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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday
Sunday also brings bonus baseball as the Boston Red Sox, donning their new yellow and blue “City Connect” uniforms, entertain the Chicago White Sox for a pair. Good luck securing the win in your head-to-head league while those toiling in rotisserie formats continue to compile those all-important stats. Hey, a home run in April is […]
Continue reading2021 MLB season survey: Who will surprise? Who will disappoint? scouts, GMs and players weigh in
Normalcy — sort of — has returned to baseball for the 2021 MLB season. There are still pandemic-related obstacles for the sport to navigate, but at least teams are scheduled to play 162 games and fans have returned to stadiums. The usual rhythm of the sport will take hold soon enough, and like any new […]
Continue readingWashington Nationals to play doubleheader vs. Atlanta Braves, eye roster moves amid COVID-19 outbreak
In the Washington Nationals’ case, the “full-team workout” held at their stadium under a clear blue sky Monday afternoon was worth watching because it hardly involved the full team. A coronavirus outbreak has sidelined 11 players — four of whom tested positive for COVID-19 — and delayed Washington’s first game that counts until Tuesday. “Just […]
Continue readingWashington Nationals send projected starting 3B Carter Kieboom to minors
Drafted in 2016, Kieboom has struggled at the plate in limited opportunities in the majors, batting .181 in 44 games over two seasons with Washington. Kieboom and Starlin Castro had been getting time at third in preseason camp. Also optioned to Triple-A Rochester were infielder Luis Garcia, left-handed pitcher Sam Clay, right-handed pitcher Kyle McGowin […]
Continue readingNew York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton to keep remaining $218 million in deal
The designated hitter, who turns 31 on Nov. 8, hit .266 with 38 home runs and 100 RBIs in his first season with the Yankees in 2018. He batted .288 with three homers and 13 RBIs in 2019, when he was limited to 18 games by a left biceps strain that sidelined him from April […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday’s games
Speaking of which, Monday presents an interesting slate as there are just nine games, yet there’s an abundance of upper-tier pitching taking the hill. In fact, the aggregate ERA of the projected starters is 2.85 with a 1.06 WHIP in a total of 401 innings. That’s essentially a standard season of Jacob deGrom and Gerrit […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pickups: Crowded neighborhood for Brendan Rodgers
Let me clear. There’s no guarantee that Rodgers will be granted a regular role, despite his Wednesday promotion. He didn’t even start that day’s game, with Chris Owings handling duties at second base. Besides, the Rockies would presumably have to shift Ryan McMahon to first base, Daniel Murphy to designated hitter and Matt Kemp to […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday’s games
As might be expected with an action-packed card, there is no shortage of streaming options. In fact, it’s the lushest slate in recent memory. Here are half a dozen favorable spot starters and the usual array of batters, all available in at least half of ESPN leagues. Alec Mills (R), rostered in 40% of ESPN […]
Continue readingNationals’ Luis Garcia is first player born in 2000s to hit an MLB homer
ATLANTA — Luis Garcia of the Washington Nationals became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a homer in the big leagues. The 20-year-old second baseman made history Monday with a two-run shot into the right-field seats off Atlanta’s Touki Toussaint in the second inning. The youngest player in the majors, Garcia was […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday’s games
For what may be the first time all season, there isn’t a pitcher with a projected game score in the 60s. There are, however, a few arms pitching like aces with Dylan Bundy, Ross Stripling and Zac Gallen scheduled to toe the rubber. Yes friends, Gallen and his streak of a dozen starts without giving […]
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