- Home →
- Cole Ragans
Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Saturday’s MLB games
Note: This file has been 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. I’m tapping out. Ronel Blanco‘s first three starts came on one of my “Need to Know” coverage days. Even though he landed favorably […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball weekend watch: Verlander makes his return
We’ll also see a pair of 2024 debuts: Jordan Montgomery makes his first start for the Arizona Diamondbacks after agreeing to terms late during spring training, while Justin Verlander rejoins the Houston Astros rotation after missing the season’s first three weeks due to a shoulder injury. Both pitchers endured rocky rehab starts, with Montgomery serving […]
Continue reading2024 MLB predictions: Our hottest hot takes two weeks in
As we do every year at this time, we asked our MLB experts to go all-in on one thing they’ve noticed this season by making a prediction based on the small sample size. They were allowed to pick anything they wanted with two ground rules: It had to be bold, and it had to be […]
Continue readingPirates’ Andrew McCutchen hits 300th home run of career
PHILADELPHIA — Andrew McCutchen hit the 300th home run of his career and the Pittsburgh Pirates cruised past the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 on Sunday, earning a split of the four-game series. Jack Suwinski added to the offensive surge, authoring a grand slam that helped lift the 11-5 Pirates to their eighth road victory, the most […]
Continue readingMLB 2024 Watchability Index: Ranking most fun teams to watch
We’ve created a super complex formula to score teams in seven different categories, creating a possible maximum score of 50. These categories fit into the general idea of: “What makes baseball exciting?” First, the 10-point categories (on a scale of 1-10 points maximum): Star power: This is based off our annual MLB Rank of the […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Wednesday’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. Wednesday’s slate includes several starting pitchers who excelled during their first starts of 2024, as four of the top 10 fantasy point scorers […]
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 reading