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2021 MLB season preview: Power rankings, best (and worst) case and most exciting player for all 30 teams

After a shortened 60-game schedule in 2020, Major League Baseball returns to a full 162-game season in 2021. The Los Angeles Dodgers ruled last year’s unusual campaign, beating the Tampa Bay Rays in six games for L.A.’s first World Series title since 1988, but are they still the team to beat over the course of […]

Texas Rangers DH Khris Davis (quad) to miss start of MLB season

General manager Chris Young said Wednesday that an MRI showed that Davis has a Grade 2 quad strain and will be out three to four weeks. The news came a day after Davis, who likely would have opened the season as the starting designated hitter, got hurt in a Cactus League game. He put down […]

Designated hitter Khris Davis suffers strained left quadriceps, could miss Opening Day for Texas Rangers

Davis pulled up before reaching first base and left the game against the Los Angeles Angels. Texas won 6-4. Manager Chris Woodward said after the game the extent of the injury wasn’t known but that the IL was a possibility. The injury to Davis means the two leading candidates at DH for the Rangers could […]

Strategies and tips for fantasy baseball auction drafts

Bear with me for a moment. While to this point we’ve discussed mostly introductory fantasy baseball tips, today we’ll take a bit of a leap to more advanced play. Don’t let that scare you off; there’s a very important reason to do this. Inning 1: Fantasy baseball 101 Inning 2: League formats Inning 3: Auction […]

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

Here are Sunday’s selections to give your lineups the push they need to end the season on a winning note. Everyone cited is available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Sandy Alcantara (R), rostered in 48% of ESPN leagues, Miami Marlins vs. Washington […]

Daily Notes for Friday and how stats from resumed Nationals-Orioles game will be scored

For 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 […]

Rockies’ Daniel Bard gets win in first major league game since 2013

The hard-throwing Bard, whose control troubles ran him out of baseball, pitched 1⅓ scoreless innings in relief while twice getting out of jams as the Rockies beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Saturday. “He said three words: ‘That was fun,’” Colorado manager Bud Black said. Bard’s previous big league appearance had been for Boston on […]

Today-would-have-been-Opening Day MLB Power Rankings

Well, there are no flyovers, no cracks of the bat, no peanuts or Cracker Jack. But that doesn’t mean there can’t be Power Rankings. On what would have been Opening Day, we compile the votes of ESPN’s baseball reporters, writers and editors and unveil our rankings for all 30 teams, looking at where they stand […]

Ten MLB players to follow on social media during the coronavirus shutdown

They’ve used some of that time to post about this real-life episode of “Black Mirror” that has turned their reality upside down. It’s given fans a glimpse — often silly, sometimes a bit more serious — into an unprecedented situation. Here are 10 players we think are worth following to keep tabs on how those […]

Holding your fantasy baseball draft now anyway? Here’s how to tweak your strategy

With such uncertainty — how many games and when the season might start — which adjustments are you making to your draft-day strategy? Is there a recommended approach for those who draft before we get an announcement on the 2020 season’s start date? Our analysts, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Eric Karabell and AJ Mass, weigh in. […]

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