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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday
It’s not the strongest card for streamers, at least not yet as there are several squads yet to announce Wednesday’s starter. If someone emerges, they’ll be added in the standard morning update. There’s just a few more days of grinding until everyone gets a well-deserved respite. Here are some suggestions to head into the break […]
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Gerrit Cole will again be under the microscope with MLB’s recent edict on eliminating foreign substances to increase spin. However, please realize if he has an off night, it is just as likely because he’s facing the juggernaut Blue Jays lineup than anything else. Remember to get your lineups set early. Here are the standard […]
Continue readingApril MLB Quirkjians — From Jazz and Pop to Ryan, Ryan, Ryan and Brian
The Quirkjians are of my own making, an obsession for nearly 60 years. I’ve always loved arcane stats, odd connections of arbitrary names and numbers, amazing coincidences that baseball, more than any other sport, always provides. Every night that you go to a major league game, or watch one on TV, you might see something […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday
Jameson Taillon (R), rostered in 51% of ESPN leagues, New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers: Taillon’s 6.23 ERA across four starts is no doubt disappointing, but there are indications that better times are ahead. In 17 1/3 innings, the right-hander has racked up 21 Ks and just two walks, and his 2.96 expected ERA suggests […]
Continue readingFrom drawing to coffee to jigsaw puzzles — What MLB players picked up with so much free time
Baseball players, like the rest of us, have had lots of spare time during the pandemic and in quarantine. “I’ve learned to be alone,” said Padres pitcher Blake Snell. There has been lots of learning, trapped in a hotel room or sequestered at home. There has been time to think, to experiment, time to develop […]
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 readingMike Trout says he speaks to MLBPA chief Tony Clark ‘once a day’ ahead of negotiations for new CBA
The Major League Baseball Players Association, with just over nine months remaining in the current collective bargaining agreement, has been soliciting insight from some of its most prominent players — and Mike Trout seems to be among them. Trout said Monday that he speaks with MLBPA executive director Tony Clark “probably once a day” as […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Angels acquire veteran pitcher Alex Cobb from Baltimore Orioles
The Angels will part with young utility player Jahmai Jones as part of the deal. They will pay only a third of the $15 million owed to Cobb in 2021, some of which is deferred, according to The Athletic. Cobb, 33, established himself early on with the Tampa Bay Rays, going 32-21 with a 3.19 […]
Continue readingInfielder Freddy Galvis and Baltimore Orioles agree to 1-year contract
Galvis broke into the big leagues with Philadelphia Phillies in 2012 and spent the past two years with Cincinnati Reds. The 31-year-old hit .220 with seven homers and 16 RBIs during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Galvis is expected to take over as Baltimore’s shortstop from Jose Iglesias, who was traded to the Los Angeles Angels […]
Continue readingMLB offseason: Biggest winners, losers and moves we’d still make
Two of baseball’s big four free agents are off the board. Two remain. With the World Series ancient history and the first pitch of the 2021 MLB season still months away, we’ve reached this offseason’s unofficial midway point. While we wait for the rest of the hot stove action to unfold, we asked ESPN’s Bradford […]
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