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Betting picks, props, and tips for 2024 MLB season: futures
Without further ado, here are our best bets from Tyler Fulghum, David Schoenfield, Eric Karabell, Derek Carty and Tristan H. Cockcroft. All odds courtesy of ESPN BET. What’s your best value pick to win the World Series, beyond the current favorites (Dodgers, Braves, Astros, Yankees)? Phillies +1500: The Phillies are stronger than they were a […]
Continue readingMLB 2024 season preview: Rankings, every team’s playoff odds
Happy MLB Opening Week, baseball fans! After a wild offseason, one thing is clear heading into the new season: Everyone is chasing the two superteams that stand alone in the top tier of our initial 2024 rankings. Whether your team is good enough to go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves or […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: ESPN’s last mock draft before Opening Day
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Default rosters include 16 starters: seven pitchers of any kind along with a C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, three outfielders and a utility player (can be any position, and is […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball roundtable: Draft picks for rounds 1 and 2
They say that practice makes perfect — and you can certainly practice your drafting skills in our Mock Draft Lobby — but that saying begs the question: What would a “perfect” draft even look like? Tristan H. Cockcroft and Eric Karabell weighed in on each of their ideal picks from each of the 10 draft […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Vlad, Correa and 18 other sleeper picks
I’ve got opinions, just as you should, and here’s the place where I share my strongest ones. The 20 names listed below represent my preferred draft targets — the players I feel the most passionately about for the upcoming season. It’s me effectively showing my hand, sharing with you the names of players I most […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Head-to-head categories mock draft
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Spring training is in full swing and the ESPN fantasy baseball crew has been watching, We’re ready to show you the results of our 2024 fantasy baseball rotisserie (roto) mock […]
Continue readingSources: Joey Votto agrees to minor league deal with Blue Jays
Less than 24 hours earlier, Votto indicated on the ESPN exhibition broadcast Thursday that he would do whatever was required of him to get another chance at playing again. “I’ll do whatever it takes to get back on a major league field,” Votto said in an appearance via Zoom. The Jays are giving that chance […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: LABR AL-only salary cap draft recap
OK, OK, we all make mistakes. Buxton’s acquisition was one misstep from my League of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR) AL-only salary cap draft that I’d love to take back. I was otherwise pleased with my results, rostering a strong base of elite, per-game performers while assembling one of my favorite pitching staffs in any of […]
Continue readingThe Playbook, Inning 9: Mastering the 2024 fantasy baseball player pool
We’ve gone through the basics of fantasy baseball, discussed salary cap strategy and how to build a cheat sheet. We’ve also provided in-season trade and free agency tips, dug deep into the advanced stats (including those provided by Statcast) and examined the latest trends around the league. Still, even with all those tools at your […]
Continue readingThe Playbook, Inning 8: Advanced stats to use for fantasy baseball
Baseball is such a different game today than it was when rotisserie was first invented. Back in 1980, most anyone interested in baseball was lured in by such “bubblegum card” numbers as batting average, home runs, wins and ERA. Over the years, the brightest minds in the game brought to light the fact that there […]
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