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Fantasy baseball waiver wire: Top picks for steals and speed
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 readingFantasy baseball: Sticking with slumping superstars
Twenty days of the 2024 season are now in the books, and players’ year-to-date statistics look overly dramatic in that small sample, relative to how they will come season’s end. Universal No. 1 overall pick Ronald Acuna Jr. has yet to hit a home run, after hitting 41 last season. Rotisserie first rounder and top-25 […]
Continue readingBraves ace Spencer Strider has UCL repaired, out for season
MIAMI — Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider will miss the rest of the season after having surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team said Saturday. Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, performed the procedure on Friday, using an internal brace to repair the UCL. Strider avoided Tommy John surgery, […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Wednesday’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. Matchups play a huge role in fantasy baseball success, and it’s around this early stage of each new season that managers are seeking […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball waiver wire: How to replace top pitchers
Between the news that both Shane Bieber and Eury Perez require season-ending Tommy John surgery, and Spencer Strider has a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow that could result in the same, pending the results of a soon-to-be-determined reevaluation, baseball has lost three pitchers who began spring training regarded as prospective top-30 positional […]
Continue readingYankees Gerrit Cole ‘disheartened’ by pitching injury discourse
The catch session, the first of three scheduled this week, represented an important checkpoint in Cole’s recovery from nerve inflammation in his right elbow that will sideline him at least until late May. That’s a better outlook than a few of his peers across the majors. Cole is one of several prominent pitchers to sustain […]
Continue readingMLBPA says pitch clock to blame for injuries; league counters
“Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns regarding health and safety, the commissioner’s office reduced the length of the pitch clock last December, just one season removed from imposing the most significant rule change in decades,” union executive director Tony Clark said Saturday night in a statement. “Since then, our concerns about the health impacts […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Sunday’s MLB games
Note: This file has been updated with overnight pitching changes and weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. Sunday’s 14-game slate begins with four games at 1:35 PM ET. (The matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins has been postponed.) The […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball weekend watch: Can Blanco do it again?
Ah, among the teams on that list is the one that plays in the ballpark fantasy managers love — the Rockies and their beloved Coors Field! Yes, we get our first Coors games, as Colorado plays host to the Tampa Bay Rays for three games. Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks, last year’s NL champs, visit the […]
Continue readingFantasy 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. The fantasy baseball world was abuzz over Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones‘ first career start last Saturday, as he struck out 10 Miami […]
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