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GM David Stearns says Milwaukee Brewers’ payroll among uncertainties in 2021
The Brewers have upped payroll in recent years to build around Christian Yelich, Josh Hader and other promising young players, including a franchise-high $132,645.682 spent in 2019. The club’s payroll as of Aug. 1 was $40,693,637 for this 60-game season — an equivalent of roughly $110 million over a full season. Stearns is unsure whether […]
Continue readingChicago White Sox look to future after taste of playoffs
They are hoping for a longer stay as soon as next year. Chicago’s breakout season was stopped by a three-game loss at Oakland in the American League wild-card round. But it looks as if the White Sox have a bright future after stopping a string of seven consecutive losing records with their first playoff appearance […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings: Where all 30 teams stand coming out of trade deadline
With the 2020 MLB trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, what you see on big league rosters is what you’ll get as baseball takes its turn into the stretch drive. As Major League Baseball clubs shook up their squads, we saw considerable moves up and down this week’s rankings. The biggest moves up were […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday’s games
Some of the best of their craft are on the hill Monday, led by Jacob deGrom, Gerrit Cole and Shane Bieber. This will be the fourth straight time deGrom has faced the Marlins, the first time that’s happened since 1929, when the New York Giants’ Freddie Fitzsimmons took the hill against the Cincinnati Reds in […]
Continue readingMLB’s new extra-innings rule is here and — surprise! — it’s glorious
It became clear a couple of years ago that Major League Baseball and its commissioner, Rob Manfred, were working toward an inevitable introduction of weird extra-innings rules, and in this space we were pretty harsh to it. “The runner-on-second-with-nobody-out fix is just about the most boring idea to end games you could think of,” we […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday’s games
Baseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, or start a new tradition. Everything you need to compete >> The top three starters in the league are on the docket as Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom will all take the hill, as will rookie Nate Pearson, one of the […]
Continue readingShouting match between Brewers, Cubs quickly subdued by umps
CHICAGO — Christian Yelich and Justin Smoak hit long home runs, umpires intervened before a shouting match between the teams got too serious and the Milwaukee Brewers powered past the Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Saturday. Without fans at Wrigley Field, players from both National League Central rivals could be heard shouting toward each other from […]
Continue readingYour guide to the most unusual MLB Opening Day ever
Baseball is back. The home runs are back. The blazing fastballs blurring across our TV screens are back. The bat flips, the doubles in the gap, the “how did he do that?” defensive plays, the box scores, the exit velocities, the hot takes, the debates, the hopeful late-game rallies, the walk-off hits, the beautiful background […]
Continue reading2020 MLB Opening Day lineups for every game
Baseball is back for a very unique 2020 MLB season. Not sure who is starting for your team? We’re tracking batting orders from across the majors, including the first NL games since the universal DH was adapted for the season. Check back for updates as teams announce their Opening Day starting lineups for all of […]
Continue reading2020 MLB season preview: Power Rankings and everything you need to know for 60-game sprint
The 2020 major league baseball season will be like none that has ever come before it. MLB’s 30 teams will have just 60 games to try to streak into the postseason. Players and coaches will need to focus on the field while maintaining strict health and safety protocols off of it. There will be limited […]
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