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Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez on a mission to leave 2020’s struggles behind
J.D. Martinez suffered through a miserable 2020 season. He hit .213. He ranked 129th out of 142 qualified hitters in weighted on-base average (wOBA). He finished with more strikeouts than hits. It was a shocking season for a hitter who ranked second in the majors in wOBA from 2017 to 2019, behind only Mike Trout. […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes — Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday
Hitters are also bountiful as you look to make up ground or hopefully nail down the week in head-to-head formats. Good luck in the last day of the first full week of the season. As always, every featured player is available in at least half of all ESPN leagues. Mike Minor (L), rostered in 28% […]
Continue readingBoston Red Sox swept by Baltimore Orioles for second-ever 0-3 start at Fenway Park
The early returns certainly look good for the Baltimore Orioles. For the Boston Red Sox, it looks a lot like last season. Boston fell to their second-ever 0-3 start at Fenway Park and their first since 1948 as Trey Mancini and Austin Hays hit two-run doubles during a seven-run third inning that carried the Orioles […]
Continue readingHouston Astros’ strong opening statement and other observations from MLB’s first weekend
We had a lot happen over the first four days of the 2021 MLB season. The Reds and Cardinals had the first bench-clearing incident of the season. The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger lost a home run when he passed Justin Turner on the basepath. White Sox rookie designated hitter Yermin Mercedes set an MLB record by […]
Continue readingPhillies see potential to turn starting rotation into a strength
There’s hope because none of their returning starters performed up to expectations last year, the team strengthened the top of the rotation by signing Zack Wheeler and new pitching coach Bryan Price has a track record of success working with pitchers. “I like what our rotation brings because there’s different looks, there’s power, there’s very […]
Continue readingPhillies’ Joe Girardi says arbitration won’t impact J.T. Realmuto’s focus
“I think he has the right attitude. And I think he understands that it’s a business,” Girardi said. “I always worry about players when they go to the hearing because one side is arguing everything great about the player and the other side is trying to keep it down. If it gets to that, I’ll […]
Continue readingZack Wheeler, Phillies finalize $118M, 5-year contract
“I think you’re going to have a 1 and a 1A with him and Nola,” the first-year Philadelphia Phillies manager said Monday after Wheeler’s $118 million, five-year contract was announced. “When you look at what he’s done the last few years and really throughout his career, he’s continued to get better and better,” Girardi said. […]
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