Yes, yes, points-league and sabermetric managers will immediately retort, “But speedsters don’t typically matter in my league!” While usually true — the single point that a stolen base earns in most standard games (including ours) can’t make up for the treasure trove of stats that a power hitter can accrue — both of these speedsters […]
Continue readingNote: 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. We’re at the point of the season when many pitchers have made four or five starts. Unto itself, that seems like a small […]
Continue readingNote: This file has been 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. Houston Astros RHP Hunter Brown entered the 2023 season as one of baseball’s top pitching prospects, and even though he finished his rookie […]
Continue readingJust over two weeks into the MLB season, the Atlanta Braves are exactly where they’re expected to be: atop the National League East standings. But any thought that the coming months would be about coasting through the regular season until the real challenge begins in October quickly went out the window when Spencer Strider felt […]
Continue readingStrider lasted only four innings, allowing five runs on seven hits. He recorded four strikeouts and struggled with control, walking three batters in Atlanta’s 6-5 win over Arizona in 10 innings. Braves manager Brian Snitker said Strider “was complaining about his elbow. … He was uncomfortable with how it was feeling.” Asked when Strider felt […]
Continue readingNote: 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 readingWe’re one week into the 2024 MLB season, and after the Brewers and Pirates each suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday, we have one team still undefeated through seven days of play — the Tigers?! We’ve seen hot starts across the league from not only a few surprising teams but also typical […]
Continue readingNote: 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. Thanks to the opening series in Korea, Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow and San Diego Padres RHP Yu Darvish make their third […]
Continue readingHappy MLB Opening Week, baseball fans! After a wild offseason, one thing is clear heading into the new season: Everyone is chasing the two superteams that stand alone in the top tier of our initial 2024 rankings. Whether your team is good enough to go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves or […]
Continue reading“It’s no big deal, really,” he said. (Yes, it is. There aren’t many people that big and tall who can do a backflip.) “Oh, I’m sure there are a lot of people bigger than me that can,” he said. (No, there aren’t.) Glasnow, 30, is a new member of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation, acquired […]
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