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Deadline deals: Hits and misses so far

The flurry of activity made for some frenzied speculation and Twitter madness at the time. So how have things worked out, with the benefit of a little hindsight? A variety of factors go into assessing trade deadline winners and losers six weeks later. A new acquisition might perform well on a team that flopped — […]

September in MLB brings the All-Beverage Team, Siri vs. Alexy and a 3-2-5-4-2-8-6 double play

So, with assistance from the Elias Sports Bureau, here are The Quirkjians for September. Sept. 1 The starting pitching matchup in the Braves-Dodgers game featured Max Fried against Max Scherzer. On the same night, Max Kranick started for the Pirates. The last time there were three starting pitchers with the first name Max was 1943 […]

The Chicago White Sox’s complicated coexistence with Tony La Russa

THIS IS IT: one last stand against the stenographers and yes-men, the bean counters and numbers crunchers, the button pushers and script readers. One last stand against those who live in mortal fear of being wrong, those who trust the numbers more than their gut, those without the stones to go against the percentages and […]

June MLB delivers D.C. thunder, a mysterious Arizona phone number and a walk-off triple play in Bronx

There 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 […]

Detroit Tigers’ Julio Teheran to miss multiple starts with shoulder strain

The team placed the right-hander on the 10-day injured list Saturday, but Detroit manager AJ Hinch indicated Teheran may need a lot longer to recover. “He’s going to miss quite a few starts,” Hinch said. “He’s not going to be throwing. A shoulder strain is very difficult to manage. He’s going to be shut down […]

Seeking depth in their rotation, Pittsburgh Pirates close in on one-year deal with LHP Tyler Anderson

The deal, which won’t be complete until Anderson passes a physical, would be worth $2.5 million. The 31-year-old Anderson went 4-3 with a 4.37 ERA last season while pitching for San Francisco. Anderson, who spent the first four years of his career with Colorado, is 22-27 with a 4.65 ERA in 82 starts and four […]

Detroit Tigers mulling 6-man rotation amid return to normal MLB schedule, GM Al Avila says

General manager Al Avila spoke with reporters Tuesday, the day before Detroit’s first workout for pitchers and catchers. “In our meeting today, we did discuss a six-man rotation, and then really, getting through the season and having relievers mixed in,” Avila said. “You might see more players being brought up and optioned throughout the season, […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday’s games

Here’s a look at Thursday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Zach Eflin (R), rostered in 16% of ESPN leagues, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals: Eflin turned some heads against Atlanta over the weekend, spinning seven […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday’s games

To be fair, the daily schedule has been subject to change all season long. However, it’s necessary to pay even more attention on Friday as several pitching spots are currently undecided. As always, there will be an update posted in the morning reflecting any necessary alterations. Earlier in the week, we had a day where […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday’s games

Here’s a look at the day’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in less than 50% of ESPN leagues. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Zach Davies (R), rostered in 47% of ESPN leagues, San Diego Padres vs. Houston Astros: I don’t love streaming pitchers against the Astros, but […]

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