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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday
Unfortunately, it’s a poor slate for streaming pitchers as most of the arms available in more than 50% of ESPN leagues are taxed with tough matchups. It may be a day to focus on bullpen arms to fill open spots in your pitching lineups. Hitters, on the other hand, are plentiful. Here are the picks […]
Continue readingAaron Judge, New York Yankees agree to 1-year, $10.175M contract
Slugging outfielder Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees avoided arbitration when they agreed Friday to a one-year contract worth $10,175,000. Judge had his third straight injury-interrupted season since winning the 2017 American League Rookie of the Year award, hitting .257 with nine homers and 22 RBIs in 101 at-bats and 28 games. After homering […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday’s games
Elsewhere, it’s a great night for fans of young pitching, as four rookies continue their freshman campaign. In fact, they all made the pitching recommendations. Finding batters in favorable spots was a bit of a chore. A lot of credit goes to the ESPN fantasy managers, as they’ve been on top of all emerging players […]
Continue readingRoyals-Twins opener postponed by rain; will play Saturday doubleheader
With darkened skies above Target Field and a steady rain just beginning to fall, the Twins called off the game right around the scheduled first pitch. This was Minnesota’s first postponed game of the 2020 season that began four months late due to the coronavirus pandemic. The doubleheader will start on Saturday at 12:35 p.m., […]
Continue readingDaily Notes for Friday and how stats from resumed Nationals-Orioles game will be scored
For those in ESPN leagues, all stats generated from the resumption of the contest will count toward last week’s scoring period, assuming involved players were active last Sunday. Please be aware the statistics from the resumed game will not populate Live Scoring, but they will be reflected in Saturday morning’s official standings. Neither starting pitcher […]
Continue readingRoyals put Chance Adams, Randy Rosario on IL in finalizing 30-man roster
Backup catcher Meibrys Viloria was reinstated from the injured list and recalled, along with right-hander Ronald Bolanos and outfielder Franchy Cordero, both of whom were acquired in a recent trade with San Diego. Left-handers Foster Griffin and Gabe Speier and right-hander Kyle Zimmer also were recalled. Veteran reliever Greg Holland, who helped pitch the Royals […]
Continue readingRoyals OF Hunter Dozier tests positive for coronavirus, will go on IL
The 28-year-old is coming off a breakthrough season in which he hit 26 homers, tied for the American League lead in triples and had 84 RBIs. He is expected to play a big role for the Royals during their abbreviated 60-game season, which begins against the Indians on Friday night in Cleveland. “I’m disappointed to […]
Continue readingAaron Judge, Yankees discuss racial injustice message
“That’s the beauty of America, is freedom of speech and freedom to express yourself,” Judge said Tuesday. “We got a special platform being athletes and being able to speak our mind and speak what’s going on in this world. Some people express it online. Some people express it with words. Some people kneel.” Kapler and […]
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