After a shortened 60-game 2020 MLB season, we’re already past that point in baseball’s return to a 162-game schedule with the All-Star break now less than a month away. What does that mean for your favorite team in our Week 11 MLB Power Rankings? The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox both suffered significant […]
Continue readingThe slate is strong for spot starters though not as lush with batter. Looking ahead, just 10 games are on Thursday’s docket so spending a little more time to optimize Wednesday pitching could pay dividends. Here are the standard array of arms and sticks designed to get you over the hump. Each is rostered in […]
Continue readingLOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols lingered near the batter’s box after connecting. Many L.A. players jumped the dugout rail. And lots of fans at Dodger Stadium raised their arms, all ready to celebrate. Mike Tauchman had other ideas. Tauchman remarkably reached over the left-field wall to rob Pujols of a walk-off home run in the […]
Continue readingThe slate is intriguing for streamers, with four options available in at least 88% of all ESPN leagues, though each carries an element of risk. For hitters, it will be tag-team Friday as several teammates are in good spots, with all batters cited rostered in fewer than half of all ESPN leagues. Chris Flexen (R), […]
Continue readingHere are Tuesday’s choices to bolster your fantasy squad, with everyone available in at least half of all ESPN leagues. Adrian Houser (R), rostered in 5% of ESPN leagues, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Miami Marlins: The Marlins are one of the weaker offenses in baseball and are also among the most strikeout prone. With the roof […]
Continue readingHere are Friday’s selections to fill any weaknesses, all available in more than half of all ESPN leagues. Yusei Kikuchi (L), rostered in 43% of ESPN leagues, Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros: This matchup is favorable regardless, but it’s even better if several Astros regulars are unable to clear COVID-19 protocol in time for the […]
Continue readingThe National League playoff race is a mess. If you like “Hoarders,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” or the finale of “Game of Thrones,” you are certainly enjoying this mad scramble of mediocrity in Major League Baseball’s senior circuit. With less than three weeks left in the season — and many doubleheaders to be […]
Continue readingFor those in ESPN leagues, all stats generated from the resumption of the contest will count toward last week’s scoring period, assuming involved players were active last Sunday. Please be aware the statistics from the resumed game will not populate Live Scoring, but they will be reflected in Saturday morning’s official standings. Neither starting pitcher […]
Continue readingThere was certainly doubt about whether we’d actually see major league baseball in 2020, but Opening Day is officially upon us. Yes, it’s happening. While this season will certainly look different than what we’re used to, our goal for this column remains largely the same. The big leagues are back! Play ESPN’s Opening Day game […]
Continue readingThe 91st All-Star Game would have been played Tuesday, and it would have been a wonderful celebration of the sport’s best players at Dodger Stadium. Instead, for the first time since 1945, there is no game, so the American League will carry its seven-game winning streak into 2021 at Atlanta’s Truist Park, with Dodger Stadium […]
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