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Rest-of-season projections for Carlos Correa and other contender call-ups

One of the most important lessons that the Moneyball mindset has spread around baseball has little to do with statistics, but simply with the basic rules of how MLB finances are structured. Namely, that prospects are incredibly valuable. While this was always known, modern franchises place even more value on prospects, with blockbuster-type trades, such […]

Padres RHP Robert Suárez suspended 10 games for sticky stuff

NEW YORK — San Diego Padres reliever Robert Suárez was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Friday, the sixth pitcher penalized for using banned sticky stuff. The penalty was announced by MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill. Suárez appealed the discipline to John McHale Jr., a special assistant to […]

70 MLB betting nuggets to know

The baseball season is a betting grind over six months of the regular season and then the playoffs. But don’t worry, ESPN Chalk is here to help, providing the most important betting nuggets you need to know before the season starts. • In 2015, $897.3 million was wagered on baseball at Nevada sportsbooks, an all-time […]

MLB commish suspects more pitchers using banned grip aids

“I am sure that out of an abundance of caution and good judgment, umpires have had questionable situations that they decided: just not quite sure,” Manfred said Thursday following an owners meeting. “And I am 100 percent certain they err on the side of no violation.” New York Mets pitcher Drew Smith was suspended for […]

The Playbook, Inning 7: Fantasy baseball managers must adjust to real-life trends

It has been quite the past two years in the baseball world. But really, hasn’t it been that in the real world, too? So, it’s only fitting that baseball serves as a parallel. Inning 1: Fantasy baseball 101 Inning 2: League formats Inning 3: Salary-cap drafts Inning 4: Preparation Inning 5: Roster optimization Inning 6: […]

What we learned from Week 1 of MLB’s sticky-stuff crackdown

There has been a full week of MLB games since the league officially began its crackdown on pitchers using foreign substances. Among the … highlights? Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer — a future Hall of Famer — was less than pleased about being inspected for the sticky stuff by umpires last Tuesday, specifically on the […]

One stat that will shape 2020 for every American League team

Former manager Bobby Bragan once described baseball statistics like this: “Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable.” Good one. Nonetheless, baseball is a numbers game. As we peel away from the Astros’ cheating scandal and […]