For most of us, July 1 symbolizes trips to the beach, finally conquering that new grill and getting to dip out of work for a long holiday weekend. (Or, if you’re into this sort of thing: it’s Cancer season, baby.) For a slew of current and former MLB players, however, the beginning of the month […]
July 1, 2023
After a pitching-scarce slate on Friday, things get a bit easier for DFS and fantasy baseball managers on Saturday, with several aces taking the mound — Gerrit Cole, Eury Perez, the red-hot Zack Wheeler and Dylan Cease, Tyler Glasnow vs. George Kirby, and on and on — in addition to some solid arms with favorable […]
July 1, 2023
Another day, another round of injury news around MLB. Thankfully Friday night didn’t deliver any early departures (although Bryce Miller was forced from his start with a blister issue), but today’s MLB injury report still has updates on Carlos Rodon, Corbin Carroll, Marcus Stroman and more. MLB injury report: Saturday, July 1 Marcus Stroman (blister), […]
July 1, 2023
West Coast playoff hopefuls collide as the Arizona Diamondbacks travel to take on the Los Angeles Angels in a big weekend set. First pitch of Friday night’s opener from Angel Stadium is set for 9:38 p.m. ET. Lefty Tommy Henry (4-1, 4.31 ERA) will get the ball for the visitors, while the Halos counter with […]
June 30, 2023
In-state bragging rights? Check. AL West supremacy? Check. There’s a lot on the line as the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers kick off a big weekend series in Arlington on Friday night, with first pitch set for 8:05 p.m. ET from Globe Life Park. Rookie Ronel Blanco (1-0, 4.63 ERA) will get the ball for […]
June 30, 2023
I won’t sugarcoat it: This is a rough schedule for starting pitching around MLB on Friday. Any day where Shane McClanahan takes the mound can’t be too bad, but even the usually exciting names — Bobby Miller, James Paxton, Pablo Lopez, Bryce Miller, Jose Berrios — come with questionable performances of late, health issues, tough […]
June 30, 2023
Every week in this space, in addition to updating our rest-of-the-way rankings for the top 200 players in fantasy baseball, I always try to highlight two players to buy low and two players to sell high. And loath as I am to toot my own horn, well, if you haven’t been paying attention, you’ve missed […]
June 30, 2023
It’s a surprisingly full slate for a Thursday, with 12 games on tap around MLB, but the starting pitcher situation remains … pretty dire. Max Scherzer, Joe Musgrove and an intriguing showdown at Fenway Park between Jesus Luzardo and Brayan Bello highlight things at the top, but from there, things get bleak quickly if you’re […]
June 29, 2023
After an embarrassing 2-1 loss on Tuesday night, the New York Yankees look to pick themselves up off the deck in game two of their three game-set against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night. First pitch from Oakland Coliseum is set for 9:40 p.m. ET. Righty Domingo German (4-5, 5.10 ERA) will look to get […]
June 28, 2023
The starting pitching slate on Wednesday isn’t quite as stacked as yesterday, but there are still plenty of aces to go around: Blake Snell in the midst of an all-time heater, Aaron Nola at Wrigley Field, Logan Webb trying to tame the Blue Jays, Mitch Keller against the star-studded San Diego Padres, and on and […]
June 28, 2023
Los Angeles Angels do-it-all superstar and AL MVP frontrunner Shohei Ohtani appeared to suffer sort of injury toward the tail end of his start against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. Ohtani was brilliant through the first six innings, striking out nine and holding Chicago scoreless (while hitting his MLB-leading 27th homer, because of […]
June 28, 2023