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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday

Here’s a look at Thursday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Madison Bumgarner (L), rostered in 41% of ESPN leagues, Arizona Diamondbacks at Miami Marlins: After surrendering five or more runs in each his first three starts, Bumgarner has dazzled in his last three turns, allowing just […]

Jameson Taillon records first win in exactly two years as New York Yankees outlast Detroit Tigers

NEW YORK — Jameson Taillon earned his first win in exactly two years, Aaron Judge had three hits and three RBIs, and the New York Yankees outlasted the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Saturday. Gleyber Torres also drove in three runs as the Yankees won for the sixth time in seven games and improved to 13-14. […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday

Some prefer not to deploy both pitchers from the same game since only one can garner the win. Others contend it’s best to do so since there’s a better chance at least one of the starters is victorious. Maybe this matters later in the week in head-to-head when you’re trying to make up a big […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday

One of the most common questions I’m asked pertaining to setting lineups is whether deploying teammates should be avoided, especially in head-to-head formats. The concern is a good pitcher can shut down an entire offense, affecting multiple players in your lineup. On draft day, it’s best to focus on the best player, with little heed […]

By the numbers: The betting impact of the new baseballs

The new balls weigh 0.098 ounces less and are, to be simplistic, less bouncy. (More about the tweaks to the baseballs here.) Prior to the 2019 season, Korean baseball league KBO changed its baseball, making it one gram lighter and slightly reducing the coefficient of restitution (the bounciness). Runs per game dropped from 11.1 in […]

Detroit Tigers mulling 6-man rotation amid return to normal MLB schedule, GM Al Avila says

General manager Al Avila spoke with reporters Tuesday, the day before Detroit’s first workout for pitchers and catchers. “In our meeting today, we did discuss a six-man rotation, and then really, getting through the season and having relievers mixed in,” Avila said. “You might see more players being brought up and optioned throughout the season, […]

MLB Power Rankings, way-too-early edition: How Dodgers, Rays and all 30 teams stack up for 2021

We can only hope 2021 will be a more normal season, with 162 games and fans in the stands and hot dogs to eat and overpriced beer to drink. We don’t know what the state of things will be come April 1, when the 2021 season is scheduled to begin, but we can speculate on […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday’s games

The final twin bill is in San Francisco with the Giants hosting the Padres. The two clubs will also flip-flop home team designation with the hosts serving as the away team in the nightcap. Good luck entering the final weekend of the 2020 season. It was a bumpy road, but we made it. Here are […]

MLB Power Rankings: Where all 30 teams stand coming out of trade deadline

With the 2020 MLB trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, what you see on big league rosters is what you’ll get as baseball takes its turn into the stretch drive. As Major League Baseball clubs shook up their squads, we saw considerable moves up and down this week’s rankings. The biggest moves up were […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday’s games

It is a somewhat bittersweet feeling as I loved recommending those guys, but it opens the door for new players to emerge and I’ve found some gems who are definitely too widely available given how well they’re playing. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Alex Young (L), rostered in 2% […]

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