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2022 MLB season preview: Power Rankings, playoff odds and everything you need to know for all 30 teams
After a hot stove season interrupted by a work stoppage, it’s time to rejoice, baseball fans: MLB opening week is finally here! As the new season begins following an offseason filled with player movement, there are big questions across the majors. How will the Atlanta Braves follow up their surprising march to the 2021 World […]
Continue readingWay-too-early 2022 MLB Power Rankings
The Atlanta Braves just won the 2021 World Series by eliminating the Houston Astros in six games — but we’re already looking ahead to next year. Will Atlanta repeat as champions after an unexpected title run? Will the team to beat in all of baseball come from a stacked AL East? And can we count […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday
Before delving into the final set of players in favorable spots for your Sunday lineups, on behalf of my colleagues Mike Sheets and Derek Carty, we’d like to thank you for your patronage this season. It’s been a pleasure for all of us. OK, there is still work to do. Unfortunately, the last day of […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday
Sunday offers the usual parade of matinees, topped off by Cleveland visiting the Los Angeles Angels in the ESPN primetime affair. Good luck on the last day of this transaction period. Here are the suggestions to help get the job done. Admittedly, a couple of pitchers are a tad over the usual 50% rostership limit, […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday
It’s a good day to add an extra start or two to your week’s ledger with several solid candidates. This is also a great time to find batters with many recent callups receiving significant playing time, so we don’t have to keep regurgitating the same names. Here are Tuesday’s featured pitchers and hitters, with everyone […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday
Hitting continues to be plush, with several batters continuing to be readily available with skills better than many hitters populating many more rosters. Ryan Yarbrough (L), rostered in 41% of ESPN leagues, Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland: In previous seasons, the Rays seemed to protect Yarbrough in that they would remove him at the first […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday
Here’s a look at Saturday’s streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Merrill Kelly (R), rostered in 24% of ESPN leagues, Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs: Kelly may not be the most exciting fantasy option, but he’s still been productive over the past month, delivering a 2.56 ERA and […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes – Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday
The weekend also is highlighted by an interleague encounter between the two first place teams in the Central divisions, with each affair slated to be a great pitching matchup. Lucas Giolito gets the nod for the visiting Chicago White Sox to be opposed by Freddy Peralta defending home turf for the Milwaukee Brewers. Elsewhere, there […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday
Official announcements of pitching plans have been slower than usual since the break. One reason for this is that teams are beginning to monitor pitching workloads after last season’s abbreviated campaign. While some delays are the result of teams still waiting to be sure that injured hurlers are truly ready to return from the IL, […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday
Thursday’s slate features two of the best pitchers in the game squaring off with Yu Darvish and the Padres entertaining Max Scherzer and the Nationals. Darvish was named to the National League All-Star team, and by pitching Thursday, he’ll be lined up perfectly to make an appearance in the midsummer classic. Despite pacing towards career […]
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