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What is the Mets’ plan? Inside the mind of David Stearns
Some 8½ years after his big break, though, there are times when Stearns’ youth seems to bubble closer to the surface than it ever has before. Why? He’s excited. “I had a very good idea of what I was stepping into,” Stearns said, speaking on a sleepy March day in the dugout of the Mets’ […]
Continue readingAaron Judge hears boos at Yankee Stadium after 0-4 day
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge struck out four times in four at-bats in the Yankees’ 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, and he heard it from the home crowd. The former MVP was booed at Yankee Stadium after striking out on four pitches in the ninth inning with the game scoreless. The […]
Continue readingHow new Yankees have brought the ‘Dawgs’ out
NEW YORK — Alex Verdugo thoroughly enjoyed his first home run in pinstripes at Yankee Stadium earlier this month. He swatted the sweeper from Miami Marlins starter A.J. Puk, falling to one knee, and unhurriedly observed as the ball carried over the short porch in right field. He relished the moment with one of his […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 3: Braves, Dodgers battle for top spot
In what could be a season-long battle, the Braves and Dodgers were once again vying for our top spot in this week’s Power Rankings, with Atlanta just barely edging out Los Angeles. Another team might soon be in that mix, as the Yankees have the most wins in the majors at 13. The Astros — […]
Continue readingHistory lesson: These call-ups set the bar for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Funny how that word “history” tends to set an outrageously high bar for a rookie’s expectations. Often, it’s set far too high. As Guerrero begins his quest for a rookie year for the ages — not to mention a predicted Hall of Fame career — we asked: Just what might an all-time-great Guerrero rookie season […]
Continue readingOlney: Buyers or sellers? These five teams need to decide now
The Twins promptly went on a mini-losing streak and by July 30 — just six days later — Minnesota was seven games out of first place. Immediately, the Twins became sellers, flipping Garcia to the Yankees after only one start. But down the stretch, the Twins’ offense exploded, and Minnesota boat-raced its way into a […]
Continue readingThe four hottest, most available bats in fantasy baseball
The point here isn’t to parrot the obvious about superb May performers, like “Kris Bryant and Nolan Arenado are good,” “Rafael Devers continues to grow,” or “Gleyber Torres loves facing the Orioles.” Let’s go with the more helpful angle: focusing on May mashers on fewer than 50 percent of ESPN fantasy rosters. Were these hot […]
Continue readingMVP? Booed in Philly? Predicting Bryce Harper’s first year with Phillies
The Bryce Harper Phillies era has begun, with Philadelphia and the Atlanta Braves wrapping up a season-opening series on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball (7 p.m.). Before Harper took the field in his new uniform for the first time, we asked five of our experts to predict how things would go during the $330 million man’s […]
Continue readingBuy or sell? Strasburg’s injury leaves Nats scrambling at deadline
Back in February, manager Dave Martinez brought camels to spring training, a living and breathing metaphor intended to help the Washington Nationals get over the playoff hump. Five months later, Stephen Strasburg‘s injury woes could be the knockout punch that kiboshes the team’s postseason chances and maybe — just maybe — morphs them from buyers […]
Continue readingSources: Diamondbacks’ Jordan Montgomery drops Scott Boras
Jordan Montgomery, who was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks in late March amid a soft free agent market, has fired Scott Boras as his agent and signed with Wasserman’s Joel Wolfe and Nick Chanock, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Montgomery was one of the “Boras Four,” along with Matt Chapman, Cody Bellinger, and Blake Snell, […]
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