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Fantasy baseball 2022 outlook: Which veteran hitters should you roster
Albert Pujols, 1B, Los Angeles Dodgers: With 10 home runs and a .266 batting average over 63 games for his new team – much of it against left-handed pitching – Pujols has been productive enough for deep league fantasy managers. Much credit to the Dodgers for utilizing him properly. Pujols is close to 100 career […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings: Dodgers, Padres and then chaos reigns on our Week 3 list
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres held on to their perch atop our MLB Power Rankings as they prepare to meet again — this time in a four-game series starting Thursday at Dodger Stadium. Putting the two NL West rivals there was the easy part. But putting any order to the rest of […]
Continue readingNight of 11 aces: Shane Bieber-Lucas Giolito doesn’t disappoint; Blake Snell falls apart
We can call Tuesday night the “Night of the 11 Aces,” which might refer to the time Uncle Bob won all the money at family poker night, but on this evening refers to the unusual gift of seeing 11 legitimate preseason Cy Young candidates all starting. The marquee matchup was the American League Central showdown […]
Continue reading2021 MLB Opening Day lineups for every game
Major League Baseball is back for a full 162-game 2021 season after a very unique 2020. Not sure who is starting for your team on Opening Day? We’re tracking batting orders from across the league as teams start to play in front of their home fans again for the first time since the pandemic began. […]
Continue reading2021 MLB Opening Day: Takeaways and best moments from every game
Happy Opening Day! As the 2021 MLB season officially begins, we’re tracking the key takeaways and signature moments from each game across the country. Beginning with a snow-filled AL Central matchup in Detroit and a Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. Gerrit Cole pitching showdown in New York, there has been plenty to talk about right from the […]
Continue readingJed Hoyer confident Chicago Cubs will ‘reach an agreement’ with three-time All-Star Anthony Rizzo
Rizzo, 31, indicated on Monday he would rather not negotiate during the season. “Ultimately, the timing doesn’t matter,” Hoyer said Wednesday. “What matters is we’re able to reach an agreement. I respect his desire to put a deadline on it. That’s his decision and one that I respect completely but our door is open. We […]
Continue reading2021 MLB season preview: Power rankings, best (and worst) case and most exciting player for all 30 teams
After a shortened 60-game schedule in 2020, Major League Baseball returns to a full 162-game season in 2021. The Los Angeles Dodgers ruled last year’s unusual campaign, beating the Tampa Bay Rays in six games for L.A.’s first World Series title since 1988, but are they still the team to beat over the course of […]
Continue readingFantasy Baseball mock draft H2H points: Trevor Bauer ascends to the first round
Hitters score a point for every base on hits (total bases), walk, run, RBI and stolen base, and lose a point when they strike out. Pitchers earn a point for every out they record (3 per inning) and an extra point for a strikeout, as well as 5 points for a win or a save. […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball mock draft, 10-team head-to-head each category: Mookie Betts is the top pick
This draft was held on Tuesday, March 2 and included fantasy analysts Eric Karabell, Tristan H. Cockcroft, AJ Mass, Todd Zola, Derek Carty and Mike Sheets, researcher Kyle Soppe and ESPN editors Pierre Becquey, Joe Kaiser and Dan Mullen. If you’d like to conduct your own mock drafts, check out the Mock Draft Lobby, select […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball roundtable: Which prominent player should you avoid at all costs?
Eric: Well, it depends on format to some degree, but a few players make my fade list, and for different reasons. For Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and his 600-foot home runs, I love to watch him hit, but I do not love to watch him hit the injured list, and we have ample evidence there […]
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