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Time to start the legend of Troy?
Tulowitzki started directly addressing the speculation way back in spring training because the Yankees are going to have two vacancies — at shortstop, and as the face of the franchise — when Jeter retires after this season. Now, the best reason to still consider the possibility that Tulowitzki, the best all-around shortstop in the game, […]
Continue readingCubs call up Logan Watkins
According to manager Dale Sveum, Valbuena injured himself 4-5 days ago and then re-injured himself pinch-hitting on Friday. Watkins, 23, was hitting .243 with an on-base percentage of .333 at Triple-A Iowa this season after being the Cubs minor league player of the year in 2012 when he produced a .383 on-base percentage at Double-A […]
Continue readingChris Sale, Anthony Rizzo in ASG
Rizzo received 8.8 million votes among the 52.5 million ballots and Sale 6.7 million, Major League Baseball said Thursday. Voting was conducted on MLB.com, team websites and Twitter. Rizzo joined Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro on the NL roster. “It’s good for the kids in the minor leagues to see kids in the big leagues make […]
Continue readingThe All-2017 fantasy team
For a second consecutive season, youngsters have dominated the fantasy baseball landscape. A quick glance at our Player Rater shows that five of the top 18 players are under the age of 25, significant in that the popular belief is that a player’s prime tends to reside somewhere between the ages of 25 and 30. […]
Continue readingHeyward, Miller intriguing after trade
The St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves made an unexpected swap of young players Monday, announcing at the start of the lunch hour (Eastern time) that the Cardinals had acquired right fielder Jason Heyward and right-handed reliever Jordan Walden and the Braves were landing right-handed starting pitchers Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins, the latter a […]
Continue readingCards fume over tying hit in loss; Mike Matheny calls for expanded replay
Instead, his pitcher was ejected, and the Cubs tacked on two more runs in the inning and beat St. Louis 5-3 on Tuesday to sweep the Cardinals in a doubleheader for the first time in 23 years. “I saw it hit 2 feet foul right in the dirt, and it’s really hard to see whereabouts […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday
Today’s slate of pitchers comes with a pair of bonus selections, as two of the hurlers who Mike Sheets had originally featured in Thursday’s notes had their outings pushed to Friday. As such, I’ll include them here, alongside the standard array of batters. As usual, we will be focusing on players rostered in roughly 50% […]
Continue readingWashington Nationals’ Trea Turner becomes first player to hit for cycle on birthday in modern era
WASHINGTON — Trea Turner thought three bags the moment he made contact. So did everyone else in the ballpark. Turner completed his record-tying third career cycle by hitting a sixth-inning triple for the Washington Nationals on Wednesday — accomplishing the feat on his 28th birthday before leaving the game with a finger injury — in […]
Continue readingArizona Diamondbacks analyst Bob Brenly taking voluntary leave of absence, to undergo sensitivity training after comment
“I want to apologize again for my insensitive reference on Wednesday, as it does not reflect my values or who I am,” Brenly said as part of a statement given to multiple media outlets. “Beginning today, I have voluntarily decided to take some time off to listen, reflect and devote my attention to awareness training […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes – Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday
Here are Tuesday’s choices to bolster your fantasy squad, with everyone available in at least half of all ESPN leagues. Robbie Ray (L), rostered in 61% of ESPN leagues, Toronto Blue Jays vs. Miami Marlins: Ray comes in a bit above the usual threshold, but he’s the third-best pitcher overall today at any rostership, so […]
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