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Trevor Bauer, Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon decline opt-outs; Michael Conforto, Noah Syndergaard get qualifying offers from New York Mets
Bauer agreed to a three-year, $102 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in February and began 8-5 with a 2.59 ERA in 17 starts. He has been on paid leave since July 2 while he is investigated under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. He is keeping salaries of $32 million in each of […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday
The Cubs and Cardinals open the slate with a Friday matinee in Wrigley Field followed by the remaining 13 contests played under the lights. The marquee matchup features Blake Snell and the Padres visiting Queens to take on Jacob deGrom and the Mets. It’s also Shohei Ohtani night with the unique twist the Angels are […]
Continue readingChicago White Sox’s Tony La Russa readies to face former team in St. Louis Cardinals: ‘Definitely a different series’
CHICAGO — The birds-on-the-bat uniforms, the players in the other dugout, the opposing manager, it all looked familiar to Tony La Russa. Too familiar. The 76-year-old Hall of Fame manager of the Chicago White Sox found himself in a strange spot Monday night: Leading his club against the team he guided to a pair of […]
Continue readingHow the ‘K’ became the most destructive letter in Major League Baseball
Editor’s note: From rising strikeout totals and unwritten rules debates to connecting with a new generation of fans and a looming labor battle, baseball is at a crossroads. As MLB faces these challenges, we are embarking on a season-long look at The State of Baseball, examining the storylines that will determine how the game looks […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday
The rest of the card is rather unfriendly for fantasy streaming, with little by way of either pitching or hitting. One reason for this dearth is the fact that the already short slate also lost the Twins-Athletics tilt, with several Minnesota players having been diagnosed with COVID-19. Monday’s postponed opener is tentatively scheduled as part […]
Continue readingNight of 11 aces: Shane Bieber-Lucas Giolito doesn’t disappoint; Blake Snell falls apart
We can call Tuesday night the “Night of the 11 Aces,” which might refer to the time Uncle Bob won all the money at family poker night, but on this evening refers to the unusual gift of seeing 11 legitimate preseason Cy Young candidates all starting. The marquee matchup was the American League Central showdown […]
Continue readingSt. Louis Cardinals officially acquire Nolan Arenado from Colorado Rockies
St. Louis dealt left-hander Austin Gomber and four minor leaguers to the Rockies: infielders Elehuris Montero and Mateo Gil along with right-handers Tony Locey and Jake Sommers. As part of the trade, Colorado will send cash to St. Louis to offset part of the money Arenado is due in his contract. Arenado had been set […]
Continue readingPredicting offseason moves for all 30 MLB teams
This is not the offseason to make predictions. As Buster Olney and Jeff Passan have already outlined, due to the financial conditions in the sport due to the shortened season with no fans in the stands — and the uncertainty of what will happen in 2021 — there will be big rollbacks in payrolls. Former […]
Continue readingSan Diego Padres win first postseason series in 22 years to reach NLDS
Stammen and eight fellow relievers combined on a four-hitter in a brilliant, record-setting effort that sent the Padres over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 Friday night in the deciding Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Series. The Padres won a postseason series for the first time in 22 years and advanced to face […]
Continue readingMLB playoffs preview: Everything you need to know about the 16-team postseason
It’s time for the MLB playoffs! After a wild sprint to the finish that needed every day of the regular season to determine the seeding, the real fun begins. For the first time, 16 teams will enter the postseason, and just a few short days later half of them will be headed home. Who will […]
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