Technically, the halfway point of the 2023 MLB season came a little over a week ago, when most teams played their 81st game of the year. But while it may not be the mathematical midway mark, the All-Star break has traditionally been a time for teams and fans alike to take stock of where things […]
July 9, 2023
The Philadelphia Phillies suffered a bit of a scare on Saturday afternoon, as Bryce Harper was forced to leave the team’s game against the Miami Marlins after taking a pitch off of his surgically repaired elbow. Harper appeared to be in considerable pain, although he stayed in the game. When it came time for his […]
July 8, 2023
It may not be as stacked as Friday, but the pitching slate on Saturday, July 8 still offers plenty of big names — from Spencer Strider to Gerrit Cole to Kevin Gausman to Framber Valdez to Blake Snell. Of course, we can’t populate our DFS and fantasy baseball lineups entirely with aces, and there are […]
July 8, 2023
Hard as it is to believe, we’ve just about reached the All-Star break, the unofficial line of demarcation in the 2023 MLB season. While the sport’s biggest stars get set to square off in Seattle and the rest of the league gets a few much-deserved days off, let’s take this time to reflect on the […]
July 8, 2023
The New York Mets look to run their winning streak to six games as they kick off a three-game set with the San Diego Padres on Friday night. First pitch is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET from Petco Park. It’s a marquee matchup on the mound, as Justin Verlander (3-4, 3.66 ERA) goes for New […]
July 7, 2023
The brightest young pitcher in baseball is being sent down to the Minors after a historically great start to his MLB career — and no, that’s not a typo. Miami Marlins phenom Eury Perez, who’s set the league on fire over his first 11 starts after getting called up earlier this year as the youngest […]
July 7, 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, it was another banner week: Buy-low recommendation Pablo Lopez […]
July 7, 2023
Welcome to one of the best pitching days of the 2023 MLB season so far. We’ve got aces out the wazoo, up and down the schedule on Friday, July 7, from Carlos Rodon’s much-anticipated debut for the New York Yankees to Zack Wheeler vs. Sandy Alcantara to Justin Verlander vs. Yu Darvish to Corbin Burnes […]
July 7, 2023
After rallying for a 6-4 win on Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers will be looking to make it three of four over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. First pitch of the series finale is set for 10:10 p.m. ET from Dodger Stadium. The Pirates will hand the ball to young righty Johan Oviedo (3-9, […]
July 6, 2023
After Francisco Alvarez delivered a two-out, ninth-inning, go-ahead homer last night, the New York Mets hope to carry that momentum to a series win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. First pitch of the rubber match of this three-game set is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET. New York will send Carlos Carrasco (2-3, 5.94 ERA) […]
July 6, 2023
There are 13 games on tap around MLB on Thursday, but a handful of matinee starts have thinned things out for DFS purposes. The main slate over at DraftKings DFS consists of just seven games, getting underway at 7:05 p.m. ET. To help you navigate some limited options, here are three teams we recommend stacking […]
July 6, 2023