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Coach: 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 readingWhy the Braves made Freddie Freeman their new Chipper Jones
Over a span of nine months in 2014, Salt and Pepper received an education in how economics can trump sentiment in the big picture. Here are some of the highlights from ESPN’s MLB coverage. Teams answer nagging questions » The Brewers emerge » Astros rule power rankings » Insider: Why this week matters » Béisbol […]
Continue readingThe MLB bets we would make in 2019
Feeling lucky? Jump to our long shot bets Orioles under 59.5 wins They have 38 games against two of baseball’s superpowers, the Red Sox and the Yankees, and the Rays could win 90-plus games as well. As the Orioles begin the process of rebuilding, they’ve done almost nothing to upgrade the lineup — what’s the […]
Continue readingJake Cronenworth hits for cycle as San Diego Padres hang 24 runs on Washington Nationals
WASHINGTON — San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth hit for the cycle for the first time in his major league career as his team blew out the Washington Nationals 24-8 on Friday night. After lining out in the first inning, Cronenworth had a two-run double in the second, an RBI triple in the third, […]
Continue readingScott Kazmir, Bubba Starling among 10 additions to U.S. baseball roster ahead of Tokyo Olympics
“When we get on the plane, I think I’ll get pretty excited,” he said after the roster was announced Friday, “but even then, I’ve got a season to go. I’ve still got other things going on here.” “So we’re kind of talking about how it’s different than other Olympic sports, that other people are going […]
Continue readingEverything you need to know for Team USA’s Olympic baseball qualifying tournament
Before we get to some of the players to watch in the qualifier, the rules of the tournament: The eight teams are split into two groups for round-robin play. Group A consists of the United States, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Nicaragua. Group B consists of Canada, Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela. The top two teams […]
Continue readingTim Kurkjian’s 30-team MLB excitement guide
It’s the little things in baseball, often the pointless stuff, that excite me. Arcane stats, wild coincidences, names that randomly connect. Here are 30 things, one per team, that excite me about this season, these teams and these players: Baltimore Orioles The first at-bat at Camden Yards, with Orioles fans in the stands, for first […]
Continue readingMLB offseason: Biggest winners, losers and moves we’d still make
Two of baseball’s big four free agents are off the board. Two remain. With the World Series ancient history and the first pitch of the 2021 MLB season still months away, we’ve reached this offseason’s unofficial midway point. While we wait for the rest of the hot stove action to unfold, we asked ESPN’s Bradford […]
Continue readingMLB playoffs 2020: Ranking 35 trades that shaped the Rays, Astros, Dodgers and Braves
You can sign a great player, but that’s just about writing a bigger check than anybody else. You can draft a great player, but that’s just about your pick coming before somebody else’s pick. The true connoisseurs know that the fun is in trades. In a trade, it isn’t enough to spot the talent or […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball forecaster for Week 9: Sept. 21-27
Hitter matchup ratings for the next 10 days Week 9 hitting ratings Week 9 pitcher rankings and two-start pitcher rankings So it has come to this: The final week of the 2020 Major League Baseball regular season, and with it, the fantasy baseball season. It’s another busy week, 102 games in total, and it begins […]
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