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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday’s games

Those looking for a spot starter are in luck even though most teams are using their third starter, as many rotations aren’t that deep. Here are some candidates to stream as well as batters in a good spot to fill lineup holes. Pitching Baseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, […]

Ex-Yankees manager Joe Girardi returns to Bronx ahead of Phillies debut

NEW YORK — Joe Girardi’s new path was evident Monday. And unfamiliar. So was the result. Girardi’s Philadelphia Phillies tied the New York Yankees 2-2 Monday night in a preseason exhibition after Mauricio Llovera allowed a solo home run in the ninth to pinch hitter Mike Ford. A tie was not what Girardi had envisioned […]

Tim Kurkjian’s baseball fix: Weird tales of players throwing right-handed and left-handed

You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1950, things were ambidextrous, not amphibious. President Harry Truman threw out the ceremonial first ball at the Washington Senators game. He […]

The best pitching performance ever for all 30 teams

Editor’s note: The original version of this story ran on June 27, 2018. As part of ESPN’s Strikeout Saturday on March 28, 2020, David Schoenfield updated his evaluations, particularly of who’s most likely to beat each team’s best-ever pitching performance. On May 4, 2018 Gerrit Cole pitched one of the best games you will ever […]

Phillies see potential to turn starting rotation into a strength

There’s hope because none of their returning starters performed up to expectations last year, the team strengthened the top of the rotation by signing Zack Wheeler and new pitching coach Bryan Price has a track record of success working with pitchers. “I like what our rotation brings because there’s different looks, there’s power, there’s very […]

Zack Wheeler, Phillies finalize $118M, 5-year contract

“I think you’re going to have a 1 and a 1A with him and Nola,” the first-year Philadelphia Phillies manager said Monday after Wheeler’s $118 million, five-year contract was announced. “When you look at what he’s done the last few years and really throughout his career, he’s continued to get better and better,” Girardi said. […]

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