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New York Mets unveil City Connect uniforms
The look will debut on April 27 against the St. Louis Cardinals and will be worn on every Saturday home game, excluding Darryl Strawberry’s jersey retirement on June 1. The inspiration of the uniform relates to the “concrete jungle, the strength and grit” that is the fabric of New York and a “city like no […]
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 readingThe four hottest, most available bats in fantasy baseball
The point here isn’t to parrot the obvious about superb May performers, like “Kris Bryant and Nolan Arenado are good,” “Rafael Devers continues to grow,” or “Gleyber Torres loves facing the Orioles.” Let’s go with the more helpful angle: focusing on May mashers on fewer than 50 percent of ESPN fantasy rosters. Were these hot […]
Continue readingWay-too-early World Series preview: Who can beat the Dodgers?
While the top six are the same, their order has shuffled quite a bit. And no team’s aspirations have been more validated than those of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who currently have about a 1-in-3 shot at winning it all by these figures. That’s about as good as you’re going to do in the random […]
Continue readingDallas Keuchel’s fantasy value on the rise with White Sox
That may be an unexpected reaction. After all, the White Sox do call Guaranteed Rate Field home, a ballpark considered one of the more home-run-friendly in baseball thanks to its having finished four of the past five seasons ranked among the top 10 in that department on our Park Factors page. However, you should consider […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Sticking with slumping superstars
Twenty days of the 2024 season are now in the books, and players’ year-to-date statistics look overly dramatic in that small sample, relative to how they will come season’s end. Universal No. 1 overall pick Ronald Acuna Jr. has yet to hit a home run, after hitting 41 last season. Rotisserie first rounder and top-25 […]
Continue readingMets’ Edwin Díaz: First save since injury return ‘means a lot’
It’s been a long road back for Díaz, who missed last season following knee surgery. This was his fourth appearance of the year, but he was pitching on back-to-back days for the first time. “It means a lot,” Díaz said of his first save. “The ball was moving great today. My first three outings were […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Thursday’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. A mere six games grace the Thursday MLB schedule, with five of them coming during afternoon hours, eastern time. Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal […]
Continue reading2023 MLB winter meetings updates, rumors and predictions
We’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 readingMLBPA executive subcommittee appears to reject Harry Marino
Clark said the subcommittee authorized him to release a statement saying: “We still have issues to discuss, but one thing clear among the MLB executive subcommittee members is that this is no longer a Harry Marino discussion, in any respect.” The subcommittee, the union’s highest-ranking player body, includes Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty, Boston Red […]
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