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Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday

There are only eight games on the schedule, and no pitcher crosses the “elite” threshold (Game Score of 60 or higher). Streaming starters on a slate like this is especially difficult. Because pickings are slim, you have to be willing to take on some additional risk if you’re set on streaming a starting pitcher or […]

The streak is over, but Jackie Bradley Jr. is still bringing a huge dose of energy

During Bradley’s lengthy stretch of sub-.200 hitting in 2015, former South Carolina coach-turned-athletic director Ray Tanner reached out with regular texts and phone calls to inquire about the kid’s mental state. He was always available with an encouraging word or an offer to listen in the event that all those 4-3 rollovers and soft pop […]

Yankees’ Aaron Hicks not in starting lineup for ALDS Game 2

Brett Gardner will be coming off the bench and playing center in Hicks’ place as the Yankees try to even the series after going down 0-1 with Friday night’s 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. He was injured after leaving Friday’s game in the fourth inning. He led off the inning by singling off […]

Orioles trade Jim Johnson to A’s

The 30-year-old Johnson, who converted 50 of 59 opportunities and tied Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel for the major league lead in saves this past season, was emotional about leaving Baltimore. “It actually just hit me five minutes ago,” Johnson told MLB.com and MASNSports.com on Tuesday morning, pausing periodically to collect himself. “Really, I’m not like this. […]

Power and bullpen carry Orioles

When informed of the reasons for skepticism surrounding his team, manager Buck Showalter responds with a furrowed eyebrow and a disarming brand of common sense. “What are you supposed to do?” Showalter said recently. “Build a team for the postseason and then not make it?” Now that the Orioles have won 96 games and captured […]

Consecutive championships for a city in the Super Bowl era

Los Angeles is title town, for the time being. It’s not often that a sports city or metropolitan area follows up one title by also winning the next major sports championship awarded — not to mention three teams from the same city pulling it off. With the Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Miami Heat in […]

World Series 2020: ‘Travel day’ roundtable — everything we learned in Games 1 and 2

It’s a travel day in the 2020 World Series … just without any travel. The Series — tied at 1 — is staying in Arlington, Texas, but the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays have 24 hours to catch their breath before Game 3 on Friday. While they do, ESPN baseball writers Sam Miller […]

Yasiel Puig among best of what’s left among unsigned MLB free agents

Yasiel Puig, RF 2019: .267/.327/.458, 24 HR, 84 RBI, 19 SB, 1.4 WAR Bottom 5 in RF WAR projection (via FanGraphs): Mariners, Tigers, Cardinals, Padres, Marlins Puig would be at least a minor upgrade for several teams beyond those listed above, including the Indians, the team he finished last year with after a midseason trade […]