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Ace showdown — Madison Bumgarner vs. Jake Arrieta
“Both outstanding competitors, both have won the top awards,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said of Saturday’s matchup. “It will be an interesting day there’s no question — it’s going to be a very low-scoring good game.” Go inside the numbers that make both pitchers stand out, and then vote for which ace you would rather […]
Continue readingChris Sale over Pedro Martinez? Lefty has been so good, even Petey’s impressed
The franchise-altering deal was a lopsided win for Boston. In seven seasons, Martinez delivered a World Series championship to the starved franchise and won two American League Cy Young Awards — finishing second in voting two other times. Since then, a host of big-name trades and acquisitions have followed and none have prospered in Boston […]
Continue readingCoach: Sked might have hurt players
Pitching coach Rick Honeycutt said Wednesday that the team’s shortened spring training and a long string of days with no games before and after the trip could have exposed pitchers to injuries. Kershaw is out until at least May with inflammation in his upper back, and Wilson was put on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, […]
Continue readingFantasy Forecaster: Week 3
On tap: Expect a heightened level of intensity in Los Angeles this week, as the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres Monday through Wednesday, only four days after a Zack Greinke–Carlos Quentin hit by pitch spawned a bench-clearing brawl between the two teams that resulted in a fractured collarbone for Greinke and an […]
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