cruz from the Minnesota Twins in a four-player trade Thursday. […]

MLB Power Rankings Week 15: Who is No. 1 with the trade deadline approaching?

With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, teams will make the difficult decision between standing pat and potentially not being good enough to win a championship, or mortgaging their future for a forlorn hope. It’s not an easy position to be in, and it could affect both the standings and our rankings over the next few […]

MLB Power Rankings Week 2: Which hot starts led to a big move up our list?

We are now two weeks into the 2021 MLB season, and one thing is already becoming very clear: It’s the Los Angeles Dodgers and then everyone else so far. L.A. is once again a unanimous No. 1 in our Week 2 MLB Power Rankings — but then things start to get interesting with movement throughout […]

Our hottest hot takes one week into the 2021 MLB season

We asked a group of our MLB experts to go all-in on the early returns by making one bold prediction based entirely on what they’ve seen so far. They were allowed to pick any topic of their choosing with the following conditions: It had to be bold, and it had to be something they believe […]

From drawing to coffee to jigsaw puzzles — What MLB players picked up with so much free time

Baseball players, like the rest of us, have had lots of spare time during the pandemic and in quarantine. “I’ve learned to be alone,” said Padres pitcher Blake Snell. There has been lots of learning, trapped in a hotel room or sequestered at home. There has been time to think, to experiment, time to develop […]

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