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MLB playoffs 2020: Ranking 35 trades that shaped the Rays, Astros, Dodgers and Braves
You can sign a great player, but that’s just about writing a bigger check than anybody else. You can draft a great player, but that’s just about your pick coming before somebody else’s pick. The true connoisseurs know that the fun is in trades. In a trade, it isn’t enough to spot the talent or […]
Continue readingMLB Playoffs Daily: Braves try build on late breakout, Rays look to sink Astros
Baseball’s crackling playoff schedule yields more action as Tuesday provides the second of this week’s league championship series doubleheaders in the 2020 MLB playoffs. The action starts with Game 2 of the National League Championship Series after the two teams saw their starting pitchers shut down two high-powered offenses Monday, only to witness the Braves […]
Continue readingMLB Playoffs Power Rankings: Previewing the final four teams in the championship series
• The Los Angeles Dodgers have won eight consecutive National League West Division titles, but they still seek the World Series championship that has eluded them since 1988 — it has been 13 postseason trips without a title. “It took me six months to recover from last year,” manager Dave Roberts said at the start […]
Continue readingMLB playoffs 2020: Rays-Astros ALCS is clash between the top seed and the defending AL champs
We’ve gotten used to seeing the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series. The Tampa Bay Rays? Not so much. The Astros bashed their way into their fourth consecutive ALCS, the longest streak since the 1998-2001 Yankees. Houston scored 33 runs and hit 12 home runs in its four-game division series win over the […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Rays get OF Austin Meadows (oblique) back for ALDS
Manager Kevin Cash told reporters on Sunday that Meadows was “in a pretty good spot right now” and that the 25-year-old would be taking swings against pitcher Brent Honeywell in a simulated game. The return of Meadows significantly strengthens Tampa Bay’s lineup. Meadows broke out in 2019, hitting .291/.364/.558 with 33 home runs in 138 […]
Continue readingMLB Playoffs 2020: Why New York Yankees-Tampa Bay Rays ALDS could be series of the postseason
The Tampa Bay Rays own the American League’s best record and the league’s No. 1 seed in the 2020 MLB playoffs. The New York Yankees were the AL’s favorites coming into the season before an up-and-down regular season netted them the No. 5 seed. After both swept their way through this postseason’s new Wild Card […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Rays include rookie LHP Shane McClanahan, Ji-Man Choi on first-round roster
McClanahan was a first-round pick in the amateur draft two years ago who pitched at Class A and Double-A in 2019. He joined first baseman Ji-Man Choi and infielder Yandy Diaz, who have been on the injured list, in being added to the active roster before Game 1 of the best-of-three series. To make room […]
Continue readingExpert picks for the 2020 MLB playoffs
The Washington Nationals did not make it into this year’s MLB playoffs, so Major League Baseball will crown a different team as champion in 2020. Can the Los Angeles Dodgers get over the final hurdle and take home their first championship since 1988? Or could the Tampa Bay Rays win their first title after earning […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday’s games
Here are Sunday’s selections to give your lineups the push they need to end the season on a winning note. Everyone cited is available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Sandy Alcantara (R), rostered in 48% of ESPN leagues, Miami Marlins vs. Washington […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday’s games
Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Tony Gonsolin (R), rostered in 47% of ESPN leagues, Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres: Only 47% roster rate? I don’t quite understand how Gonsolin is this widely available, given how well he’s pitched and the fact that he’s had a rotation spot […]
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