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Adding Cole Hamels latest sign Braves mean business this offseason

It has been a sneakily active offseason for the Braves — and what could be a very effective one as they push for a third straight NL East title after winning 97 games in 2019. The free-agent game isn’t as simple as identifying potential targets and offering fair-market contracts. You have to close the deals. […]

Braves’ pitching plan a throwback to their glory days

The educational process has come full circle now that Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz have graduated to Cooperstown and Miller is the leader of a new Atlanta staff filled with enthusiastic 20-somethings. He is both inspired and humbled by the history he’s trying to perpetuate. “We all want to be great, but I can’t […]

World Series 2023: How Adolis Garcia became the ultimate postseason hero

More Teams. More Games. Adolis Garcia keeps up his hot postseason as he crushes a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning in Game 1 of the World Series. (0:27) ARLINGTON, TEXAS — They barreled out of the first-base dugout in a flash, congregating around home plate so quickly that Texas Rangers […]

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw pulled from playoff start after allowing 6 runs in 1st inning

More Teams. More Games. Gabriel Moreno‘s home run piles it on the Dodgers in the top of the first as Clayton Kershaw exits early. (0:36) LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw‘s Saturday start against the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks lasted eight batters and less than one inning. By the time he exited, with a 6-0 deficit and […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday

Here’s a look at Saturday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Triston McKenzie (R), rostered in 51% of ESPN leagues, Cleveland vs. Los Angeles Angels: McKenzie’s results have been a little uneven since joining Cleveland’s rotation. He’s had a few blowup outings, and his inflated 5.12 ERA […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday

As will be the case the rest of the season, one of the common threads of finding spot starters will be targeting weak lineups, most notably the Cubs, Pirates and Diamondbacks. Two of three make the Wednesday list. Hitters are fortified with another Coors Field affair. Good luck getting over the hump. Here are some […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday

The regular slate features a nice mix of day and night games. The marquee pitching matchup is between the Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani and the Toronto Blue Jays’ Jose Berrios. On the hitting side, there’s a good mix of aces to avoid and bottom-rung hurlers to attack. And, most importantly, that leaves us with […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes – Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday

Here’s a look at Friday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Logan Webb (R), rostered in 35% of ESPN leagues, San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Brewers: Webb has yet to garner much attention in fantasy circles, but it’s time that changed. You don’t have to dig very […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday

That said, there are indeed several batters with a better chance for playing time over the final two months, though they don’t happen to be in spots worth featuring for Sunday. Some examples are Andres Gimenez (Cleveland), Brent Rooker (Minnesota), Carter Kieboom (Washington), Sergio Alcantara (Cubs) and Rodolfo Castro (Pittsburgh). Sunday’s pitching slate is underwhelming, […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday

Here are Thursday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Kwang Hyun Kim (L), rostered in 38% of ESPN leagues, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs: Fantasy managers have been slow to buy into Kim, perhaps because of the underwhelming 18.2% strikeout rate. Even so, the left-hander has […]

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