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Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Friday’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. Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell will invariably be linked all season, comprising half of the “Boras Four,” winter free agents who had Scott […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 3: Braves, Dodgers battle for top spot
In what could be a season-long battle, the Braves and Dodgers were once again vying for our top spot in this week’s Power Rankings, with Atlanta just barely edging out Los Angeles. Another team might soon be in that mix, as the Yankees have the most wins in the majors at 13. The Astros — […]
Continue readingThe Shohei Ohtani experiment isn’t just working — it’s been perfect
At the time, that was a fairly common, if not quite universal, sentiment. It was too risky. Ohtani was a potentially special pitcher, and you don’t take chances with special pitchers. Just a year later, though, a crazy, risky suggestion would be the opposite: stopping the two-way experiment. Hardly anything has ever worked as well […]
Continue readingWhy the Braves made Freddie Freeman their new Chipper Jones
Over a span of nine months in 2014, Salt and Pepper received an education in how economics can trump sentiment in the big picture. Here are some of the highlights from ESPN’s MLB coverage. Teams answer nagging questions » The Brewers emerge » Astros rule power rankings » Insider: Why this week matters » Béisbol […]
Continue readingImpact of Reds-Indians-D-backs trade
But this one had a few twists: It was a three-team deal — the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds were the other two trade partners — and in this one, the Diamondbacks dealt the prospect Bauer and weren’t the ones to land Choo. Instead, Choo landed in Cincinnati, making the Diamondbacks’ haul most curious. […]
Continue readingSurprising position eligibility for 2013
Every player — each piece — has a value defined by his statistical output; but it’s fitting these pieces into your roster’s required slots that is key. Like those puzzle pieces, some players fit in certain spots but not others. And some spots — like bonuses on a Scrabble board — are more valuable than […]
Continue readingThe All-2017 fantasy team
For a second consecutive season, youngsters have dominated the fantasy baseball landscape. A quick glance at our Player Rater shows that five of the top 18 players are under the age of 25, significant in that the popular belief is that a player’s prime tends to reside somewhere between the ages of 25 and 30. […]
Continue readingFielder up, Kinsler down after deal
OK, so technically it’s not yet winter — that won’t arrive for another 31 days — and Wednesday’s pending swap between the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers was influenced as much by monetary as talent concerns — we’ll now await word of just how much cash the Tigers are sending the Rangers — but there’s […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Tuesday’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. The Baltimore Orioles won 101 games and the AL East a season ago, while the Boston Red Sox finished with 84 losses and […]
Continue readingMLB 2024 Watchability Index: Ranking most fun teams to watch
We’ve created a super complex formula to score teams in seven different categories, creating a possible maximum score of 50. These categories fit into the general idea of: “What makes baseball exciting?” First, the 10-point categories (on a scale of 1-10 points maximum): Star power: This is based off our annual MLB Rank of the […]
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