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Fantasy baseball reactions to MLB offseason trades, signings
There’s still time to join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy basketball game. Your league starts fresh on the first scoring period following your draft. Create or join a fantasy basketball league on ESPN. Your championship run starts today! –> Sign up today! Shohei Ohtani is the hottest commodity on the market, […]
Continue readingCubs exercise Hendricks, Gomes options, source says; Dodgers decline 3
Hendricks, the final remaining player from the Cubs’ 2016 World Series-winning team, will make $16.5 million in 2024. Gomes will make $6 million next season. The 33-year-old Hendricks missed the start of the 2023 season while recovering from a capsule tear in his pitching shoulder. He made his first start in May and went 6-8 […]
Continue readingThe state of Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres so far
We asked ESPN MLB experts Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez and David Schoenfield to weigh in with what has defined the 2023 season — so far — for each team, plus update their preseason predictions. Doolittle: 125. This is the AXE rating for James Outman. (Which means, roughly, that he has been 2.5 standard deviations better […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Wednesday’s MLB games
For an in-depth look at what to expect in this daily article and for how to best utilize the information contained within, check out our handy primer here. 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 […]
Continue readingBig-spending Padres eliminated from playoff contention
More Teams. More Games. Padres manager Bob Melvin speaks to the media after San Diego was officially eliminated from the postseason race. (0:45) CHICAGO — The San Diego Padres will spend the offseason wondering what went wrong. The high-spending Padres were eliminated from postseason contention on Friday night despite a 3-2 win over the Chicago […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Saturday’s MLB games
More Teams. More Games. Marlins lefty Jesus Luzardo approaches 200 strikeouts for the season and he should fare better versus the Brewers this time. Video by Eric Karabell (0:40) Look for our fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings, hitter upgrades and downgrades daily to help you make smart fantasy baseball lineup decisions and for MLB betting […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Tuesday’s MLB games
Look for our fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings, hitter upgrades and downgrades daily to help you make smart fantasy baseball lineup decisions and for MLB betting tips. MLB game odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is geared towards ESPN 10-team leagues with standard scoring. For an in-depth look at what to expect […]
Continue readingPadres’ Joe Musgrove scratched from start with sore shoulder
Fellow right-hander Nick Martinez (4-4, 3.93 ERA) will take the mound for the afternoon series finale against the Rockies in Colorado. The Padres were optimistic that Musgrove will be ready to take the mound again for Tuesday’s series opener in Seattle against the Mariners. Musgrove, 30, is 10-3 with a 3.05 ERA through 17 starts, […]
Continue readingAngels’ Mike Trout undergoes hamate surgery, out 4-8 weeks
Angels All-Star outfielder Mike Trout underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a broken hamate bone that he sustained when when he fouled off a pitch Monday night, and manager Phil Nevin said that he is expected to be out 4-8 weeks. Nevin said the team’s medical staff determined surgery was the only viable option to […]
Continue readingAngels put Mike Trout on IL with hamate bone fracture
SAN DIEGO — All-Star outfielder Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels said he anticipates returning this season despite a broken left wrist suffered when he fouled off a pitch Monday night. “Of course,” Trout said Tuesday, a few hours after the Angels announced he was placed on the 10-day injured list with a broken […]
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