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Fantasy baseball daily notes — Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday
The marquee matchup is an AL East tussle with the Blue Jays and Hyun-Jin Ryu entertaining the Yankees and Gerrit Cole in Dunedin, Toronto’s home away from home. Here are Monday’s picks to help get your week started on a strong note, with everyone available in at least half of all ESPN leagues. Carlos Rodon […]
Continue reading2021 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 readingCleveland Indians tell OF Billy Hamilton he won’t make roster, look to trade him
Manager Terry Francona said the club told Hamilton on Thursday that he wasn’t part of their plans. The Indians will try to trade Hamilton, who signed a minor league contract last month and has been at big league training camp. “We just felt, out of respect to Billy, because of being the veteran he is […]
Continue readingBen Gamel, Cleveland Indians agree to minor league deal
Cleveland and Gamel agreed to a minor league contract on Thursday, and he was invited to big league spring training camp. The 27-year-old has played 442 major league games for the Yankees, Mariners and Brewers. Gamel’s agreement came a week after the Indians gave former Minnesota slugger Eddie Rosario an $8 million, one-year contract. Rosario […]
Continue readingNew York Yankees advance, beat Cleveland Indians in longest 9-inning game in MLB history
They stumbled into the 2020 postseason. They’re standing tall now. DJ LeMahieu‘s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning off closer Brad Hand sent the Yankees into the AL Division Series — and a matchup with rival Tampa Bay — after a wild 10-9 win over the Cleveland Indians early Thursday in the longest nine-inning game […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pickups: Randy Arozarena among trade deadline beneficiaries
Things sure changed quickly in the Baltimore bullpen, didn’t they? Cole Sulser, who seemed to have captured the closer role for himself as recently as a week ago, struggled through back-to-back outings in Buffalo during the weekend, after which point Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said the right-hander would get a “breather” in lower-pressure situations. Then […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday’s games
With Sunday marking the end of the fantasy scoring week, it’s integral to fill all holes created with the Mets and Yankees on the sidelines as well as regulars getting the day off. Today’s bats are chosen with deep leagues in mind, with almost everyone available in at least 95% of ESPN leagues. Create or […]
Continue reading2020 MLB Opening Day lineups for every game
Baseball is back for a very unique 2020 MLB season. Not sure who is starting for your team? We’re tracking batting orders from across the majors, including the first NL games since the universal DH was adapted for the season. Check back for updates as teams announce their Opening Day starting lineups for all of […]
Continue reading2020 MLB season preview: Power Rankings and everything you need to know for 60-game sprint
The 2020 major league baseball season will be like none that has ever come before it. MLB’s 30 teams will have just 60 games to try to streak into the postseason. Players and coaches will need to focus on the field while maintaining strict health and safety protocols off of it. There will be limited […]
Continue readingIndians’ Mike Clevinger has knee surgery, out 6-8 weeks
Starter Mike Clevinger could be sidelined two months after undergoing surgery Friday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, an injury the right-hander sustained while working out at the team’s training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, earlier this week. “He was doing some drills a couple days ago,” manager Terry Francona said before Clevinger […]
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