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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday

Despite the presence of several elite arms on the card, there is a nice supply of spot starters. However, the bevy of solid pitching takes away from the usual lush inventory of bats, especially if you want to strategically avoid using a batter against a pitcher you grab to stream. Good luck getting over the […]

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The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are going in opposite directions

Ten takeaways from the doubleheader, which leaves the Yankees at 68-52 (.567 winning percentage) and the Red Sox at 69-53 (.566) — and both teams in a tie with the Oakland Athletics (68-52) for the two wild cards. 1. It’s always fun to see the hometown broadcasters react to games like this. The Red Sox […]

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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday

It’s a good day to add an extra start or two to your week’s ledger with several solid candidates. This is also a great time to find batters with many recent callups receiving significant playing time, so we don’t have to keep regurgitating the same names. Here are Tuesday’s featured pitchers and hitters, with everyone […]

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After ‘a good ride,’ Toronto Blue Jays close out stint in Buffalo with loss, eye return to Rogers Centre

After not hosting a Major League Baseball game since its days as a Federal League outpost in 1915, Buffalo made the most of its opportunity, hosting the Toronto Blue Jays over two seasons because of coronavirus concerns. It all ended Wednesday night, as J.D. Martinez and Hunter Renfroe connected back-to-back to help the Boston Red […]

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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday

However, there is still a little more business with Sunday lineups needing attention. It’s wise to pay extra attention to the lineups as they become available as many managers will give their nicked-up players the extra day, even though they’ll be getting an extended respite this week. Here are Sunday’s players in favorable spots to […]

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MLB Power Rankings Week 13 – Who is No. 1 at the season’s halfway point?

With the season’s halfway mark arriving in the coming days, the teams at the top of our MLB Power Rankings have started to separate themselves from the pack while those at the bottom might already be thinking about next year as the trade deadline approaches. Did the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros […]

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Can either of these teams win the AL East? How Red Sox, Yankees are overachieving — and underachieving

Expectations are only expectations. Coming into the 2021 MLB season, many baseball observers considered the American League East the New York Yankees’ division to lose. Fast forward two months and New York is looking up in the standings at three teams — the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees’ […]

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Boston Red Sox’s sweep highlights flaws of New York Yankees

In the first series of the 2021 season between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, the Red Sox went into Yankee Stadium and swept the Yankees in the Bronx for the first time since 2011, including a wild 6-5, 10-inning victory on Sunday. Some takeaways from the series … • If you think […]

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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday

Here are the players in the best spot to fortify your Monday lineup and start the week off in a strong manner. Luis Garcia (R), rostered in 4% of ESPN leagues, Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Angels: The Astros are being careful with Garcia’s innings, but he should be able to pitch the requite five […]

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Fantasy baseball daily notes — Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday

It’s always good to get the weekend off on a strong note so here are the usual array of pitchers and batters in a favorable scenario. As is the custom, everyone is available in at least 50% of all ESPN league. Madison Bumgarner (L), rostered in 26% of ESPN leagues, Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies: […]

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