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What will happen before Wednesday’s MLB trade deadline? Our experts weigh in
Here’s what Bradford Doolittle, Sam Miller, Buster Olney and Jeff Passan had to say about key questions going into the deadline. Schoenfield: Which teams most need to make a move? | Fantasy impact of deadline deals Who is the biggest name who will be traded before the deadline? Sam Miller: Noah Syndergaard. Buster Olney: Edwin […]
Continue readingThe dos and don’ts of drafting injury-prone pitchers
Recent history suggests that the wisest such picks are the ones at full strength on Opening Day, rather than DL-bound to begin the year. This season, Masahiro Tanaka, and to a lesser degree, Jose Fernandez, Stephen Strasburg and Michael Pineda, fall within this group. Players on the Disabled List on Opening Day, or projected to […]
Continue readingJohan Santana’s debut delayed
Santana, 33, originally had been scheduled to make his first spring training appearance March 2, but Alderson said the club is now targeting the March 10-15 range. “There’s no structural issue,” Alderson said. “It’s just a matter of building up strength. So he’ll be long-tossing before he gets back on the mound. We expect that […]
Continue readingThe All-2017 fantasy team
For a second consecutive season, youngsters have dominated the fantasy baseball landscape. A quick glance at our Player Rater shows that five of the top 18 players are under the age of 25, significant in that the popular belief is that a player’s prime tends to reside somewhere between the ages of 25 and 30. […]
Continue readingTravis d’Arnaud out at least 3 weeks
D’Arnaud fractured a metacarpal of the pinkie finger on his right hand when he was struck by a seventh-inning pitch from Marlins right-hander A.J. Ramos. A half-inning earlier, Blevins was struck by a line drive off the bat of Dee Gordon and suffered a distal radius fracture in his left forearm. Both players may resume […]
Continue readingThirty years later, 2016 Mets have some of that ’86 swagger
They boast a star-studded, young rotation, with Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz, and ageless Bartolo Colon is a capable fill-in to round out the group until Zack Wheeler completes his rehab from Tommy John surgery. Meanwhile, with the unexpected re-signing of Yoenis Cespedes, the Mets have a legitimate lineup that should […]
Continue readingFace of NY? It’s Harvey’s race to lose
“I’m going out there, I’m going to fight, I’m going to do everything to win — not just for my teammates, but for New York,” Harvey said early in spring training, after his electric first appearance in which he broke two bats and struck out four of the six hitters he faced with a fastball […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Sunday’s MLB games
Note: This file will be updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. Sunday presents the standard 15-game slate with nine contests starting between 1:35 and 1:40 p.m. It’s not a good day to be making […]
Continue readingPirates’ Andrew McCutchen hits 300th home run of career
PHILADELPHIA — Andrew McCutchen hit the 300th home run of his career and the Pittsburgh Pirates cruised past the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 on Sunday, earning a split of the four-game series. Jack Suwinski added to the offensive surge, authoring a grand slam that helped lift the 11-5 Pirates to their eighth road victory, the most […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Tuesday’s MLB games
Note: This file will be updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. The Baltimore Orioles won 101 games and the AL East a season ago, while the Boston Red Sox finished with 84 losses and […]
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