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MLB Power Rankings Week 21: Where all 30 teams stand as final stretch begins
We’ve finally entered September, and MLB teams will have only a final month and change to solidify their playoff positions — if they haven’t already. Where have the New York Yankees ended up after their 13-game winning streak was snapped? Have the Phillies Phillies bought themselves some breathing room with their recent play? As always, […]
Continue readingYasmani Grandal returns with two homers, eight RBIs in Chicago White Sox win
CHICAGO — Yasmani Grandal has some work to do when it comes to having enough energy for his catching duties after being sidelined by a knee injury. His swing looks pretty good. Grandal homered twice and drove in eight runs in his return from the injured list, and the Chicago White Sox beat the sloppy […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 19: Where all 30 teams stand as playoff races heat up
We’re more than halfway through August, and teams are making a statement in the MLB playoff races ahead of the final stretch. Have the Yankees surpassed the Red Sox in our rankings? Are the surging Braves finally in the top 10? Who’s on top in the seemingly eternal battle between the Dodgers and Giants? Here […]
Continue readingEloy Jimenez hits 2 home runs with 5 RBIs for second straight game as Chicago White Sox win 4th in a row
MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago White Sox already were enjoying quite a season despite missing two key players. Now with Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert back in the lineup, the AL Central leaders are looking even more formidable. Jimenez hit two homers with five RBIs for the second straight game, Robert came off the 60-day injured […]
Continue readingChicago White Sox CF Luis Robert, out since May, to return Monday
Center fielder Luis Robert is the latest to return to action, as he’ll be activated and in the starting lineup Monday against the Minnesota Twins after being out since early May due to a hip flexor injury. Manager Tony La Russa made the announcement during a Sunday Zoom call with reporters about two weeks after […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday
As for fantasy, there is a decent supply of pitchers to stream with a mixture of new and old faces on the hitting ledger. Good luck getting over the hump this week. Here are Wednesday players in favorable spots, each available in at least half of all ESPN leagues. Drew Smyly (L), rostered in 21% […]
Continue readingThe Chicago White Sox’s complicated coexistence with Tony La Russa
THIS IS IT: one last stand against the stenographers and yes-men, the bean counters and numbers crunchers, the button pushers and script readers. One last stand against those who live in mortal fear of being wrong, those who trust the numbers more than their gut, those without the stones to go against the percentages and […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday
Official announcements of pitching plans have been slower than usual since the break. One reason for this is that teams are beginning to monitor pitching workloads after last season’s abbreviated campaign. While some delays are the result of teams still waiting to be sure that injured hurlers are truly ready to return from the IL, […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday
The schedule is still in flux, but don’t fret. We’ll post the usual update on Monday morning with all the pertinent changes. Here are some suggestions to start your week off in the right direction. Ryan Yarbrough (L), rostered in 43% of ESPN leagues, Tampa Bay Rays vs. Baltimore Orioles: Yarbrough has surrendered a few […]
Continue readingEloy Jimenez says he is ‘200 percent’ healthy after pectoral injury, near return to Chicago White Sox
“I feel better than in spring training,” Jimenez said Thursday. “I feel like 110 percent — let’s say 200 percent. I feel pretty normal. I can go do my swing and finish, and it’s not going to hurt.” Jimenez was injured while attempting to catch a home run ball over the outfield wall in a […]
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