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Way-too-early 2022 MLB Power Rankings

The Atlanta Braves just won the 2021 World Series by eliminating the Houston Astros in six games — but we’re already looking ahead to next year. Will Atlanta repeat as champions after an unexpected title run? Will the team to beat in all of baseball come from a stacked AL East? And can we count […]

MLB playoffs: Everything you need to know about tiebreakers, wild cards and the last day of the MLB season

So far, there have only been three occasions for tiebreaker games required since 2012. In 2013, the Rays and Rangers played for the second wild-card spot in the American League. In 2018, the Brewers played the Cubs for the National League Central title, while the Dodgers played the Rockies for the NL West crown, with […]

MLB Power Rankings Week 25: Where all 30 teams stand in the final week

With one week left in the season, it’s now or never for teams to secure their spot in the 2021 MLB playoffs. Ties, collapses, the kind of heroics that become legend — all are on the table as October rolls around. Who is finally going to pull ahead in the wild-card race between the Yankees, […]

MLB Power Rankings Week 20: Where all 30 teams stand as September looms

August is nearly history, and the 2021 MLB playoff picture is starting to come into focus ahead of September’s stretch run. Are the rampaging New York Yankees — a newly minted member of our top five — making a case for being the best team in baseball? How far have the struggling San Diego Padres […]

New York Yankees’ win streak pads wild-card lead at right time

It’s hard to believe that the New York Yankees had not won 11 games in a row since 1985, back when Rickey Henderson, Dave Winfield and Ken Griffey Sr. patrolled the outfield, given they’ve won the most games in the majors over those 36 seasons. They had won 10 in a row six times in […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday

The streaming inventory carries risk, but there are a handful of options. Hitting continues to be supplemented by players getting extended auditions, ostensibly for next season. Here’s Tuesday’s trek around the diamond, with everyone rosters in fewer than half of all ESPN leagues. Tanner Houck (R), rostered in 17% of ESPN leagues, Boston Red Sox […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday

On the fantasy side, there are a handful of reasonable spot starters along with the typical slew of bats, fortified by a weekend set in Coors Field. Good luck this weekend. Here are Friday’s candidates to point you in the right direction, with everyone rostered in more than 50% of all ESPN leagues, most a […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday

Here are Tuesday’s choices to bolster your fantasy squad, with everyone available in at least half of all ESPN leagues. John Gant (R), rostered in 10% of ESPN leagues, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: There’s regression coming to Gant’s 1.83 ERA, but it may have to wait another start. A league average pitcher like […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday

Here are Monday’s players in a favorable spot to help, with everyone available in more than half of all ESPN leagues. Jakob Junis (R), rostered in 12% of ESPN leagues, Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians: Four starts is hardly enough to declare Junis a new guy, but the early returns after a repertoire tweak […]