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Hurricane Katrina: Detour from New Orleans shaped Johnny Giavotella’s road to the majors
The diminutive Los Angeles Angels second baseman had to put his head down and grind every step of the way to get to where he is today. And that trait isn’t something he recently developed while working his way through five different minor league stops, including four years at Triple-A Omaha, after he was selected […]
Continue readingHistory lesson: These call-ups set the bar for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Funny how that word “history” tends to set an outrageously high bar for a rookie’s expectations. Often, it’s set far too high. As Guerrero begins his quest for a rookie year for the ages — not to mention a predicted Hall of Fame career — we asked: Just what might an all-time-great Guerrero rookie season […]
Continue readingBuy or sell? Strasburg’s injury leaves Nats scrambling at deadline
Back in February, manager Dave Martinez brought camels to spring training, a living and breathing metaphor intended to help the Washington Nationals get over the playoff hump. Five months later, Stephen Strasburg‘s injury woes could be the knockout punch that kiboshes the team’s postseason chances and maybe — just maybe — morphs them from buyers […]
Continue readingFormer long-shot Nationals favored over Cardinals in NLCS
The Washington Nationals overcame a slow start and long odds to reach the National League Championship Series and are now the favorites to reach the franchise’s first World Series. The Nationals stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers with a late-inning rally in Wednesday’s decisive Game 5 victory to advance to the NLCS against the St. Louis […]
Continue readingWhy Cubs, Giants will top Vegas’ expectations
Prediction: Over 93.5 wins FanGraphs projection: 96-66 Baseball Prospectus projection: 94-68 The 2023 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the gang back together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> The Cubs won 97 games last season and proceeded to splurge in free agency to the tune of […]
Continue readingWashington Nationals decline 2021 options for Adam Eaton, Anibal Sanchez, Howie Kendrick
Washington also declined their portion of mutual options on infielder Howie Kendrick and Eric Thames. Eaton’s option was worth $10.5 million, and the Nationals will pay him a $1.5 million buyout. Sanchez’s option was worth $12 million and he will receive a $2 million buyout. Kendrick will receive a $2.25 million buyout after his $6.5 […]
Continue readingHouston Astros’ Zack Greinke on Dusty Baker leaving him in ALCS Game 4: ‘It was nice having someone have confidence in me’
In the age of analytics in baseball, a lot of longtime fans still appreciate the old-school ways. As baseball’s oldest manager, Houston’s Dusty Baker has plenty of old school in him. It turns out that his ace pitcher is pretty happy about that. Baker bucked metrics-fueled trends in pitcher usage Wednesday during the sixth inning […]
Continue readingWashington Nationals recall 32-year-old rookie Yadiel Hernandez
Hernandez has put up impressive numbers in the minors but has yet to play in the majors, stuck in the Nationals’ system behind younger outfielders like Juan Soto and Victor Robles. Washington manager Dave Martinez said Hernandez reminded him of his former teammate Jim Morris, a relief pitcher who made his major league debut at […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings: Where all 30 teams stand coming out of trade deadline
With the 2020 MLB trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, what you see on big league rosters is what you’ll get as baseball takes its turn into the stretch drive. As Major League Baseball clubs shook up their squads, we saw considerable moves up and down this week’s rankings. The biggest moves up were […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday’s games
Here’s a look at the day’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Anthony DeSclafani (R), rostered in 41% of ESPN leagues, Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: DeSclafani has yet to allow a run over two starts […]
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