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Fantasy baseball weekend watch: Verlander makes his return
We’ll also see a pair of 2024 debuts: Jordan Montgomery makes his first start for the Arizona Diamondbacks after agreeing to terms late during spring training, while Justin Verlander rejoins the Houston Astros rotation after missing the season’s first three weeks due to a shoulder injury. Both pitchers endured rocky rehab starts, with Montgomery serving […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Wednesday’s MLB games
Note: This file has been updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. Wednesday’s pitching slate is rich in streaming candidates, with three of the four and six of the 13 best projected starters available in […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Tuesday’s MLB games
Note: This file has been updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. Houston Astros RHP Hunter Brown entered the 2023 season as one of baseball’s top pitching prospects, and even though he finished his rookie […]
Continue reading2024 MLB predictions: Our hottest hot takes two weeks in
As we do every year at this time, we asked our MLB experts to go all-in on one thing they’ve noticed this season by making a prediction based on the small sample size. They were allowed to pick anything they wanted with two ground rules: It had to be bold, and it had to be […]
Continue readingPirates’ Andrew McCutchen hits 300th home run of career
PHILADELPHIA — Andrew McCutchen hit the 300th home run of his career and the Pittsburgh Pirates cruised past the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 on Sunday, earning a split of the four-game series. Jack Suwinski added to the offensive surge, authoring a grand slam that helped lift the 11-5 Pirates to their eighth road victory, the most […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Thursday’s MLB games
Note: This file will be updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. A mere six games grace the Thursday MLB schedule, with five of them coming during afternoon hours, eastern time. Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal […]
Continue readingTyler Glasnow looking to combine athleticism and ability in L.A.
“It’s no big deal, really,” he said. (Yes, it is. There aren’t many people that big and tall who can do a backflip.) “Oh, I’m sure there are a lot of people bigger than me that can,” he said. (No, there aren’t.) Glasnow, 30, is a new member of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation, acquired […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Vlad, Correa and 18 other sleeper picks
I’ve got opinions, just as you should, and here’s the place where I share my strongest ones. The 20 names listed below represent my preferred draft targets — the players I feel the most passionately about for the upcoming season. It’s me effectively showing my hand, sharing with you the names of players I most […]
Continue readingThe Playbook, Inning 9: Mastering the 2024 fantasy baseball player pool
We’ve gone through the basics of fantasy baseball, discussed salary cap strategy and how to build a cheat sheet. We’ve also provided in-season trade and free agency tips, dug deep into the advanced stats (including those provided by Statcast) and examined the latest trends around the league. Still, even with all those tools at your […]
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 […]
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