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Kluber brings his 2019 baggage to a new ballpark in Texas

While it might seem obvious to give Kluber the proverbial “mulligan” and trust him again, some will view the changing of his home ballpark from Cleveland’s Progressive Field to the new Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas (which is still under construction) as an issue. Perhaps it will be, but we need years of data […]

The All-2017 fantasy team

For a second consecutive season, youngsters have dominated the fantasy baseball landscape. A quick glance at our Player Rater shows that five of the top 18 players are under the age of 25, significant in that the popular belief is that a player’s prime tends to reside somewhere between the ages of 25 and 30. […]

MLB Power Rankings: One big thing each team needs to do down the stretch

With just three weeks left before the end of the regular season, contending teams in Major League Baseball are running out of time to sort out alternatives. Just as we’re seeing the playoff picture become more certain than ever, we’re seeing some significant, albeit small, reshuffling in our rankings. You know the Dodgers and Rays […]

Fantasy baseball pickups: Randy Arozarena among trade deadline beneficiaries

Things sure changed quickly in the Baltimore bullpen, didn’t they? Cole Sulser, who seemed to have captured the closer role for himself as recently as a week ago, struggled through back-to-back outings in Buffalo during the weekend, after which point Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said the right-hander would get a “breather” in lower-pressure situations. Then […]

Texas Rangers don’t expect to have Willie Calhoun (hip) for start of season

“Just given the calendar, there’s a good chance he’ll miss a little bit of time right at the beginning. I’m hopeful it won’t be more than a few days or a week,” general manager Jon Daniels said Wednesday. Calhoun exited an intrasquad game Monday night because of a sore hip, and an MRI revealed a […]

Miguel Sano, DJ LeMahieu, Salvador Perez among MLB players to test positive for coronavirus

Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano, New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu and Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez are among a host of MLB players who have tested positive for the coronavirus, it was revealed Saturday. Four Atlanta Braves players — All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman, reliever Will Smith, right-hander Touki Toussaint and infielder […]

Rangers OF Willie Calhoun close to light workouts after broken jaw

The Rangers said Tuesday that Calhoun was examined by Dr. Steven Wiener in Phoenix and cleared to travel before flying back on a team charter Monday night. “This team is my family, and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else,” Calhoun tweeted Tuesday. Calhoun’s jaw was broken when he was hit in the face by […]

Rangers’ Corey Kluber pitches for first time since arm broken

“Maybe a little bit beforehand,” the Texas Rangers right-hander said Sunday after throwing three innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. “But once you get out there and start stretching, playing catch, getting loose in the bullpen, all that stuff kinda goes away. “It just turns into another start, whether it’s the regular season or spring […]

One 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 […]

Indians, Francisco Lindor reach $17.5M deal for 2020

Lindor received the second-largest one-year deal for a player in his second season of arbitration eligibility, behind only the $20 million Mookie Betts agreed to last year with Boston. On Friday, Betts agreed to a $27 million, one-year contract with the Red Sox for 2020. Lindor made $10.65 million last year. The Indians also avoided […]

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