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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Tuesday’s games
Even in shallower leagues, a few of these guys are worth keeping well beyond just Tuesday. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Brad Keller (R), rostered in 35% of ESPN leagues, Kansas City Royals vs. Cincinnati Reds: Keller has been on fire since returning from COVID-19 with a pair of […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday’s games
Good luck heading into the weekend! Here’s a look at the top streaming plays of the day, focusing on players rostered in less than 50% of ESPN leagues. Pitching Tyler Chatwood (R), rostered in 36% of ESPN leagues, Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Chatwood has long been a fantasy tease, equipped with a plus-fastball with […]
Continue readingDodgers put Alex Wood on IL with shoulder inflammation
The Dodgers replaced him on the 30-man roster with minor league reliever Josh Sborz. Wood’s injury, listed as shoulder inflammation, comes one week after Clayton Kershaw‘s back stiffened up, an ailment that ultimately kept him out of his Opening Day start. Before that, Jimmy Nelson underwent back surgery and was ruled out for the year, […]
Continue readingDodgers’ Cody Bellinger ready for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ season
Bellinger is looking to pick up where he left off after a stellar performance for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2019. The reigning National League MVP batted .305 with 47 homers and 115 RBIs for the NL West champions last year. “Everything is going to be so weird this year. It’s going to be fun,” […]
Continue readingClayton Kershaw to start Opening Day for Dodgers vs. Giants
Manager Dave Roberts confirmed his selection in a video conference call. The Dodgers open the 60-game season on July 23 at home against the rival San Francisco Giants. Kershaw was tabbed to start Opening Day against the Giants on March 26 before the season was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The 32-year-old left-hander tossed four […]
Continue readingEverything you need to know as MLB’s 2020 season restart begins
It’s here. Finally. Spring training 2.0. Or make that summer camp. Or is it summer training? In any case, Major League Baseball begins its strange 2020 odyssey on Wednesday in the strangest of ways — but appropriate for the times: testing for a virus that didn’t exist a year ago. If cleared, workouts will begin […]
Continue readingBaseball’s top 60 storylines for a 60-game MLB season
There is going to be a baseball season after all, one of 60 games, following a month of ugly public negotiations between the players and owners over how to navigate through the money of the shortened season. In the words of Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer, “COVID-19 already presented a lose-lose-lose situation and we’ve somehow found […]
Continue readingMookie Betts to the Dodgers is done: Here’s what you need to know
It looks like Mookie Betts will — finally — be flying west for spring training. The three-way trade that was to send Betts and David Price from the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers is now a two-team swap between Boston and Los Angeles, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The new trade removes […]
Continue readingSource: LHP Alex Wood agrees to 1-year, $4M deal with Dodgers
“We back,” Wood tweeted after news of the deal broke, adding the hashtag “ComebackSZN.” Wood, who turned 29 on Sunday, can earn an additional $6 million through incentives, according to Passan. The Athletic first reported the terms of the deal. Wood was limited to just seven starts for the Cincinnati Reds last season because of […]
Continue readingWhich stars are on the Dodgers’ winter meetings shopping list?
It is both their gift and their curse. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman acknowledged from baseball’s winter meetings on Monday that his targets make up “a much more narrow group” than in recent years. He agreed that the list extends to roughly 12 players, the vast majority of them elite, which simplifies his […]
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