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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday

That’s where we come into play. Here are Monday’s top options to keep your lineup at full strength. Everyone is rostered in fewer than half of all ESPN leagues. Mike Minor (L), rostered in 23% of ESPN leagues, Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Minor has pitched better than his 4.83 ERA as all of […]

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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday

The nightly no-hitter watch will be in Motor City as Gerrit Cole takes on the Tigers. In Houston, Framber Valdez will make his 2021 debut against the Padres. The Astros were concerned the southpaw may require season-ending surgery after fracturing his left ring finger in the spring, but he was able to avoid the knife […]

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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. Cole Irvin (L), rostered in 44% of ESPN leagues, Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners: Irvin has everything going for him in his matchup today. He’s at home in a great pitching park, and this is […]

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What Corey Kluber’s no-hitter might mean for the New York Yankees

When the New York Yankees started the 2021 season 5-10, with general manager Brian Cashman telling the media that the team had played a 15-game stretch they’d like to forget, the assumption from many observers around baseball was that the Bronx Bombers’ offense would eventually come around, with the likes of DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton […]

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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday

As always, what we’re concerned with is arms and bats to stream. All 30 teams are in action, but injured players could require a replacement. Here are the options to get you over the hump, everyone available in at least half of all ESPN leagues Logan Gilbert (R), rostered in 31% of ESPN leagues, Seattle […]

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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday

What is exciting, however, is that Jarred Kelenic, one of the game’s top prospects, is expected to make his debut for the Mariners on Thursday. He’s already rostered in nearly 70% of ESPN leagues, but he’s worth scooping up if he’s still available in your league. Here’s a look at Thursday’s top streaming options, focusing […]

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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday

Here are Saturday’s top options, with recommendations focused on those players rostered in under 50% of all ESPN leagues. Carlos Martinez (R), rostered in 32% of ESPN leagues, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies: Martinez has been getting it done on the mound, holding a 3.72 ERA and 1.02 WHIP over six starts, but not […]

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MLB Power Rankings Week 5: Where does your team fall on our first list of May?

Just over a month into the 2021 MLB season, no team has separated itself from the pack at the top of the standings just yet. In fact, heading into play Thursday, there are 12 teams within two games of Oakland’s MLB-best 19-13 mark. For our MLB Power Rankings voters, that means the challenge of putting […]

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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday

Good luck closing out the week. Here are some ideas to help get it done. Carlos Martinez (R), rostered in 11% of ESPN leagues, St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates: After four straight losses to open the season, Martinez entered the victory column last time out with a season-long 7 2/3 inning effort, yielding just […]

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MLB Power Rankings Week 4: Which early surprise teams climbed into our top five?

Believe it or not, we are already just about a month into the 2021 MLB season with the calendar set to flip to May this weekend. What does that mean for this week’s edition of our MLB Power Rankings? Well, yes, it is still early — but it also isn’t too early anymore. How much […]

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