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‘Electric’ d’Arnaud goes deep 3 times for first HRs of ’24 season
Chris Sale (2-1) allowed three runs and five hits in seven innings in the interleague matchup of first-place teams, but the left-hander didn’t want to talk about his pitching. “To be honest, nobody cares,” Sale said. “We’re here to talk about one thing and one thing only. Tonight was about Travis, and that was nothing […]
Continue readingHow Braves plan to move forward after losing Spencer Strider
Just over two weeks into the MLB season, the Atlanta Braves are exactly where they’re expected to be: atop the National League East standings. But any thought that the coming months would be about coasting through the regular season until the real challenge begins in October quickly went out the window when Spencer Strider felt […]
Continue readingMLB 2024 Watchability Index: Ranking most fun teams to watch
We’ve created a super complex formula to score teams in seven different categories, creating a possible maximum score of 50. These categories fit into the general idea of: “What makes baseball exciting?” First, the 10-point categories (on a scale of 1-10 points maximum): Star power: This is based off our annual MLB Rank of the […]
Continue readingD-backs glad to land Jordan Montgomery in soft free agent market
A soft market this offseason changed their mind. Montgomery, 31, and the D-backs finalized their $25 million, one-year deal that includes a vesting option for 2025 on Friday. He pitched for the Texas Rangers against Arizona in the World Series last year, and his addition bulks up the defending National League champions’ rotation. “You watch […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: ESPN’s last mock draft before Opening Day
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Default rosters include 16 starters: seven pitchers of any kind along with a C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, three outfielders and a utility player (can be any position, and is […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball roundtable: Draft picks for rounds 1 and 2
They say that practice makes perfect — and you can certainly practice your drafting skills in our Mock Draft Lobby — but that saying begs the question: What would a “perfect” draft even look like? Tristan H. Cockcroft and Eric Karabell weighed in on each of their ideal picks from each of the 10 draft […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Head-to-head categories mock draft
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Spring training is in full swing and the ESPN fantasy baseball crew has been watching, We’re ready to show you the results of our 2024 fantasy baseball rotisserie (roto) mock […]
Continue readingThe Playbook, Inning 8: Advanced stats to use for fantasy baseball
Baseball is such a different game today than it was when rotisserie was first invented. Back in 1980, most anyone interested in baseball was lured in by such “bubblegum card” numbers as batting average, home runs, wins and ERA. Over the years, the brightest minds in the game brought to light the fact that there […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Head-to-head points mock draft
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Default rosters include 16 starters: seven pitchers of any kind along with a C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, three outfielders and a utility player (can be any position, and is […]
Continue readingBraves sign newly acquired Chris Sale to 2-year, $38M extension
More Teams. More Games. Jesse Rogers analyzes the deal sending Chris Sale from the Red Sox to the Braves. (1:21) The Atlanta Braves have signed left-hander Chris Sale to a two-year, $38 million contract extension, the team announced Thursday, restructuring his deal in the wake of his trade from the Boston Red Sox last week. […]
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