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2021 MLB Opening Day lineups for every game
Major League Baseball is back for a full 162-game 2021 season after a very unique 2020. Not sure who is starting for your team on Opening Day? We’re tracking batting orders from across the league as teams start to play in front of their home fans again for the first time since the pandemic began. […]
Continue readingPredicting offseason moves for all 30 MLB teams
This is not the offseason to make predictions. As Buster Olney and Jeff Passan have already outlined, due to the financial conditions in the sport due to the shortened season with no fans in the stands — and the uncertainty of what will happen in 2021 — there will be big rollbacks in payrolls. Former […]
Continue readingJeff Passan’s MLB offseason preview: Answering 20 uniquely 2020 hot stove questions
Technically, free agency in Major League Baseball began Sunday evening. There was no deluge of activity like the NBA or NFL offer, no dopamine hit of excitement and activity and possibility to start the MLB offseason. Nothing then. Nothing since. And, team officials, agents and players say, nothing particularly substantive anytime soon, either. There may […]
Continue readingFernando Tatis Jr. and MLB’s 100 most entertaining players
Fernando Tatis Jr. was wearing a microphone during a recent Padres game, chatting with the broadcasters from his shortstop position in the middle of the second-inning action. It was charming audio — hearing him encourage and coordinate with his teammates, getting a camera isolated on baseball’s most exciting player for every pitch and play — […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday’s games
It is a somewhat bittersweet feeling as I loved recommending those guys, but it opens the door for new players to emerge and I’ve found some gems who are definitely too widely available given how well they’re playing. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Alex Young (L), rostered in 2% […]
Continue readingJeff Passan’s MLB trade deadline preview: Will any stars actually move? Which teams are sellers?
Almost a year ago, when Major League Baseball’s postseason expansion plans first leaked, a league official was trying to sell the idea. It would be good for competitiveness, he said, and would generate revenue for both the league and the players. More playoff teams would bring baseball in line with other sports, he said, and […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday’s games
Here’s a look at the day’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in less than 50% of ESPN leagues. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Zach Davies (R), rostered in 47% of ESPN leagues, San Diego Padres vs. Houston Astros: I don’t love streaming pitchers against the Astros, but […]
Continue readingTigers snap 20-game losing streak vs. Indians with help from rookie Isaac Paredes’ slam
The Tigers also ended a nine-game slide that included being swept at home last weekend by the Indians. Manager Ron Gardenhire is glad the drought is over. “It’s just basically getting that 20-game monkey off your back, and then nine, how many we lost in a row this year. Nine?” he said. “We needed a […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday’s games
For what may be the first time all season, there isn’t a pitcher with a projected game score in the 60s. There are, however, a few arms pitching like aces with Dylan Bundy, Ross Stripling and Zac Gallen scheduled to toe the rubber. Yes friends, Gallen and his streak of a dozen starts without giving […]
Continue readingTigers hit 4 homers on game’s first 11 pitches in rout of Pirates
Either way, Detroit’s struggling offense has found traction in Pittsburgh. Niko Goodrum, Miguel Cabrera, C.J. Cron and Jeimer Candelario all hit home runs in the first inning against Pirates starter Derek Holland as the Tigers drilled the Pirates 11-5 on Saturday. Goodrum took the second pitch he saw from Holland (0-1) and sent it into […]
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