We’re one week into the 2024 MLB season, and after the Brewers and Pirates each suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday, we have one team still undefeated through seven days of play — the Tigers?! We’ve seen hot starts across the league from not only a few surprising teams but also typical […]
Continue readingWe’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 readingNote: 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 readingWelcome 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 readingWe’ve got it all covered for you right here, from our experts’ predictions heading into the meetings to the latest updates and analysis as the moves go down. Will No. 1 free agent Shohei Ohtani choose his next team at the meetings? Will big spenders such as the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston […]
Continue readingOpening Day is tomorrow, so you know what that means — it’s time for season predictions! There are lots of questions going into the 2024 season: What does Year 3 of MLB’s expanded playoffs have to offer? Will we continue to see top teams knocked out early? And is this the year your favorite team […]
Continue readingWithout further ado, here are our best bets from Tyler Fulghum, David Schoenfield, Eric Karabell, Derek Carty and Tristan H. Cockcroft. All odds courtesy of ESPN BET. What’s your best value pick to win the World Series, beyond the current favorites (Dodgers, Braves, Astros, Yankees)? Phillies +1500: The Phillies are stronger than they were a […]
Continue readingAll 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 readingHappy 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 readingWhen Woodruff underwent the surgery in October, the Brewers said the two-time All-Star was expected to miss most, if not all, of the season. Woodruff told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel last week that he won’t pitch this year and is targeting a return in 2025. “Honestly, I’m going [to] be the strongest I’ll ever be […]
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