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MLB Power Rankings: Who needs to step up for all 30 teams
With a third of the 2020 MLB season already gone, it’s time to acknowledge that some of the bottom-tier teams that have had stunning turnarounds in the standings may well stick in the playoff picture the rest of the way. We knew the 60-game schedule was going to create some level of randomness and potentially […]
Continue readingBrawls and bad hops: A’s, Astros and Angels make the West wild
We saw fighting in the time of social distancing. We saw one of Major League Baseball’s most athletic players suffer through one of its most unpleasant blunders. We saw a 21-year-old superstar continue to emerge in front of our eyes. It was a wild Sunday for baseball’s West teams, and we’ll look through it all […]
Continue readingA’s beat Angels on walk-off grand slam as extra-inning rule debuts
OAKLAND, Calif. — The first big league game with an automatic runner in extra innings was decided with a blast rather than a bunt. Marcus Semien began the bottom of the 10th on second base under the new, unpopular rule and scored on Matt Olson‘s grand slam, sending the Oakland Athletics over the Los Angeles […]
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 readingRecapping MLB’s offseason moves, from blockbusters to those you probably forgot
At times, it feels like we are all trapped in one of the dream levels in Christopher Nolan’s “Inception,” except instead of time moving faster, it slows down. Way back last winter, which nobody remembers because it happened 100 years ago, we had a baseball offseason. Players signed with new teams, trades were made and […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout voices hesitation about playing MLB season
Mike Trout is committed to playing baseball in 2020 — for now. The Los Angeles Angels’ star center fielder, and the undisputed face of his sport, expressed clear trepidation about navigating through a season in the thick of a pandemic that continues to ravage the country, largely because his wife, Jessica, is scheduled to deliver […]
Continue readingBest betting seasons for every MLB team over the past 20 years
The MLB season is still on hold, so in the meantime, we thought we’d take a look at each team’s best betting season over the past 20 years (based on one-unit bets). 2012: +36.49 betting units The Orioles hadn’t had a winning season in 14 years and finished last in the AL East four straight […]
Continue readingFirst basemen never go No. 1 in the MLB draft: Here’s why Spencer Torkelson is about to change that
In this most abnormal of springs, the Detroit Tigers may make an abnormal pick with the first selection in the 2020 MLB draft: a first baseman. Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson is regarded not just as the top talent in the draft, but as the safest pick in a draft with an extra dosage of […]
Continue readingThe most hyped prospect ever for all 30 MLB teams
Of course we love Major League Baseball prospects. Maybe it’s not fair that we pay so much attention to them and make silly comments like comparing a young player to Ken Griffey Jr. or saying this kid throws harder than Nolan Ryan, thus implying he might be the next Nolan Ryan. But we do it […]
Continue readingHolding your fantasy baseball draft now anyway? Here’s how to tweak your strategy
With such uncertainty — how many games and when the season might start — which adjustments are you making to your draft-day strategy? Is there a recommended approach for those who draft before we get an announcement on the 2020 season’s start date? Our analysts, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Eric Karabell and AJ Mass, weigh in. […]
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